was asked by Qi Mo, Song Lingyue was stuck.

"You don't want to say it, I say." Qi Mo leaned back, put his hands on the back of his head, and didn't need to look at the account book, he said casually:

"Last month, Zhao Wu of Huai'an Lane owed one or two or three dollars for the consultation fee, and said that he would repay the loan on the fifteenth day of this month, and there were less than three days left for him to repay.

Two months ago, Aunt Ma next door didn't pay for the treatment of headaches, and the money was two dollars of silver.

Three months ago, Uncle Liu from Mito Lane was cold, you waived half of the medical expenses, and only charged him a penny, and he also paid it on credit, saying that he would pay it back soon. And the previous one, Uncle Zhao ......"

Seeing Qi Mo jumping out like a bamboo tube pouring beans, Song Lingyue couldn't care so much, and reached out to cover Qi Mo's mouth as fast as lightning.

Qi Mo easily broke free: "It's easy for you to cover my mouth, but can you tell me, have they paid back the money for these people I said?" ”

"No, no, no......" Song Lingyue lowered her head and said aggrievedly to her fingers: "But those people are so pitiful, because they can't even see a doctor without money, that Uncle Liu's legs are so rheumatistic, his knees are bulging, if he doesn't have money for treatment, how can it be delayed for so long, I also sympathize with them and let them treat the disease on credit." ”

Qi Mo only felt a headache, and looked at Song Lingyue's face with hatred that iron could not become steel:

"If every medical clinic were like you, treating the sick on credit, all the doctors in the world would go bankrupt. Why is the generalist pharmacy Zhang Langzhong making a lot of money on his side, and when it is your turn, opening a pharmacy has gone from profit to the brink of bankruptcy? I can't figure it out! ”

Song Lingyue only felt that there was a fire burning in her chest, and her tone became a lot more rushed:

"Do you want me to learn from Zhang Lang? He makes a lot of money, but don't you see a lot of people saying it's because he can't afford to see a doctor at all? How pitiful those patients are! ”

"I also know that you are soft-hearted, sympathetic to those patients, and we are all very supportive of you. It's just ......" Qi Mo paused, touching Song Lingyue's eyes that had already begun to redden, and the words in his mouth were stuck in his throat and couldn't go on.

He thought about it, sighed, and changed his words:

"Forget it, just keep doing what you want, as long as it makes you happy. In fact, if I hadn't run the clinic with you, I didn't know that there would be so many people in Zhou County, which is as rich as Jizhou, who would be worried about the consultation fee of one or two dimes of silver. In my eyes, I couldn't believe it. ”

"It's not just you, I'm just too incredulous. Medicinal materials are getting more and more expensive, then the cost of treatment will increase, and if it continues like this, the common people will sooner or later look down on the disease. Song Lingyue sighed worriedly, "I just want to help if I have the spare strength." ”

"It seems that seeing a doctor is still too expensive for the people, but it is far from enough to rely on your benevolence and benevolence, but it will drag you down, maybe you should think of a way to see if you can make the people can afford to see a doctor."

Qi Mo's tone was full of worries about the country and the people, and he paced in the study with his hands behind his back to think about a way.

It's just that it's hard to see a doctor and expensive to see a doctor, and it's not a problem that can be solved in one day, it's a national problem.

Song Lingyue thought of the modern medical insurance system in a flash, and after a little thought, she felt that it was feasible, so she said to Qi Mo:

"Isn't there a tax in Great Xia? Why can't a part of the tax be taken out and turned into medical insurance, so that if the people see a doctor, they can go through the medical insurance channel for reimbursement, which can be regarded as taking from the people for the people. ”

"Medicare?" This word has some meaning. Qi Mo looked at Song Lingyue with interest, waiting for her to explain to herself.

Seeing that Qi Mo was puzzled, Song Lingyue also explained to Qi Mo in an easy-to-understand way:

"I wondered if I could divide the tax collected into several parts and use them in different places.

"For example, some are used to provide pension for the people, some are used to provide medical assistance to the people, and some are used to build the army to prevent foreign invasions."

"It's interesting if you tell me more about it." The more Qi Mo listened, the brighter his eyes became, and he pulled Song Lingyue to tell her to speak more carefully, and even took out pen and ink to start recording.

Although Song Lingyue felt strange but didn't think much about it, she roughly talked about her thoughts and the modern tax system, and finally made a declarative summary:

"The residents make their own money, pay their own taxes, and then the state treasury subsidizes a part of them, so that the people know where their taxes are paid and who they are spending them on, and they will not be so resistant to taxation. This is what we really take from the people and use for the people. ”

"However, the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes in Great Xia are already heavy enough, and now they have to be taxed again because of medical care, I am afraid that it will cause discussion and dissatisfaction among the people." Qi Mo was a little worried, and now because the king of northern Hebei might rebel, the imperial brother is already considering whether to increase taxes to fill the treasury in case of emergency.

