Milk was the last to leave, he glanced at Zhou Daoan, who had found a place to sit on the side and had not yet recovered his strength, hesitated, but still lowered his head and said softly:

"Stephen, thanks to you this time......"

After a pause, the theater owner had an apologetic look on his face and continued: "But...... As you can see, Miss Kelly is definitely not going to be able to perform anymore...... And our little theater ...... I'm really embarrassed that I recruited workers before because I was preparing for this performance. Now that there is no way to continue the show, the recruitment ...... Do you understand? ”

The job at hand has flown up!

Zhou Daoan nodded helplessly, the reality is like this. He also heard it very clearly when he was "eating melons" just now, and he didn't need the boss to say much, he could immediately associate this link with his thinking. It's just that I spent an afternoon of hard work, and finally found a suitable job, and I still think that the task has been completed......

Boss Milk was relieved to see that Zhou Daoan was very "understanding", he patted Zhou Daoan's shoulder as if encouragingly, didn't say anything more, and left.

In the blink of an eye, in this clinic, in addition to the owner and patients, there is only Zhou Daoan left as an "idle person".

"I'll catch my breath and leave right away......" Seeing that Mrs. William was staring at him, Zhou Daoan said.

"Oh, there's no hurry. You might as well wait, I have something to ask you. Mrs. William smiled slightly. Next, she first asked a female clerk in the clinic to prepare the decoction, and Kelly still sat on the hospital bed—she was out of danger, but still very weak.

After arranging these, Mrs. William walked up to Zhou Daoan, grabbed a chair and sat down. She looked at Zhou Daoan, who was a little puzzled, and asked:

"You just lost your job?"

Zhou Daoan originally thought that the other party was interested in cardiac resuscitation, but when he was asked about himself, he couldn't help but be a little stunned. But there was nothing to hide, and Milk's conversation with him had apparently been noticed by Mrs. William.

After Zhou Daoan admitted this, Mrs. William's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and then asked Zhou Daoan a few more questions about his origin, and Zhou Daoan also answered them one by one "truthfully".

After asking around, Mrs. William showed a satisfied expression on her face, she looked into Zhou Daoan's eyes, and asked:

"Now that you're out of work, would you be interested in becoming an apprentice at this clinic?"

"Huh?" Zhou Daoan didn't react for a while.

Mrs. William repeated the question, and then began to describe the work and treatment of the apprentices at the clinic.

Apprentices, although nominally learning from shopkeepers, are in reality engaged in a lot of chores and are paid a low salary—or even unpaid. Of course, if the apprentice is attentive and hard-working, and the employer is conscientious enough, there are many who can eventually learn and succeed.

However, the nature of the apprenticeship proposed by Mrs. Wilhelm was somewhat different.

"Four pence a day, not only to help me with something, but also to help my husband, Mr. William, the owner of the clinic. You can also learn some skills from us. I specialize in ancient Eastern medicine, and my husband is a well-known surgeon. If you are willing to put your heart into it, you will reap the rewards...... Of course, we will also take care of two meals a day, and there is no one in this clinic at night, so you can stay here temporarily. ”

This means including food and lodging! Four pence a day, the same pay as the previous work in the theatre, but the theatre was only responsible for one meal, and the apprentice was better treated in comparison. Although fourpence is by no means a lot, the bulk of the cost of food and lodging is gone, and fourpence can still support a simple life.

"Forgive my presumptuousness, Mrs. William, and I would like to ask why you would want to give me a job?" Zhou Daoan thought for a moment, but decided to ask clearly. Mrs. William's proposal was actually a real relief for Zhou Daoan, but out of caution, Zhou Daoan didn't think that he would have any sudden good luck, so he had to touch Mrs. William's bottom.

"The main reason, of course, is the act of helping this Ms. Kelly today – standing up and helping others in their time of need, which is the quality that doctors need most, and that's why my husband and I decided to use our savings to open a cheap clinic in retirement." Mrs. William did not hide it and said directly, "Of course, our clinic does need a helper. Lilith you saw just now, she is mainly responsible for life here, and it is okay to help me once in a while, but on my husband's side, there is no helper at all. Moreover, when our clinic was busy, the three of us were really stretched. ”

"Also, I'm very interested in your 'Tuina technique', so I hope you can teach me this craft – it can save many people. When I was young, I spent some time in the ancient country of the East, and I am very aware of the wisdom and industriousness of the Oriental people. If you also have the blood of the East in your veins, I look forward to seeing these qualities in you as well. ”

All right! It seems that his "exoticism" can really be a plus. Zhou Daoan listened to Mrs. William's words, thought about it quickly, and found that there was nothing to question, so he agreed to the job.

