626: Chapter 615: Collecting dicine (Extra chapter as a reward for “Al Pacino”) 626: Chapter 615: Collecting dicine (Extra chapter as a reward for “Al Pacino”) In Yizhou City, there are quite a number of pharmacies, among which there are four old and reputable ones.
After considering her options, Manbao finally decided to go to Jishi Hall.
After all, there is an acquaintance in Jishi Hall, isn’t there?
Although Manager Zheng was an acquaintance from Luojiang County rather than Yizhou City, Manbao still subconsciously had a better impression of Jishi Hall.
Accompanied by Zhou Lijun, Manbao went to Jishi Hall together.
The assistant glanced at the prescription and asked, “This prescription wasn’t written by our attending doctor, was it?”
“No, it wasn’t.
What’s the problem?
Can’t you fill it?”
The assistant smiled at her and said, “It’s not exactly a problem, but we’ll need to have our manager take a look at it.
Please wait a mont.”
The assistant went to call the manager.
After looking over the three prescriptions that Manbao had provided, he pondered for a mont and then smiled, “Young lady, may I ask who the dicine is for?”
“It’s for my Eldest sister.”
The manager nodded slightly, “It would be best if the patient could co here in person.
These dicines are all for regulating qi and blood, but they emphasize different aspects.
I’m not sure which prescription the doctor originally wrote for you?”
Manbao thought for a while; before coming, she had taken pulses for her family mbers, and she was very familiar with her sister’s pulse condition.
She straightforwardly recited the case based on the pulse reading, looking directly at the manager with her bright, sparkling eyes, “Based on this pulse case, which prescription would be suitable for her?”
The manager looked at Manbao in amazent and hesitated but eventually pulled out one of them and said, “Then this prescription seems to be the better choice.”
He said, “Although I am seeing this type of formula for the first ti, upon careful deduction, it turns out to be a harmonious match of the principal and subordinate herbs with compatible dicinal properties, and it has a gentle healing power.
It not only supplents qi and blood but also regulates the liver and kidneys, without being excessively heating.”
Seeing that he had chosen the imperial secret prescription, Manbao grew excited, “Then please prepare the dicine according to this formula.
By the way, what do you think about making it into pills?”
“That would be difficult to do,” he said after pondering for a mont, shaking his head, “To make it into a pill formula, I would need to deliberate on it further.”
He took the prescription in hand and personally prepared the dicine for her, “Young lady, how many doses would you like?”
After thinking, Manbao said, “Let’s start with ten doses.
Should there be a break in between taking the dicine?”
“Take a break every three days, one dose per day.”
Manbao complied.
After preparing the dicine, the manager returned the folded prescriptions to her with a smile and asked, “Who wrote this prescription for the young lady?”
Manbao shook her head, “I copied it from a book.”
“Copied?” The manager looked at her skeptically, “Is there soone in the young lady’s family who practices dicine?”
“I am the one studying dicine.”
The manager expressed surprise, then, after a mont of thought, asked with clasped hands and a smile, “May I know who the young lady studied under?”
Manbao paused before replying, “I can’t tell you that.”
Manager: “…”
Being a doctor isn’t so kind of disreputable work, so why can’t she tell?
Shouldn’t one aspire to beco well-known so as to attract more patients, and better ones at that?
Manbao paid the bill, and Zhou Lijun carried the dicine; they both said goodbye to the manager together.
The manager returned to his senses and quickly said, “Young lady, if your husband isn’t already attending elsewhere, he might consider our pharmacy.”
After looking at Manbao, considering that she had chosen prescriptions to regulate a woman’s qi and blood, he thought he understood and said assumingly, “Even if it’s for a woman, our pharmacy warmly welcos her.”
Manbao’s eyes lit up, and she turned back to ask, “Really?”
The manager nodded.
Although fewer won ca in for dical consultations, they did exist.
Since she was a female doctor, it would be possible for her to treat other won.
What could be the harm?
Judging from the prescription, the person who wrote it seed to be very experienced, and their dical skills should not be lacking.
More than the prescriptions, what he wanted was the person.
Manbao asked, “Are there any conditions?
Do I need to take a test or sothing like that?”
“Ah?” The manager thought for a mont and replied, “How could we possibly neglect such a respected teacher?
All that matters is if your teacher is willing to co.”
“Then what do you think of ?” Manbao puffed out her chest.
Manager: ……I was looking for your husband, not you.
Zhou Lijun imdiately said, “Manager, my aunt is quite remarkable.
She started prescribing dicines a few years ago and hasn’t stopped treating people these past few years.”
Although nobody was using her prescriptions.
Manbao nodded vigorously, and seeing the manager’s face filled with difficulty, she quickly added, “I don’t ask for paynt, I’ll do it for free!”
Manager: ……Even more reason not to dare to hire you, what should I do?
Manbao looked at him eagerly, “How about you test ?
If I don’t pass, then forget it.”
“Your husband…”
Manbao sighed, “Although my husband does not attend, he has other things to do and no ti to co out to see patients.
So, I have been looking to learn more pulse cases but can’t find any patients…”
Realizing what she ant, the manager understood that she wanted to co to his place to see patients and learn pulse cases.
He frowned, this privilege was usually granted only to apprentices of the shop, or disciples of the attending doctors.
Bearing in mind that patients are also precious, they are not just anyone who can be given to students for examination.
For a new doctor, opportunities to personally take pulses in the initial stage are rare.
So may serve ten years, or even more than a decade as apprentices before being considered ready to treat patients.
During this ti, while the opportunities to identify dicinal herbs are frequent, and morizing dical texts isn’t hard, personally treating patients and accumulating pulse cases…
Ti is limited, and patients can be temperantal.
Who would dare let an apprentice take pulses carelessly?
Therefore, the manager remained silent.
It was the eldest doctor, who had been busy treating patients and prescribing dicines on the side, who suddenly ca forward and said, “Let her co tomorrow to try.
If her pulse diagnosis is not poor, she could follow to see so gynecological cases,”
The eldest doctor winked at the manager.
She may learn pulse cases here, but once she has them, she would ultimately have to take them back for her husband to write prescriptions, right?
The prescriptions are what truly matter.
As for the level of her husband’s skills, that would be evident once they saw the prescriptions he wrote.
This was actually a process of mutual learning.
They wanted to invite soone to the pharmacy not only to strengthen the capabilities of Jishi Hall but also to learn the dical expertise of others, right?
The manager caught on to the suggestion and smiled at Manbao, “Alright, young lady, co to the pharmacy tomorrow to give it a try.
May I ask for the lady’s honorable surna?”
Manbao confidently said, “My na is Zhou Man, and this is my niece, Zhou Lijun.
There is one more thing I wish to inform the manager about.
I still have to study every day, so I will not have much ti to be at the pharmacy.
How about I co to the pharmacy for two hours each day?”
She added, “I don’t want paynt.”
The manager internally complained, letting her learn pulse cases at their place without collecting any fees was already quite lenient, and yet she still expected to be paid?
Seeing that Manbao was young and not expecting her to be particularly capable, he nodded and agreed.
However, because she ntioned her daily reading, he grew more appreciative of her.
In an ordinary family, what girl her age continues to study?
His own daughter barely recognized characters, had read a couple of books, and then stopped her studies to learn embroidery and other things.
But still…
What young lady would personally co to retrieve dicine?
However, thinking of the dicines she ca to collect, he sowhat understood, “Young lady, would you like to discuss this matter with your family before coming to work at the pharmacy?”
Manbao replied confidently, “I can decide on my own matters.
I will just tell my husband when I go back.”
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