Chapter 38: Gathering together

Upon hearing the word "medicine", the resident who was asked for directions immediately stood up straight and asked curiously:

"Are you here to see Doctor Chen?"

"Doctor Chen?"

"The doctor who opened the clinic before was called Doctor Chen. Now it's run by Doctor Chen's daughter, so of course she's called Little Doctor Chen."

The raised chin and the arrogant look immediately amused Liu Mengxi.

The doctor is obviously Chen Yin, so why would an ordinary passerby feel proud of her?

For a time, Liu Mengxi was very interested in Chen Yin's life after leaving school.

"Yes, I'm here to see the Doctor Chen you mentioned."

"You're a little late. I guess the waiting list for patients at the clinic will be until the afternoon."

Hearing this, Liu Mengxi's eyes widened in shock, and he quickly waved his hands to explain, "I'm not here to see a doctor."

"Hmm~"

Although he didn't understand, the passerby seemed to tell Liu Mengxi the specific location of the clinic.

"Just walk straight along the main road in this town until you see a plaque with the words 'Hui Min Tang' written on it. That's the only medical clinic in our town."

"Thank you, ma'am."

Once he got the directions, Liu Mengxi hurriedly said goodbye to passersby and quickened his pace toward the location of Huimin Hall.

Before she reached her destination, she saw the clinic that passersby had talked about from afar.

The three big characters of Huimin Hall are written in a simple and vigorous style, which makes people feel a sense of trust just by looking at them.

Thinking about the purpose of coming to Tongxi Town, I couldn't help but become more curious about the life here.

Soon, Liu Mengxi arrived at the gate of Huimin Hall. As soon as he stepped through the gate, he immediately discovered something new.

There was actually a groove in the middle of the threshold under her feet, and the open door was not hidden behind the wall door as she imagined, but was made of stacked wooden boards placed in the position she guessed.

right!

It's a wooden board.

The simple wooden board, as if made directly from wood slices, exudes a sense of simplicity.

Just as Liu Mengxi was looking at everything in front of her with curiosity, the residents waiting to see a doctor immediately felt that her temperament was incompatible with Tongxi Town.

Everyone thought about Chen Yin's current status and position, and thought that it was not impossible for people from other places to come specially to see the doctor.

But thinking that all the medical appointments for today had been issued, a kind-hearted person immediately walked up to Liu Mengxi and persuaded him.

"Comrade, Dr. Chen's appointments are all gone today. If it's not a life-threatening illness, please come back early tomorrow."

This was the second time Liu Mengxi heard similar words since entering Tongxi Town, and his interest in Chen Yin grew stronger.

"Thank you, but I'm not here to see a doctor."

"If you're not here to see a doctor, why are you here?" The voice of the visitor suddenly rose, sharp and piercing, instantly attracting the attention of the patients in the clinic.

In an instant, everyone's eyes were on Liu Mengxi.

For some reason, Liu Mengxi suddenly felt as if something was on his mind. He immediately raised his hands and began to explain quickly.

"I'm Chen Yin's college classmate, and I came here specifically to see her."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's wary eyes instantly turned friendly.

The resident closest to her even yelled in anger, "Oh! Little Sister is Doctor Chen's classmate, why didn't you tell me earlier—"

"Then you are also a student at Xuhua University!"

"The students at this university must be as talented as Doctor Chen. Comrade, your medical skills must be great too, right?"

Hearing this, the smile on Liu Mengxi's face, which had not yet fully blossomed, suddenly froze. He laughed awkwardly twice and quickly changed the subject.

"So, where is the Doctor Chen you mentioned?"

"Well, it's in the small house opposite."

For a moment, everyone pointed at the area across from the waiting area.

"Thank you very much."

Having said that, Liu Mengxi immediately raised his foot and walked towards the location of the finger.

Looking at the extremely narrow room, her eyes were full of confusion. Why did Chen Yin choose such a small room to see patients?

While thinking, she knocked on the door of the clinic, "Knock knock!"

Hearing the knock on the door, Chen Yin calmly replied, "Wait a moment, I'm seeing a patient."

Then he focused all his attention on the pregnant woman in front of him and comforted her in a gentle tone.

"Don't be nervous. Knocking on the door won't affect our consultation. And you'll be ready soon, so don't worry."

