[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-355":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1543740,2006,"Chapter 355 - 355 365 The First Patient","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-355",355,"\u003Cp>355: Chapter 365: The First Patient 355: Chapter 365: The First Patient Gu Youyou’s words echoed through the crowd, bringing a mix of reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who didn’t believe her looked at her as if she were some kind of freak, thinking she was joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A doctor offering free consultations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t that be a loss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to offer free consultations three days a month, as well as at unscheduled times, not to mention providing medicine for free?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the long-established medical halls in Lingnan have never done such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a newcomer, are you not afraid that the wind might blow your tongue away?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for those who believed her, there was an overwhelming sense of joy, and they couldn’t wait to give it a try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man timidly approached and asked, “Doctor, is the treatment really free?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou tapped the sign that read “Dedicated to healing the world, consultations without charge,” and said, “Of course it’s really free, or else you can smash this sign.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man immediately perked up and said, “Doctor, please take a look at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night before last, I was traveling and got caught in the rain, and now I’m sneezing and have a runny nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t planning to see a doctor, figured I’d just tough it out, but since it’s free here, I thought I’d give it a try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, come in!” Gu Youyou stepped back to the consultation desk, donned a blue coat, and put on a mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, placing a small pillow-like cushion on the table, she motioned for the young man to stretch out his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlooking crowd craned their necks, having never before witnessed such a method of treatment, and thus, the murmuring began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is she putting on another layer of clothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t she hot?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, and she’s covering her face too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does that mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who fancied themselves in the know said, “After all, she is a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not good for her to show her face; it’s much better for her to cover it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd nodded in sudden understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, and that loose gown is also to conceal her graceful figure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Each assumption was a further distortion of the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can she really practice as a woman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, look, she’s touching that young man’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said that her husband is right there beside her, and he can actually watch as his wife touches another man’s hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s dedicated to healing the world, and a healer must be compassionate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re making senseless noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might stop offering free consultations at any moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou simply smiled in response to these comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changing people’s mindset isn’t something that happens overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a female doctor was something she couldn’t change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she could change, however, was proving through her own abilities that women were no less capable than men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After examining the young man’s condition, Gu Youyou took up a fine brush and wrote a sequence of beautiful small characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was to make it easier for others to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doctor, is my condition serious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the prescription, Gu Youyou said, “It’s nothing serious; your cold is not severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to get better quickly, take this prescription to get the medicine, and take it three times a day immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t want to get the medicine, just keep warm when you go back, and drink plenty of hot water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young people have strong constitutions; you can recover without medication.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man looked surprised and said, “I have a cold, but I don’t need medication, just need to keep warm and drink more hot water to recover?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou replied, “Your case is a mild cold, so you indeed can recover well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it is not controlled properly and becomes serious, you will need to get the medicine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man looked doubtful and said oddly, “Then I’ll follow the doctor’s advice, go home, put on some extra clothes, and drink more water.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou nodded, “That’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pocketed the prescription Gu Youyou had written, thanked her, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the curious spectators hurried to grab the young man and asked, “How was it, can she heal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man had a complex look on his face as he replied, “It’s hard to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hard to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>",728,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.695Z",1,"novelbin.me","18c35aefa9e6e6047e3390708eaa930e8bca3de2e38e82927c0f98a241ef430a","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-356","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-354",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]