The next day, Shen Qing got up early again to carry packages at the dock.
There weren’t many ships around yet, so the dockworkers were idle, gathered together for a chat.
Shen Qing squatted nearby, listening to them talk.
A man said, "Yesterday my wife took my old mother to Renxin Hall, went there early in the morning, Doctor Gu prescribed so dicine, and after taking it twice during the day, by evening, my mother’s cough was much better."
"In the past, once she started coughing, she wouldn’t stop for a couple of minutes, but last night, although she coughed a few tis, she stopped after a short while."
"Doctor Gu is really amazing, it’s only been one day with the dicine."
Soone congratulated him, saying, "After a few more days of dicine, your mother might completely recover."
The man was all smiles but said, "It might not be that fast, Doctor Gu said to take five doses for the cough first, and then change the prescription."
Another person said, "Renxin Hall is nice; even the proprietary dicines they sell are good."
"Yesterday, my mother cut her hand while chopping vegetables, and the blood was gushing out, but as soon as White dicine was applied, the bleeding stopped; really never used such good dicine."
"Earlier, the boss asked us to look after Renxin Hall’s business, and I wasn’t too keen on it, but now it seems they don’t need our help at all."
Soone else said, "There is one thing that’s really good, you all probably haven’t tried it."
"One day, I had a stomach ache and happened to pass by Renxin Hall. Rembering the boss’s words about supporting their business, I went in."
"At that ti, my stomach was hurting like it was being twisted by a knife, Doctor Gu took my pulse, and I felt like I had to go to the toilet imdiately, or else I might not make it."
"I was just about to ask where the toilet was, and she asked soone to bring a bottle of dicine to drink, so I quickly drank it."
"I swear, I’ve never drank such nasty dicine in my life, it’s not the bitterness, I’m not afraid of bitterness, but the taste was really indescribably odd."
"But once I took the dicine in one gulp, guess what happened?"
Soone gave him a pat, "Co on, stop keeping us in suspense."
The man laughed and said, "After I drank it, my throat felt like it was on fire."
"I could clearly feel the dicine flowing down my throat into my stomach, and the fire followed, burning into my stomach."
"It burned all the way to the navel and stopped there."
Everyone laughed, "You must be kidding."
The man shook his head, "It’s true, if you don’t believe , buy a bottle and try it."
"The most amazing thing was, when the fire reached my navel, my stomach stopped hurting, and I didn’t seem to need the toilet anymore."
Soone asked, "What is the dicine called?"
The man said, "It’s called Huo Shui, and I’ve bought a few bottles to keep at ho now."
"Doctor Gu told it treats diarrhea, vomiting, stomach aches, and can also prevent heatstroke in sumr, but the taste isn’t great."
"I asked her why not make it taste better? She said if the taste was improved, the efficacy would be reduced."
Everyone nodded, "Keep the na in mind; we’ll get so to keep at ho."
They all started chatting about what else was good at Renxin Hall.
Listening to them talk, Shen Qing couldn’t help but say, "Doctor Gu at Renxin Hall is my cousin."
He was only thirteen and still had a child’s temperant; hearing everyone praise Renxin Hall and Doctor Gu, he couldn’t help but want to show off a little.
Hearing Shen Qing’s words, everyone gave him a good-natured smile.
They all thought he was boasting.
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