"Okay." The pregnant woman's emotions calmed down instantly, her eyes fixed on the fingers clasped on her wrist.

After a while, Chen Yin withdrew her hand and gave the diagnosis results.

"Your body and the fetus are developing well, there's nothing wrong."

Unexpectedly, this did not bring peace of mind to the pregnant woman. She asked nervously:

"Then don't I need to take some medicine to maintain pregnancy? I heard that Chinese medicine has such medicine."

Chen Yin didn't know where the other party got the information from, but she actually wanted to take the medicine on her own initiative.

In response, she patiently explained and dispelled the other party's thoughts.

"As the saying goes: every medicine is poisonous. Since you don't have any symptoms, how can I prescribe you medicine? If you are really worried about the baby, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits every day. You can also take a walk after meals to facilitate the delivery later."

Finally hearing about her "good medicine," the pregnant woman responded excitedly, "Hey! Doctor Chen, I will do as you say."

Chen Yin can rest assured that the patient listens to advice.

So, she habitually said, "Please, when you leave, please call the next patient for me."

The pregnant woman nodded, slowly stood up and prepared to leave.

Just as Keren reached the door, she suddenly stopped as if she remembered something.

Turning around, he looked at Chen Yin with an embarrassed look on his face and asked, "Doctor Chen, how much should I pay for medical treatment?"

"You only see the patient and don't prescribe medicine, so just give me 50 cents." Chen Yin said calmly.

"Thank you, Dr. Chen!" The pregnant woman was even happier.

I didn't expect that it only cost fifty cents to see myself and the fetus. With this amount of money in other hospitals, it would be difficult to even get a word from the doctor.

If she wasn't still pregnant, she really wanted to bow to Chen Yin and thank her, thinking: It's really great to have such a good doctor around.

After resolving her doubts, the pregnant woman opened the door and walked outside.

When she looked up, she immediately found Liu Mengxi standing at the door. She immediately thought of the knock on the door and asked curiously:

"Are you number 25?"

Liu Mengxi realized that the other party had misunderstood, and quickly waved his hand to explain, "I am a classmate of Doctor Chen, and I came to the town specifically to look for her."

Not only the pregnant woman could hear this sentence, but Chen Yin who was sitting in the clinic could also hear it.

Hearing the familiar voice and name, Chen Yin quickly raised her head and met the familiar smiling eyes. She immediately stood up from the stool and quickened her pace towards the door.

As he walked, he asked curiously, "Liu Mengxi, why are you here?"

"I told you back in the dorm that I would come to you. Why? You're not welcome."

As he spoke, Liu Mengxi quickly walked over, raised his chin proudly, and looked Chen Yin up and down.

Then, she gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Our young Doctor Chen is really a good doctor."

After praising Chen Yin, she turned the topic to the clinic and looked around casually.

"Your clinic is quite good. In just three or four months, you've attracted so many patients. If Song Zhizi and the others saw it, they would definitely be as surprised as I am."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Mengxi took a step forward and stood next to Chen Yin.

She put her mouth close to Chen Yin's ear and asked curiously.

"How did you improve your medical skills so quickly in such a short time? Please teach me. I've been feeling so frustrated these past three months since I came to the hospital."

It is reasonable for Liu Mengxi to ask this question.

Because Chen Yin's grades in school were not outstanding, there was still a long way to go before she could see patients independently.

But looking at the bustling scene in the clinic in front of him, the medical skills Chen Yin demonstrated in Tongxi Town were definitely far beyond the level of the school.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people in the clinic coming to see her.

Liu Mengxi took a look while waiting, and she even guessed: for some people's diseases, even her current attending physician dare not say that he can cure them.

But these people dared to come to Huimin Hall, so they must have the confidence.

Chen Yin immediately realized that Liu Mengxi had noticed the difference between her present and her past. Her mind raced, and soon she came up with a reason.

"If you want to improve your medical skills, you first need to have enough cases. In school, we mostly just skimmed through the medical experience, with very few opportunities to practice firsthand. Without practice, how can we know our shortcomings? How can we improve?"

Liu Mengxi deeply agreed with this. The aura lingering around him instantly weakened, and he let out a long sigh.

"You're right. I'm no longer a student, but the doctor in charge still doesn't let us get involved. Every day I just follow them and watch, and it's hard to even open my mouth to express my opinions."

