The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 319

The topic of conversation among the wealthy ladies of the capital was not which jewelry store had the best looks, nor which silk and satin fabrics were the most beautiful, but rather Chunshan Women's Medical College.

"Is the headmaster's name Xiao Chunnuan?"

"Yes, she is the granddaughter of Physician Xiao."

"How can a woman be appointed as the headmaster?"

"But that was an imperial edict issued by the Empress Dowager."

"Yes, I heard that the Empress and the imperial concubines jointly funded the establishment of Chunshan Women's Medical College."

"One of the Empress's cousins ​​went to enroll in the school."

“One of the prime minister’s concubine’s granddaughters also went to study.”

……

You wouldn't believe it until you asked, and what you found out was astonishing: daughters, nieces, and even goddaughters of wealthy families in the capital were all going to learn it.

The Women's Spring Mountain Medical College was suddenly packed with people.

We originally only planned to recruit thirty people, but now more than eighty have come.

"Young mistress, what should we do?"

Bai Mei was worried for her young mistress, who had thought that returning to the capital would bring her a peaceful life.

Who knew that the Xiao family had taken in three disciples who traveled between the Xiao and Zhao residences every day.

That's not all; the Empress Dowager also allowed her to open a medical school.

Ironically, the young mistress actually agreed.

I thought I would have taught thirty people, but I didn't expect eighty-six to show up.

With so many people, a huge, dark mass in the school, how can we discipline them?

The warm spring weather was also unexpected.

How many daughters of wealthy families in Beijing are truly passionate about studying medicine?
They were probably forced to do it by their families, right?

After all, people from the Empress Dowager's and Empress's families came to learn. If her own family didn't send anyone to learn, wouldn't that mean disrespecting Chunnuan and making the Empress Dowager and Empress lose face?

Go, must go!
Whether you like it or not, you have to go.

Some girls from poor families wanted to learn, but they were afraid of having to pay tuition.

After learning that there was no tuition fee, twenty-four people came.

Comparatively speaking, it is much more difficult for these women to learn.

Because they are basically illiterate.

However, they have an ambitious heart!
Spring warmth is also willing to give them a chance.

"Let's split the class into two."

Chunnuan said, "One class is literate, and the other is illiterate."

Perfect timing, those young ladies don't want to associate with a bunch of peasants.

Deep down, they felt that they were more noble than girls from poor families.

Chunnuan was speechless about this.

Doctors have the heart of parents. If they look down on you even as a classmate, how can they expect you to heal and save lives in the future?

Moreover, she knew better why these noble ladies came to study medicine, so she didn't expect them to actually learn it well.

how to say?

This truly betrayed the original intention of the Empress Dowager and Empress in funding the establishment of Chunshan Women's Medical College.

Unfortunately, these are the people she cannot afford to offend.

After surviving a major disaster, the Xiao family became very cautious in everything they did.

For no other reason than that, while it's easy to see the King of Hell, it's difficult to deal with his underlings. If you want to establish yourself in the capital, you have to be good at mediating disputes and not offend any of them.

We can only accept all comers.

Of course, this is not a charity hall.

As the head of the school, she had her own rules for studying medicine.

"The first thing is to memorize the soup recipe song," Chunnuan said. "The test will be in a month. Those who cannot memorize it should leave voluntarily."

When they learned that there were 202 verses on soup recipes, everyone gasped in surprise.

"The Tangtou Gejue (a collection of traditional Chinese medicine formulas) contains more than 300 commonly used prescriptions, which are compiled into 202 formula songs. They are divided into 20 categories, including tonifying, releasing exterior pathogens, purging interior pathogens, inducing vomiting, harmonizing, exterior and interior syndromes, eliminating pathogens and tonifying, regulating qi, regulating blood, dispelling wind, dispelling cold, dispelling summer heat, promoting diuresis, moistening dryness, purging fire, eliminating phlegm, astringing, killing parasites, carbuncles and sores, and menstruation and childbirth. It is a fundamental knowledge that all medical students must learn."

Chunnuan could tell from the troubled expressions on the young ladies' faces that they regretted their decision. "Studying medicine is not like playing musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, or painting. This involves matters of life and death, so you must be rigorous and diligent," Chunnuan said. "If you can't memorize it, it means you are not suitable for studying medicine. I will issue you all a certificate stating that you are not suitable for studying medicine."

Several people breathed a huge sigh of relief.

I was forced to learn this by my family, but if I've tried my best and it's not suitable for me, then you really can't blame me.

They even figured out how to slack off.

Chunnuan saw all of this and remembered it all, but she remained silent.

“Young mistress, this rule is a test for those illiterate girls.”

Bai Mei herself was a girl from a poor family. She was fortunate enough to serve Chun Nuan. She knew that the young mistress was a good person and was willing to give a girl from a poor family a chance.

But they really can't do it.

“You sympathize with them so much.” Chun Nuan glanced at Bai Mei: “Then you can read to them.”

what?
"It's settled then. You go and read the formula for the soup to them. The timeframe is the same. After one month, those who can't memorize it can leave."

Bai Mei gasped.

How could she possibly have that time?

"You will be staying at the academy for the next month; you don't need to come and serve me."

"Young Madam..."

"That's it."

"Yes, young mistress!"

Bai Mei was somewhat annoyed; it was her own fault for talking too much.

Now look what's happened, we've angered the young mistress.

However, since the young mistress has made this arrangement, I will do it myself.

"Miss Bai Mei?"

Twenty-four girls from poor families wanted to come here to study medicine, but their families all thought they were dreaming and that it was impossible.

But that's how they ended up at the women's medical school.

They are aware of this assessment and are worried about their illiteracy.

When they heard that Bai Mei would read it to them, they all secretly made up their minds that they must listen carefully and take notes diligently.

That's right, they believe that miracles will happen as long as you work hard.

A month later, Chunnuan personally conducted the assessment.

Only twenty-six people remained from the wealthy family's daughters' side.

Surprisingly, all twenty-four girls from poor families passed the test.

If the test hadn't been conducted in public, everyone would have heard the girls reciting, and they would have suspected something was amiss.

When the twenty-fours learned that everyone had actually been able to study medicine, they were so excited that they all ran over to hug Bai Mei.

"Thank you, Miss Bai Mei."

"Yes, if it weren't for you, none of us would have passed the exam."

"I still want to thank yourselves. Only through your own perseverance and never giving up could you become so amazing."

After spending a month with them, Bai Mei discovered that these girls were truly remarkable; in the beginning, they were illiterate.

But I read it to them every day, and they pointed to each word and recognized it one by one. Gradually, they could recite the whole book of Tangtou Gejue (a traditional Chinese medicine formula for soup) and recognize all the words in it.

"Next is to learn about herbs."

The warmth of spring helps them recognize medicinal herbs.

“I recognize all these herbs.”

When it comes to literacy, girls from poor families are at a disadvantage.

However, when it comes to knowledge of herbs, these girls are extremely knowledgeable.

She named each herb, some of which matched the label, but Chunnuan nodded.

“Sir, she clearly said something different.”

Some young ladies felt that Chunnuan was showing favoritism.

"Because some medicinal herbs have several names, and she was referring to one of them."

Can it still be like this?
The girl was stunned.