When Ye Wanmian woke up the next day, after washing up and having breakfast, she opened the door of the medical clinic with Qi Wen and began to receive patients.
No matter what plans were in her mind and no matter what the current situation in Dongli Town was, since Doctor Wang had entrusted the medical clinic to her care, she had to shoulder the responsibility.
After opening the door, Ye Wanmian, as usual, first checked the inventory of medicinal materials in the clinic with Qi Wen.
Some medical clinics don't have a medicinal - herb store. They only diagnose the pulse, identify the symptoms and write prescriptions, so patients have to buy the medicinal materials elsewhere. But Doctor Wang's clinic also has a medicinal - herb store, where all kinds of medicinal materials can be found. That's why Ye Wanmian used to deliver medicinal materials here.
Only by counting the medicinal materials and remembering their quantities could one be well - informed when writing prescriptions. This was also the knowledge Doctor Wang had taught Ye Wanmian.
It was summer now, and the number of people suffering from heatstroke was increasing. The consumption of such medicinal materials in the store was extremely high. There were only enough left in the medicine cabinet to last for a few days, so they needed to purchase medicinal materials from the herb farmers in time.
These matters had previously been Qi Wen's responsibility, and now Ye Wanmian still left them to him.
"Mrs. Jiang, it's a pity that Dongli Town has lost a herb - collecting woman since you started learning medicine from the master," Qi Wen said. "The master used to say that the medicinal materials you delivered were of the best quality, and they had excellent effects on patients."
Ye Wanmian smiled. "But after I've learned everything, maybe there will be another divine doctor in Dongli Town."
Qi Wen snorted. "You're just boasting!"
Xiao Jingcheng, who was lying in the room, looked up at Ye Wanmian. He knew best about Ye Wanmian's talent and hard work. Maybe she would really achieve something in medicine in the future.
However, there had never been a female imperial physician in the Imperial Hospital. If she really had the ability, after he took power, he might consider making an exception for her.
Ye Wanmian had no idea what was going on in Xiao Jingcheng's mind. After firmly remembering the inventory of medicinal materials, the first patient of the day came to the clinic.
"Doctor, hurry up and take a look at me!" A man and a woman helped each other into the clinic. The woman's face was pale, her lips were purple, and her forehead was constantly covered in cold sweat. She was almost fainting.
Ye Wanmian's expression tightened, and she immediately stepped forward.
"Qi Wen, hurry up and push the couch over, and pour a cup of hot water!"
Seeing that she quickly got into the role and started giving him orders, Qi Wen just murmured a little but still did as she said.
Ye Wanmian supported the woman's other elbow and helped her sit on the couch with the man.
The man looked anxious. He looked around and urged, "Go and invite your doctor out. What are you waiting for!"
Ye Wanmian looked up at him and said, "I'm the doctor."
"You?" The man looked at her following the sound.
Ye Wanmian still had a veil on her face. Her sallow complexion covered her real appearance. Although she didn't look very old, the woman's bun at the back of her head gave her an air of calmness.
Even so, she didn't look like a doctor.
The man showed an indescribable expression. "This is a matter of life and death. I don't have time to joke with you. I clearly remember that this clinic belongs to Doctor Wang."
Qi Wen gloated a little. He put his hands on his hips and deliberately didn't say a word, wanting to see how Ye Wanmian would handle this.
Don't blame him for standing by. Since Ye Wanmian wanted to learn medicine from Doctor Wang, this was a problem she had to face. If she didn't even have the ability to solve this problem, she naturally couldn't shoulder the responsibility of a medical clinic.
Being questioned about her ability, Ye Wanmian didn't feel uncomfortable at all. After all, she was still inexperienced in medicine, and others had the right to question her. So she replied gently,
"Doctor Wang is my master. He's out on business now and won't be back for two or three months. If you're not confident in my treatment, you can go to other clinics in the town. Don't delay the illness."
Her good attitude instantly soothed the man's emotions. He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll go to another clinic."
Saying that, he was about to reach out to support his wife. But before his hand touched her, she tightly covered her stomach and screamed in pain. She rolled on the couch, with cold sweat pouring down her forehead.
"Ayao!" The man was also frightened. He stepped forward to support her and choked, "Ayao, hold on. I'll take you to the next clinic right away!"
The woman was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face. Ignoring her husband, she trembled and reached out her hand to Ye Wanmian. "Doctor, doctor, please save me..."
Ye Wanmian frowned and immediately squatted down to hold her wrist and feel her pulse.
The man moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but the current situation didn't allow them to rush to the next clinic. He could only look at Ye Wanmian worriedly, his hands tightly clenched at his sides.
In the past few days, in order to train Ye Wanmian, Doctor Wang had let her feel the pulse of every patient she met.
When she was in Liuxiang Tower, not only had she felt the pulses of Eunuch Wang and the guards in Prince Mu's residence, but she had also felt Prince Mu's pulse. Doctor Jin had also given her some advice from time to time, and she had really learned a lot.
The woman's pulse wasn't actually very strange. After concentrating on feeling it for a while, Ye Wanmian had made a decision in her mind. But to be cautious, she still stepped forward to look at the woman's complexion, asked her to open her mouth to check the color and shape of her tongue coating and the tip of her tongue, and even leaned over to smell the odor in the woman's mouth.
"When did she get sick?"
The woman was rolling in pain, and the man replied, "She got sick in the middle of the night last night, but the symptoms weren't serious at that time. Ayao said she could bear it. But before dawn, the pain intensified, and she became like this."
Ye Wanmian said, "Hold her body still. I'll feel around."
The man was stunned. Although he thought it was a bit strange, he still stepped forward to hold his wife still. Ye Wanmian's fingers landed on the woman's abdomen. She first pressed on the position of the stomach, and the woman didn't react much. Then she moved her fingers down a few inches...
When her fingers landed near the navel, after Ye Wanmian pressed down, the woman reacted violently, her body trembling constantly. Ye Wanmian also made a decision in her mind.
She said to the man, "Tell me in detail everything you ate yesterday. Don't miss a single thing."
The man calmed down and began to tell from the time they got up in the morning. "After we got up in the morning, my wife heated up the leftover porridge from yesterday and ate it. Then I went out to work in the fields..."
He really told everything in great detail, and Ye Wanmian quickly found the problem.
"Crabs and watermelons can't be eaten at the same time. This will cause gastrointestinal discomfort, leading to symptoms such as abdominal pain and vomiting."
The man was greatly surprised. "Ah? These two can't be eaten together? But I also ate them. Why am I okay?"
Ye Wanmian said, "Your wife's body is weak. She also greedily drank cold water drawn from the well, which made the symptoms worse. Even on such a hot day, you can't drink well - water directly!"