Chapter 106 Free Clinic
When he woke up, the dragon horn beside his pillow emitted a lustrous golden light. This thing would automatically adjust its brightness at night, so when Shen Wangshu closed his eyes, it was not affected at all. He even slept until dawn without using any calming incense.
At the same time, thousands of miles away, the general who had gotten up before dawn was alone in his tent, lost in thought for a while.
He seemed to have dreamed last night that he returned to his childhood... and met Anian?
It seems that he really misses his young lady too much.
A soft warmth came from his heart. Chen Ting reached out and touched his chest. Suddenly, a haunting voice came to his ear: "The little golden dragon is so cute, my God..."
Chen Ting was stunned for a moment, thinking that something must have gone wrong with her, but as she talked to herself, she could also hear the rustling of clothes, and even the footsteps of the maids pushing the door open were clearly audible.
"...A Nian? Madam?"
Chen Ting tried to shout in his mind, but there was no response from the other end, probably because he didn't hear him. So he called out again, "A Nian."
This time there was a reaction from the other end. The beauty's voice was a little distorted after being frightened: "Ah?"
"What's wrong, ma'am?" Wutong's concerned voice came.
Shen Wangshu looked left and right, and finally calmly hid the little golden horn that emitted a faint light into his collar, and said uncertainly: "Nothing."
Is it an illusion? Why did she seem to hear someone calling her...
Wutong helped the lady with her dressing as usual. Taohong Meixue also came into the room and talked to her happily. Chen Ting listened silently for a while and still didn't say anything.
After a while, the sound from the other end also disappeared, and he was sure that it was not his illusion, but that it was indeed the sound from home.
Anian should have been able to hear it, but she didn't seem to know what was going on.
Faint voices were heard outside, and several burly figures appeared in front of the general's tent. Chen Ting quickly got out of bed, put on his clothes and armor, lifted the curtain before them, and went out to discuss matters.
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Mansion of Duke Rong.
Having slept well last night, Shen Wangshu got up early today. Her life has always been regular. After breakfast, it is her study time. She reads for an hour and practices acupuncture for an hour, and the whole morning is over.
In the afternoon, she packed her medical box - a multifunctional box made with the help of Carpenter Li. It contained medicinal materials, acupuncture kits, various medicinal powders, and books... everything she needed for free medical consultations was inside.
Shen Wangshu showed the old lady's handwritten letter to Madam Chen yesterday, and there was no objection. But Chen Zhi came over curiously and asked, "If you really want to go, it's easy to get into trouble as a doctor. If you can't treat well, or if someone sees you as a weak woman alone outside... they might cause trouble for you."
Shen Wangshu said: "I treat patients for free and I don't charge any money. If any black-hearted person dares to cause trouble to me, I will let Wutong beat him up directly."
"That's right, then you should bring two more guards." Chen Zhi said, "We in the Duke's Mansion cannot be bullied. I will visit you from time to time."
"Thank you, but thanks." After such a big fuss, everyone knew who she was.
This was the first time that Shen Wangshu had gone out to work since he came here. Although the Duke's Mansion was nice, it was indeed comfortable not having to stay in a small world, and he was doing a career he liked.
She covered her face with a bamboo hat with hanging veil, and took off her hairpins and rings from the phoenix trees and green willows, dressing herself neatly.
The location for the free clinic was chosen to be next to Renhetang - Renhetang was also one of the assets of the Duke's Mansion. As a related client, Shen Wangshu would not be despised and driven away for stealing business, so it was just right to hold the free clinic here.
The shopkeeper knew that the general's wife would come to their clinic for treatment in the future, so he prepared everything early and built a canopy for her next to Renhe Hall.
Shen Wangshu found a flag with the words "Difficult and Complicated Diseases" written on it and stood it behind him, looking a bit like a charlatan.
After waiting for an entire afternoon, not a single patient came for a complicated illness. All of them were ordinary people who had headaches or fevers but could not afford the medical fees. They came because they heard that she could treat their illnesses for free.
Shen Wangshu accepted everyone who came to him, and regarded each one as an opportunity to accumulate experience.
The shopkeeper of Renhetang originally thought that the general's wife was just in a whim, but he didn't expect that she was so capable that day. She was always able to pinpoint the patient's problems accurately, and it seemed that she was even more skilled than the doctors in the clinic.
Wutong and Luliu saw her drying and making medicine every day, and they had long known that the lady was a doctor, but they had never seen her so energetic while doing things, as if her whole body was glowing... It was as if she was born for this job, and she was dazzling beyond words.
In one afternoon, Shen Wangshu only had time to drink two sips of water to cure a child with an urgent high fever, a lame old man who had a stroke, and even helped a young couple with their infertility... The cases were very diverse.
This day was so fulfilling that the waiter at the clinic couldn't help but stand out and watch, leaning against the wall and praising: "Doctor... Doctor Shen is really amazing. His experience is even more than that of Doctor Zhang in our clinic."
Moreover, when she treated patients and asked questions, she had a gentle attitude and spoke softly, which made the patients feel comfortable. Even the crying children could be easily coaxed into silence in front of her. The patients did not seem so panicked after hearing her calm words. In the end, they got the medicine and left with many thanks.
Although no one has seen her true face, everyone thinks that Dr. Shen must be a very gentle and beautiful woman.
After closing the stall and returning home at night, Shen Wangshu felt very tired and her back and waist ached. Her body lacked exercise, and even sitting on a stool for an afternoon felt a little uncomfortable - it seemed that she had to pick up the Five Animal Exercises from the morning.
At night, Shen Wangshu lay on the couch and took a nap with his eyes closed. Tao Hong knelt beside him and tapped her legs. She said distressedly, "There are too many patients to see. Madam, please do what you can. Why work so hard?"
Shen Wangshu shook his head: "I think this kind of life is fulfilling, I like my job."
"What is 'work'?"
"It's what you have to do every day when you get paid."
"But Madam doesn't get any monthly salary for doing this. Apart from the gratitude from those people, it seems that she gets nothing in return." Tao Hong asked, "Is free clinic also a job?"
Shen Wangshu said: "Of course, why not? I also have my own purpose."
"What is your purpose, ma'am?"
"Free clinic is a good deed. If you do more good things, you should be considered a good person. I believe good people will be rewarded." Shen Wangshu smiled and said, "I want to be rewarded, and I also want my husband to be rewarded."
As he spoke these words, the little dragon horn hanging close to his body was emitting a faint golden light, which was heard by the other person.
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