Song Yi

Chapter 7 Temporary Doctor
Du Wenhao's eyes lit up, sitting in the hall as a doctor, this is an ideal job!

He only wanted to be a pharmacy clerk last night, mainly because he didn't have confidence in himself, but the experience of seeing a doctor at the inn last night made him more confident.

In ancient times, as in modern times, most of the patients who saw a doctor were minor ailments with headaches and brain fever. Really serious illnesses were relatively rare, and those minor ailments could be dealt with by themselves, even if they were major ailments. If you study in a formal medical university system, even if you can't cure it, you won't make mistakes and die, and you can always find a way to treat it.

As long as the sitting doctor himself is careful and doesn't mess around, it shouldn't be a big problem.This is a good opportunity, don't miss it, never come again!

Du Wenhao hurriedly put the medicine box on the carriage, lifted the front of the moon-white coarse cloth robe, hurried to the door of "Five Flavors Hall", and stepped in.

In the shop, there was only a thin guy flicking the dust with a feather duster, and Lin Qingdai was nowhere to be seen.Busily looking around, she saw Lin Qingdai sitting on a chair in the wing room, holding a cup of tea with a gaiwan, slightly frowning, looking out the window in a daze.

"Shopkeeper Lin!" Du Wenhao greeted, crossed the threshold and entered, cupping his hands.

Lin Qingdai looked up to see him, forced a smile, and put down the tea bowl: "It's Du Langzhong, what's the matter?"

In modern society, Du Wenhao has already had the experience of looking for a job many times, and has experienced a lot of test-taking scenes. However, this is in ancient times after all, and when it comes to his future livelihood, his heart is still pounding, and he is clapping his hands. He stammered and said: "Master Lin, I..., this, I heard from the silly fat, that your hall would like to invite..., please ask for a doctor, right?"

Lin Qingdai seemed to see what Du Wenhao wanted to say, and nodded: "Yes! Dr. Chai has gone back to his hometown."

Du Wenhao swallowed hard, feeling his heart beating faster: "Can I try?"

Lin Qingdai looked Du Wenhao up and down: "Do you want to apply? Aren't you Doctor Ling?"

"Doctor Ling is at home all over the world, and he is in exile. He has no choice but to do this wandering doctor. This time I met a gangster, and almost lost my life. So, I want to find something to do to live a stable life." Last night, I originally wanted to apply for a job in the Guitang, but Silly Fatty arrived first. Hehe."

Lin Qingdai groaned, and said in embarrassment: "This..., to be honest, business in the small hall has been relatively slow recently, as you can see, it's been an hour since the door opened, and no patient has come to the door, not even a doctor to get medicine. The main reason is that there is no famous doctor. This time, I made up my mind to hire an experienced and famous doctor, even if it costs a lot of money. Besides, you... are too young, and I am afraid that patients will not I came to see you for treatment. So..., I'm sorry!"

Du Wenhao was a little disappointed, of course he could understand Lin Qingdai's worry.

It's no wonder others, if you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for not being young and mature.

In Chinese medicine, the accuracy of observation, questioning, syndrome differentiation, and treatment depends mostly on the experience of the doctor, unlike Western medicine, which uses various diagnostic instruments and various laboratory results to diagnose the disease. Therefore, Chinese medicine pays the most attention to the medical experience and reputation of the doctor.

For a gray-haired old Chinese doctor, everyone will naturally think that his medical skills are superb and trust him, but no one will easily believe that a young man with real skills is a famous doctor with real skills.

If it were someone else, he would have walked away with a bitter face, and Du Wenhao is a person who does not easily admit defeat. Many times of job hunting experience in modern society have made him thick-skinned. He asked with a smile, "Did shopkeeper Lin invite a famous doctor?"

"Not yet. Famous doctors are so easy to find. I'm just thinking about it."

"Then..., before shopkeeper Lin invites a famous doctor, can you let me sit in the hall for consultation and earn some money? Anyway, before you invite a famous doctor, there is no doctor in the hall to see a doctor, let alone the patient. Come on, having a doctor is better than no doctor. Don’t worry, Shopkeeper Lin. I have been a doctor since I was a child, and I have many years of experience in bell medicine. When the famous doctor arrives, I don’t need Shopkeeper Lin to speak, I will slap my buttocks and walk by myself.”

"Is that so..."

Lin Qingdai was a little hesitant, after all, the sitting doctor is too important for a pharmacy.

In ancient times, there was an unwritten rule in seeing a doctor, that is, in whichever pharmacy the sitting doctor saw and prescribed the prescription, the medicine would be picked in that pharmacy. Therefore, if there are many patients who come to the sitting doctor for medical treatment, the business of the pharmacy will definitely be good.

Lin Qingdai's Wuweitang's business is not good, not because the medicinal materials are not good, nor because the price is too expensive, but because there is no good doctor in charge.That's why Lin Qingdai made up her mind to hire a famous doctor.

If Du Wenhao is invited to be a guest doctor temporarily, he is too young. I am afraid that no patients will come to see him in the pharmacy, and the business of the pharmacy will hardly be expected to improve.

What's more, if the sitting doctor's medical skills are mediocre, and someone dies like the previous doctor Chai, he will not only lose money, but also damage the reputation of the pharmacy.

