The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 219 Marriage

This phenomenon was unexpected not only for Dr. Qian himself, but also for Qin Ruozhi and Chen Cui.

With the increase in the number of patients coming for treatment, the original work of popularizing physiological hygiene has made some progress.

Those who come to the clinic, whether they want to have a child or to preserve the fetus, will identify with Dr. Qian as long as they see the results, and will be more likely to believe what she says.

Even though some of the things Doctor Qian said were too embarrassing and made them blush, the patients could understand her because she was a female doctor who dealt with women every day and what she said was actually useful to women.

Because there were too many patients, Qin Ruozhi had to buy two half-grown maids. After simple training, they became Dr. Qian's assistants, helping to maintain order and run errands to get medicine from next door.

Including the original two assistants, the women's department of Jirentang now has five people, which is considered to be a certain scale.

Unfortunately, because these girls were bought halfway, they used to do servant work. They only knew a few words and didn’t know much about medical knowledge. Many things had to be taught little by little. This made Chen Cui think whether she should open a training class to train the employees properly.

In fact, she felt that female doctors needed more training. Ever since Dr. Qian felt too busy, a notice recruiting female doctors was posted outside the clinic. Unfortunately, no one came to apply.

As for introductions through acquaintances, they have tried it before. The women in the capital who know medicine are all married with children. Their families do not allow them to practice medicine in public, saying that their families are able to make ends meet and it is not right for women to go out and make a living!

This made Chen Cui and the others feel helpless, and they could only continue to ask others to help find out.

On this day, Chen Cui had a rare moment of free time. She neither went to the workshop nor the clinic, but stayed at home making a small piece of clothing for Sui Sui. Suddenly, she received a note from Zhang Ruomei, saying that she would come to visit her home the next day.

When they were in their hometown, there was no need for such red tape between the two families. If there was any problem, they would just go to the door directly. Why would they bother with handing over invitations?

But since coming to Beijing, Changping passed the imperial examination and was appointed an official. He then married and had children, and the family population increased.

Later, the brothers Changan and Changfu also came to Beijing to take part in the imperial examination. Fortunately, they both passed. Although they were both second class and their rankings were not high, the family had three Jinshi (imperial examination candidates) and the family's status had completely changed!

Chen Cui's family now has three officials working in the court. Although they are all low-ranking officials, the necessary configurations must be there. The number of servants in the family has increased, and the rules have become more and more complete. Zhang Ruomei has also become more and more particular about etiquette when interacting with her.

However, those were just superficial phenomena. There was no difference between the two of them when they were together and in the past. Most of the time they spoke openly and behaved casually. They were not as polite as when they socialized with other wives of officials.

The next day, Chen Cui saw Zhang Ruomei at home with a happy look on her face.

"My dear sister, just tell me whether I should thank me or not?" Zhang Ruomei said mysteriously to Chen Cui as soon as she came in.

Chen Cui was completely confused by what she said. What was going on? She even needed to say thank you or not!

Suddenly, she was moved and asked in surprise, "Is there any sign of Chang'an's marriage?"

Zhang Ruomei clapped her hands proudly: "Yes, the girl I found out about is extremely rare. I guarantee that you and Chang'an will be satisfied."

"Hurry up, tell me what kind of girl she is. Let me hear it first!" Chen Cui said hurriedly.

Alas, it is no wonder that Chen Cui is so anxious. Chang'an is already twenty-one years old this year. He has passed the imperial examination and become an official. Logically, he can consider marriage, but more than a year has passed and there is still no sign of his marriage.

At first, Chen Cui wondered if she could be like Changping and wait and see what kind of marriage Changan would find, so she wouldn't have to worry about it herself.

But who would have thought that Xuan Ge from Changping's family had already run around, but Chang'an was still calm and composed. He went to and from the government office every day, and read books in the house when he came back. There was no sign of any romantic feelings.

During this period, there were several families who came to explore the possibility of marriage, but Chang'an rejected them all after learning about the other party's situation and gave a lot of reasons.

It is said that things are different now than before. The three brothers have already entered the officialdom, and the eldest brother's in-laws are the Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Justice. When the brothers get married again, they have to pay attention to the other party's family background and faction in the officialdom, so as to avoid standing on the wrong side and getting involved in things that they should not be involved in.

Looking at Chang'an's serious face, Chen Cui didn't know whether what he said was true or not, but even if it was true, finding a partner requires attention, so she couldn't not find one!

Chen Cui had no choice but to ask several wives of officials she was familiar with to find suitable girls for her second and third sons. Changfu was nineteen years old this year, which was not young anymore. If she didn't start planning soon, who knows how long it would take!

Now she finally understood why parents in later generations were never tired of introducing potential partners to their children and urging them to get married early.

Because she herself is now caught in this vicious circle, she unconsciously wants to help her son get married sooner.

As for the reason, it is probably because of her age. She is already 40 years old and has become a real middle-aged woman. The changes in hormone levels have also changed some of her ideas. In addition, there is also the pressure caused by public opinion!

No matter how much she disliked socializing and left most of the social activities to her daughter-in-law, her three sons all became officials, and as an official's wife with an imperial decree, she sometimes had to step out and cater to them.

Whenever there are many people around, the women would talk about nothing more than their own men and children. At that time, her two unmarried sons who were older in age would be brought up for discussion.

Some people showed concern with good intentions, while others were sarcastic and said that they were born into a peasant family and even if they passed the imperial examination, they could not change their roots. So the two sons could forget about marrying into a good family like the eldest son!

Although Chen Cui retorted on the spot, making the other party unable to maintain his expression and cover his face and leave, she still felt heavy in her chest when she returned home, as if she had not completely let out the anger.

Humans are social animals. Living in the large group of society, no one can live in a vacuum. Even the most mentally strong people will inevitably be concerned about the opinions of others and the rumors directed at them.

Now that her sons have completed their studies and entered officialdom, the several businesses the family is involved in are also developing steadily, bringing her considerable income every year. Apart from the marriages of her two sons, there is nothing else that worries her at the moment.

Now Zhang Ruomei came running over excitedly and said that Changan’s marriage was settled, how could she not be surprised!