Chapter 813 Five Years Later (Part Two) Chen Yanfu
Wu Erniang and Jiuyue were among the first to arrive; there were only two women carrying baskets in the carriage, one of them, on the inside.
The two walked a little further inside, since it was quite a distance to the maternity ward in Changshoufang. Sitting inside would be warmer, and they wouldn't have to make room for people getting on and off the bus, making it more convenient.
Wu Erniang and Jiuyue got into the carriage, exchanged a few words, and then closed their eyes to catch up on sleep. After all, they had gotten up quite early, and they wanted to rest for as long as possible.
Once you get to the maternity ward, you'll be busy all day long, with no time for even a lunch break.
Especially today is the first day of the lunar month, and the first and fifteenth of each month are the busiest days for the maternity ward.
Half an hour later, estimating that it was about time, Wu Erniang opened her eyes. She gently patted Jiuyue, who was already fast asleep beside her. Jiuyue opened her eyes groggily and asked, "Sister Wu, have we arrived?"
"We're almost there. Wake up! If Manager Li sees you looking half asleep, she'll probably scold you again."
The words "Manager Li" startled Jiu Yue awake. She immediately became alert, patted her cheeks lightly, and rubbed her eyes. As soon as Jiu Yue got off the carriage, the cold wind made her fully awake.
"Here, take it back and keep it for lunch today."
"Sister Wu, please take this back quickly. This was specially brought for you to thank you for helping me out of that predicament last time."
If my sister hadn't refused me, I would have treated her to a meal.
"Sister Chicken is eating. My mother raises three chickens, and we manage to save up chicken eggs every day."
Seeing that Jiu Yue was genuinely willing to give it to her, Wu Erniang stopped refusing and smiled at Jiu Yue while nodding.
The two entered the maternity ward together. As soon as they reached the front desk, they saw Manager Li standing there with a serious expression.
Manager Li was the general manager of miscellaneous affairs at the maternity ward of Changshoufang. She had a long face and always wore a stern expression. She was always frowning, so even though she was only in her thirties, she already had deep marks on her forehead and between her eyebrows.
"Good morning, Steward Li."
Wu Erniang and Jiuyue greeted Steward Li, who responded with a "Good morning."
Here, Wu Erniang and Jiu Yue had to part ways. Wu Erniang went to the right side where the female doctor was, and Jiu Yue went to the left side where the female doctor was.
Wu Erniang put the chicken that Jiuyue had brought her into her cupboard, and then took out a light green, narrow-sleeved uniform embroidered with her name and changed into it.
"Oh, Second Aunt is already here. Good morning."
As Wu Erniang was adjusting her belt, she turned around and saw Chen Yanfu walking into the dressing room with a smile on her face.
"Dr. Chen, are you alright?"
Facing Chen Yanfu, the head female doctor of this maternity ward, Wu Erniang was very respectful and still bowed to Chen Yanfu according to the old etiquette.
"Hey, I told you long ago, there's no need to be so formal."
"We all work in the maternity ward, but you've been doing the same thing for over a year."
Chen Yanfu was the first female doctor to respond to Li San Niang's call to establish a maternity ward five years ago!
She and Li Sanniang became fast friends at first sight because of her husband Tang Mingyue (Li Sanniang and Tang Mingyue once worked together at the Yongpingfang Medicine Hall). Later, she even became a manager in the Women's Assistance Association established by Li Sanniang.
Originally, because her two sons needed care, and also because of the prejudice against female doctors at the time, Chen Yanfu was somewhat unsure about becoming a female doctor, even if she wanted to.
But ever since Li San Niang was granted an official position five years ago, and with the strong support of Princess Qingyang, and the Emperor's permission to build a maternity ward, Chen Yanfu could no longer suppress her desires.
Tang Mingyue advised her at the time: "Afu, if you want to do it, then do it!"
You are capable, and if it weren't for me, you would never have wasted your life in this inner quarters.
I'll talk to my father-in-law. At worst, they're not in Chang'an and can't control us.
Who knows, in the future, I might even benefit from my wife's success. If Li San's wife can become an official, why can't my wife too!
Therefore, Chen Yanfu immediately went to find Li Sanniang, listened to Li Sanniang's advice, prepared for several months, and went to take the exam of the Chang'an Medical Alliance to enter the alliance.
After only half a year in the Medical Alliance, once Li San Niang had sorted out the procedures for the maternity ward, she directly used her authority in the Imperial Medical Bureau to transfer Chen Yanfu from the Chang'an Medical Alliance. She guided Chen Yanfu through the procedures step by step, and finally, Chen Yanfu, as a ninth-rank official, entered the Imperial Medical Bureau to manage the first maternity ward in Chang'an's Changshoufang.
Two and a half years have passed, and Chen Yanfu is already very familiar with the affairs of the maternity ward, and everything is arranged in an orderly manner.
While Wu Erniang and Chen Yanfu were talking, two more people walked in.
Upon seeing Chen Yanfu and Wu Erniang sitting and talking inside, Sun Chunlan and Yu Xuelian quickly greeted them.
Sun Chunlan and Yu Xuelian are different from Wu Erniang. Three years ago, after graduating from Li Sanniang's modern midwifery school, they were assigned by Li Sanniang to work in the maternity ward of Changshoufang.
After all, they were taught by Li San Niang herself, so the people in the maternity ward couldn't help but think highly of them.
But in reality, because everyone knows that they are disciples of Li San Niang, they pay even more attention to details in their actions, for fear of making a mistake and embarrassing Li San Niang.
The first maternity clinic in Changshoufang is currently the largest maternity clinic in Chang'an City. None of the dozen or so maternity clinics in the other wards of Chang'an City are this large, and the doctors there are only one female doctor and three or four female apprentice doctors.
The First Maternity Clinic in Changshoufang not only had female doctors with a family tradition of medical knowledge like Chen Yanfu, but also rare female doctors like Wu Erniang who possessed the skill of acupuncture, as well as modern midwives like Sun Chunlan and Yu Xuelian who were completely taught by Li Sanniang.
Each of them had to take care of at least three female healers, and they were extremely busy every day.
"Alright, let's go and hand over the duties to Physician Wang who was on night duty last night. After we finish this, Physician Li should be able to come over and have lunch with us around noon."
"We'll have at least an hour-long meeting this afternoon; we're going to be busy all day."
After Chen Yanfu spoke, the female doctors stopped chatting and quickly changed into their uniforms, following Chen Yanfu out of the changing room.
As per protocol, in the main hall of the maternity ward, Chen Yanfu and Steward Li sat at the head of the table, while the remaining four female doctors sat at the foot of the table. Behind them, either sitting or standing, were the more than twenty female doctors from the entire maternity ward.
Starting with Chen Yanfu's speech, then the female doctor Wang, who was on night duty last night, stood up and bowed to everyone. "Last night, apart from the patient in bed number one vomiting in the middle of the night, we also received a young woman with abdominal cramps around midnight. Otherwise, there were no abnormalities."
Upon examination, it was found that the woman in bed number one had experienced morning sickness due to hunger in the middle of the night, which was caused by her husband feeding her fish.
"I've already massaged her upper abdomen according to the procedure and prepared the No. 18 herbal medicine packet..."
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