Chapter 32: Preparing for a Career
The carriage drove slowly on the wide bluestone road.
Walking ahead, you will find a bustling market. There are a lot of people in the market, and it is estimated that it will take a long time for the horse-drawn carriage to drive past. Bai Panpan asked the coachman to stop at the entrance of the market.
She came out today, actually ready to come out and find something to do. There are still a long days ahead, and I don't know if there will be a chance to travel back. is lonely, and you can't stay in the backyard all the time, counting on a man to live.
As for what to do, it's very simple, she already knows how to heal. Treating diseases and saving people, saving people from fire and water, can be regarded as applying what you have learned to benefit the people, and you can also have more income. To be an old business, you must be handy.
"Die'er, what are the famous medical halls in this capital?" Although Bai Panpan has previous memories, she only wants to eat, drink and have fun, and she doesn't go to places like the hospital much. So I'm going to ask Butterfly first, and then go to explore the water~
Die'er was a little puzzled and a little nervous, "Miss, why did you suddenly ask this?" But what's uncomfortable? ”
Bai Panpan looked like he didn't want to say more. "It's okay, just ask more. Tell me what you know. ”
Die'er looked at Bai Panpan like this, and her mind couldn't help but turn twice. "Miss, the most famous medical hall in our capital is Xinglinchun, this medical hall is opened by Mrs. Lin's family, Mrs. Lin's ancestors have been practicing medicine for generations, and the medical skills are wonderful, and there is the living sign of Mrs. Lin, which is very favored by high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital."
Butterfly tilted her head, seriously snapped her fingers, and came one by one.
"There is also Wan'antang, Wan'antang's medical skills are good, but the consultation fee is too high."
"The service of Qianjin Pharmacy is very good......"
Bai Panpan listened and kept it in mind. "What else?"
"There is also the Helper Hall, this medical hall was funded by the Empress Dowager, the prince of Annan was suffering, and the Empress Dowager saw it in her eyes and felt pain in her heart. In order to accumulate more blessings for the prince, the medical hall was specially built in the civilian area of East Street. The cost of medical treatment and medicine in the helper hall is cheaper than that of other places, and if you encounter a particularly poor person, you can even receive free treatment. But many people praised the Empress Dowager as the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva, who came to save the suffering. ”
Die'er said that her eyebrows flew and her saliva flew straight away, "Miss, the slaves and maids don't go out much, and these are all heard by the slaves and maids when they are chatting with the stewards who bought from the house." Miss~ What are you going to do with these questions? ”
Die'er looked at Bai Panpan's serious face, and the doubts in her heart deepened. A terrifying thought flashed through my mind.
Don't...... Miss is suffering from some hidden disease, it is inconvenient to say. That's why you are so roundabout about the famous doctor's hall?
Miss is still so young, what if it really ...... She was worried, but she was afraid to say it, so that her own young lady noticed it. Tentatively asked, "Miss, why don't you take you around?" ”
Bai Panpan had this intention in his heart, and nodded in agreement without hesitation.
The decision to agree with this second suddenly made Die'er feel that her thoughts were hammered with stones. After all, her own young lady has always only inquired about where there is fun, where there are new things, where there are new delicacies, and where there are handsome and good-looking young people. When do you bother to pay attention to things like the hospital?
Die'er followed Bai Panpan to show the way, and secretly looked at her young lady.
Bai Panpan only felt that this girl was a little strange today, and she didn't expect that she had been regarded as a sick person by the personal maid.
Xinglinchun is the largest medical center in Beijing, and it is the most prosperous street in Beijing. This place is basically either rich or expensive. The decoration of Xinglin Chun looks antique, the heavy wooden cabinet looks very high-grade, there are seven or eight doctors sitting behind the desk in the museum, and there is a long queue in front of each doctor. There are men, women and children, but these people seem to be relatively peaceful, and basically it is not a serious illness.
After Bai Panpan stood and watched for a while, he went to several other houses with Die'er.
The situation in the previous medical centers was similar, and Bai Panpan had some understanding in his heart.
As noon approached, the weather became hotter, and the people selling sugar and water melons and fruits on the street became more and more vigorous. Bai Panpan asked the little girl to buy two bowls of sour plum juice and some small snacks, and the two of them went to Dongxia Street slowly.
Die'er took a bite of the meat patty on her left hand, swallowed it, and then took a sip of the sour plum juice that was contained in the green bamboo tube on her right hand, and said vaguely, "Miss...... This is a civilian area, so we'd better go somewhere with more people......"
The little girl is simple-minded, but she has also heard that the security in this area is not good, so she will eat while paying attention to the people close to them.
Bai Panpan's heart warmed slightly and nodded. I chew the meatloaf in my hand, too. The cake is golden on both sides, sprinkled with green onions, and sandwiched with thick and bulging minced sauce and meat in the middle.
The master and servant arrived outside the shop of the Helper Hall in a short time.
This is a small medical hall, about 50 square meters, and there are three doctors sitting in it. The two older doctors, in their forties and fifties, looked gentle and patient. The other doctor is younger, about twenty years old, with a smile on the corner of his lips. is seriously checking the pulse of an old man.
