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Just then, Situ Zhen suddenly appeared, blocking Yun Shan's path and saying with a nonchalant smile:

"Oh, ladies, my apprentice is doing a great deed of saving lives. If you keep talking nonsense and obstruct Manager Song from saving lives, be careful you don't get sores on your mouth and end up in the tongue-pulling hell!"

The women were frightened by Situ Zhen's shameless appearance, muttered a few words, and then hurriedly left.

Situ Zhen turned around, looked at Yun Shan's aggrieved expression, put away his smile, and said seriously, "Can you still hold on? If you can't, don't force yourself."

Yunshan raised her head, tears glistening in her eyes, but said firmly, "I'm fine. As long as it helps those patients, I can endure these grievances."

Situ Zhen sighed with relief, patted her on the shoulder, and took a booklet out of his robe and gave it to her.

"This is?"

“When I was borrowing books in the palace, I noticed some historical facts about venereal diseases. You can keep these for your own use.”

Yunshan shared her compiled knowledge about venereal diseases with the passing people.

At first, there were very few onlookers, and some people cast strange glances at them from time to time, while others even made sarcastic remarks.

"This young girl is so young, yet she talks about such embarrassing diseases. Isn't she ashamed?" an old woman shouted, drawing laughter from the people around her.

Yunshan pretended not to hear, cleared her throat, and continued to patiently explain the transmission routes and symptoms of venereal disease.

Later, Yunshan simply set up a platform in an open space in the alley to explain medical principles and pathology to the people.

When she first stood on the stage, ready to talk about venereal diseases, the audience was quiet, with only a handful of people.

Before she could even speak, someone impatiently said, "Everyone knows that venereal disease is shameful. Why are you talking about it?"

After saying that, she waved her hand and quickly left. Yun Shan watched her departing figure, gritted her teeth, and secretly resolved to make everyone take it seriously.

After racking her brains, Yunshan came up with a plan. She took out some silver coins, bought some duck eggs, and collected some of the plague-avoiding pills that Cui'er and the others had made together. She put the duck eggs and plague-avoiding pills together in a small burlap bag.

She stood on the stage and shouted loudly, "Folks, as long as you listen to one pathology lecture that day, you can get a free copy!"

This tactic worked as expected. Before long, a large crowd gathered below the stage, mostly there for the free duck eggs and plague-avoiding pills.

Five days have passed, and more and more people are coming to listen to the lectures.

Yunshan, however, began to have doubts. She looked at the crowd below the stage; some people's eyes were wandering, while others were whispering among themselves. She worried that these people had only come for the things and had not taken the knowledge about venereal diseases that she was talking about to heart.

That day, Doctor Feng had some free time and came to take a look. Seeing Yun Shan's worried face, he went up to ask her what was wrong.

Yunshan poured out her worries: "Dr. Feng, do you think these people might have only come to take the things and didn't listen to anything I said?"

Dr. Feng smiled and patted Yun Shan on the shoulder, saying earnestly, "Yun Shan, as long as people are listening, their views will improve without them even realizing it. Look, at first no one was willing to listen, but now so many people are listening. This is a good start."

After listening to Dr. Feng's words, Yun Shan felt enlightened. She began to prepare her lecture content even more diligently, not only explaining the symptoms and transmission routes of venereal diseases in detail, but also vividly illustrating how to prevent and treat them using real-life cases.

To help everyone understand better, she also made simple and easy-to-understand posters and hung them next to the table.

As time went by, another half month passed, and Yunshan was pleasantly surprised to find that the audience below the stage was gradually changing.

Those who initially only came to collect items started asking questions, and some elderly women, after attending multiple times, even began answering questions eagerly. "It's effective! It's good that it's effective!" Yun Shan was overjoyed.

There was a young man named A-Qiang who used to be careless, but later he took the initiative to find Yun-Shan and said that a friend of his seemed to have similar symptoms and asked what to do.

Yunshan patiently answered his questions and instructed him to make sure his friend sought medical attention promptly, so that her clinic could accept him.

However, Yunshan's behavior also drew dissatisfaction from some people. Some pharmacy owners in the market felt that Yunshan's explanations of medical principles were affecting their business.

They started slandering Yunshan behind her back, saying that she was spouting fallacies and trying to get attention.

On one occasion, while Yunshan was giving a lecture, they deliberately caused trouble in the audience, making loud noises in an attempt to disperse the listeners.

Yunshan didn't care about these things; she never intended to keep talking about them in the future.

Moreover, looking at the people below the platform, there are many familiar faces. If it's always the same people coming and going, the teaching of the pathology of venereal diseases won't be very effective.

Faced with this dilemma in promoting knowledge about venereal diseases, Yunshan lost her appetite and paced back and forth in the small, dimly lit room for a long time, finally her eyes lit up and she came up with a new idea.

The next day, Yunshan arrived at the alley entrance early and decorated the lecture hall. She specially prepared a thick booklet and a calligraphy brush, placing them in a prominent position.

Once the first group of listeners had arrived, she cleared her throat and raised her voice, saying:
"Dear fellow villagers, the last round of gifts has ended. From today onwards, as long as you attend the lecture on your first day, please sign your name in this booklet. If any new friends come to attend tomorrow, as long as they can say who kindly persuaded them to come, both the referrer and the newcomer will receive a beautiful gift bag containing some useful little items!"

These words immediately caused an uproar among the crowd. An older man shouted, "Young lady, are you serious about this? Don't try to fool us!"

Yun Shan quickly waved her hand and replied sincerely, "Uncle, don't worry! I, Yun Shan, keep my word and there is absolutely no falsehood in my words."

An old woman nearby also came over and asked with some skepticism, "If I persuade the boy next door to come, will it work?"

Yunshan smiled and nodded: "Of course, Grandma, whoever can persuade a new friend to come can receive a gift!"

This publicity campaign was remarkably effective; the next day, the lecture hall was packed with people. Many children, dragged along by their parents after school, ran all the way there.

A little girl with pigtails held Yunshan's hand and said in a clear voice, "Sister, my dad sent me here. He said I can get some good things, oh no, I mean I can learn a lot of useful things."

Yunshan patted her head and praised, "Good girl, you and Daddy can both get gift bags!" Looking at the new faces constantly pouring into the lecture hall, Yunshan's heart finally settled down, and her eyes were full of relief.

"Enlighten children with the right values ​​and instill correct values; teach them well and let them live on for years to come."

The influence of propriety and righteousness is like a gentle rain, and the teachings of virtue and benevolence nourish the fields.

It's a good thing to be able to hear practical things from a young age.

Yunshan listened to the recitation, turned her head and looked. It was the scholar from the dilapidated temple.

"You've arrived?" Yun Shan smiled and gestured for him to sit down.

The scholar has now fully recovered and returned home a few days ago. He consulted several doctors and was confirmed to be completely healed.

"Thanks to Manager Song," the scholar said, bowing in gratitude. "I thought I would have to spend my days in this dilapidated temple, but I never imagined I would have a day to return home."

Yun Shan concluded today's lecture and led the scholar to the clinic. (End of Chapter)