AWB Chapter 373 Tongan Medical Clinic Opens
Chapter 373 Tongan Medical Clinic Opens
The next day, when the cock crowed, Shen Zheng jumped up from the bed, but only lasted for a moment before falling back.
Her body was asleep, but her heart was not giving up.
If you get closer, you can hear her mumbling: "The clinic is open...I can't sleep..."
But self-encouragement is encouragement, and there are many cases of failed encouragement.
Shen Zheng still didn't get up.
By the time she finally got up, it was already noon.
The morning sun was rising, and the light and shadows shone through the window lattice, lingering with the dust in the air. But what really woke her up was the panting of the students running.
——Letting students jog in the morning was a decision made after Shen Zheng and Li Hongmao discussed it, but it was not entirely for physical exercise.
Because the scholars in Tongan County were not as weak as described in some books in Shen Zheng's previous life, so weak that they could not even tie a chicken.
In the village, studying is studying, working is working, even if their families will stop them from working, but not working at all? This is unrealistic.
There is too much work to do in the countryside. If you don’t work, the burden will fall on your family. How many people can be so cruel as to do that?
Reading does not mean cutting off emotions and love.
Take Xu Zhubu for example, he looks thin, but he is actually quite strong. The scholars who are truly weak are either from families that are too strict to let them work, or they are born in a well-off or even wealthy family.
So there is another reason why Shen Zheng asked students to run.
——Exercising in the morning does help activate the meridians, clear the mind, and is beneficial for the whole day.
But she and Li Hongmao also considered that if there are day students who come to school after working at home in the morning, then there is no need for morning exercises.
In short, a little fat boy like Fang Ziyan must exercise!
After Shen Zheng quickly washed and dressed, she went to Li Shiyuan's clinic with breakfast.
The clinic now belongs to the Wang family.
The shop was located in a remote area and had been vacant for a long time. When Shen Zheng proposed to find a shop to open a clinic, Wang Guangjin immediately recommended his own shop to her.
In Li Shiyuan's words, opening a clinic is like opening a winery - good wine needs no bush.
As long as the medical skills are good, let alone opening a shop, even if you set up a stall, there will be a constant stream of people coming to seek medical treatment.
Shen Zheng immediately decided to rent the Wang family shop and paid the rent to Wang Guangjin according to the market price. However, he refused for a long time. Finally, Shen Zheng proposed not to rent it, and he reluctantly accepted the rent.
Except for the people in the county government, the common people in the county basically don’t know that the clinic is Shen Zheng’s property.
The reason was very simple. She didn't want the county residents to have a preconceived opinion of the clinic because of her existence.
She hoped that the reason why the county residents chose to see Li Shiyuan was because they believed in his medical skills, not anything else. So when she went there today, she didn't want to be too conspicuous, and would just watch from the side.
It was a little chilly in the autumn morning, and yesterday's rain had not yet dissipated. Fortunately, God was kind enough to let in some sunshine today.
A few county residents passed by her and smiled when they saw her from behind, "Lord Shen! You are so good this morning!"
Shen Zheng was stunned.
What did she mean by early today? Has the news that she likes to sleep in spread to the county government?
She didn't show any emotion and responded with a smile, "Good morning, everyone."
The county residents were always very happy when they received her response, smiling from ear to ear, but they did not dare to disturb her too much. After saying hello to her, they watched her leave.
Shen Zheng crossed the main street, went around two alleys, and arrived at the entrance of the clinic. Li Shiyuan was talking to the county residents at the steps. Feng Qianzhi was standing beside him. When she saw Shen Zheng, her eyes lit up and she waved at her.
Li Shiyuan also noticed her, but he remembered what Shen Zheng had said before and just nodded at her.
He retracted his gaze, smiled and said to everyone:
"Everyone, Tong'an Medical Clinic is officially open today! But since I'm running a medical clinic, I won't ask you to come and support me! I can only say that I hope you try not to patronize my business."
Everyone burst into laughter and agreed.
"The old man is right. It's better not to come into this clinic in your lifetime!"
Many people present saw him for the first time today, and because of his words, they had a very good impression of him.
Although I just said that, in this world, with birth, aging, sickness and death, who can be free from headaches and fevers? It's just that we can endure it if we can, and save if we can.
Everyone only paid attention to the second half of his words and automatically ignored the first four words "Tong'an Medical Clinic".
If they think about it carefully, they will find that the shops with the word "Tong'an" in their county are different after all.
Today, Li Shiyuan changed into a new white outfit, which matched his silver hair. With the breeze blowing, he looked quite like an immortal.
"Everyone, since I'm new here and we don't know each other, I wanted to say a few more words."
"I won't brag to you about how great my medical skills are. You can only see the truth by practicing. But I can assure you that my clinic will never charge random fees, whether it's consultation fees or medicine fees!"
The county residents cheered a few times upon hearing this, but the atmosphere was not that enthusiastic.
Going to the clinic, seeing a doctor and taking medicine are actually somewhat out of reach for them.
In the mouths of the people, the medical clinic has another nice nickname - a den of money-consuming.
A visit to the doctor is too expensive. The consultation fee can easily be hundreds of coins, and a few doses of medicine can cost several hundred coins or an ounce of silver, absolutely no exorbitant cost.
If a person is suffering from a long-term illness, even fewer people will be willing to see a doctor and take medicine. In such a situation, most people would just wait to die.
——Even if you are going to die, you should at least leave some money for your family. What would it mean if you spend all the money before dying?
Isn't this the King of Hell demanding his life? He's demanding the life of an entire family.
Therefore, the people did not follow Li Shiyuan's words. Even if he did not charge exorbitant fees, how cheap could it be?
Not all clinics have the same price.
But what Li Shiyuan wrote down overturned their cognition of a hundred years.
——"Anyone who comes to my shop to see me will pay five copper coins for a consultation."
The county residents were so stunned that they had no time to react.
How much? Five cents? The money for a bun, and you can have a consultation? !
Is this old man joking?
Li Shiyuan introduced Feng Qianzhi under everyone's surprised gaze.
"This young lady is my disciple. She has been learning medicine from me for seven or eight years. If you are willing to consult her, I will not charge you a penny."
"Oh——"
Shen Zheng originally thought that what shocked the county residents was the medical fees, but she didn't expect it was Feng Qianzhi himself.
"This little girl is so young, but she has already studied medicine for seven or eight years? Didn't she start learning medicine when she was still a little kid?"
"Such a young girl, do you really have medical skills? Don't prescribe medicine blindly..."
Faced with doubts and some unpleasant words, Feng Qianzhi did not feel aggrieved or angry, but took a step forward with a bright and kind look.
"Hello, aunts, uncles, grandparents, my name is Feng Qianzhi. As Master said, I have been studying medicine with Master for seven or eight years. I dare not say anything else, but I have no problem curing headaches or fevers!"