After all, she was just a medical clinic owner. Although they had some interactions because she treated Lu Zhizhang's mother, no matter how good her relationship with Lu Zhizhang was, she didn't dare to say too much, so naturally the landlady no longer forced Chu Lu to untie her. own veil.
But after that, she still joked with Lu Zhizhang's servant, "I have never seen Mr. Lu be so interested in a girl? This girl must be your Mr. Lu's little girlfriend."
The boy immediately smiled and said, "Madam, don't talk nonsense! This is just a friend of our Lord."
Seeing the boy's insistence, the landlady saw through it but refused to tell him. She stretched out her hand in front of Chu Lu and said, "My name is Xin Sanniang, you can just call me Sanniang."
Only then did Chu Lu realize that she had not said hello to the other party. She immediately explained in the same way, "Hello Sanniang, my name is Chu Lu."
Upon hearing Chu Lu's self-introduction, Xin Sanniang smiled and said, "At first glance, she looks like a smart and good girl. Chu Lu, I heard that you can read, right?"
Chu Lu nodded immediately, and then Xin Sanniang said to Chu Lu, "Although you were introduced by Mr. Lu, we don't accept everyone here, so Miss Chu Lu, I may need you to go through my A little test. This way I can know whether you are suitable for our medical center."
Hearing Xin Sanniang's request, Chu Lu naturally nodded and said, "Sanniang, please tell me, what is the test?"
Xin Sanniang smiled and took out a thin roll of paper from her sleeve. She handed the paper to Chu Lu and said, "This is the test paper for the basic examination in our store. It contains some of the simplest questions." If you can understand the question, it means you can read, and I can take you in to do a small job here. If you can still answer it, it means you are a promising candidate for learning medical skills, and I can take you in as a disciple. Medical The hospital is no different than other places. If the wrong medicine is dispensed, it is a matter of life and death. Only in this way can I rest assured that you can stay in the hospital to help. Do you think you can accept this?"
When Chu Lu heard this, she naturally nodded immediately. She took the test paper and immediately started reading it.
Although the book is very thin, the handwriting on it is not sloppy. Instead, every word is written squarely and beautifully.
Chu Lu looked at it very seriously. After a while, she raised her head and said to Xin Sanniang, "Sanniang, I think there is no need for any test. You can accept me as your disciple."
Xin Sanniang was stunned. She didn't expect Chu Lu to be so cheerful. She immediately asked curiously, "Why is Miss Chu Lu so sure?"
When Chu Lu heard this, she just smiled slightly and said to Xin Sanniang, "You can test me with the questions above. Do you think I can answer them?"
Hearing what Chu Lu said, Xin Sanniang immediately said yes, and then she picked a question from the test paper to test Chu Lu.
Xin Sanniang picked a simple question about the names and effects of herbal medicines. She looked at Chu Lu and said, "I won't embarrass you Chu Lu. I just ask you a simple question. I'll give you a stick of incense. Please You recall five common heat-clearing and detoxifying herbs and briefly describe their effects.".z.
Chu Lu smiled slightly when she heard this. She was a little lucky that she had read some medical books before, and she had a good memory. She happened to have read this topic, so at this moment she could answer without thinking, "Okay, the following is mine. answer."
"The first one is honeysuckle, which has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling blood and removing blood stasis, and is often used to treat fever and plague."
"The second type is Forsythia suspensa. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, dispersing stagnation and reducing swelling. It is often used to treat various inflammations and infections."
"The third type is Scutellaria baicalensis. It can clear away heat and detoxify, dry dampness and stop dysentery. It is often used to treat lung-heat cough and gastrointestinal damp-heat."
"The fourth type is isatis root. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling blood and soothing the throat. It is often used to prevent and treat colds."
"The fifth type is dandelion. Dandelion can clear away heat and detoxify, diuretic and relieve stagnation. It is also effective in treating mastitis and urinary tract infections."
"The above is my answer. Sanniang, are you satisfied with my answer?"
Xin Sanniang was naturally very satisfied after hearing this. It was clear that this little girl had some knowledge of medical skills, and she could answer such clear and logical questions, which showed that she was also smart.
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Xin Sanniang naturally clapped her hands and praised after hearing this: "Miss Chu Lu is really talented! You also know a lot about herbal medicine. I believe you will become an excellent doctor. I have decided to accept you as my disciple!"
Chu Lu didn't expect that her answer would actually be affirmed by Xin Sanniang. She immediately looked at Xin Sanniang gratefully and said, "Thank you Sanniang for your affirmation and trust. I will study hard and I will definitely live up to your expectations." of."..
Seeing that Chu Lu and Xin Sanniang got along so well, and that Xin Sanniang had already decided to take Chu Lu in, Lu Zhizhang's servant naturally didn't want to stay here anymore after finishing his errands.
After Chu Lu sent the other party away, she also returned to Xin Sanniang's shop to study.
