Chapter 177
Growing a brain
Chapter 177 Growing a brain
Doctor Li was very surprised. Seeing that Qin Yuan seemed to have made up her mind, he asked, "Auntie, have you thought it through? This is smallpox. If something unexpected happens..."
Hongye quickly pulled Qin Yuan's sleeve and called out, "Miss."
Even Cui Ming looked panicked.
Qin Yuan said seriously, "To be honest, Master, I have privately read the medical books left by my grandfather, but learning from books is always shallow, and one must practice to be successful. Now is the opportunity, and I can follow you and learn more."
"Auntie," Doctor Li said earnestly, "learning medicine is a hard job. If you were Xiaodong's age, I would never stop you. Now you are the wife of a marquis, and you have to take care of the household expenses, have children, and socialize in the future. How can you have so much time to study hard? It is enough to learn some health preservation methods, gynecological prescriptions, and daily medical knowledge. When you have the opportunity in the future, you can learn slowly. There will always be a day when you can learn it, and then find a successor to pass on the medical skills of the Chen family. It will be worthy of our ancestors. Why take this risk?"
Although he accepted Qin Yuan as his apprentice, Doctor Li did not want her to inherit his mantle and cure diseases and save lives.
Hongye hurriedly said, "Yes, Miss, you are already the wife of Marquis Dingbei, and you should put the Marquis Dingbei Mansion first in everything. Learning medicine is not something that can be accomplished overnight, so don't risk your life. Besides... there are so many imperial doctors and doctors in the capital, and not everyone dares to treat smallpox."
Cui Ming also said, "Miss, please think twice."
Qin Yuan didn't look at them, but only spoke to Doctor Li: "Master, now that you've come to my house, have you also seen the benefits of my medicinal incense? Otherwise, you wouldn't have let me teach Xiaodong, right?"
Doctor Li nodded.
Qin Yuan said with a smug look on his face: "I mixed this according to my ancestors' incense recipe."
"Oh?" Doctor Li opened his mouth in surprise, with a mixture of admiration, annoyance, regret, surprise, and pity on his face.
"Auntie, I know you are smart, how come you are so smart?"
Doctor Li rubbed his hands again and again, and anyone could see that he was upset.
Qin Yuan boasted shamelessly, "I have always been able to memorize everything I have seen, but my mother told me not to show off easily, so not many people know about it. When my mother taught me these medical books and incense recipes, I memorized them after reading them once. When my mother was mixing incense, I watched beside her, and gradually I learned it. So when there was a smallpox in the mansion, I knew how to mix incense."
Doctor Li stamped his feet, looked up to the sky and sighed, "My God, aunt, you really make people like me with mediocre talents envious to death. How many medical students can't learn to make incense, and how many perfume masters can't understand medical principles, but you learned it just by reading books. How many people will be jealous of your talent."
Qin Yuan lowered her eyes.
This…this…
Actually, it’s not that fast.
After all, she has lived a new life, but who can stop her from speaking?
Doctor Li pulled Xiaodong over and said angrily, "I thought you were using the Chen family's incense recipe, so I asked you to teach Xiaodong. I..."
Qin Yuan raised her eyes, and Doctor Li’s words came to an abrupt end.
Qin Yuan suddenly laughed and asked, "Master, what are you talking about? My incense recipe is also modified from the ancestral incense recipe. How come Xiaodong can learn the Chen family's incense recipe, but not the one I modified?"
"... This..." Doctor Li hesitated, "Of course it's different. There's a reason for this, and I can't explain it to you right now. Since you're so perceptive, I guess you've memorized all the Chen family's medical books, and you've understood a lot of medical principles?"
Qin Yuan did not argue any further and continued, "Yes, I have learned a lot about medical theory, but there are still many things I do not understand. After all, what you learn from medical books is always different from what you learn from treating patients in person."
There were many things she didn't understand in the medical books and documents that Doctor Li left behind in her previous life. Fortunately, she was the wife of Prime Minister Lin, and the imperial doctors always answered her questions whenever she asked them. She finally figured out the general idea after some effort.
It’s nothing as good as being taught by Doctor Li himself.
After all, there are as many as eight major sects, and each sect is divided into small sects. There are many sects in the Imperial Hospital, and each has its strengths and weaknesses.
Doctor Li thought for a moment and said, "In that case, you can follow us, but you can't stay too long and you can't overwork yourself. You must take all kinds of precautions and be careful everywhere."
Qin Yuan said, "Thank you for your help, Master. Don't worry, I will make sure it is cleaned up." Doctor Li sat in the room drinking tea, and Qin Yuan went to the inner room to change clothes. Xiaodong sat on a small stool, not saying a word. His pair of dark eyes were fixed on the door of the inner room, waiting for Qin Yuan to come out.
Hongye and Cuiming murmured, "Miss, you are taking too much risks."
Cui Ming was worried and didn't respond.
After a while, Qin Yuan came out after changing her clothes. She wore a summer shirt made of Songjiang cloth, her hair was wrapped with a scarf, and she had a bib on her face, covering it tightly. If she didn't make a sound when standing in front of her, she couldn't be recognized.
Hongye was surprised and asked, "When did you prepare this summer shirt? Isn't this what the servants in the yard wear?"
Qin Yuan said: "I asked Hongmian to find it for me. Does it fit me?"
Hongye: "..."
Cui Ming asked, "Who will you let go with you, Miss?"
Qin Yuan said, "No one needs to follow me. I'm afraid the Marquis will have someone send the account book over later. Please help me check the accounts and make sure there are no mistakes or omissions."
"But..." Hongye frowned and was about to object.
Qin Yuan said: "You proposed this last night. You won't object again, will you?"
Hongye was speechless again.
Cui Ming said disapprovingly: "Miss has made up her mind long ago and kept it a secret from us."
Qin Yuan said: "If you knew about these things, you would definitely object, but Master has agreed, so it is obviously feasible. It will be useless for you two to follow me, so why not help me share other things."
Cui Ming didn't say anything, but just looked at Hong Ye and nodded repeatedly, as if expressing admiration.
Hongye asked, "What's wrong? Is there something growing on my face?"
Cui Ming said, "Oh, there's nothing growing on your face, but there's something growing on your head."
"What's up?"
"Growing brains."
Hongye snorted and said, "You have also been kept in the dark by the young lady."
Cui Ming curled her lips.
The red cotton tree was not brought by her.
Xiaodong came over, pulled Qin Yuan's sleeve, two dimples on the corners of his mouth were faintly visible, and said: "Sister, if you follow me like this, no one will know. Let's follow Master together to help."
"Well," Qin Yuan pinched his thin arm and said, "You need to eat more and grow up quickly. Master's Renhetang will depend on you in the future."
Xiaodong responded obediently and nodded, "Of course, don't worry, Senior Sister."
Doctor Li stood up, put his hands behind his back and rolled his eyes.
The two people who were plotting to get his ancestral property did not hide their intentions at all. He really had good disciples.
(End of this chapter)