Mrs. William was very mobile, and as soon as Zhou Daoan agreed, she immediately instructed Lilith to prepare an extra dinner. Then before dinner was served, he took Zhou Daoan around the clinic, which was familiar with the environment.

This small clinic can actually be seen in a few minutes - it is a three-bedroom house. The hall, which is the façade, is also the first consultation room, in addition to the larger hospital bed where Kelly is lying, there is another smaller consultation bed. There is a curtain between the two beds, which can be easily separated, and there are no other extra beds. Among the three rooms in the back, one is a pharmacy, one is a women's clinic, and one is supposed to be an office, but because it is not very useful, it is "occupied" by Mrs. William, and it is full of traditional Chinese medicine equipment.

It seems that this clinic is also a hospital of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

After looking at the future working environment, I returned to the front hall, and just as the door of the clinic was pushed open, a neatly dressed man walked in, looking at Zhou Daoan obviously stunned.

Mrs. William had already greeted her, and took the suitcase from the man's hand very familiarly, and said, "You are coming back late." ”

"Well, I went to the port and picked up two more patients, so it was a little later than expected." The man replied in a normal tone, while looking at Zhou Daoan with his eyes.

"This is Stephen, the apprentice I recruited today." Mrs. William noticed the man's eyes, began to introduce Zhou Daoan, and also said in brief words about Zhou Daoan's rescue next time.

The man listened quietly, then walked over to the bed where Kelly was lying, checked on Kelly, and nodded slightly, as if he had no opinion on the patient's disposition.

Isn't Zhou Daoan also looking at this man who should be the owner of the clinic? I saw that he was about sixty years old, and when he took off his hat, he showed gray and ironed hair, a short beard on his chin, and a small mustache on his lips, which made him look very gentlemanly. He was about the same size as Mrs. William, and perhaps a little shorter, but he was a sturdy man, and he was a very energetic old man.

This Mr. William, who is at least five years old from Mrs. William, stood in front of Zhou Daoan after listening to Mrs. William's introduction, stretched out a hand, but there was no obvious smile on his face:

"I'm John, John Brandon William, and you're welcome to join us......"

This Mr. William did not seem to be very good at words, and after saying this sentence there was nothing to say.

In contrast, Mrs. William was closer. However, it may simply be that Mrs. William has a natural affinity for the Orientals - combined with Mrs. William's attitude towards other people, it seems that both of them are very serious in front of people.

At this time, the Lilith had finished today's dinner, and the owner of the clinic, together with the staff, ran out of simple food on the square table in the hall.

Zhou Daoan observed that although the food was simple, there was not even much meat, only a pea-based soup, but the dry food was white bread - a more delicate staple food. Most people in this era could only eat black bread, which contained very little refined flour, and the bran was the main ingredient. Brown bread naturally tastes bad, but it is much cheaper than white bread. Zhou Daoan's "free meal" at noon in the church is the staple food of black bread.

It seems that although the doctor couple lived a simple life, they should have a small amount of savings. The boss and the employee eat the same food, there is no difference, and it seems that he is indeed upright.

When dinner was over, Mrs. William was ready to go home with her husband—they did not live here, and even Lilith went back to the house with them. As an apprentice, on the first day, Zhou Daoan was left in the clinic overnight. I have to say that Dr. William and his family really have the temperament of "no need to use suspicious people" - there are still a lot of valuable drugs and equipment in the clinic pharmacy.

"Ms. Kelly may be completely awake in the evening and need to give her a little energy. I've left the decoction and some food here, and you're looking at some for Ms. Kelly, not too much...... You can also eat it if you are hungry yourself. Before leaving, Mrs. William explained a few words, then turned to her husband and asked, "Do you have anything to add if I deal with it like this?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with it, and ...... Your patient, you have the final say. Dr. William probably wanted to make a joke, but there was still no smile on his face.

After the three of them left, Zhou Daoan checked each room again, and after confirming that there were no safety hazards left, he returned to the front hall.

He set up a portable bed, which was sitting unused in the office, probably originally intended for an extra bed for the patient. Zhou Daoan can only "deal with" it first, but as an apprentice, he is not dissatisfied with the conditions being like this.

At nine o'clock, Zhou Daoan was ready to lie down and go to bed—there was no entertainment at night in this era. In addition, he has been running around for a day today and has made a lot of effort, so he is indeed a little tired.

But as soon as he lay down, before he could close his eyes, a woman's voice came from the other side of the hospital bed.