Chapter 103 New Life

  Liu Rong's residence was not far from the Wending Marquis' manor, which was located in the south of the city, while Liu Rong lived near the west side. Although they were not living in the same place, it was inconvenient for them to meet again, but they had truly met this time.

  The courtyard of a moderately well-off family is neither big nor small, bigger than that of an ordinary small household, but smaller than that of a more prosperous family.

  This was originally the Wen Dinghou Mansion's reception hall for distant guests, and it was quite well-equipped, which made things convenient for Liu Rong.

  When Liu Rong arrived, there were four people waiting at the gate. It wasn't until later that she found out they were arranged by Old Master Hou - an old steward, a cook, a laundry woman, and a young servant who drove the carriage. With Dong Er and Liu Rong added to the mix, this courtyard was now home to six people.

  The old steward was a meticulous person, and after the people who had come to deliver the luggage had left, he gave Liu Rong a box. When Liu Rong opened it, she was slightly surprised to find that inside were five deeds of sale, one deed for land ownership, and one silver note worth 1,000 taels.

  "The old master specially asked me to hand it over to you." The old steward said to Liu Rong.

  Liu Rong thought for a moment, covered the lid and handed it to Dong Er beside her, letting Dong Er take care of it before turning to the old steward: "What's your name? What did you used to do?"

  "My surname is Yao, and I used to be in charge of the stables at Old Master Hou's estate. Since I'm getting old and the work was too strenuous, Old Master Hou had me come over to attend to Miss instead."

  She said, however, with a slight pause, carefully looking at Liu Rong before continuing: "Old Master Hou is indeed a good person, and he even sent that mouth of mine to work here as a kitchen maid in the kitchen."

  "Old Master Hou said that if you don't like it, you can also get rid of it." He seemed to worry that Liu Rong would disdain him, and couldn't help but add: "Don't worry, Miss, my family's cook is a good hand at cooking. She'll definitely do a good job."

  Liu Rong nodded slightly and didn't say much. She continued to ask the old steward, "What were the carriage driver and the servant who poured the sauce originally doing?"

  "The laundry girl and the young man who drove the horses were also husband and wife, originally they were all from the horse farm." The old steward spoke of others very smoothly.

  Liu Rong seemed to be thinking of something, but instead she instructed Yao Guan: "You can go down first, there aren't many things going on in the courtyard. Everyone should just do their own job well. If there's anything else, I'll let Dong'er assign it."

  Yao Guan's family immediately nodded and retreated very respectfully. Although the movement was a bit stiff, it was obviously temporary, but the attitude was serious and honest. It also looked very honest.

  As for the actual situation, it needs to be observed slowly.

  After Yao Guan's departure, Dong Er closed the door and walked to Liu Ying's side: "Old Master Hou treated Miss so well, knowing that Miss didn't get along with Liu Dà Niáng, he actually replaced all the people in the courtyard with new ones. He even gave Miss their contracts of sale, this is truly letting Miss be in charge."

  Winter said with a little excitement: "Liu Dainai can't interfere with us here, we can finally have some good days."

  "According to Rouzi sister, every month we will be allocated twenty taels for living expenses on this side, while the people in the mansion have their own separate allowance. Moreover, when the season changes, they will make a new set of clothes for each of us, and Miss will have four sets of decent clothes for the seasons."

  Dong Er became more and more excited as he spoke. He almost started dancing in the house: "Miss, we've had a good life, if...". As soon as he said this, Dong Er suddenly stopped. His expression turned somewhat downcast.

  Liu Rong slightly shook her head. Dong Er's body was obviously older than hers, but his temperament had changed a lot: "What's wrong?"

  "Nothing, miss. When can we also pick up Clock Aunt and have her live with us?" Dong Er shook his head, looking at Liu Rong to ask.

  Liu Rong fell silent for a moment before speaking: "This day will come."

  Arrange the sweeping and cleaning in the courtyard. Let Dong'er instruct, Liu Rong left this courtyard, but let Xiaochen support the carriage to send her to Zhang's house.

