Eryi had originally thought that good wine needs no bush, and her shop was a thriving one. She could treat any minor injury, and while her business wasn't booming, it certainly wasn't completely deserted. But reality was cruel.
It was hard enough for a young female doctor to work, and she was also pushing women away, saying she couldn't treat this or that. Anyone who wanted to come could come.
After reflecting on her business strategy for a while, Eryi closed the door of the clinic, went out to buy some paper, and asked someone to write the slogan on the paper for her: Specializing in treating bruises, knife wounds, sword wounds, fractures and limbs, and finally attached the address of the clinic.
Liuyue City is going to hold a martial arts competition in the near future, so several arenas have been set up in the city square, where people compete in martial arts on a daily basis.
There were several notice boards in the square, often displaying official notices or bounty notices. These boards were managed by a branch of the Liuyue Villa, and everyone knew that this branch had opened a teahouse next to the square.
Eryi went to their manager, took out two taels of silver, and after much persuasion, she finally obtained the right to use a small space on the bulletin board for thirty days and posted the advertisement she had just made.
In this way, her advertisements were posted in several different locations in the city.
Back at the clinic, Eryi hung a striking sign outside the door: Specializing in treating bruises, knife wounds, sword wounds, broken bones and limbs, and all kinds of external injuries.
…
Not long after, someone came to the door.
"I heard that your clinic specializes in treating external injuries? Come, let my brother take a look!" A big man with thick eyebrows and wearing a dark coat shouted before entering the door.
The voice came before the person arrived, and it was so loud.
Eryi raised his hand to signal. "Please sit down."
The big man with thick eyebrows was supporting a dusty man with three white eyes and a small mustache.
Liang Zhengzhi [The Realm of Acquired Heaven]
Physical value 66% Fatigue value 67/100
[Minor meridian disorder][Medicine]
Judging from his profile, Liang Zhengzhi was indeed injured. However, he was neatly dressed, his body was not stained with blood, and it was unknown where he was injured.
"Where is the injury?" I thought so and asked.
"On the legs, this isn't..." The loud voice rang out again: "You little girl, do you have any sense? You can't even see this, do you still want him to show you his legs?"
I need someone to treat me, but how come I can’t even look at my legs?
"I saw that he was dressed neatly, and I didn't see..." Before he could finish this sentence, he was interrupted again.
"That old bastard from Bencaotang! He actually told me that this place specializes in treating external injuries and is much better than his. That's why I brought this brother here, but when he came in, there was only a girl. Don't be anxious, brother." He slapped Liang Zhengzhi on the back and said to Eryi, "Call your master out."
"This clinic is opened by me, no one else." Even though it was Eryi, there was some anger in his tone.
…
Half an hour ago, Bencaotang.
Doctor He chose Liuyue City to open his clinic because, while he wasn't particularly skilled in other areas, he excelled at treating injuries. Liuyue City was bustling with martial artists, and every three to five years, a martial arts tournament would be held, attracting even more people.
Although most people in Liuyue City don't dare to cause trouble, there are always a few who like to make trouble and refuse to listen.
This is the case with the big man with thick eyebrows named Shi Heng.
Ever since the news of the upcoming martial arts tournament in Liuyue City spread, he had arrived early. With nothing to do all day, he would spar with others in the arena. This wasn't uncommon, but he didn't know how to control his blows, often beating people half to death.
As soon as he got off the stage, he kept calling the man brother, saying something like "brother, you were too harsh", and finally he took the responsibility of sending the man to the clinic.
Every time after treating him, we would get into a tangle over the medical fees.
"You're just wrapping a piece of cloth around it, why are you charging so much?"
"You can pick as many herbs as you want on this mountain. If you want me to pick them for you from the back mountain!"
He had a loud voice and a large build, which made it difficult for anyone to say anything unless they were intimidated. He would follow people when they changed their dressings, making Dr. He want to run away just by hearing his voice, without even needing him to enter.
Persuade him to go to another clinic and come back next time.
"They are not as good as you, Doctor He."
The doctors in this city are all very smart. They knew that this man was not easy to deal with after seeing his temperament, so they naturally did not pay as much attention as usual when they dealt with him. They just hoped that he would go back to another place.
He came again that day, bringing a new brother with him.
"Doctor He!" he called out before he even entered the room.
"Let my brother have a good look."
Doctor He had no choice but to stand up and welcome them in. While bandaging the patient, he was thinking about how to get rid of the two men.
His brothers were either stupid or greedy, or they were new to the underworld and really treated him as a brother after he called them a few times, or they just didn't want to pay for their own medical expenses. This time, this guy looked like the latter, while the former were mostly naive.
"There's a new clinic that's opened in this city," Doctor He said, thinking. "Do you see that notice board outside?"
"No." Why would he look at that thing if he had nothing to do.
