Seeing the little girl's dejected look, Old Li was heartbroken.
"Oh dear, the little girl is still young, it's fine for her to start school a little later."
Ji Chengfeng couldn't bear to see his little girl suffer, so he chimed in, "That's right, Qiqi is still young. Let's wait until she's a bit older. Our Xiao Liu is still at home, so it would be good for Qiqi to keep him company."
Madam Ji rolled her eyes at him!
He's so good at dealing with people!
Would she be willing to send Qiqi to school?
Seeing her little girl so upset, she felt sorry for her. But no matter how much she felt sorry for her, she still had to go to school.
However, staying for two more years would be good, as it would keep Xiao Liu company.
Anyway, Qiqi is very smart. At such a young age, she can even learn difficult things like medical skills and mystical arts, let alone the things in kindergarten. She will definitely master them.
Thinking this way, Madam Ji was no longer in a hurry.
“You’re right, then let Qiqi stay at home for two more years.”
"Yay, that's great!" Qiqi cheered, all traces of her earlier disappointment gone.
Old Li: ...
Ji Chengfeng: ...
Madam Ji: ...
Oops, I've been tricked!
These glutinous rice dumplings are filled with sesame!
Before Grandpa Li could even get angry, Qiqi tugged at his sleeve and sweetly called out, "Grandpa Li, I'd like to buy some medicinal herbs, is that alright?"
"Of course!" Looking at that soft, chubby little face, how could Old Li bear to refuse? "What kind of medicinal herbs do you want to buy?"
"I want to buy some of all the medicinal herbs here!" Qiqi spread her arms and made a hugging motion towards the medicinal herbs on the two walls.
"Buying so many?" Old Li found it amusing and wanted to tease her. "Do you know how many kinds of medicinal herbs there are? Do you know what the medicinal effects of these herbs are? You're just buying and mixing them together randomly. Aren't you afraid that you might use the wrong herbs and poison someone?"
Some medicinal herbs have conflicting properties. When used alone, they can be life-saving, but when mixed together, they can produce toxicity, turning a life-saving medicine into a life-killing one.
"There are 3,718 kinds of medicinal herbs here, of which 465 have conflicting properties." Qiqi counted on her fingers, speaking clearly, "Grandpa Li, don't worry, Qiqi recognizes all these medicinal herbs, there's absolutely no way she could mistake them!"
Old Li stared in shock, never expecting that Qiqi actually knew.
Even the doctors who dispense the medicine here may not know exactly how many kinds of medicinal herbs are available.
She actually knew.
"Little girl, can you tell me how you knew?" Old Li was very excited and curious.
"Qiqi is fine."
"Calculate?"
“Yes!” Qiqi nodded her little head emphatically. “Qiqi is a very accurate fortune teller! Grandpa Li, would you like Qiqi to tell your fortune?”
Grandpa Li's calamity palace has a dark aura, which is obviously a sign that he will soon fall ill.
It's not heavy, but it's a bit torturous.
If Grandpa Li were to consult her, she might be able to sell a healing talisman without any problem.
"Hahaha..." Old Li was amused by her words and laughed heartily. "So you're just a little charlatan! No need, this old man believes in science, not ghosts and gods."
"Alright then." Qiqi was a little disappointed; she had wanted to sell the talisman to buy a gift for her brother, Xiao Jiu.
When she bought gifts for her family before, her brother Xiao Jiu hadn't arrived yet, so she didn't have time to prepare anything for him.
But she felt a little embarrassed to spend her parents' money again, so she wanted to earn her own money to buy it for her brother Xiao Jiu.
"Oh, what a pity." Old Li was amused by her expression again, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her chubby cheeks. They felt so good that he didn't want to let go. "How about I just give you the money for the fortune telling?"
Seeing that the little girl liked it, he wanted to give her a small gift.
"Fortune telling is free." She offered to do it for free.
"No money?" Old Li was stunned. Aren't those charlatans who swindle people just trying to cheat them out of more money?
"Yes, it's free." Qiqi nodded, and was about to mention the talisman when her expression suddenly changed slightly. "Oh dear, Grandpa Li has a patient coming!"
Old Li was taken aback. A patient?
He's not displaying his nameplate today; the one displaying it is another doctor from Jishetang. Even if someone comes looking for him, they'll only look for Doctor Xia.
The thought had barely formed in his mind when someone suddenly stumbled and rushed in from outside.
No, none of them can be considered a person.
Because his whole body was swollen and ulcerated, he was practically unrecognizable, and even his facial features were not clearly visible.
"Help, doctor, save me..." After saying this, the man collapsed to the ground.
There were many people buying medicine in the shop. When they saw his rotting body, they suspected that he had contracted some kind of infectious disease. They screamed and hid in all directions, afraid of being infected.
The commotion outside alerted the doctor in the consultation room.
Qiqi saw a middle-aged man in his fifties wearing a white coat walk out quickly. He was stunned when he saw the patient's appearance and hesitated to go forward.
"Dr. Xia, what are you doing? Hurry up and go see what's wrong with the patient!" Old Li's face darkened slightly when he saw him hesitate.
As a doctor, treating and saving lives is my duty. How can I hesitate to approach a patient just because their appearance is strange?
I never noticed before that Dr. Xia was actually this kind of person.
The doctor who was called out looked at the unconscious person on the ground and said, "Old Li, he is terminally ill. I... I am a mediocre doctor, and I'm afraid... I'm afraid I can't save him."
"You didn't even bother with the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine (observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation) before so easily sentencing the patient to death?" Old Li's face was now so gloomy it was unbearable to look at.
Looking into Doctor Xia's eyes, a fierce flame of cold anger burned fiercely.
Although Doctor Xia feared his wrath, he still chose to save his own life over his own!
"Old Li, you see for yourself, this person is so ill, what's the point of investigating?" Doctor Xia didn't dare to look Old Li in the eye, shrinking back and hiding. "I know Old Li is a compassionate doctor, always treating all patients equally. If you think what I'm doing is wrong, then... then you do it?"
This is trying to pin the blame on Old Li!
Old Li was so angry that Hu Ziyi glanced at him, his face turning as black as ink. He snorted coldly, "Fine, fine, fine, you've been at Jishetang for two years now, and I never realized you were such a selfish, cowardly rat! Jishetang has always taken it upon itself to help the world and save people. Since your way of doing things goes against Jishetang's principles, then you don't need to stay here. Pack your things and get out!"
When Dr. Xia uttered those words, he already knew this would be the outcome.
Although I'm reluctant to give up my job at Jishetang, my life is more important than my own.
After all, you can only earn more money if you're alive!
Dr. Xia turned around and slunk away.
Old Li was about to step forward to check on the person when he was stopped by a small hand.
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