Chapter 90 Qingshui City

This time, Lin Qian broke through her own limits and reached the realm of using Qi for acupuncture, which was a great progress for her.

In this regard, she has been trying to find that feeling again in the past few days. Unfortunately, it is not so easy to enter the realm of using Qi for acupuncture for the second time.

"Master, Xiaoliu's internal injuries have almost healed, but the fractures still need to rest for a while. Should we continue to stay here or go to the next place?" Xu Jingcheng asked.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Lin Shuo jumped down from a big tree. He had nothing to do these past few days and he felt quite bored.

Seeing that neither of them wanted to stay here anymore, Lin Qian thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let's go to the next place. I'll go get Xiaoliu another prescription, and then we'll say goodbye."

The three of them said goodbye to everyone in Meihua Village and continued on their way. This time they entered a town called Qingshui City, planning to rest here for a while before setting off again.

Qingshui City is very big, with many people, hawkers and peddlers, and the city is bustling with noise.

"Sister, I smell the spicy chicken. Let's go and have some. It smells very authentic." Lin Shuo said with his mouth watering as he smelled the spicy aroma coming from the restaurant next to him.

Their family can really handle spicy food. Lin Qian wanted to nod in agreement, but then turned around and asked Xu Jingcheng, "Jingcheng? Can you handle spicy food?"

Xu Jingcheng looked at Lin Qian and Lin Shuo's equally bright eyes and nodded slightly. In fact, he couldn't eat spicy food very well.

The three of them entered the restaurant, and Lin Shuo said loudly, "Hey, bring us a serving of your signature spicy chicken and a few side dishes."

The waiter responded and was about to leave, but Lin Qian said again, "I don't want spicy side dishes."

"Okay."

Soon the spicy chicken and some side dishes arrived, and the three of them started eating immediately.

Smelling the spicy aroma, Xu Jingcheng saw Lin Qian and Lin Shuo eating so happily, so he couldn't help it and picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth. Then Lin Qian saw Xu Jingcheng's face turn red, and then his mouth swelled up.

Seeing him like this, Lin Shuo quickly poured him a glass of water: "Hey! You said you can't eat spicy food, what's so great about that? Come on! Drink some water."

Xu Jingcheng was about to burst into tears, covering his mouth and coughing: "Ahem! I saw you guys were eating so deliciously, I wanted to try it too. Why is it so spicy? How did you guys manage to eat it?"

"I can tell at a glance that you can't eat spicy food. This spicy chicken is authentic. People here have strong tastes. If you want to eat it, just rinse it with clean water." Lin Qian poured a bowl of clean water in front of Xu Jingcheng and rinsed a piece of chicken for him.

This time Xu Jingcheng ate it and finally felt it was pretty good.

"Oh! I really don't know what to do. You see, in the entire Qingshui City, there is only one pharmacy, Chengde Medical Clinic. All the other doctors have been driven away by them, and there are only a few left.

A few days ago, my mother came to see me because she had caught a cold. The medicine that used to cost just a dozen coins now costs thirty or forty coins. They are really extorting money.”

At the next table were three large men, talking while eating. The content of their conversation caught the attention of Lin Qian and the other two.

When Lin Qian heard the words "Chengde Medical Clinic", she frowned even more.

Chengde Medical Clinic is owned by the Meng family, one of the eight major medical families in Beijing.

"Who says it's not? If they drive out all their competitors, won't they be raising prices?"

"If this continues, we'll probably have to go to the next county to see a doctor and get medicine."

At this time, Lin Qian finally couldn't help herself and asked, "Three of you, is Chengde Clinic really the only clinic in Qingshui City? How could this be?"

The three men saw Lin Qian asking, took another sip of wine, shook their heads, and sighed, saying, "This Chengde Clinic used to be quite good. The doctors there were good, and the prices were reasonable. But since four or five years ago, when the owner changed, Chengde Clinic has changed."

"How do you change it?"

Another person continued, "The new shopkeeper's medical skills are also good, but he likes to compete with others.

At first it was just a minor fight, but later it became a situation where he had to leave Qingshui City and couldn't stay here anymore. If others didn't agree, he would come to make trouble every day.

"Yes, in the end, all the doctors in Qingshui City avoided him, but he became even more aggressive. Relying on the wealth and power of Chengde Medical Clinic, he began to suppress and drive away the city's medical clinics and doctors."

Lin Shuo frowned and said, "Why doesn't the government care about this?"

Upon hearing this, the three shook their heads and smiled bitterly, saying, "Even ordinary people like us know that Chengde Medical Clinic has a great background, let alone the government? As long as the matter doesn't get out of hand, they will turn a blind eye."

Lin Shuo, Lin Qian and Xu Jingcheng looked at each other, stopped talking, and just ate.

After leaving the restaurant, Lin Qian clapped her hands and angrily said, "What is this Meng Yuan doing? How can such a person enter Chengde Medical Clinic?"

Xu Jingcheng was quite calm. He said, "Master, we won't have to worry about having patients this time."

Lin Qian glanced at him and immediately understood what he meant. She liked it the most when it came to going against Chengde Medical Clinic.

"Let's go! Let's go and have some fun." Lin Qian waved her hand and left heroically.

Just as the three of them came to a corner, a little boy of seven or eight years old suddenly flew out from a shop nearby.

Lin Shuo immediately jumped up and caught the child in mid-air.

"Are you okay? You scared me to death. How could you suddenly fly out?" Lin Shuo put the little boy on the ground and said with some fear.

Just like what happened just now, if Lin Shuo hadn't caught him, the little boy would have been crippled if not killed.

"Thank you, little brother." The boy's face was pale, tears welled up in his eyes, but he tried hard not to cry.

At this time, there were banging sounds in the room again, as if someone was hitting something hard.

When the three of them looked inside, they saw a greasy middle-aged man with a big belly, smashing things in the store with three strong men.

Lin Qian took a look at the medicinal herbs scattered on the ground and knew that this was a clinic.

"Old Wang, how many times have I told you this? If your medical skills can't compare to mine, you can't open a clinic anymore. But you just won't listen and insist that I destroy your shop.

Tell me, why is this necessary?"

The fat, greasy man looked down at Old Wang, who was slumped on the ground, and said arrogantly.

Old Wang seemed to be suppressing a great deal of resentment, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This is my home. We have lived here for generations. You can't drive us away."

The little boy ran in and hugged Lao Wang: "Daddy!"

The greasy middle-aged man snorted coldly and said, "If you lose, you have to leave. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

As the man spoke, he waved his hand and several strong men behind him surrounded him. Just as they were about to attack, the strong men flew backwards one after another.

The one who kicked them out was Lin Shuo.