Chapter 400 Concealment
Next, Li San Niang explained to them the two different functions of the woman's lower body, and even said, "If you have a bronze mirror at home, you can look at yourself when you are alone to know how you look, so that you can better understand how to help others."
However, just saying that made everyone present, young and old, blush with embarrassment.
Only Li San Niang was thick-skinned and didn't feel embarrassed at all.
"Alright, that's all for today."
The next lecture will be during my next ten-day break, and I will send you all a message two days in advance.
Everyone thought that was the end of it, but to their surprise, Li Sanniang cleared her throat and said to the women below with a big smile, "In ten days, I'm sure you can all write an article about what I talked about today, right?"
From the youngest, Song Fuling, to the oldest, Sun the midwife, none of them expected that Li San Niang would still have lessons to learn!
“My mother, my eldest sister-in-law, and my second sister-in-law also need to write, I want to read them all.”
After all, I once said that only those who pass my assessment can work under my name.
Before the next class, please submit all the papers to my disciple Song Fuling. I will carefully read each one, so please write them well.
Only then did Li San Niang announce her dismissal.
It was getting late, and the horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts from various families were already waiting at their doors to pick people up.
After seeing everyone off, Li San Niang stretched her neck to ease the stiffness, then took her mother's hand and said with a grin, "Mother, were you thinking of not writing just now?"
That won't do; you can't undermine our son.
Mother, don't worry, only I can look at these lessons.
Hehe, I'm determined not to let anyone see, Mom will just write it carefully.
Li's mother was furious that Li San Niang had seen through her thoughts. She raised her hand and pointed a finger at Li San Niang. Li San Niang didn't feel any pain at all. Instead, she deliberately leaned forward so that it would be easier for Li's mother to point at her.
"Hmph, I will certainly write it seriously."
But why were you so bold in your very first lecture?
Sister-in-law Li and Sister-in-law Li Er were also listening nearby. Upon hearing this, they said, "Third Sister, you are really bold."
"You're being so blunt; I'm afraid not many people will dare to listen to you next time."
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, this is exactly the result I wanted."
If any of them feel that what I say is outrageous, too bold and explicit, then they can simply stop coming. That's exactly the kind of student I want.
Wouldn't it be a good thing to screen each other?
Sister-in-law Li was stunned, never expecting that Third Sister Li would harbor such thoughts.
"That's true. If there's someone you don't like, she can leave you. If she's happy and you're happy, that's good enough."
The Li family is talking about Li San Niang's boldness. Which of the women who came to the class didn't think she wasn't bold?
Midwife Sun and her granddaughter Chunlan returned home in the donkey cart driven by Grandpa Sun. Grandpa Sun was a man of few words, and logically speaking, on the first day of school, he should have asked how the students were doing.
But Sun Aweng didn't ask a single question and silently drove the two of them home.
As soon as they arrived home, Madam Sun spoke first: "Mother, Chunlan, how was it? Did you remember everything Doctor Li said? How was your day? Did you have any homework? Did you say when you'd go again next time?"
Chunlan took the hot towel handed over by Madam Sun, first giving it to Midwife Sun, and only after Midwife Sun had wiped her hands and face did Chunlan take the towel, wash it clean again, and then wipe herself.
"Li San Niangzi spoke very well. Not to mention a young lady like Chunlan, even an old woman like me could understand it."
They did indeed assign homework, instructing him to take it to the disciple Li San Niangzi had taken in on his next visit, saying that everyone's homework needed to be reviewed.
This naturally concealed the somewhat shocking things that Li San Niang had talked about in class today.
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun became worried: "Mother, should I go to the bookstore tomorrow to buy some better paper?"
Since it's homework that needs to be handed in, it should be written on some good paper.
The paper you and Chunlan used to practice calligraphy was a bit subpar.
"Tomorrow, Dalang's wife, go and buy some, to prepare for Chunlan and her grandmother to use."
I recently took on some work, and I have enough money to buy paper.
Before Sun Aweng could even think it over, he spoke up. Sun Aweng thought that if the other nurses used good paper while she used inferior paper, it would be embarrassing to use such poor paper, so she remained silent and tacitly agreed with what Sun Aweng said.
"Oh, Father, I'll go buy it tomorrow."
Not to mention that the midwife Sun and her granddaughter Chunlan concealed the knowledge they had learned at Li San Niang's midwifery school today, even Yu Xue Niang from the merchant family only gave selective answers when her grandmother asked her about it.
"Dr. Li explained things in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and I understood everything he said."
It not only talked about the evil poison that women are prone to contract during childbirth, but also how to prevent such evil poison from coming.
Dr. Li also assigned homework, saying he would collect it for review during the next lecture.
Yu Xueniang spoke these words to the matriarch of the family, Granny Yu, with her head bowed. After Granny Yu nodded, she continued, "Granny, I would like to get more paper from the public treasury. After all, we have been assigned homework, and we must study diligently. I also want to practice my calligraphy more so as not to bring shame to the Yu family."
Grandma Yu originally thought that it was already a favor to send a maid born of a concubine to learn the job of a midwife, which was free. How dare she ask for more paper?
However, when Granny Yu heard that this concerned the Yu family's reputation, she put aside her intention to scold them and instead instructed the old woman beside her: "Give Xue Niang a set of papers every ten days or so. Although she went to learn this shady stuff, that female doctor is still quite skilled."
Even if Xue Niang doesn't study very well in the future, it'll still be good for her to work as a servant in our own household.
Regardless of what Granny Yu said, Yu Xueniang was happy, at least the paperwork was now in her possession.
When she returned to her own courtyard, she found her mother, who had been given away as a concubine, already waiting in the room.
"How was it, Xue'er? Did that female doctor teach you well? Have you learned it?"
My son, you've worked hard. Please sit down and rest.
After saying that, he pushed the pastries on the table over, "Try them quickly, they are from Madam, new pastries from Xiang Gui Ji, red bean paste filling, very delicious."
Yu Xueniang felt both helpless and happy to face her mother, who was all looks and only knew how to please others to survive.
Although her mother was not very wise and only knew how to obey, and had taught her from a young age to respect the lady of the house, when she heard that she wanted to go to school and become a midwife, her mother did not scold her, look down on her, or beat her. Her mother simply asked her, "Do you really want to go?"
Having received the answer she wanted, her mother turned around and begged her father and mother-in-law. She also somehow bribed the old lady's attendant, the old woman who served Granny Yu, to get Granny Yu to agree to let her take the exam. If she passed, she would be allowed to attend the midwife's school.
In short, Yu Xueniang thought that her mother was very capable, but she did not inherit her mother's beauty, nor was she as gentle as her mother. She did not want to be like her mother and have to please people to survive in the future.
She wanted to survive on her own.
She didn't care whether Grandma Yu wanted her to only be a midwife for the Yu family in the future; she just wanted to seize the opportunity she could now.
She was even pleased with the shocking things she had heard in school that day, and she felt lucky to have a teacher like Li San Niang.
She knew she had to seize this opportunity.
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