Chapter 700 A Long and Arduous Road Ahead
As Li San Niang led Ling Lan, Mu He, and the other four female healers to the residence of the female physician, they saw Granny Yan, who had been waiting at the door for some time.
After exchanging greetings, Granny Yan greeted Li San Niang with a smile, saying, "Physician Li, the princess has sent me to arrange accommodations for the newly arrived female physician."
With the help of these female healers, Dr. Li's workload will be reduced.
For the past two weeks, Granny Yan has been in charge of all the miscellaneous tasks at the young lady's place. Li San Niang introduced Granny Yan to Mu He and the others with great confidence, and watched as Granny Yan led them to the wooden house that had only been built three days ago.
Thus, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang finally had time to take Ling Lan back to their wooden house and have a proper chat with her.
Li San Niang pointed to a newly added wooden bed in the room and said, "The person in charge here brought it over a long time ago. I saw it, and it's made of the best wood. Qiu Xiang and I have aired out all the bedding that was delivered, and it's very clean."
After putting down the bundle she was carrying, Linglan took out two small jars and a letter.
“My family knew that my master had called me over, and they prepared a lot of things for me to bring. In the end, my aunt (Li's mother) said that it would be useless to bring too much, so she only let me bring these two jars and the letter.”
Although the jar was sealed shut, Li San Niang took it and held it in her hand. With her already keen senses, she brought it close and the salty aroma went straight into her nose.
"Just smelling it makes my mouth water."
"Did your sister-in-law make these cured meat strips herself?"
Li San Niang put down the jar of pickled meat strips, picked up another jar, and sniffed it: "Haha, it's my mother's pickled vegetable shreds!"
Seeing that just two jars of snacks made Li San Niang so happy, Ling Lan felt even more that Li San Niang had suffered a lot in the past half month.
“Master, you should have called me earlier. I could have helped you in some way.”
If your aunt and sister-in-law knew that you and Qiuxiang had become so thin from exhaustion, they would be heartbroken.
Sitting next to Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang faced the pitying gaze of Ling Lan across from her. She shook her head and argued, "Where have I lost weight?"
Third Sister has really lost weight. She's been so busy she barely has time to breathe. When she comes home at night, she can fall asleep even while soaking her feet in hot water.
A few days ago, the male patient came over in the middle of the night, calling for Third Sister to come and treat their patient. Honestly, Third Sister has been working so hard teaching them for half a month, and not a single person has mastered the acupuncture technique.
While Qiu Xiang and Ling Lan were talking, Li San Niang had already picked up some pickled meat strips and salted vegetable shreds from the jar with her chopsticks and put them into her bowl, ready to start eating.
Li San Niang held a piece of cured meat to Qiu Xiang's mouth, gesturing for her to open her mouth and eat.
Qiu Xiang had to stop complaining halfway through, opened her mouth and ate the pickled meat strips that Sister-in-law Li had made, and then saw Li San Niang put another strip on Ling Lan's plate.
Lily of the Valley had no choice but to open her mouth and eat it.
Only then did Li San Niang pick up a strip of cured meat and put it in her mouth. She tasted the salty and fragrant flavor and was reluctant to swallow it as she chewed. Li San Niang was so moved that she almost cried.
Seeing that Li San Niang was about to pick up the pickled vegetable shreds again, Ling Lan had to stop her: "Master, Auntie said that these pickled vegetable shreds are for you to eat with porridge for breakfast. How can you eat them on their own like this?"
Li San Niang was quick; she hurriedly picked up some pickled vegetable shreds and put them in her mouth, even though they were incredibly salty.
"Furthermore, why doesn't Master let Qiuxiang explain things to me clearly?"
My master always taught me and Fuling that we had a long time ahead of us, and that we should always proceed according to our abilities when learning medicine.
What's wrong with you? When it comes to your own master, you still don't care about your own safety.
I refuse to believe that none of those men could succeed.
"How can I trouble you with everything, Master?"
Although Li Sanniang was Linglan's teacher, Linglan was much older than Li Sanniang. Feeling guilty, Li Sanniang could only put down her chopsticks with an embarrassed smile and explain to Linglan in a low voice, "I have been taking good care of my health, but there are just too many patients and I can't keep up."
The acupuncturists on the man's side happened to be on vacation that day, which is why they called me over.
Seeing that Linglan was not convinced by this reason, Li Sanniang quickly changed the subject: "I had no other choice but to send you here."
Is Xiao Ping'an settled in?
"Did Mother and the others have anything to say to me? Does Dewdrop miss me at home?"
Linglan handed over the letter: "Your family wrote you a letter. Your aunt said that if you can't go back, she can bring Dewdrop to visit you here."
Ping An was entrusted to her aunt to keep her company.
"Of course I miss you. I cried at night those few days when I didn't see you, but I've gotten used to it now and am feeling much better."
Li San Niang was naturally worried about her family and Lu Zhu'er. After hearing what Ling Lan said, she nodded and said, "Let me see. Once I've gotten through this busy period and sorted out the procedures, I'll go home and take a look."
If all else fails, then I'll ask my mother to bring Dewdrop to see me.
Then, Li San Niang began to introduce and explain to Ling Lan what she had been doing at this drug rehabilitation center every day.
"...Miscellaneous matters are handled by Granny Yan from Princess Qingyang's place, so I don't need to worry about these things. I just need to focus on treating patients and saving lives."
With your help and those five female healers' assistance, even if a dozen more people come, aside from needing to build more houses, I can still accommodate them here.”
Li San Niang sat down next to Ling Lan and grabbed her hand, saying, "This is truly a good opportunity to practice. Even if this drug rehabilitation center is gone in a year or two, the experience you gained here will be very helpful for your future medical practice."
Actually, with your current skill level, you could definitely pass the medical licensing exam at the Chang'an Medical Alliance. However, I don't think now is the right time.
Although I now have some influence in the outside world, I am not powerful enough to protect you.
However, believe me, there will definitely be a good opportunity in the future, and you can become the second female physician in Chang'an!
On this point, Linglan was more open-minded than Li Sanniang. She squeezed Li Sanniang's hand back and said, "Master, why do we have to have that title?"
It is enough that I am your disciple.
Later, when my master deems the time right, I'll get the certificate for him.
In fact, Li Sanniang was truly waiting for the right opportunity. She was waiting for the army and physicians who had gone to the Western Turks last year to return to Chang'an and be rewarded. Only then would people realize the importance of the surgical knowledge and skills she had provided.
Meanwhile, according to Mr. Bu Ke's plan, small-scale smallpox vaccination will begin this June, and Li San Niang deserves credit for this as well.
In this way, when the time comes, having made contributions, we will have the confidence to bring the matter of the female doctor to the forefront.
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