Chapter 2661: Cheating
Manbao sat there until sunset but no one came to her to get the list back. Instead, the Imperial Medical Bureau became lively.
Some of the students who received the notice to join the army were reluctant to do so. After all, joining the army was not a good thing.
But they soon learned that all the female students there had to join the army, so they volunteered to do so, and the few students who had complained were unable to say anything.
Someone directly spat: "Pah, he's a man, but he's not even as good as a woman."
"That's right, if even female students have the courage to go to the front lines, why should we be afraid?"
"Who, who said we were afraid? I didn't say I wouldn't go."
"Who was it just now that was complaining about the vulgarity of the military and that all the military doctors were butchers?"
The academy was noisy, but soon calmed down. A few people who were not on the list urged, "I want to join the army, too. I don't know why the teacher chose you and not us. If I sign up, I wonder if I can join the army."
"I want to go too. I want to..."
"It was Mr. Zhou who came to inform us. Why don't we go ask Mr. Zhou?"
"Should I ask the gentleman directly? That's not a good idea, right?"
"Why not? Mr. Zhou won't eat us. Let's go and ask who is willing to go to the front line with me. Let's go and ask Mr. Zhou together."
So a large group of people followed to find Zhou Man. Some really wanted to go to the front line, some were just pretending to be enthusiastic, and most were there to watch the fun and find out what was going on.
Manbao watched the sunset, took a deep breath, rolled up the list of medicinal herbs and various consumables she had just made this afternoon, and was about to leave. As soon as she went out, she saw a large group of students coming, including many female students.
Manbao raised his eyebrows, put the list into his sleeve pocket, then clasped his hands in front of his abdomen and stood on the steps waiting for them to come over.
Doctor Xiao Tan and the others rushed out upon hearing the commotion and stood with her at the door. He frowned slightly, and when the others approached, he shouted, "What are you doing? Have you finished your homework for today? You won't review it after you finish it? Do you know how difficult it is to be a doctor? If you don't master the skills, you will lose someone's life."
The students shrank their necks, but remained standing. They were about to start talking at once, and the leading student shouted, "Mr. Tan, Mr. Zhou, your student Su Mu greets you."
Zhou Man recognized him, she had taught him for three years, but...
"Didn't you graduate? Why are you still in the office?"
Doctor Tan said angrily, "He studied acupuncture with you first, and after graduation he went to the local medical office. But within six months he wrote back to report that his skills weren't good enough and that he needed to come back for more training. I don't know how he convinced Doctor Liu, but Doctor Liu had him enrolled in the physical therapy class, straight into the fourth grade. He's in the fifth grade this year, so he still has three more years to complete."
Other subjects are five-year courses. Since many of the selected students cannot read or can only recognize incomplete characters, they need one to two years to adapt. Therefore, students in other courses will be divided into different classes according to their cultural level, and the number of semesters ranges from five to seven years.
Only the physical therapy department has extremely strict requirements. All admitted students must not only be able to read and write, but also be given priority to students with a medical background.
This department admits the most students, but the competition is also the most intense. In the past two years, at the peak, there were 86 people competing for one admission spot. Only if they cannot enter the physical therapy department will students choose other departments as a second choice.
Often, subjects like medicine, incantations, and massage are chosen only after other subjects have been selected. Sometimes, when there are not enough students to be admitted, some students who are willing to be adjusted will be admitted.
Under such circumstances, very few people can transfer from other subjects to physical therapy.
At present, Doctor Tan only knew of three people. One was Zheng Gu. He was capable in his own right and could prescribe medicine and provide medical advice. The Imperial Medical Bureau unanimously agreed to transfer him to the Physical Therapy Department, and he graduated soon.
One is Zhou Liru, she is also capable, but she was able to turn around so smoothly because of Zhou Man's face;
The last one is Su Mu. I heard that Doctor Liu thinks highly of him and plans to accept him as his disciple.
This is the meaning of apprenticeship. For example, the significance of Zheng Gu, Zheng Shao, Liu Sanniang and Zhou Liru to Zhou Man. The advanced skills of these four people were basically learned from Zhou Man. In the future, they will belong to Zhou Man's school and system. If they accept apprentices in the future, Zhou Man will be their ancestor.
Doctor Tan was hinting at the relationship between Fang Mu and Doctor Liu.
Manbao nodded, his expression unchanged, and asked, "What brings you here with so many classmates?"
Fang Mu cupped his hands, his face serious as he spoke loudly, "I heard Mr. Zhou is going to take some men to the front lines?"
Manbao nodded.
He said in a deep voice, "I am willing to go with you. Please count me as one of them, sir."
"Okay." Manbao nodded without any hesitation.
Fang Mu, who had prepared a lot to say and was about to speak generously, was stunned for a moment, then raised his hands and bowed, "Thank you, sir, for your help."
Manbao nodded, turned and went back into the house, took out a pen and paper, looked down at them, then smiled brightly and waved, "Come on, come on, if anyone else wants to go to the front line with the army, come up and sign up with me."
The crowd clamored for a moment. Most people hesitated, but some raised their hands and shouted, "Sir, sir, I'll go, I'll go. I'm Yu Rong, a fourth-year student in the physical therapy department."
Manbao picked up the pen and wrote down his name.
Doctor Tan, looking at her, broke out in a cold sweat and quickly grabbed her pen. "Master Zhou, this is a fourth-year student. He has only just learned how to take a pulse and can't even prescribe a prescription. Why are you bringing him?"
Manbao said, "It's enough for them to recognize the herbs and know how to prepare the medicine. The rest can be taught temporarily. Since they are so willing to do so, we can't let them down."
After hearing this, the people below immediately started to make a noise, "Mr. Zhou, we are third graders, so can we go too?"
Manbao smiled slightly and said, "Of course, any student who has passed the second volume of the Pharmacy Exam can go."
Doctor Tan was undecided for a moment and asked in a low voice, "What if something goes wrong if we take so many students with us?"
Manbao lowered his voice and said, "Do you really think I'm unselective and will take everyone with me? Don't worry, those who sign up will definitely be screened later. I won't have time to comfort them once they're on the front lines. So, those who want to go, regardless of whether they can endure hardships, must have a strong character. I don't want my students to be killed as deserters before I can rescue the wounded."
Doctor Tan finally breathed a sigh of relief and let go of her pen, allowing her to continue writing.
No one heard what they said, so someone with a lingering mind couldn't help but ask loudly, "Sir, there must be some criteria for selecting people. Why did you choose them before and not us? Now that we've signed up, you allow us to go?"
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(End of this chapter)
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