Chapter 103 Chapter 103 Isn’t this just a large melon field...
After the Chinese New Year, the Shen family began to look for a suitable storefront to open a clinic.
With the doctor's certificate in hand, Shen Miao felt more confident.
Originally, I thought it would be enough to open a small clinic of 50 to 60 square meters in the village in the city, but later I thought that I should open a large clinic to live up to the Shen family's more than a hundred years old brand.
But when she really started looking, she found that it was difficult to find no matter how big or small it was.
Storefronts that are too large are too remote, and are basically in corners with many twists and turns, and it takes a long time to find them; storefronts of similar size have too high rents, and they are located in prime locations, surrounded by restaurants and shops, so opening a clinic there would probably be a loss...
What's more, Henan City has been developing better and better in recent years, and many people want to use the money they have to start some small businesses. Storefronts have become more popular than residential buildings.
Therefore, it is still very difficult to find a storefront that is close to a residential area, has no other Chinese medicine clinics around, is more than 100 square meters in size, and has a reasonable rent.
"What happened this time?"
Seeing Shen Miao coming towards this side from a distance, the man sitting behind the cashier took out a bottle of hot soybean milk from the thermos beside him, pried it lightly with a screwdriver, and the bottle cap fell into the plastic box.
Taking the soy milk handed over by the man, Shen Miao sighed in disappointment, and then drank several big mouthfuls of it, and the chill on her body dissipated a little: "Not very good, the layout of that house is a bit awkward, it's not suitable for opening a clinic."
"No way? I see there's only half a wall inside. If we knock on it, it will hit the target," the man said again.
Shen Miao shook her head, "That is a load-bearing wall, it cannot be knocked down."
"I see..." As he said that, the man took out a small notebook from the drawer and crossed out the message with a pen. "Don't worry, I'll talk to the third brother when he comes and ask him to help you find a few more stores."
Shen Miao smiled and said: "Yes! Thank you brother~"
While drinking the bottle of soy milk in his hand, Shen Miao couldn’t help but look around his supermarket again.
This supermarket is approximately 180 square meters in size and is just across a road from the nearest Mazhai. There are many people coming and going on a regular basis. More importantly, it is also close to the police station, and there are police officers stationed nearby. It is definitely the safest storefront.
And there are people fighting and causing trouble in the police station every day...
Alas, what a pity! It would be great if I could use the money to open a clinic for her.
"What? Are you still thinking about my territory?" the man joked.
Shen Miao did not hide it: “Yes, your storefront is really great, and it gets better and better the more I look at it.”
The man tore open another bag of bread and handed it to her: "Then you have to keep it in mind. We have rented it for ten years, and it has only been four or five years."
Accepting the man's feeding, Shen Miao took a big bite of the bread and swallowed the envy and jealousy in her heart.
The man’s last name was Wei. Shen Miao didn’t ask him what his real name was. She only knew that the brothers in his supermarket called him Big Brother, so Shen Miao followed suit and called him Boss Wei.
He had many brothers, from the eldest to the eighth. Shen Miao was glad that she didn't know their names, because titles like eldest brother, second brother, and third brother were much easier to remember than their names.
Shen Miao has known them for more than a month.
I heard that there were many vacant storefronts in Mazhai, so Shen Miao often came here, and every time she came out of Mazhai, she would come to his store to buy a bottle of hot soy milk.
One time when he came here, he happened to see the third son of the Wei family moving goods. His arm was dislocated by the boxes weighing dozens of kilograms. Shen Miao fixed his bone and thus became familiar with them.
The eight brothers of the Wei family were all big and strong, and they looked like they were not easy to mess with. At first, Shen Miao was a little scared, but after getting to know them, she found that they were actually not bad people.
Their store was quite large, and they often had to run around to buy and deliver goods. When they heard that Shen Miao wanted to rent a storefront to open a clinic, they helped her out by keeping an eye out for vacant storefronts in the city and telling her if there was anything suitable.
