Hao Xiangxiang's face turned even redder, her hands behind her back, her fingertips barely touching.
"Girl, your sugar figurine." Fang Heng thought she was hard of hearing, so he raised his voice and said it again.
Hao Xiangxiang then seemed to wake from a dream and carefully took the sugar figurine, saying, "Thank you, young master."
"You're welcome." Fang Heng smiled and nodded, then walked away with his back straight.
Hao Xiangxiang stared blankly, and before she knew it, she bit the sugar figurine into pieces.
That evening, when Manager Hao returned home, his only daughter began to throw a tantrum, "Father, I don't like Young Master Zheng anymore."
"If you don't like him, who do you like?" Manager Hao glared.
"I like...I like a young master who is agile and skillful." Hao Xiangxiang blushed.
Manager Hao thought it was a fantasy—how could someone fall in love with another person after just one meeting?
But the only daughter is precious, and if she wanted the moon in the sky, Manager Hao would be willing to pluck it from the sky.
The next day, Zheng Ruqian came to deliver sausages.
Manager Hao apologized to him with deep regret, "Xiangxiang thought it over and over yesterday and felt that the two of you were not a good match, but don't worry, this will not affect our cooperation."
Zheng Ruqian was clearly overjoyed inside, but he still sighed and lamented, thus gaining a lot of sympathy.
Once outside You Ran Ju, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go see what's going on."
Fang Heng was not a patient person, and Zheng Ruqian was also reluctant to sacrifice his younger brother.
The fish has taken the bait. Now all we need to do is scare the bighead carp so it will abandon the bait and escape.
And so this scene unfolded in the alleys near Youranju.
Outside, the well-dressed young master Fang suddenly became ruthless and vicious once inside the alley, punching and kicking innocent passersby, even breaking two sticks in the process.
Hao Xiangxiang, who had been happily following him to the alley entrance, was terrified.
When the passerby coughed up blood, Fang Heng turned around menacingly, as if ready to beat up the next person at any moment.
Hao Xiangxiang screamed in fright and, without thinking of anything else, ran back to Youran Residence as if the earth was shaking.
The alleyway was quiet for a while.
Before long, Fang Heng's expression returned to normal, and he even helped Jiang San, a "passerby" who was lying on the ground vomiting blood.
Turning his head, he saw Zheng Ruqian beaming with joy. He spread his hands and said, "My payment."
He wouldn't have betrayed himself and done such a thing if it weren't for those nine sharp blades.
"Don't worry, don't worry, it was sent home a long time ago." Zheng Ruqian grinned happily.
After this incident, Manager Hao could no longer bring himself to ask for a son-in-law.
The group returned to the courtyard with the hairpin.
The other seven servants besides Jiang San were already squatting in front of several sharp blades, their eyes shining as they muttered to themselves.
Fang Heng's eyes lit up with surprise. He rushed forward in a few steps, picked up a sharp blade, but felt something was amiss.
Upon closer inspection, he exclaimed, "A wood-chopping knife?"
Where did the sharp blade go? How did it turn into a wood-chopping knife that easily gets dulled?
Fang Laosan turned his head and glared angrily.
Zheng Ruqian said awkwardly, "I went through a lot of trouble to buy this. So what if it's a wood-chopping knife? It's still better than a stick."
If the local government investigates, the nine of them will have to go up the mountain to chop some firewood to prove that buying the knife was not illegal.
"Zheng Lao Er!" Fang Heng shouted in a panic, drawing his knife and chasing after him. "You tricked me! You tricked me into doing that kind of thing for you..."
Zheng Ruqian took off running and plunged into the workshop, where he bumped right into Zhang Qiquan who was coming out.
In an instant, chaos erupted in the flower-adorned courtyard.
Chang Yan and Wen Zhiyun, unwilling to get involved, slipped outside.
These past few days, the two little ones have been discussing opening a clinic.
The shop was chosen by Wang Fufeng at Changyan's request. It was located at the northernmost intersection of East Street. Although the rent was slightly higher, the location was excellent and easily accessible.
At first, Wen Zhiyun was a little worried, "I'm just opening a clinic, I don't need such a prime location, I can just pick a secluded street corner."
Not to mention him, even Dr. Wu's clinic wasn't located on a bustling street.
But Changyan solemnly said, "Fourth Brother, we opened the clinic not simply to treat illnesses, but to help our brothers."
Who has the best intelligence network in the world? Who is most likely to infiltrate the enemy's ranks?
Of course it's a clinic, of course it's a doctor.
Ordinary clinics and doctors won't do. To quickly make a name for yourself and build connections, you have to take an unconventional approach and be unexpected.
For this reason, Changyan and Wen Zhiyun racked their brains for three days and finally found an angle that had been overlooked by the world.
Whether they were rural doctors or doctors in the prefectural city, most of them were men.
Even the imperial physicians in the capital were all male doctors with long beards. When examining the pulse of the empresses in the harem, they would put a handkerchief on their wrists or simply put a curtain between them.
Having a female doctor would be more convenient and would be more needed by wealthy families.
When Chang Yan first proposed this idea, Wen Zhiyun was terrified and whispered, protecting her frail body, "I, I am not a woman."
"It's not like I'm asking Fourth Brother to dress up as a woman." Chang Yan said, both amused and exasperated. "It's asking you to hire more women to dispense medicine, preferably women who can also provide basic medical care."
The position of Anshui Prefect is usually changed every three years, and the family members often come with them. If Wen Zhiyun's clinic had a female doctor, she would probably be especially favored by the Prefect's wife.
Who would have thought that Dr. Wen, who had just become independent, would be a teacher, and a female teacher at that?
Wen Zhiyun felt a chill run down her spine, and her expression was one of extreme displeasure.
But in order to deal with the danger and to protect her older brother, younger brother, and younger sister, Dr. Wen reluctantly agreed.
By the time Zheng Ruqian and Fang Heng had gotten rid of their unwanted romantic advances, they had already tidied up their clinic. All that was left was to hire a clever young woman to prepare medicine and serve customers before they could officially open for business.
When the news reached the Zanhua Courtyard, Wang Xiaosong gave his younger sister some pointers.
Although making sausages earns five coins a day, it's the same repetitive work every day, with no future in sight.
Mustering her courage, Wang Xiaozhu sidled up to Wen Zhiyun and whispered, "Fourth Young Master, Fifth Young Master, I... can I help out at the clinic?"
Wen Zhiyun and Chang Yan exchanged a glance.
Due to societal limitations, although their intentions were noble, few families were truly willing to allow their daughters to appear in public. Furthermore, there were very few impoverished people in the prefectural city, so much so that after several days of recruitment, not a single girl was willing to come to get medicine.
Although Wang Xiaozhu is a bit naive, at least she has a clean background and her family is well-known.
After exchanging thoughts and confirming that neither of them objected, Wen Zhiyun nodded in agreement.
The next day, Wen's Medical Clinic opened for trial operation.
On the same day, the newly appointed governor of Anshui County, along with his family, arrived at the Anyang County government office.
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