After saying that, she widened her eyes in sudden realization, looking as if she hadn't realized you were that kind of person.

At the same time, he pointed at Chen Yin and shook her finger up and down. "No wonder you insisted on returning to town to open a clinic. Was this your idea at the time?"

"Half and half." Chen Yin smiled and waved her hand.

After saying this, she didn't want to continue this topic and quickly interrupted Liu Mengxi who was about to ask further questions.

"No more small talk. I still have a patient consultation, which will take a while. You can go to the backyard and rest. Ask my mom for the exact location. She'll be filling the medicine at the counter."

Chen Yin's change of topic was not very clever, because Liu Mengxi realized that what Chen Yin had just said was definitely not the whole story.

Although there are many cases in town that can be handled by yourself, there must be someone willing to do it for you.

So, in response to Chen Yin's proposal, she changed the topic.

"I'm a doctor too, so you don't mind me watching from the side, right? Actually, we haven't seen many patients together."

"If you don't mind being tired, I certainly won't refuse."

"Hehe!" Liu Mengxi smiled sweetly, quickly found a stool from the side, and ran into the narrow clinic.

Seeing this, Chen Yin shook her head helplessly and said to the patients in the waiting area:

"Who's number 25? It's number 25's turn to see the doctor."

"It's me! It's me!"

Wu Liansheng quickly raised the number paper, holding his child in his arms.

He quickly changed the child into a comfortable position, stood up, followed his wife Wu Yueru out of the crowd, and quickly approached the clinic.

Then, he closed the door and sat down with the child in his arms.

The couple looked at Liu Mengxi who was sitting next to Chen Yin with puzzled expressions.

Wu Yueru's gaze stayed on Liu Mengxi for a few seconds before she handed the number paper in her hand to Chen Yin.

At the same time, she asked hesitantly, "Doctor Chen, this is..."

"This is my college classmate, a graduate of Xuhua University's Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He's currently... currently..."

"I work in the Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xuhua University." Liu Mengxi quickly added.

Sure enough, when the couple heard that this person graduated from the same university as Chen Yin and worked in a large hospital, they immediately had no objection to Liu Mengxi's appearance.

Immediately, Wu Liansheng took off the child's mask and prepared to describe the condition.

Before he could speak, Chen Yin and Liu Mengxi had already noticed something strange about the patient.

Just within a few seconds of removing her mask, the little girl had blinked dozens of times, which was obviously abnormal.

Chen Yin then asked based on what she saw, "Is the child feeling unwell? Or has there been any sudden changes recently?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Liansheng told her all the changes that had happened to his daughter recently.

"I don't know what's wrong with our Zhenzhen. In the past two weeks, she suddenly started blinking and pouting non-stop. Sometimes she even likes to argue with us parents and lose her temper. Even...even..."

At this point, he felt a little embarrassed to say it out loud.

Chen Yin saw the other party's dilemma and patiently persuaded, "Family, relax. We are doctors, you can tell us anything."

Wu Liansheng met Chen Yin's calm gaze, and he made up his mind and blurted out everything.

"Her elementary school teacher said she used to swear a lot in class. You know, Zhenzhen is our only child, and we cherish her dearly. How could we possibly teach her such bad things? But we asked around and couldn't find out who taught her that."

The couple was furious at the thought of someone teaching their child bad things.

As soon as the words fell, the little girl Zhenzhen wanted to speak.

Wu Yueru quickly covered her daughter's mouth and smiled embarrassedly at Chen Yin and Liu Mengxi.

Chen Yin immediately recorded the situation truthfully on paper.

Liu Mengxi subconsciously leaned over to take a look, and saw that the paper recorded in detail everything Wu Liansheng said and didn't say.

Almost everything Zhenzhen saw and heard after entering the door was recorded in the book.

This should be the "looking" and "smelling" they learned in school, right?

Even Liu Mengxi, who had no confidence in seeing patients alone, felt that he could get a glimpse of the cause of the disease after reading the above records.

After Chen Yin finished recording, she raised her head and looked at Wu Yueru, who was embarrassed to speak.

"It's okay, the child is just sick, we understand. Now you can let go and let the child show his tongue."

Having said that, Wu Yueru was still worried.

