On the second day, when the sun peaked at the end of Qingshi Street, there were many pedestrians on the road.
The breakfast shop is filled with hot steamed buns and pies, and the smell of meat makes the passing children hesitate...
It wasn't until the sun fully rose that the medical clinics in Bianjing City opened their doors one after another. The apprentices of each shop wiped the doors of their cabinets to make them shine, holding the cup in their hands, standing upright at the counter, all looking eager to try.
There is only one medical clinic, and the door is only half open.
There is no plaque hanging on this medical clinic. There is an apprentice squatting at the door. He has a straw in his mouth and a gray towel on his shoulders. His eyes are scanning the street.
He didn't straighten up lazily until someone came hurriedly from a distance.
The visitor from afar held a five or six-year-old child in his arms.
The visitor was sweating profusely and looked anxious. The child in his arms had white lips and was mumbling something unclear.
The apprentice looked the two of them over, spat out the straw in his mouth, and asked, "Did you bring enough money?"
"That's enough."
The person who came was a thirty-year-old man. At this moment, his head was already sweating anxiously. He couldn't spare his hands and directly motioned to the apprentice to take the purse from his waist.
The apprentice rubbed his nose, looked at the purse on the man's waist, weighed it with his hands, and then waved: "Go in."
Upon hearing this, the man thanked the apprentice excitedly and entered through the half-open door.
When the man entered with his front legs, someone came up to him from behind and took the child in his arms into the inner room, while someone else took away his purse.
Looking at the back of the person who took away his purse, the man finally had a smile on his face.
As long as the unknown medical clinic is willing to accept money, it means that the disease can be cured.
The reason why Wuming Medical Clinic is called Wuming Medical Clinic is not only because there is no plaque outside the door, but also because no one knows who the doctor is. Even though hundreds of people have saved a life here, no one knows who the doctor who saved the life is. , and what it looks like.
The Wuming Medical Center is open at sunrise and closed at sunset, and will not be open for more than a quarter of an hour. If there is a continuous rainy season, this only half door will never open a crack.
The way the medical clinic collects consultation fees is also different from other hospitals. It must be the savings of the patient's family for the entire last year.
It’s worth exchanging one year’s savings for a life.
The medical center has another requirement: Anyone who comes for medical treatment can only be accompanied by one person.
If the rules are not followed, the apprentice at the door will not let anyone in.
Regardless of the status of the patient, these rules must be followed.
The man took out the handkerchief from his arms, wiped the sweat from his face carefully, and sat quietly. As long as there is no patient who enters here who has not been cured, so he will not worry and nothing will happen to his son.
At this time, an apprentice with white face and red lips came towards the man carrying a pot of tea.
The apprentice placed the teapot on the table, but did not pour the tea. Instead, he sat opposite the man and said expressionlessly: "Master said, I need your help if I need something."
"What's the matter?" The man was a little surprised, but he didn't dare not answer.
The apprentice smiled and whispered...
"Okay, no problem. As long as my son can be saved, it doesn't matter."
…
The whole day passed quickly.
The sun sets, the Wuming Medical Clinic closes on time, and everything on the street is cast into long shadows.
Xu Nuo sat indoors, put down his rolled-up sleeves, slowly smoothed them, looked up at the person in front of him and said, "Thank you."
"No need."
Xu Nuo smiled, got up from the couch, nodded to Chun Tang who was standing beside him, and left.
As soon as she left, there was a coughing sound in the room.
The apprentice hurriedly brought the water in and complained: "Isn't this bullying! If you break your rules, how can we stay on this street!"
"Stop talking, cough, go down."
…
Coming out of the back door of the hospital, Xu Nuo opened the folding fan and took Chun Tang to Bianhe River.
The most lively place in Bianjing at night is on both sides of the Bianhe River. If there is any news, it will be the first to come out from here.
"Madam, oh... Mr. Lang, I'll go over and inquire first. You wait for me here."
Along the way, whenever he saw a tavern, Chuntang asked Xu Nuo to wait outside and went in to investigate, for fear that the people inside would bump into Xu Nuo.
Standing on the side of the street, Xu Nuo heard a fruit vendor nearby saying to the buyer picking the fruit: "Don't go to Wang Mazi's house to buy ice these days. The ice at their house is just for cooling down the heat. If it's for that greedy person, If the child eats it, he will be so sick that he can't open his eyes for half a day, and his mouth will be foaming. It's really pitiful..."
As the merchant spoke, he wrinkled his face as if he had seen the foaming child with his own eyes.
The fruit buyer asked in surprise: "Seriously? Wang Mazi's ice this year is much cheaper than in previous years. I'm going to buy a few more pieces to take home in a few days to make the kids at home more comfortable..."
"If you have children at home, you must not buy ice from Wang Mazi's. Even though the ice is cheaper, the stuff inside is not clean! Instead of buying ice from other places, it is better to buy from Fatty's on West Street. , I saw that the people selling cold drinks in this area are all people from Fatty’s Ice Shop, so it’s obvious that their ice is fine!”
