Chapter 66: Chapter 35: Surrounded by Onlookers (Part 2)
“Lady Changsheng, if you are certain, that’s good,” Elder Xu glanced at Hu Yihai, and Hu Yihai picked up the writing brush and began to write briskly.
“Not only can red jujubes be used as medicine, Elder Xu, please look at the prescription I’ve just written. This Four-Substance Decoction includes sour jujube kernel, which is taken from the kernels of sour jujubes in the north, beneficial for nourishing the middle-jiao and the liver, strengthening muscles and bones, as well as aiding yin energy,” Gu Changsheng said while pointing at the newly written prescription on the table.
Elder Xu bent his body to look and nodded silently, “Where did Lady Changsheng learn of these?”
Gu Changsheng looked at him and replied, “That **** once said that he had taken another teacher from the Yhan’s family, aside from the unique techniques which are not to be casually passed on, these were all recorded by the teacher’s family.”
“May I ask what are the unique techniques Lady Changsheng mentioned? Is it possible to disclose them?” Elder Xu again gestured with a stroke of his hand and bowed.
“The skill of acupuncture,” Gu Changsheng did not conceal it, as they would find out sooner or later anyway.
The surrounding area immediately fell silent. Gu Changsheng paid no attention, handed the finished prescription to the patient’s daughter-in-law, instructed her about daily precautions, and indicated that she could leave.
But Elder Xu snapped back to attention, excitedly grabbed the daughter-in-law who was about to leave, and stared at Gu Changsheng without blinking, his expression excited and uncertain, “Is Lady Changsheng talking about the art of acupuncture that has been lost for a thousand years?”
Gu Changsheng, who knew that acupuncture had already been lost in this era, nodded.
The doctors present exploded with excitement, their eyes shining as they looked towards Gu Changsheng.
It was the acupuncture technique, lost for a thousand years!
What did this mean? It meant that they were sitting in the presence of a descendant of the art of acupuncture, and the only one in the world at that!
The excitement of the doctors directly frightened the patients who had come for treatment. They were all lost and didn’t understand why a free treatment session first allowed exchanging prescriptions for silver, and then drew so many doctors?
Could it be that Lady Changsheng was truly a Divine Doctor?
Gu Changsheng watched as the excited doctors finally calmed down, but the prescription in the daughter-in-law’s hand had been taken to be copied. Hu Yihai was lying on the medicine dispensing counter, diligently transcribing. After finishing, Hu Yihai gave the copied prescription to the daughter-in-law, but the original was collected for circulation.
“You can leave now, take the prescription to any Medical Hall to get the medicine,” Hu Yihai waved his hand at the daughter-in-law.
“It’s free?” the daughter-in-law asked tentatively, clutching the prescription. Lady Changsheng seemed to have mentioned earlier that they could get the medicine for free.
The corner of Hu Yihai’s mouth twitched, but he still steeled his heart, “Yes, it’s free!”
The daughter-in-law left with immense joy. Lady Changsheng’s medical skills appeared to be formidable, perhaps she could really get treatment without spending silver.
The scene that followed was a bit eerie. Elder Xu stood solemnly behind Gu Changsheng, taking over Xiao Cui’s duties as the grinding maid.
As Gu Changsheng examined each patient, the prescription she wrote down had to be taken to the dispensing counter to be transcribed before it reached the hands of the patient.
More and more onlookers gathered at the entrance of the Medical Hall. A woman practicing medicine was curious enough, but this female doctor had even attracted a city-full of doctors to watch.
Gu Family Medical Hall had truly become a spectacle in Liuzhou City.
People occasionally came to spectate and take the opportunity to make their remarks.
Gu Changsheng’s mouth was twitching so much it was almost stiff. Damn it, this crowd just refused to leave!
What was bizarre was that they even had their lunch delivered here in her Medical Hall’s main hall, brazenly treating her well-kept Medical Hall like a dining establishment.
