Si Ning planned to go to the government office, but there was a long queue at the door of the government office.
"Go down and talk to the guard."
Si Yihan went to see the guards and reported Si Ning's identity, but the guards drove Si Yihan out.
"Where did the beggar come from? Didn't you see there was a queue? If you want to get medicine, go to the back and queue up."
He regarded Si Yihan as a beggar who wanted to get by and cheated on medicine, so he was very rude.
Si Yihan was furious, but Si Ning stopped him.
She asked the people in line about the situation, "Why is there such a long line in front of the government office? Isn't it an epidemic?"
The government had previously ordered that no one should walk around the streets at will, but now people were queuing up in such a long queue. Something must have happened.
The man looked at Si Ning and saw that she was not dressed like a local, so he kindly explained to her.
"Little girl, you don't know something. There is an epidemic at our border. The imperial court has sent a miracle doctor. He is giving us medicine right now. But this medicine has to be bought with money. If you want to buy it, go and line up at the back."
Si Ning frowned and was about to ask something when a voice came from in front of him.
A man dressed as a soldier came out with several bags in his hands.
"One hundred coins per bag, everything I want to buy has been arranged."
Everyone exclaimed, "One hundred coins per bag of medicine, what kind of medicine is this?"
"This is too expensive!"
The man listened to everyone's chatter and smiled disdainfully.
"If you don't have any money, then you can just wait to die."
Qiu Ju on the side was angrily trying to argue for those people, but was stopped by Si Ning.
"Let's check the situation first."
Although the sky-high price of medicine is a burden to many people, some people still spent a hundred coins to buy a pair.
Si Ning motioned to Si Yihan to buy a pair, and she took Qiu Ju back to the inn first.
"Madam, they actually use this kind of thing to make money. It's simply inhumane."
Si Ning was not surprised at all. None of the corrupt officials in the past dynasties had made a fortune other than blood buns. Pointing at them for their humanity was not as easy as pointing out that pigs could climb trees.
"Let's wait until Si Yihan comes back."
It would be fine if the medicine could really save lives.
Even if she is Lu Hanxiao's wife, she can't stop him from getting rich. Even if the emperor is here, he won't stand in the way.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish. Si Ning understands this truth.
But she always felt that with Zhou Zhengsheng's ability, he might not be able to find the right prescription so quickly.
After getting the medicine Si Yihan bought from the government, Si Ning became more sure of his thoughts.
Zhou Zhengsheng really doesn’t have this ability!
It cannot be said that this medicine has no effect on the epidemic, but the effect is not great.
It can only temporarily suppress the appearance of the disease, but has no therapeutic effect.
"Go to them and tell them that they are seeking money and killing people, and using some useless medicine to deceive people. Can their consciences really be at ease?" Qiu Ju said angrily from the side.
Si Yihan listened, looked at Si Ning, and expressed his worries.
"I think this is inappropriate. This medicine may not be useful at all. If we stop it, we will be bitten by them. I think it's better to wait."
"If we wait like this, all those people will die."
The two had different opinions and argued endlessly, and both looked at Si Ning.
"Madam, what do you think we should do now?"
Si Ning tapped the hem of her skirt with one hand and spoke softly for a while.
"Fight them in the ring."
The two of them were puzzled, "Fight in the ring?"
Si Ning nodded, hooked his fingers towards Si Yihan, motioning for him to get closer, and whispered a few words in his ear.
Si Yihan looked at Si Ning in surprise, and Si Ning blinked at him.
Qiu Ju watched from the side, anxious all the time.
"Ma'am, what exactly are you going to do?"
Si Ning gave it a try, "You'll know in a few days."
…
The front of the government office has been very busy in the past few days, with everyone queuing up early in the morning to buy medicine.
Regardless of whether he can afford it or not, he will try his best to scrape together enough money to save his own life.
The business in the government office is actually more popular than the hook-up business on the front street, which makes people look at it with envy, but they dare not say anything.
It's just that this hot business didn't last long...
Someone came to the government office to ask about the official. What happened if the person who took the medicine was still not rescued?
As soon as the first person comes to question, there will be a second one.
As Si Ning said, the medicine only suppresses the symptoms and has no therapeutic effect.
The appearance is suppressed, but the end result remains the same.
The official arrested the two troublemakers and explained to everyone that they were talking nonsense because they were crazy because they couldn't buy medicine.
But it’s not like everyone doesn’t know these two people. One of them is the shopkeeper of Linglong Silk, so he can’t afford the medicine.
On the third day, two more people came to the government office to make a fuss, saying that their medicine was of no use at all, and the official came to suppress them again.
But as more and more people came forward, the government officials did not dare to respond to violence with violence, so they could only go back and report.
Zhou Zhengsheng and Wang Huiming, who were sitting in the back hall, frowned as they listened to their subordinates' return orders.
"The medicine has cured the person, but it has no effect. Is it because he has cured the disease and is worried about the money to cause trouble?"
Zhou Zhengsheng did not doubt his medical skills at all, and other imperial doctors from the imperial hospital echoed his words.
Wang Huiming nodded as he listened, "They are all a group of unruly people. If anyone takes the opportunity to incite people to cause trouble, they can be imprisoned directly."
They don't care, as long as they make money.
The officer hesitated for a moment, then followed the two men's instructions and went down.
Anyone who comes to the Yamen to cause trouble again will be imprisoned pending trial.
No one dares to come to the government office to cause trouble anymore, and of course the number of people buying medicine is getting fewer and fewer every day.
Zhou Zhengsheng and Wang Huiming couldn't sit still as they saw their money bags shrinking day by day.
"What the hell is going on? Why doesn't anyone buy the medicine?"
The Yamen looked embarrassed, "This... my subordinates don't know, but there have been a few troubles before, and there have been a lot fewer people coming to buy medicine."
Zhou Zhengsheng had a rare moment of self-doubt, "Don't tell me that the medicine doesn't work? It shouldn't. This prescription has been used on several patients with the epidemic. Although it didn't work for everyone, it still cured one or two." , it’s effective.”
The emperor only gave them a deadline of ten days, and Zhou Zhengsheng rushed out a prescription.
Fortunately, this prescription was of some use and indeed suppressed the disease in several of them.
He hurriedly reported the matter to the emperor, which was regarded as a job.
Of course, he didn't plan to go back just like that. Wang Huiming saw a way to make money, and the two decided to stay and make a lot of money after discussing it.
It's just that the speed of making money is slower than they thought.
"Could it be that the sales have been almost completed in the past few days? After all, not many people can really spend a hundred coins to buy medicine."
Zhou Zhengsheng shook his head, "No, in the face of life and death, they will not give up even if they try to sell iron."
Wang Huiming, "Then this is..."
At the same time, people gathered in front of a ruined temple in the south of the city.
"Madam, this medicine of yours is really a miracle medicine. I only took it for one day and I felt a lot better. Two hundred yuan for a medicine is not a loss!"
