Chapter 677, Military Doctor
With the medicine, the injured people in the mountain town received timely treatment.
Daohua and Gu Jian stayed in the mountain town for more than half a month. Except for a few seriously injured people in the inn, almost all the others had returned home. Seeing that there was nothing they could help with, the two decided to leave.
Before leaving, Daohua asked the innkeeper about Ge Xun.
Speaking of Ge Xun, the innkeeper sighed: "Speaking of Doctor Ge, his medical skills are truly beyond reproach. It's really a waste of talent to keep him in our town."
Daohua was puzzled: "With Dr. Ge's medical skills, he could definitely work as a doctor in any major clinic. Why doesn't he go?"
The innkeeper sighed, "Why hasn't he been out? When Doctor Ge was young, he worked at the largest hospital in the provincial capital. Unfortunately, he had bad luck. When he was treating the family of an official, he failed to cure the patient. The official said Doctor Ge was a quack and had the patient killed. He was directly imprisoned. His leg was broken while he was in prison."
"Fortunately, one of the people that Doctor Ge had saved had a powerful family background, and he was able to smooth things over for him and get him out of prison. Otherwise..."
"Since then, Doctor Ge, who had a broken leg, has been fired from the clinic. Furthermore, that official spread the word that Doctor Ge was a quack, so no clinic dared to hire him anymore."
"Unable to find work, Dr. Ge had no choice but to return to the mountain town."
"Misfortunes never come singly. Dr. Ge's wife felt he was useless and decisively divorced him. From then on, the once high-spirited young man became a slovenly, alcoholic, and frustrated man."
"Fortunately, there are many hunters in our mountain town, and it's inevitable to get injured when hunting in the mountains. Doctor Ge has been able to support himself with his superb medical skills."
Seeing his apprentice asking so much about other people, Gu Jian waited until the innkeeper went to do his work and couldn't help but ask, "What do you want to do now, girl?"
Daohua didn't hide anything and spoke directly what was in her mind: "I want to hire this Doctor Ge."
Gu Jian: "You want to open a clinic?"
Daohua shook her head. "I hired him for Xiao Yeyang and my two brothers. Master, think about it, they are in the Northern Frontier, where swords are merciless. How can they survive without a good doctor?"
Gu Jian's expression changed, and he smiled and said, "It's amazing that you thought of this."
Daohua immediately asked, "Master, what do you think of Doctor Ge?"
Gu Jian pondered for a moment and said, "His medical skills are indeed good, especially in the area of trauma. He is indeed suitable to be a military doctor."
Daohua smiled and said, "Since Master thinks so, I will go talk to him later."
Gu Jian couldn't help but pour cold water on him and said, "I think that man is very depressed. He may not be willing to leave the mountain town, let alone go to the northern border."
Daohua: "Everything depends on human effort. We have to give it a try." Then she called Wang Man'er over and said, "Go, bring over the bottle of Bamboo Leaf Green Wine we brought with us. I'll need it later."
Hearing this, Gu Jian immediately glared: "That wine is mine, I can't bear to drink it."
Daohua immediately smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Master, please bear with it for now. I'm just doing some serious work. I'll give you plenty of wine when we get home."
Gu Jian snorted: "Will you let your master drink to his heart's content?"
Daohua turned her head away, pretending not to hear what was said.
Gu Jian was so angry that he felt choked up.
This disciple is better than his sister in managing him!
Looking at the two or three thatched houses halfway up the mountain, Daohua had a clear understanding of Ge Xun's destitution.
In the yard surrounded by bamboo fences, various herbs are drying everywhere.
Although it looks messy, the cooking method is correct regardless of drying.
Daohua asked Wang Maner to give a bag of desserts to the little boy who led the way, and then waited at the gate of the yard. After waiting for almost half an hour, she saw Ge Xun coming down the mountain carrying a bamboo basket.
Seeing the rice flowers in front of his house, Ge Xun was undoubtedly surprised: "Are you here to see me?"
Daohua smiled and saluted: "I really came to see Doctor Ge for something."
Ge Xun opened the courtyard gate and invited Daohua and Wang Maner in. After putting down the bamboo basket, he said, "Our home is simple, please feel free to sit down." After that, he sat down directly under the eaves.
It’s not that he didn’t want to treat the guests well, but there were no stools at home, so he had to sit on the floor.
Seeing this, Daohua felt uncomfortable standing and talking, so she looked around the yard and sat down on the stone that was used to support the drying basket.
