Free Web NovelChapter 323: Chapter 290: Giving Him a Clue
The breakfast at Lin Mansion is simple yet delicious, with an emphasis on balanced nutrition.
What kind of person is Wen Ruyu? He has served in the Imperial Medical Bureau, where the meals of the palace nobles require approval from the bureau.
He merely thought of how Lin Mansion even has a recipe for three meals a day. The most surprising thing is that everyone in the mansion eats the same breakfast.
Because there are children in the mansion, and most people practice martial arts with high consumption, the breakfast portion provided is quite large.
Without adequate energy intake, how can one practice martial arts?
Lin Miao is someone who appreciates fine cooking, not necessarily requiring expensive ingredients, but the cooking standards are high when conditions allow.
If one cannot eat well, the stomach won’t fare well, resulting in a bad mood for the day. When the mood is bad, naturally, diseases arise.
The distinguished closed-door disciple of a skilled physician shamelessly comes to Lin Mansion for meals, even for breakfast. Xia Zhu, witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but rub her forehead, reluctant to watch.
Look at him, with that mouthful. Where’s the demeanor of a refined gentleman?
"Xia Zhu, later Mr. Wen will consult at Yongning Hall. Lunch will be at home. It’s inappropriate to let him return to the Medical Bureau or nearby restaurants to have meals delivered," Lin Miao instructed. "Also, although Mr. Wen is providing free consultations, he shouldn’t be doing unpaid work. We’ll pay him according to the salary standard for our Dongshan junior physicians."
"Yes, Master." Although this meant an additional expense, it benefits Yongning Hall. They could leverage Wen Ruyu’s status as the closed-door disciple of Mr. Fu to gain some fame.
"Mr. Lin, there’s no need to pay. The court already provides me a salary..."
"That’s not acceptable. What the court pays is separate. You’re consulting at Yongning Hall, so Yongning Hall should compensate you. Otherwise, others might think your intentions are not genuine and deliberate," Lin Miao explained.
Wen Ruyu glanced at Xia Zhu, reluctantly agreeing.
Since Wen Ruyu himself is willing, there’s no point in wasting this opportunity. Besides, he wasn’t forced to consult at Yongning Hall.
Getting a closed-door disciple of a renowned physician to boost the reputation of his clinic is a rare boon.
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"Mr. Wen, please pass a message to Lien. Tell him Lien Yurou has gone to Longchuan Canyon with her master. If he wants to find her, he should go there instead of pestering my patients here. Next time, it won’t be as simple as severing a tendon."
"Sure, Mr. Lin, I’ll definitely convey that to Lien," Wen Ruyu nodded. Having benefitted from their hospitality, delivering a message is straightforward, and it’s truthful. Lien could verify it with an investigation.
It might waste some time, but at least it prevents chaos.
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"Master Lin, are you sending Lien to Longchuan Canyon to get him killed?" After Wen Ruyu left, Lianxin quietly offered a cup of cold tea and asked softly.
"Lianxin, you’re quite perceptive," Lin Miao smiled slightly. Though the sisters look identical, their inner selves differ.
Liansuo is straightforward and bold, making daring attempts, while Lianxin is reserved and wise, understanding nuances and strategizing. It’s no wonder she’s the elder sister.
The sisters divide their roles perfectly.
"If Lien dies, won’t the Lien Family retaliate? Could they trace it back to you?"
"What does it have to do with me? Given Lien’s arrogant nature, if he goes to Li Hen City, surviving would be his good fortune," Lin Miao chuckled.
"Do you need to send any word to Miaoxue?"
"No need; she returned last night."
"Ah... "
"Don’t pretend to be surprised. Last night, you were guarding outside. Were you afraid my senior sister would encounter us or worried your sister would barging in recklessly?" Lin Miao teased playfully, "Or were you tempted but didn’t dare to come in?"
"Master Lin, when you speak like this, Xin’Er won’t pay you any attention!" Lianxin’s face flushed, she turned, and ran outside.
The little girl truly enjoys indulgence.
It’s uncertain whether this novelty will continue or if it’ll remain the same in the future.
"Junior Brother, it’s time to head to the clinic!" Outside, the voice of Senior Sister Sun Youwei rang out.
"Alright, Senior Sister."
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Within the ruins of Heaven-Reaching Temple.
A powerful aura shoots straight to the sky, causing the sky to suddenly darken. The clouds press heavily, as if the world turned dim all of a sudden.
Extreme heat generates wind.
From the direction of the scripture tower inside the temple, a vortex spontaneously forms, reaching the dark clouds above, causing an instant storm.
Someone’s breakthrough has triggered celestial phenomena!
Fortunately, there are no experts nearby, or the anomaly would have been discovered by now.
Below the vortex, a bald monk, bare-chested, with nine marks on his head lit up, as though coming to life.
This vortex was caused by Fahai. Guided by Lin Miao, he came to Heaven-Reaching Temple to begin his secluded practice and successfully breakthrough to Tianyuan.
After several days, he finally overcame the last barrier, achieving a breakthrough in cultivation, soaring up to Tianyuan.