"There's information about the new clinic posted there. Did you know that bulletin boards in the city usually only display government notices, bounties, and the like?"
"I heard that the doctor in that clinic is extraordinary. People say she's from Medicine King Valley."
After bandaging the wound hurriedly, Doctor He continued to encourage: "I am far worse than them. I feel embarrassed to charge them for consultation. How about I don't charge you for consultation this time, you can go and have a look." Anyway, asking for consultation fee from him was as difficult as begging for food every time.
"Okay." Shi Heng immediately approved the new brother.
…
"I own this clinic." Er Yi repeated it again, as if to imply that if this person wanted to talk about something else, he should seek help from someone else.
"Okay, okay, then you show it to him." Shi Heng waved his hand.
"I can only treat external injuries. I can't treat internal injuries." Seeing that this person didn't seem easy to talk to, in order to avoid other disputes later, Eryi decided to make it clear first.
"Okay, okay, why all the nonsense?" Shi Heng said impatiently.
"I see that your face is red, it must be because you are getting angry. Why don't you go out and turn right to the pharmacy to get some medicine to reduce your fever." Eryi couldn't help but say, "It's not allowed to make noise in the clinic, you wait aside. I'll talk to the injured person." Her ears were buzzing because of the noise, and she just wanted him to shut up quickly.
Shi Heng was a bit of a bully by nature, and after hearing what Er Yi said, he actually stayed away.
Eryi turned to Liang Zhengzhi, who was silent on the side, and quoted a price directly: "One hundred taels. Except for the internal injuries, I will make sure that all other external injuries are healed today." She saw that the man's wound had actually been treated once, and she didn't know why he came to her.
Before Liang Zhengzhi could say anything, Shi Heng shouted again.
"One hundred taels?!" The voice could be heard throughout the street.
Eryi covered his ears.
"Why don't you go and rob it!" Shi Heng was so angry that he slapped the bamboo chair under him, but the chair didn't move at all.
Just as he was wondering why the bamboo chair was so hard and was about to attack again, a scabbard suddenly appeared and pressed against his hand.
"Don't do it here."
Who else could this familiar face be but Xu Hengzhi?
"Why are you here?"
"Mr. Er is weak... He just arrived in Liuyue City, and with the recent martial arts competition about to be held, the number of idle people is increasing day by day. I am worried about his safety, so I am waiting outside." Xu Hengzhi said respectfully.
Shi Heng had never seen such a scene in any clinic in Liuyue City, and he was so angry that he attacked Xu Hengzhi on the spot.
When the acquired realm faced the innate realm, the one could only be beaten and was thrown out of the door by Xu Hengzhi in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that he couldn't win, Shi Heng took his new brother and walked away cursing, and the whole street was echoing with his voice.
"Black shop!"
"You're asking for a hundred taels without even checking the wound!"
"I didn't want to, so I hit him!"
…
Eryi gave Xu Hengzhi a headache, and he didn't know when he started to stay outside.
"I've already told you before, I cured you with Rong'er's medical fees. There's no debt between us, so you don't have to hang around me every day."
"Ms. Ke'er is a woman, and most of those who come to treat external injuries are men in the martial arts world..." Xu Hengzhi said carefully.
Eryi then realized that there was still a major issue regarding the distinction between men and women. In the apocalypse, people would be directly cast a healing spell on others, so there was no need to take such considerations into account.
While Eryi was still pondering, Xu Hengzhi seemed to have figured something out, and his eyes changed again when he looked at Eryi. "I'm sorry for the offense."
…
After being reminded by Xu Hengzhi, Eryi remembered that she should recruit a male apprentice to help her with daily wound dressing and other matters, and posted a recruitment notice in front of the clinic.
But it wasn't easy to recruit an apprentice, so Eryi borrowed a runner named Jixiang from Rong'er to make do. He just had him do some wound bandaging, which wasn't difficult.
…
After that incident, the whole street knew that this new clinic not only had an unskilled female doctor, but also charged exorbitant fees and even assaulted people if they refused to pay. This was a novelty in Liuyue City, and word gradually spread.
"That female doctor looks pretty to me, so she shouldn't be that bad, right?"
"Don't judge a person by appearance. The Lord of Liuyue City is a handsome man. He is also born with supernatural powers and can defeat a hundred people alone."
"Aren't high-level scammers all decent? How can they cheat you out of your money if the word 'scam' is written all over their face?"
It's unacceptable for such a thing to happen in Liuyue City where a martial arts competition is about to be held.
One day.
"Are you the female doctor who claims to be able to cure all injuries within a day and charges extremely high fees?" The tall young man in yellow asked as he entered the room.
A light-colored package was thrown on the table. "One hundred taels." He sat down with a bold gesture.
Two men in gray shirts carried a bloody man into the house.
"Heal him for me."
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