Chapter 2030: Observing Words and Expressions
A table of people gathered together to eat, and Manbao asked Feng Zongping and the others, "Why don't you go to the library to read?"
If you think the smell here is so good, why not go to the bookstore? Didn’t Bai Shan go there?
Bai Erlang interjected, "It's too cold. And do you think he's really going there to study seriously? He's going to wait for you up front."
Bai Shan said: "Even eating can't stop your mouth. Is this your midnight snack? Eat less."
Manbao nodded immediately, "Eating too much will make you fat. Think about Prince Gong."
Bai Erlang felt that the lotus root and pork ribs soup he had just served was not as fragrant as before.
Bai Shan turned around and asked her, "How was your free clinic today?"
"It's okay. There are quite a lot of people coming here, but there are several serious cases, so the diagnosis is a little slow." Knowing that the imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau brought students for free medical treatment, everyone automatically ignored the word "students" at the end. They were wealthy families who could not usually afford imperial doctors, but had patients at home who would come to see them, so there were a lot of people.
There are also a lot of critically ill patients. Not to mention that Manbao saw two patients who were carried in on wooden boards today, other imperial physicians also saw several critically ill patients, especially Imperial Physicians Xiao and Liu. The two of them saw five critically ill patients today.
After all, one is the former director of the hospital and the other is the current director of the medical department, and their medical skills are recognized as the best in the Imperial Hospital.
Speaking of the patient, Manbao thought of Luo Dalang. She briefly mentioned the situation of Luo Dalang and his wife, and then said, "I asked my fifth brother to find them some work, but I don't know if he can find any."
"That should be possible," Bai Shan said, "Fifth Brother is pretty familiar with that area now."
Zhou Wulang didn't find them a job, but he did find them a place to live.
There are many courtyards in the outer city that are specifically for rental. In Luo Dalang and his friends' situation, renting two rooms in a courtyard is much cheaper than staying in an inn.
So after Zhou Wulang saw Manbao's note, he took them to walk around the streets and finally chose a courtyard.
But Luo Dalang and his friends did not book two rooms. Instead, after seeing that there were ten people living in the room next door, they only booked one room.
When you are away from home, save money wherever you can.
The next day at noon, he boiled some medicine and fed it to his wife, then he and his brothers carried the person to the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Manbao gave her an acupuncture while she was eating. Today she admitted another critically ill patient who was too sick to get up and had to be carried here.
So a new wooden bed was added to the tent. Because the Ministry of Revenue was stingy, there was not even a curtain. Fortunately, they were all women, so there was no need to be particularly restrained.
The woman lying on the bed on the other side seemed a little disgusted with the quilt she was wearing, and muttered quietly, "Is there lice?"
The other person's family background could be seen from the quilt he was covering himself with. Mrs. Luo turned her head away a little embarrassedly and pulled the quilt on her body to prevent too much of it from falling on her side.
Mrs. Luo heard it all, and of course Manbao, who was whispering to Liu Sanniang about acupuncture, heard it too. She looked up at her and said, "There won't be lice in this weather, don't worry."
The woman was a little embarrassed when she heard this. She was older and her granddaughters were older than Zhou Man, so she felt a little embarrassed and dissatisfied when she heard this retort. But because she was an imperial physician, she didn't dare to say anything. She just glanced at Madam Luo secretly.
After Manbao had given Liu Sanniang her instructions, she stepped forward and stood between the two of them, unfortunately blocking her view. She nodded slightly to Liu Sanniang and said, "Come on, give it a try."
"Yes." Liu Sanniang stepped forward to untie Mrs. Luo's clothes, then held the needle and performed the acupuncture according to the master's instructions. Manbao occasionally gave her instructions. "The effectiveness of the acupuncture is also closely related to the smoothness of the acupuncture. It's not enough to just prick the right acupoint and twist the needle correctly. The Qi is in the acupoint. If your qi flow is smooth, then the Qi will also flow smoothly. So it must flow smoothly, not stagnant..."
This is what we learned at the beginning, and Manbao is just emphasizing it again now.
The time passed quickly as the master and apprentice, one teaching and the other learning, waited until Madam Luo finished her acupuncture. The two helped her put on her clothes and called Luo Dalang in. "It's all right. Take her back. Keep her warm and take her medicine on time. Don't skimp on her food. You can buy some meat and make some porridge for her. Eggs are also fine."
She said, "Taking medicine is important, but eating is also very important. The ingredients can be used. Not only can they strengthen the body and cure diseases, but they are also non-toxic, so you have to make sure she eats well."
Luo Dalang listened carefully and nodded repeatedly. After thanking Zhou Man, he carried the man out.
Manbao saw them off, turned around and took Liu Sanniang to see the newly admitted patient. She had suffered hemiplegia due to a stroke, but only the left half of her body had little sensation, and her speech was not greatly affected.
Manbao thought this case was good and applicable to both men and women, so he turned to Liu Sanniang and said, "Go and call Shi Xiu in to study together, and also Zhou Liru and the others, and have them come in to study."
Liu Sanniang agreed and went out. After a while, a group of people came in.
Old woman: ...
Shi Xiu had already felt her pulse outside, so Man Bao didn't let him continue. Instead, he took her left hand, released it, and said, "See? The left hand was weak and fell to the bed as soon as it was released. There is a more accurate way to determine whether it can recover..."
The old woman opened her mouth, her face flushed red. Manbao was a doctor, and observing people's expressions was his first priority. Seeing this, he immediately stopped teaching and said in a gentle voice to comfort her, "Don't worry, old lady, they just came to see you..."
The old woman couldn't help but ask angrily, "Why didn't you come in and see when you were treating the woman in labor just now?"
Manbao smiled and said, "That's acupuncture. There are male students here. If the patient doesn't want to, we won't force her. The old lady is just asking questions now, and the male students will have to leave when the acupuncture is done."
She said, "Don't worry, they won't offend you."
One student couldn't help but mutter, "This free clinic is supposed to be for us to learn from, but we're not even allowed to see a doctor. How can we learn from him?"
The old woman was furious when she heard this and was about to scold him, but Manbao quickly apologized and said, "The student is ignorant. It's our fault. We will punish him when we get home. Don't be angry, old lady."
But the old woman still cursed.
Manbao sighed and stopped trying to persuade her, letting her scold him. After she finished scolding him, he apologized again, then led the students out and asked the patient's family to go in and accompany them.
She led these students into the Imperial Medical Department and stood beside them, saying, "Shi Xiu, please tell me."
Shi Xiu: "...I, we shouldn't say rude things and anger the patient."
"That's true, but I'm asking about the patient's condition. Didn't you see her expression when she was cursing? Her left finger even trembled a little."
Students: ...So the teacher wants them to see the doctor while being scolded?
Manbao frowned slightly and looked at Liu Sanniang, "You speak."
See you at 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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