Renxin Hall Opens

Finally, Lu Zheng bought three sets of Hu brushes, a box of Hui ink, a Duan inkstone, and a stack of Xuan paper. Under the slightly expectant gaze of the young lady, he turned and left without looking back.

He went to the old street next door and bought traditional Yellow Paper and a bottle of Cinnabar. Lu Zheng immediately returned home and began his experiment.

The results proved that the core of paper talismans was still the True Qi within the body.

And the brushes that could channel spiritual energy, as well as the Cinnabar and Yellow Paper that could lock in spiritual energy, were the same in both worlds.

Looking at the Shanlian Hu Brush in his hand, a foot long, with a Small Leaf Sandalwood and ox horn handle, and a brush head made of carefully selected weasel tail hair, crafted through more than one hundred and eighty processes.

It was simply a work of art.

"Alright, here's another gift that I can take to the Great Jing Dynasty!"

For the next three days, Lu Zheng shuttled back and forth between the two worlds.

On the modern side, his parents didn't ask about his work, so Lu Zheng would occasionally reply to messages or show his face in various groups to indicate that he was still alive.

On the ancient side, with nothing to do, Lu Zheng began to assist Old Man Liu, after all, neighbors should help each other.

Therefore, with Lu Zheng's help, the preparations for Renxin Hall were quickly completed.

"Renxin Hall will open tomorrow morning!"

These days, Lu Zheng had been pulled by Old Man Liu to the Liu family for dinner every day, and tonight was no exception.

Speaking of which, opening a medical clinic was much more difficult than Lu Zheng opening a candy store.

Lu Zheng only needed to buy rock candy online from the modern world and bring it here, while Old Man Liu needed to purchase medicinal materials from various channels, and also prepare medicine cabinets, beds, stoves, pottery jars, acupuncture needles, and so on.

"I wish Uncle Liu a prosperous business!" Lu Zheng said, raising his glass, then suddenly paused, "Uh, that's hard to say. Wouldn't that make it seem like I'm looking forward to more people in the county getting sick?"

"Hahaha!"

The outdated cold joke made the Liu family laugh heartily.

"People are bound to get sick. I treat illnesses and save people, and I don't care how much money I can earn. I just practice medicine and make a living for my family," Old Man Liu said with a smile.

Even in modern times, doctors who treat illnesses and save people are highly respected, so when they learned that Old Man Liu was a doctor, the Liu family was highly respected in the entire Tong Yi Alley.

In addition, Liu Qingyan was as beautiful as a celestial being, so the Liu family had only been in Tonglin County for less than a month, and matchmakers had already come to their door. Unlike Lu Zheng, who was still a nobody.

"The clinic will open tomorrow, Father, why don't I go with you?" Liu Qingyan said.

"Hmm?" Old Man Liu was about to refuse, but after thinking about it, he nodded.

"Alright, if there are too many patients, I may not be able to handle it all, so it's good for you to come."

Liu Qingyan glanced at Lu Zheng, who took a sip of wine and smiled, "I happen to have nothing to do tomorrow, so I can help out at the pharmacy. I wonder if Old Man Liu has anything that can't be passed on that needs to be kept secret?"

Old Man Liu couldn't help but laugh, "The medical books are all in my head, and the prescriptions are all tailored to the symptoms. How can you learn just by looking? Besides, if Young Master Lu wants to learn, I would be more than happy!"

"I want to go too, I want to go too!" Liu Qingquan, with a mouthful of steamed bun, shouted from the side.

"You fall asleep as soon as you look at medical books, and you can't even identify the medicinal materials. What can you do if you go?" Liu Qingyan reached out and poked Liu Qingquan's forehead.

"Oh." Liu Qingquan shrank her forehead and continued eating.

Liu Qingyan glanced at Lu Zheng, and seeing that he had no reaction, she felt relieved and put a chopstick of vegetables into Madam Liu's bowl.