What kind of situation was this! They had been here since the morning and showed no signs of leaving in the afternoon.
She didn’t mind if they came to learn, but they couldn’t treat her like a monkey on display ! The feeling was as if she were surrounded by flies with big eyes, all of which she desperately wanted to shoo away.
“Um, Elder Xu, don’t you need to attend to your own Medical Halls?” Unable to tolerate it any longer, Gu Changsheng finally voiced her frustration.
“We already have doctors on duty at the medical hall, no need for Lady Changsheng to trouble herself,” Elder Xu replied politely.
Is this just a blatant show-off or what? Huh? Her clinic can’t even get a tiny bit of medicinal herbs, she’s working herself to death providing free treatment, and now look at that, with a grand gesture, people come flocking in droves to watch!
Damn it, we’re both clinic owners, but why the hell is there such a huge difference…
It’s so damn discouraging!
After seeing a few more patients, Gu Changsheng rubbed her tired neck, and Xiao Cui found the opportunity to push past Elder Xu to help massage her mistress’s shoulders.
“Um, Elder Xu, if all of you are crowding around here, what happens if an emergency case comes to the medical hall?” Gu Changsheng looked at Elder Xu again, if once doesn’t do the trick, she’ll try again.
“We have already instructed that if any urgent cases arrive, they should be brought to the Gu Family Medical Hall,” Elder Xu replied in an unhurried manner.
“And what if something happens at your homes?” Gu Changsheng persisted.
“Someone will come to inform us,” Elder Xu answered, looking unfazed.
Do you really not understand what I mean, old man?
In fact, you’re the sneaky type, aren’t you?
Gu Changsheng felt inwardly hurt, suddenly she remembered Zhou Mu, it would have been great if he were here. One cold glance from him would have frozen these annoying flies into popsicles, guaranteeing they’d all back off feeling the chill!
“Um, Elder Xu, can I ask you something?” Gu Changsheng looked earnestly at Elder Xu.
“Please ask, Lady Changsheng.”
“Who came up with such a meticulous and foolproof plan?” Damn it, let me find out who it is, I’ll beat them until even their mother won’t recognize them! Gu Changsheng angrily scanned the crowd at the medicine dispensing counter, looking for the culprit!
“It was indeed I,” the culprit confessed openly.
Gu Changsheng was immediately choked up, so he really was the sneaky type, and goddammit, an old sneaky one at that!
Resigned, she covered her face with her hands and slumped on the table. Looking up at the line of patients that kept growing, she felt like dying!
Damn it, showing off really does attract lightning! This was far, far from the ordinary life she desired!
A bit over the top, maybe…
All the gods in heaven, who will save this poor soul? She was in so much agony…
All these patients in front of her, and she can’t earn a single penny, toiling away treating people, and to top it off, being ogled like a monkey in a show, is it easy for her?
So emotionally and physically hit hard, Gu Changsheng finally stood up at You Hour and announced, “Today’s free clinic is now closed, please come early tomorrow!”
The patients who had waited for a long time thought about protesting, but seeing her dark face and the bunch of doctors guarding her, they left discontented.
Finally relieved, Gu Changsheng had barely taken a couple of steps when she heard Hu Yihai’s voice from behind, “We’ll see you tomorrow, Lady Changsheng.”
Gu Changsheng was truly furious this time. New grudges added to old ones, she turned around with a face full of hatred and pointed directly at Hu Yihai’s nose, her voice loud and startling, “What I actually want to hear is ‘we’ll never see each other again in this life!’ Who knows, maybe Chief Hu will go home, drink some water, choke and die, or fall off the bed and die too!”
As she wished, all the people were shocked, staring at her speechless as she flung her sleeves and disappeared through the back door.
Actually, Lady Changsheng, you didn’t just hope for Chief Hu to die drinking water or falling from his bed, did you?
When Lady Changsheng said those words, it felt like she swept her gaze over them all, that look, it was quite meaningful, wasn’t it…