Got guests?

Because beyond the voices of Dr. William and Mrs. William, there were several unfamiliar voices.

Pushing open the door, I found that there were three more young people in the hall of the cheap clinic, all wearing suits and dressed in a serious manner. They were having a great conversation with Dr. and Mrs. William.

Seeing Zhou Daoan coming in, Mrs. William beckoned to him, and then introduced to the three young men: "This is Stephen, the student that your teacher has only recently accepted. But Stephen works hard, has a good talent, and has the composure of a natural surgeon - unfortunately, I wanted Stephen to study internal medicine......"

Since he heard Mrs. William introduce herself, Zhou Daoan put down the ingredients he bought and stretched out his hand, ready to shake hands with these people. It stands to reason that these young people should all be students of the Royal Academy of Medicine, and they can be regarded as their "senior brothers".

The three young men nodded with a participating smile on their faces, but none of them took the initiative to say hello to Zhou Daoan, let alone stretch out their hands to shake hands with Zhou Daoan—only a young man who looked like he was of mixed Arab and European descent answered a sentence, which was regarded as giving Zhou Daoan a step down:

"Teacher, you can be regarded as a collection of students from all ethnic groups and regions!"

Yes, this sentence was not said to Zhou Daoan, but it only slightly alleviated the embarrassment of the scene. Zhou Daoan also withdrew his hand very familiarly, and after saying hello to Dr. William and his wife, he picked up the ingredients again and went to the small restaurant in the back to prepare food.

He didn't feel angry or annoyed in his heart - even if Huaxia became strong in later generations, it was still looked down upon by those white men with a sense of superiority, not to mention that this was in the relatively backward 19th century? At that time, the male lions in the East were still sleeping, and the status of the yellow race in the world was probably lower than that of Africa and La. These white students must look down on their Oriental apprentices.

However, the Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other. Zhou Daoan didn't plan to integrate into the society of this period at all, everything was for the task.

He had scarcely taken the food out of the paper bag, and before he could put it on the plate, Mrs. William called his name again.

Zhou Daoan walked back to the front hall, only to see that the three young men had put on their hats, and Dr. William and his wife had also begun to put on their coats (although it was the end of September at this time, the summer heat had not completely dissipated, but the weather in the foggy capital was very changeable, and it was often cooler after a heavy rain. Even when it's a little hotter, these gentlemen are still used to wearing the full dress code), and they look ready to go out.

Sure enough, Mrs. William opened her mouth to confirm this—

"Stephen, Verratti and they were so enthusiastic that I had to go with John to their inaugural celebration. We don't eat at home, you cook your own lunch and dinner – maybe we'll be back after dinner. ”

"If you have a patient, you can look at the ordinary problem and solve it, and if you can't be sure, let the patient come back in the evening or the next day...... Dr. William added.

"Hey, since you've been studying with the teacher for so long, Stephen will definitely be able to deal with these diseases, don't worry! Aaron's guy will definitely come to see you in two days' time, and I've heard that he has been hired by Manchester's big hospital and will be going to work at the end of the year. Why don't you take a trip? After being away for so long, you have to count on Stephen......" Among the three young men, the mixed-race young man smiled again. Probably he himself has some foreign blood, so he has a slightly better attitude towards Zhou Daoan.

"Oh, speaking of Aaron, why didn't he come with you?" When Dr. William heard another familiar name, he asked more, probably one of his most impressed disciples.

"That guy has always been unsociable, and you don't know it...... Knowing that we were here today, he would have deliberately avoided this time. Curt, did he tell you when he was going to visit the teacher? Another tall, white student said with some stiffness.

"I don't have much friendship with Aaron...... But even if he doesn't come these days, the 29th is the big day for the college to issue honorary certificates, and the teacher will definitely meet a group of classmates on that day, and will Aaron come to visit the teacher at that time? "Curt was a red-haired, glasses man with pimples on his face.

"Teacher, wife, will you go back to the academy in those two days, right? Many of your classmates are thinking about you! Again, the mixed-race boy who had spoken at the beginning, looked at Dr. William with a blank eye.

"Number 29? I shouldn't have any problems, John, what about you? Want to go back and check it out? "Mrs. William was obviously moved, she was also a student of the college, and later stayed in the school to become a teacher, although she left the college with Dr. William, but she did not know the truth about Dr. William's departure, so she was interested in returning to the college to participate in some activities. When the time comes, it is also a sense of accomplishment to see many students who have achieved success in their studies and surround themselves with good news.

