Is it true?

"I've never heard of it before." The woman said, with a hint of curiosity, "Is it new?"

The maid nodded.

“It’s new, but already very famous,” she said.

Hearing this, the famous woman didn't react at all. Instead, she picked up the chopsticks and picked up the food in the bowl, saying "oh" with a lack of interest.

"She has been wandering around the city for many days. She does run a clinic, but she doesn't sit in the clinic. She claims to be a bell doctor and walks around the city, which is very annoying." The maid said excitedly.

These street rumors are what they like the most.

"It's a new shop and it's still young, so business isn't good. It's bound to disturb people." The woman said as she picked up a bite of food.

"No." The maid was waiting for her to say this and clapped her hands. "It's not that no one came to her for treatment, but she refused to treat the disease when she was asked."

Don’t watch?

The woman bit her chopsticks, then put them down and picked up the soup bowl.

"You can't see it." She said casually, taking a small spoonful.

"I don't know whether she can see it or not, but she just won't see it." The maid said, her brows raised. "You know the lady Wang Cao from Huaihua Hutong, she called this person over, but this person actually said that Wang Cao's illness was not worth her seeing."

I couldn't help but burst out laughing when I said this.

"Wang Cao was so angry that her face was twisted."

But the woman didn't laugh and stopped holding the spoon.

"Why isn't it worth her seeing?" she asked.

"I don't know. It sounds like she doesn't mean she can't treat the disease, but she told Wang Cao to go see a doctor on the street when Wang Cao's disease is insignificant." The maid said, and then she covered her mouth and laughed, "Isn't it funny? She is the doctor herself. When a patient asked her to treat the disease, she told people to go find a doctor."

The woman still didn't laugh, she just said "oh" and put the spoon down.

She refused to treat Wang Cao's illness. She said it was not worth her attention. But she stopped me when we passed each other on the street. Did she mean that my illness was worth her attention?

Although it is said that all living beings are equal, the Buddha only saves those who have affinity with him.

Did she really see something, so she took the initiative to stop herself?

"lady?"

The maid's voice said.

The woman came to her senses and pushed the dishes away.

"Have you already ordered the vegetarian meal?" she asked. "Have you also informed the girls?"

The maid suddenly realized that the lady was lost in thought about this. Also, both Doctor Ling and Mrs. Wang Cao were other people's business and had nothing to do with them.

"Yes. It has been booked. The people in the temple said that someone has made a vow to perform an opera today. We can watch the show after dinner." She said with a smile.

The woman nodded with a smile.

"Then get ready to go out," she said.

The maid answered yes and turned to leave, but was called back by the woman.

"Let's take these away," she said.

The food was hardly touched. The maid took a look and didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she just said yes.

…

When dusk fell, Zhang Baotang stopped outside the Jiuling Hall, looked at the plaque, and walked in with some hesitation.

The two guys who were dozing off behind the counter quickly stood up.

The person outside the door walked in. He was a strong young man.

This man looks fierce.

Is it because Miss Jun worked as a bell doctor that someone caused trouble?

The two guys looked at the newcomer with some uneasiness.

Zhang Baotang also looked a little uneasy.

Normally, when a customer comes, you should greet him. Although a clinic is different from other businesses and you can't warmly welcome the customer, you should at least say something.

The two sides inside and outside are in a stalemate over the strangeness.

"Excuse me. Is Doctor Jun here?" Zhang Baotang had to ask first.

The two guys were still a little uneasy.

"No, not here," they said.

"Has he not come back yet?" Zhang Baotang said. He simply took care of himself and sat down on the bench in the hall for patients. "Doctor Jun asked me to come. I'll wait a while."

Did Miss Jun ask you to come?

Finally tricked the guests into coming?

The two guys looked at each other and saw the meaning in each other's eyes.

"Yes, yes, please wait a moment."

"Miss Jun is coming back soon."

They came to their senses and hurriedly greeted him. As they were talking, the sound of bells came from outside. At the same time, Liu'er came in carrying a banner.

"We're back." The two guys said hurriedly.

Zhang Baotang also stood up and looked at Miss Jun who came in. Miss Jun also saw him.

"You're here." She said with a smile.

Zhang Baotang bowed hurriedly, not knowing what to say.

"Miss Jun." He said naively.

"Please sit down. I'll wash my hands and then give you the needle," said Miss Jun.

There was no excessive politeness, nor any idle chatter. It was just so simple and easy, and seemed so familiar that no words were needed.

Zhang Baotang breathed a sigh of relief, as the restraint he had felt since Zhu Zan did not accompany him also faded away.

When Zhu Zan told him in the morning to come see the doctor, he originally thought that Zhu Zan would come with him, but Zhu Zan ignored him. Although he felt that this matter was unnecessary, since Zhu Zan said so, he dared not disobey and came obediently.

Miss Jun washed her hands and took out the golden needle from the medicine box.

"Take off your top." She said with a smile.

Normally, if a girl asked him to take off his clothes, he would have been scared away. But Zhang Baotang didn't feel uncomfortable with this girl. Maybe it was because her expression and tone made him feel that she was a trustworthy doctor.

Zhang Baotang took off his coat as instructed, revealing his shoulders.

Miss Jun stretched out her hand and massaged his shoulder for a moment before slowly starting to insert the needle.

Liu'er lit the lamp and stood aside holding it up.

…

"A man is coming." The servant standing at the corner of the street whispered to the shopkeeper Liu.

Shopkeeper Liu looked carefully inside the Jiuling Hall. Through the door he could see Miss Jun giving the young man a needle. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"I told you I was here to see a doctor." He glared at the boy, "You guys are just talking nonsense."

The servant retracted his head and looked towards Jiuling Hall again.

"But, shopkeeper, this man is not the same person as the one this morning," he muttered.

Shopkeeper Liu made a "pooh" sound.

"Don't act like a man all day long. Pay more attention to see if there are any women coming." he said.

That ominous woman will not come.

This is ridiculous.

The night was dark, and the woman looked exhausted after a day of playing. The maids and servants lowered the tent, leaving a night light on, and left out one by one.

There was silence both inside and outside, but the woman sitting in the tent stood up again. She looked outside the door with a hint of fear on her face. At the same time, she took out a small jar from under the pillow, opened the lid, revealing a jar full of pine needles.

She looked at the pine needles with a complicated expression.

"Ma'am, if you don't want to cure this disease, then forget it. But if you want to have a quiet night and a good life for a few days, just scatter a handful of pine needles by the door, and it will not dare to come in."

The girl's voice echoed in my ears.

She actually scattered pine needles by the door last night, and she slept really well.

It was the first time in a long time that she slept so well.

Is this a coincidence? Or is it psychological?

This matter is so confidential that no one else knows about it except her. How did the bell doctor from the newly opened Jiulingtang know about it?

The woman looked at the pine needles for a moment, then tucked the lid back on her pillow, lay down and closed her eyes.

The night grows deeper and quieter, yet in this quietness there seems to be some noise.

The woman who seemed to be fast asleep suddenly opened her eyes and her whole body tensed up. She slowly looked towards the door and saw the windless curtains in the room suddenly sway and open. A person appeared in her sight and was walking in from outside the door.

The woman let out a scream, grabbed the jar of pine needles next to her pillow and smashed it.

The sound made the quiet courtyard lively. Lights were lit one by one and footsteps were heard.

"Ma'am, ma'am."

Maids and servants rushed in along with the shouts.

The woman also rolled and crawled out of the bed and threw herself into the arms of the maid on duty.

"Hurry, hurry and get the bell doctor." She shouted in a terrified voice.