Denghuaxiao

Chapter 16 Female Doctor

Renxin Medical Center opened early today.

All the neighbors on West Street know that the young master of the Du family is a lazy master. His late father gave him a large fortune before his death. Unfortunately, young master Du himself has failed to live up to his expectations and spends his days hanging around with a group of scoundrels riding dogs and horses. In three tiles and two houses, the whole business of such a big family was completely ruined. When he finally came to his senses, all that was left was a small, run-down medical clinic on West Street, which was still operating beyond its means and was teetering on the edge of collapse.

 But today’s medical clinics seem to be a little different from those of the past.

 The plaque on the door has been wiped clean, and although the writing is sloppy, it looks brighter. The long yellow wooden table blocking the entrance of the store was moved back a little, and the store looked less cramped than before. The medicine cabinet was cleaned inside and out. At a glance, the originally narrow and old shop became tidy and spacious overnight.

But the most eye-catching thing is the young girl standing in front of the medicine cabinet.

 At Renxin Medical Clinic, a strange girl came.

This girl is very beautiful, with ice-cold skin and delicate bones. She wears a long silk-colored thin cotton dress, and her black hair is braided diagonally and hangs down on her chest. Except for the frosty white silk flower on the temples, there are no accessories on her body, but she outshines other well-dressed ladies.

The beautiful girl was standing in front of the medicine cabinet with her head down arranging the medicinal materials, which made everyone in the surrounding shops look at her.

Tailor Ge’s mother from the tailor shop next door had a bowel problem and came over to buy crotons. Taking advantage of the situation, she pulled Du Changqing aside, looked at the girl in front of the medicine cabinet and asked in a low voice: "Changqing, who is this?"

Du Changqing glanced at Lu Huan, who was dividing the medicine, and laughed: "This is the doctor I invited back, Doctor Lu!"

“Doctor?” Tailor Ge looked at him in astonishment, “Female doctor?”

"What's wrong with the female doctor?" Du Changqing was unhappy, "Did the female doctor recruit you?"

"How can a woman be a doctor? And at her age, she doesn't look older than you?" Tailor Ge thought for a while, rolled his eyes and showed a knowing smile, "I understand, she is your lover, right? A good friend. It's just a good relationship, why are you so mysterious?"

“Young Master is talking nonsense.” Du Changqing said angrily: “I am a serious doctor! I know how to treat diseases and make medicines, but I think everyone is as shameless as you!”

Tailor Ge was ridiculed for nothing and walked away angrily with the croton.

Du Changqing looked at his stone-like back and cursed, "A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory." Then he looked at the girl who looked like a hibiscus in front of the medicine cabinet. He felt a little guilty but also a little proud.

After a while, he said to himself: "What's wrong with the female doctor? Isn't that more pleasing to the eye than the old tree bark in Xinglin Hall?"

He spat, not knowing whether to convince himself or others.

 “I don’t want this ugly young master!”

 “You know nothing!”

 …

The news that a beautiful girl came to Renxin Medical Center spread throughout West Street in the blink of an eye.

The vendors on West Street are all old acquaintances who have been in business for more than ten years. They look up and meet each other. Mr. Du started his business on West Street, but later moved away when he became prosperous. All the neighbors were envious and jealous. Now his youngest son has fallen into despair. , returned to my father’s original starting point, and the neighbors in the street were sad and somewhat sympathetic.

But not long after this sympathy, Du Changqing invited a beautiful girl to sit in the restaurant, and the people in the four houses looked down on his behavior.

 It seems that Master Du will lose his family fortune sooner or later.

 Sure enough, mud cannot hold up a wall!

Not far away, in the Xinglin Hall, the shopkeeper Bai Shouyi was sitting at the back table, taking a slow sip of tea.

Bai Shouyi is forty years old this year. He has a fair complexion and a slightly chubby figure. He wears a sapphire blue straight jacket and a colorful silk ribbon around his waist. He always smiles when he meets everyone. He looks kind-hearted and approachable, but he has a pair of shrewd eyes. Eye.

He originally started his business by making scattered medicinal materials, but gradually saved some money and opened Xinglin Tang in a large shop in Panxia, ​​West Street. Xinglintang has a spacious shop, a wide variety of medicinal materials, and a lot of customers. But Bai Shouyi was not satisfied with this.

 He has already taken his fancy to Renxin Medical Center. Although Renxin Medical Center is old and rundown, it is right at the corner of the street and has an excellent location. Bai Shouyi wanted to turn the shop into a medical clinic specializing in treating patients, and Xinglintang would sell medicinal materials. In this way, all patients on West Street would be owned by Xinglintang, and money would continue to flow into his pocket.

However, Du Changqing, the owner of Renxin Medical Center, refused to sell the shop no matter what.

Bai Shouyi looked down on Du Changqing in his heart. Mr. Du left a huge fortune to Du Changqing, but he could be ruined. If it were him, he would have doubled the family fortune. Du Changqing had been a waste for half his life, and suddenly he realized that he was a prodigal son, and who could he show to him?

He is not worried about Du Changqing's unwillingness to sell the medical clinic. After all, Renxin Medical Clinic only has a handful of customers every month. Du Changqing is afraid that he won't be able to hold on for long. At that time, he will have to sell at a low price, and Bai Shouyi's price will only be even lower.

