To give the Xu Family enough time to digest what she had said, Xu Jing used the excuse of being a bit tired and did not join them in the hall for dinner that evening.
The next day, Xu Jing got up early as usual. She first had a morning reading session with her young apprentices, assigning them tasks for the day. She smiled and said, "In a few days, I'll give you a small test. Since you're still learning to read, the test won't be a written one. It will mainly assess your basic knowledge of medicine and herbs. Prepare well for it.
Yanhua, you're the eldest sister, so you should guide the younger ones well."
Among her group of trainee young female doctors, there were five in total. Yanhua was ten years old, the oldest among them. Zisu and Zifu were sisters, aged nine and seven, while Fu Ling and Dong Kui were both eight years old.