  Zhang Xueshi was overjoyed to see Liu Rong and hastily ushered her into Zhang Lin's room. Inside, a kind-faced woman sat with a hint of surprise on her face when she saw Liu Rong, then immediately stepped forward: "Could it be the third young lady from Wencheng Marquis Manor, Miss Liu?"

  Without waiting for Liu Rong's response, he hastily invited: "You've rushed over from afar and must be tired. Quickly sit down and take a rest."

  Liu Rong shook her head: "Zhang's mother, I'm not tired, let me take a look at your young master first." As she spoke, she walked towards the bedside.

  Zhang Xueshi and Mrs. Zhang were already anxious about Zhang Lin, seeing Liu Rong take the initiative to come forward and check, they couldn't help but feel a surge of joy, and followed Liu Rong to the bedside in a smooth manner.

  "How has the young master been from the surgery to now?" Liu Rong placed her index, middle and ring fingers on Zhang Lin's wrist to feel his pulse while asking.

  "He woke up in pain three times, drank a lot of the salt water you had us prepare for him, and finally fell back asleep with the help of some painkillers given by Old Liu."

  Liu Rong found the pulse, but didn't say anything else. She just slightly furrowed her brow and stayed in that position for almost a minute.

  Zhang Xueshi couldn't help but anxiously ask about Zhang Lin's condition, but Liu Rong didn't respond at all. It wasn't that she didn't want to respond, but rather she was using her pulse to calculate the time and roughly estimate her heart rate, and couldn't be interrupted.

  Seeing Liu Rong not responding, Zhang Xue Shi and Mrs. Zhang looked at each other in dismay, no longer asking questions, afraid of disturbing Liu Rong, just waiting for her to finish what she was doing.

  The heart rate is still normal.

  After testing Zhang Lin's pulse, Liu Rong lifted the quilt covering Zhang Lin and carefully unwrapped the bandages to examine the wound. She checked the surrounding area and found that although it was slightly red, there were no signs of pus or infection. Only then did she ask Mrs. Zhang to call for someone to bring some strong liquor to clean the wound with before reapplying new medicine.

  "After finishing everything, he looked at Zhang Xueshi: 'Uncle Zhang, the young master is fine for now, but there's a risk of infection from the surgery, so we need to wait for a month to determine the situation. In the first ten days of this month, anything can happen, and if the young master develops a low fever, give him medicine according to this prescription.'"

  Liu Rong handed Zhang Xueshi a prescription she had written earlier.

  The prescription was more detailed than the one she had originally written for Old Liu, and in addition to those natural antibiotics, it also included some Chinese medicinal herbs that she had asked Old Liu about which were beneficial for wound recovery.

  "If the wound doesn't show any improvement and there's a slight sign of pus, you must find me immediately." Liu Rong said, pausing slightly, her voice dropping slightly: "That means the condition is severe."

  Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang listened seriously, and as soon as they heard this, they nodded immediately: "We will definitely keep sending people to watch."

  "Just...," Zhang Xueshi said, hesitating slightly here.

  "Uncle Zhang, if there's anything you need, just let me know. Don't be polite with me." Liu Rong said with a smile.

  "Then I won't be polite, Liu San's niece, can't you come over every day to check on Zhang Lin's injuries? Although this request is indeed a bit excessive, but for these ten days, I'm really worried."

  "I'll probably come back in about two days, because starting tomorrow I'm going to Liu Lao's Tongshantang to be a small medical apprentice."

  When Liu Rong left Zhang's residence, both Zhang Xueshi and Mrs. Zhang still looked puzzled.

  "Old master, you said that Miss Liu San is after all the daughter of the Wending Marquis's manor. How could the Wending Marquis's manor possibly allow her to be so unrestrained and go to Tongshantang to sit in the pavilion?" Madam Zhang couldn't help but ask.

  Just at that moment, a servant who had been sent to the Wen Dinghou Mansion to invite Liu Rong rushed back in a hurry, his face full of anxiety: "Master, something's gone wrong!"

  Zhang Xueshi raised his head and raised an eyebrow.