She stared at her daughter intently and slowly loosened her hand. When she saw that her hand was about to completely leave her daughter's mouth and still didn't hear any sound, she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second, a familiar voice said, "Fuck, wuwuwu——"

Before Zhenzhen could finish her words, her mother ruthlessly suppressed her again.

"hehe!"

Wu Yueru and Wu Liansheng smiled embarrassedly, their eyes on the verge of collapse.

Finally, Chen Yin ended the tongue diagnosis with a lot of foul language.

Liu Mengxi looked at Chen Yin who was recording the patient's condition calmly, and felt a sense of admiration in his heart.

If someone dared to scold her like this, although she would not appear to change on the surface, the paper in her hand would definitely be torn by her pen.

"Okay, Zhenzhen, please stretch out your hand." Chen Yin put down her pen and said softly.

Seeing that she couldn't finish seeing the doctor no matter what, Zhenzhen stretched out her hand with a sour face.

Then, the patient felt impatient, the family members had expectations, and Liu Mengxi was surprised during the pulse diagnosis process.

After a long pulse diagnosis and confirming that the pulse was stringy and thin, Chen Yin had determined the cause of the patient's illness.

"The patient suffers from lung and kidney yin deficiency, intense internal heat, and internal liver wind. This is why we see blinking, pouting, bad tempers, and even bad words."

"What!" Wu Liansheng shouted in disbelief.

The couple looked surprised because they came to see the doctor mainly to solve the problem of their daughter blinking and pouting. They didn't expect that swearing was actually a sign of illness.

"How should it be treated?" Wu Yueru asked anxiously.

Chen Yin lightly lifted the tip of the pen and quickly wrote a square on the paper.

"Just give me a dose of Fengyin Decoction with some modifications. This recipe clears away heat and reduces fire, calms the liver and calms wind, and is perfect for Zhenzhen's condition."

After saying that, she handed the prescription to the family.

"Just take the prescription and go get the medicine. And please call the next patient for me."

"Okay, okay! Thank you, Doctor Chen."

Knowing that their daughter could be saved, the two stood up excitedly and couldn't wait to open the door to get the medicine.

Of course, neither of them forgot Chen Yin's instructions.

While the next patient had not yet entered the clinic, Liu Mengxi could no longer suppress his inner desire and moved the stool closer to Chen Yin.

She stared at the booklet on the table with shining eyes and asked curiously:

"Chen Yin, how did you diagnose the cause of the little girl's illness? After much thought, I can only conclude that she has symptoms of dryness and heat."

Hearing this, Chen Yin turned to look at Liu Mengxi and praised:

"It's quite good to be able to see that the patient has intense internal heat. As for the other symptoms, remember that the liver governs the tendons and is prone to transforming into wind? That's why the patient experiences muscle twitching, blinking, pursing the lips, and so on."

"At the same time, the liver governs the flow of qi, and internal liver wind can easily cause a person's temper to change. This is what is meant by losing temper and using foul language."

"The Fengyin Decoction I prescribed for the patient comes from the Golden Chamber. It states: 'It treats wind-induced diarrhea in adults and minor fright in children...a prescription for eliminating heat.'"

As Chen Yin spoke, Liu Mengxi followed her train of thought and before he knew it, he actually understood why this prescription was prescribed.

You have to know that in the past few months since she started working at the hospital, she has been following other seniors and doing odd jobs, and she has not learned anything at all.

Even if she wanted to ask, she would be scared back by the other party's serious expression and the look as if he was looking at her as if she was an idiot.

Therefore, in the past few months, not only has Liu Mengxi's medical skills not improved at all, but his desire to save lives has also dissipated a lot.

But now seeing Chen Yin's appearance, she vaguely realized that she seemed to have found the paradise she had been looking for.

So, Liu Mengxi stood up suddenly and bowed deeply in the direction of Chen Yin.

"Yinyin, I want to study with you for a while, is that okay?"

The question asked immediately made Chen Yin dumbfounded, and her brain couldn't react at first.

It was not until she heard the patient's footsteps coming in that she reacted. She hurriedly grabbed Liu Mengxi's hands, pulled him back to his seat, and hurriedly said, "Let's talk more later," and continued with the consultation.

When Chen Yin finished her medical consultations for the day, it was already evening.

When the two stood up from the stools, they stretched at the same time and let out a long breath.

Hearing the sound of exhalation, the two smiled at each other.

