Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 7 Difficulties
But, wanting to make money, is it easier said than done?
Su Tong thought about burning glass and opening a restaurant, just like what was written in time-traveling novels, but he could only think about it, and it was really not feasible.

It’s not that she doesn’t know how to burn glass. In fact, Lin Muna’s name as the greatest scientist of the 21st century is not a nonsense. Although he is most proficient in computers, he is definitely a professor in physics and chemistry, and he is still a genuine professor. Well, Su Tong can be his assistant for ten years, just burn a piece of glass, how can it be difficult for her?

But now glassware is actually very popular. Burning a piece of glass and selling it as a rare item is worth thousands of gold. A glass cup, moreover, the glass cup is fragile, and ordinary people will definitely not buy it, but if you want to sell it as a luxury, Xixi Town is a small place, and not many people are willing to buy it. If you go to a big city like Kaifeng in the future, maybe I can try it, now I can only.

As for opening a restaurant, it is even more unfeasible. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are lowly. Since she wants her younger brother to take the imperial examination, she cannot do such a lowly business. not good.

What's more, the most important thing is that Su Tong has no capital!

As for those handicrafts such as sewing and mending, or making a purse, saving flowers, etc., although Su Tong does not have it in his memory, but doing these, firstly, he will not earn much money, and secondly, Su Tong is not the original one after all. , If you have memories, you have memories, but it's still a bit rusty to actually do it.

Now it's winter again, a while ago she went to wash clothes for others, and she could only earn ten pennies a day, but her hands were red and stiff from the cold. If this continues, I'm afraid she will get rheumatism.

As for Erlang's hard work in chopping firewood, she was even more reluctant. Erlang was only six years old, and it would take his whole life to suffer a physical breakdown.

She racked her brains and couldn't think of any easy and simple way to make money. Su Tong gritted her teeth. If she hadn't agreed to Lin Mu, she would have wanted to start her own 'family business'.

Thinking of the family business, Su Tong pressed his eyebrows, and suddenly clapped his hands. In fact, being a doctor is not bad. In this era, the status of a doctor is not particularly low.

The Song Dynasty gave officials a very generous treatment. Scholars continued to grow and there were more and more scholars. However, official positions were limited after all. Scholars who did not become officials had to support their families.

Scholars in this era can learn some medical skills, and the emperor is also good at medical skills, and is very interested in promoting medical skills.

Confucian medicine was still very important in the Song Dynasty. Fan Zhongyan once said-"If you are not a good look, you are a good doctor".

Su Tong is quite confident in his medical skills, among other things, he will not be worse than those current bell doctors and herbal medicine doctors.

"Big sister, big sister?"

Erlang came over with a bowl of rice paste, and saw his eldest sister sitting on the bed in a daze. It was cold, the window paper was torn, and the cold wind was blowing into the room. Erlang saw her sister's cheeks flushed from the cold. Feeling distressed, she quickly stuffed the hot rice porridge into her hand, "Sister, what are you thinking? Drink something to warm up."

Su Tong came back to his senses and reached out to pull Erlang into his arms. Erlang was a little awkward and struggled for a while, but it was really warm to be stuck together. After all, he still didn't break free, but blushed and muttered: "Men and women have different seats at seven years old. I'm six years old."

Su Tong laughed: "You're only six years old, it won't be too late to avoid taboos when you're seven years old." Then he sighed again, what Erlang said made sense, now the two siblings can still live together, Erlang hits the ground floor Yes, but when Erlang grows older, he must have his own room. Not only Erlang, but also himself needs independent space.

"Erlang, do you think my sister can make money practicing medicine?"

Erlang was startled, his expression changed drastically, he grabbed Su Tong's hand, and said anxiously: "Eldest sister, you... Don't miss Dr. Sun, although Erlang doesn't understand, when Dr. Sun came to propose marriage, our family has already made an agreement with the Wang family , Dad can only refuse, not to mention that you liked Wang Sanlang at that time, and you refused to promise anything, how can you turn back now? I heard from Brother Tie Dan that Dr. Sun's family has already shown him, and he is about to marry a wife. Sister... don't be confused!"

Su Tong forgot, she is a woman, how can she practice medicine?Although there are also female doctors nowadays, most of them are cultivated by rich and powerful families themselves, or the wives and daughters of doctors are of very low status, so Erlang never thought that his sister really wanted to be a doctor. Now, I still think that Su Tong wants to regret his marriage and marry Dr. Sun!
Erlang made a crackling call, which made Su Tong feel confused, but she had a clever mind since she was a child, and as soon as these words passed her mind, she was shocked: "What did Erlang say, and how did he get involved with Dr. Sun?"

This passage touched his mind, and Su Tong remembered that although he and Wang Sanlang had been engaged for five years, it was actually only a verbal agreement at the beginning, and the marriage letter was formally written three years ago. When she was only 12 years old, she invited a matchmaker to come to her door.

Su Wu liked Dr. Sun's character very much, but remembered that he had already made an agreement with the Wang family. Although it had not been formally established, he always valued his promises and would never break his promise, so he could only resign with regret.

At that time, although Su Wu hadn't passed the Jinshi examination, he was far from hopeless. In addition, his family background was not bad. The Wang family was very optimistic about this marriage. The marriage was formalized.

At that time, Su Tong was quite happy, thinking that it was Dr. Sun who facilitated the good things between himself and Wang Sanlang, and he was somewhat grateful to Dr. Sun in his heart.

Thinking of this, the corners of Su Tong's mouth twitched, his head dilated, and he said with a wry smile: "Erlang, don't think about it, our family is about to be overwhelmed, my sister is in a hurry, so she talks nonsense, don't worry, let's think of other ways to make money that is."

Erlang breathed a sigh of relief, but his brows and eyes became darker: "It's a pity... If my sister was engaged to Dr. Sun back then, she must have had a better life than now."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a cold snort coming from outside the door: "Isn't it enough to have Wang Sanlang? You have to seduce Dr. Sun, don't dream, a foxy girl like you will never get into the Sun family's door."

Erlang was startled, and opened the door suddenly, and saw a girl in red standing outside the door angrily. Su Tong looked up, and saw the girl gritted her teeth, looking at her with gloomy and cold eyes, and unspeakable jealousy , Recognizing that this person is the daughter brought by Mrs. Liu, Xue Min raised his eyebrows slightly, and said coldly: "I have no covetous intentions for Dr. Sun. I heard that his family has given him a visit. With Dr. Sun's character and appearance, it is not impossible to marry a daughter of a great family, we are a small family, so naturally we have to hide as far away as possible."

(End of this chapter)