Although Xin Sanniang said at that time that she would accept Chu Lu as her disciple, she did not immediately let Chu Lu sit in court at the beginning. And because Chu Lu had not learned these things systematically, Xin Sanniang arranged for Chu Lu to be the last Those who go first can only learn how to grasp and identify medicines from the shopkeeper of the pharmacy. Sometimes the rear is busy, and Chu Lu has to go to the rear to help cut and crush medicines.
If she still has time after doing this, she will also go to Xin Sanniang to see how Xin Sanniang treats her.
With such busy work, the morning passed easily, and Chu Lu gradually became familiar with this medical clinic.
When she returned, Xin Sanniang even gave Chu Lu some basic medical books on herbal medicine with pictures that she had read before to study.
Chu Lu did not disappoint Xin Sanniang. In the past few days, Chu Lu was even able to take charge of herself in Xin Sanniang's pharmacy. She was quite proficient in taking medicine. Xin Sanniang was naturally very satisfied with Chu Lu.
Even after the two got acquainted, Xin Sanniang heard that Chu Lu lived in an inn, so she took the initiative to invite Chu Lu to stay at her home, but Chu Lu refused.
Xin Sanniang considered that it was not easy for Chu Lu to live in a girl's family, and there was no income as an apprentice here, so Xin Sanniang decided to make her own decision and gave Chu Lu one penny a month as wages.
Chu Lu was naturally very grateful for Xin Sanniang's kindness.
But at noon that day, Chu Lu went to the next street to eat noodles. She saw that the grocery store opposite seemed to be doing a very prosperous business.
People are buying something.
Chu Lu didn't pay much attention at first, but when a customer who grabbed the goods came to the noodle shop and showed off what he had grabbed.
Chu Lu, who accidentally saw that thing, was stunned.
Isn't that the toothbrush she made before? How could it become the signature product of other stores now? She has never transferred her own product.
When Chu Lu saw this situation, she felt very angry, but she still suppressed her anger and looked at the passerby and said, "Sir, what's the name of this thing of yours?"
The passerby didn't know Chu Lu's anger, and thought that Chu Lu was interested in this thing. At that moment, the passerby enthusiastically introduced it to him, "The shopkeeper said this is called a toothbrush, and it is used to brush teeth. After having this, everyone will You no longer have to fetch willow branches to brush your teeth. This thing is so convenient. And it cleans your teeth very well.”
When she heard that the name of this thing had not been changed, and the introduction was exactly the same as her own, what else did Chu Lu not understand? Her idea had been plagiarized.
But before everything was understood, Chu Lu still suppressed her anger and said, "How much does this toothbrush cost? Is it their original product? Where can I buy it?"
Hearing Chu Lu's question, the customer was also very enthusiastic, "It's a bit expensive. You need two taels of silver to buy it. But the new product is on trial release. Now they only need one tael of silver to buy it. After the trial of the new product, In the future, they may have to raise it to 2 taels of silver a piece."
Hearing this, Chu Lu almost fainted.
I couldn't sell the same thing for even one tael of silver, and I only sold four toothbrushes for five hundred coppers.
But if you look at them again, the things are still the same. They haven't even changed their promotional slogans, but their business is just like a cloud.
The more Chu Lu thought about it, the more unbalanced she became.
She looked at the guest and said, "Where did they come from?"
The guest didn’t understand clearly
The meaning behind Lu's words was that he thought Chu Lu was asking where he bought this thing from, so the customer pointed forward and said, "I bought it at the grocery store opposite."
Naturally, Chu Lu had already seen the guest coming out of here.
So she knew where this thing came from without telling Chu Lu, but that was not what she wanted to know.
She only continued, "I mean, did they say who made this thing?"
The customer immediately shook his head. He was just a customer, as long as the goods were useful, who cared who made them.
But after thinking about it, the customer still said to Chu Lu, "I heard from their shopkeeper that this is something that their shopkeeper spent half a month researching."
Upon hearing this, Chu Lu became even more angry.
This person is so shameless. Isn't this just taking other people's things as his own and calling them his own?
How can there be such shameless people in this world?
Chu Lu felt like her lungs were going to explode.
On the other side, the companion who was eating noodles with Chu Lu saw that Chu Lu kept asking about the origin of the toothbrush. The companion didn't know why, and thought that Chu Lu was attracted by the toothbrush, so the colleague kindly said, "Why, look. Are you interested in this thing? If you like it, we’ll line up to buy it now.”
When Chu Lu heard this, she just sneered immediately, "I don't even bother to buy this thing! Isn't this just a thief! I have to ask him for an explanation."
Hearing Chu Lu's words, the guest who kindly told her this only thought that Chu Lu was scolding him, so he immediately jumped out and retorted, "Hey! Why are you scolding me, a little girl? I can't steal this. I bought it!"
However, facing the man's rebuttal, Chu Lu did not react, because she had already angrily gone to the shop opposite.
