Chapter 11 Life is more precious than gossip
To prepare the deodorizing gum, one needs to use the slightly expensive Xuanpi grass, but Song Zijin is really short of money.
Fu Yue tugged at Song Zijin's sleeve and said, "Miss, this medicine is for the prince. Why don't you ask the prince for money?"
"He's pretending not to wake up, and his body is cleaner than ours! All the valuables in the house are registered, so it's not easy for me to take them out and resell them." Song Zijin complained.
Fu Yue winked and said, "Oh yes, I have stripped the prince naked several times, so I know how much money he has~"
Song Zijin's face suddenly turned red and he chased Fu Yue and beat her.
The master and servant played and joked all the way to the women's clinic.
The owner of the clinic was a woman, and the people called her Madam Liu.
I heard that she was originally a courtesan in a brothel and accidentally contracted leukorrhea. She was saved by a great leukorrhea doctor.
She saved a lot of money in the brothel. After she became a good woman, she bought a shop here and hired several female doctors to specialize in treating leucorrhea in women.
Men are most taboo about women's diseases. Many women are reluctant to seek medical treatment and torture themselves to death.
Since the establishment of the women's clinic, ordinary women can also come here to seek medical treatment, and I don’t know how many poor people it has helped.
Of course, few women dared to come in through the main entrance of the women's clinic. The owner's identity was one reason, and the desire to keep it secret was another.
So the main hall looks deserted, but the closed back hall is crowded.
Song Zijin and Fu Yue also came in from the back, wearing veils to hide themselves from others.
After the maid informed her, Madam Liu rushed over immediately.
She was wearing a plain white skirt and waving a round fan. She was obviously only thirty years old, but because of the torture of her previous illness, her hair had turned a lot whiter, making her look more like a forty-year-old.
But her eyes were bright, and you could tell that doing this was what she really wanted to do.
"Sister is here!" Madam Liu took Song Zijin's hand affectionately. "You haven't been here these few days, and I have accumulated several patients here."
To use Madam Liu's more vulgar words, Song Zijin is her "top star".
Yes, Song Zijin works as a leucorrhea doctor in a women's clinic.
My mother had made a rule that unless it was absolutely necessary, no one should be allowed to know that she had medical skills, as it might lead to her own death.
She didn't understand where the disaster would come from, but she still followed her mother's teachings obediently.
But life in the Xiao Mansion was too difficult. She needed money, and the only thing she had was her medical skills.
On the premise of not going against her mother's teachings and making some money, she chose to work as a leucorrhea doctor in the women's clinic.
Madam Liu was a good person. After knowing her difficulties, out of her recognition of her medical skills, she allowed her to see patients once every few days and settled the money according to the invoice.
The Xiao Mansion's Cangjiao Pavilion was located in the far corner of the courtyard wall, and few people usually visited there. The master and servant secretly practiced medicine in the back hall of the clinic under the guise of working as medicine makers.
The reason why he was so cautious was that he was afraid that Xiao Jin would find out one day, and this excuse could help him make up for it.
Song Zijin pulled Madam Liu aside and asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Sister, is there any serious illness that the patient is willing to pay a large sum of money for?"
"Sister, are you short of money?"
“Well, there is a shortage.”
Madam Liu shook her head and laughed, "Are you going to buy herbs for your husband's medicinal food again?"
"Not this time."
"Oh? Your man is finally able to do it?" Madam Liu was surprised.
Song Zijin's face flushed, his eyes wandering, "No, don't talk nonsense!"
"Sister, you may not know other sisters, but when it comes to things in bed, I am an old scholar. Look at your rosy face and charming eyes, it is obvious that you have enjoyed the beauty of a good man~"
Madam Liu's words were so charming that Song Zijin couldn't resist and turned around and ignored her.
"Isn't that man of yours with kidney deficiency?" Madam Liu poked Song Zijin's waist.
She jumped away with a start, her face flushed, "Let's get down to business!"
Madam Liu had seen countless people, and she had made a rough judgement of Song Zijin's situation with just these few words.
"Sister, I'll just say one last thing. Your man is definitely not a good one. You're lucky to have met someone better now, so you must seize the opportunity. As a woman, you either have to live in this world with a thick skin like me, or you can only rely on a good man. Sister, I know that although you look delicate, you are actually a person with ideas. Don't be too restricted by rules and regulations. Think about what you want."
Song Zijin understood what she meant.
She had simply failed to see Xiao Jin's problem before, but it wasn't too late now.
But Xiao Linyuan was not someone she could reach, so she could only choose to live in the world with a thick skin.
Thinking of this, Song Zijin tightly grasped Madam Liu's hand and said, "I am really grateful to you, sister. If I hadn't met you, I might have jumped into the well and died today."
In the past, she also valued innocence. These days, whenever she didn't have the courage to face herself, she would unconsciously think of Madam Liu in her mind.
Even though everyone looks down on her, Madam Liu can still survive with strength. Why should she lose her life because of other people's pointing and criticizing?
There are too many rumors in this world. Instead of focusing on these meaningless things, it is better to read more medical books and see more patients.
Life is more precious than gossip, but unfortunately many women do not have the opportunity to understand this truth.
Madam Liu patted the back of her hand. "You're still young, it's not too late to figure this out. We women can live well too. Come, I'll introduce you to a great client. This is Mrs. Xu, the second wife of the Earl's Mansion. Her family is engaged in business and is very wealthy..."
Ms. Xu's condition was not serious. It was just an inflammation caused by the lochia that was not completely discharged during childbirth a few months ago.
However, because she was delicate and could not tolerate pain or bitter medicine, Song Zijin had to waste some time.
The result was good, and Xu generously gave her fifty taels of silver as a reward.
Of course, at least half of it is used for sealing.
Song Zijin took some silver and went to a big pharmacy to buy a lot of Xuanpi grass.
Before she returned home, her itinerary had already been reported to Xiao Jin by the servant Xia Quan who was secretly monitoring her.
"Oh? Going to work as a medicine pounder again." Xiao Jin paused his pen tip slightly, and ink dripped, forming a black dot on the paper.
He seemed to feel very sorry, so Xia Quan quickly came forward and changed the paper for him.
"My wife usually looks like a loyal and virtuous woman, but she actually gets along well with a woman like Madam Liu. Secretly, she might also aspire to be like that woman."
He glanced at Xia Quan calmly and asked, "Did you tell me at the beginning that this couldn't happen?"
Xia Quan smiled flatteringly, "I have a pig's brain, how can my words count? You are the wise and powerful one!"
"Hmph, I'm glad to know. Since she accepted the man outside so quickly, as a good husband, I must take my wife's feelings into consideration."
Xia Quan quickly took out a booklet and spread it out in front of Xiao Jin.
"Sir, these are carefully selected by my subordinates. Which one do you like?"
Xiao Jin flipped through a few pages and finally stopped at the page about the concubine of the Director of the Imperial College.
Xia Quan glanced at Xiao Jin's expression, understood what was going on, then put away the booklet and left.
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