Bai Shouyi was just waiting for the day when Renxin Medical Center closed down and Du Changqing bowed his head in tears and begged him. But today he heard from others that Du Changqing had invited a beautiful girl to sit in the hospital. It really makes people curious.

Wen You, the clerk at Xinglin Hall, came back after inquiring about the news. He stood in front of Bai Shouyi and explained everything in detail: "...There is indeed a young girl standing in the medical hall. She is quite beautiful. By the way, that girl also came here a few days ago. Xinglintang, I sold medicine to Dr. Zhou."

Bai Shouyi paused while holding the tea and looked at the man in front of the medicine cabinet: "Old Zhou, is this happening?"

This man's name is Zhou Ji, who was originally a doctor at Renxin Medical Center. After Mr. Du died, Zhou Ji saw that Du Changqing was in despair, so he found an excuse to leave and went to Xinglin Hall.

 It was only after Zhou Ji left that Du Changqing started to break the rules and almost turned the medical center into a pharmacy.

Zhou Ji was born thin, with a black and yellow face and a mustache. He wore a cocoon silk gown, which made his body look like a bamboo pole dangling in the clothes. This man relied on his medical skills to treat the clerks at the medical clinic and was always arrogant, but he was extremely flattering and complimentary to his employer, Bai Shouyi.

Hearing Bai Shouyi's question, Zhou Ji thought for a while before replying: "It is true that two women from out of town came to sell Puhuang charcoal a few days ago, and they seemed to want to consign herbal tea. The Puhuang charcoal was barely fried, and I didn't dare to make the medicinal tea. Use it and throw it out."

Bai Shouyi nodded with satisfaction: "You are a sensible person. Xinglintang is no better than those small drug stores. You can't use things from unknown sources, so you don't have to blow up the sign."

"Shopkeeper, over there at Renxin Medical Center..." Zhou Ji asked tentatively.

Bai Shouyi put the tea cup on the table and said slowly: "Du Changqing dares to let a foreign woman become a doctor. I think she is greedy for beauty and is seeking death. Just wait and see, in a few days , Renxin Medical Center will become a joke to the entire Shengjing Medical Clinic."

He took care of the silk ribbon around his waist and smiled scornfully: "It doesn't matter what he does to the mud who can't hold up the wall."

 …

Du Changqing didn't know that he was a pile of mud in Bai Shouyi's mouth next door.

 But even if you know it, you don’t have time to care about it now.

In the medical clinic, Lu Yan was picking up the prepared medicinal tea **** one by one into the jar. On the outermost yellow wooden table, about a dozen cans of medicinal tea have been stacked. At a glance, it looks like a majestic little tower, which is very spectacular.

However, even though Du Changqing shouted hard for most of the day, there were many beautiful girls who came to see it, but no one cared about the medicinal tea.

Yin Zheng pulled Du Changqing aside: "Master, it's so deserted in front of the door, can't you think of another way? For example, find someone to make a song about this herbal tea, or invite a few girls to come to the door to solicit business. It’s better than sitting here in a daze, right?”

Du Changqing rolled his eyes: "Miss Yinzheng, this is a medical clinic, not a flower building, how can you be so frivolous?"

Yin Zheng’s complexion changed slightly, and she did not continue speaking for a while.

Du Changqing was completely unaware and just said: "... I told your girl before that if a woman practices medicine and sits in a hospital, no one may buy it. Look at those bastards, they are all here to laugh. They don't believe in female doctors, so naturally I don’t want to try the new herbal tea either. We’ve been open for most of the day and haven’t sold a single can.” As he spoke, there was some anxiety in his eyes.

Just as he was feeling worried, Acheng outside suddenly shouted: "Hu Yuanwai is here!"

This is truly a living Bodhisattva in the Jedi. When Du Changqing heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately raised a smile. He stepped out to greet him and said, "Uncle!"

Lu Huo, who was loading herbal tea, raised his eyes and saw an old man wearing a square scarf and dressed as a Confucian official walking in from the door.

Hu Yuanwai was supported by Du Changqing as he walked to the hospital. He called out "Changqing--" and saw Lu Shun in front of the medicine cabinet. A look of doubt appeared on his face: "This is..."

Du Changqing welcomed Mr. Hu into the inner bunk and sat down, and asked Acheng to make tea. Now that the shop has been cleaned and the medicine cabinet has been relocated, it looks much more spacious. Hu Yuanwai looked around and was extremely surprised: "Chang Qing, your shop looks much more pleasing to the eye than before."

Du Changqing smiled: "Take care of it a little bit."

"That's right." Hu Yuanwai was very pleased: "It seems that you heard what I said last time and you have made great progress."

Du Changqing laughed with him.

 Hu Yuanwai looked at Lu Huan again: "This person..."

Du Changqing smiled and said: "This is the new doctor my nephew has invited back. Your tea is..."

 “Nonsense!”

Before Du Changqing could finish his sentence, Mr. Hu suddenly stood up and scolded: "How can an ignorant woman sit in a hospital and practice medicine?"

 (End of this chapter)