Denghuaxiao

Chapter 16 Female Doctor

Renxin Medical Center opens 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 a little different from those of the past.

The plaque on the door had been wiped clean, and although the writing was scrawled, it looked 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 was the young girl standing in front of the medicine cabinet.

A strange girl came to Renxin Medical Clinic.

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 stood in front of the medicine cabinet, lowering her head to sort out the medicinal materials, which made everyone in the surrounding shops look at her.

Tailor Ge's mother in 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 Tong, who was dividing the medicine, and chuckled: "This is the doctor I invited back, Doctor Lu!"

"Doctor?" Tailor Ge looked at him in surprise, "Female doctor?"

"What happened to 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 moment, 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?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Du Changqing said angrily: "I am a serious doctor! I know how to diagnose diseases and make medicines. 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, "No ivory can come out of a dog's mouth." 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!"

"Know what!"

……

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.

However, 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 upon his behavior.

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

Sure enough, mud can't hold up the wall!

Not far away in the Xinglin Hall, the shopkeeper Bai Shouyi sat at the back table and sipped tea slowly.

Bai Shouyi is forty years old this year. He has 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 by making scattered medicinal materials, but gradually saved some money and opened Xinglin Tang in a large shop on 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 had already set his sights on Renxin Medical Center. Although Renxin Medical Center was old and rundown, it was right on the street and had 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 the 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 lot of wealth to Du Changqing, but he could be wiped out. If it were him, he would have doubled the family wealth.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, and by then he will have to sell it at a low price. 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 cried and begged him, but today he heard from others that Du Changqing invited a beautiful girl to sit in the hospital from nowhere.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 a few days ago. I passed by Xinglin Hall and asked Dr. Zhou to sell medicine."

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 drug store.

Zhou Ji was born thin, with a black and yellow face and a mustache. He wore a cocoon silk gown, making 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 as not to ruin 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 looking for 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 contemptuously: "If you can't support the mud on the wall, don't care what he does."

……

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

But even if I know it, I don't have time to care about it now.

In the medical clinic, Lu Tong was picking up the prepared medicinal tea balls 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 coming 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 Yin Zheng, 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 see a joke. They don't believe in female doctors. Naturally, I don't want to try the new herbal tea. We've been open for most of the day, but not a single can has been sold." As he spoke, there was some anxiety in his eyes.

Just as he was feeling worried, Acheng outside suddenly shouted: "Member Hu 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 meet him and said, "Uncle!"

Lu Tong, who was loading herbal tea, looked up and saw an old man wearing a scarf and dressed as a Confucian official walking in from the door.

Hu Yuanwai was supported by Du Changqing and walked into the medical center. He called out "Changqing--" and saw Lu Tong 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, then 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."

"Not bad." 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.

Member Hu looked at Lu Tong again: "This one..."

Du Changqing smiled and said: "This is my nephew's new doctor. Your tea is..."

"Bullshit!"

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

(End of this chapter)