Looking at the porcelain bottle in Doctor Wang's hand, Ye Wanmian was momentarily stunned, a warm current surging in her heart.
Her master didn't know that the injury on her face was fake, but his concern was genuine. Once he learned that she was injured, he bestowed such a rare medicine upon her.
Since she escaped from Xuanzhou, her heart had completely turned cold. The adoptive parents who used to dote on her could sell her off in a blink of an eye. The so - called kinship had become nothing but a joke.
After arriving in Dongli Town, seeing her silly birth mother and the snobbish and vicious uncle and aunt, she no longer had any expectations for kinship.
But unexpectedly, today she could feel... from her master.
Her master didn't mind that she was a "widowed" woman, nor did he mind that her face was "ugly". He treated her just like his own daughter.
Ye Wanmian immediately reached out her hands to take the porcelain bottle. Her fingertips trembled slightly with joy as she said sincerely, "Thank you, master, for the medicine."
Seeing the moisture in her eyes, Doctor Wang smiled. Instead of saying anything more emotional, he sat down and put on a strict teacher's look. "Have you finished reading all the books I asked you to take home?"
Ye Wanmian quickly composed herself and handed over the medical books. "I've finished them all."
Doctor Wang took the medical books and flipped through them briefly. Seeing a lot of tiny notes on them, he nodded approvingly in his heart.
"Now I'll test you," Doctor Wang said with a straight face as he closed the book.
Ye Wanmian quickly sat up straight. "Please go ahead, master."
"What does it mean that the superior doctor treats diseases before they occur?"
Ye Wanmian immediately replied, "Those who treat diseases before they occur, upon seeing a liver disease..."
She spoke slowly and clearly, saying every word exactly as it was written in the book.
Doctor Wang asked again, "What is rheumatism?"
Ye Wanmian answered, "The patient suffers from pain all over the body and has a fever..."
Doctor Wang: "What prescriptions should be used?"
Without a pause, Ye Wanmian continued, "Ephedra, almond..."
Doctor Wang then picked several more diseases to ask her about, and Ye Wanmian could answer quickly and even give the prescriptions. Doctor Wang's look at her became more and more satisfied, and finally, there was even a hint of a smile in his eyes.
"Not bad. You've mastered the medical books so well in just a few days. You're truly worthy of being my disciple."
Ye Wanmian also smiled. Blinking her eyes, she flattered him, "It's also because you've taught me so well, master. I've learned a lot just by being around you."
Doctor Wang quickly put on a straight face again. "I know you have a good memory and can remember things quickly after just one look. But remembering doesn't mean understanding. So, just finishing reading the books is not enough. You need to understand and master them thoroughly, and be familiar with the diseases in your heart. Only then can you make correct judgments quickly when treating patients."
Ye Wanmian said modestly, "You're right, master. I'll follow your teachings."
Doctor Wang stroked his beard and said, "Books are tools to guide you into the medical field. But the human body is extremely mysterious. Men are different from women, and the elderly are different from children. Sometimes, you may encounter a man with a pulse very similar to a woman's, or a woman with a pulse just like a man's. You need to diagnose the symptoms in practice before prescribing medicine."
"Since you've already read the introductory medical books, if you have no other important matters from now on, come to the medical hall every day to assist me. I'll teach you how to diagnose symptoms step by step. Before you graduate, your reward will be the same as Qi Wen's, 120 cash per month. Once you've learned enough and can go on medical visits alone, you'll get two taels of silver per month."
Hearing that she had to come to the medical hall every day, Ye Wanmian subconsciously tightened the sleeves of her clothes, and her heart skipped a beat nervously.
But when she heard that she could get two taels of silver per month after graduating, her eyes lit up.
Two taels of silver! Her master was so generous! Such a reward was probably one of the highest in the whole Dongli Town.
Of course, it couldn't be compared with the five - tael - per - month guards of员外 Chen. She didn't want to get involved in the mess over there either, so she immediately agreed:
"Yes, master. I'll definitely report on time tomorrow."
The sharp - eared Xiao Jingcheng heard every word of the conversation between the master and the disciple in the room clearly.
Hearing Ye Wanmian answer the questions fluently, he was quite surprised.
He spent every day with Ye Wanmian and naturally knew how much effort she had put into reading the medical books.
Unexpectedly, she had finished reading so many medical books and could remember the contents clearly. She must have a photographic memory to achieve this.
She actually had such a talent?!
Xiao Jingcheng's curiosity about Ye Wanmian increased a bit more.
This woman always seemed to bring him unexpected surprises.
However, what surprised Xiao Jingcheng the most was Doctor Wang.
He actually seriously wanted to take Ye Wanmian as his disciple and even planned to give her a reward of two taels of silver for each medical visit.
This old man was really good to her. And she, didn't she understand the principle of men and women keeping a proper distance? How could she worship a man as her master?!
Xiao Jingcheng looked at the bearded Doctor Wang, who seemed to be of a certain age, and Ye Wanmian, who was listening attentively. For some reason, he felt a bit sour in his heart.
He controlled his body to jump up and ran into the room with a patter. He forcefully inserted himself between the two, separating them.
Inside the room, Ye Wanmian was looking through the medical records with Doctor Wang. Doctor Wang was explaining the symptoms of the previous patients to her to help her understand better.
Suddenly, there was a furry body in her arms. Ye Wanmian was stunned for a moment. Looking down, she saw the yellow dog leaning against her, glaring at Doctor Wang menacingly.
Doctor Wang was also stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"You stinky dog. Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you forget that I saved your life."
Xiao Jingcheng gave him a disdainful look, snorted twice from his nose, and arrogantly turned his head away.
Ye Wanmian thought the dog was angry because she had ignored it. She smiled and stroked its head, then continued discussing with Doctor Wang.
Suddenly, there came the sound of horses' hooves trampling on the ground outside, accompanied by the sound of uniform footsteps.
Xiao Jingcheng was extremely sensitive to this sound. Immediately, he tensed up his body and looked out of the door warily.
Doctor Wang and Ye Wanmian also noticed it and looked out of the door at the same time.
A team of officers and soldiers had come. The armors they were wearing were exactly the same as those of the Pei Family Army that escorted the Prince Mu and others into the city.
Ye Wanmian and Xiao Jingcheng were both alarmed, not noticing that Doctor Wang's expression changed slightly.
The next moment, a soldier with a sword on his waist strode in. His sharp eyes scanned the surroundings and finally landed on Doctor Wang.
"Are you the doctor of this medical hall?"
Doctor Wang stood up and bowed. "I am. May I ask what business you have, sir?"
The soldier said in a deep voice, "The Prince Mu is seriously ill. Pack your medicine box immediately and come with me to the Liuxiang Tower."