I practiced medicine in ancient times

Chapter 203 Returning the Indenture

"Brother Xu, you are right. This indenture contract is indeed a thorny issue. What do you mean?" Doctor Ye, who was standing by, seemed to know something after hearing what he said, and his eyes lit up slightly.

The servants who sold themselves to the clinic had already signed the agreement.

Later, when these servants had learned enough and were promoted to doctors, they would need to work for the clinic for another 15 years, and their indentures would then be invalidated. This was an unwritten rule of the clinic.

However, due to this rule over the years, few people can actually reach that step. Most of the servants, due to limited qualifications, can only stay in the clinic doing odd jobs for the rest of their lives.

Those with good qualifications were lucky to be promoted to the status of disciples. In the end, they could only wait for their qualifications and become shopkeepers or substitute teachers before returning their indentures. However, Xu Qingyi and Bai Yan were exceptions.

“When we bought them, we had good intentions. Now, they have both achieved their own success and we can no longer restrict them.

It is also time to let these servants in the clinic know that as long as they are willing to work hard, the clinic will not treat them unfairly.

Therefore, we decided to return their indentures to them and give them back their freedom." Xu Yinan told Doctor Ye about his decision.

He also took out two yellowed papers from the drawer, which were the indentures of Xu Qingyi and Bai Yan from earlier years, and handed them to Doctor Ye.

Xu Yinan knew that this would be a major change for the clinic and would also bring a glimmer of hope to those errand boys who dreamed of becoming doctors. He knew that only by making the clinic more fair could it attract more talents and make the clinic more prosperous in the future.

"I will first thank Brother Xu on behalf of Qing Yi and Bai Yan.

Given their qualifications and talents, it is hard to say what they will achieve in the future. It might not be a good thing to keep the indentures in the hands of the clinic. Returning them to them now also means that they have owed the clinic a favor.

If they achieve something in the future, they will definitely remember the kindness of the clinic today." Doctor Ye took the two indentures and talked to Xu Yinan from the heart.

Xu Yinan nodded, he knew that what Doctor Ye said was true. He saw the talents of Xu Qingyi and Bai Yan, if they were trained, they would surely become masters of medicine in the clinic in the future.

Now, by returning the indentures to them, the clinic has lost a bondage, but it has also won their hearts. The support of the people is undoubtedly the most important thing for the development of the clinic.

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"I thought the indenture contract would be returned to us only after the medical competition." After Bai Yan took the indenture contract from Xu Qingyi's hand, he directly burned it.

Before, when they were promoted to doctors, they wanted to buy back their indentures, but they were told by Manager Zhou of Chuanshan County that an agreement had been signed before they sold themselves to the clinic, which stated that if the servants were promoted to doctors in the future, they would need to work for the clinic for another fifteen years before they could return the indentures.

When they saw that there was no way to take back the contract, they gave up.

“This is because we both have great talents in medicine. You will be canonized as an eighth-rank female doctor by the Holy Mountain in the future, and then you will have an official position. I also have the potential to be among the top five in the medical competition, and I will become an imperial physician in the future, and I will also have an official rank.

It would be inappropriate for the clinic to keep our indentures at this time." Xu Qingyi's heart moved slightly, and he understood.

Now, the future of both of them is bright. In the future, both Xu Qingyi and Bai Yan will be able to serve as imperial doctors, and they will also have official ranks, which will bring considerable fame and benefits to the clinic. Therefore, the clinic generously returned their indentures.

Xu Qingyi and Bai Yan felt relieved when they saw the indenture contract that had turned to ashes. From then on, they were truly free and no longer bound by anything.

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After the third day, the knockout round of the medical competition finally arrived. Xu Qingyi and his team came to the competition venue again, and this time, they found that the competition venue had changed. The originally empty venue now had twenty arenas. There was a referee standing on each arena, and the referee was dressed in the clothes of an imperial doctor. The arenas were surrounded by spectators.

There were huge crowds of people, and the people were all around. The teahouses and wine shops around the Imperial College were all filled with people sitting by the windows on the second floor. They were obviously here to watch this medical competition, which was far more than the medical competition between the two medical clinics in Chuanshan County.

Xu Qingyi looked at the scene in front of him and was shocked. The blood in his body was ignited and boiling.

This medical competition has attracted the attention of the entire capital. Now even the Imperial Hospital's Saint Physician Cui Shan and Grand Imperial Physician Wu Chen have personally participated.

"The twenty doctors participating in the elimination round, come here quickly. Each ring is marked with a number, corresponding to the ranking of the second round of the medical competition.

Hurry up and go up one by one, the elimination round will begin immediately. "Xu Yinan was the host of the third elimination round of the medical competition. When he saw that the twenty people participating in the elimination round had arrived, he quickly called them to go up to the stage.

Look! As soon as they stepped onto the stage, the people watching started cheering.

"Flower moon, flower moon, flower moon."

"Wu Shang, Wu Shang, Wu Shang."

"Shi Tianyun, Shi Tianyun, Shi Tianyun."

"Xu Qingyi, Xu Qingyi, Xu Qingyi."

"Good! Good! Good! We are finally entering the elimination round. This is the real highlight of the medical competition!"

"That's right. Those who can enter the knockout round are all real strong men in the medical competition!"

"I don't know who will get first place in this medical competition!"

People were talking about it, and the focus of the discussion was on the twenty people on the stage. Some people even made bets on who would make the top five and who would win the championship.

On the stage, the twenty contestants all had solemn looks on their faces.

In the knockout round, once eliminated, you will completely lose the qualification to compete for the championship of the medical competition.

“In the first elimination match, four of you twenty will be eliminated, and only sixteen will advance to the next elimination round.

Twenty enter sixteen, sixteen enter twelve, top ten are decided, top five are decided, and then top three are decided, with one match every day.

The first elimination match won't be too difficult. It will just be a test of your hand skills and how you give acupuncture.

On the wooden bed of the arena, there is a directory of acupuncture points. You will be needed to indicate the acupuncture points later.

Whoever completes the acupuncture the fastest will advance to the next round, and the slowest four will be eliminated directly, provided that they do not insert the needles into the wrong acupoints. "At this time, Xu Yinan walked onto one of the stages and told everyone the rules of the first round of the elimination round.