At this time, Chen Yin had not forgotten the question she had just asked, and asked curiously, "Aren't you doing well in the hospital? If you stay here for too long, what will happen to your job in the hospital?"

"I don't need that little salary anyway." Liu Mengxi curled his lips and said indifferently.

"If my dad hadn't insisted on getting me into a big hospital, saying it would allow me to make connections and learn how to treat headaches and fevers, so that it would be more convenient for my family to see a doctor in the future, I wouldn't want to work!"

When she talked about this, she was filled with resentment.

Seeing her friend's boredom, Chen Yin didn't want to persuade her anymore. Maybe she wanted to go back after relaxing in the town?

"You should have seen our small town. There's nothing to do here. It can't even compare to the provincial capital. If you want to stay here, be prepared."

"You mean, I can stay here!"

Liu Mengxi screamed in shock, and when she saw Chen Yin smiling and nodding, she rushed towards Chen Yin.

"Yin Yin, you are so nice!"

While she was talking, her head kept nudging Chen Yin's arms, making Chen Yin not know where to put her hands and feet.

Liu Mengxi looked at Chen Yin in surprise, as she was not tickled, with a dull look in her eyes.

Chen Yin smiled helplessly, "Let's go. Close the door and go eat. My mom should have dinner ready by this time."

As soon as he heard the word "door", Liu Mengxi immediately became interested and ran quickly towards the door of the clinic.

"Come to think of it, the door to your clinic is quite interesting. How do you close it?"

She leaned her hands on the door frame and looked around the empty door frame.

Just as she was wondering, Chen Yin lifted up a wooden board.

Liu Mengxi pointed at the wooden board in surprise, and speculated in disbelief, "Could this be the main entrance to the clinic?"

"Yes, that's it."

Because there are many such gates in ancient and modern times, Chen Yin did not think there was anything strange about it.

But when she met Liu Mengxi's eyes, she immediately realized that this type of gate was quite rare in the economically developed areas of this era.

So she carried the wooden board closer to the gate and demonstrated it directly with her actions.

"Look, the door to our clinic is like this. Insert the wooden board diagonally, then straighten it and push it to the side. Once it's all closed, it becomes a complete door, and there's no need to worry about anyone breaking in from outside."

I have to say, after Liu Mengxi thought about Chen Yin's description, he felt that it made a lot of sense.

But she still had a puzzled thought in her mind: "How do I close the last door panel?"

"You'll know later." Chen Yin smiled without saying anything.

Then, in Liu Mengxi's novel move, he had people work together to put the wooden boards together one by one, until only the last piece of wood was left.

Chen Yin lifted the wooden board, inserted it into the upper slot first, and lifted it up with effort. The wooden board below immediately crossed the limit of the groove.

As soon as he loosened his grip, he heard a "bang" and the last piece of wood fell into the groove inside the threshold.

"It turns out that this door panel is particularly short!"

Liu Mengxi pointed at the card slot above his head in shock, his eyes full of surprise.

At this moment, she couldn't help but admire the wisdom of the ancients in her heart. How could they think of such a good way to close the door?

If the door hadn't been closed, she really wanted to try it herself.

"Yin Yin, I'll close the door tomorrow."

"If you don't mind the trouble, I'll let you come."

"Hehe! I just want to try it myself. This is the first time I've seen this type of door. Although your town is a bit remote, there are still many things I haven't seen. It's much more interesting than staying in the hospital."

The two walked towards the backyard while talking.

As soon as she walked into the yard, she smelled a strong fragrance and Chen Yin immediately recognized what it was.

Liu Mengxi, who was standing by, also shrugged and said in surprise, "There's bacon and sausage! How did your family preserve them until now?"

Before Chen Yin could reply, she had already run towards the kitchen.

Chen Yin could vaguely hear the intimate conversation between Liu Mengxi and her mother from behind. The lively and warm atmosphere made her unable to help but curl up the corners of her mouth.

At the dinner table, Wu Dongmei enthusiastically picked up food for Liu Mengxi.

"Good boy, eat more! Yinyin didn't tell me earlier that a friend was coming and didn't prepare any good food."

"Auntie, you are really too modest. You still say that there are so many dishes and they are not good? When I was at home, I couldn't even eat a bite of the food on the table."

Liu Mengxi chewed the food in big mouthfuls, wishing his stomach could fit the entire table of food.

