Chapter 576 Chen Hongxia Becomes a Disciple

Today, Chen Tianfeng is able to do some simple farm work.

The old couple of the Chen family also felt much relieved, including Chen Hongxia.

Summer is the harvest season in the mountains. There are a lot of wild vegetables and mushrooms waiting for her to dig and pick. Every once in a while, Chen Hongxia would come to the town with a bamboo basket to sell dried mushrooms and wild vegetables.

If you are lucky, you may come across a piece of wild fruit. Although it is very sour and cannot be sold for much money, a small insect is still meat.

As she often went to the town, Chen Hongxia learned that Jiang Fubao was looking for a female apprentice.

The prerequisite is that the child cannot be too young and must be able to take care of himself. It is best if he is over ten years old. He must know a few words so that the lessons will not be difficult. He must also be diligent and not lazy.

One also had to have a gentle temperament and never be impatient when facing patients. The most important point was that one could not get married before the age of 18, and after getting married one had to go out and practice medicine and not be confined to the inner house. The last rule alone was enough to dissuade many people from thinking about this.

At eighteen, you are already an old maid. Can you still get married?

If a woman goes to the clinic to treat her husband's illness after getting married, no husband's family can tolerate it.

Families that are not short of money would be reluctant to send their children to become apprentices, as it would hinder their marriage. Families that are short of money would be even more reluctant, as getting married at the age of 18 would mean that the family would have to support her for a few more years, which would be very disappointing.

Besides, you need to learn some words.

Girls from poor families cannot even learn to read, and may not even know their own names in their entire lives.

Chen Hongxia just happened to meet all these conditions. After thinking for a long time, she decided to give it a try.

She was old, and even if she got married, she couldn't marry into a good family. There was even a matchmaker who introduced her to a widower with children.

Chen Hongxia would rather not get married. She doesn't want to be someone's stepmother. She will be busy all day and still not get a good word in the mouth. There are even unfilial children, let alone those who are not related to their parents.

Don't let her get too tired and kick her stepson out.

Then her life would have been lived in vain.

However, how could she live at home all her life? When her grandparents passed away, this house would become her eldest brother's. Although her eldest brother and his wife would not say anything, what would happen if her nephew grew up?

Not to mention that she felt bad, the villagers would definitely gossip about it.

Just because she doesn't care doesn't mean her future nephews and nieces won't care.

Chen Hongxia was very clear-headed. If she became Jiang Fubao's apprentice, she could live in the clinic. After becoming a master, she could also work as a female doctor in the clinic.

In addition, Jiang Fubao cured Chen Hongxia's elder brother.

Chen Hongxia admires Jiang Fubao very much.

She also wanted to have this medical skill and heal other people.

After the news of recruiting female apprentices was released, not many people came. Half a month had passed and Jiang Fubao was speechless.

During this period, those who came to her clinic were either girls who were not even as tall as her waist, because their families were too poor to raise them, or their families were too soft-hearted to sell them to human traffickers, so they just sent them to her clinic for a try.

Either he wanted to take advantage of her background and stay here to become the county magistrate.

The former are too young to even read or speak, so it is very difficult to teach them.

The latter's purpose was too obvious, he was not here to study medicine at all, so Jiang Fubao naturally refused.

However, she still bought these girls and sent them to the mansion to be maids. After they learned to read, she would examine their talents to see if they could study medicine in the future.

One morning, Chen Hongxia came to the clinic with a backpack full of gifts for her apprenticeship.

The basket was filled with pork, cloth, a small can of salt and a lot of mountain products.

She spent all the money she earned in the summer on these things.

Regardless of whether she succeeds in becoming an apprentice or not, Chen Hongxia has no intention of taking these things away.

"Miss Fubao." Chen Hongxia called out in a low voice as she entered the clinic.

At that time, Jiang Fubao had just finished giving acupuncture to a patient. She stood up and came over, thinking that Chen Hongxia came to buy medicine for Chen Tianfeng.

"Sister Hongxia is here. How is Brother Tianfeng? Is he recovering well recently? He doesn't do any heavy work, does he? Are you here to buy medicine today? In fact, you don't need to take the medicine anymore. I told you last time that medicine is three-quarters poison. Drinking too much is not good for your body."

"I'm not here to buy medicine, Miss Fubao. I heard that you were looking for a disciple, so I'd like to give it a try. I really want to learn medicine from you. This is my gift to you. I know a few words, not many, but I can learn.

I am also hardworking, I promise I will do whatever you ask me to do, although I am a little older, but I swear, I can stay single for my whole life......"

Worried that Jiang Fubao would reject her, Chen Hongxia even put three fingers of her right hand together and swore to God.

"Are you serious?" Jiang Fubao frowned and looked at her.

"Yes, I am serious. I really want to study medicine. I beg Miss Fubao to accept me as your apprentice."

Chen Hongxia knelt down, not caring at all that many people in the clinic were looking at her.

"Okay, I believe you, but I have to say this first. You are old, so it may be difficult for you to learn. Studying medicine is boring. You may not be able to become a master in seven or eight years, or even more than ten years. And you must stay by my side every day. You must complete the tasks I assign to you. You cannot be lazy. If you cannot do it, you can leave now."

Jiang Fubao sat down and spoke slowly.

She gave Chen Hongxia a chance to regret.

"I am willing, and I am sure I can do it. Master, please accept my disciple's greetings—"

Chen Hongxia did not hesitate at all and went straight to the ceremony of becoming a disciple.

Pan Erya was sharp-eyed. After she finished bowing, she even put a cup of tea in her hand.

Chen Hongxia held up the teacup and offered it to Jiang Fubao.

"Get up. From now on, you will be my sixth apprentice. I will take you to meet your brothers. Four of them live in their own homes, but your fifth brother lives in the backyard. You will have to live in the backyard from now on. There will be a few servants left to guard the clinic. When patients come in at night, you have to watch by the side while your fifth brother treats them and learn more.

In addition, I will give you a few books. You not only have to read them, but also memorize them. When you can memorize them, I will start to check your answers. If you can’t answer two questions in a row, you have to memorize them again. So don’t even think about being lazy. Today I allow you to go home and tell your family, and you can move in tomorrow. Since you are my apprentice, you don’t have to pay for food, drink, and accommodation. I still have enough money...”

Jiang Fubao pulled Chen Hongxia up, took her to the backyard, and generously let her choose a room.

Half an hour later, all the disciples arrived and Jiang Fubao introduced them to her one by one.

She was invited to have lunch at noon.

In the evening, Chen Hongxia returned home.

"Grandpa, grandma, brother, sister-in-law, I have something to say to you." As soon as she entered the door, Chen Hongxia said to the family members.

"What's the matter?" The meal was ready and the family was waiting for Chen Hongxia to come back to eat. Old Chen was sitting in the yard, weaving bamboo baskets to pass the time. When he saw his granddaughter coming back with a nervous look on her face, he looked up and asked.