"Didn't you say Baiyang? Baiyang has arrived." Qiu Dayong pulled Old Man Zhao down from the carriage.
Old Zhao said with a long face, "I'm going to Ren'ai Hall."
"Ren'ai Hall? You didn't mention that before. If you want to go to Ren'ai Hall, you'll have to pay extra."
Old Zhao patted his pockets, but there was no money left.
He fumbled for his cane and left all alone.
Qiu Dayong looked at the hunched figure and spat, "What an old codger! He's so old, isn't he just asking for death by coming to Baiyang?"
Madam Qian glanced at her husband with displeasure: "Husband, what if this old man gets lost and Zhao Qiufeng comes after you? What will you do then?"
"He got lost on his own, what does it have to do with me?" Qiu Dayong said dismissively.
Qiu Huihui also chimed in from the side.
"Exactly, if the old man gets lost, Qiu Yan will be so worried. Sigh, I just don't understand, has Qiu Yan lost her mind? She doesn't treat her own family well, why is she so concerned about a crazy old man who is about to be buried? I think she's just despicable."
Madam Qian nodded, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips. "Who can argue with that? I wonder what benefits that old man gave her."
Qiu Dayong patted the ox's back. "It's getting late, and we still need to get to Master Zhang's house. You two sit down."
Old Zhao walked around the streets, turning and turning, asking around to everyone he met, and he had pretty much figured out the location of the pharmacy.
Unfortunately, he couldn't find the location of Ren'ai Hall no matter what he tried.
He was in a complete panic, and finally pulled over a passerby, smiling as he asked:
"Young man, do you know where Baiyang's pharmacy is?"
As luck would have it, this passerby was none other than Liu Qi, who had been forgotten by everyone.
Ever since Qiu Yan fed him the pills, he has been living in constant fear and has been searching for Qiu Yan's whereabouts.
Qiu Yan said that she has to take the antidote once a month.
But now, the one-month deadline has long passed, and he hasn't even seen a trace of them, leaving him feeling utterly dejected.
He felt that he could die at any moment.
Right now, he's feeling a bit unwell.
Liu Qi was inexplicably stopped by an old man. He tugged at his sleeve.
"Old man, there are two pharmacies in Baiyang. Which one do you want to ask about?"
"Two? Aren't they one?" Old Zhao rummaged through his memory. "Do you know where Ren'ai Hall is?"
Upon hearing the name Renaitang, Liu Qi shook his head and sighed, "Alas, Renaitang's quack doctors are misleading people, truly misleading people."
Because of Qiu Yan, he sought out Dr. Hu from Wangyoutang to examine him. Dr. Hu said that he was very healthy and had no illness, and even told him to find a proper job and stop doubting that he was sick.
Liu Qi was still skeptical, so he went to see Dr. Bai at Ren'ai Hall.
The doctor said that a consultation fee must be paid before the doctor can see a patient.
Therefore, he spent all the copper coins Qiu Yan had given him, and the conclusion he reached was that...
He's mentally ill.
Liu Qi was furious and ultimately failed to get his copper coins back, which led to him becoming a beggar again.
Fortunately, he now has a complete set of clothes, so he won't be constantly watched by County Magistrate Zheng.
Zheng Hong is very busy now; he has found work for all the beggar children in Baiyang County, and that is...
To be conscripted into the army.
There was no other way; the imperial court needed to conscript soldiers, and they had to gather a large number of soldiers in a short period of time.
"What kind of talk is that? What do you mean by quack doctors harming people? My medical skills are amazing." Old Zhao said with a displeased look, leaving Liu Qi stunned.
"Are you a doctor?"
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