Chapter 280 Survival is not easy
"I waited for Qingniang for a year before I married Cuiniang, and now Cuiniang is pregnant."
I'm truly terrified of childbirth, so I thought, since Dr. Li is willing to teach me these delivery techniques, why shouldn't I learn them for my wife's sake?"
Xu Dalang's words made Li Sanniang look at him with new respect.
At first, when Li San Niang heard Li's mother say that she wanted to take a look at Xu Dalang, although she didn't think that Xu Dalang was a person with bad intentions, she didn't think that Xu Dalang was a good person either.
But after hearing these words, Li Sanniang felt that it was rare for a man to have such a mindset.
In modern society, male obstetricians and gynecologists and female urologists are not uncommon, but they are not uncommon either, and are often unacceptable to some people with conservative ideas.
However, Li San Niang also understood the awkward feelings these people had about gender.
Humans are, after all, just human.
A person doesn't become truly noble just by putting on the skin of a doctor.
Are there no people with ulterior motives among teachers, police officers, and soldiers?
There definitely is!
How could there not be such people in the medical profession?
Yes, there are.
There are indeed people with ulterior motives or lack of medical ethics, but most people simply treat it as a professional skill to make a living.
Even more so are those with lofty ideals who genuinely want to save lives and heal the wounded, actively treating the injured.
In short, we should view these conflicts arising from gender dialectically.
However, most young people in modern society are educated and know that when facing normal physiological processes such as illness and childbirth, for doctors, whether male or female, the patient's gender is irrelevant.
For example, in a critical situation where CPR is needed, should we refuse to provide assistance because of gender?
Nothing is more important than life!
When life and death are at stake, what do social norms matter!
Although Li Sanniang could think that way, she remembered that when she had accidentally saved the young lady of the Liangguo Duke's mansion and performed artificial respiration on her, the moralists in Chang'an City cursed her without using any vulgar language for many days, and she stayed on the gossip list in Chang'an City for many days. During those days, you could see people pointing and talking about Li Sanniang whenever you went out.
In the end, it was the Duke of Liang's mansion that suppressed the opinions of those Confucian men; otherwise, it would have been uncertain whether Li San Niang would have survived.
Three men can make a tiger, many mouths can melt metal, and rumors can spread. If someone's mentality is not strong enough, they might really be driven to suicide!
So, when faced with Xu Dalang, who had a thirst for knowledge, Li Sanniang hesitated. What should she do?
"You just want to learn the technique so you can deliver your own wife's baby later, right?"
Xu Dalang quickly nodded in agreement: "As a man, I can only deliver my own wife's baby. Other women wouldn't come to me for childbirth."
Even if they asked me, how could I dare to go?
I know I'm causing Dr. Li trouble, but I'm willing to pay extra tuition, just so I can audit a few sessions.
Before Li San Niang could come up with a good way to kill two birds with one stone, Li Er Xiong entered the room. When Li Er Xiong saw Xu Da Lang, he was a little surprised, but he didn't care. Li Er Xiong anxiously said to Li's mother, "Mother, it's already 9 o'clock. Shouldn't we start the pre-exam ceremony that San Niang mentioned?"
Distracted by Brother Li, everyone realized that the agreed time had arrived.
Seeing Li San Niang's dilemma, Li's mother clearly didn't have a good solution at the moment, but she still said, "Alright, we'll talk about Xu Da Lang's matter later."
Let's go and do the ceremony first; it's not good to keep so many people waiting.
As for Xu Dalang," Mother Li looked at Xu Dalang, who was standing to the side looking somewhat reserved, and continued, "you'll stay with my second son today. We'll discuss your affairs after the exams are over."
Stepping out of the house, Li San Niang saw that the entire courtyard was filled with people, a sea of them, all wearing colorful dresses in shades of pink and green, with a few women in round-necked robes among them.
According to the procedure prepared by Li San Niang, there was a speech session before the exam began.
One reason is to introduce the Women's Assistance Association and advertise their own alliance.
Although Li San Niang's previous glorious deeds have made the Women's Helping Association quite famous in Chang'an City, thanks to Li's mother and the other two, it is still a great success.
However, Li San Niang felt that she should carefully talk to these people who were already midwives or would become midwives in the future, and explain in detail why the Nv Niang Assistance Association was so closely related to the women.
Secondly, we will explain the process of today's midwife examination so that these dozens of people can be prepared.
Thirdly, Li San Niang had her own selfish reasons; she wanted to talk to everyone about the ins and outs of the midwife's profession.
Also, let's talk about what level one needs to reach to graduate from Li Sanniang's midwifery school and become a midwife in the Tang Dynasty under Li Sanniang's name.
Although there was no loudspeaker, there was Xiao Shilang, a lively and loud person who loved to join in the fun.
When Li's mother and the others came out of the house and walked to the center of the courtyard, Xiao Silang took the small gong he had prepared earlier and started banging it.
While banging on the door, they said, "Auntie, Grandma, be quiet, be quiet."
After being told three or four times, the women of different ages and backgrounds who were sitting around the gong gradually quieted down.
At this moment, Li's mother had already stood on the newly built platform, which was about half a foot high, in the center of the courtyard.
Sitting together in the southwest corner, Ding, the midwife, whispered to Cen, "Zhao Dani really did a good job this time. I think the way the government conducts the imperial examinations is pretty much what it is."
Yao Qingqing and her mother Su Hui sat in the front row facing south. Although Yao Qingqing did not whisper to Su Hui, the way she crumpled her dress showed that she was somewhat excited.
Yao Qingqing thought to herself, "Sure enough, it was the right thing to tell Mother that we should ask for more registration forms! Look at the Li family, they're no rabble."
Although Li's mother never held a position of authority, she was indeed a woman of exceptional character.
The fact that he was able to bring his younger brother Li, who was not even two years old, to Chang'an City alone shows that he was more daring and courageous than the average man.
Therefore, facing seventy or eighty people present, Li's mother was not intimidated; on the contrary, her early fighting spirit was aroused.
As agreed with Li San Niang beforehand, Li's mother first cleared her throat and waited for the whispering people in the crowd to quiet down before bowing to everyone with a smile.
"I am Zhao Dani, and I am in charge of this Women's Assistance Association."
"I am so grateful that you all came to my third aunt's midwife exam today!"
After speaking, Li's mother solemnly bowed to everyone again.
"This midwife exam was organized by my third aunt because she herself was a woman and had seen a lot of suffering from women. Later, she became the first female doctor in Chang'an City, treating many women and understanding how difficult it is for women in this world."
With these thoughts in mind, my third aunt established the Women's Assistance Association after she became capable. She thought that if she could help one, two, three, or more people, and lend a hand to help women overcome the obstacles in their lives, that would be a great thing.
Therefore, my third aunt proposed establishing this Women's Support Association.
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