Chapter 249 Seeking Knowledge
The next day, the Li family received a note delivered by someone sent by Fang Chengxian.
As mentioned above, knowing that Li Sanniang needs to work at the clinic and can only come during her ten-day break, I would like to take the liberty of scheduling my visit after Li Sanniang finishes her shift.
"If Lady Li agrees, please reply to let me know."
Looking at the last sentence on the post, Li Erxiong thought that he would tell San Niang about it when she returned from her shift.
At this moment, Li's mother, who had been busy receiving midwives from various neighborhoods and streets for the past two days, said to Li's second brother, "Don't wait until tonight. Let's find someone to send this invitation to Third Sister in Yongping Ward so we can reply to her right away."
Li Erxiong thought this was a good idea, otherwise Fang Chengxian would have to wait.
"Alright, Mother, I'll go to the street and find a young man to help me deliver this to Third Sister."
At this moment, Li San Niang was called into the inner room by Doctor Gao.
After sitting down for a while and exchanging pleasantries for about half a cup of tea's time, Doctor Gao finally revealed why he had come to see Li San Niang.
It turned out that someone had come to Doctor Gao's door for help, which was "triggered" by the incident of Li San Niang saving people in the West Market that night.
"Don't laugh at me, Dr. Li, but this relative of mine is indeed a bit different."
He wasn't a proper doctor. He only liked to tinker with medical techniques that weren't exactly unorthodox, but were still not the proper way.
Moreover, he was intelligent from a young age, and his ancestors were quite capable in the previous dynasty. Now he had no worries about food and clothing, and as the young master of the family, he had someone above him to support the family. He became more and more preoccupied with his own affairs.
He studied medicine from a young age, apprenticing under a local master physician who was a well-known figure in the local Imperial Medical Bureau.
His family originally thought that since he had become a doctor, he would be able to settle down.
Unexpectedly, for some reason, he later developed a liking for handling...wild animals and livestock, like rabbits and chickens. He killed quite a few of them, and even...skinned, deboned, and butchered them.
Dr. Gao was somewhat embarrassed at this point, and truly didn't know how to continue.
If it weren't for the fact that this relative, though much younger than him, was of a high generation in the clan and belonged to the direct line, and that his family needed to repay the clan's help, Doctor Gao really wouldn't want to deal with this person who came to ask for help, and in fact, he would have to call him uncle.
After listening for a while, Li San Niang began to understand.
This person was probably not a clever "madman" with a strong thirst for knowledge. He must have come to Chang'an to see the grand spectacle of the Emperor's birthday celebration, but unexpectedly witnessed Li San Niang and her team saving people with CPR techniques in the West Market that very night.
This really hits the nail on the head for this kind of person. He must really want to know how Li San Niang and the others were able to save the person, right?
As for the dissection and skinning of these small animals, Li San Niang, a soul from the modern world, could understand it.
So, Li San Niang said to Doctor Gao, who was somewhat embarrassed and uncomfortable talking to her about these things, "Doctor Gao's family members are naturally of good character."
Third Sister understands somewhat of what you're saying about this person. He probably wants to understand why things turned out this way, right?
Dr. Gao, haven't there been instructors teaching these techniques every ten days since I started lecturing?
Moreover, according to Dr. Tang, those two doctors explained things in a way that was even easier to understand than I could.
Why not arrange for this doctor to listen to it?
I imagine he would have been pleased to hear it.
Doctor Gao paused, opened his mouth, sighed first, and then looked at Li San Niang with a bitter smile: "San Niangzi, you don't know, my uncle has been expelled from the alliance."
"Let alone Chang'an, he couldn't even get into the alliance branches in other prefectures of the Tang Dynasty."
Seeing Li Sanniang's surprised expression, Doctor Gao thought that since it wasn't him, there was nothing he couldn't say. After mentally preparing himself, he told Li Sanniang about this person's deeds.
It turns out that this person named Gao Yunzhen started dissecting small animals out of curiosity. Her master, who had apprenticed her to him, said a few words to her. Gao Yunzhen felt that she was not wrong. She just wanted to understand the inside of the flesh. How could she understand it without peeling off the skin and dissecting the bones?
He said a few words to this experienced worker, and that really caused a huge mess.
It's important to know that nowadays, becoming an apprentice requires a proper kneeling ceremony. The master-disciple relationship is sometimes even stronger than the parent-child relationship.
The master craftsman was a highly respected person, and for decades, no one had ever dared to speak ill of him. This incident made him extremely angry.
They insisted that Gao Yunzhen promise never to do it again, or they would expel him from the family.
How could someone as extraordinary as Gao Yunzhen care about such things that only ordinary people would care about? He immediately knelt down, kowtowed, and then turned and left.
The old master was so angry he almost fainted on the spot.
As a result, once the news got out, the local branch of the medical alliance issued a "red card" to Gao Yunzhen, not only issuing an official notice that Gao Yunzhen was not allowed to practice medicine in the alliance branch, but also revoking his license to practice medicine in the alliance's clinic.
They also forbade Gao Yunzhen from freely entering and leaving the Alliance branch premises, and prohibited him from coming in to learn the various techniques issued by the Imperial Medical Bureau, directly erasing Gao Yunzhen's roots in the medical profession.
Li San Niang never expected that people would react so strongly to such a thing.
Li San Niang felt that she still didn't truly understand this era, after all, when she was a student, dissecting medical laboratory animals was a common occurrence.
Later, when studying the human body, there were even cadaver teachers.
"That's how my uncle is. Doctor Li doesn't need to agree because of me. If you think it's possible to meet him, I'll let him know and have him send an invitation to visit you."
If Dr. Li thinks he's unorthodox and not worth seeing, she should just say so.
Before Li San Niang could speak, Doctor Gao waved his hand and said, "Sigh, if you say you won't see him, he'll probably still come to your door anyway."
If he does indeed do so, Dr. Li, don't worry about saving face for me; just beat him out with sticks.
Doctor Gao has said both the good and the bad, so what can Li San Niang say?
"It's no problem at all. If he wants to know, he can just send out invitations and arrange a time to come over."
After Dr. Gao saw me out, half the morning had passed just like that.
Just as Li San Niang sat down, she received a letter from a street vendor. It was Li Er Xiong who had sent someone to inform him that Fang Chengxian had sent an invitation to their family.
After writing her reply, Li San Niang gave the note to the young man.
Li San Niang wondered if she would have the chance to learn the special skill of Dr. Liang, the golden needle technique, if he could come.
However, that opportunity probably won't come.
After all, the master-disciple relationship is highly valued nowadays, especially when it comes to such a family skill. How could someone like Li San Niang, whose father was a doctor and who was also a woman, possibly have such a connection?
Li San Niang was just thinking about it.
Judging from what Li's father and second brother said, this golden needle technique is indeed effective for emergency rescue and life-saving. If Li Sanniang were to say it, it's probably a bit like stimulating the body to produce adrenaline.
I saw several patients in the afternoon, mostly with common illnesses such as colds and diarrhea. However, there were two women who brought their young children to see me.
The two were neighbors, and the two children had similar rashes and symptoms, which is why they came together.
After examining the eczema, Li San Niang confirmed that it was just ordinary eczema and not contagious, which put the two of them at ease.
They were given herbal medicine and ointment, and after receiving thanks and praise, the two women left with their children.
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