Chapter 876 Beneficial to the People
When Tang Mingyue and Tang Qi waited for Chen Yanfu, who had finished her business, at the restaurant outside Chongwen Hall, the gates of the neighborhood were already closed.
Upon seeing Tang Mingyue standing outside the restaurant, Chen Yanfu hurried over.
"We can't go back tonight. I'll go to the inn later to see if there are any rooms available. If not, we'll have to spend some time finding a place to stay for the night."
Tang Mingyue went up to Chen Yanfu and first took her hand, then pulled her into the restaurant, responding to Chen Yanfu's words as they walked.
"Sit down and have some water first."
Don't worry, Qilang and I booked a room before you came out. After you've eaten, we can stroll around the streets a bit more before heading to the inn.
The three of them sat down at a restaurant that specializes in selling soup dumplings. As soon as Chen Yanfu sat down, a woman wearing a white apron came up to ask what she wanted to eat.
Soon after, a bowl of soup noodles with a little coriander was served, and the woman also brought a small dish of homemade pickled radishes.
Chen Yanfu was also quite hungry, so she picked up her chopsticks and started eating.
After eating half a bowl and relieving her hunger, Chen Yanfu slowed down her eating pace. She even had the mind to look at the night view outside the restaurant with its open doors and windows.
"When Qilang and I came out, the gates of the town were still open. I quickly found someone to send a message home. I'm sure my elder brother and the others will know once they see the message I left. Our eldest and second sons are being looked after by their uncles, so they should be fine."
Chen Yanfu nodded slightly, "Eldest brother will surely handle things thoroughly, so I'm not worried about our eldest and second sons."
Seeing this, I'm worried about tomorrow's exchange meeting. I wonder if my two older brothers will come again?
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, my elder brother and the others will definitely come."
Looking at Tang Qi's confident expression, Chen Yanfu couldn't help but smile: "It seems that Qilang is very confident."
Do you know your elder brother's temperament perfectly?
Ha ha. "
Chen Yanfu ate until she was about six or seven tenths full and then put down her chopsticks. Tang Mingyue, without any disgust, moved the soup bowl in front of Chen Yanfu to her own side, picked up the chopsticks that Chen Yanfu had used, and finished the remaining soup noodles in just a few bites.
After sitting for a while, the three of them paid the bill and left the restaurant, then strolled around the streets.
Looking at the brightly lit streets illuminated by numerous lanterns, and the endless stream of people walking back and forth, Tang Qi felt a sense of wonder: "Third brother, is it because this exchange meeting is being held here that the streets are as crowded as during the day at night?"
Is it because this is Chang'an, right under the emperor's nose, and it's only March, with the nights still a bit chilly, yet it's still so prosperous?
Before Tang Mingyue could answer, a man just two steps behind the three of them burst out laughing and said, "Young master, is this your first time in Chang'an?"
Chang'an has indeed become increasingly prosperous in recent years, but the sheer number of people on a night in early March is certainly related to the physician exchange meeting being held at the Chongwen Academy.
Tang Qi and the man who had struck up a conversation struck up a conversation, and the two of them, after offering each other drinks, ended up sitting down at a roadside tea stall, seemingly ready for a long talk.
Tang Mingyue smiled helplessly at Chen Yanfu, who smiled slightly and said, "It's alright. Anyway, we don't need to go home today, so we're not in a hurry. It's fine to go over and have a chat."
As the elder brother, Tang Mingyue had to take care of his brother who was visiting Chang'an for the first time. So, he and Chen Yanfu went over together, and the four of them sat at a table.
The man was generous; he grabbed a handful of copper coins from his sleeve and placed them on the table, asking the tea stall owner to serve him a pot of good tea and ordering two plates of snacks.
When the man surnamed Gao heard that Tang Mingyue, Chen Yanfu, and Tang Qi were all physicians, he looked very surprised: "I am so lucky to meet three physicians in one day!"
On such a fine day, let's drink!
Gao Lang took out his money pouch from his chest, took out a rather large piece of silver, and asked the tea stall owner to find a fast-moving porter to buy him a pot of Pear Blossom White tea.
Before Tang Mingyue could even utter her refusal, the porter who had been squatting by the street waiting for work had already trotted away with the silver ingot.
"Excellent! Brother Gao is so generous! I, Tang Qi, have been wanting to drink with you! Haha, good, good!"
The tutorial on legwork was quick; in the time it took them to talk, the wine was bought.
Gao Lang reached out to pour wine for Tang Mingyue and Tang Qi, but when he tried to pour wine for Chen Yanfu, she refused. She didn't like drinking and didn't want to drink tonight, fearing that getting drunk would ruin things for tomorrow.
After all, this was a major event concerning the future of their maternity ward, so it was extremely important.
Gao Lang naturally wouldn't force him. He only wanted to drink with Tang Qi, whom he had hit it off with at first sight. Tang Mingyue was just an accessory, and he didn't care whether Chen Yanfu, this woman, wanted to drink or not.
After drinking about half a pot of wine, the three learned that Gao Lang had served in the army in his early years, but was later discharged due to injury and became a merchant, traveling between Chang'an and the Western Regions year-round.
"You're a doctor too, and you've come to this doctors' exchange meeting. Are you a female doctor who works at the maternity ward?"
Chen Yanfu never interrupted the conversation between Tang Mingyue, Tang Qi and Gao Lang. Although the current social atmosphere was open, it was still not enough to make a married woman take the initiative to chat with a stranger she had just met.
But now that the question had come so directly to her, Chen Yanfu couldn't very well not answer.
"Indeed, I am a female doctor working at the maternity ward of Yongpingfang."
Gao Lang received a positive answer. His eyes showed some surprise, but even more so, excitement.
Gao Lang picked up the pot of pear blossom white wine that was already mostly drunk from, and asked the tea stall owner to bring him a clean teacup. He poured the wine into the teacup first, and then poured some into his own cup.
Gao Lang solemnly stood up, holding a glass of wine, and said to the astonished Chen Yanfu with a serious expression, "My mother has been ill for a long time, and she was cured by a female doctor at the maternity ward a while ago."
I had long wanted to thank the female doctor in the obstetrics and gynecology clinic, but I never expected to have this opportunity to sit at the same table with her today.
"I raise a glass to the female doctor, thank you so much, my mother is finally better."
Chen Yanfu had no idea who Gao Lang's mother was. After all, the maternity ward was open to all, and over the years, thousands of women had given birth there, and countless more women and mothers had come for treatment.
Before Chen Yanfu could speak, Gao Lang finished his drink and bowed to her.
Gao Lang's voice was quite loud, attracting the attention of many people sitting at the tea stall, as well as those at the sweet soup stall next door and the wonton stall on the other side.
Chen Yanfu had no choice but to pick up the cup of wine, stand up, and say to Gao Lang, "I am just a female doctor, and my job is to treat women and women."
There are other female doctors in the maternity ward besides me. Brother Gao's mother was able to be cured because Brother Gao was filial and sent her to the maternity ward for treatment.
I accept this thanks on behalf of all the female doctors at the obstetrics and gynecology clinic.
Chen Yanfu drank the glass of wine that Gao Lang had poured for her in one gulp.
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