In this era when feudal **** reached its peak, most of the ancestral crafts have the idea of passing on men but not women, coupled with the low social status of women, what is advocated on weekdays is the standard of behavior of three from four virtues, and the door is not out of the door, and it is more difficult to find a female doctor than to find a needle in a haystack.

But Hui Niang is a widow after all, if the pharmacy invites a male doctor to come back, even if she finds an old Longzhong, it will also have an impact on her reputation.

On this day, the pharmacy is only open in the morning.

After noon, after closing the door panel, Hui Niang asked Xiu'er and Ning'er to post a notice outside the pharmacy, to the effect that a female doctor was hired to sit for a consultation, which attracted many onlookers.

Of course, these people just took it as a joke, and after some laughter and ridicule, it dispersed.

The operation of Lu's Pharmacy and Yang's Pharmacy is basically one, and a female doctor is invited to sit in the hall here, and a doctor is naturally invited there, but the conditions of Yang's Pharmacy are relatively relaxed.

Because Yang's Pharmacy and Lu's Pharmacy sell finished medicines one after another, and other pharmacies in Fucheng also sell finished medicines, it is not good news for doctors who make money by visiting doctors.

At this time, when people get sick, if they are not so poor that they can't open the pot at home, they usually see the doctor first, pay the consultation fee, and ask the doctor to prescribe the medicine, and then take the prescription to the pharmacy to grab the medicine.

Pharmacies sell finished medicines, which is tantamount to changing the habit of people seeking medical advice.

The doctors in the capital of Tingzhou felt the pressure to survive, and there was no better way to deal with it than to condemn the pharmacy that sold the medicine in their hearts.

At present, Yang's Pharmacy has a doctor, which is a way out. Working as a doctor in a pharmacy is equivalent to turning the original floating consultation fee into a fixed salary, and there is also a commission for patients to see a doctor, and the income is only a lot more than before.

Since Yang's Pharmacy posted a notice to invite a doctor, in addition to the Yang family looking for a prestigious Xinglin master, there are also many doctors who recommend themselves.

Lu's Pharmacy was looking for a female doctor because of the name, and the notice was hung up for two days, but no one applied. Even Hui Niang specially asked someone from the Chamber of Commerce to help inquire, but unfortunately the feedback she received was disappointing...... Except for Hui Niang, the "goddess doctor", I haven't heard of any female doctors around Tingzhou Mansion.

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, the printing workshop started on the last day.

People in this year attach great importance to the Spring Festival and the Shangyuan Festival, and there are many things that need to be prepared in advance, and the workshop can only be suspended at the end of the year.

After the twentieth day of the lunar month, the printing of color New Year pictures basically stopped, and the inventory was enough for the Spring Festival and the next few months, and the printing workshops in Ninghua and Fucheng were rushing to print color comic books.

Hui Niang went to the printing workshop early that morning to prepare for the shutdown at the end of the year, and she directed the people to transport the printing plates, the printed finished comic strips, and the uncut semi-finished products to another rented warehouse and stacked them. After doing this, the workers received their wages and went home.

Hui Niang returned to the pharmacy and discussed with Zhou about the duty of the warehouse at the end of the year.

Shen Mingjun, as the shopkeeper of the printing workshop, will go over during the day to guard during the New Year, and if he goes home for the night, he has to hire someone to watch it to prevent theft.

After the exchange was over, Zhou went home to discuss with Shen Mingjun whether to return to Ninghua at the end of the year. Hui Niang has no relatives in Ninghua, and it is the same wherever she celebrates the New Year. Taking advantage of her free time, she called Shen Xi aside to discuss.

“…… Xiaolang, you said that the pharmacy needs to find a female doctor to sit in the hall, but now this notice has been posted for a few days, and no one has come to apply. ”

Hui Niang is quite helpless, if she can really find a female doctor to come back, the pharmacy has a knowledgeable person to look at can make her feel at ease, and it can also greatly improve the grade of the pharmacy, so that she can sell the medicine more at ease.

