Chapter 144 Preparing for Marriage
As soon as November arrived, the capital city became extremely dry and cold, while the old Lin Mansion was bustling with activity.
After more than a month of instruction, the palace maids' medical skills improved rapidly, and they could now quickly perform procedures such as bandaging external injuries.
Now, Lin Qian is teaching them how to set bones.
As for the children, Lin Qian is still teaching them basic knowledge.
Ever since the news of the lectures at Yaoxianglou spread, many doctors spontaneously wanted to follow Lin Qian. Lin Qian did not refuse. After secretly investigating, she recruited eight doctors, five men and three women.
Their medical skills are not the best, but they are the kindest people. Lin Qian recruited them not to be doctors, but to be teachers.
Be a teacher who teaches children medical skills.
Lin Qian couldn't teach the children here all the time, so she just edited the lesson plans and let these teachers teach the children.
As for the person who would manage these gentlemen, Lin Qian had a choice in mind, and that was Meng Yi's good brother, Qu Nan.
Some time ago, Qu Lingxiao wrote a letter to Qu Nan, telling him about this matter, and Qu Nan agreed.
Now he and Qu Jingmo are on their way to the capital, and they will arrive there soon.
Just when Qu Nan was about to arrive in the capital, good news came from the border.
"Qianqian, there's news from the border: Uncle Wu led a large army and defeated the Western Xia Kingdom, forcing them to retreat thirty miles.
The Emperor of Western Xia has sent a letter of surrender, and the army has been reorganized and will be able to return to the capital soon. "After the court session, Wei Xiaoran came to find Lin Qian and told her the news.
Lin Qian was overjoyed. She calculated the date and found that when the army returned, it would be around the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, and Lin Wu and Lin Shuo would be able to come back to celebrate the New Year.
"What about my dad and Shuo Shuo?" Lin Qian asked.
Wei Xiaoran said, "Everyone is fine, especially Shuo Shuo. The success of this battle is all because of him.
Just like last time, Shuo Shuo went deep into the enemy camp alone and killed the enemy general. The Xixia soldiers were thrown into chaos, which gave us an opportunity."
Lin Shuo was a martial arts expert with rich fighting skills. No one on the battlefield could hold him back. In addition, he believed in capturing the leader first, so Lin Shuo broke the enemy's two attacks in this way.
How can I put it? The Western Xia Kingdom must have been incredibly unlucky to have encountered Lin Shuo, a powerful killer.
Time passed day by day, and on the seventh day of December, Qu Nan and Qu Jingmo finally arrived in the capital. Qu Lingxiao went to pick him up in person, and then went directly to the old house of the Lin Mansion.
Lin Qian, Xu Jingcheng and Meng Ziling were waiting at the gate to welcome Qu Nan.
There was a heavy snowfall in Beijing these two days. The snow only stopped this morning, but the whole world is still covered in white.
A carriage soon stopped at the door.
"Uncle Qu! You're finally here." Lin Qian smiled and helped Qu Nan out of the car.
After not seeing him for a few years, Qu Nan had many more wrinkles on his face, and there were many white hairs mixed in his hair.
"Sister Qianqian, I'm here too!" Behind Qu Nan, Qu Jingmo also jumped out of the car and gave Lin Qian a big smile.
Lin Qian looked at Qu Jingmo, who was already eleven or twelve years old, and raised her hand to rub his furry head.
After getting off the car, Qu Nan looked at Lin Qian carefully, then burst into laughter and said, "Qianqian! I heard Ling Xiao tell me about what you did. You did a great job. I heard that your master even got the title of Medical Master? Great, great!"
Lin Qian smiled and nodded.
When talking about Meng Yi, there is always some sadness. Lin Qian pulled Meng Ziling out and introduced him to Qu Nan.
"Uncle Qu, this is my senior brother Meng Ziling, he is also my master's nephew." Lin Qian said.
Meng Ziling immediately gave Qu Nan a junior salute, showing great respect.
Qu Nan's eyes were a little moist, and then he patted Meng Ziling's shoulder: "You look a lot like your uncle."
Lin Qian looked at Meng Ziling carefully, but she really couldn't see how Meng Ziling looked like Meng Yi.
"Okay, it's cold outside. Let's go inside and talk about it." Xu Jingcheng saw a group of people chatting at the gate and said quickly.
Lin Qian immediately invited Qu Nan into the house and said, "In addition to the 122 female apprentices here, there are also 18 very talented children.
As for the teachers who will teach these children, I have asked them to wait in the front hall and will introduce them to you in a moment."
Qu Nan knew that Lin Qian asked him to come here to be the principal, so he nodded and followed Lin Qian into the front hall to meet the eight gentlemen.
At noon, there was a welcoming banquet for Qu Nan and Qu Lingxiao, and a group of people ate in the flower hall.
"Qianqian, there are only eighteen students. Isn't that a little too few?" After dinner, a group of people sat together and talked, and Qu Nan asked Lin Qian.
Lin Qian said, "I know what you mean, Uncle Qu. I have already bought Duyun Peak and a large piece of open space below it, and built an academy there.
Once these kids are old enough to let go, we’ll move there and start recruiting students.”
All of this was what Lin Qian had thought of long ago. Duyun Peak is where Meng Yi is buried, and it is very meaningful to Lin Qian.
So after coming up with the idea of establishing an academy, Lin Qian immediately bought Duyun Peak.
Qu Nan nodded. Lin Qian’s idea was very good. As for the source of the students, he was not worried at all.
The reputation of Yaoxianglou has spread. If Lin Qian opens an academy specializing in teaching medical skills, the doctors who know the inside story will definitely send their children to study.
Qu Nan and Qu Jingmo officially settled down in the Lin Mansion and taught the children medical skills together with the eight teachers. He specialized in Xuanyuan acupuncture.
Now that Qu Nan is looking after the Lin family's old house, Lin Qian can let go.
As the days passed, the New Year was about to come, and Lin Wu and Lin Shuo were about to return to Beijing.
Lin Qian also became a little busy, the most important thing was that Lin Qian and Wei Xiaoran’s wedding date was approaching.
Zhang Yufang and Zhao Xiu discussed it several times and finally set their wedding date on February 16. So, in three months, Lin Qian will be getting married.
Zhao Xiu has been preparing Lin Qian's dowry, and all the items are the best.
In addition to preparing for her wedding, Lin Qian now also has to try on clothes, headwear, and decide on patterns.
Nanny Song also taught Lin Qian a lot of rules and etiquette, as well as how to manage household accounts. Lin Qian was so dizzy after listening to it, but she had to learn.
She can not take care of the family, but she cannot be completely ignorant. She still needs to understand the procedures and so on.
Just when Lin Qian was living in dire straits, on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Wu and Lin Shuo finally came back.
Lin Wu had been named General Zhaowu before, with the same rank as Wei Xiaoran. After returning to Beijing, the emperor only commended him and rewarded him with 100 taels of gold and 100 acres of fertile land.
Lin Shuo was conferred the title of 4th rank cavalry commander.
The emperor was quite optimistic about Lin Shuo, but after all, he was a little young, only fourteen years old, and it was not appropriate to give him a very high official position.
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