Chapter 1280 Ideal Temptation (Anniversary Extra)
Manbao washed her hands carefully before taking off the cloth wrapped around her head. Because it was wrapped a little too tightly, there was a shallow mark on her forehead and her hair was pulled apart.
Doctor Liu had just taken off her towel and saw it and said, "Doctor Zhou, let me help you comb your hair."
Manbao likes others to comb his hair the most. It is not only comfortable but also looks good, so he nodded repeatedly.
Mrs. Han finally reacted and immediately had someone take them to the guest room to rest and wash up.
Doctor Liu, clearly still recovering from the surgery, slowly combed Manbao's hair while asking, "Doctor Zhou, how did you come up with the idea of performing a laparotomy?"
She had a very strange feeling that Zhou Man had performed this type of surgery many times and it didn't seem like it was his first time.
For example, the skillful posture of pulling the baby out and the careful suturing layer by layer, if you have never done it before, who would know how to do it?
She had seen a lot of things in the Imperial Medical Bureau, especially that it was inconvenient for the imperial doctors to treat the masters in the harem, so they needed them to check and pass on the information on their behalf.
Moreover, girls are very attentive. Doctor Xiao might have been frightened and didn't pay attention, but she watched it from beginning to end.
Manbao said, "You'll know after you sew more."
She turned her head to look at the half-combed hair she had just combed and said, "Actually, natural childbirth is better because of limited tools and difficult postpartum care. Caesarean sections are very harmful to the mother. Unless absolutely necessary, caesarean sections are not recommended in the future."
Doctor Liu nodded. "But Doctor Zhou has pioneered this treatment. In the future, if there are women who have difficult labor, they will have another way to survive."
Manbao looked at her face through the bronze mirror and asked, "Do you want to learn?"
Doctor Liu was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Can I learn?"
Man Bao nodded and said, "People are so prejudiced. Look at how the Han family dotes on Han Wu Niang. The Li family is also open-minded, but Old Doctor Tan and his men can only wait outside the screen, not to mention other families."
She sighed and said, "The capital is still relatively good. There are even more ignorant people in other places. I have seen mothers-in-law who would rather let their daughter-in-law die in childbirth than ask a doctor to see her. So, female doctors are more convenient for childbirth."
Doctor Liu didn't agree immediately. Instead, she thought for a long time and said, "But if I do that, won't I end up being a midwife? How many people in this world need laparotomies? And I don't have the confidence to do what Doctor Zhou did."
Manbao smiled and said, "Not only can you learn how to perform a laparotomy, you can also learn how to perform a natural birth, and you can even learn other medical skills. You're not just a midwife, you can treat other illnesses."
She said, "Look at the patients who come in and out of Jishidi every day. Out of ten people, five are underage children, four are men, and only one is an adult woman. These are the few female patients I've seen since I settled down at Jishidi. Before, even in such a large Jishidi, I might not see a single female patient in a single day."
Doctor Liu didn't expect this.
Man Bao said calmly, "Is it because women are healthier than men and don't get sick? No, maybe it's because of poverty, or maybe it's because of the difference between men and women. Women are more tolerant than men. They endure pain and illness and just get through it on their own."
"But if there are female doctors working in the pharmacy, then they will be less tolerant. Those who can afford to see the doctor will always come." Man Bao raised his eyes, looked into the eyes of Liu the doctor through the bronze mirror and said, "Your family has been practicing medicine for generations. If you are willing, you can definitely learn other medical skills. Then you can practice medicine in the pharmacy."
Doctor Liu remained silent for a long time. She combed Manbao's hair and put a pearl flower in it. Then, with a complicated expression, she said, "Young Doctor Zhou, I'm seventeen. In two years, my family will arrange a marriage for me and take me away from the palace to marry. After I get married, I can't sit in the clinic and see patients anymore, right?"
Manbao asked: "Why not?"
The imperial physician's family wealth was not as much as Manbao thought. At least it was not easy to maintain life in the capital and support a family. She knew that the Liu family would not be able to give much dowry to Liu the doctor's daughter.
If none of Doctor Liu's grandsons could enter the Imperial Medical Bureau, his entire family would eventually have to leave the capital and return to their hometown, buy some land, and become an ordinary rich man. They might open a pharmacy, or find a local pharmacy and continue to practice as a doctor.
It depends on the ability of the descendants.
Doctor Liu was one of the doctors Manbao was most familiar with, so she and Manager Zheng had learned that among the doctors, his family background was the weakest. He had originally been admitted to the Imperial Medical Bureau from a local background and had no foundation. Neither his son nor his grandson were particularly outstanding at the moment.
On the contrary, Manbao admired Doctor Liu very much.
Doctor Liu was torn between inner and outer thoughts for a moment, then whispered, "My grandfather won't pass on the medical books at home to me. Even my father hasn't learned some of the more important diseases. Only my great uncle can learn them."
Manbao: ...
Man Bao said: "It's okay, I can teach you. Have you read the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine?"
Doctor Liu nodded, "I've seen this, but there are still many things I don't understand."
"When you sort it out later, I will answer them one by one for you," Manbao said with some regret, "It's a pity that it's inconvenient for you to be in the palace. Otherwise, you and Xiao Shao could listen to my heartbeat by my side, and the speed would definitely be faster."
After all, she has worked in the Imperial Hospital for so many years. Although she has read few medical books, she must have seen many diseases and prescriptions. It's just a pity that she has not studied systematically and does not know the reasons, so it is not easy for her to take pulses and prescribe medicine.
But Manbao felt that as long as he taught her this, she would definitely grow faster than Xiaoshao.
It’s a pity for Manbao.
Manbao turned his little head and thought her hairstyle looked pretty good, so he stood up and asked her to sit down, "You should also wash up."
Doctor Liu agreed and asked while combing her hair, "Doctor Zhou, should I stay and keep watch with you tonight?"
Manbao blinked, met her gaze, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to stay?"
Doctor Liu paused for a moment and then said "hmm" softly.
Manbao smiled and said, "Then you can stay."
This was just a matter of Manbao's words. She only had to tell Imperial Physician Liu and the Li family that she wanted to keep Female Doctor Liu to help, and naturally someone would ask for leave for Female Doctor Liu and the Imperial Hospital.
Doctor Xiao came out from Doctor Tan's place and waited for Lady Han Wu to wake up. Doctor Tan and Doctor Liu checked and found that there was nothing serious and that the woman was still alive and well, so she left with them.
She has to go back to the palace.
Manbao wrote a letter to Xiaoshao, asking him to go back to Jishiditang and then to Changqing Lane. "Tell my family that I have to stay here tonight and go home tomorrow."
Xiao Shao agreed.
Manbao washed his hands and went into the delivery room. He took a look at the awakened Han Wu Niangzi, then stretched out his sinful little hand and pressed her abdomen...
It’s been a whole year. It’s really amazing to think about it. How could I have posted the written chapter late at night on this day last year?
I have no idea what I was thinking at the time. Okay, that’s all for today’s update. Happy anniversary everyone!
Thank you for your continued support. Love you all.
(End of this chapter)
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