Xiao Youran stood up, put her hands on her hips, and said loudly, "These are the numbers for tomorrow. There are 30 people per day. Once your number is called, you're out of luck. So please come early tomorrow. From now on, Tongrentang will see 30 patients a day, and the appointments will be released one day in advance. If you don't get an appointment, please come again the next day."
Then a commotion broke out and people started shouting.
Xiao Youran raised her voice and said crisply, "My master is exhausted! Who will treat you patients in the future? My master won't be able to sit in the clinic every day anymore; he'll only have one day off every seven days. If anyone's unhappy, Anrentang Pharmacy is just two streets away. Goodbye!"
Seeing that she had set the new rules in just a few words, the people behind her were very dissatisfied. One woman shouted fiercely, "You little brat, how dare you make decisions for Doctor Gu? We won't listen to you!"
Little Youran was short and couldn't see the woman in the crowd, so she climbed onto the chair, glared at her, and then said loudly, "Dr. Gu is my master, so naturally he has to listen to me!"
Everyone: ...
The woman said disdainfully, "You said yourself that he is your master. It is always the disciple who listens to the master, not the other way around."
Xiao Youran then turned to Doctor Gu and asked, "Master, here, do you listen to me, or do I listen to you?"
Doctor Gu glared at her before reluctantly saying, "Of course I'll listen to you!"
Everyone: !!!
The woman protested, "Dr. Gu, she's just a five-year-old toddler, why should you condescend to listen to her?"
Doctor Gu glared at him. "I just like letting her make the decisions. What, you're not happy about it? If you're not happy, turn left and leave. Goodbye!"
The woman stomped her foot in anger, "Dr. Gu, you can't do this! We've been queuing since this morning, all day long, and now you're suddenly telling us not to see you? Isn't that a complete waste of our time?"
Doctor Gu twisted his aching neck, "Ouch, these old bones of mine..."
Xiao Youran immediately stepped forward and massaged the back of his neck. "Master, how about we skip the appointment today? Your health is the most important thing! In my opinion, you need to rest for ten days to half a month!"
Everyone broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this. They were being told that Dr. Gu would be on leave for ten days or half a month without a word?
This won't do!
The women in front quickly said, "Ten today is fine, thirty a day starting tomorrow is also acceptable! Everyone, please stop talking!"
“Yes, in my opinion, the young county princess’s idea is good. Thirty people a day, those who get a number can line up. Those who don’t get a number don’t need to waste their time here.”
"Isn't that right? Besides, Doctor Gu is only human. If he collapses from exhaustion, where will we find him to treat us?"
After hearing this, the woman behind her dared not make any more noise, fearing that this renowned young county princess might shut down the Tongrentang pharmacy if she was displeased. So she had no choice but to shut her mouth in a huff.
But those behind them still held onto a sliver of hope and continued to queue, wanting to see if the legendary doctor Gu was truly so easily swayed by his young apprentice.
Yan Jin was deeply impressed that the young county princess had solved this long-standing problem that had been giving her headaches every day so easily.
Xiao Youran reached out and patted her on the shoulder, "Some things should be decided decisively, otherwise you'll only suffer."
Upon hearing this, Yan Jin was jolted awake.
Xiao Youran then continued walking towards the back room of the pharmacy.
Seeing her leave without any hesitation, Doctor Gu was furious, but he was helpless.
However, seeing that she solved the problem of having many patients in just a few words, he felt smug.
As expected of his disciple!
When Xiao Youran arrived at the back room, she indeed saw a lazy man lying on a recliner, sunbathing and spitting out sunflower seed shells.
At the corner gate on the other side, it seemed like two people were talking in hushed tones.
Xiao Youran stepped back slightly, hiding herself inside the door, and then released her little notebook to listen to the two people talking.
A boy's voice said with slight excitement, "Mother, this time it actually sold for twenty taels! It seems that wild ginseng is still valuable!"
An old woman's voice hummed, but she didn't say anything.
A moment later, the man cried out in panic, "Mother, what are you doing!"
"Hmph!" the old woman's voice rang out. "You ungrateful wretch! I knew you'd take that ginseng to sell and definitely hoard a lot! There must be at least 30 taels here! You heartless bastard, I've been practically begging you to stay here, feeding and caring for you! Taking some herbs to sell is one thing, but daring to hoard so much silver! I've been wondering why so many herbs only sold for a few taels the other day. So I specifically went to inquire about the price of this wild ginseng! This morning, one ginseng could sell for at least 50 taels! And you think you can just give me 20 taels to get rid of me?! Quickly hand over all the ginseng you hoarded last time!"
The boy cried, "Mother, it's nothing! I gave you all the money I earned from selling things the last few times! This time it was just too much, so I got greedy... Ah!"
Immediately following was the sound of bamboo shoots being shredded with meat.
The old woman continued, "I'll beat you to death, you heartless bastard!"
"Ah! I'll never do it again, Mother! Please forgive me..." The boy's scream rang out, and he ran into the yard, startling Zhang Dalang, who was lying on a recliner sunbathing.
"You dare to harm your mother at such a young age! You've got some nerve!" the old woman cursed angrily.
"I didn't betray Mom! It was all my older brother's fault! He taught me to do it! He even said I should give him half of the money I hid!" The boy betrayed his boss without hesitation, circling the recliner.
Xiao Youran peeked through the crack in the door and saw Zhang Dalang lazily open his eyes and say in a muffled voice, "That's nonsense, don't listen to your second brother's lies!"
The old woman slapped him even harder, "You still dare to falsely accuse your elder brother? Don't you remember how you caused his leg to be broken?"
The boy dodged while fuming, "I've said it hundreds of times, my brother brought it on himself. He snatched food from someone else's hand, how could he not get beaten up? Why do you always blame me?"
"How dare you say that! If you hadn't just stood by and watched your brother get beaten up, would he have had his leg broken?"
"I'm even younger than him. What good would it do if I went to help? What if you not only have to serve my older brother, but you also have to serve me if my legs get broken?!" The boy covered his head and ran away, heading straight for the hanging flower gate.
"Run? You dare to run? Come back here!" Without saying a word, Granny Zhang grabbed a bamboo stick and chased after them.
Xiao Youran saw a commotion before her eyes, and the two rushed into the pharmacy, knocking down Yan Jin, who was collecting money and calculating accounts for patients.
The prescription in Yan Jin's hand was suddenly knocked in two.
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