“Did you drink the medicine I gave you last time?” Shen Miao asked.
"I drank it, and it did make me feel better in the first few days, but…" The man looked embarrassed, "I don't know why, but it doesn't seem to be very effective."
Boss Wei is almost forty years old this year and always has trouble sleeping at night. The last time Shen Miao took his pulse, she found that his liver fire and heart fire were very strong, so she prescribed him some fire-reducing and calming medicine.
Logically speaking, the condition should be fine after taking a few doses, so how come there is no effect?
Shen Miao took the pulse on his wrist again and felt it carefully.
Hiss...it seems like there really is no change?
"It shouldn't be like that," Shen Miao muttered to herself, "Do you really drink it every day? It must be after meals."
Boss Wei nodded. "Yes, I was worried that the smell would spread when the medicine was boiled, so I specially got a new pot."
Shen Miao: “…It can’t be an aluminum pot or an iron pot.”
"yes."
Shen Miao took her hand back, "No wonder, how can you use an aluminum pot to boil medicine? It has to be a clay pot to be effective."
Many Chinese medicines will react with iron and aluminum when boiled, so you must use a clay pot to ensure their efficacy.
Continuing to eat the bread in his hand, Shen Miao said, "Tomorrow, when you come to get the medicine tomorrow, take a clay pot with you. It just so happens that my grandfather bought several new ones a few days ago. You will have something to use when you boil medicine in the future."
“Yes.”
As Boss Wei spoke, he took down a few packs of cigarettes from the shelf behind him. "It just so happens that some new cigarettes from the south arrived yesterday. You can bring them back to me when you go back."
“No, no, he can’t get used to these commercial cigarettes, so he should just smoke the tobacco he cuts himself.” Shen Miao declined.
Boss Wei: "Well, I'll find some good tobacco for you in a couple of days."
It was a bit early to go home now, Shen Miao thought that she might as well sit in the store and watch TV for a while, then go to the street behind Mazhai and go home for lunch.
While eating melon seeds and watching TV, Shen Miao sat back in the chair, feeling as casual and natural as if she were at home.
"This is a police station! Are you going to try it again?"
"What's the matter? I'll beat you up even if we go to court, not to mention the police station!"
"Stop! Stop immediately!"
"Let me see who wants to spend the night in the detention room today!"
The Wei family’s shop was indeed a good place to watch a show. Shen Miao had only been there for less than half an hour when she saw several people fighting and being taken to the police station.
Hmm, it looks pretty serious.
After waiting for about half an hour, several family members who came with them came out of the police station covered in dust. After looking around, they went straight to the Wei family's store.
Boss Wei: "What do you want to buy?"
Man: "Take a bag of Red Flag Canal."
Seeing a scratch on the man’s neck, Shen Miao took the initiative to help sell him, “Brother, your neck is injured, how about getting another Band-Aid?”
The man reached out and touched his neck, and sure enough, his fingers were stained with a hint of red.
"good."
After getting the cigarettes, they did not rush back to the police station. Instead, they lit a cigarette and stood at the door of the store and talked about what had just happened.
In order to be able to hear clearly, Shen Miao silently used the remote control to turn down the volume of the TV.
Listening to what they were talking about, it seemed to be about women:
Two men were dating the same woman at the same time. After they found each other, they both thought the other was a mistress. One of them got angry and beat the woman, and the other beat the man to vent his anger on the woman's behalf.
Several people who came to the store to buy cigarettes were all family members of the man who beat people. When this incident was mentioned, they sighed.
It was obvious that he was the victim in the relationship, and he was the one who started the fight first, and he was the one who was hurt the most... They would have to find a doctor to see him soon.
Oh, what bad luck!
“Big brother, are you looking for a doctor?” Shen Miao took the initiative to recommend himself, “Why not let me go? I studied Chinese medicine and am best at treating injuries from falls.”
