Chapter 60: Rescue the Doctor

Qin Xiangnuan and Liu arrived at Nanfeng Town, wearing hats and veils to conceal their faces. The town was very different from what she had imagined. Farmers who made a living gathered in groups of two or three. There were few shops open, and the few that did were struggling. Qin Xiangnuan and Liu walked into a cosmetics shop. The owner smiled brightly upon seeing a customer enter. "Come and take a look!"

"Boss, you...why does business seem a little quiet?"

Qin Xiangnuan casually picked up two boxes of pink rouge and placed them on Liu's face to measure them.

Liu has fair skin, and this color makes her complexion look even more beautiful, which is quite suitable.

The shopkeeper looked at Qin Xiangnuan and could tell from her words and actions that she was a wealthy customer. Naturally, he brought out all the good stuff in the store. "For a business like ours, we can only sell our goods during festivals. Every household can barely afford to buy food, so where would we get the money to buy these things? I'm not afraid of you two laughing at me when I say this, but today, you are my shop's first customers this month."

"Can't afford to eat?"

Qin Xiangnuan recalled the gold bars in the county magistrate's house and thought that Nanfeng Town must have had a good harvest, so how could it be like this?

The shopkeeper nodded. "Although the harvest has been good these past few days, the county magistrate wants to take 40% of it. You know, with so many people in each household, they have to leave something for food, right? If they keep 50%, only 10% can be sold for silver. How much can that fetch? The young and strong have all run away to find a way out, perhaps to the capital, or to other places, leaving us to barely hold on to Nanfeng Town."

"I'm afraid the inheritance our ancestors gave us won't be able to be maintained in a few years!"

The shopkeeper hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, and once he started talking, he couldn't stop.

After a long while, Qin Xiangnuan and Liu Shi remained silent. He then patted his cheek apologetically, "Look, why am I telling you all this? This rouge?" Qin Xiangnuan pulled out two silver coins from her bosom and handed them to the shopkeeper, "Pack them all up for me!"

“That’s a lot…”

Liu frowned and wanted to hold Qin Xiangnuan's wrist, not wanting her to spend money recklessly.

As they wandered along the road, Liu thought Qin Xiangnuan had squeezed out all the money she needed, so she thought about saving some money. "Child, when we get to the border, we'll have a lot of things to pay for. I'm already this old, and my life is like this. Who should I dress up for?"

"Of course, it's for myself."

Qin Xiangnuan patted Liu's hand gently, "Mother, buy this rouge and use it with Second Aunt. No matter what age, a woman should make herself happy. There are naturally ways of living in the borderland. My parents and I are both able-bodied. Do we still worry about not being able to make money? Believe me, when have I ever made you worry? I have a scale and an abacus in my heart!"

"Besides, I got all this money from that man's house. It would be a waste if I didn't use it!"

Qin Xiangnuan whispered in Liu's ear, coaxing her to accept the things.

This money was naturally taken out from the space by her. She didn't even look down on the county magistrate's stuff.

Qin Xiangnuan just felt that they should find a way to give all the things in the county magistrate's house to these people.

"Excuse me, I want to ask you something."

Qin Xiangnuan took Yanzhi and asked him where there was a pharmacy or clinic in the town. The shopkeeper was polite and led them to the door, pointing to a wide road in front. "Do you see that sign? That's a clinic, but if you really want to see a doctor, you'd better find a bigger place nearby. The doctor there, ah..."

"His master was a pretty good doctor, but unfortunately, he didn't pass on any of his skills to him."

The shopkeeper hesitated to speak, but Qin Xiangnuan decided to go and take a look. Since it was a clinic, there must be things that could be used.

The mother and daughter continued walking forward for a while, and not far away, they heard noisy sounds ahead. They walked to the door of the clinic and saw several people carrying a seriously ill man who was lying on the ground in front of the clinic, and pushing a thin doctor.

"Look at this! This is what you treated me for? What a quack you are!"

"Today, I will smash your store and see how you can cheat people in the future!"

The strong men called their relatives and friends and raised their hands to take down the plaque.

The thin doctor hugged the plaque tightly and said stubbornly, "You can't touch the plaque. This is left by my master. You can take whatever you want from it! I didn't make a mistake in the treatment. This is his condition. I just followed the medical book my master gave me! Even if my master were to come back to life, I would still say that I didn't make a mistake!" He stiffened his neck, his face flushed red, and he refused to repent.

"Alright! I'll give you a beating today and admit my mistake! I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your master!"

Seeing that a fatal fight was about to happen, Qin Xiangnuan hurried over to mediate. Liu called out worriedly, "Nuannuan, let's go, or go back and call your second uncle." Liu was worried about Qin Xiangnuan. After all, she was a little girl. If she could hide from such things, she should stay away. Qin Xiangnuan took her to a safe place, "Mom, wait for me here."

"It's too late to go back and call my uncle now. I think they probably have a misunderstanding and won't do anything rash."

Qin Xiangnuan narrowed her eyes and looked at the man lying on the ground through the crowd. His condition was critical, which was urgent.

"Wait! It's not too late to take action after you hear what I have to say."

Qin Xiangnuan shouted loudly and squeezed into the crowd. The burly man looked at her and asked in confusion, "Doctor Gao, when did you get a wife?" Qin Xiangnuan rolled her eyes silently. What was that farmer's look like? Why was he randomly assigning someone a wife for no reason?

“This isn’t…”

Doctor Gao didn't recognize the girl in front of him, so he quickly said, "If you need treatment, please come back tomorrow."

"I'm treating him."

Qin Xiangnuan raised her hand and pointed at the man on the ground. "If I can cure him, can you promise me that you won't cause trouble for the clinic again?" Hearing her boast, the sturdy man's eyes flickered and he looked at her doubtfully. "Just you?"

It’s better to show them actions than to say a thousand words.

Qin Xiangnuan squatted down, took out silver needles seemingly casually, and pierced several acupuncture points on the patient. He lifted up his trouser legs, looked at the bruises, cut the skin with a sharp dagger, and squeezed out all the poisonous blood underneath. The air was filled with a disgusting smell.

But after a while, when the flowing blood turned red, the complexion of the person lying on the ground obviously improved.