Chapter 300 Wanting to Be a Female Doctor
"I see.
Third Sister, don't worry, I'll have people secretly arranged for you at the Li family's place. As long as you don't leave Chang'an, you should be fine.
Li San Niang nodded. She had previously guessed that Mr. Bu Ke would arrange for someone to come to her house.
But how can people not go out or leave the city?
For example, Brother Li Er regularly goes to the villages near Chang'an to collect medicinal herbs, and Sister-in-law Li Er's family lives in Wujia Village on the outskirts of the capital.
"Sir, if someone from my household goes out, could you hire a bodyguard? We can pay for it."
My second brother regularly goes out of town to collect medicinal herbs, so why wouldn't he go out?
Although the end of the year is approaching, my nephews still have to go to the academy to study.
Like myself, I occasionally want to take my little girl out for a stroll. Living in the city, how can you really just stay cooped up at home?
Seeing that Mr. Ke did not reply, Li Sanniang continued to ask, "Sir, tell me the truth, have you captured the Holy Son? Is the Temple Gate no longer viable?"
Or is it that although things are peaceful for now, they will still have another wave?
After taking a sip of tea from the teacup on the table, Mr. Bu Ke finally spoke up in the face of Li San Niang's persistent questioning: "Since we haven't found the rat's nest yet, we can only kill the rats we can see first."
However, Third Sister, don't worry, there shouldn't be any major problems. As for your family, I will also take care of them.
"After all, with this," Mr. Ke pointed to the smallpox report that Li San Niang had given him on the table, "you're a precious person now; you can't be too careful."
There was nothing more to say between the two. After Mr. Bu Ke left, Li San Niang said to the maid outside the door, "Tell the women to line up and come in for their consultations."
After working tirelessly until late at night, Li San Niang got up and stretched after finishing recording the last patient's medical record.
Just as she stretched and put down her arms, she heard a knock at the door. Li San Niang thought it was Qi Zhi Die, so she looked at Shi Jiu with her eyes.
Nineteen opened the door, and to everyone's surprise, there was a lily of the valley outside.
"Lily of the Valley, come in quickly. I didn't see you earlier and thought you weren't coming for your appointment."
After Li San Niang withdrew her hand from taking the pulse, she smiled and looked at Ling Lan, who had a gentle and serene face, and said, "It seems you are an obedient person and have been taking your medicine on time. Your pulse has indeed become much stronger."
Do your hands and feet still feel cold at night?
"After listening to Third Sister's advice, I would soak my feet in hot water before going to bed every day, and my feet would still be warm when I woke up the next day."
Logically, Li San Niang should have rested after examining the women.
On the previous visits of Li San Niang, apart from Dilibaier and Hongniang, whom she knew from the beginning, who would stay for a quarter of an hour to talk to Li San Niang after taking her pulse, the other maids at Shihualou mostly asked questions, received answers, bowed and thanked her, and then left.
Although Li San Niang wasn't very familiar with Ling Lan, one of the few older women over thirty in the Shi Hua Lou, she did have some impression of her because Ling Lan was always taking care of Jiu Niang, who was unable to take care of herself.
But now, after finishing the consultation and chatting for a quarter of an hour, Linglan still hasn't left.
Li San Niang finally realized that this person probably wanted something from her.
"Nineteen, I'm going to talk to Linglan for a bit and then go to sleep. You should go next door and rest. You've been tired all day following me."
Nineteen, a person with keen insight, realized earlier than Li San Niang that Ling Lan had something to ask for.
However, since Li Sanniang didn't tell him to leave, he, as a male guard, couldn't very well suggest leaving on his own initiative.
Upon hearing Li San Niang's words, Nineteen bowed and left directly.
Qiu Xiang understood the situation and trusted Ling Lan. When Li San Niang looked over, Qiu Xiang said, "I'll go fetch water for San Niangzi."
After saying that, Qiu Xiang opened the door and left.
Because of the departure of Shijiu and Qiuxiang, Linglan naturally understood that Li Sanniang had figured it out. With her cheeks flushed pink in embarrassment, Linglan tore at the handkerchief in her hands, unable to say the words.
Li San Niang stepped forward and pried Ling Lan's hand away: "Alright, if you keep pulling, this handkerchief will be unusable."
We're all acquaintances, what can't we say?
"Just tell me what's wrong."
Linglan suddenly raised her head and looked at Li Sanniang opposite her, then lowered her head to look at the hands covering her own, her mind replaying the first half of her life like a revolving lantern.
She was sold by her parents when she was five or six years old. Luckily, she became a maid for the youngest daughter of an official family in Qizhou. She started as a little maid who swept the yard, then became a errand girl, and then a needlework girl. Later, because of her appearance, she caught the eye of the young master and became his personal maid.
It was also luck that she was a personal maid who accompanied her young master to his home school. Except for not being able to do the hands-on work, she could listen to everything her young master was learning.
This is why Linglan can read now.
Of course, Linglan learned to write later on. After she became a maid in the brothel and started receiving guests and tips, she bought paper and calligraphy practice books and learned to write by herself.
Everything was fine until the mistress of the master's family grew up, married off to the young master, married a servant, had a few children, became a mother, and took care of the young master's little master in the future.
This is a better life than others.
However, things didn't go as planned. The young master's father, who was also the head of the household, was promoted, and the whole family was going to Chang'an.
You might ask, what's wrong with going to Chang'an with them?
The mistress felt it was inappropriate, thinking that since her master had been promoted, her young master would have access to higher social classes, and the maids she had bought locally before would no longer be considered presentable.
So, once they arrived in Chang'an, the mistress took it upon herself to sell a group of people and buy new ones from the brokers in Chang'an.
Lily of the Valley was one of those who were trafficked, and then her life took a different turn.
Finally, Linglan, who was nearly twenty years old, stayed at Shihualou and became a prostitute.
Linglan's thoughts were only a few breaths away when Li Sanniang looked at Linglan sincerely, encouraging her to speak up herself.
"Third Sister, I also want to be a female doctor."
Once those words are spoken, it's as if anything can be said.
Seeing only surprise and no disdain in Li San Niang's eyes, Ling Lan grew bolder.
Linglan grasped Li Sanniang's hand in return, looked into Li Sanniang's eyes earnestly, and said, "Sanniangzi, I want to be a female doctor."
I know that someone like me has no right to ask for favors.
I want to learn from Third Sister how to become a female doctor. I don't want to go out and become a prominent female doctor.
I'm right here in this building, right here in Pingkangfang, providing medical care to the women who need it, hoping to make them feel more comfortable and give them the right medicine if they have a headache or fever.
If I could learn your midwifery techniques, Third Sister, and help mothers like Ninth Sister, that would be even better.
"Third Sister, may I become your apprentice and learn to be a female doctor?"
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