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

Chapter 330

Lei Ying never expected that she would actually get the medicinal herbs.

Madam Lei has been looking unwell lately and has been having trouble sleeping at night. Lei Ying took the initiative to "show filial piety" and offered to make her some pills to help her sleep.

"Is it effective?"

“Mother, you can rest assured. The master specifically taught this to his disciples. He said that women will experience various problems after reaching a certain age, and that's all normal,” Lei Ying said. “Some women may also experience afternoon heat and night sweats…”

The more Mrs. Lei listened, the more she felt it resonated with her, as she herself was exactly like that.

However, after consulting with Dr. Wang, he said there was nothing wrong and that I should just rest well and not worry too much so that I could get a good night's sleep.

She also wanted to invite a doctor, but her husband was only a minor official of the fifth rank in the capital and had no connection with the imperial physicians, so she couldn't invite one.

At this moment, Lei Ying said that it was something that women often experienced, but it was indeed a disease that only women could get.

This is completely inconsistent with what Dr. Wang said.

"The doctor often treats nobles in the palace. His great-grandfather and grandfather were both imperial physicians, and their ancestral prescriptions can cure this kind of illness." Lei Ying continued, "The doctor said that we are women, and the purpose of learning medicine is to alleviate the suffering of women from special illnesses. Therefore, he taught us this prescription."

"This gentleman is truly righteous!"

Mrs. Lei was deeply moved.

"What kind of medicinal herbs do you need, Granny Rui? Quickly take the Second Miss to the small storeroom and get them. Take whatever you need." Madam Lei suddenly said very generously, "Your aunt is only two or three years younger than me, so she must also have this ailment. Make some more pills for her to take as well."

"Thank you, Madam."

Madam Ran was overjoyed. She never imagined that she would actually be able to enjoy the blessings of her daughter, after being tormented by the mistress of the house for so many years.

Of course, she wasn't the only one tormented by the mistress.

However, only she could still be favored by the lady of the house because of her daughter.

Especially recently, the lady has stopped making her serve her all the time.

Sometimes they would even specifically instruct her to sit down and rest.

Now she even gets a share in making pills! She's so happy, so incredibly happy.

Only Lei Ying knew that Madam Lei wanted her aunt to test the medicine.

That doesn't matter, these pills are really effective.

It would be good to take this opportunity to give some to my aunt as well.

"By the way, Second Sister, your eldest uncle is getting old. He suffered a lot while in office years ago and developed rheumatoid arthritis. Ask the doctor if there is any medicine that can cure it."

"Yes, Mother, I will ask the master tomorrow."

Lei Ying was overjoyed. Ever since her husband came, she had been very lucky. She could have whatever she wanted, and someone would hand her a pillow whenever she wanted to sleep.

She knew the prescription for treating rheumatism, but she didn't have the ingredients, so the opportunity was missed.
The next day, Lei Ying and Zhong Xiuxiu talked about it, and the two sisters were secretly delighted.

"I learned it too. Since I became your disciple at the medical school, many things have gone much more smoothly. No one in the manor dares to treat me badly anymore." Xiuxiu said with emotion on the business card, "It is truly a great kindness of you to establish this academy. I am so grateful to you."

Unbeknownst to Zhong Xiuxiu and Lei Ying, Chunnuan overheard everything the two sisters were saying.

She just smiled silently.

These girls will never know that the ones who are truly grateful are themselves.

In this lifetime, seizing just one opportunity to change your destiny is enough.

They weren't the only two illegitimate daughters in the capital; there were many. Those who lived well were definitely lucky and shrewd.

These two managed to climb out of the pit, so their future shouldn't be too bad.

Lei Ying returned to the manor and told Madam Lei that she had obtained the prescription, so the medicinal herbs in the manor's small storeroom were once again at Madam Lei's disposal.

I checked the prescription and found Scutellaria baicalensis, Polygonum cuspidatum, etc., but a few other ingredients were still missing.

"If something is missing, have someone buy it."

Lei Ying immediately wrote down the prescription.

"Second daughter is becoming more and more promising, and her handwriting is beautiful."

"It's all thanks to Mother's excellent teaching." Lei Ying learned a lot from Zhong Xiuxiu and knew how to praise her stepmother: "Many concubine daughters in the family have never been to school, unlike us who have been taught by teachers since childhood. Mother even specially hired a female teacher to teach us. Otherwise, let alone going to medical school to study medicine, we would only be able to make a fool of ourselves when writing our own names."

Mrs. Lei liked to hear that.

"Second daughter is getting better and better at talking, and she's becoming more and more well-behaved."

Mrs. Lei now finds Lei Ying pleasing in every way, and even hearing his words brings her joy.

