In the 19th century when industry was booming, in beautiful Europe, social and humanistic thought did not keep up with the pace of scientific development. The status of women during this period was still similar to that in the Middle Ages, and most of them could only stay at home and take care of themselves.

Do housework and take care of children, or go to other people's homes to do housework and take care of children.

The former is called a housewife, and the latter is called a "maid".

In order to keep women at home, the "scientists" composed entirely of men also classified women's excessive emotional expression due to sensibility into the category of mental illness.

Because according to "scientific" methods, it can be proved that whether it is excessive physical labor or complicated knowledge research, it can stimulate women's "fragile" nerves and cause hysteria.

It seems ridiculous now, but at the time it was an iron rule that all men fought to uphold.

Just like her husband Ignatz, Elena is not an ordinary woman who is content with the status quo. She is an exception in the whole of Austria.

This exception also needs to meet several conditions.

Her aristocratic status and substantial family wealth allowed her to receive a good aristocratic education since she was a child; her status as an only daughter allowed her to be favored by the whole family, especially her father; and her strong character allowed her to abandon the flower vase route of being a noble lady and instead

He has embarked on the path of strong men and elites.

Although she was unable to go to college, the tutors hired by her father made her proficient in Latin, Greek, various literary and historical classics, opera, painting appreciation, riding, economics and the latest trend in personnel management. (1)

The person who taught Latin was Ignatz, who was still studying in medical school at the time.(2)

Being a well-matched couple made the love between the two people transition smoothly to the stage of marriage, and the disturbances in the process were all minor matters.

After marrying Ignatz, Alina once wanted to find a suitable job for herself, but failed in the end. It was not until her father invested a lot of money in the city's general hospital that she relied on her knowledge to

Naturally, I became the vice president here.

In the first half of Alina's life, study, love, and work were all about breaking through the shackles imposed on women in this era.

But such a figure who is always at the forefront of history still showed a more conservative side when he saw the list of new hospital employees. "Who is Kavey Hines...?"

"

"Oh, he's my new apprentice assistant.

Ignatz was sitting in his office, flipping through the new issue of "The Lancet". When he saw his wife asking about Kawei, he looked up at the time on the wall clock: "It's 8 o'clock now...

.He should report to the hospital soon."

"Yesterday you refused to accept people, why did you suddenly increase the number of people by one more now?"

"Those three were all forced upon me by you."

"They are all the best graduates of the medical school and have great enthusiasm for surgery!"

Alina wanted to repeat her point of view, but Ignatz was tired of hearing it. He shook his head and said: "Okay, okay, I understand. Didn't I agree to your request yesterday and accept them?"

What?"

"Then why did you charge one more?"

"Yesterday you said that I charged too little. Why are you still not satisfied when I charged one more today?"

"I just feel weird."

Her husband, who she shared the same bed with, once again stood against her: "He met my requirements for a surgical apprentice assistant, so I recruited him, and that was it."

"Okay, as long as you are satisfied, everything is easy to discuss." Both in public and private affairs, Alina was happy to see the hospital's surgery develop and grow, and did not ask further, "But it's still the same as before, you have to fill in his resume.

Yes. These personnel files can solve a lot of troubles. We mentioned it at the meeting."

"CV?"

Ignatz thought that admitting Kaweila to the hospital was just a formality, but he forgot about it.

He put down the medical journal he just bought, picked up the coffee on the table, moved it to his mouth, blew two puffs of hot air, and replied lightly: "He came in a hurry, and he didn't have time to write this kind of thing, and you know

I don’t really like doing this kind of paperwork.”

Elena was unaware of the complexity of the matter.

Thinking that the other party is her husband, who has to face the life and death of patients every day, and the pressure is huge. As a wife, she can do all the trivial things like writing a resume. So Alina quickly adjusted her mentality and took out a blank sheet from the side.

paper, said:

"It doesn't matter, I'll write it... How old is he now?"

Ignatz's mouth was filled with the aroma of coffee, but his mind was blank. When he recalled the dinner last night, he always had a particularly disconnected feeling: "Probably in his early 20s."

"Probably?" Alina frowned, "I want specific figures."

"He is an orphan. He doesn't even know his birthday. How can he know how old he is?"