Song Lingyue shrugged her shoulders, picked up the already cold tea on the table and took a sip: "It is difficult to implement the medical insurance system, but when the people benefit from medical insurance, they will not be so resistant, right?" The health of the people is one of the indicators to measure whether a country has become rich and strong, if the emperor is a smart man, he should try his best to ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment. If the disease cannot be cured, how can the people live and work in peace and contentment? ”

"The Holy One will not allow you to put your beak in your beak, beware of being heard by others!" Qi Mo didn't think about it.

It was already his instinct to defend the imperial brother, even if what Song Lingyue said did have some truth, his mouth was faster than his thoughts.

"Don't be so nervous! Could it be that the emperor of the dynasty also likes to engage in literary hell? Song Lingyue blinked.

"You're going too far! Aren't you afraid that the wall has ears! Beware of causing trouble like this! Qi Mo's tone became more and more serious.

"There are only you and me in this house, and outside the house are Aunt Li and them, everyone is their own people, what is there to be afraid of. Could it be that you will go to the government to sue me, saying that I said bad things about the emperor? Song Lingyue supported her chin with one hand, raised her chin deliberately and defiantly, and a triumphant smile was hooked at the corner of her lips.

Qi Mo couldn't help Song Lingyue: "Of course I won't say it, the emperor is not such a small-bellied person." ”

Song Lingyue heard that something was wrong with Qi Mo's words, and immediately asked, "Why do you say this as if you are very familiar with the emperor?" Do you know the Emperor? ”

Qi Mo, who was about to drink tea, had no time to swallow the tea in his throat, so he choked and coughed repeatedly.

"If you're so big, will you choke on drinking water?" Song Lingyue gently patted Qi Mo's back.

Qi Mo hurriedly covered his mouth with the back of his hand, coughed several times before he could barely breathe, and said intermittently while coughing:

"I, I'm a poor talent, where did I know the current emperor? Don't be kidding. ”

"Haha, of course I'm joking! If you know the Emperor, I know the Jade Emperor! Song Lingyue stuck out her tongue at Qi Mo, "Okay, let's not talk about these bad things, anyway, as you said, I will do my best to do my own thing, as for other things, it is not something that I can control as a little woman." Besides, I've always believed in the famous saying that the boat will go straight to the bridge. ”

"I really don't know whether to say that you are blindly optimistic or too confident." Qi Mo followed Song Lingyue out of the study, and his mouth was still chattering.

"Of course I'm called optimism, give me the blindness!" Song Lingyue turned around and waved her fist with Qi Mo to emphasize.

Out of the study, Song Lingyue rushed to the kitchen to help Aunt Li cook, and Aunt Li was facing the shrimp that were still alive and had no idea what to do.

Song Lingyue smiled and tied an apron to teach Aunt Li how to deal with sea shrimp, Aunt Li was a little scared at first, but after learning it, her hands and feet were nimble, and she was a few points faster than Song Lingyue.

Under the guidance of Song Lingyue, although Aunt Li was in a hurry, she quickly made a sweet and sour crispy shrimp.

"This is the ratio of sweet and sour sauce, and Aunt Li can make sweet and sour dishes in the future according to this ratio." Song Lingyue wrote down the proportion of sweet and sour sauce and recorded it in the recipe, so that Aunt Li could refer to it in case she forgot it when cooking.

"Lingyue, you are really capable, not to mention how to cook so many dishes, but also medical skills, if anyone marries you in the future, it will be really a blessing." Aunt Li waved the spatula, quickly put the prawns covered with sweet and sour sauce on the plate, and said to Song Lingyue with a smile.

"Marry? I don't want that. "Song Lingyue is breaking the garlic, she is only sixteen or seventeen years old now, and it is too early to get married, right?

But apparently Aunt Li didn't think so, "Ling Yue, is this shy?" We Lingyue is so capable, in two years, I'm afraid that the person who asks for marriage will break through the threshold. ”

"Aunt Li!" Song Lingyue dragged out her tone to prevent Aunt Li from continuing to tease.

"Could it be that Ling Yue already has a sweetheart?" Aunt Li inquired with a gossipy face, "Tell Aunt Li to listen, Aunt Li has a tight mouth, and she will never tell Lingyue what you are talking nonsense." ”

Qi Mo walked to the kitchen door and was about to ask when the meal would start, when he heard the conversation between the two in the kitchen.

Vaguely hearing Aunt Li say something about her sweetheart, Qi Mo's heart jumped, and for some reason he was a little nervous, and listened to the doorrail.

"What kind of sweetheart, I don't have the heart to think about those things now, and the pharmacy thing is enough to annoy me. Besides, it's still too young, and I still need to take care of it. ”

Accompanied by the sound of stir-frying, Song Lingyue's sweet voice came hazy.

"You're not too young, you should be an old girl if you wait any longer." Aunt Li was persuading, "Let's hurry up and pick a suitable person!" With a companion, life is more colorful, otherwise how lonely it is, don't you say? ”

"Lonely?" Song Lingyue raised her voice, "I never feel lonely!" Aren't you with me? I've always regarded you as my relatives, so how can I be lonely when I have relatives by my side? ”