Seeing several people looking at him suspiciously, Shen Miao took out the doctor's certificate he carried with him to prove himself.
Melons have to be first-hand to taste good. It is a rare opportunity to eat melons up close, so how could Shen Miao give it up?
After seeing that Shen Miao had a medical certificate, they felt relieved, so after finishing the cigarette in their hands, they took her to the police station.
By the time Shen Miao came out of the police station, it was already noon.
Seeing Shen Miao walking briskly with a happy smile on her face, Boss Wei thought she had made a huge fortune, but as soon as she sat down, Shen Miao said that she had eaten another big melon.
"I'm telling you, that woman has a vaginal disease, but the two men don't. Do you know what that means?"
"The man who beat the woman was also in a very miserable situation. He spent several thousand yuan on the woman, and she used all of it to support other people."
"The man who stood up for the woman cried so miserably when he found out the truth, tsk tsk~"
After laughing for a long time, Boss Wei asked her, "How much do you earn from treating patients?"
“About sixty or seventy yuan,” Shen Miao took out a twenty-yuan deposit from her pocket, “The man’s injuries aren’t serious, we can just go back and get him some plasters, the woman has some gynecological problems in addition to her internal organs, so I’ll go back and get her some lotion. Oh, and the kid next door who was caught stealing money from home just now, his butt was also beaten up, so we need to get some medicine to apply on him as well.”
Boss Wei: "It's not much, why are you so happy?"
Counting the little money in his hand, Shen Miao sighed long and hard: “Alas~ you don’t understand.”
Making money is not important, eating melons is the most interesting!
Who doesn’t want to make money happily? Especially when you are helping someone with his bones and listening to him crying…
Looking up at the ceiling of the store, Shen Miao felt that the location here was better.
If she could really transform his store into her own clinic, wouldn't that be like her looking after a large melon field?
Oh! If only there were some extra shops around here...
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"What did you buy for lunch today?"
“Steamed dumplings and noodles from Lao Cai’s.”
"Mm, it smells so good. Where is his home? I'll bring a bowl back with my grandfather when I go back this afternoon."
"Do you know Third Street? Turn right a few dozen meters from Third Street, and you'll find the green sign."
She helped to take out a few bowls from the house, pulled in a few chairs, and took out a head of garlic from under the cabinet. Shen Miao completely treated Old Wei's store as her own home. She knew where their things were placed better than they did.
If you eat noodles without garlic, the flavor will be half gone.
There are also steamed dumplings, which are delicious only when dipped in vinegar and chili oil.
In addition to the warehouse, there was also a small room used for cooking at the back of the store, but Shen Miao searched for a long time but couldn't find the vinegar. She thought it should be in the cupboard below, but the door was locked and she couldn't open it after pulling for a long time.
"What are you looking for?"
“Where did you put the vinegar? Why isn’t there even a bottle of vinegar in the kitchen?” Shen Miao pointed to the empty stove.
"I finished eating it the day before yesterday. I'll go open another bottle," Wei Lao San brought her out of the kitchen and then walked to the shelf. "Hurry up and sit there to eat. If you don't eat now, the noodles will become clumpy."
The only two people in the store today were the third and sixth. The others seemed to have gone out to purchase and deliver goods and were not seen the entire morning.
When Shen Miao first met them, she was always puzzled. Normally, there weren’t many customers coming to the store. Wouldn’t there be a backlog if so many goods were imported every day?
Later I found out that they take a lot of wholesale work and often travel around the city. The bulk of the store's income also comes from wholesale. They are like a middleman between manufacturers and retailers, and they make money from the price difference.
“Is one basket enough?” Seeing that Shen Miao finished her basket of steamed dumplings quickly, Wei Laoliu took the initiative to give her half of his basket.
With her mouth full, Shen Miao replied incoherently, “That’s enough.”
She put the peeled cloves of garlic into his bowl. Before she could react, Wei Laosan put a large chopstick of noodles into her bowl.
