"Ren Pharmacy, we're here."
Xie Mingchi turned his head to look at the open door of the clinic on the left, and spoke to interrupt Hua Shi's thoughts.
The two of them tacitly stopped discussing the topic and walked into Renyaotang.
In the lobby, there was a pharmacist keeping accounts in front of the accounting counter near the door, and there was another pharmacist standing in front of the counter.
In the huge and quiet lobby of the clinic, looking around, there are only two medicine boys with pigtails, and no one else.
Hearing the footsteps, the pharmacist at the counter raised his head and looked over at the two of them. In a childish voice, he pretended to be deep and asked, "Are you two here to see a doctor or to dispense medicine? Do you have any prescriptions?"
Hua Shi retracted his gaze and replied, "I'm here to see a doctor."
"Go and call the master out, someone is here to see a patient." The medicine boy shouted to another medicine boy, and heard the child respond crisply with "Hey", and then ran behind the windshield.
"Wait here for a moment, my master will be here soon."
The medicine boy led Hua Shi and the other two into an inner room, gave them some instructions, and then trotted out.
This should be an inner room, used specifically for medical consultations, separated from the lobby outside by a wall.
The clinic's structure seems quite spacious and grand, but I wonder how skilled the doctor is and whether he'd be willing to follow me...
There was a rustling sound of footsteps coming from outside the screen.
Hua Shi turned around and saw a young man in his forties wearing a green robe, with a pale face and thin skin. When he glanced at her, his face was mixed with a bit of impatience.
"Are you two here for a consultation?"
He was indeed impatient, and his voice was a bit hurried. Although he was asking questions, his eyes were looking straight in the direction of Hua Shi.
Judging from the way he's dressed, he doesn't look like he can afford medical treatment. I guess he doesn't have much money...
Doctor Ji suppressed the thought in his mind, walked past the two of them, went straight to the other side of the table, sat down, and signaled with his eyes that whoever was seeing the patient should come over and sit down.
Whether it was body language or words, impatience was revealed...
Hua Shi and Xie Mingchi looked at each other and frowned slightly.
With this attitude...how good can the medical skills be...
This thought came to my mind almost instantly.
Hua Shi gave Xie Mingchi a calming look, rubbed his forehead, sat down in the chair opposite, and placed his wrist on the table.
Doctor Ji frowned and said to himself: This poor guy who keeps procrastinating is a trouble.
"What's wrong with you? How can I know if you don't tell me the symptoms first? Are you here to see a doctor because you haven't conceived after being married for several years?"
He was clearly asking her to tell him her symptoms one second ago, but the next second he changed the topic and started speculating about other things. His tone was clearly a rhetorical question, but his determined eyes and impatient look showed a sense of complacency and arrogance.
Xie Mingchi, who was standing behind Hua Shi, could tell something was wrong even though he was slow-witted, and his brows furrowed instantly.
It seems that the rumors outside are not credible... Whatever Doctor Ji from Renyaotang is said to be a great medical skill is just a lie.
Hua Shi was not annoyed, and continued his words: "Yes, doctor, please help me see if there is anything wrong with my body."
Doctor Ji showed an expression that said "as expected", raised his chin complacently, and reached out to feel the patient's pulse with pretended calmness.
One minute...two minutes passed, he was still holding his pulse, and the expression on his face wrinkled little by little.
"Hiss... your condition is quite serious. Your pulse is weak and your offspring's pulse is thin..."
He had a serious and deep expression, as if he was in great pain. If it were someone else, they would probably be scared out of their wits.
Hua Shi withdrew his hand expressionlessly and stood up before he could react.
She was now 100% certain that this was not a skilled doctor at all, but a charlatan.
Doctor Ji looked at Hua Shi, who suddenly stood up, and his face darkened. "What are you doing? I haven't even finished what I'm saying. Don't worry too much. I have a way to treat you. I'll write you a prescription. Just follow the prescription and take the medicine in half a year. I guarantee you'll have a plump and healthy baby boy!"
As he was talking nonsense, he took the banknotes beside him and was about to write down the prescription for her.
Hua Shi was too lazy to put on an act anymore, so he pulled Xie Mingchi, walked around the screen, and went outside.
The two men left the clinic without looking back, leaving the charlatan shouting and cursing behind them.
The streets were lit up again without anyone noticing, and the sparse crowds of people were bustling and lively again...
It was time for the night market. The sounds of the small vendors on both sides of the street shouting their wares reached Hua Shi's ears, but she felt a little melancholy.
She kicked the pebbles on the street, sighed heavily, and turned to ask, "Is there any other clinic in this town?"
Xie Mingchi was silent for a while, as if he was thinking, and then he said after a while, "There is no other place. There is only this Renyaotang. The others are just some barefoot doctors setting up stalls on the street, and they are even less reliable."
Hua Shi frowned.
In such a big town, I can't even find a decent doctor...
That's right. How could there be any good doctors in such a remote and poor place? If you really want to find one, you can only look far and wide and spend money to ask people to find one. How can you find one if you just run around blindly like this...
"Ashi, why don't we go look for it in the black market."
Xie Mingchi's low voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.
“…What?” Hua Shi was stunned.
Go to the black market? Is it possible to find a skilled doctor in the black market? ...
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