The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 626 - 615: Collecting Medicine (Extra - as a reward for "Al Pacino")

Chapter 626: Chapter 615: Collecting Medicine (Extra Chapter as a reward for "Al Pacino")

In Yizhou City, there are quite a number of pharmacies, among which there are four old and reputable ones. After considering her options, Manbao finally decided to go to Jishi Hall.

After all, there is an acquaintance in Jishi Hall, isn’t there?

Although Manager Zheng was an acquaintance from Luojiang County rather than Yizhou City, Manbao still subconsciously had a better impression of Jishi Hall.

Accompanied by Zhou Lijun, Manbao went to Jishi Hall together.

The assistant glanced at the prescription and asked, "This prescription wasn’t written by our attending doctor, was it?"

"No, it wasn’t. What’s the problem? Can’t you fill it?"

The assistant smiled at her and said, "It’s not exactly a problem, but we’ll need to have our manager take a look at it. Please wait a moment."

The assistant went to call the manager. After looking over the three prescriptions that Manbao had provided, he pondered for a moment and then smiled, "Young lady, may I ask who the medicine is for?"

"It’s for my Eldest sister."

The manager nodded slightly, "It would be best if the patient could come here in person. These medicines are all for regulating qi and blood, but they emphasize different aspects. I’m not sure which prescription the doctor originally wrote for you?"

Manbao thought for a while; before coming, she had taken pulses for her family members, and she was very familiar with her sister’s pulse condition. She straightforwardly recited the case based on the pulse reading, looking directly at the manager with her bright, sparkling eyes, "Based on this pulse case, which prescription would be suitable for her?"

The manager looked at Manbao in amazement and hesitated but eventually pulled out one of them and said, "Then this prescription seems to be the better choice."

He said, "Although I am seeing this type of formula for the first time, upon careful deduction, it turns out to be a harmonious match of the principal and subordinate herbs with compatible medicinal properties, and it has a gentle healing power. It not only supplements qi and blood but also regulates the liver and kidneys, without being excessively heating."

Seeing that he had chosen the imperial secret prescription, Manbao grew excited, "Then please prepare the medicine according to this formula. By the way, what do you think about making it into pills?"

"That would be difficult to do," he said after pondering for a moment, shaking his head, "To make it into a pill formula, I would need to deliberate on it further."

He took the prescription in hand and personally prepared the medicine for her, "Young lady, how many doses would you like?"

After thinking, Manbao said, "Let’s start with ten doses. Should there be a break in between taking the medicine?"

"Take a break every three days, one dose per day."

Manbao complied.

After preparing the medicine, the manager returned the folded prescriptions to her with a smile and asked, "Who wrote this prescription for the young lady?"

Manbao shook her head, "I copied it from a book."

"Copied?" The manager looked at her skeptically, "Is there someone in the young lady’s family who practices medicine?"

"I am the one studying medicine."

The manager expressed surprise, then, after a moment of thought, asked with clasped hands and a smile, "May I know who the young lady studied under?"

Manbao paused before replying, "I can’t tell you that."

Manager: "..."

Being a doctor isn’t some kind of disreputable work, so why can’t she tell?

Shouldn’t one aspire to become well-known so as to attract more patients, and better ones at that?

Manbao paid the bill, and Zhou Lijun carried the medicine; they both said goodbye to the manager together.

The manager returned to his senses and quickly said, "Young lady, if your husband isn’t already attending elsewhere, he might consider our pharmacy."

After looking at Manbao, considering that she had chosen prescriptions to regulate a woman’s qi and blood, he thought he understood and said assumingly, "Even if it’s for a woman, our pharmacy warmly welcomes her."

Manbao’s eyes lit up, and she turned back to ask, "Really?"

The manager nodded. Although fewer women came in for medical consultations, they did exist. Since she was a female doctor, it would be possible for her to treat other women. What could be the harm? Judging from the prescription, the person who wrote it seemed to be very experienced, and their medical skills should not be lacking.

More than the prescriptions, what he wanted was the person.

Manbao asked, "Are there any conditions? Do I need to take a test or something like that?"

"Ah?" The manager thought for a moment and replied, "How could we possibly neglect such a respected teacher? All that matters is if your teacher is willing to come."

"Then what do you think of me?" Manbao puffed out her chest.

Manager: ......I was looking for your husband, not you.

Zhou Lijun immediately said, "Manager, my aunt is quite remarkable. She started prescribing medicines a few years ago and hasn’t stopped treating people these past few years."

Although nobody was using her prescriptions.

Manbao nodded vigorously, and seeing the manager’s face filled with difficulty, she quickly added, "I don’t ask for payment, I’ll do it for free!"

Manager: ......Even more reason not to dare to hire you, what should I do?

Manbao looked at him eagerly, "How about you test me? If I don’t pass, then forget it."

"Your husband..."

Manbao sighed, "Although my husband does not attend, he has other things to do and no time to come out to see patients. So, I have been looking to learn more pulse cases but can’t find any patients..."

Realizing what she meant, the manager understood that she wanted to come to his place to see patients and learn pulse cases.

He frowned, this privilege was usually granted only to apprentices of the shop, or disciples of the attending doctors.

Bearing in mind that patients are also precious, they are not just anyone who can be given to students for examination. For a new doctor, opportunities to personally take pulses in the initial stage are rare.

Some may serve ten years, or even more than a decade as apprentices before being considered ready to treat patients. During this time, while the opportunities to identify medicinal herbs are frequent, and memorizing medical texts isn’t hard, personally treating patients and accumulating pulse cases...

Time is limited, and patients can be temperamental. Who would dare let an apprentice take pulses carelessly?

Therefore, the manager remained silent.

It was the eldest doctor, who had been busy treating patients and prescribing medicines on the side, who suddenly came forward and said, "Let her come tomorrow to try. If her pulse diagnosis is not poor, she could follow me to see some gynecological cases,"

The eldest doctor winked at the manager. She may learn pulse cases here, but once she has them, she would ultimately have to take them back for her husband to write prescriptions, right?

The prescriptions are what truly matter.

As for the level of her husband’s skills, that would be evident once they saw the prescriptions he wrote.

This was actually a process of mutual learning. They wanted to invite someone to the pharmacy not only to strengthen the capabilities of Jishi Hall but also to learn the medical expertise of others, right?

The manager caught on to the suggestion and smiled at Manbao, "Alright, young lady, come to the pharmacy tomorrow to give it a try. May I ask for the lady’s honorable surname?"

Manbao confidently said, "My name is Zhou Man, and this is my niece, Zhou Lijun. There is one more thing I wish to inform the manager about. I still have to study every day, so I will not have much time to be at the pharmacy. How about I come to the pharmacy for two hours each day?"

She added, "I don’t want payment."

The manager internally complained, letting her learn pulse cases at their place without collecting any fees was already quite lenient, and yet she still expected to be paid?

Seeing that Manbao was young and not expecting her to be particularly capable, he nodded and agreed.

However, because she mentioned her daily reading, he grew more appreciative of her.

In an ordinary family, what girl her age continues to study?

His own daughter barely recognized characters, had read a couple of books, and then stopped her studies to learn embroidery and other things.

But still...

What young lady would personally come to retrieve medicine?

However, thinking of the medicines she came to collect, he somewhat understood, "Young lady, would you like to discuss this matter with your family before coming to work at the pharmacy?"

Manbao replied confidently, "I can decide on my own matters. I will just tell my husband when I go back."