While the courtyard on one side was filled with joy and harmony, Wang Yan on the other side was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
She hadn't expected that Mu Yurou also had designs on Zhou Jun, but it was obvious that Mu Yurou was progressing faster than her; at least, she was already able to eat with Zhou Jun.
Seeing the young lady's gloomy face, the maid trembled with fear.
Their young lady and Mu Yurou didn't get along, and now that woman is always putting the young lady in a superior position. What's worse, the master is also making the young lady befriend the woman next door.
The young lady and Madam Han just had a disagreement.
"The lantern festival tomorrow? I definitely have to..."
Wang Yan also wanted to go there now, but considering that woman had never given her a kind look, she still didn't dare.
She didn't want to lose face in front of Zhou Jun.
...
"Madam, I've told you before, this shop is unlucky. Why have you come here again?"
The next morning, after breakfast, Han Luoxue led Zhou Jie, Yunniang, and Han Luoyu to the clinic again.
Someone else blocked the door. Because Han Luoxue was pregnant, she was easily recognizable, and the person recognized her at first glance.
"I just came to take a look. What? Is this shop closed down? Can't I even go in and take a look?"
The four or five people who had initially gathered around hurriedly shook their heads: "Madam, that's not what we meant. It's just that someone really did die in this shop. You're pregnant now, so it wouldn't be good for you to go in, would it?"
"Yeah, I think you went in yesterday, so you should know what it's like inside. It's really creepy as soon as you go in. I'm telling you, I heard people are crying inside at night!"
"It must be the wronged spirit of that quack doctor who killed me last time!"
Hearing their back-and-forth conversation, Han Luoxue was speechless.
She came to check out the shop in broad daylight, but these people wouldn't let her.
On the other hand, the shopkeeper in that store didn't come out to stop it.
I guess it's impossible to stop it at all.
Given this situation, how long does that shopkeeper intend to persist?
"You people are really something. Which clinic hasn't had someone die? Let alone a clinic, can you guarantee that no one has ever died in your own home?"
Han Luoyu's eyes turned cold, and she spoke without any politeness.
"That's right, I'm telling you, I'm not afraid of dead people at all!"
Zhou Jie also spoke up angrily.
Zhou Jie felt that she had seen a lot of things, but she had never seen anyone as disgusting as you before. People can compete, but they shouldn't compete maliciously.
If she had initially heard that the shop had an extraordinary idea, she would have been somewhat skeptical of it.
Seeing these people's actions now, she feels more disdain than anything else.
Judging from the people blocking the road today, it's obvious that this shop is being targeted.
Or perhaps someone has their eye on the shop and wants to acquire it, but the shop owner disagrees. So they resort to these underhanded tactics.
"Wow, why is it so lively here?"
Just then, a laugh came from behind.
Everyone turned around and saw a middle-aged man in his thirties. The man was not tall, only about 1.7 meters, and was very fat. His bulging belly was even bigger than Han Luoxue's, the pregnant woman.
He held a fan in his hand and waved it as he walked, striking a dashing pose.
Unfortunately, his physical attributes are not good enough. With his build, you'd think he was walking by a pig.
The man stepped in front of the crowd, casually fanning himself with his folding fan, his small eyes narrowing into slits.
Upon seeing Han Luoxue's face, his disgusting gaze almost froze.
"And who are you?" Zhou Jie stepped forward and blocked Han Luoxue's path.
The middle-aged fat man saw that the beautiful woman was being blocked, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his fat face: "Madam, I am the owner of Hongrentang next door."
As the fat man spoke, he raised his large, fat finger and pointed to a shop not far away.
Han Luoxue looked over and suddenly smiled: "Is it a clinic too?"
The fat man nodded smugly: "Madam, to be honest, our Hongrentang is the most famous medical clinic in Yancheng. If you need anything, you can come to Hongrentang for a consultation. Our doctors are highly skilled, and there are absolutely no quacks among them."
The fat man spoke with great confidence.
Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances involuntarily. At this point, what else could they not understand?
This shop that caused so many deaths is most likely related to this fat man.
Han Luoxue curled her lip in disdain. If this were in modern times, it would be blatant unfair competition.
However, this claim did not exist at that time. Presumably, the owners of the clinic were aware of this, but they lacked evidence.
"Sorry, we only wanted to take a look at this shop today!"
Han Luoxue nodded apologetically, and Zhou Jie also smiled and said, "That's right, let's come here first today and then visit your shop another day when we have time!"
The middle-aged fat man narrowed his eyes dangerously: "That shop has a history of medical deaths. Aren't you afraid of dying?"
"We're scared, but we still want to go in and take a look!"
Han Luoxue smiled slightly, turned around and walked into the shop.
Meanwhile, inside the shop, the shopkeeper was also watching the commotion outside.
"Sir, that lady is here again."
Xiao Er looked at the people outside, his brows furrowed, his face filled with apprehension.
"Hmph, I knew that woman had ulterior motives yesterday!"
The shopkeeper snorted coldly and continued to peek through the crack in the door to see what was happening outside.
"But, sir, we can't hold on for much longer here! This shop..."
Xiao Er also looked reluctant to leave. Since the incident at the clinic, most of the people had left. He was someone the master had taken in, and with nowhere else to go, he had been staying at the shop.
Actually, the shop next door had also called him and secretly contacted him several times, offering him higher wages than he did here.
She was still a junior apprentice, but after working in the clinic for seven or eight years and becoming extremely familiar with medicinal herbs, they paid her a higher wage.
The master had saved his life; if the shopkeeper hadn't taken him in, he would have been dead long ago.
"Even if I die, I will never transfer the shop to that fat bastard!"
“You know what happened back then. How could someone like that be allowed to open a clinic? If we had given this shop to him, the entire population of Yancheng would have suffered!”
The two shops were originally about the same size, and their businesses were roughly the same size. However, the fat man on the other side always liked to take shortcuts, and the medicinal herbs he sold were of mixed quality.
For common ailments, using inferior medicine may not reveal any symptoms, but some illnesses are different.
Over time, many people realized that the medicine there wasn't as good as the medicine here.
Their place was called Renyitang, and gradually their business improved compared to the other side. That fat man, however, had ulterior motives; he was the one who killed the person, but he framed him.
He was also dissatisfied and petitioned for redress, but unfortunately, the officials in the county government colluded with the fat man, and in the end, they lost the case.
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