Chapter 320: Double the medical fee
Meng Qingran's father nodded and replied, "I understand."
"Grandfather! Next time you eat peanuts, you must follow Doctor Du's instructions and remove the peanut skins before eating."
Old Master Meng waved his hand and said, "My grandfather was almost killed by drunken peanuts. He never ate them again and never even looked at them. They are not a good thing at all."
Xu and Shen Xiangxiu looked at each other, wanting to laugh but not daring to. This old man Meng was really funny. Was he going to throw the baby out with the bathwater? Was he scared of being swallowed by Zuihua?
Don’t even dare to look at it again?
Meng Qingran smiled and continued along with the old man's words: "Yes, then we won't eat drunken peanuts anymore."
"Boss! What are you doing? Take out the medical fee!" Looking at his tactless son, Mr. Meng said in an unhappy tone, "Doctor Du has worked hard to save your father's life. You can't be stingy."
Hearing this, Du Wanwan felt that Mr. Meng was really lovable. Others who came to see a doctor were afraid that the consultation fee would be too high, but he was the other way around, afraid that he would pay too little.
"Old man! The People's Clinic has an unwritten rule in Liangjun City that all difficult and complicated diseases will be charged one thousand taels of silver." Du Wanwan was not polite to the Meng family, "Old man's disease is a difficult and complicated disease, so the consultation fee is one thousand taels."
"How can that be? One thousand taels is too little." Mr. Meng instructed his son, "Give me two thousand taels."
Meng Qingran's father took out a banknote from his sleeve and handed it to Du Wanwan: "This is two thousand taels of silver, Doctor Du, keep it."
Chen Xiangxiu and Xu on the side looked at each other again and couldn't help but smile secretly. They felt that this old man was really interesting and doubled the medical fee on his own.
"Doctor Du! You can't use the same fee standards in Liangjun City as in Beijing." Old Master Meng kindly advised Du Wanwan, "Liangjun City is a small place after all, and the rent of shops is cheap. It's different in Beijing. Even if your People's Medical Clinic is located in the west of the city, the rent of the shop is not cheap.
You are an excellent doctor. Although you are young, you have sophisticated methods of treating illnesses. Listen to my advice. From now on, the fee for treating difficult and complicated diseases will be two thousand taels. I won’t do it for less.”
Du Wanwan was slightly stunned and asked tentatively: "Isn't two thousand taels too expensive? Most people can't afford it."
Mr. Meng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it. Since it is a difficult and complicated disease, it will cost your life. For an old man like me, when I am coughing so hard that I am worse than death, I am willing to pay 10,000 taels of silver. What is a mere 2,000 taels? Which is more important, silver or life?"
Meng Qingran's father did not stop him and let Mr. Meng continue to speak without restraint. It was also a kind of happiness to be able to hear his father talking so eloquently. He hadn't heard it for a long time.
Now that I can hear it, it’s worth any amount of money.
Two thousand taels of silver to cure my father is really nothing. Doctor Du is really kind-hearted. There are many rich people in the capital. No one would be stingy if spending some silver can save a life.
"Doctor Du! It's settled. I'll promote your case for you. For difficult and complicated cases, I'll charge you two thousand taels, not a cent less." After saying that, Mr. Meng stood up, patted his chest with a smile, "I'm fine now, I feel better, Doctor Du! We'll see each other later. I'm leaving, thank you!"
He said he was leaving, and Meng Qingran and her father had to follow him. They each said goodbye to Du Wanwan, helped the old man get on the carriage and left.
Du Wanwan handed the two thousand taels of silver in her hand to Chen Xiangxiu: "Mother! Please put it away!"
Chen Xiangxiu shook her head: "Wan Wan! Mother won't interfere with the affairs of the clinic. You can keep the money for yourself. The clinic has just opened and we need to buy a lot of things. Mother has the money, and I will ask you for it after I have spent it."
"Alright."
Du Wanwan was a decisive person. She put the banknote into her pocket, actually giving it to Yaya.
In fact, her clinic does not need to import medicinal herbs. Yaya has planted countless of them on the black soil in the space. As the herbs mature, they are made into various commonly used pills and piled up in a room.
A lot of ginseng, ganoderma lucidum and panax notoginseng are also planted.
After coming here, Yaya seemed to have unlocked many skills. As long as the pills she had made in Liangjun City, she could find them in the space.
When she had nothing to do at night, she would take out all the pills and put them in the medicine cabinet, so that she would be able to handle the work even if she was the only one seeing patients in the future.
Her family will be here soon, and she will feel a lot more relaxed when her younger sister Du Xiuxiu comes.
I haven’t thought about expanding the People’s Clinic. I just want to keep it like this and take root in the west of the city.
Seeing that it was almost noon, Chen Xiangxiu took Xu back home. Yetingyu and Chenchen stayed with Du Wanwan in the clinic, and the two of them went back to make lunch.
It will be delivered to you when it is ready. I live not far from here.
There is a kitchen in the backyard of the clinic, but it is too small and difficult to cook in. It is more convenient to use it at home, and you can also heat the kang at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.
When the Meng family learned that the old man had recovered, they were all very happy and praised Du Wanwan's medical skills to everyone they met. For a time, the news that a divine doctor Du had come to the west of the city spread everywhere.
When the Yan family learned that Doctor Du had come to the capital and opened a people's clinic in the west of the city, they sent their housekeeper to send a gift of congratulations, but Du Wanwan refused and declined.
Yan Hong once mentioned that he was a bastard and was not favored by the family. If the Yan family didn't rely on him to maintain their reputation, they wouldn't care about his life or death.
Besides, she saved Yan Hong, and the couple had already thanked her. It would be unreasonable for her to accept gifts from the Yan family again.
She is just a doctor. She only treats and saves patients and doesn't like to get involved with the patients' families.
At Fenglin Bookstore, Cao Qiwen printed a batch of storybooks in just three days. According to Du Wanwan's suggestion, he began to build momentum.
His wife Guixiang has redecorated the second floor, putting out a tea table, tea sets, and pastries.
The entrance of the bookstore has also been renovated and looks brand new, much better than its previous gloomy appearance.
When they heard that Fenglin Bookstore had published a new storybook, many young ladies who loved reading it sent their maids to buy it, but none of them bought anything.
The storybooks will only be exhibited on the first day and will not be sold. You can read a part of them in advance. They will be sold tomorrow morning on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last.
There are also many young ladies who come by themselves. After going to the second floor and listening to the introduction of the female shopkeeper, they feel that it is quite creative and are willing to try the new snacks here.
There were simply too few places for leisure and entertainment at that time, and even fewer specifically for women.
It's interesting to suddenly find a place like this where you can eat, drink and read.
The maids who came to buy books also experienced it and went home to report to their respective masters.
Some hardcover and limited edition books have also been released, but the quantity is limited and they need to be pre-ordered.
The next day, before Fenglin Bookstore opened, many people were already queuing outside to buy the storybook. The story was so exciting and the pre-reading part was so attractive.
As soon as the bookstore opened, all the storybooks were sold out within an hour, whether they were accurate editions or limited editions, all were sold out.
(End of this chapter)
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