Chapter 1256 Book Lover
Manbao felt that what he said seemed to make some sense. Doctor Zheng turned around and said to her, "Although this thing is not as beautiful as the crystal mirror, it is still very useful to Doctor Zhou. So Doctor Zhou, it is best not to spread it to everyone. Just keep it to yourself."
Doctor Liu nodded slightly. Although he had not heard of it, when Doctor Zheng saw him nod, he knew that he would not tell anyone about it.
Although this thing is helpful to the imperial physicians, it is not necessary. Imperial Physician Liu and Imperial Physician Zheng are not very interested in it.
But they know that there will always be many people in this world who like rare treasures.
This thing is not important to them, but Zhou Man is a good doctor, and I'm afraid this thing will be used in many treatments.
Thinking of this, after avoiding Doctor Zheng, Doctor Liu still couldn't help but advise Zhou Man a few words, thinking that she should focus more on diagnosing symptoms and researching prescriptions, or acupuncture and other treatment methods, instead of putting so much energy on ulcer treatment.
"Surgical treatment is just one of many treatment methods," he said. "If other treatment methods are available, it should be used sparingly. Not to mention that surgery can easily damage the essence and blood, and can easily cause inflammation. Even if you can control these two, it's still not advisable for ordinary people."
"Ordinary people can't even afford the dregs of medicine, so how can they use a treatment like yours?"
Upon hearing this, Manbao looked up at Doctor Liu and asked, "How did Doctor Liu get into the Imperial Hospital?"
Doctor Liu smiled and said, "My family has been practicing medicine for generations, but we haven't had a great reputation. When it came to me, I traveled around as a doctor, and since I saw so many patients, I was recommended to join the Imperial Hospital."
So he knew how difficult people's lives were, and only rich families would use Zhou Man's treatment methods. Poor families would more likely want to use prescriptions or other convenient treatment methods.
Because of his background, when Doctor Zheng was looking for a doctor in the Imperial Hospital who was willing to help him reconnect Zhou Man's tendons, he was the only one who agreed.
Don’t the other doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau know that Zhou Man is a good doctor?
Of course I know.
But in the palace, everyone obeyed Yu Xiaoyuanzheng and her, but outside, not everyone was convinced by her.
Especially since she is so old, who else would be willing to help her and obey her orders except for young doctors like Zheng who are on the rise and want to learn more medical skills?
Manbao obviously hadn't considered this point. After knowing the background of Doctor Liu, she understood what was going on and kept his words in mind.
After the consultation, Doctor Liu asked Manbao when he wanted to have the surgery.
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "I'll get ready, probably the morning after tomorrow."
She could ask for leave from Jishidiang. If everything went well, she could go to the palace in the afternoon to give acupuncture to the queen. The next day she could have a day off and go to Xuandu Temple for acupuncture without delaying anything.
Imperial Physician Liu and Imperial Physician Zheng nodded and agreed to the matter.
Manbao started to prepare, asking the Xiang brothers to clean the house and wash the bedding, while she prepared the needle and thread.
The needle used this time is extremely fine, so Manbao asked the shopkeeper Zheng to find a craftsman to make it. However, no craftsman has accepted the order yet because it is too fine and ordinary people cannot take it.
So she decided to use the needles she bought from the mall that day, and the thread should be thinner. She also asked the shopkeeper Zheng to help find someone to make it early.
Don't tell me, it actually worked. It was made of extremely fine catgut, already fumigated with medicine. When the shopkeeper Zheng handed her the small handful of catgut, he was reluctant to part with it. "I'll only charge you the cost, not make any profit from you. Twelve taels."
Manbao: ... Doctor Liu is right. This kind of surgery can only be afforded by rich people.
But she took one look at the well-packed catgut and nodded, saying that this small handful would be enough for a long time.
Manager Zheng had already learned from Manager Zheng that Manbao was going to have surgery, but he was not very interested in this.
How many people in the world have had their tendons cut? It's a rare sight for them. It's actually not very useful.
In comparison, infertility is a disease that is much more numerous and interesting.
Manager Zheng coughed lightly. Although people always blame women for not being able to have children, as a doctor, Manager Zheng knew very well that this kind of thing was half and half. Basically, for ten couples without children, half of it was the woman's problem, and the other half was the man's problem.
So the disease of infertility is really quite interesting. Zheng Da, the shopkeeper, who was about to ask Dr. Zhou to pay more attention to it, took a look at the young Manbao and swallowed his words. Forget it, there is no rush for this matter. She is still young, so don't scare the child.
Manager Zheng was actually a little worried. You know, the child hasn't even got married yet, but he can talk about things like essence very well.
Shopkeeper Zheng waved his hand with a headache and said, "Go to the counter to pay. You'll have a day off tomorrow."
Manbao bowed and retreated.
When she got to the lobby, she paid out the money distressedly while asking the shopkeeper, Xiao Zheng, "What did you use to fumigate this catgut? Why is it so expensive?"
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng said, "This is still expensive. Do you know how much we sell it for?"
"have no idea."
"Twenty taels a bunch!" Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng said, "During the cooking process, we added angelica and safflower, and then fumigated them with musk, sulfur, and atractylodes. Especially when separating, you need extremely thin thread, but also require sufficient toughness and length. Our pharmacist is almost blinded. If it weren't for the fact that so few people use it, we would have wanted to charge a higher price."
Manbao sighed, "No wonder it's so expensive."
She gave him the money.
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng asked curiously, "Does the Xiang family have no money?"
Before Manbao could answer, Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng sighed and said, "That's right. Their entire family has fallen on hard times. Now, apart from the land in Dongxi Manor, they probably have nothing left. Where will the money come from? Doctor Zhou, how about you charge less for the surgery?"
Manbao: "...I only charged for the medicine, not his money!"
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng rolled his eyes and looked towards the backyard door. Seeing that his father was not there, he lowered his voice and said, "Next time you write a prescription for them, please mark it and I will give them a lower price."
Manbao looked at him suspiciously, "Isn't it cheaper for me to get medicine from Jishidiang?"
Shopkeeper Zheng was silent for a moment before saying, "It can actually be even cheaper, but it's only for Xiang Mingxue. No one else can."
Manbao looked at him carefully, and Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng forced himself to look at her.
Manbao was very skeptical, "You're not using your own money to supplement it, are you?"
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng turned his eyes left and right but said nothing.
Man Bao couldn't help but sigh, "It's great to be the protagonist of a book. I've already made up my mind. I'll let Bai Er write about me in the next book."
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng asked, "Does Doctor Zhou have any stories worth telling?"
"I heal illnesses and save lives."
Shopkeeper Xiao Zheng wasn't very interested. "I see patients and treat illnesses every day!"
So what's there to see?
See you at 8pm
Today is February 2nd. Have you eaten stuffed tofu?
(End of this chapter)
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