This was a good reason. Alina had no way to refute it and could only continue to ask: "Which university did you graduate from? Vienna University? Or Graz University of Technology?"

Ignatz knew that he couldn't escape, so he suddenly replied: "He never went to college."

"Never read it?" Alina finally realized something was wrong and put down the pen and paper in her hand, "What about middle school?"

Ignatz shook his head, and then chose words and sentences, hoping to describe Kawei's identity as euphemistically as possible: "He was previously employed by the Royal Forestry Service and is a hard-working and excellent gardener."

Alina sighed, and modified the answer just like a gardener pruning branches: "Just a tree cutter?"

"In layman's terms...that's right."

"My understanding of medicine is not deep, and my understanding of surgical work is only superficial." Elena sighed, "Professor Ignatz, I would like to ask, are cutting down a tree and cutting off a leg the same thing?

"

"of course not!"

"Then why hire him?"

"He's not that tall. He's just a hired worker, just like a factory worker." Ignatz played a word game with her.

"Then he works in the surgical ward?"

"certainly."

Alina found a counterpoint: "'Surgery is also medicine, and surgeons are also doctors!' Who said this to me in the first place?"

"I said."

"What about 'doctors should go to medical school and study hard'?"

"also me."

"It's fine that your views were confused a few days ago, but today you are already incoherent. So why do you want a lumberjack who hasn't even attended middle school to be an apprentice?"

The more Alina thought about it, the more strange she felt: "And when the hospital wanted to abolish the medical apprenticeship system, you also voted in favor."

Ignatz was drinking freshly brewed coffee. After much deliberation, he had no good reason and could only try his best to defend:

"Kavi is not a doctor now, he is just an assistant of mine. Based on his understanding of anatomy, he can participate in surgical operations even if he does not go to medical school. And I did not say that he will not have the opportunity to go to medical school in the future.

.”

"Can he use a scalpel? Can he use a bone saw? Can he apply blood vessel compression on your marked blood vessels with as much force as you want?"

"Is this..." Unconfidence gradually appeared on Ignatz's face, "I will teach him these things. Those students who graduated from the so-called orthodox medical school also did not know how to do it in the first few months when they first came to the hospital.

Can't do this."

The confrontation between the couple finally came to an end, and the differences in employment tended to be balanced in repeated confrontations. After a short break, the focus of the next wave of confrontation quickly slipped from Kawei to Ignatz.

"You didn't go home last night. Where were you?"

There was no precursor or transition to Elina's question. It was like a sudden cold arrow from the dark, which made Ignatz's heart skip a beat: "Where to go? I have been staying in the hospital, and the stone bed in the anatomy room is still there.

There’s a dead pig carcass.”

"Really?" Alina felt that things were more and more strange, "I saw that you were so confused, I thought you went to drink."

"Drinking? No! How could I go drinking..."

Ignatz's defense was too simple and unconvincing. Elena didn't say much when she saw this. Instead, she slowly walked up to him and sniffed carefully: "Why do you have a faint smell on you?"

White wine smell?.”

"No, no, that should be the whiskey used to soak the corpse." Ignatz continued to excuse himself, "I went to the police station to find Musil in the evening, hoping to get some corpses, but unfortunately I didn't succeed."

As a qualified noble lady, Alina is proficient in tea art and wine tasting.

Austrian white wine is famous far and wide, how could she mistake the smell of two wines.

But considering that Ignatz had another surgery next, she silently suppressed this concern and did not ask further: "The hand-cranked suction device you want has been prepared and will be sent from Berlin in a week, Germany."

The latest model.”

"real?"

"The hospital spent a lot of money, so how should the salary of the extra fourth person be calculated?"

Alina's finger pointed at the name "Kavi Hines": "I personally suggest that paying him 7 crowns a month is enough. If there are serious mistakes or you are late or leave early, you will need to deduct additional wages."

Ignaz didn't expect his wife to be so cruel. A new nurse who just came here can earn 15 crowns a month, but Kavi doesn't even get half of it. If she knew how much she paid for the dinner last night, it would be okay.

.

"Don't look at me like that. You should know how difficult it is for the hospital. I'm also trying to cut costs. I have no other intention."

Seeing that he was in the wrong and there was not much room for discussion, Ignatz chose to avoid the sharp point: "If his follow-up work is good, can he increase his salary?"
To be continued...