  "Miss Liu San suddenly moved out of the Wendinghou Mansion today, and when I went to ask for her, she had already left. I don't know where she moved to, and no matter how I asked around in the Wendinghou Mansion, nobody told me."

  The little servant knelt down in front of Zhang Xue-shi: "Little one deserves to die, little one was unable to get Miss Liu San to come and treat the young master's illness!"

  Zhang Xueshi and Madame Zhang were slightly stunned. They exchanged a glance, could it be true that due to rumors, the Wen Ding Hou Mansion had driven this daughter out of the mansion?

  Then they let Liu Rong treat their son like this, isn't it also one of the ways to harm Liu Rong?

  After a long silence, Zhang Xue-shi finally spoke up: "In the future, please invite Rong-er to our mansion more often. I'm afraid her days are not going well. When there's a way, help her out a bit more. And her marriage will probably be delayed too, if possible. You also take a look."

  Zhang Xueshi thought of Zuo Tingxuan, but shook his head slightly. After all, their status was different, and this one was the most outstanding among the outer relatives of the Weibei Hou Mansion. If Liu Rong hadn't moved out of the Wending Hou Mansion, there might have been some possibility. Now... it's likely that even the wife of the Weibei Hou would not agree.

  Liu Rong didn't know that Zhang Xue Shi's family was worried about her, but she happily went to the clothing store and bought two sets of men's clothes that fit her figure.

  Tomorrow I'm going to Tong Shantang. It's better to prepare well, after all, it's what she'll be eating with in the future.

  It turns out that she was still a bit excited about being able to return to her old profession, and didn't know what the difference would be between being a doctor in ancient times and modern times.

  But this time when she went to Tongshantang, she didn't go there to practice medicine, but rather as an apprentice to learn traditional Chinese medicine.

  After these surgeries, she only understood one thing.

  In ancient times, without the aid of surgical instruments, one had to master traditional Chinese medicine. Only in this way could they continue to play the role of a surgeon, relying on traditional Chinese medicine for support, and save those who were lightly injured but would have died in modern times.

  And she has already planned out what to do next. Even the equipment she needs and how to get it, she has already thought of.

  But now, everything is just getting started.

  Once everything is on track, I believe she should have the ability to give her mother a good life.

  Thinking so, Liu Rong couldn't help but reveal a happy smile.

  The next morning, Liu Rong got up early and hurried to the Tongshantang. She saw people coming and going inside, grabbing medicine or seeing a doctor. As soon as she entered, an apprentice came forward and asked: "Do you want to grab medicine or see a doctor?"

  "Get medicine on the left, see a doctor on the right, the doctor is sitting in the house on the right for diagnosis."

  Liu Rong smiled and shook her head: "Neither, I am a new apprentice of Tongshantang, and will follow Liu Lao to learn medicine in the future. May I ask where should I go?"

  "Then go to the backyard and register with Wang Guan Shi."

  Liu Rong was slightly puzzled by Xiao Xiu's sudden change, but still nodded at him and walked towards the backyard.

  Several young apprentices standing at the gate immediately gathered together.

  "What a big mouth! Who does Liu think he is? A newcomer to the medical clinic dares to utter such words!"

  "Don't worry, I've sent him to register with Wang Guanshi. You should know that Wang Guanshi is the strictest in Tongshantang and doesn't care about new apprentices. It's just right to give her a big lesson, let him also know his own weight, don't think that having a handsome face can make everything go smoothly!"

  "But Liu Lao said that he only planned to take in one apprentice. With this sudden appearance of a new person, it won't affect us, will it?"

  "Don't worry, even if it's possible, I'll make sure he doesn't get the chance. We didn't get the opportunity, and now this newcomer thinks he can?" The young apprentice who was guiding Liu Rong sneered: "You should know that as soon as you become Liu Lao's disciple, your monthly allowance will increase to ten taels! This is not silver that just anyone can get."

  "But..."

  "There's no need, I've already sent him to find Wang Guanshi. Wang Guanshi is only in charge of the main doctor, he's just a new apprentice who went there, and all he can do is make a bad impression on Wang Guanshi, who will scold him severely. We just need to wait here and watch the show."