In the Miao Yi Pavilion, seventy-three doctors sit for consultations daily. "Sitting Doctors" need to consult for twenty-one days a month with a base salary of one tael of silver. With various allowances, they receive a total of two to three taels of silver. "Registered Doctors" need to consult for twenty-six days a month, with a base salary of one hundred wen coins, and are provided meals after their daily consultations.
After Li Xian took his seat among the doctors, he accepted his role. Hanging his medical plaque, he quietly waited for patients. His table was made of "redwood," entirely crimson, sturdy and durable but very rough, lacking in aesthetics. The table for Sitting Doctors, on the other hand, was made of "sandalwood," smooth and shiny, emitting a faint fragrance.
