There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 131 The Apprentice Acceptance Gift

Li Shuchen: "It's also to prevent the spread of epidemics."

Li Lingxiao nodded again.

Then she asked, "Sister, why can the masks we wear block out the virus?"

Li Shuchen: "The mask has three layers."

The outermost layer protects against droplets, which are the particles we exhale when we talk.

The middle layer can filter out dust and harmful substances in the air.

The innermost layer absorbs moisture because our exhaled air contains a lot of moisture, which condenses into small water droplets, like in summer.

"Drips on our masks can make us uncomfortable, so we need to absorb moisture."

Li Lingxiao nodded: "Sister, most viruses enter through the mouth and nose, so we should wear masks to protect ourselves."

Li Shuchen: "Yes"

Li Lingxiao: "Sister, I've got it."

After listening to her older sister's explanation, Li Lingxiao learned a lot about epidemic prevention and policies for dealing with displaced people.

He felt that his older sister was capable of everything, and he admired her immensely.

He needed to get paper and ink later to write down everything his older sister said, so that if something like this happened again, he could be the first to step up in her place.

Then he focused intently on brewing the herbal medicine.

Li Shuchen had a little free time and watched as Doctor Sun, carrying his medicine chest, moved among the refugees.

One patient after another was treated, then another arrived, and so on, seemingly without end.

The refugees all stared expectantly at Doctor Sun, eager to receive his treatment once he finished treating those in his care.

Dr. Sun is a tiny old man; you could easily lose him in a crowd.

If I hadn't had Lao Jiu stay by Dr. Sun's side, Dr. Sun would have been lost by the crowds of refugees long ago.

Besides Doctor Sun, Li Shuchen noticed another young woman moving among the wounded people.

She carried a cloth bag on her back, applying medicine and bandaging herself with fluid and graceful movements.

Full of patience and focused on his work, just like Dr. Sun, he immediately moved on to the next patient after finishing one.

Even so, there aren't enough doctors, not nearly enough; we need many more to help.

Li Shuchen got up and went to find the Prefect of Kaifeng, intending to tell him about the shortage of doctors.

He discovered that Princess Changning was already discussing it with him.

Princess Changning stated simply and clearly: "We don't have enough doctors; we need to bring some more from the capital."

Prefect of Kaifeng: "I have already dispatched doctors from the capital to this location."

Princess Changning responded with a soft "hmm".

Turning away, Li Shuchen also turned and went back to the porridge stall.

Before long, more than ten doctors arrived at the city gate. The prefect of Kaifeng instructed them to wear masks and work together to treat the wounded refugees.

In this way, the healing process is much faster.

Li Shuchen kept watching the young girl treating others' injuries, thinking she was excellent—patient and kind-hearted. The inn really needed a doctor like her.

After all, time is life, and it would be great if a doctor stayed at the inn.

If a guest has an emergency medical condition, they can receive treatment sooner.

Even in non-emergency situations, the timely arrival of a doctor can soothe the guests and help them with preparations.

As a result, everyone is more willing to stay at Happiness Inn.

Li Shuchen became increasingly determined to win her over and invite her to the inn to save lives.

But she was too busy right now, and Li Shuchen didn't want to suddenly appear and disturb her while she was saving people.

He kept glancing at her, looking for an opportunity. Just after the little girl finished receiving her lunch porridge, Li Shuchen felt his chance had come.

The little girl liked to be alone; she was drinking porridge by herself against a big tree.

Just after the little girl finished the last mouthful of porridge, Li Shuchen quickly stepped forward and asked...

"Hello, young lady. My name is Li Shuchen. Are you here in the capital to find your relatives?"

The young girl looked at Li Shuchen without speaking, her eyes showing wariness.

Li Shuchen then said

"Don't be afraid, young lady. Here's what happened: I own an inn with quite a few guests."

"Would you like to work at my inn, young lady? I'll pay you six taels of silver a month. All you need to do is treat the guests' illnesses."

Suddenly, Doctor Sun appeared and said, "Miss Li, I took a liking to this young lady first. Don't try to steal her from me."

After speaking to Li Shuchen, Doctor Sun smiled at the young girl and said, "Young lady, my clinic is currently short of an apprentice."

I see you have exceptional talent. Would you like to become my apprentice? I am willing to pass on all my knowledge to you. Are you willing?

Li Shuchen put his hands on his hips and said, "Dr. Sun, it's first come, first served. I asked first."

Besides, I doubt your clinic even has a room for this girl to stay in.

"It would be better to let this young lady stay at my place, and she can go to Dr. Sun's clinic to learn medicine in her spare time."

Dr. Sun stroked his beard, deep in thought. His clinic was indeed small, and there were no spare rooms for his apprentices.

"My clinic is very close to the Happiness Inn, so it's not a bad idea," he nodded.

That would also be acceptable.

Li Shuchen looked at the young girl and smiled, "Young lady, what do you think?"

Linglong thought about it and realized that she had no relatives in the capital to rely on anyway.

One of them was distributing porridge, and the other was treating people; neither of them could be bad people.

Having a stable place to make a living would be good, he said.

"My name is Linglong. I can do as you say, treating patients at the inn and studying at the clinic in my spare time."

Li Shuchen smiled and said, "Linglong, what a lovely name. You should rest well first. If you need anything, just tell me. If you need medicine, go to Doctor Sun."

Linglong nodded

Doctor Sun smiled broadly: "My good disciple, you'll be treating patients with your master later."

Linglong: Okay

Li Shuchen couldn't stand Doctor Sun's smug look, so he said, "Doctor Sun, you haven't even given him a gift for accepting him as a disciple, yet you call him your disciple. Is that polite?"

Doctor Sun coughed twice and said, "Today's events happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to prepare. Tomorrow, I will definitely prepare the gift for accepting you as my disciple."

Suddenly, Doctor Sun looked at Li Shuchen and said...

"Miss Li, I've heard that your Happiness Inn always prepares gifts for new employees. Why haven't you prepared any today?"

Li Shuchen hesitated for a moment before replying, "Dr. Sun, why are you in such a hurry? I would never wrong your apprentice. I will definitely prepare a gift tomorrow."

Linglong smiled as she watched the two bickering, finding them both adorable and sure to make a great employer and mentor.

After serving the midday porridge, Li Lingxiao had a little free time.

Go to the Prefect of Kaifeng to ask for paper and ink

The Prefect of Kaifeng asked, "Scholar Li, what do you need paper and ink for?"

Li Lingxiao: "I would like to write down some of the methods for preventing the epidemic that you mentioned, Sister."

The Prefect of Kaifeng looked at the fifteen-year-old boy with admiration and said, "Good student, someone bring paper and ink."

Li Lingxiao accepted the paper and ink with both hands and thanked them.

"I thank you, Your Excellency."

I turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, the Prefect of Kaifeng called him to a stop.

"Scholar Li, please write it here."

Li Lingxiao bowed and said, "I am very grateful to the Prefect."

Lay out the paper, use a paperweight, grind the ink, dip the paper in the ink, and begin writing.

Li Lingxiao wrote while the Prefect of Kaifeng read.

See what's different.

When Li Lingxiao wrote that "officials in charge and kind-hearted people can use honeysuckle, licorice, and astragalus to make tea to prevent the epidemic,"

The Prefect of Kaifeng carefully examined his own notes and discovered...

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