Du Hui suddenly coughed, and she immediately retracted her hand and gave Du Hui a flattering smile.
Du Hui's eye sockets were filled with white, and he asked, "I only have one good hand left, and you're keeping it idle?" Then he turned to Lou Yunchun, "You don't have a hand?"
Lou Yunchun took the handkerchief from Xu Jiang's hand, wiped his mouth, and then picked up a chicken leg for Xu Jiang, showing that he had hands and was very hardworking.
Seeing that Du Hui's eyes were about to poke Lou Yunchun's face, Xu Jiang quickly pushed the eel noodles in front of Du Hui and said, "If you don't eat it now, it will rot."
Without waiting for Du Hui to respond, he pushed over another dish of drunken shrimp and introduced it, "The eels and shrimps in this eel noodle soup were both bought by Shan Bo from a fisherman on the river this afternoon. The eels are white eels and the shrimps are white shrimps. They are the fattest at this time of year, so don't let them go to waste."
Du Hui was so overwhelmed by the delicious food that he stopped taking his anger out on the saw-mouthed gourd.
It's true that the eel noodles and drunken shrimp tasted really good, but Du Hui always felt that something was missing. "Although the eel noodles are good, I always miss the mushroom oil noodles you made."
Lou Yunchun nodded silently.
Xu Jiang smiled and said, "That's easy. Mushrooms are still in season. I've asked the cook to contact the mushroom vendor and have some delivered tomorrow. I'll teach her how to fry some mushroom oil. Whenever you want some mushroom oil noodles, just ask her to make them for you."
"You have to think ahead of everything."
"You're worried about me leaving, so you're preparing these little bites of food."
Du Hui looked at Xu Jiang, remembered what Shan Bo had just said, and thought of Xu Yuan who had passed away early, and couldn't help but sigh. If Xu Yuan were still alive, he would definitely be able to enjoy the blessing of having a daughter.
Thinking about Lou Jing who got a bargain, he couldn't help but grind his teeth. This old guy was just lucky. I don't know which incense stick he burned or which god he worshipped to enjoy such a blessing in the future.
Then he looked at Lou Yunchun and saw him putting noodles into Xu Jiang's bowl. He felt that Xu Jiang was destined to fall on this wooden stake.
This girl has suffered for most of her life, and it's time for her to be cared for.
After finishing most of the dishes on the table, Xu Jiang asked Lou Yunchun to serve some soup to Du Hui. Seeing that the time was almost right, she casually mentioned Wu Zhi.
"We originally planned to invite Doctor Wu to join us tonight, but she insisted on returning to the medicine house."
"She already has a lot on her plate, and it's really hard for her to be stuck in the yamen these days." Du Hui sipped his soup contentedly and said, "When I have some free time, I'll find a day to reward her properly."
"Why not go somewhere close by, like during the Double Ninth Festival? Let's have some fun during the solar term."
Du Hui paused, then looked up and asked, "Are you leaving after the Double Ninth Festival?"
Xu Jiang nodded.
Du Hui frowned, "The journey back to Beijing is long, and your injuries haven't fully healed yet, so I'm afraid you're not fit for a long journey."
Xu Jiang said, "Don't worry, Doctor Wu will go to the capital with us."
"She?" Du Hui was a little surprised. He then glanced at Lou Yunchun and asked, "Voluntary?"
Xu Jiang laughed, "Can we still tie her up?"
Seeing Du Hui's face full of doubt, Xu Jiang added, "But she has one condition."
Just saying it wasn't that easy, Du Hui asked, "What are the conditions?"
"She wants you to write a letter of recommendation."
"Letter of recommendation? For whom?"
"Medical Department."
Du Hui put down the bowl and asked in surprise, "Medical Department? But the Medical Department never accepts women."
Xu Jiang relayed Wu Zhi's words to Du Hui.
After listening to this, Du Hui pondered for a moment and nodded.
Wu Zhi's medical skills are among the best in Fuzhou. She is capable and ambitious, and she is so young. Small Fuzhou cannot keep her, so it would be good for her to go out and see the world.
"Although I can write a letter of recommendation, whether the Medical Department accepts it or not depends entirely on her luck. After all, there's no precedent for this."
"I'll tell her." Xu Jiang was happy for Wu Zhi.
Du Hui is already respected in the capital, and now he is the prefect of Fuzhou. With his recommendation, the chances of success are greater.
Besides Du Hui, Xu Jiang could also introduce Wu Zhi to Doctor Chen after returning to Beijing. Qianjintang had close contacts with the Medical Bureau, so perhaps they could also do something about it.
Du Hui asked, "This isn't a difficult matter. She could have come to me herself. Why would she ask you to do it for her?"
Xu Jiang repeated Wu Zhi's words verbatim.
Du Hui couldn't help but shake his head after hearing this. "This woman is too stubborn. I'm afraid she'll suffer a lot if she goes to the capital."
"I don't think so. Being a woman is not easy. If you don't sharpen your bones, it will be difficult for you to hold up your head and hold up the sky."
Xu Jiang was very optimistic about Wu Zhi. "Besides, although Doctor Wu has a strong personality, she is not reckless. She is also smart and, most importantly, capable. I believe she will eventually carve out a niche for herself."
Xu Jiang hoped in her heart that maybe Wu Zhi could really set a precedent and become the first female medical officer in Dasheng.
She waited and saw.
Lou Yunchun raised his glass and said, "Let's wait and see."
Xu Jiang and Du Hui looked at him together, only to see him drinking the wine by himself. After finishing it, he picked up the wine pot to add more wine, but did not pour it out.
The wine jug is empty.
After Lou Yunchun was helped back, Xu Jiang was scolded by Du Hui so much that her chin almost poked into her chest. Only after she repeatedly promised that neither she nor Lou Yunchun would drink again until their injuries healed did Du Hui give up.
"You are all going to get married, so you should act more prudently."
"Only in front of you do I dare to be so presumptuous."
Du Hui lost his temper with just one sentence. He waved his hand and said, "You should go and have a rest too."
Xu Jiang stood up to say goodbye. Liu Mei came forward to support her. Xu Jiang said to Du Hui, "The autumn nights are getting cooler. Don't work too hard."
Du Hui nodded. After everyone left, he went to the study, called the old servant to light the lamp and grind ink, and wrote a letter of recommendation.
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