Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 599 Spark

She thought back to the pig, sheep and cow heads she had disassembled during this period and went over the structure of each of their components, but unfortunately she still couldn't make a judgment.

Moreover, judging from the appearance, the heads of pigs, cows, and sheep are quite different from those of humans, and perhaps their internal structures are also quite different, so they are not very useful for reference.

She changed her previous confusion and said with full energy: "Tomorrow I will go and find out where the coroner lives!"

Yuan Qing didn't know what was going on in her mind, but he guessed that she wanted to find a coroner to discuss what was going on in her head. He smiled and said, "I know a coroner in the county. Do you want me to take you to meet him when I come back, or do you want to go find him yourself?"

"You know the coroner?" Song Ying was stunned. "Aren't you studying hard behind closed doors?"

"Studying cannot be confined to a small space; it is also a kind of learning. Chatting with clerks and servants can give me an understanding of the workings of the government office. If the imperial examination asks about criminal law and finance, I can also give meaningful answers.

If he becomes a governor in the future, he will not be deceived by clerks and become a foolish official."

"That makes sense!" Song Ying was very impressed. She thought for a moment and said, "First, tell me where the coroner lives. If you come back early, I'll wait for you to go with me. If you have to stay in the city for a long time, I'll go find him myself."

The two chatted about other things for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Yuan Qing reluctantly left.

Song Ying expected that the Chow Tai Fook incident would have a huge impact, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

Because Lin Wenxuan was not there, and there were many patients in the clinic, the two of them were too busy to handle it. During this period, Dr. Lin would go to the clinic early with her.

According to Doctor Lin's speed, he would arrive at the clinic a little later than usual every day.

The next day, when the master and disciple arrived at the clinic, they saw a middle-aged man and a boy of fifteen or sixteen sitting in the consulting room.

Song Ying thought that he came to see a doctor, but he saw that Doctor Ma was holding a cup of tea and drinking slowly, which did not look like he was in the mood to see a patient.

Moreover, serving tea to guests is a subtle way of getting rid of them.

Tangtang seemed very curious as well. She walked over, stretched her neck and sniffed the middle-aged man and the boy, then turned around, jumped onto the window and went out.

Song Ying's eyes flickered, and he gently shook the food box in his hand and asked with a smile, "Master, do you want to have breakfast here, or move to the back hall?"

"Let's go to the back hall. This is the clinic. It looks so greasy here."

As he spoke, Doctor Ma stood up.

The middle-aged man was extremely embarrassed, but he could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb. He stood up and said, "Then you guys have breakfast first, we'll come back later."

Doctor Ma nodded slightly and said, "Take care."

After the two men left, Song Ying hurriedly asked, "What are these two people doing here?"

Doctor Ma's face was grumpy, and he said two words in a bad tone, "Become my disciple."

Song Ying was stunned for a moment, then he understood. What happened yesterday allowed the neighbors to see Huichuntang's ability to make money, and it was inevitable that they would be tempted.

Entering the back hall, Doctor Ma no longer needed to restrain himself, his gray beard twitching with anger: "The most important thing in studying medicine is to save lives. If you come here for yellow and white things, even if you learn the skills of Hua Tuo, I'm afraid you will bring disaster to the people!"

Song Ying, who thought doctors made more money and insisted on studying medicine, touched the tip of his nose, buried his head in setting the table and said nothing.

Doctor Lin sat down at the table and sneered, "You old stubborn fellow! Doctors are human beings too. They need to eat, drink, and support their families. If you don't have money, will you starve?"

Doctor Ma choked and continued, "Medicine is a benevolent art. Our school inherited this art from the Medicine King. We must uphold the responsibilities of a great doctor. When treating illnesses, we must calm our minds and hearts, and have no desires or requests. If someone comes to us for help due to illness, we should not ask about their status or wealth.

If you're motivated by profit, you'll inevitably categorize patients into different levels."

Doctor Lin sighed. "After all these years, you're still so rigid. Most people study medicine to learn a skill to support their families. By your standards, no one in the world would be worthy of your approval."

"Of course he has. Wenxuan is doing fine." Doctor Ma stiffened his neck and suddenly became worried when he thought of his disciple who was thousands of miles away.

Doctor Lin curled his lips, "He has the Lin family as his backer. He has never lacked money since he was a child, so naturally he doesn't know the sufferings of the world."

Seeing them arguing endlessly, Song Ying quickly interrupted, "Master, if you don't agree, just refuse. There's no need to get angry and hurt yourself."

As she spoke, she handed the chopsticks to the two of them and said, "Eat first."

Doctor Lin took the chopsticks and said, "Speaking of Wenxuan, he won't be back in the short term. The clinic is a bit overwhelmed right now, so it's time to hire some medicine boys."

Now more and more people come to see the doctor because of her reputation. She and Song Ying sometimes have to go to the homes of officials to see patients. The going back and forth takes up a lot of time. When there are many patients, there is not even anyone to get medicine. They have to wait before seeing the doctor and then wait for the medicine after the doctor, which also wastes the patients' time.

Song Ying's mind moved, and he hurriedly said, "Master, Uncle-Master, can we at Huichuntang recruit girls as medicine boys? If boys want to study medicine, any clinic will do, but if girls want to study medicine, only here can they make a living and keep their name clean."

Doctor Lin paused holding her chopsticks. She looked at Song Ying, extremely relieved. "Of course, if there were more female doctors in this world, more women would be free from the suffering of illness."

She has been working towards this goal, but unfortunately, after so many years, only Song Ying has persisted.

If this incident can help more people see the benefits of girls studying medicine, they will be willing to cultivate their literacy and learn medicine to save lives in the future.

Over the years, as Song Ying started seeing patients at Huichuntang, Doctor Ma's ideas had changed. He no longer said anything about how it was inappropriate for a girl to show her face in public while seeing patients.

He frowned and said, "A medicine boy must first be able to read. How many girls in ordinary families can read?"

Song Ying was about to say that many girls in their village were literate, but then he remembered that they were all married, and the remaining Mei Yue and Nan Xing were also working in Yan Xing Shop.

"Yuan Shan can read. I'll ask her if she wants to come!"

"She's Yuan Qing's sister, right?" Doctor Ma pinched his beard and nodded slightly. "That's good. You two can spend more time together. When you marry her, there will be fewer conflicts between you two."

Song Ying's face flushed, and he said angrily, "Master, I'm talking about serious matters, why are you talking about this?"

Doctor Ma was amused. "It's rare that a girl like you can be shy."

Song Ying: “…”

She was forced into this. As a doctor, if she blushed and got shy in front of patients, people would suspect that her medical skills were not good enough. But in the eyes of her uncle, she was considered to be thick-skinned.

Doctor Lin was also amused. "Then you underestimate my apprentice. No matter how bad the sister-in-law is, she can cure her and make her obedient."

Song Ying's face became even hotter. "Master, if we don't eat now, the food will get cold. The patient will be here soon."

Doctor Lin smiled and stopped teasing her.