Chapter 1078: Delivering Medicine Box
But she is not afraid now. Since her husband's family knew that it was Shi Dalang's problem, her life has become much better.
The clothes at home would not be piled up for her to wash. Knowing that it was best for her not to touch cold water, her mother-in-law took over the job of washing clothes.
This time, the couple took the medicine together. Every time they boiled medicine at home, the smell of the medicine would not be heard all the time, and there would be no more irritating knocking sounds in the yard.
So Liu Niang lived a comfortable life, and although she still had no children, she held her head high, unlike before when she always kept it lowered.
This time, when she asked about Manbao's condition, she was not as anxious as she was the first time. She just asked with a little curiosity: "Doctor Zhou, can my husband's illness really be cured?"
Manbao said: "It's probably 80% possible."
"If he cures me, can I get pregnant?"
Manbao thought about it seriously and said, "Theoretically, it's possible, but my mother said that children are a gift from heaven. Why not wait until he gets better? If you still can't get pregnant, why don't you go and worship the Tianzun?"
"Tianzun?" Liu Niang thought for a moment and then said, "Doctor Zhou believes in Taishang Laojun. I'll go and pay my respects to him later."
After saying that, Manbao motioned her to go out and call the next patient in.
She has a constant stream of patients, and perhaps it’s because of her growing reputation, but besides female patients, most of her patients are trauma patients.
Manbao has been receiving patients who need sutures these days, and her suture skills have improved by leaps and bounds. Her suture skills were good to begin with, and now they are even better.
Doctor Ding and the others couldn't help but learn from her. Recently, there are often pig's trotters in the pharmacy. The stewed pig's trotters are soft and delicious.
The patients who came to the pharmacy to see Manbao were already familiar with her rules and knew that she only worked half a day and left in the afternoon.
So if you really want to see her, you should either come early, or turn around and leave when you see so many people, and then come early the next day.
You don't have to see her. If you can't get her appointment, you can go see another doctor.
At noon, Manbao walked around outside and saw that there were no unusual patients. There were only two patients in her queue, so she simply saw them all and wrote prescriptions for them before going to the backyard for lunch.
They still had stewed pig's trotters for lunch today. After all, the chef was from Jishidiang, so she put some medicinal herbs in the pig's trotters.
Manbao picked up two pig's trotters, examined them curiously, and asked, "Who used these pig's trotters to practice?"
Manager Zheng smiled and said, "Doctor Ding, by the way, this is Xiao Shao, a few years older than you. From now on, let him stay by your side and be your medicine boy."
Manbao turned to look at Xiao Shao. Seeing that he was about the same age as Senior Brother Bai and didn't look like a medicine boy at all, he asked curiously, "Which Shao is it?"
Xiao Shao was stunned for a moment and then said, "The Shao in Bai Shao."
"Hey, is your last name Bai?"
"...No, my last name is Zheng, Zheng Shao."
It sounded like a girl's name, but when she looked at the person carefully, she found that it was indeed a boy, and he was not as handsome as Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng.
Manbao nodded and asked, "Have you eaten? We're going out for a consultation soon."
Zheng Shao bent down and replied, "I have eaten. Doctor Zhou, eat first. I'll go get the carriage."
Manbao nodded.
When Zheng Da, the shopkeeper, saw Zheng Shao leave, he smiled at Man Bao and said, "He's older, more stable, and looks ordinary. It'll be more convenient to bring him into the inner house. In the future, if there are any odd jobs or hard work, just let him do it, even in the medicine shop. Let him help you."
Manbao felt that these words sounded very familiar. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Does this make him my apprentice?"
Shopkeeper Zheng smiled and said, "It's his fortune that Doctor Zhou is willing to take him in as an apprentice."
Manbao understood, but she felt a little uneasy. "I've only been in office for a short time, and I can already accept an apprentice?"
Manager Zheng said with a smile, "As doctors, we also consider qualifications, but we focus more on medical skills. Doctor Zhou is now a rare doctor, and his medical skills are recognized in the capital and Yizhou. We are just taking you as an apprentice. If you were not so young and your status was not convenient, the palace could directly recruit you into the Imperial Hospital."
Manbao was startled. "Please don't say that. It scares me."
Shopkeeper Zheng said jokingly, "Young Doctor Zhou is joking again."
She wasn't joking, it sounded scary.
After lunch, Manbao was about to pack up her backpack and go out to see patients. Manager Zheng followed behind her. Seeing her tidying up the bamboo basket that looked very old, he immediately coughed lightly and Xiao Ding presented her with a brand new medicine box.
Shopkeeper Zheng smiled at Manbao and said, "Doctor Zhou, what do you think of this medicine box?"
Manbao looked over and nodded, "It looks good."
"It looks nice, doesn't it? This is for you," said Zheng Da, the shopkeeper. "Look, it's divided into two layers, with quite a few compartments. Besides the pulse pillow and the needle bag, it can also hold a lot of medicinal materials."
Shopkeeper Zheng introduced her, "This floor below contains some commonly used life-saving herbs. Do you know what herbs you should bring?"
Manbao nodded and said, "I know. Doctor Ji taught me. The style of this medicine box is exactly the same as his."
Shopkeeper Zheng laughed and said, "All good doctors' medicine boxes are pretty much like this, but yours is better. It's lighter and has more space."
Manbao reached out and touched the medicine box, then asked curiously, "Are you really giving it to me?"
Shopkeeper Zheng nodded with a smile, "Of course, from now on, Xiao Shao will carry this medicine box for you."
"No, I want to carry it myself."
Manbao was also reluctant to part with her small backpack. After all, it had been with her for many years and she had changed it twice, but each time it was specially tailored for her by her second brother.
Manbao put the things in the backpack into the medicine box one by one, but there was still a lot of empty space. Manager Zheng knew what was missing with just one glance, so he smiled at her, turned around and went to the counter to replenish the missing herbs for her.
As Zheng Da, the shopkeeper, put packets of medicine into the medicine box, he said to Manbao, "This medicine is not only the patient's life, but also the doctor's. Sometimes, just one medicine, used in time, can save a life. Therefore, the doctor's medicine box must always be full. If it is empty, it must be replenished and replaced frequently to prevent the medicine from getting damp."
Doctor Ji had told her all these things, but she had just started her practice and seldom had the opportunity to see patients. She also always carried a basket on her back, in which she put all kinds of random things, so she didn't pay much attention to this.
Manbao looked at the filled medicine box, put the law book she brought with her into the backpack, closed the medicine box, and then left with the backpack and the medicine box in his arms, feeling satisfied.
Shopkeeper Zheng said hurriedly, "Let Xiao Shao help you get it."
Manbao hugged the medicine box tightly and shook his head, "No, I'll get it myself."
The next update will be around 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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