Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 397 Young Master of the Chen Family

The lady who spoke for Song Ying couldn't help but complain in her heart, "This lady is wearing gold and silver and looks like she comes from a wealthy family, but how can she be so stupid? You come to see a doctor but you look down on him. If you meet a petty-minded person who doesn't treat you wholeheartedly, then you will be the one who suffers."

The lady curled her lips and said, "That boy is from the residence of our County Magistrate Chen. Who do you think the lady who is seeking treatment from Doctor Xiao Song is?"

Mrs. Gong's expression froze, and she laughed dryly, "It turned out to be Mrs. He. If I had known earlier, I should have gone to visit the patient."

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Song Ying and the servant walked quickly all the way. The gate of the government office, which was usually quiet, was now full of people.

The servant was very attentive and took the time to explain, "Registration for the county exam is open today, so there are a lot of people."

Song Ying nodded. She had known about this for a long time. She also knew that those waiting outside were basically candidates who had mutual guarantee policies. Those who were guaranteed by government stipends had already been registered in the gift room.

Entering the inner house, the hustle and bustle outside was suddenly isolated, as if entering another world. In the past, it was also very quiet outside, but Song Ying did not have this feeling.

When they arrived at the moon gate that separated the inner and outer houses, a maid was already waiting there. When she saw Song Ying, she smiled and said, "Little Doctor Song, please follow me."

Song Ying nodded and continued walking forward.

At the end of the corridor, a young man of about eighteen or nineteen with a white veil over his eyes suddenly jumped out from the side. He grabbed the maid walking in front of him and shouted happily: "I caught you! I caught you..."

The tone is childish, like that of an eight or nine-year-old child.

While shouting at him, she pulled off the white veil on her eyes and said to the maid, "Sister Lianqiao, I found you. It's your turn to catch me."

The maid named Lian Qiao said in a coaxing tone, "Master, I am about to take someone to see the Madam, so I don't have time to play with you. Go play with Bai Zhi and the others."

The young master's face fell for a moment, and he finally noticed Song Ying behind Lian Qiao. Then his eyes brightened up again, "This sister looks unfamiliar. Did mother buy her to play with Nan'er?"

When he opened his mouth, Song Ying had already discovered that he was mentally retarded. Although he did not feel offended by his words, he had no intention of responding. He just smiled and said nothing.

Lian Qiao hurriedly said, "This is the doctor from Huichun Hall, he is here to treat Madam. Young Master, go find other people to play with first."

Then he said to Song Ying: "Doctor Song, this is our young master. Please forgive me, he..."

She looked embarrassed and didn't finish her words.

Song Ying nodded to Master Chen as a greeting, and then said, "Let's go."

The two were about to move forward, but Young Master Chen followed them and asked with a worried look on his face, "Is mother sick?"

"Madam is just feeling a little uncomfortable, it's nothing serious, Master should go out and play."

"No, I want to see my mother!"

After saying this with a serious face, Young Master Chen ran away, soon leaving Song Ying and the other two behind.

"Master! Please run slower, don't fall!"

Lian Qiao shouted anxiously, then turned back to Song Ying and said, "Doctor Song, let's go quickly."

Song Ying had no objection and quickened his pace. Soon he arrived at the courtyard where the county magistrate's wife lived. While still in the courtyard, he heard Master Chen ask with concern, "Mother, what's wrong with you?"

"Mom is not feeling unwell, Nan'er, go play first."

"Mom, you lied. Sister Lianqiao has brought the doctor here." As she spoke the last part, her voice began to sound tearful.

Mrs. He coaxed softly, "That damned girl Lian Qiao can't even communicate clearly. Mother asked the doctor to come to check her pulse, not because she's feeling unwell..."

As he spoke, he saw Lian Qiao bringing Song Ying over. He glared at Lian Qiao and then quickly winked at Song Ying.

So, after Song Ying felt the patient's pulse, he first lied to the young master Chen about his good health to coax him away, and then said to Mrs. He, "You are worrying too much. Relaxing your mind is better than any panacea."

Mrs. He sighed, "You just saw it too. My son is like that. As a mother, how can I relax?"

"It's a day of worry, and it's also a day of happiness. Your son needs your care as a mother. If you don't take care of yourself, how can you take good care of him?"

Mrs. He sighed again, "I know this truth, but it's easier said than done."

Now that things had come to this, what else could Song Ying say? He could only quickly take out the silver needle and prick her with it to help relieve some of her pain, and then prescribed a prescription to calm her nerves.

I don't know what Mrs. He was going to do at the Shen Mansion. After she put away her silver needle, she immediately left. She was so busy, just like a farmer's busy spring day.

"Lian Qiao, send Doctor Xiao Song off for me. Don't say anything nonsense to scare the young master. Do you understand?"

Lian Qiao agreed, took out two taels of silver and handed them to Song Ying, "Thank you, Doctor Song."

Song Ying kept a stern face and responded politely. As soon as he left Chen's house and the servant left, he took out the silver with a smile on his face, looked at the quality of it carefully, and put it happily into his purse!

Silver! No need to exchange it!

If she wasn't worried that the silver had passed through too many people's hands and was a little dirty, she would have wanted to take a bite.

Sure enough, she was right to insist on being a doctor. Ever since she was able to see patients independently and started going in and out of the backyards of various wealthy families, she immediately became wealthy. The wealthy families were very generous and their consultation fees were basically 1 tael of silver!

"Tsk, you're such a money-grubber. You should let your patients see how unreliable you are."

Suddenly a voice was heard nearby. Song Ying turned around and saw that it was Yuan Qing and Shen Jing, with three others behind them. Song Ying remembered that on the night of the Lantern Festival, they were also on the stage playing riddles with the five scholars from Min. They must be students of Jiahu Academy.

Song Ying rolled her eyes at Shen Jing and said, "Just because I love money doesn't mean I'm not a good doctor. Is the registration process over?"

"You still know that we are registering for the county exam today," Shen Jing was surprised and happy, "In that case, why don't you bless us?"

Song Ying was speechless: "You haven't taken the exam yet, it's too early to wish you well now."

“It’s never too early to send blessings.”

Song Ying rolled his eyes and said, "Then I wish you immediate success and a place on the list!"

"Tuan'an! Tuan'an is famous, and the person on the list is a candidate for the deputy list. It has a bad meaning and is unlucky."

Song Ying was even more speechless, "Then should I wish you fame in the inner circle?"

The first session of the county examination is the main session and the most important one. If you do well in the exam, you will be admitted directly and you don’t need to take part in the second, third, or even fourth or fifth sessions.

The big red paper for the middle score is in the shape of a bowl, called a "tuan'an". In the middle of the "tuan'an" is a big "zhong" character. The writing of this "zhong" character is also very particular. The vertical line in the middle is long on the top and short on the bottom, which is the same as the writing style of the first character of the character "gui".