That night, Lu Zheng went back to the modern world to check his phone and found that there were no messages.

Too lazy to change clothes back and forth, he simply slept in the ancient world.

Speaking of which, he often sleeps here now. Sleeping in a canopy bed, covered with silk velvet, has a special flavor.

Early the next morning.

"Fortunately, today is Friday, otherwise, helping out at the clinic for a day would mean pushing back the dinner with Lin Wan."

He washed up, practiced his boxing, and bought two wild vegetable buns from Aunt Li's stall at the entrance.

"Lu Zheng."

"Uncle Liu, Miss Liu!"

The group arrived together at Renxin Hall, where they saw the two assistants Old Man Liu had hired already removing the door planks and starting to sweep the entrance, preparing to open for business.

Old Man Liu hadn't prepared any flower baskets, firecrackers, or entertainers. He simply hung a sign at the door saying that consultations would be half-price for the first three days, and then quietly and plainly opened his business.

However, the news of a new clinic opening in Tonglin County still spread, and people occasionally came to see the excitement, while some who were feeling unwell came for treatment.

Old Man Liu saw patients, Liu Qingyan helped prepare the medicine, and Lu Zheng assisted them both. It wasn't too busy, but he ended up taking over some of the assistants' work.

At noon, Liu Qingquan and the Liu family's old servant brought food in a lunchbox.

By evening, the number of people seeking treatment had gradually dwindled.

After seeing off the last patient, Old Man Liu smiled and said, "Lu Zheng, you've worked hard today. Your Aunt has prepared roast chicken, come to our house for a drink tonight."

"Alright," Lu Zheng replied without hesitation.

Just then, a commotion erupted at the entrance, and four people stumbled in.

"Quick! Quick! See us first!"

"Huh? No one here! Even better, who's the doctor? Come and take a look at us!"

A faint stench wafted over, and Lu Zheng frowned, also sensing a faint, eerie chill.

The ones who barged in were four burly men.

They were dressed in coarse, short-sleeved outfits, with unremarkable faces but sharp eyes.

Old Man Liu and Liu Qingyan frowned simultaneously.

When the four men saw Liu Qingyan, their eyes lit up, but then they saw Old Man Liu and crowded around him.

"Quick, take a look at us."

"Uh, please have a seat," Old Man Liu said dryly. "I'll take your pulses."

"If you cure us, you'll be rewarded. If you don't, don't blame us for smashing your quack shop!" the leader said fiercely.

"Hehe," Old Man Liu chuckled, twitching his lips.

He reached out and placed his fingers on the man's wrist, then had him switch hands, and finally examined his face.

"You're not sick, but it seems like some cold Qi has entered your body," Old Man Liu said.

The man's eyes brightened. "Then expel it for us, San'er!"

One of the men behind him immediately took out a Treasure Note and slapped it down in front of Old Man Liu.

Ten strings of cash!

"That's too much..."

"Just take it!"

"Alright, then this old man won't be polite."

Old Man Liu accepted the Treasure Note and took out a leather pouch from a wooden box beside him.

"Um, please take off your shirt."

The man chuckled and quickly removed his shirt, revealing a muscular physique, and glanced at Liu Qingyan.

Liu Qingyan hid behind the medicine-preparing counter, not looking in their direction at all.

Old Man Liu opened the leather pouch, revealing dozens of gleaming silver needles.

Lighting the lamp, sterilizing the needles with fire, and inserting them.

Soon, the man's head and upper body were covered with silver needles.

Lifting and thrusting! Twisting! Scraping the handle! Vibrating! Old Man Liu's fingers moved like butterflies through flowers, performing different operations on each silver needle, dazzling Lu Zheng.

Although it was invisible to the naked eye, Lu Zheng, with his True Qi, could sense streams of cold Qi being expelled from the man's body.

Lu Zheng sensed it very clearly. Besides the obvious cold Qi, the aura also carried a trace of stench and death Qi.