Chapter 122 Assessment
When the exhausted Li family returned home, it was already pitch black.
The Li family members sat together and ate their rather late dinner, recounting the events of the day.
Li Erlang came to tell Li Dasao and Li Ersao, who were staying at home, about what happened to the Li family at Junyoulai Restaurant that day. Of course, the main focus of the story was Li Sanniang, while Li Dalang and the other young men added details from the side.
Sister-in-law Li told Li San Niang and the others that shortly after they left today, Shen Qiu Niang and Tuva came to the door with gifts, wanting to discuss Shen Qiu Niang's departure from the Li family the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Fortunately, Li's mother had already spoken to Li's sister-in-law about it beforehand, so they just had to follow the agreed-upon procedures.
"Alright, Third Sister, go and rest. Tomorrow morning, your second brother and I will go with you to the Alliance to take the assessment. The sooner it's over, the sooner you can start practicing medicine after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Li San Niang nodded. Tomorrow's assessment was a precious opportunity that was extremely important to her.
At night, lying in bed with her eyes closed, Li Sanniang once again opened the system in her consciousness space, a system that had been largely invisible since she transmigrated. Staring at Mission Five, Li Sanniang thought to herself, "Finally, I can see the edge of Mission Five being successful."
The next day, before it was fully light, Sister-in-law Li got up.
I made breakfast for Brother Li and watched him eat it. Then the two of us walked out the door together. One of us went to the Imperial Guard to go on duty, and the other went to the market to try to buy the freshest ingredients.
Li San Niang's exam syndrome kicked in, and for the first time, she woke up naturally without her mother having to call her.
This was also an old habit of Li San Niang's in modern times. Whenever there was a major and very important exam the next day, Li San Niang would wake up early on her own without needing anyone to wake her or an alarm clock.
There's always something on my mind, and that tension keeps me on edge, so I naturally wake up.
After eating a nutritious and delicious breakfast prepared by Sister-in-law Li, Li San Niang tidied herself up, picked up Lu Zhu'er at the door, and gave the little girl a big kiss. "Lu Zhu'er, wait at home for your mother to come back. Your mother will bring you a sugar figurine."
Still somewhat dazed, Dewdrop rubbed her eyes and nodded, "Then Mother, Dewdrop wants the big tiger."
When Li's father, Li's second brother, and Li's third sister arrived at Anrenfang, near Zhuque Street, in a donkey cart, the sun had just risen.
After walking for nearly fifteen minutes along the road near Zhuque Street in Anrenfang, the three of them stopped in front of a two-story building. Li Sanniang stared at the plaque on the door—"Chang'an Medical Alliance"—and thought to herself, this is where her medical journey began.
Li Erxiong, who had already been ushered inside by the young apprentice, looked at Li Sanniang, who was standing outside looking at the signboard but not going in, and said, "Sanniang, aren't you coming in?"
"You've arrived, Second Brother."
At this time, Li San Niang thought the three of them should be the earliest to arrive, but when they went in, they found that two men were already sitting in the side hall.
In the main hall, Li's father and the others asked the person in charge of receiving them. After Li San Niang showed him her household registration, the person looked up and stared at her before handing her a wooden plaque with "Bing Yin" written on it.
"Third Sister, Father and I are waiting for you at the teahouse not far from here."
Last night, Brother Li Er, who had previously participated in the assessment of the Chang'an Medical Alliance, explained in detail to Sister Li San how the assessment process was conducted to join the alliance.
One of the rules is that only qualified candidates are allowed to enter, and accompanying persons are not permitted.
Li San Niang picked up her medical kit, nodded to her father and second brother, and said, "Father and brother, don't worry, I understand."
Thus, Li San Niang entered the side hall alone. She found a seat that was neither too far forward nor too far back, placed her medical kit on the ground to her right, and began to observe the side hall.