Lei Ying took the medicinal herbs and first made pills that could replenish qi and blood, and then let her aunt try the medicine first.

Five days later, everyone in the manor could clearly feel that Madam Ran's complexion had improved.

"Any other sensations?"

"I felt that I slept very well at night, and lay down on the bed all night until dawn."

“In the past, I always had trouble falling asleep. I would toss and turn in bed like a pancake, or I would wake up suddenly just as I was falling asleep,” said Madam Ran. “The next day, I would wake up feeling groggy and unable to muster any energy.”

When Lei Ying heard her aunt say this, she thought to herself: In the past, I was not capable enough. You were always careful in front of the madam. You always had to go to the madam's courtyard to serve her and pay your respects at dawn. How could you sleep peacefully?

Ever since she learned that her concubine would be going to the palace to serve a noble lady, the madam exempted her from the morning greetings and allowed her to sleep soundly in the madam's courtyard without having to go at dawn.

So the medicine might be somewhat useful, but its effects wouldn't be apparent so quickly; it only provided her with some psychological comfort.

However, after Ran Shi tested the medicine, Madam Lei truly believed it.

"Second daughter, how many pills do you take a day?"

"Mother, you can only take one pill a day. Also, I got some recipes for food supplements from my husband. He said that food supplements are worse than medicine supplements. Mother, please have the kitchen cook these recipes in different ways to make them. The effect will be twice as good."

"So good."

After Madam Lei brought the dietary supplement recipe back to her courtyard, she immediately arranged for her trusted nanny to take the recipe to Doctor Wang for a look.

"Madam, this prescription can replenish qi and blood without causing heat. It is a good prescription. You are a master, a master indeed."

Doctor Wang was very surprised after seeing it, wondering who had prescribed it.

"Can I eat this?"

"Of course it is possible, and it will be beneficial and harmless to you, Madam."

It was only now that Mrs. Lei truly believed that Chunnuan was indeed a unique existence.

Lei Ying can learn useful things at the school.

After taking the pills and consuming dietary supplements for a period of time, Mrs. Lei's symptoms improved, her sleep improved, her complexion became rosy, and she was no longer so irritable.

He even suppressed some of his desire to torment his concubines.

He was especially patient with Ran Shi, giving her two new pieces of fabric and a set of jewelry.

“Aunt Ran is not old, so don’t dress so old-fashioned. Dress in bright colors so that Er Ya will feel better.”

"Yes, ma'am."

Ran truly appreciated the blessings her daughter had brought her.

Lei Ying was very happy to have gained the favor of her stepmother and to be able to protect her birth mother from hardship. She was especially grateful to Zhong Xiuxiu.

At the Zhong residence, Zhong Xiuxiu had just finished her studies when she was stopped by Song, the nanny who served her stepmother.

"Fifth Miss, you're back just in time! This old servant was just about to come and fetch you." "What's wrong, Granny Song? Is something the matter that you're in such a hurry?"

"The young lady has started her journey. The Minister's residence has come to pick up the Madam. The Madam instructed this old servant to make sure you go to the Minister's residence."

"Alright, Granny Song, wait a moment, I'll go pack a few things."

"it is good."

On the carriage, Granny Song told Zhong Xiuxiu about the current situation at the Minister's residence.

"The messenger said that the young lady has gone into labor. The original plan was to invite Aunt Zhang, the most skilled midwife in the capital, but unfortunately, Aunt Zhang broke her leg yesterday and is bedridden, so we invited Aunt Zhou instead." Granny Song said, "The doctor invited by the Minister's Mansion is Doctor Chen. Madam said that no matter what, it would be more reassuring for the young lady to have you by her side."

In fact, Madam Zhong wanted Zhong Xiuxiu to invite Chunnuan, but she knew that Chunnuan would not make house calls.

If my daughter really has something... oops, nothing will happen.

Of course, if Chunnuan really needed help, only Zhong Xiuxiu could persuade her.

Therefore, it is imperative to bring Zhong Xiuxiu to the Minister's residence.

When Zhong Xiuxiu and Granny Song arrived at the Minister's residence, they were greeted and led inside by the gatekeeper.

"Xiuxiu has met her mother."

"Fifth Miss is here, come quickly, come quickly." Madam Zhong grabbed her and pulled her in front of the Minister's wife.

"Xiuxiu greets Madam."

"Don't be so polite, we're all family."

Madam Fang quickly replied, "Your eldest sister was just talking about you, asking if you had come."

"My dear in-law, Fifth Sister and Eldest Sister have always been very close, why don't we let Fifth Sister go in and see Eldest Sister?"

"As long as Miss Wu doesn't mind, I have no objection."

