After He Jiuniang finished reciting the prescription, there was a moment of silence, mostly because people didn't believe she could really recite the prescription from memory.
Even when Doctor Song was writing the prescription, he couldn't help but be secretly shocked, as this prescription was far more powerful than any he knew.
It's true that his prescription couldn't cure the disease, but this girl's prescription had an 80-90% chance of curing it.
Is this really a folk remedy that has been circulating among the people? It doesn't seem like it!
"Dr. Song, is this prescription usable?"
Some curious people in the crowd had already asked the question, and Doctor Song nodded without hesitation: "This young lady's prescription is indeed much better than any prescription I know, but whether it can cure the disease or not, I cannot guarantee."
"Thank you, young lady! Thank you, young lady!"
With Doctor Song's approval, the woman quickly thanked He Jiu Niang. If He Jiu Niang hadn't been holding her back, she would have already knelt down and kowtowed.
"You're welcome. This child is lucky. This is the only prescription I know. If it were a different illness, I wouldn't be able to help you."
He Jiuniang smiled indifferently. The woman thanked the shop assistant profusely and then followed him to get the medicine, while the other onlookers dispersed.
Just as He Jiuniang was about to leave, Doctor Song stopped her and asked in a low voice, "Miss, you are also skilled in medicine, aren't you?"
"How can you say that, Doctor Song?"
He Jiuniang didn't answer but asked a question instead.
Doctor Song knew he had guessed right. He stroked his mustache and said smugly, "This prescription is not something ordinary people can remember. Moreover, the young lady was able to tell at a glance that the child had summer heat and dampness syndrome. No one else could do that."
There was no one else around, so He Jiuniang had no need to continue hiding it. Besides, she needed a breakthrough to reveal her medical skills.
Thinking of this, she nodded and said, "When I was a child, I did read a few medical books and memorized some prescriptions. I am sorry for making a fool of myself in front of Doctor Song."
"You haven't received any proper medical training?"
Doctor Song was somewhat surprised. Judging from He Jiuniang's performance just now, she was almost as good as him, the old doctor, and even did a better job.
He Jiuniang shook her head pretentiously: "No, I only learned to read for a few days. Those medical books were just bought casually from a street stall. Later, due to several family troubles, they were all lost."
Hearing that she had lost her medical books, Dr. Song felt very sorry, as he had hoped to borrow them to take a look sometime.
"Since you can read, why do you need me to write for you?"
Doctor Song was puzzled; he felt that the woman in front of him was no ordinary person.
"Although I can read, I can only understand what I read; I can't write it. Besides, the prescription was written by Doctor Song and approved by him, so it's more convincing, isn't it?"
He Jiuniang smiled and asked in return, and Doctor Song smiled knowingly, his eyes full of admiration as he looked at her.
Have you ever thought about studying medicine?
He Jiuniang was overjoyed. Wasn't this exactly what she had been rambling on about?
"I am somewhat interested, but the world is in a difficult time these days, and I am a woman, so I'm afraid no one would be willing to take me as a disciple."
Doctor Song grew anxious and hurriedly said, "You have a talent for medicine. If you are willing, I would be happy to take you as my disciple and teach you medical skills!"
The reason why he was in such a hurry to speak was that Doctor Song really didn't want to miss such a good prospect for studying medicine. His family had been practicing medicine for generations, but very few of his children had achieved great success. Studying medicine not only requires hard work, but also talent. He really took a liking to He Jiu Niang's intelligence at first glance.
"Really? Doctor Song is really willing to take me as his disciple? He doesn't mind that I'm a woman?"
He Jiuniang looked very surprised and excited, as if she had never expected Doctor Song to be such a good person.
Seeing her like this, Doctor Song felt very gratified, unaware that he had already stepped into her trap.
“Of course I wouldn’t look down on them. My daughters and granddaughters are all studying medicine. If they study well and are capable, they can even enter the palace as female doctors and treat the nobles in the palace. Even if they don’t enter the palace, female doctors in the common people are very popular.”
He Jiuniang was somewhat surprised by Doctor Song's insights, as they were truly rare in this era.
"Thank you, Doctor Song. However, I need to go back and discuss this with my family. My family has just fled here and we don't know where to settle down. Once I have taken care of the household matters, I will definitely come back to report to Doctor Song."
It's not that she can't make her own decisions; she just wants to play the victim.
Sure enough, when Doctor Song heard this, he felt sorry for the person and nodded with some regret.
He Jiuniang left satisfied. Not long after riding out of the city, she took out a bundle from her spatial storage and carried it on her back. Inside were some cosmetics for special effects makeup and simulated blood plasma.
Because of the delay at the clinic, she returned half an hour later than expected, which made her family very anxious. When she arrived, the Lu family was arguing that Lu the eldest should go outside the city to look for her.
"Hey, she's back! She's back! Mother, my third sister-in-law is back!"
Qin was the first to see He Jiuniang, and pulled Sun's finger to show her.
Sun squinted and watched for a while, noticing a small black dot getting closer and closer until she could clearly see He Jiu Niang's fallen state, and only then did she feel completely relieved.
"Father, Mother, we've bought the goods and found out everything we needed to!"
She nimbly jumped off the horse, and seeing that Madam Sun's expression was somewhat unpleasant, she gave her a fawning smile.
"You said you'd be back soon, but it's been too long already?"
When He Jiuniang finally arrived, Sun's face fell completely, and she reached out to hit her.
Qin hurriedly pulled her aside and advised, "Mother, Third Sister-in-law has just returned. Don't rush, listen to what she has to say first!"
Then she turned back to He Jiuniang and explained, "Third sister-in-law, I'm just worried about you!"
Madam Yu chimed in, "Yes, ever since you left, I've been staring in that direction, and every now and then I'll mutter, 'Why haven't you come back yet?'"
"Sister-in-law, I know, Mother just loves me! Hahahaha!"
He Jiuniang smiled and hugged Sun Shi. She now understood this little old lady quite well.
"Who cares about you? I don't know where you learned to be so shameless!" Sun said displeasedly, turning her head to scold Yu and Qin, "You gossipy women, who asked you to talk!"
Instead of getting angry, everyone laughed even harder, which infuriated Madam Sun.
Old Lu laughed along, thinking that his third son's wife was even more capable than him, having the old woman completely under her thumb.
"Third sister-in-law, what did you buy on your trip to the city?"
Boss Lu came over, partly out of curiosity and partly on behalf of everyone else.
He Jiuniang opened the bundle, and everyone excitedly gathered around, only to find that what was placed on top were some snacks for children.
Children: "Wow! Candied hawthorns!"
"And osmanthus cake!"
"Wow, is that a peach blossom pastry over there?"
Adults: ...
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