Seeing how much the other party liked it, Wu Dongmei's smile deepened.

"If you like it, eat more. Otherwise, all the food at home will rot."

"Oh, so bad? Then I'll eat more." After saying that, Liu Mengxi continued to stuff food into his mouth.

She mistakenly thought that Chen Yin's family grew too many vegetables and they could not be eaten all at once, which would be wasted, so she would put in more effort.

After Chen Yin finished eating, she looked at her mother and her friend, one picking up the food and the other eating it, and couldn't help but cover her forehead and persuaded:

"If we can't finish the food at home, we can give some out to our neighbors. Mengxi, don't eat too much at once, or your stomach and body will not be able to handle it."

Hearing this, Liu Mengxi waved his hand casually, "Don't worry, I'll just loosen my belt for this one meal."

Wu Dongmei's conflicted expression instantly turned into joy, and she agreed.

"Yeah, yeah! It's just a meal, it's okay."

Seeing that persuasion was fruitless, Chen Yin stood up and went to the kitchen to cook a pot of digestive soup.

When Liu Mengxi was so exhausted from eating that he could not move on the stool, she handed him the cooled digestive soup and said, "Drink some digestive soup, and you will feel better. Eat less next time."

Liu Mengxi took the bowl with a sweet look on her face and sipped it in small sips.

When the bloating in her stomach began to dissipate, she pouted and said proudly, "It's because the food Auntie cooked is so delicious that I can't help it."

When Wu Dongmei heard this, she laughed so hard that her eyes could hardly open.

"I like it. Next time, I'll make more of your favorite food for you."

"Thank you, Auntie!" Liu Mengxi responded sweetly.

Afterwards, she continued to drink the digestive soup until she could no longer drink it, and then she started to talk about other topics.

"By the way, Yinyin. Your clinic isn't big, so why did you specially set up a small consulting room? The consulting room is too narrow, and I feel like there won't be enough space for more people."

As she spoke, she touched her back which was wet with sweat. The stuffy feeling was really uncomfortable.

Chen Yin and Wu Dongmei could only smile helplessly at this.

Wu Dongmei thought of Liu Mengxi's identity and felt that there was no need to hide it, so she immediately told him the reason for renovating the clinic's clinic.

"I didn't expect there would be such shameless people in the world!" Liu Mengxi was so angry that he slapped the table.

"Fortunately, County Magistrate Fu arrived early, otherwise Yinyin and Auntie would have been bullied."

At this time, she also realized the importance of the clinic, and also understood why the clinic looked like a simple wooden board from the outside, but had a secret hidden inside, surrounded by steel bars. It turned out that it was foresight.

The only ones who suffered were those who had to see doctors and receive treatment in the small, cramped rooms.

Even now, when recalling the feeling in the clinic, Liu Mengxi felt a little impatient, thinking: Since the clinic must be built, why can't it be made cooler inside?

The next second, her eyes lit up and she suddenly had a good idea.

Chen Yin caught a glimpse of the cunning look on her friend's face and felt that something was going to happen.

It was getting late, so after the three of them digested their food, they washed up and went back to their rooms to sleep.

Liu Mengxi had been traveling almost all day yesterday and was very tired. He fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed.

So naturally, she didn't hear any noise in the yard in the morning. When she woke up, Chen Yin had already started seeing patients.

Liu Mengxi glanced at the time, hurried downstairs, glanced at the breakfast left on the table, and smiled embarrassedly.

She casually took a sip of soy milk, took the unpeeled egg and walked towards the clinic in front.

As soon as I entered the clinic, I found that Aunt Wu seemed to be pushing and shoving with someone.

Before she could get close, the man dropped what he was holding and ran away, leaving Aunt Wu looking at the things on the counter helplessly.

Liu Mengxi walked closer curiously, staring at the covered basket, and asked:

"Auntie, what happened just now?"

Wu Dongmei reluctantly lifted the cloth on the basket, revealing a variety of fresh vegetables, eggs and freshly slaughtered chickens inside.

Liu Mengxi suddenly thought of the conversation last night and couldn't help but smile awkwardly. She scratched the back of her head and said embarrassedly:

"Auntie, you didn't ask someone to deliver this dish to your house, did you? I just said it casually last night. You don't have to buy these things just because I'm here. It's such a waste."

