As soon as Li Shichu came back from collecting herbs in the mountains, he saw Dr. Li sighing sadly while turning over the prepared herbs.
"Master, why are you sighing?" Li Shichu put down the medicine basket and asked.
"Today, another official came to arrest the young men. It was conscription again. This time, the age was relaxed to thirteen to forty years old. Many of the mainstay men in the village were conscripted away. How can the whole family survive? ?When will the world be at peace..." Doctor Li sighed and said to Li Shichu.
Only then did Li Shichu realize that it was because of conscription. Fortunately, she was a woman and Dr. Li was old, so he escaped.
Today's dynasty has begun to come to an end. There are foolish emperors and corrupt officials in the court, and enemies invade the borders outside. The whole world has begun to be in chaos. In addition, in recent years, natural and man-made disasters have continued, making it difficult for the people to live. In many places, people who cannot survive have revolted. .
However, the place where Li Shichu lived was better because the land was fertile, there were no natural disasters, the grain harvest was good, and the officials were not too greedy. So even though taxes were getting heavier year by year, everyone's life was still okay even if it was not as good as before. .
"Grandpa, it's useless for you to worry about this kind of thing. The world is still in chaos." Li Shichu said very directly. Indeed, according to the memory of the original owner, the world would have to be in chaos for more than ten years before a hero would dominate the world. Successfully overthrew the corrupt imperial power and became the founding emperor.
But neither the original owner nor Dr. Li managed to survive until that time and died.
Doctor Li nodded and said, "You're right. It's useless for me to worry. I'd better save more patients."
Although Dr. Li and Li Shichu also live in Taohua Village, they only moved here in the past ten years. They do not have their own land and need money to buy their daily necessities. Therefore, even though Dr. Li has excellent medical skills, he has no money left. How much money do you need to pay? After all, the people nearby who come to see a doctor can't afford too high medical fees and medicine fees.
"I'm going to town to see Mr. Wang tomorrow. You can come with me." Doctor Li said to Li Shichu.
Mr. Wang is also the owner of a restaurant in the town. When he is sick, he must see Dr. Li. Li Shichu is also familiar with him, so he asked: "What is wrong with Mr. Wang this time?"
"I had insomnia and dreams, and I had sores on my mouth. I asked someone to come over to see me. I saw that he was anxious. Due to the recruitment of many young and middle-aged people into the army, the town was becoming more and more depressed, and the business of his restaurant was declining. It’s easy to do.” Dr. Li sighed.
Li Shichu thought that it would be even more difficult for him to do business in the future, because soon someone in the county closest to them started to revolt. They were afraid of being implicated because they were close, so everyone became more and more afraid to go shopping. Isn’t it difficult to do business?
But this is a situation that ordinary people cannot do anything to change. Everyone can only save more money and food to survive.
In the original story trajectory, Dr. Li would die next year, leaving behind a teenage girl who was almost abducted. Fortunately, she still had some brains, pretending to be a man and relying on half of the skills she learned from Dr. Li. Use medical skills to earn money.
After Li Shichu arrived, he took advantage of Dr. Li's sleep to take a look at his body. He found that it was not that he had any serious illness that led to his death soon, but that his destiny had come, and his body organs had failed due to aging, and he had lost his vitality. This natural law of birth, old age, illness and death cannot be solved even by Li Shichu, who is excellent in both Chinese and Western medicine. After all, she is not a god.
Knowing that there was no way to retain Dr. Li, Li Shichu planned to improve his life as much as possible while he was still alive, cook him meals according to his taste every day, listen to his words and study medicine diligently, so that he would not worry about himself, and prepare medicine for him. Or acupuncture to make him feel better...
Therefore, Doctor Li was only troubled by the fact that many men in the village were drafted away during this period. In fact, things were going well, especially since Li Shichu had been very obedient and sensible recently, as if he had suddenly enlightened, and he learned medical skills and drew inferences about other cases. , which surprised him very much. He felt that the young apprentice would definitely be able to achieve success in his studies in the future, and he would be able to live a good life even without him as his master.
"Chu'er, how about I find a good family for you to marry?" Dr. Li suddenly said this.
Li Shichu was so frightened that he shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, I don't want to get married!"
"As a teacher, I don't know if I did the right thing when I accepted you as my apprentice. Will I feel sorry for you? After all, being a female doctor is much more difficult than being an ordinary woman. Most women's lifelong expectation is to marry a good man. It's a good home to have children. When you become a female doctor, you won't be able to live a life of caring for your husband and raising children like an ordinary woman. I'm afraid you will regret it in the future." Dr. Li looked at Li Shichu worriedly and said.
"Master, I don't want to get married. What's the point of spending my whole life working for men and children? It would be much better to be a female doctor. She can cure diseases and save people. This is a good thing to do good and accumulate virtue. Why do you think it's not good for me?" Li Shichu retorted, "And even if I get married, look at the three days and two days of military conscription now. What if the husband I married is caught as a young man one day? Will I be exhausted to death if I leave a big family behind?"
Doctor Li was choked by her words and became speechless. After a while, he said dejectedly: "You are right. If the man you marry dies in the war, you will still have to be a widow. It will be even worse if you have children. Living in this troubled world Not as good as a dog. Hey, I might as well just be a carefree female doctor."
Li Shichu said: "As long as you figure it out, don't try to get me married anymore."
Because Mr. Wang's illness was a heart disease, Doctor Li was not too worried. He took Li Shichu and walked slowly for more than half an hour to Mr. Wang's house in the town.
Mr. Wang's restaurant used to have a good business, so his home is one of the best-renovated houses in the town, and he also has several servants.
Li Shichu followed Dr. Li in and saw Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang sitting in the living room. Mr. Wang was very rich and his belly was as big as that of an ordinary woman who would be six or seven months pregnant. However, his face was not very good now, it was dull and yellow. Li Shichu took a quick look and knew that he was angry.
"Doctor Li, you are finally here. Come and check on my master. He can't sleep at night. He has sores on his mouth and can't eat. His temper is much worse than usual." As soon as Mrs. Wang saw Doctor Li, she Tell Dr. Li loudly about Mr. Wang’s symptoms.
Dr. Li showed him the coating on his tongue, opened his eyelids, and then felt his pulse... He quickly came to the conclusion that he was anxious to get angry, so he just needed to take some fire-reducing medicine to keep his mood calm and comfortable.
Mr. Wang frowned tightly and said: "The restaurant's business is getting worse day by day. How can I not get angry? Seeing that few people come all day, the ingredients in my kitchen stink, and they can only be wasted." , Hey, how can people live in this world today?"
