No wonder those people looked at him so strangely.
But why didn't anyone tell him?
Little did Shen Cang know that most of the shops and vendors on this street knew Shen Qiyin and had regular contact with her. They had also heard that she was not doing well at home, so they naturally favored her.
In addition, ever since Shen Qiyin suggested that he "set up a stall to practice medicine" on the street, she had been wary of him doing something like that. Therefore, in front of others, she deliberately talked to Dazhuang and the others about how Shen Cang was making a fuss at home about wanting to practice medicine at Guangrentang.
Dazhuang and Sanwa understood his meaning, so they took turns mentioning Shen Cang twice a day, letting everyone know about his unsavory thoughts.
Now that he's done this again, it only makes him seem even more malicious, that he would even scheme against his own daughter.
After this commotion, Shen Cang found himself in a predicament, caught between a rock and a hard place.
If he were to slink away, it would only further confirm everyone's suspicions about his purpose for today.
But if we don't leave...
He can't set up a stall in front of Guangrentang, so what's the point!
Having no other choice, he found another place, thinking he could at least put on a show before leaving, to prove that he did not intend to target Shen Qiyin.
The established standard for consultation fees in the capital was five qian of silver for a regular consultation and six qian of silver for a home visit.
This price applies to all medical clinics.
However, if the doctor is compassionate and the patient happens to be poor, he can let him pay with an item, such as an egg or a basket of eggs.
Or, like Guangrentang, which is a combination of clinic and pharmacy, they can collect consultation fees but not the cost of medicinal materials.
However, the official explanation given to the public was that they had received a consultation fee of five qian (approximately 15 grams).
This is the rule of this industry.
But Shen Cang was broken!
In an effort to salvage his reputation and build a good name for himself, he actually lowered his consultation fee to three qian!
After finishing her work on Li Ji's injury, Shen Xiyin heard about this while taking a break to drink tea, and almost choked on it.
No wonder he's the father of Shen Yaozu; he really knows how to create drama.
“So your dad might not be doing so well…” Stu Nan scratched his head, looking troubled. “But is he mentally challenged?”
By doing this, wouldn't it be obvious that all the medical clinics in the capital would be offended?
After Si Tu Nan finished speaking, he saw that Shen Qi Yin's brows were furrowed. He thought she was unhappy to hear it, so he quickly apologized: "You, you don't have to be angry. I didn't mean to scold him. I just can't understand his behavior."
Before Shen Qiyin could say anything, Chunsheng spoke first: "You haven't been here long enough to know our second-in-command's temperament."
"She frowned, not because you called her father inhuman, but because you used a questioning tone."
Sturnan looked shocked: "...Is that so?"
No sooner had the question been asked than Shen Qiyin muttered to herself, "He's not just stupid, he's downright dumb!"
Chunsheng shrugged, as if to say, "See, I told you so."
Stunnan nodded blankly.
It was a bit of a surprise, but not much.
Shen Qiyin had originally planned to heal Li Ji's injuries before dealing with Shen Cang's situation, but it now seemed that she didn't need to do anything; he himself could create a lot of trouble on his own.
"Situ, could you keep an eye on him for me and see if anyone is causing him any trouble?"
"If so, what then?"
"If you have it, just look at it for a while, then come back and tell me about it."
"What if there isn't one?"
"If you don't come back, just let me know." If no one bothers him, then she'll send someone to cause him trouble.
"...Okay."
Sturnan turned to leave, but then suddenly remembered something and stopped.
"I have a question I've wanted to ask you for a while: why do you call me 'Situ'?"
Although she didn't know why he suddenly asked this question, Shen Qiyin still explained, "It feels strange to call you by your full name 'Si Tu Nan'."
“Then you can call me ‘Tu Nan’.” Just like she calls me “Chun Sheng”.
"But isn't your surname 'Situ'?"
“Who said my surname is ‘Situ’?!” Si Tu Nan was completely shocked.
So, after knowing each other for so long, she actually got her own surname wrong!
"My surname is Si!" he said, emphasizing each word: "Si as in 'the length of the sun and moon'!"
“Only those who bear the blue sky on their backs and are not hindered by anything can now plan for the south.”
"Si, Tu, Nan!"
After saying that, Sturnan ran off.
Shen Xiyin stood there, unable to come to her senses for a long time.
Chunsheng and the others thought that she was still reeling from misunderstanding Si Tunan's name and hadn't realized what was going on. Little did they know, she was thinking about something completely different.
The surname “Si” is not common.
As far as she knew, there was only one family with the surname Si in the capital.
That was the late empress's maternal clan.
Five years ago, due to the Crown Prince's treason case, everyone from the Empress and the Crown Prince down to the Grand Tutor's entire family was executed without exception.
After that, she never heard of anyone with the surname Si again.
The child said his surname was Si...
Is it a coincidence? Or was there really an orphan left behind in the Grand Tutor's mansion back then?
Si Tu Nan was completely unaware of the various speculations in Shen Qi Yin's heart.
He followed Shen Cang's figure for two turns before finding him setting up his stall again at the entrance of an alley.
The weather was chilly, and he sat there motionless, inevitably growing colder the longer he sat.
I was already planning to leave.
Unexpectedly, it suddenly opened for business at that moment!
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