It’s over. I can’t finish this now…
Wei Laosan: "You must eat enough. If you run around every day, will it be okay if you don't eat more?"
As he spoke, he picked up a few pieces of meat from his bowl and threw them into her bowl.
Looking at the bowl that was filled with noodles again, Shen Miao smiled helplessly, "I'm full, how can I leave here with an empty stomach someday?"
"By the way, have you been to those places I told you about yesterday? How was it?" Wei Laoliu turned on a few channels and asked casually.
Shen Miao shook her head: “The one in Liulin is nice, but the rent is too expensive, not only does the water and electricity need to be changed, but they also don’t allow bargaining.”
"The rent is expensive? That's not a problem," Wei Lao San bit off half a garlic clove and spoke as if he was chewing meat. The veins on his temples bulged out one by one. "I'll ask the boss to negotiate for you later. It won't be a problem to reduce the rent by one or two hundred a month."
Wei Lao San said that casually, but to Shen Miao it sounded like the indifferent tone of a gangster, as if negotiating the rent was a very easy thing for them.
"No, I'd better take another look. Anyway, the surrounding environment is not very good, but the area looks good."
Shen Miao had been looking for a clinic for nearly two months. At first, she went to two or three places a day, hoping to find it as soon as possible and finish the task. But recently, she was not so anxious and only visited one place a day.
I go to the store in the morning, have a meal at Wei's store at noon, get busy in the afternoon if I have something to do, and go home to see patients if I don't. This rhythm of life is quite comfortable.
After all, it will take at least a few years to get this clinic started, so it is natural to make a careful comparison.
Of course, the matter of finding storefronts naturally requires the help of several brothers of the Wei family. They are even more versatile than real estate agents. They can get the contact information of many landlords of storefronts that even the agents cannot find.
In return, Shen Miao would often bring them some ointments for treating injuries or Chinese medicine for conditioning the body. They did physical work all day long, so it was inevitable that their joints and muscles would be injured. This way, they could both get what they needed.
However, Shen Miao felt that their relationship was better than ordinary friends, more like siblings.
"hiss……"
Click!
When Wei Laosan stood up, his waist seemed to be twisted, and Shen Miao could hear the sound coming from the bones even though he was two meters away.
The pain in his waist made Wei Laosan dare not move at all, for fear that his waist would break if he moved.
“Did you move heavy things again yesterday?” Shen Miao poked him and questioned, “Didn’t I tell you that you need to rest for the next few days after your bone surgery?”
Putting down the dishes in his hands, Shen Miao lifted up his shirt. His waist, which was intact the day before yesterday, suddenly had several bruises.
"What happened? Was he beaten?" Shen Miao asked in surprise.
Wei Laoliu helped him sit down slowly, "No, Laosi was playing a joke with him last night, and the two got angry, so Laosi punched him a few times."
Shen Miao: …
You are already in your thirties, why do you still love fighting like teenagers?
Wei Laosan stood up too quickly just now, and coupled with his pre-existing waist injury, he suddenly strained the muscles around his lumbar spine.
“Where is my needle?” Rolling up his sleeves, Shen Miao wiped his mouth with a tissue and asked.
Wei Laoliu: "It's in the warehouse. I'll go get it."
Wei Laosan was a little scared: "Ah... do I need an injection?"
Shen Miao slowly took out a lighter from under the counter and tried to light it, “Acupuncture will heal quickly, you can’t get a massage in your current condition.”
After clearing the table, Shen Miao motioned him to lie on it, and said, “Don’t worry, it won’t hurt at all. If you don’t believe me, wait until the second brother comes back and ask him. I gave him a few injections in his legs last time. Look how much more agile his legs are now.”
Although Wei Laosan was a little scared, he still believed in Shen Miao's medical skills, so he lay obediently on the table used for eating like a white pig.
This was Wei Laoliu's first time seeing Shen Miao for acupuncture.
Bang, whoosh!
Bang, whoosh!