After Daohua sat down, Ge Xun spoke: "Please tell me what you want to say, sir."
Daohua didn't hesitate and directly stated her purpose: "I have seen that Doctor Ge is a very skilled doctor and would like to hire him."
Ge Xun's expression froze for a moment, and after a while he smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just a country doctor who can only treat minor injuries and pains. I really don't deserve your praise for my medical skills."
"It's you and your master who are truly skilled doctors. I've never seen the medicines in your medicine box before. I'm so ignorant."
Daohua: "Doctor Ge is too self-deprecating. Everyone has their own specialties. I'm good at making medicine, but I'm nowhere near as good as Doctor Ge at treating injuries."
"I won't hide it from you, Doctor Ge. I hired you because several of my relatives are fighting the enemy in the northern border. As you know, injuries are inevitable in battle. I'm very worried about them, and I want to find a highly skilled trauma doctor for them."
Ge Xun was stunned for a moment: "You're hiring me to go to Northern Xinjiang?"
Daohua nodded, but worried that he would refuse directly, she signaled Wang Man'er to take out the Bamboo Leaf Green Wine and even opened the lid of the wine.
The aroma of wine filled the air. Ge Xun's nose twitched and he quickly said, "Close the lid quickly. We must not let the aroma of such a good wine spread."
Wang Maner obediently closed the lid of the wine.
Daohua smiled and said, "This is homemade wine. I know Doctor Ge likes to drink, so I brought it here and wanted to ask you to taste it."
Ge Xun rubbed his legs and said, "How can I feel embarrassed about this?" Although he said so, he took the wine in his hand and sniffed the aroma of the wine with an intoxicated look on his face. "Good wine."
Daohua continued to smile and said, "If Doctor Ge likes it, I will give it to you in the future."
Ge Xun held the wine in silence. He was grateful for what he had received and was grateful for what he had received. The injustice he suffered in his youth had already worn down his resolve. He no longer wanted to leave the mountain town.
Daohua continued, "They say that knowledge needs to be communicated, and I think the same is true for medical skills. Doctor Ge has also seen that my master's medical skills are good, and I also have some experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing. I am very much looking forward to discussing medical issues with Doctor Ge."
Ge Xun looked at the girl in front of him carefully and felt that she was really amazing.
First he tempted him with wine, then moved him with the exchange of medical skills, and firmly grasped his lifeline.
He loves wine and feels hungry if he doesn't drink for a day.
He loved to study medicine and was well aware of the vastness of medicine and his own insignificance. The medicines in the little girl's medicine box were all things he had never seen before.
He secretly brought back a white pill to study and tasted it himself. He was able to analyze the medicinal ingredients in it, but if he was asked to make it, he would definitely not be able to do it.
Ge Xun was silent for a long time, then looked at Daohua: "Since you are so sincere in asking, could you please tell me your identity?"
Daohua stood up and saluted, saying, "My father is the prefect of Ningmen Prefecture."
Hearing this, Ge Xun almost dropped the bottle in his hand and stood up hurriedly: "My humble eyesight is poor, please don't blame me, sir."
Daohua laughed and said, "Doctor Ge, please don't say that. If my father knew about this, he would think I was bullying the villagers."
Ge Xun looked at Daohua hesitantly. This girl used medicine to save his nephew and the villagers. She was also the daughter of the prefect who helped everyone to fill their stomachs. It was neither reasonable nor moral for him to refuse her.
But go to northern Xinjiang.
Well, Ge Xun, who has been frustrated and down and out for decades, is a little afraid to break out of his comfort zone.
Seeing his expression, Daohua said, "I know my sudden visit is a bit presumptuous, but I sincerely want to hire Doctor Ge. I also sincerely feel that your medical skills are really being wasted if they are not put to good use."
"However, these are just my wishful thinking. The final decision still lies with you, Doctor Ge."
"Master and I will stay here for two more days. Doctor Ge can think it over carefully. If you have made a decision, please send someone to the inn to inform us."
Ge Xun nodded and said solemnly: "I will consider it carefully."
Only one day later, Ge Xun appeared in the inn.
"My dear, I have made up my mind. I can go to the Northern Frontier, but I have a condition."
Daohua looked happy: "You say."
Ge Xun: "I want to take my nephew with me."
Daohua smiled and said, "Of course."
(End of this chapter)
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