The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 348: Recruiting an Attendant

Chapter 348: Chapter 348: Recruiting an Attendant

They were all locals from Lingnan, familiar with the area, and upon seeing that they had engaged in conversation with her, Gu Youyou asked, "In a few days, my Jisheng Hall will open, and I need to recruit an apprentice and an attendant. I wonder if any of the masters here have suitable candidates to recommend?"

Although it would have been more reliable to ask Yue Rujing for help, Gu Youyou did not get along well with him; she would rather work alone than seek his assistance.

As soon as Gu Youyou made her request, one of the craftsmen spoke up, "I do have a niece who’s from next door who might try working as an attendant. She’s from the countryside. Both her grandfather and father know some Medical Skills, and the villagers always turn to them for any headaches or fevers. But there’s a rule in their family; they only pass on the knowledge to males, not females, so she doesn’t know how to treat illnesses.

However, growing up in such a family, she surely knows more than the average person. She can read a few characters and recognize the medicinal herbs on the mountain. Their family also often goes up the mountain to gather medicinal plants to sell, it’s just..."

At this point, the craftsman seemed to hesitate.

Gu Youyou was listening with interest; she thought such a person would be very suitable. She needed someone to help care for patients and dispense medicines, and girls tended to be more meticulous than boys in their work. Given the society’s preference for boys over girls, finding a girl who could read a bit and recognize medicinal herbs was not easy at all.

"But what? Master Lu, I am earnestly looking for two people. If you have anything to say, please speak frankly. Don’t hold back!"

"Ah! What Doctor Gu said is true." The craftsman continued, "This child has a hard life. She’s eighteen this year and still living with her parents."

In those days, it was rare to see a village girl who was still unmarried at eighteen. Could it be that there was some secret?

"Her family had arranged a marriage for her a few years ago. The groom was a reliable man from a neighboring village, about her age. But on the day of the wedding, there was a heavy rain, the road was slippery, and he fell into a river and drowned. Out of all the people attending the wedding, it happened to be the bridegroom... Sigh, she was sent straight back to her family afterward and has been ’watching the gate’ as a widow ever since. Everyone says her fate is harsh, that she’s a jinx, even those looking for a second wife are afraid to marry her."

Gu Youyou was speechless for a moment; while the young woman truly had dreadful luck, to say she was a harsh fate and a jinx was too much. In the end, it was the ignorance of ancient people that ruined the young woman’s entire life.

"Doctor Gu, with her being a ’jinx’... I’m worried she might bring misfortune to your medical hall!"

Gu Youyou was taken aback, then smiled again, saying, "No, I want her. Please, Master Lu, talk to her and see if she would be willing to join me."

"Ah...?" The craftsman was both shocked and pleased. He had mentioned it just to try his luck and didn’t expect Doctor Gu to agree to take her in right away.

"Really? Doctor Gu, are you sure you don’t need to think it over?" He was still somewhat uneasy, as a woman who had caused the death of her husband on their wedding day was no ordinary jinx.

Gu Youyou laughed, "There’s no need to think it over. Our establishment is a medical hall, so hard fate is actually good. Many patients have an excess of yin energy, and it takes someone with a strong fate to drive away the filth and evil spirits!"

Ah...? There was such a theory? The craftsman looked quite bemused.

"Alright, since Doctor Gu has said so, I’ll go ask her after finishing work this afternoon."

In the afternoon, Jin Zijin brought back the completed signboard. Gu Youyou looked at it; it was a black lacquer signboard with blue inlay and gold lettering embossed in relief, surrounded by lifelike carvings of flowers. Weighing her finances, Gu Youyou had chosen an ordinary Manchurian ash wood for the sign.

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