Shen Xi thought about it for a while, and said, "I also wonder why I can't recruit people...... It may be that people think our temple is small and don't want to come. ”

Hui Niang frowned and asked, "Xiaolang, who are you talking about?" ”

Shen Xi grinned, there were some things he couldn't say too clearly. When he first came to Fucheng, he and Shen Mingjun walked around the city, looking for sales channels for colorful New Year paintings, and saw a slim and beautiful woman in a three-story building in the city.

After that, Shen Xi personally went to inquire about the origin of the woman, and knew that the daughter of the Xie family of the Xinglin family, who had returned to her hometown from the north, did not know her name, but I heard that the Xie family was once very famous in the capital. It's just that the grandfather of the daughter of the Xie family, when he was seeing a doctor for a powerful person in the capital, made a mistake in the medicine, which caused the patient's condition to deteriorate and almost died, and then both generations of the Xie family were imprisoned, and the Xie family suffered.

The last three generations of the Xie family are all in the same line, and in the generation of Miss Xie family, although there are younger brothers and sisters under the branches, they are all young, and Miss Xie is looking for people everywhere in the capital to dredge, but unfortunately it was not successful.

Originally, Miss Xie was engaged to someone and was about to pass the door, but after this happened, her husband's family retreated, which was a great shame for her daughter's family.

Seeing that the family wealth was scattered, Miss Xie was desperate and had no choice but to return to her ancestral hometown of Tingzhou Mansion with her elders and a few younger siblings. When Shen Xi and Shen Mingjun glanced at each other before, it was the Xie family who had just come to Changting Mansion City to talk about renting a hospital child and other matters. I heard that this Miss Xie family has excellent medical skills and wants to open a medical clinic in the city, taking care of seeing doctors and selling medicine, but unfortunately it has not been successful for a few months.

Shen Xi privately speculated that in addition to not finding a suitable venue, it is estimated that the current economic situation of the Xie family is not too good, and it is difficult to do anything if the money is not in place.

"Auntie, has anyone wanted to open a pharmacy recently, and join the pharmacy chamber of commerce by the way?" Shen Xi didn't answer Hui Niang's words, but asked.

Hui Niang thought about it, and finally shook her head: "I haven't heard of it." ”

Shen Xi sighed: "Aunt, I heard that there is a family surnamed Xie in the capital, and the last three generations are all famous doctors, I don't know if it's true?" ”

"Xiaolang, where did you hear that? Why don't I know? Hui Niang was a little strange, she obviously told Shen Xi that she couldn't invite a female doctor, but Shen Xi did everything she could to talk to her about uselessness.

Shen Xi had to make the meaning clear, and told the situation of the Xie family and the fact that this Miss Xie family had returned to her hometown.

Hui Niang suddenly nodded slightly: "If there is really such a person, you really have to pay attention to it...... It's not easy for people, the family is in the middle of the road, and if you want to make a comeback in your hometown, the Chamber of Commerce has to help you with one or two. ”

Shen Xi said anxiously: "Aunt, why didn't you understand what I meant?" I want to say, auntie can go and find out the tone of this Miss Xie family, and it is best to invite her back to us as a sitting doctor. ”

Hui Niang was a little surprised, and then waved her hand: "No, what kind of identity is the person, how can you succumb to our shop?" Besides, even if we go to invite us, people won't come. ”

Shen Xi could see that although Hui Niang was courageous, she still had some inferiority complex about her identity as a businessman. In this era, the status of doctors is very high, not for good looks is good doctors, although its starting point is derived from the Confucian idea of "good is to help the world, poor is good to themselves" and "the family governs the country and the world", but it can also prove the status of doctors in the eyes of the world.

However, this is a critical moment to attract people to join the gang, a female doctor with excellent medical skills can be regarded as a rare but undesirable one, and if you miss this village, you will not have this shop. Even if there is a suspicion of taking advantage of others' danger, you have to work hard to fight for it.

