Chapter 3084 Excitement
As for the doctors' handwriting, Zhou Man could understand it. From childhood to adulthood, from Yizhou to the capital, and then to the palace, except for the imperial physicians in the palace who wrote neatly when prescribing medicine, the handwriting of other doctors had never been neat.
But she was still shocked by the words of the three of them.
It's not that she hasn't seen sloppy handwriting before. For example, the handwriting of Doctor Ding took her a long time to study, and she could only recognize it with the help of her apprentice Zheng Gu, but at least the handwriting was beautiful.
The handwriting of these three people lacked any aesthetic appeal. Zhou Man studied them carefully for a long time before she could guess half of it. She was too lazy to look at the rest. After returning the notebook to them, she stared at them and said, "I don't know how much you have memorized, so you can discuss it privately, share your knowledge, or discuss if there is anything you don't understand, and then come to me to ask questions."
The three of them tightened their grip on the notebook, "Sharing what we have?"
"I just want them to copy each other's notes," Zhou Man had noticed long ago. She couldn't understand why the three of them were wary of each other. "You're here to learn and make progress together. I'm not asking you to give away your own wealth. What you're sharing is what you've learned from me."
So what are you on guard for?
Even if we don’t have to say that we love each other, at least we should know what is best for each other, right?
Zhou Man said to them seriously, "You don't need to make medicine this afternoon. Just review today's injury treatment and discuss it with each other."
Doctor Tian saw her about to leave and quickly called her, "Master Zhou, how did you practice this suturing technique?"
I practiced on anthropomorphic models, so the texture and flesh are very realistic...
But Zhou Man couldn't say it, so she thought for a moment and said, "Do you know what pig legs are?"
The three of them nodded together.
"Go buy some and practice on them. Once you've gotten good at it on pig thighs, you can try it on live animals."
Doctor Tian quickly responded, "For example?"
"For example, injured chickens, pigs, or rabbits are all fine."
Even Doctor Wei couldn't help but ask, "How can there be so many injured animals in the world?"
Zhou Man: "People get hurt all the time, so why don't livestock get hurt?"
Doctor Wei: "Because after they get injured, people just kill them and eat them. Who would send them out to see a doctor?"
Zhou Man blinked and thought it made sense.
Doctor Tian, "Should we injure some on purpose?"
Doctor Shao: "That's not good. It's against the harmony of nature."
Everyone looked at Doctor Shao, and Doctor Tian couldn't help but mutter, "It seems like you haven't eaten enough."
Doctor Shao said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Eating meat is different from intentionally harming livestock..."
Zhou Man thought what he said made sense, and waved his hand and said, "Alright, let's talk about this later. You guys should practice the basics first. When you can sew the pig leg well, I'll find a way for you."
What good solution does Zhou Man have?
She thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up and went to see the injured person first.
The group of people who had brought the injured were squatting in the corridor. When they saw Zhou Man coming, they immediately stood up. A half-grown child was pulled up by a young man and said, "Sir, what happened to my cousin? This is his son. His family is poor and of low status. Here is the household registration book..."
Zhou Man flipped through it, confirmed it was him, and nodded, "Come with me."
Zhou Man went through the paperwork and wrote a pulse record for them. "The patient needs to stay in the hospital for a while and needs someone to take care of him. You can leave one person behind to stay with the patient, but you will be responsible for your own and the patient's food."
The young man asked nervously, "What about the medicine money..."
"Our medical office pays for the medicine and consultation fees. You'll only need to go to other pharmacies to buy the herbs you need if they're not available there. I've checked, and they currently have all the herbs he needs."
The young man breathed a sigh of relief, and the villagers gathered outside the door also breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "It really doesn't cost any money."
"I always thought it was a lie..."
"Lao Luo is lucky."
"Yes, it's a good time. If it were in the past, this fall would have bankrupted me."
The young man also smiled and asked hurriedly, "Sir, will my cousin's leg be healed in the future?"
Zhou Man thought for a moment and said, "The bones have been reconnected. Don't move around for a while. Let's see how it recovers. If there are no accidents, normal labor will be fine. But you have to be careful not to do heavy work in the future. It will take some time to recuperate."
"Yes, yes, we will take good care of it."
Zhou Man wrote the pulse diagnosis and asked him to sign on it. He could not read, so he could only sign.
The young man hesitantly pressed his fingerprint and asked, "What is this?"
"This is proof of residency at the medical office. We, the Imperial Medical Office, will be checking the accounts of the local medical offices later." Zhou Man handed him the written prescription, his eyes flicking between him and the half-grown child beside him, and asked, "Who in your family will stay to take care of the patient?"
The young man went out to discuss things with his companions, and after a while he came back and said, "I'll stay. If you have any instructions, just call me."
Zhou Man nodded, pointed at the prescription and said, "Send the prescription to the pharmacy. They will prescribe medicine for you. Whether it's for oral or topical use, they will teach you how to use it. You can make the medicine yourself. Go ahead."
The young man nodded repeatedly, took the prescription, and went out with his nephew.
As soon as I went out, I was surrounded by people, "You really don't want any money."
"Oh, it really doesn't cost any money. What the village chief said, could it be false?"
"Isn't Lao Luo's wife about to give birth? So, do you think it costs money to give birth here?"
"It's free," Zhou Man, who was inside the room, heard the question and immediately rushed out of the room, frightening Jiulan beside him so much that her face turned pale. Zhou Man stood in the corridor and looked at them with a smile, saying, "Giving birth in the medical office is free. Not only for lower households, but also for middle households!"
Jiulan glared. This was completely a last-minute change made by her wife herself.
But she is the highest-ranking official in the Medical Department, who can oppose her?
Everyone was excited when they heard this. One of the men couldn't help but step forward and asked, "Sir, should we send her here when she's about to give birth, or after she's already in labor?"
Zhou Man thought for a moment and said, "Pregnant women should also consult a doctor regularly to check the fetal position. If there are pregnant women at home, you can bring them to me for a checkup. I can roughly estimate the date of their birth. If it's almost due, you can bring it one or two days in advance. If it's already in labor, it's best to find a midwife nearby. If the midwife can't deliver the baby, then bring it to me."
She said, "You can't hold back when giving birth."
The villagers nodded in agreement, then began to whisper to each other, "My daughter is about to give birth, and a female doctor is definitely better than a midwife."
Zhou Man listened to their discussion with a smile, and waited until their backs disappeared around the corner. Then he turned and looked at Jiulan with shining eyes, "Don't worry, the shoes I'm wearing today were specially made by my mother. They are not slippery at all."
Jiulan patted her chest and said, "You're too scary, don't be so excited next time."
See you at 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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