Chapter 289 Reputation
That day, Li San Niang sat in that room with the ten selected people and chatted with them, which allowed the ten people to get to know each other and learn their names and addresses.
"My school must begin with literacy. I know that some of you are already literate, while others are not. However, since there are more illiterate people, I will first explain the theory to you within the next six months."
After mastering the theoretical knowledge, when it came time for practice, I would rotate the students according to the schedule, always having two people accompany me alone.
Afterwards, we can select a teaching assistant. If I'm too busy to attend, they can help me with the classes, arrange the coursework with you, and make progress together.
"Now, please register your names and addresses. Once classes begin, I will have someone send you a message."
Li San Niang answered a few more questions from the group before seeing them off as the sun set.
Standing at the entrance of the Women's Assistance Association, Li San Niang saw Su Hui waiting by the roadside outside. Li San Niang nodded to Su Hui's smiling face and smiled back before taking her mother's arm and going back inside.
By the time everything was tidied up and the door was locked before returning to the Li family home, it was already dark enough to light a lamp.
"I was just saying, if you hadn't come back soon, I was going to go look for you next door."
Mr. Li came out of the clinic to greet them, and said as he looked at Mrs. Li and the others walking this way.
"These past two days have been truly exhausting. Even when I go to the countryside to collect medicinal herbs, I've never been this tired."
Sister-in-law Li continued, "It's not that I'm physically tired, it's just that my mind is on edge, that's why I feel so exhausted."
Li San Niang knew that Li Er Xiong and Li Er Sao were busy helping her with the midwife exam, which was why they were so tired.
Li Erxiong and Li Ersao did not complain about having to help Li Sanniang; they said they were exhausted because they were tired.
Li Ersao noticed the worried look in Li Sanniang's eyes first, stopped pounding her thigh, and smiled at Li Sanniang: "Sanniang, don't worry, a hot foot bath tonight will relieve your fatigue."
"It's all thanks to my sister-in-law's quick thinking today, otherwise who knows what other things that old woman Zhou might have said."
Mr. Li and Dr. Liang listened to Mr. Li's second brother and the young boy from Shaoyang recount the incident that Zhou Laidi had caused in the courtyard after the results came out today.
After listening, the old doctor Liang did not change his expression, but thought to himself, "Fortunately, Sister-in-law Li is a responsible woman who immediately subdued this old woman, otherwise I don't know what would have happened to Third Sister today."
Mr. Li frowned. He was extremely disgusted by his daughter, who was unreasonable and only knew how to play tricks and distort the truth.
"The eldest son's wife and the second son's wife have worked hard and suffered a lot, so they should both rest. Tonight, we'll just order dinner from the street."
After dinner, Li San Niang's eyelids started to droop. Just as Li Er Sao had said, she was truly exhausted from the stress of the past two days.
Li San Niang quickly fetched water, went back to the room to wash Lu Zhu'er's hands, face, and feet, hurriedly tidied herself up, and went straight to bed to sleep with Lu Zhu'er in her arms.
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Li San Niang was woken up by Qiu Xiang's shouts next door in the morning.
Because she was too tired these past two days, when it was time for Li San Niang to get up for her duty today, she was still asleep.
Qiu Xiang had no choice but to shout loudly outside the door to wake up Li San Niang.
Having just stepped out of bed, still wearing her undergarments, Li Sanniang shivered from the cold air.
After hurriedly eating a bowl of soup dumplings with a boiled chicken that Sister-in-law Li had made early in the morning, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang quickly boarded the carriage driven by Shijiu and headed towards Yongpingfang.
"Nineteen, I overslept today and got up late. Let's hurry on the road, as long as we get there before our shift starts."
"Oh, don't worry, Third Sister, I know the shortcut and will make sure you get to the clinic on time."
Li San Niang sat in the carriage with her eyes closed. Although she had been awake for almost half an hour, her eyelids were still tingling and she really wanted to sleep.
Li San Niang only woke up from her daze after Qiu Xiang gently patted her. She realized that she had already arrived at the entrance of the Medicine Hall.
Li San Niang lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside. Sure enough, it was the entrance to the Third Pharmacy.
"Nineteen, you're really amazing. It's been a quarter of an hour late, and you still managed to get me here on time. Thank you so much! What would you like to eat tonight? It's my treat."
After Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang entered the clinic and greeted the young apprentice, they realized that she was actually the first doctor to arrive at the clinic today!
Even Tang Mingyue hasn't arrived yet!
"Dr. Li arrived early today; we just opened the door."
Li San Niang whispered to Qiu Xiang, "I underestimated Nineteen's skill. Look, I was the first one to arrive."
Qiu Xiang thought Li San Niang wanted to say something to her, so she smiled and replied, "Nineteen knows some side paths, so it will be faster than us taking the main road."
It took about half an incense stick's time (10 minutes) for Tang Mingyue to arrive at the clinic.
Then, one after another, Doctor Li, Doctor Cui, and Manager Gao arrived. Manager Gao even went to Li San Niang's clinic to ask about the midwife examination that her association had arranged. After chatting for a while, they went into the back room.
Li San Niang took the cup of strong tea handed to her by Qiu Xiang, quickly gulped it down, and then used a handkerchief soaked in cold water to apply to her eyelids, gradually waking up so she could prepare to see the patients who came for treatment later.
As Li San Niang was thinking, she saw an older woman in a brown dress being led into the room by a woman in a blue dress.
Upon seeing that they were two women, Tang Mingyue and the others looked away.
Since Li Sanniang took up her post here, her reputation has spread over the past month. She has made headlines in Chang'an several times for killing villains, kneeling to save people on the night of the Emperor's birthday, and establishing a women's assistance association. After that, almost every woman who enters the clinic comes to see Li Sanniang for treatment.
Even a couple of days ago, when Li San Niang wasn't on duty, the women who came to the clinic would leave as soon as they heard that Li San Niang wasn't there and asked if she would be on duty in a couple of days. Unless it was an emergency, they would leave.
They were determined to come and see Li San Niang for a medical consultation.
So when the two women entered, Tang Mingyue and the others assumed they were there to see Li San Niang.
However, these two were indeed looking for Li San Niang.
Li San Niang took the woman's number plate and asked with a smile, "How are you two? May I ask, which one of you is feeling unwell?"
"The female doctor is my mother-in-law."
"Auntie, what's wrong?"
"Doctor, my mother-in-law hasn't been eating well lately, she's always nauseous."
As she spoke, the woman looked at the older woman sitting quietly and continued, "She's always sleepy; she can even fall asleep while eating."
"Doctor, please take a look at my mother-in-law, what's wrong?"
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