Chapter 615 A Dream of Youth 147
Manager Du was very tempted, not only because his daughter could learn medicine from Xie Ning, but more importantly, going to the Women's Pharmaceutical Workshop was not just about learning, but also about getting an official position, even if it was only a ninth-rank position, it was still an official position!
However, Manager Du's enthusiasm was quickly dampened.
Because the only officials who could serve in the pharmaceutical institute were Xie Ning and female officials transferred from the palace, there were only three positions available for recruited women, which Xie Ning managed to secure.
If she hadn't stated from the beginning that this was an all-female pharmaceutical factory, it might have indeed produced some medicines for women's diseases, but apart from Xie Ning, it would probably have been occupied by other male officials who had been transferred there.
Even with Xie Wangzhi, her father, supporting her, she herself could still be sidelined.
While Manager Du hesitated, a servant came to report that Physician Du had returned.
Seeing that Xie Ning was still at home, Physician Du bowed and said with a smile, "Congratulations, young Physician Xie."
"What is the cause of joy?"
Physician Du smiled without saying anything, only saying that Xie Ning would know when he got home. Then he looked at Manager Du and said, "Sister Xin and the others also know some medical principles. Why don't we let them give it a try? The Women's Pharmaceutical Factory is basically all women, so they shouldn't be afraid of anything."
They could also learn medical skills. Although their families could teach them, how could the family teach such important medical skills to married-out women? If they could learn something from Xie Ning, it would be a blessing.
Manager Du glanced at the light yellow corner of his robe behind the screen and said worriedly, "But the medicine shop requires a three-year contract. What if it delays the future marriage?"
"Sister Xin is getting old, it would be better to let her younger sisters go..."
Even if she stayed there for three years, it wouldn't delay her marriage.
"Father, I want to go." Du Xin quickly knelt down in front of Manager Du, and the girls behind her also knelt down.
“Xin’er, you are already engaged and will be getting married in two years. If you go out and show your face in public now, even if our Du family doesn’t care, what about the Zheng family?”
Du Xin bit her lower lip hard, her face pale, and the girls behind her looked at her with concern.
“If…” Du Xin took a deep breath, her gaze firm, “If the Zheng family is unwilling, then the marriage will be canceled, and Xin’er is willing to remain unmarried for life.”
She loved studying medicine, and even though her father and elders didn't teach her much, she figured it out little by little on her own. When her father was in a good mood, she would ask him for help with any questions she didn't understand.
She could ask her elder brother for advice. Fortunately, her father and brothers were both good-natured and would not make things difficult for her. Instead, they would patiently help her solve the problem. Of course, they would not teach her anything too confidential.
Even so, she felt she had reached a bottleneck; no matter how much she read, without practical experience, she could only stop there.
She often heard about this young doctor Xie from her father and brothers, and was both amazed by her rapid growth and envious. She envied Xie Ning for being able to go out and practice medicine.
And she...
"Nonsense! How can marriage be treated like a child's play?"
As expected, Manager Du reprimanded Du Xin, and then discussed the candidates with Physician Du.
Du Xin forced back her tears and led her sisters out of the main courtyard. She looked up at the sky, the sunlight so bright that she couldn't open her eyes.
"Xin'er".
Du Mingzhao's voice rang out from behind.
"Big brother will take you to find Zheng Shenran."
"Big brother?" Du Xin's eyelashes were still wet with tears, and her face was full of surprise, but then she smiled bitterly and said, "Father will not agree."
"If the Zheng family agrees, then Father won't stop us. Why not give it a try?" Acting first and informing later—this was something Xie Ning taught him.
Having often studied medicine with Xie Ning, Du Mingzhao's thinking has also changed somewhat, especially since he still loves his younger sister very much.
Xie Ning, who was waiting outside the Du residence, saw Du Mingzhao bring Du Xin out and then lowered the carriage curtain. She had always been fond of Du Xin, otherwise she would not have made this special trip. Although the two had never met, they had long admired each other.
Sometimes, Du Mingzhao couldn't answer the questions Du Xin asked, so she was the one who solved them.
"Let's go back."
"Young lady, are you going home or..."
Xie Ning, who had originally planned to visit other imperial physicians, paused slightly when he remembered what Physician Du had just said. "Let's go home first."
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