"Okay, I'll go in and see my older sister."

Zhong Xiuxiu no longer reacted to the older sister's cries of pain inside the room.

What others may not know is that, under the arrangement of their teacher, the students of Chunshan Women's Medical College have gone to the outskirts of Beijing many times to deliver babies for poor women.

Yes, under the husband's guidance, they had delivered dozens of babies, so they were used to this kind of scene.

"Elder sister, how are you feeling?"

"Fifth Sister, you've come." Zhong Huimin's eyes lit up as if she had seen a savior when she saw Zhong Xiuxiu: "Fifth Sister, it hurts so much, I can't stand it anymore."

"Elder sister, let me take your pulse."

After taking the pulse, I also felt the fetal position.

The midwife glanced at Zhong Xiuxiu, whose eyebrows and eyes were still unopened, and she was still a virgin, and she was a little unhappy.

"What, does the Minister's mansion not trust me, Granny Chen? Do they want to find someone else? In that case, I'll be leaving."

"Aunt Chen, that's not true. This is the young mistress's sister from her mother's family. She's a female doctor."

Yu, the old woman who served Zhong Huimin, quickly introduced them.

"What female doctor or not? All I know is that your Minister's Mansion only invited me when others couldn't come, and now you've invited someone else. It's because you don't trust me. Well then, I'll leave."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Aunt Chen, my young mistress has already started labor, and we invited you here, so why did you leave?"

"I've already said, if you don't trust me, why invite me in the first place?" Granny Chen said, "That's just how I am. It's either me or her. You can choose for yourselves."

"Aunt Chen, my eldest sister's baby is breech, it's a transverse pregnancy. Since you're so skilled, you must be able to correct the baby's position, right?"

Granny Chen was stunned... She could even tell the baby was breech!
Yes, it's a transverse pregnancy, and labor has started. The mother is in a very dangerous situation, with a slim chance of survival. She doesn't want to ruin her own life, so she decided to leave early.

"I'm not good, you are. You come and I leave."

Granny Chen insisted on leaving.

"what happened?"

Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Zhong, who were in the outer room, heard the commotion and came over to ask.

He was furious when he learned that Granny Chen was leaving.

The baby is about to be born, but the midwife we ​​hired wants to leave because of this incident. How irresponsible is that?

“You’re the midwife, so naturally we have to listen to you. My fifth daughter is just studying medicine. She’s going to see her older sister, and now that she’s done, she should leave.” Madam Zhong took a deep breath: “Fifth daughter, come out first.”

"Mother, I can't go out. My eldest sister is having a transverse pregnancy, and the situation is very dangerous. We need to correct her baby's position first."

What?
"Look, you've invited a true master. I'm not up to the task, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he turned and left.

"This..." Madam Fang was dumbfounded: "What should we do? What if something happens to Huimin..."

Those were your family members causing trouble, so please don't blame the Fang family.

"No, Huimin will be fine."

When Madam Zhong heard that her daughter had a transverse pregnancy, she knew why Granny Chen had left – she was afraid of getting into trouble.

She was so flustered that she didn't even have time to be angry with the old woman.

"Fifth Sister, is your eldest sister alright? Should we ask her for help...?"

"Mother, do you believe your daughter?"

Zhong Xiuxiu said, "Trust your daughter, and your daughter will do everything in her power to help your elder sister give birth to this child."

"I believe you, Fifth Sister, you must help your elder sister."

"Fifth sister." Zhong Huimin grabbed Zhong Xiuxiu's hand: "Eldest sister also trusts you. Eldest sister and child's lives are in your hands."

"Yes, elder sister, don't worry, it's nothing, I can handle it." Zhong Xiuxiu looked at Zhong Huimin: "Elder sister, do you want a son or a daughter?"

“I want a son,” Zhong Huimin said, “because my daughter will have to endure the pain of childbirth when she grows up, and I can’t bear to do that.”

"Then my elder sister will get her wish."

"Fifth sister, you mean me..."

She had actually asked the doctor, but the doctor didn't say whether it was a boy or a girl.

The family naturally preferred a boy, since the Minister's mansion did not yet have a grandson.

If Chung Wai-man gives birth to a son, that would be a tremendous achievement.

"Elder sister, trust me, I'll adjust the baby's position for you. It might hurt a little, but just bear with it."

"Yes, I can endure any hardship or pain for the sake of my child."

There was nothing she couldn't endure. For her son's sake, Zhong Huimin gritted her teeth and endured all kinds of pain.

After a while, Zhong Xiuxiu was covered in sweat and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Alright, little one, come out now. Your fifth aunt is exhausted."

"Fifth Sister..."

"Elder sister, take this pill; it will help you during childbirth."