Seeing that Liu Mengxi had misunderstood, Wu Dongmei quickly interrupted him.

“No, these are free.”

"Free?"

According to what Liu Mengxi observed along the way yesterday, the economic level of this town is very low. Who would be willing to give away so many good things at once?

Anyway, Liu Mengxi will be staying in the clinic for a while, so he definitely can't hide it from the other party.

Wu Dongmei had no choice but to explain the origins of these dishes.

When Liu Mengxi heard that these ingredients were sent to Chen Yin by the villagers, he opened his eyes wide in shock.

When she heard that these ingredients were given to Chen Yin as a reward for her free medical treatment, she was stunned with surprise.

When she heard that these ingredients would be delivered to her door almost every other day, she gasped in astonishment.

How many great things has Chen Yin accomplished in the few months since she left school!

At this moment, Liu Mengxi seemed to understand the reason for Chen Yin's rapid progress.

That is, she provides free medical consultations regardless of money or effort, and boldly diagnoses and treats patients. She is sure to be able to contact the most patients in the shortest time and personally experience a variety of diseases.

During this period, theoretical learning in school is converted into practical operations.

How could someone who dares to act like this not make progress?

After figuring out the key, Liu Mengxi became more determined to stay in Huimin Hall.

Qi Wenzhong, who was on his way to Tongxi Town at this time, didn't know that someone had already taken the lead and moved into Huimin Hall.

While she was stunned, Wu Dongmei glanced at the patient who had just entered the clinic and picked up the basket.

"Mengxi, I'm going to go in and put my things away first. Could you please help watch the medicine cabinet for a while?"

"Okay, no problem." Liu Mengxi's mind was awakened by this call.

She shook her head, which was still a little dazed by shock, and said with a smile, "Auntie, I want to make a phone call, is that okay?"

"Sure, sure, just use it. It doesn't cost any money anyway."

Before Liu Mengxi could express her doubts, Wu Dongmei was already walking towards the backyard with a basket full of food.

Seeing this, she could only suppress the confusion in her heart, walked to the phone and dialed the familiar number.

As soon as the phone was connected, she said bluntly: "Dad, it's me!"

"I've heard what Director Liu said. Where have you been? Isn't it better to stay in the hospital?"

"That hospital was no good, it was not interesting at all. Now I'm in a place I really like, but it's a bit remote and there's nothing here."

When Liu Dad heard this, he immediately stopped caring about anything else and said distressedly:

"Since you're not feeling well, then go home immediately. Your grandma is always thinking about you at home. If you don't want to go to the hospital, then don't go. Your dad and I don't need that kind of relationship anyway."

"I'm not going back!" Liu Mengxi immediately retorted.

"Then you have no money, Dad will send you some more."

Upon hearing this, Liu Mengxi immediately smiled triumphantly beside the phone.

"Dad, let me tell you, what we lack here is..."

After the phone call ended, Liu Mengxi was beaming with joy. Anyone who saw her could tell that she was in a very good mood. Even the patients who saw her today felt that the atmosphere in the clinic had improved a lot.

However, the clinic was still a little busy, so Chen Yin and the other person just had a bite in the clinic and continued to see patients.

At the end of a day of seeing patients, Liu Mengxi felt exhausted.

Although I learned a little more, it was still too hard, wasn't it?

"Yinyin, do you have to see so many patients every day? You're the only doctor in the clinic who can see patients independently. If you keep going like this, you'll be exhausted."

As she spoke, she kept hitting her arms and lower back, obviously very tired.

Chen Yin looked at her friend's tired appearance, couldn't help but shook her head and said with a smile:

"There are only so many people in this town, and it's only lively for a few days now. Once the current excitement passes, it will definitely calm down."

Liu Mengxi said in disbelief, "Really?"

Before she could wait for the number of patients in the clinic to gradually decrease, another competitor of hers arrived first.

"Sister Yinyin! I'm here."

Before Qi Wenzhong reached the door of the clinic, his excited shouts had already broken through the barrier of the wall and entered the ears of Chen Yin and Liu Mengxi.

Liu Mengxi looked at Chen Yin in confusion and asked, "Whose voice is that?"

"He's a friend I met through my uncle, or you could say he's a junior in our Traditional Chinese Medicine department." Chen Yin explained softly.

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