Chapter 35: Chapter 36 Why Should I Blame You?
After dinner, Yun Qian inquired about the recent medicinal herbs needed for the shop, planning to purchase a batch, and did not leave until the sky darkened.
Back in her room, Shao He saw the child had awakened, she held him in her arms and softly called out, “Linzhang, Xiao Linzhang.”
The little child seemed to recognize his name and grinned happily.
Shao He couldn’t help but poke his bubbling little mouth with her finger, “Linzhang, rest assured, your mother will definitely protect you and will never allow anyone to harm you.”
Lifting her eyes to the distance, her determination grew stronger in this survival of the fittest era, knowing she must become more powerful.
The next morning, Shao He got up early.
Today was the official day of sales for the frostbite ointment, and she had priced it at eight coins.
This surprised many people, since many medical halls charged eight coins just for an empty jar of frostbite ointment, so the price truly astonished the common folk, who began buying it frantically.
By the end of the day, there was little frostbite ointment left.
Just as everyone was urging her to bring out more frostbite ointment, Qiu Zhu walked in with a veil covering her face, while Luo Jiner took the opportunity to blend into the crowd.
“You swindler, still daring to scam money here, you can’t treat illnesses at all!” Qiu Zhu angrily slammed the table and said.
The others, upon hearing her words, all looked over, and Shao He glanced at her calmly, “On what grounds do you call me a swindler?”
Qiu Zhu slowly removed her veil, grinding her teeth as she said, “Look at my face; it’s all because I took the medicine you prescribed that it’s turned out !”
Her fair face was covered in red bumps, which looked uncomfortable to even gaze upon.
“My goodness, is this woman’s face considered disfigured?”
“Isn’t that too scary?”
“Could there be other reasons?”
“It’s possible that she had already been to another doctor and is here to pull a scam.”
The patients at the clinic discussed amongst themselves, after all, they were still willing to trust Doctor Shao’s medical skills.
Suddenly, a woman in the crowd spoke up, “This girl seems to be the one who tried to cut in line in front of me yesterday, but her face, how could it…”
This statement turned everyone’s attention to the person calmly sitting on the chair.
Even the patients waiting to be seen could not help but withdraw their hands, eyes filled with a hint of doubt.
Many people who had just come for a consultation couldn’t help but say, “If you can’t treat patients, you shouldn’t play doctor and avoid harming yourself and others.”
“Exactly, a perfectly good face has been ruined by you.”
Standing up amid the accusatory glares, Shao He walked up to Qiu Zhu and stopped, lifting her chin with her hand and looking carefully.
She then asked, “After you went home, did you eat anything else, or did you mix other medicines with what I gave you?”
“No, don’t you try to shirk responsibility. It’s only after taking your medicine that I ended up !” Qiu Zhu stubbornly declared.
“Then, did you feel any discomfort after taking the medicine?” Shao He continued to inquire.
Looking at her, it seemed likely to be an allergic reaction, but it was necessary to know what caused the allergy—was it an allergy to the medicine, or something else she ate?
Qiu Zhu shook her head, indicating she hadn’t felt anything, only to wake up the next morning to find her face .
Unable to determine the cause of the allergy, Shao He could only start preparing a soothing ointment for Qiu Zhu’s treatment.
“Don’t you want me to heal your face? Then you need to cooperate with me.”
Shao He approached her with the prepared ointment, about to apply it to her face.
Qiu Zhu dodged in a panic.
“What…what are you doing!”
“Of course, I’m going to heal your face. You’re experiencing symptoms of an allergy, it hurts and itches on your face, you absolutely must not scratch it with your hands, or else it will leave scars,” Shao He advised coolly.
Seeing her concerned demeanor, Qiu Zhu remembered the frostbite ointment from the previous day and couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty.
“Aren’t you mad at me?” Qiu Zhu couldn’t help but ask.
“Why should I be mad at you?”
Shao He retorted, continuing to gently apply the ointment on Qiu Zhu’s face. The gentleness warmed Qiu Zhu, causing her to forget Luo Jiner’s instructions and cooperate with the treatment.
Luo Jiner, watching from the crowd and seeing things unfold differently from her expectations, immediately ran away.
“Wait, are you not done harming her yet? You’ve already ruined her face, and now you want to continue disfiguring her?”
Hearing the familiar voice, Shao He already knew who was behind her, and without wishing to exchange pointless words, she continued applying the ointment to Qiu Zhu’s face.