"Although the ice from Fatty's on West Street is a little more expensive, it's better to have peace of mind than buying from Wang Mazi's at risk..."
Xu Nuo fanned the folding fan to cool down and listened to the conversation on the street. He thought to himself: The signboard of Wuming Medical Center is quite useful. The man there only treated four or five patients a day. These words can help. Spread throughout both sides of the Bian River.
After coming out of the tavern, Chuntang also heard what the vendor said, and whispered in Xu Nuo's ear: "The people inside are the same as the fruit vendor."
A hundred and eighty steps away, there is a new saying. No matter what the argument was, they all said that the ice in Wang Mazi's ice shop was unclean, and no one said there was anything wrong with the cold drinks in the three stores under her name.
Xu Nuo walked through it himself before he felt relieved, and went back to sleep until dawn at night.
After having breakfast with Mrs. Lu, Xu Nuo worked as a female worker for half an hour. When the half hour was up, she immediately put away the messy embroidered handkerchief and started practicing calligraphy.
Before lunch, Qi Qiu knocked on the door and came in, saying, "Madam, someone went to the prefect early this morning to sue Wang Mazi's ice shop. People from the Ministry of Industry were also summoned just now."
Xu Nuo nodded and said, "Father probably won't be back for dinner. Just tell the kitchen then."
"yes."
As Xu Nuo expected, Xu Gucheng didn't come back until dark.
When he returned to the study, he asked Su Ye to find Xu Nuo.
"Dad, why are you looking for your daughter?" Xu Nuo didn't expect that Xu Gucheng would look for her at this time, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
"Liu Niang, what is your relationship with Zhu Shang?"
When Xu Nuo heard Zhu Shang's name, he had a bad premonition, but it didn't show anything on his face. He just replied: "I have known him since we were in Suzhou. If we say what the relationship is, I really can't tell. It’s just recognition.”
The only lamp in the study room was glowing faintly behind Xu Gucheng. Xu Nuo couldn't see Xu Gucheng's eyes clearly, but he could feel the power contained in them.
She never underestimated her father's strength, and she never underestimated herself.
Ever since she learned that the price changes in the ice market were related to the Ministry of Industry, she was ready for her father to discover that she owned three ice shops.
However, she rarely puts herself openly in front of others. Now her father acts like he knows everything he has done, which makes her feel too uneasy.
In the end, Xu Nuo chose silence. After all, she didn't know how much her father knew.
"Liu Niang, do you know where our Xu family buys the ice to cool down the summer heat?" Xu Gucheng saw that Xu Nuo was unwilling to answer, so he asked her in a different way.
"My child doesn't care about this, I don't know." Xu Nuo put his hands behind his back and lowered his head slightly, not making eye contact with Xu Gucheng.
"Do you know who are the owners behind the Bianjing City Ice Shop?" Xu Gucheng sighed softly and didn't say much. He sat down slowly and waited for Xu Nuo's answer.
When Xu Nuo saw Xu Gucheng like this, the tight string in his heart suddenly relaxed.
Based on what she had known about her father for more than a year, since he was willing to sit down and talk to her, it meant that he was not angry.
"Dad, I have three ice shops under my control. They were all entrusted to me by Zhu Shang..."
Before he finished his promise, Xu Gucheng sighed and asked: "In Bianjing City, there are countless properties under Zhu Shang's name. He swore a poisonous oath back then. Now that he dares to enter Beijing, the properties in his hands must also be They’ve all been released, how many have you taken over?”
Xu Nuo raised his head and glanced at Xu Gucheng, then whispered: "Everything in Bianjing City is under my control now." If her father wanted to investigate, he would be able to find out everything in Bianjing City, and she had to tell him now even if he didn't say anything.
A trace of surprise flashed in Xu Gucheng's eyes, and he squeezed his hand on the table, motioning Xu Nuo to sit down, and said: "Liu Niang, you have never studied business and are still young, can you handle these things? What if? If he can't take care of it, let him find someone else to take over."
From the moment Zhu Shang entered Beijing, countless people stared at his property, but they did not expect that it would be transferred to Liu Niang's name.
If others know that these industries are now managed by Liu Niang, some people will definitely think that Liu Niang is inexperienced and use this to suppress or even compete for the industry.
In this way, Liu Niang's situation will become very difficult.
"Father, these shops all have shopkeepers and are very mature in scale. I don't need to do anything more to take over now. I just need to help them on weekdays and don't let anyone mess with them."
When Xu Nuo said this, Xu Gucheng suddenly laughed, with a rare cheerful expression, and asked: "Liu Niang, are you the one who spread the rumors outside in the past two days?"
"Dad, no one talks about their own daughter like you do. That's not a rumor. It's obviously true." Seeing Xu Gucheng's smile, Xu Nuo felt relaxed.
Xu Gucheng stopped laughing and lit the lamp on the table. The room became much brighter in an instant. He said: "I noticed the changes in the ice market price this year a few days ago. I suspected that someone put the ice stored by the Ministry of Industry into the market. I made several preparations." Everyone was interrupted while checking the ice cave. Now that you have exposed them to the public, you have really done dad a big favor." (To be continued.)
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