After reading, Dr. Chao goes for a stroll for an hour to get some exercise, then returns to his office to what is still his main work--what he describes as "selling my ears."
晨讀之後，趙醫師散步到附近延平郡王祠運動一小時，而回到診所為他那些吱吱哇哇的孩子看病，仍是他的主要生活。這時候，這位「小鎮醫生」又形容自己是「出賣耳朵的人」。