But Dr. William obviously didn't want to go back, and if the medical school colleagues really missed him, they would have sent him an invitation a long time ago. Now it's only been three or four days before the event, and I haven't received any invitations, so even if I go, I will be considered by those people to be cheeky and stubborn. As for the story behind his resignation that year, no one knows, what everyone knows is that the old dean was responsible for the unfavorable diagnosis and treatment of the pregnant and sick princess Helena, which caused the princess to have a difficult birth, and the little prince Carl was born very weak, so that he never appeared in public...... Who would dare to continue to befriend Dr. William and provoke the displeasure of the royal family?

Only these students, who had been personally led by Dr. William for several years, still had feelings for the teacher, and they didn't think much about the "political influence". In this way, although these people have eyes above the top, they still have something cute......

In addition, the 29th is the day when Dr. William agreed to help Elizabeth with the operation, this matter can not be delayed, otherwise it is easy to miss the appointment, and Elizabeth's reputation will be affected by some moths...... So Dr. William's face was a little dull when he listened to the students' "unofficial invitation", but he didn't know what to say when he saw his wife in high spirits.

"We didn't get an invitation......," Dr. William hesitated for a moment before saying this as a reason for his resignation.

"Maybe they forgot, after all, it's been three years since we left...... Go back and ask Philip, Knight, and Kevin, and they'll definitely make you up with an invitation. Mrs. William, the "Bai Fumei" who was well protected by her husband, didn't see what her husband meant at all, and directly blocked such a road again.

"Let's talk about it...... On the 29th, maybe Francis wants me to see him again......" Dr. William frowned.

After two shirks, Mrs. William saw her husband's refusal. She raised her eyebrows, but she didn't refute anything, but laughed again at the students:

"Also, your teacher is so proud and high-minded, how can you take the initiative to ask these subordinates for invitations! We'll talk about that later...... Eh, patronizing and talking, all standing here, let's go......"

As she spoke, she took her husband's arm and went out with three young men.

So, the clinic was completely cleaned, and Zhou Daoan studied medicine by himself, while wondering whether to tidy up the clinic - the main thing is to account for the reserve of drugs, which is a necessary task in his apprenticeship, and he has to settle it once a month in order to replenish the medicine in time. Counting the time, it's almost 1 month. The last time I was liquidated, it was before I was "recruited" by Inspector Harold.

As a result, things were not done yet, and it happened that the rain stopped, and soon, four patients came to the clinic one after another. The first two were colds, and Zhou Daoan prescribed some small chaihu to them after being diagnosed, which can be regarded as the right medicine - although there are many prescriptions for dealing with colds in traditional Chinese medicine, not everyone can accept them in this era in the West. However, because of the sign of Mrs. William in the cheap clinic, the patients who come to see the clinic are all low-level poor, as long as they can treat the disease and are affordable, they will not care too much about the so-called oriental voodoo herbs.

The two that came behind were abscesses and burns. After Zhou Daoan debrided them, they also needed to use lime to detoxify, sterilize, and clear heat.

It's just that when he was taking the medicine, Zhou Daoan found that the inventory was originally full of lime, and there was not much left. Lime is cheap and doesn't spoil, and the cheap clinic is prepared with plenty of portions. It's just that he remembers that he helped purchase a large amount of lime one month ago, but today he has used it up, and there is only a little left, barely enough to make a few lime bandages.

Zhou Daoan didn't think much about it, took the only remaining medicine, returned to the front hall, and finished treating the two patients.

In this way, the afternoon has passed.

It was not until late in the evening that Dr. and Mrs. William returned hand in hand. They drank a little and were in good spirits, and probably a group of students respected them, which finally made Dr. William think of the bad past and suppress it for a while. So as soon as he returned to the cheap clinic, Dr. William called Zhou Daoan in a loud voice, asked if any patients came to the door during the time he was away, and then asked Zhou Daoan about his treatment, and finally expressed his satisfaction with this.

Mrs. William, by contrast, was far less in interest than Dr. William—she was in high spirits when she went, and was depressed when she returned. I don't know if it was an afternoon of joy that tired her, or if there was some other reason, anyway, as soon as she came back to the clinic, she didn't talk much, and she sat in the front hall for a while.

It wasn't until Zhou Dao'an mentioned that the stock of lime had been exhausted, that Mrs. William took over the conversation, saying that she had used it up, because she had met a patient with chronic bronchitis and her family was in difficulty, so she took most of the lime in the stock and gave it to this patient. This is what Mrs. William often does, and it also makes it difficult for cheap clinics to make ends meet......

Seeing that there was nothing going on in the clinic, Mrs. William was obviously in bad spirits, so she urged Dr. William to go home.