Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

On Du Kongqing's first day at work, after having a delicious work lunch, he was taken out on a field trip by Luo Xiaoran to inspect the land reclamation situation.

"Do you know medicine?"

Luo Xiaoran held Luo Xingchen's hand with her left hand and asked Du Kongqing on her right.

"I learned medicine from my father for several years since I was young, and I started practicing medicine with him when I was seven years old."

Du Kongqing was savoring the delicious breakfast he had just had. When he heard his boss asking a question, he hurriedly answered.

Luo Xiaoran continued to ask: "You have been a medicine boy since you were seven years old. It seems that you studied medicine very hard. Have you ever seen patients alone?"

Upon hearing this question, the energy Du Kongqing had just mustered suddenly dissipated, and his tone became low.

“Miss, you also know that although the restrictions on women in Daliang are not as strict as those in the previous dynasty, men have always been in charge of practicing medicine.

I, I have never heard of any female doctor who is famous all over the world."

Luo Xiaoran nodded to show that she understood.

But in fact, as a time traveler, she really doesn't know much about female doctors.

Luo Xiaoran's only knowledge of female doctors was from "The Imperial Doctress" and "Dae Jang Geum".

But if you think about it for a moment, the answer is obvious.

Among the people of all walks of life in Daliang:

Doctors are more useful servants to the rich and powerful. Why would the daughters of their aristocratic families study medicine?

Among the vast majority of working people at the bottom of society, the very fact that women can go to school is a minority.

Ordinary people generally believe that it is good enough for a woman to be able to write her own name and recognize some common characters in daily life.

If a woman is familiar with "Rules for Women" and "Precepts for Women", she will be a good wife who can assist her husband well.

This is also what we have learned in history books, a means of domination of women by patriarchal society.

In ancient society, it was difficult for women to learn to read, so the acceptance of studying medicine was probably even lower.

Thinking about it this way, Du Kongqing can be considered a pioneer among women studying medicine.

Her father Du Shimu was quite open-minded and did not have the stubborn idea of ​​passing the inheritance down to males but not females.

With his father's guidance and instruction, Du Kongqing must have learned more than just the basics of medical skills.

Thinking of this, Luo Xiaoran felt very proud. She didn't expect that she had picked up such a treasure just after arriving in Hexi Village.

She remembered that Uncle Li had lied to her and said he had poisoned her.

At that time, she made up her mind to find a good friend who had medical skills, and she didn't expect to find one so soon.

Luo Xiaoran thought that she should chat with Du Kongqing again and learn more about her situation.

"Since you know that it is not easy for women to practice medicine in this world, why do you still want to study medicine?"

Although Du Kongqing followed on Luo Xiaoran's right side, he always kept in mind that she was the boss and he was employed by her, so he always walked one step slower than Luo Xiaoran.

“My mother had a difficult labor and heavy bleeding when she gave birth to me. She managed to save her life, but she was left with a chronic illness and could no longer have children.

My parents were a young couple, very much in love, and my father swore that he would never take a concubine, so I am the only blood of the Du family, and I must inherit his legacy."

Luo Xiaoran didn't expect that the military doctor Du Shimu mentioned by Zhao Cuilan was actually a rare and infatuated man.

In ancient times when "there are three unfilial acts, and the worst is to have no descendants", he did not force his son to have a child, and his medical skills could only be passed on to his only daughter.

"So, you studied medicine out of necessity, is that what you mean?" Luo Xiaoran continued to ask.

Du Kongqing recalled his childhood memories with a faint smile on his face. All the restraint in his body disappeared and he felt very relaxed.

"In the beginning, it was my mother who forced me to do this. She often complained that she couldn't leave any offspring for my father, so she made sure I learned my father's medical skills well.

By then, I will find a son-in-law to continue the Du family's bloodline.

After the child is born, I will pass on my medical skills to the child, so that the inheritance of my Du family will not be broken."

Luo Xiaoran had a blank expression on her face: Du Shimu’s wife Kong Qing’s mother must still be very concerned about the fact that she cannot give birth to a son, so she passed all the pressure to her daughter.

After a pause, Du Kongqing continued:

"I was young and naughty at that time, and I didn't like the medical books that looked like ghostly symbols and the various difficult-to-identify medicinal materials, which really pissed off my mother and father.

But as I grew older, I followed my father in curing illnesses and saving lives, observing, smelling, asking, and palpating the symptoms, prescribing the right medicine, and curing the disease so that the patients no longer suffered from the pain. I gradually began to like medicine."

"So how old were you when you started studying medicine? How old are you now?"

"Miss, I started studying medicine when I was five years old. I am twelve years old this year."

"You have studied medicine for seven years, so you should have made some progress.

But as a woman, you have never had the opportunity to see patients alone, right?"

"My father originally said that after he came back this time, he would let me see patients alone and see more difficult and complicated cases. He would look after them from the side, and others would not mind that I was a female doctor for his sake.

But, but he didn't come back, and all kinds of bad rumors were spreading in the village, so no one would come to me for treatment.

I now have to take care of my sick mother and tend to the land at home, so I haven't read any medical books for a long time.

Perhaps I shouldn’t have studied medicine.”

Du Kongqing looked at his calloused hands with a sad expression.

Luo Xiaoran didn't expect that she would make the assistant lose herself just by chatting casually, which was very embarrassing.

But there was a question she had wanted to ask for a long time, so she quickly spoke up to change the subject.

"I remember you said last time that your family used to practice medicine for a low fee, but they could make money by selling medicinal herbs. So why didn't you continue to dig herbs for money, but live in such a difficult situation?"

"Miss, you don't know that we military households can only grow the crops required by the government, and we cannot grow Chinese medicinal herbs.

Therefore, the medicinal materials used in the prescriptions my father wrote when practicing medicine were all purchased from pharmacies in the county and then resold to patients at the original price.

My father only occasionally dug up some precious medicinal herbs in the mountains and could exchange them for some money at the pharmacy. Together with the medical fees, his life was not poor.

But since my father never returned, my mother worried day and night, and eventually fell ill and was bedridden, spending all the family savings on medicine.

I couldn't see patients and earn no money. Most of the medicinal herbs in the mountains had been dug up by my father. I tried to look for them, but could only find a few.

I took them to the county town and the provincial capital to sell, but they saw that I was just a country girl and were sure that I was short of money, so they always lowered the price of the herbs, and I was helpless.

In the end, the money from selling the herbs will return to them, because I have to buy medicine for my mother..."

"That's really frustrating! But it doesn't matter, you are mine now, I will protect you, and we won't be bullied in the future!"

Well, I originally wanted to change the subject and stop Kong Qing from feeling any more sad, but I ended up making him even sadder.

Luo Xiaoran looked calm on the outside, but she felt awkward on the inside.