The power of heaven and earth poured into the Baihui Acupoint, the Ren and Du Meridians were completely unblocked, without the slightest delay or obstruction, achieving a state of endless internal energy.
Heavenly Origin, which means endless vitality, the ability to communicate with nature at any time, absorb and exchange energy, fast for a hundred days without eating, swim underwater without relying on breathing through the nose and mouth, and travel a thousand miles a day without exhaustion...
"Haha, so carefree, so carefree!" Fahai opened his eyes wide, with bright light shooting out, and laughed heartily with joy.
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"Take this medicine for ten days and then come back for a follow-up. If I’m not here, you can go to Yongning Hall and find Physician Wen Ruyu..."
"Thank you, Mr. Lin."
"You’re welcome, take care on your way."
"Mr. Lin, Xiaoman’s wife is about to give birth, they’re looking for you to deliver the baby..." A woman ran in, breathless, and said.
"Mrs. Liou, I’m a physician, not a midwife. Why does everyone come to me for deliveries?" Lin Miao was also puzzled.
Why is everyone doing this? Just because he successfully delivered a baby for a woman who had a difficult labor, all the families with pregnant women about to give birth came to him.
People come to him when they have no other choice. For routine labor, it’s not his responsibility; a midwife would be completely competent for it.
"Just by you standing in the courtyard, even the midwife would feel confident!"
This reason made Lin Miao laugh helplessly. Indeed, if any complications or things the midwife couldn’t handle arose, he would take over directly.
It seems that in the future, a specialized medical team for deliveries must be trained. Obstetrics is very important. Although welcoming a new life is a good thing, he can’t just do this work; he needs someone specialized in it.
Perhaps establish a delivery training class, or directly set up an obstetrics medical center.
The inn they bought remains vacant.
Maybe this unique service could be developed...
When patients have requests, and since they are neighbors too, Lin Miao really couldn’t refuse. If something happened to the mother and child, he wouldn’t be able to reconcile it with his conscience.
Lin Miao called his senior sister, Sun Youwei, and also sent Ling Yu’Er to Yongning Hall to bring over Xia Zhu as well.
Better to be prepared.
Who knew Wen Ruyu would also come along?
"Mr. Wen is also interested in deliveries?" Lin Miao asked.
"Here to learn from Mr. Lin," Wen Ruyu said modestly.
"I wouldn’t dare. Your master is the court’s renowned physician, and I’m just a small physician, how could I teach you," Lin Miao jested, "this delivery room, I can enter, but you cannot."
"And why is that?"
"I can only deliver babies, with a mind free of distractions, and they trust me," Lin Miao replied. If not for the precedents, this delivery room, a place never allowing men, yet would let him in?
Of course, some people still strictly adhere to gender norms or superstitions about bad luck from seeing blood, refusing to let men into the delivery room, not even allowing husbands to accompany.
"Then I’ll watch from outside," Wen Ruyu acknowledged. Lin Miao spoke the truth; certain things are permissible for some people but not for others.
Moreover, Lin Miao isn’t going into the delivery room alone; he’s also bringing Sun Youwei and Xia Zhu, at least one midwife is in there too.
Counting the pregnant woman, there are four women; what could possibly happen?
Lin Miao was there, crucially to save lives.
The so-called virtue, it depends on how you interpret it. If seeing once, touching once, counts as being tainted, realistically, how many women in this world would be considered clean?
It’s merely males’ desire for control, imposing layers of moral constraints on women. Why isn’t it demanded for men to uphold such discipline?
Natural childbirth is merely the mother taking a dangerous journey near the Ghost Gate, experiencing pain, with risks involved; women’s mortality rates from difficult labor are quite high.
Primarily, it’s because women get married and have children at too young an age, without having fully matured themselves, yet already nurturing the next generation.
Doesn’t this easily lead to risks?
That Xiaoman’s wife isn’t very old either; she was only seventeen when married, and soon became pregnant, this is her first child.
Now, even counting meticulously, she’s not yet eighteen, just a few months older than Lin Miao.
During her pregnancy, she went to the clinic, where Lin Miao took her pulse, from which he judged it was a girl, but he didn’t say. After all, people hope for continuation of the family line, yearning for a boy.
If he were to reveal it, it would only disappoint her husband’s family, and could lead to adverse effects on her.
At such times, being vague, or even telling a lie, actually provides the greatest help to the pregnant woman.
Not long after Lin Miao arrived, Xiaoman’s wife smoothly gave birth to a baby girl; Xiaoman’s family was naturally somewhat disappointed, as the entire family had been hoping for a son.
In these matters, Lin Miao could only persuade that boys and girls are alike, girls are caring like warm little coats, and girls may not lack achievements in the future. There’s a living example right in front of them.
So, the family turned their grievances into joy and gave a congratulatory reward. freёwebnovel.com
This money, Lin Miao accepted with a clear conscience; anyway, it wasn’t much, only a hundred coins, whereas Wen Ruyu was seriously suspected of coming just to get a share of the auspicious money.