Besides, if the Xie family has strong financial resources, they can stay in the capital to open a medical center, why do they have to go all the way back to a remote place like Tingzhou Mansion? The Miss Xie family has a grandmother, a mother and a few aunts, as well as younger brothers and sisters to support, a large family with so many mouths, she is a woman running around, and she is not familiar with life, no wonder she has achieved nothing for a few months.

"Auntie, you can visit this Miss Xie first and explain to her her intentions, she grew up in the capital since she was a child, and she is not very familiar with Tingzhou, she always needs to inquire about all aspects of the situation if she wants to open a medical center. You are the head of the chamber of commerce, so it's understandable to take the initiative to care, right? ”

Hui Niang nodded, Shen Xi's words also made some sense.

"Auntie, you can discuss it with her, let her temporarily work as a doctor in our pharmacy, familiarize herself with the situation in Tingzhou Mansion, and wait for her to get acquainted with the situation, make a name for herself, and feel that she can open a medical hall, and she can leave at any time to work alone, isn't it good for both parties?"

Shen Xi explained the reason, the main purpose is to let this Miss Xie come to Lu's pharmacy, and it is best to make this Miss Xie feel that staying in the pharmacy to see a doctor is more secure than going back to open a medical clinic to bear her own profits and losses.

Hui Niang finally said: "Then I'll go and find a suitable time to visit, but I still have to discuss this matter with your mother." ”

That afternoon, Zhou returned to the pharmacy. Hui Niang turned her head to look, but didn't see Shen Mingjun's figure, so she stepped forward and asked, "Where is my sister?" ”

"He went to the warehouse, saying that he would not come back tonight, and he had not found anyone to keep vigil yet, so he could only worry a lot." Zhou sighed, "I discussed with him, the construction will start on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and it will take at least five or six days to go back and forth to Ninghua...... We won't go back to the reunion this year, and let people take some silver back in the past two days as a heart. ”

Hui Niang nodded, because at the end of the year, the printing workshop was only suspended for ten days, if Shen Mingjun and his wife took Shen Xi back to Ninghua, the time to go back and forth was a little rushed. Originally, Hui Niang also hoped that the Shen family could accompany her during the New Year, and the two families would be lively and lively together, so that there would be an atmosphere for the New Year.

Hui Niang said that she was going to find Miss Xie and invite her to come over to sit in the court, and Zhou said happily: "This is a good thing, my sister has decided, you don't need to ask me specifically, and I don't understand it." ”

Hui Niang smiled: "If there is something to discuss, you still have to discuss it with your sister more, otherwise you will not have an opinion in your heart." Then I'll inquire about Miss Xie's residence tomorrow and pay a visit. ”

Shen Xi shouted, "Auntie, can I go with you?" ”

Zhou scolded: "Your aunt is going to do business, what are you doing with this little baby?" ”

Hui Niang touched Shen Xi's head with a smile, and said lovingly: "It's okay, it's okay, with Xiaolang by her side, my sister is more at ease." If you want to say that this Miss Xie is still Xiaolang heard someone outside, my sister asked the people from the Chamber of Commerce to inquire about it, and they didn't know that there was such a person. ”

Zhou said to himself: "Where did this stinky boy hear about it? ”

Shen Xi smiled, he wouldn't say that it was because Shen Mingjun was fascinated by this Miss Xie that he moved his careful thoughts about the investigation. In fact, those people in the Chamber of Commerce have nothing to do with themselves, and they don't listen to anything outside the window except business, how can they pay attention to a little woman who has come back from the north?

In order to meet this Miss Xie, Hui Niang prepared some gifts, including a piece of cloth and simple fruit snacks, although it was not worth a few dollars, but it was more or less her heart.

On the morning of the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, Hui Niang sent Xiu'er to visit the address of Miss Xie Jia that Shen Xi said, and only after making sure that it was correct, did she take Shen Xi with her, and let Xiu'er push a wooden cart with a few gifts, and the three of them went together to meet the genuine "goddess doctor" who came back from the capital.

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