Bai Panpan had some impressions of this young doctor, the last time he treated an old man who had suffered a stroke on the street, the stall owner called him. It seems to be surnamed Zhao.
In front of the desk of the three doctors, there was a long queue, and the crowd was noisy, mixed with the crying of children and the painful moans of adults. Recite.
Most of these people are dressed in ordinary and poor clothes, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and dark eyebrows and eyes. At first glance, you can tell that they are really poor.
In the medical hall, there are seven or eight medicine boys and apprentices, who catch medicine, and who boil medicine. Ushered in and sent in an orderly manner, although busy, everything is in order, and it does not make people panic at all.
Although Bai Panpan and Die'er's master and servant are dressed more elegantly, they can also see the extraordinary fabric. Standing in the crowd with food in his hand, he stood out from the crowd and was out of place.
The steward hurriedly greeted him, "This young lady, but you are here to see a doctor?" ”
Bai Panpan nodded and shook his head again. Didn't answer.
Some of the stewards didn't understand what she meant, and they weren't impatient, so they said politely: "Miss looks at her eyes, I'm afraid it's the first time I've come." We have rules for treating patients in the help hall, only for the poor people to see a doctor, the doctor needs to queue up, the lady is well dressed, at first glance it is not an ordinary family, if it is not an emergency, it is recommended that you go to other hospitals to see. ”
Bai Panpan nodded, indicating that he understood. "Steward, you just have something to do, you don't have to greet us. We'll look at it for a while and then leave. ”
Die'er flattened her mouth, and the other medical centers had just ushered in the delivery, but it was called an eagerness, and she was almost ready to supply the customer. This little two seems to be greeting, but in fact he is pushing people. Die'er couldn't understand why her young lady didn't leave after suffering from this nest.
But if the young lady doesn't leave, she can't leave. Only dutifully follow the young lady's side. lest they be struck by these men.
The master and servant had planned to stuff the bread in their hands into their mouths in two or three bites. can be stared at enviously by a group of people, and they only feel stressed and embarrassed to eat. I had to find a small person to sit down in the shade of a tree.
Seeing that they didn't look like seeing a doctor, the steward was not too curious, and turned around and went into the hospital to help. However, Zhao Lian noticed the situation here, and wondered in her heart, why did she come to this place?
Bai Panpan had just sat down, and suddenly a hand grabbed the hem of her skirt, Bai Panpan turned his head sideways, and met a pair of black eyes, it was a child, four or five years old, thin skin and bones, wearing wide, white and patched clothes. Standing alone next to the trunk of a tree. "Sister~ Is the meatloaf delicious?"
The little guy's hands are very clean, his voice is very small, and he is soft and weak. He swallowed his saliva and said innocently and hopefully: "My brother said that the meatloaf is delicious, and when he receives his salary, he will buy a lot of meatloaf for Yuanyuan to eat~"
This little guy is dry and flat, like a small bean sprout, where does it look like a round? Die'er looked at the pitiful appearance of the little radish head, which reminded her of her young brother, and her heart was also touched. "Miss, don't blame him, children don't understand anything."
The corners of Bai Panpan's mouth turned up slightly, squatted down and broke the cake in his hand and handed it to the little guy half. "Eat, sister, half of the circle."
The little one shook his head. refused: "Thank you, sister, my brother said that it was useless, and Yuanyuan didn't help my sister do anything, so I can't take my sister's things." ”
"Hey, you've got a lot of backbone." Die'er has seen a lot of children begging miserably, and this little guy is like this, this is the first time she has encountered it. "Here you go, you just take it, at a young age, where did you get so many rigid truths?"
Yuan Yuan pursed his lips, stubbornly shook his head again, but the little guy was young, and the desire in those eyes was bright.
Bai Panpan also found this child interesting, and asked, "What about your brother?" ”
The slender arm of the round little guy lifted and pointed to a half-grown teenager in the medical hall. "That's my brother~ My brother is older, his hands and feet are diligent, and he sees that his brother is smart and lets him work there. Including food and lodging, there is also a string of copper coins every month. ”
The tone of the little guy was full of pride and pride. inexplicably reminded Bai Panpan of when he was studying, when his classmates showed off that their parents were rich and capable.
"Then you can help my sister find a stool, and my sister will give you the cake as a thank you gift?" Bai Panpan said with a smile.
Yuanyuan happily agreed. The girl ran out and brought the stool.
Wait for Zhao Lian to come out. I saw Yuanyuan holding the meat patty and talking to Bai Panpan's master and servant.
I don't know what the little guy said, it made the two masters and servants smile, and the girl next to her reached out and rubbed the round brain melon seeds.
Zhao Lian walked over. "Miss Bai is here for something?" His attitude was somewhat respectful.
Bai Panpan stood up and shook the hem of her skirt. The pink skirt is layered and staggered and blooms slowly.
The girl is beautiful, her face is outstanding, and she stands here pretty, like a budding summer lotus.
"It's a little bit of an idea, I don't know if it's inconvenient for Dr. Zhao."
Zhao Lian's eyes were slightly staggered, and he was polite. "White girl, please speak."