"Mother, the manager of Yuyuantang talked to me about something today, and I'm quite interested in it, so I wanted to tell the family about it."
When He Jiuniang spoke, everyone looked at her.
She smiled a little embarrassedly and continued, "Well, I helped someone at the clinic before, and Manager Ren thought I had a lot of potential, so he wanted to take me on as his apprentice and let me learn medicine from him."
"real?"
Sun's eyes lit up; she hadn't expected her third son's wife to be so accomplished.
"This is great news! Doctors are in high demand these days!"
Madam Yu was also very happy and continued, "If my third sister-in-law learns medicine, then we won't be completely clueless if anyone in the family has a headache or fever in the future!"
The others were also very happy. Old Man Lu said, "Since Manager Ren thinks you're good, go and give it a try. Your elder brothers will take care of things at home, so go with peace of mind."
For once, Mrs. Sun did not refute this, as having a doctor in the family was a source of great pride in those days.
She also felt that her third son's wife learned things quickly. The few needles she learned at the Jingzhou City Medical Clinic when she went to the city before had helped the family a lot.
"Manager Ren also said that if I was willing to go, he would give me five taels of silver a month."
These are indeed Manager Ren's original words, so it's not exactly a lie, is it?
Five taels of silver is indeed a lot, especially since He Jiuniang is going to learn medicine!
This is such a good thing, it's practically like a pie falling from the sky.
"This is a good thing. It's an honor for Manager Ren to take you as his apprentice. Go on."
Mrs. Sun patted her on the shoulder, which was very encouraging.
He Jiuniang smiled shyly, "I also think it's good. I'm quite interested in medicine. It's just that I'm worried about what people will say if a woman like me studies medicine in a foreign place..."
She originally wanted to say that she was a widow, but then she felt that in the hearts of the Lu family, Lu Laosan was still alive, so she changed her story.
“What’s wrong with that?” Madam Sun immediately said, “Do whatever you want. If anyone dares to say anything, I’ll be the first to punish them! Besides, doesn’t the family still have a medicinal herb business? If you study medicine, it will also help the family. Expanding and improving the medicinal herb processing workshop will only benefit our family, not harm it.”
He Jiuniang had been waiting for these words, although she had recently...
She was always out in the public eye, but at least she was with her family. However, if she went to the clinic and followed Manager Ren, her family might have objections. So she voiced her concerns in advance.
"Yes, third sister-in-law, your study of medicine will be the biggest contribution to our family. When the family workshop grows bigger, we will inevitably need to hire people from the village to work. We will provide them with work opportunities, and they will be grateful enough that they will not dare to say anything. If anyone dares to gossip, we will be the first to tear their mouths off!"
Madam Yu smiled and said that she truly felt that her third sister-in-law was a blessed person, and that she should spend more time with her in the future to share in her good fortune.
"good!"
He Jiuniang smiled, feeling quite satisfied.
"In another seven or eight days, the house will be finished. Our family's life is getting better and better as we get older!"
Lu Lao Er spoke up happily, and the family began to talk enthusiastically about the house again. After being here for so long, they were finally going to have their own house.
Everyone was happy, but He Jiuniang noticed that her son in her arms was a little sullen.
She got up, picked up her son, and went back to the thatched hut before asking, "Isn't Gou'er happy that Mother is going to study medicine?"
"Happy."
The puppy nodded slowly, but there was no smile on its face.
"Then why don't you smile?"
The dog didn't answer immediately, but instead threw itself into He Jiuniang's arms. After a long while, it finally spoke in a muffled voice, "Mother, are you going to be away for a long time studying medicine?"
He Jiuniang then realized that this was the reason, and immediately smiled and patted his back, saying, "No, Mother will come back every day, unless I go to another place with Master to see a doctor, but at that time, Mother will definitely take you with me, okay?"
The dog is still young and very attached to her. It's already quite sensible that he's willing to wait for her at home every day. Besides, He Jiuniang really treats the dog as her own child now. She has developed feelings for him and naturally can't bear to abandon him and leave for a long time.
"Really? Won't Mother's master be angry?"
The puppy looked at her with bright, hopeful eyes.
"Of course it's true. Also, Mom brought you a gift today."
As she spoke, she took out a thick comic book from her spatial storage. It looked like a product of this era. Inside, it was colorful, and the dyeing technology was better than that of this era. Even if outsiders saw it, they wouldn't suspect anything.
That's the only reliable thing about this space; it can give her things according to her wishes.
The puppy flipped it open and saw that the little figures on it were making all sorts of amazing poses. He looked up at He Jiu Niang with excitement, somewhat puzzled: "Mother?"
"Don't you want to become a great hero like your father? This is a children's book that teaches martial arts. You can practice according to the characters' movements. However, you are still very young, so you need to start with the basics. These moves are not suitable for you yet, but you can look through them and familiarize yourself with them first."
Originally, when He Jiuniang heard that he wanted to learn martial arts today, she planned to give him this thing in a few days. However, seeing that he was in a low mood, He Jiuniang couldn't help but take it out ahead of time.
What are the basic skills?
He asked excitedly, wishing he could start training right now, because he wanted to become a great hero like his father!
"You need to run and practice horse stance to build up your physical foundation before you can start practicing martial arts. If you're willing, Grandpa will start teaching you tomorrow."
"Okay, okay!"
The little guy nodded repeatedly, holding the picture book with great delight.
He Jiuniang was afraid that he would be too eager to learn the moves first, so she said, "Haste makes waste. This comic book is only for you to read. You can read it every day and memorize all the moves, but you can't practice it secretly. Otherwise, you'll hurt your body and won't be able to become a great hero, understand?"
"Okay, I've got it. I'll just look, I definitely won't practice!"
The dog obeyed her every word and planned to have his grandfather teach him basic skills first thing tomorrow morning. When he got tired, he would play with building blocks. His mother said that playing with building blocks would make him smarter, and he wanted to become smart and be a great hero like his father!
He Jiuniang kissed his soft little face and said, "You're such a good boy. I'll buy you a little wooden sword in a few days."
The dog completely forgot its sadness and nodded vigorously: "I will be good, Mother, don't worry!"
"Alright, so you can practice martial arts well tomorrow, it's time for you to go to sleep now! How about Mommy tells you a story?"
"good!"
The puppy immediately lay down obediently, closed its eyes and listened to He Jiuniang tell those fantastical stories, and soon fell asleep.
Lu Guilan came in just as I fell asleep.
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