Shen Miao's technique was extremely skillful. He used a lighter to burn the needle to disinfect it, and then stabbed Wei Laosan in the waist, one after another, faster than planting rice in the fields.
It seemed like each piercing seemed to pierce the flesh, but in fact there was no obvious pain, only a tingling and numb feeling, similar to an ant biting on a tendon. Not only was it not uncomfortable, it even felt a little bit pleasant.
"Chen Miao? Is Shen Miao here?"
When Shen Miao was collecting the needle, people from the police station opposite hurriedly ran towards the store.
In the past, they came to the store to buy water and snacks, but now eight out of ten times they come to the store to look for Shen Miao.
Seeing Shen Miao here, the police officer breathed a sigh of relief: “Fortunately you are here, one of the prisoners seems to be going crazy, twitching and foaming at the mouth, come and help take a look!”
This is what Shen Miao usually needs to be “busy” with.
Shen Miao often stayed in the Wei family's store recently, and she knew about any commotion in the police station.
Generally, the cases that are reported to the police station are mostly fights, or people who are injured and want to seek justice for themselves. In such cases, a doctor is most needed to help assess the injuries.
However, the police station is not close to the hospital, and it would be a waste of time to go back and forth. In the past, we have always persuaded both sides based on the principle of making a big thing small and a small thing nothing.
But since Shen Miao often hung around the police station entrance during this period of time and helped them deal with some things, they seemed to have found a "lifesaver". No matter who had a headache or fever, they would immediately come to her and ask her to help judge the condition.
It’s close, the fees are not high, and sometimes it’s even free… Several police officers wanted to recruit her and even opened a medical room for her in the police station.
“Okay,” after putting the needle away and following the police officer to leave, Shen Miao said to Wei Lao San, “You take a rest first, I’ll be back soon.”
Following the police officer to the interrogation room of the police station, the man lying on the ground was still twitching. There were three or four people beside him, holding down his legs and supporting his neck and mouth, for fear that he would bite his tongue when he went crazy.
"We just stole something, and you're going to kill us, right?"
"If anything happens to my man today, you all just wait!"
The ragged woman at the door should be the man's wife. From what she said, it seemed that they were caught stealing and were repeat offenders, so the police interrogated them separately.
But the man seemed to be in poor health. He started to have convulsions before he had even finished a few sentences.
Seeing the man rolling his eyes and curling his hands, Shen Miao grabbed a towel on the table, folded it into a roll, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.
Just as I was thinking about checking him out, the moment my hand touched his shoulder, the tension in my heart instantly disappeared.
He is pretending. You can tell that he is pretending without checking.
A person with epilepsy should have muscle spasms, but the muscles in his arms are clearly under his own control. And the way he rolls his eyes... why is there a pause?
Shen Miao said nothing, but just glanced at the police officer beside her.
The police officer also understood what she meant. He sighed, then gave her a look and said: You can do whatever you want.
With the police officer’s consent, Shen Miao was not polite and picked up the ballpoint pen on the table and poked it towards the Quchixue on the inside of his arm.
"ah!"
The sudden pain made the man "wake up" for a moment, but it was only for a moment. Then he twitched even more exaggeratedly and made a few strange "ayah" sounds symbolically.
Well, it seems his addiction to acting is hard to cure.
After standing up, Shen Miao instructed the police officers: “Everyone, press it, this disease is not easy to cure.”
They also understood what Shen Miao meant, so they tacitly pressed down the man’s limbs and said in unison: “Okay!”
Lifting up the man's calf, Shen Miao at this moment was like a butcher grabbing the hoof of a lamb to be slaughtered. The more violently it kicked, the more excited Shen Miao's hand holding the ballpoint pen became.
Find the position where the three seals intersect, aim, use force, and poke!
"Ouch! Wow! Aaaaaahhh!!"
It was quite unpleasant to hear his screaming just now, but now... well, it somehow sounds quite pleasant.
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