The side hall wasn't small; there were four chairs at the front and five chairs on each of the two outermost sides. Li San Niang was sitting in the third chair on the right.
A man in a white shirt sat opposite Li San Niang, and someone also sat in the last seat of the same row as Li San Niang.
Brother Li Er told Sister Li San that the medical alliance's assessment is held every quarter, and sometimes it is canceled, and of course there are times when additional tests are conducted.
Physicians who wish to join must first find a qualified physician within the alliance to vouch for them, and their own resume must be clean. After passing the review, they can be considered for membership.
However, they also have to wait for the alliance's notification. The alliance only examines ten people each time. If all ten people pass the examination, they will be qualified to join the alliance. After practicing medicine in the alliance's medical halls for half a year, they will be qualified to open their own medical halls. Of course, they can also sign a contract with the alliance and stay in the alliance's medical halls.
The difference is that the monthly salary earned during the six-month internship and the contract signed after the internship are different when working at the alliance's medical clinic.
It's fair to say that the six months of my internship were basically working for the league for free, with only a small salary, barely enough to make ends meet.
However, it's understandable. After all, during the internship period, the league is teaching you how to practice medicine, and working for the league is like paying tuition for the league.
There are also special provisions, which stipulate that during the internship period, one must respond to the call of the Imperial Medical Academy at least three times. For example, as Li San Niang mentioned before, the Imperial Medical Academy and the Medical Alliance will hold free clinics in Chang'an every six months, or if a major epidemic occurs and doctors from Chang'an are needed to go there.
If none of these ten people pass, then we won't loosen our grip just because of anyone else's feelings.
Furthermore, to prevent bribery of examiners, there are ten examiners for every ten candidates. In the second round of assessment after the initial basic test, it is 1 vs 10. That is to say, each candidate must have a face-to-face interview with each of the ten examiners. The examiners will score the candidates based on how well the candidates answer the questions and how satisfied they are with the examiners. The highest and lowest scores will be removed, and then the average score will be taken.
Candidates who score below the passing mark will be disqualified and will have to wait six months to apply for the assessment again.
When Li Sanniang first heard about this assessment system, she knew that it must have been created by Emperor Wu.
While Li San Niang was pondering, five more men entered one after another.
With only Li San Niang as the only woman in the entire room, she stood out. Fortunately, Li San Niang remained calm; otherwise, she would have been terrified.
As more people gathered, the sound of the first person greeting each other with a bow set off, which inspired others to join in the small talk.
Clearly, everyone was surprised that Li San Niang, this woman, had come and sat among them, but no one intended to speak to her.
Li San Niang herself was quite content with her situation. Just as she was wondering what the questions would be in the upcoming assessment, she heard a voice say, "Li San Niangzi, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
Li San Niang, who was looking down at the floor tiles, suddenly looked up and saw that it was Wusun Jin Doctor who had helped people with his golden needle technique in the kitchen of Junyoulai Restaurant yesterday.
"Dr. Wu, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Physician Wusun Jin was naturally recognized by the doctors present, and Li San Niang had already heard the doctors around her whispering among themselves.
"I wish Miss Li all the best for the future. I'll definitely have a chat with her another day."
Li San Niang understood what this meant. She guessed that among the physicians who came to participate in the assessment today, there was one who knew acupuncture, and Wusun Jin was there as an examiner.
Li San Niang thanked Wusun Jin for his kindness and sat down.
Looking at the sky, the assessment time was in a quarter of an hour, but out of the ten candidates, only eight, including Li San Niang herself, had arrived; two more were still waiting.
A young apprentice came in and was about to lead everyone to the second floor when the male doctors, who had never spoken to Li San Niang before, became very polite and urged her to go first.
Li San Niang felt embarrassed and declined.
During the time it took to decline, a young man carrying a medical kit rushed in, panting heavily. Or rather, he was a young man, a very handsome young man with ruddy complexion and white teeth.
Volume Two: The Path of a Female Doctor
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