The main reason why the business of the pharmacy is so poor today is that the incident of carrying the dead body to the hall yesterday, and the doctor who had to be tied up to send the official to the hall, the county is such a big place, I am afraid that this matter has spread throughout the city long ago. If something goes wrong, Wuweitang can only close its doors.

Xue Fei'er came in with Du Wenhao, seeing Lin Qingdai hesitated, she was an enthusiastic person, she came over and said: "Sister Qingdai, Du Langzhong is very skilled and kind-hearted, he saw several patients last night, and they all said he saw That's right, the lower part is also in place. You can let him try it first, and let him have a place to earn some money. When the famous doctor is invited, his clothes are almost ready, and then he can continue to be a doctor. Wouldn't it be beneficial for both of you if Ling got a doctor?"

Lin Qingdai smiled and said, "You have already spoken for him, what else can I say? Well, Du Langzhong, I will temporarily hire you as the sitting doctor before the Bitang invites a famous doctor."

Du Wenhao was overjoyed. Although this job was only temporary, it was a beginning after all. It is said that everything is difficult in the beginning, and only with a beginning can there be development.He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper Lin, I will do a good job, don't worry!"

Lin Qingdai said: "You should know the rules of the doctor sitting in the hall, right? - You are in charge of seeing the doctor, and the lower hall is responsible for picking the medicine. The consultation fee belongs to you, and the medicine fee belongs to the hall. Each is responsible and does not involve each other. There are two meals a day, morning and evening, with the staff in the hall, free of charge, but if you want to cook something good by yourself, you can only forget it.”

"I understand all of this."

"Okay, do you have a place to live?"

"A place to live?" Du Wenhao turned his head to look at Xue Fei'er, thinking that the one-story house in his inn cost five cents a night, which is very cheap. Just as he was about to speak, Lin Qingdai said first: "Don't go to their inn." Staying here, after all, it will cost money, and it will not be a small sum after a long time. If you are not afraid of being wronged, you can sleep in the same bunk with the guys in the hall. There are only two guys in the hall, and the bunk is relatively large, so you can sleep comfortably. It's not crowded. There are ready-made bedding and everything, and they are all washed."

"Thank you so much!" Du Wenhao cupped his hands.

Lin Qingdai beckoned over to all the waiters and maids in the hall. There are two medicine pickers in Wuweitang, one is Sha Pang, the fat man who applied for the job yesterday, and he is simple and honest.

The other is Wu Cong, who is relatively thin and thin. He studied in private schools for several years when he was a child. He is very clever, but he likes to play tricks.

Both of them are very enthusiastic about Du Wenhao.

The other is Lin Qingdai's personal maid named Yingzi.

There is also an old couple, Lao Wangtou and Aunt Wang, who are responsible for cooking, doing chores, feeding donkeys and harnessing carts.

Xue Fei'er was also very happy to hear that they had settled the matter: "I found two patients in the morning for Mr. Du to see. We have agreed to take him to see them and come back."

After talking about this, Du Wenhao and Xue Feier were very excited, after all, sitting in the pharmacy was much better than Xue Feier looking for patients everywhere for him.

The first patient Xue Feier introduced was just a cold and cough, which was easy to deal with, and it took only a cup of tea to finish reading and prescribe a prescription.

Xue Fei'er introduced Du Wenhao as the newly hired doctor at "Wuweitang", and the patient's family members went to Wuweitang to get the medicine by themselves.

This family is also in business, and they are acquainted with Xue Feier's family, so they are more generous, giving double the consultation fee.

On the way, Du Wenhao asked Xue Feier about the practice of collecting consultation fees for outpatient visits here. He learned that for ordinary ailments, the consultation fee is only five yuan per consultation, and it will be doubled if the consultation is at home. The family gave a total of [-] yuan. Wen, this made Du Wenhao really feel a little bit of a windfall.

They took a donkey cart to the second house in Nancheng. This family was richer and had a big house, and they entered three times.There are also several old maids.

The owner of this house is the county magistrate of the county yamen, Pang Xianwei. Pang Xianwei did not show up, and the housekeeper received them.

The patient is the nanny of the county captain's youngest son. The disease is very simple, rotten feet.

After Du Wenhao checked it, it was just a small problem in the dermatology department, and there was no difficulty, so he prescribed medicine for oral administration and external rubbing.

The family was also very generous, paying thirty Wen for the consultation.The two families only earned [-] Wen, and after deducting the [-] Wen for renting a donkey cart, there was still [-] Wen, which was considered a small profit, and Du Wenhao was very happy.

Just about to leave the nanny's room, a servant outside shouted: "Second Grandma is back!"

The nanny hurriedly stopped the two of them: "I'm sorry, Langzhong, please stay away for a while, and go out after the second grandma enters the house."

The Song Dynasty was one of the dynasties with the most emphasis on feudal ethics in history.

The owner of this family is a county lieutenant. The county lieutenant in the Song Dynasty was in charge of local security and litigation. He was not a small official in the county town. Of course, not everyone can see the officials and family members, let alone the second wife of the county lieutenant. She's just a concubine, so it's okay to avoid it for a while.

After a while, I heard the grunting of the wheels of the ox cart and the low snorting of the cow from outside, and faintly heard the mournful cry of the woman and the sigh of the man.

(End of this chapter)