Chapter 689 Monopolizing medical resources is unacceptable.
The official held the hand of Manager Gao and exchanged a few more words with the others before letting Li Sanniang and the others wait aside.
So Li San Niang waited in one place with Manager Gao and Tang Mingyue, and saw that more and more doctors were coming to this place.
Among them, Li Sanniang noticed that most of the doctors who came were young men, and there were very few like Manager Gao who was nearly forty years old.
"I think I saw Doctor Cheng."
Upon hearing Tang Mingyue's words, Manager Gao looked in the direction Tang Mingyue pointed. Seeing that Li San Niang did not understand, Tang Mingyue whispered to her, "Old Physician Cheng runs Chengji Medical Hall in Yongning Ward. However, Chengji Medical Hall is not in the Chang'an Medical Alliance. Although it is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Medical Bureau, it does not need to be subject to the Alliance's control because it has not joined the Alliance."
Li San Niang's eyes were filled with the words "watching the show." Tang Mingyue first looked up and glanced at Doctor Cheng before lowering her head and continuing in a low voice, "Doctor Cheng originally wanted to join the alliance in his early years, but he was dissatisfied with the attitude of the then-leader of the alliance and had some disagreements with him. He declared that as long as he was alive, the Cheng family would never join the alliance."
"oh?"
Manager Gao overheard Li San Niang and Tang Mingyue's conversation. He sighed and picked up where Tang Mingyue left off.
"That old steward passed away several years ago."
However, decades have passed, and Dr. Cheng's Chengji Medical Hall has remained unchanged, never once proposing to join the alliance again.
I never expected that I would actually get him to come out this time.
"Is Dr. Cheng very skilled?"
Tang Mingyue nodded, "That's for sure. Back then, a prince who had been sent to a remote area fell ill. He was specially ordered to return to Chang'an to seek medical treatment. The people in the Imperial Medical Bureau couldn't cure him, so he sought medical help from all over Chang'an. In the end, it was the old physician Cheng who cured that prince."
"I received a plaque from the prince praising my miraculous healing skills."
Thus, Li San Niang understood.
How could a small medical clinic, without the protection of an alliance and outside the system, have survived for decades without the care of someone above it?
The sun was shining brightly, and the area outside the drug rehabilitation center was packed with people before the sound of a gong rang out.
As usual, the official from the Imperial Medical Bureau shouted some boastful words before the soldiers checked everyone in the order of the queue, and then everyone went inside one by one.
This delay meant that noon had long passed.
Under the blazing sun, Li Sanniang wiped her sweat with a handkerchief when she heard Manager Gao say to her and Tang Mingyue, "I think the Imperial Medical Bureau has its own regulations, and there are quite a few soldiers here, so safety can definitely be guaranteed."
As the official just said, we can rest for one day every ten days, and once this permit is verified, we can go home.
Manager Gao pointed to the plaque that Li San Niang and Tang Ming Yue had already hung on their waists.
"The house I stayed in wasn't very nice, but luckily the weather is getting warmer now, so I shouldn't be too cold."
Here you go, both of you. This is your proof of identity.
Dr. Li is the only female doctor, and she will not let the soldiers make a mistake.
"Dr. Tang, you'd better take this seriously."
Tang Mingyue understood that Manager Gao was worried about him, so he quickly bowed and said, "Don't worry, Manager Gao, I will keep it safe."
After giving all the necessary instructions, Manager Gao finally said, "The official in charge here, surnamed Ling, is a relative by marriage. If you two encounter any difficulties here, go to Physician Ling. Even if he can't help, he will surely send me a message."
"I presume it will take at least three months, and at most six months, for you to be able to return to the clinic."
Li San Niang and Tang Mingyue exchanged a glance, then bowed deeply to Manager Gao, saying, "Yes, Manager, we will remember this. Thank you, Manager."
After watching Manager Gao leave, Tang Mingyue exchanged a few words with Li Sanniang and then went to where the male doctors were.
Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang waited another quarter of an hour before the young official who had previously held Manager Gao's hand and rejoiced, saying, "It's good that Doctor Li is here," finally arrived.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you, Dr. Li, to wait for me. There were so many things to do, and I was really busy..."
After another round of greetings, Li Sanniang followed the official from the Imperial Medical Bureau, who claimed to be surnamed Ning, to the southwest corner of this drug rehabilitation center, across a long earthen wall, to the place where women suffering from drug addiction were being treated.
"Dr. Li, since there are only seven women on the mother's side right now, you will inevitably have to go and see the men in the future."
Before Li San Niang could speak, Physician Ning continued, "Although Princess Qingyang and the Xue family lady are among them, it was Princess Qingyang who gave the instructions. Her exact words were, 'We are just a few people; Physician Li is talented, and should treat more people.'"
After hearing these words, Li San Niang felt a little relieved.
Previously, when Ning Yizheng said that he needed Li San Niang to treat the young lady who was a princess, Li San Niang was worried that she might become the exclusive physician of the upper-class noble ladies.
If he were to only care for the woman, it would mean monopolizing her medical skills, which would contradict her original intention of coming here.
After the upper class monopolizes medical resources, those at the bottom who truly need treatment receive very little.
Moreover, medicine is a practical skill. If doctors cannot gain extensive experience and refine their skills in clinical practice, how can they improve themselves?
That's why they say older doctors are more respected.
One of the reasons is that they have been practicing medicine for a long time, have seen many cases, have a lot of experience, and are better able to grasp the patient's symptoms.
Therefore, upon hearing what Physician Ning said, Li San Niang's goodwill towards Princess Qingyang increased dramatically.
"What are you saying, Physician?"
I am here to treat patients, men and women are the same, and I will follow instructions.
"Rest assured, Doctor, I will treat each patient with utmost care."
Ning Yizheng led Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang to the door. As soon as Li San Niang got closer, she noticed the difference.
The fact that there were two soldiers standing at the entrance of the earthen wall was nothing special; what lay beyond that door was not a thatched hut, but a wooden house, which was of a much higher standard than a thatched hut.
Following Ning Yizheng's example, Li Sanniang showed the waist token she had been given to the guards before entering the gate with Ning Yizheng.
As we got closer, we could see more clearly that there were five wooden houses in total, two large and three small, with the two in the middle being the largest.
Ning Yizheng led Li Sanniang directly to the door of the second large wooden house and called out. Then a very respectable-looking nanny came out.
"Granny Yan, this is Physician Li, who was sent to treat the young lady."
Li San Niang followed Physician Ning into the wooden house. Through a screen, she listened to Physician Ning explaining himself to Princess Qingyang, who was sitting inside. She heard Princess Qingyang praising her. Then, Li San Niang was left behind. Physician Ning bowed and was seen out by Granny Yan.
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