The two of them named their clinic "Ren Kang Tang." The name was Lu Yu's idea, and Gu Yitong had originally wanted to name it "Gu Lu Medical Hall," but Lu Yu firmly rejected it.
"Gu Lu Medical Hall, a rolling medical hall? A gurgling medical hall?" This...
It had to be said, Gu Yitong's naming skills really needed improvement.
In the past few days, the number of patients visiting Ren Kang Tang had soared. When Gu Yitong first opened her pharmacy here, few people came. It had to be said that the name was also a major reason for deterring patients. Why call it "Gu Cai Pharmacy" of all things.
"Gu Cai Pharmacy?" She really dared to think that it would be strange if someone came specifically for this name.
Originally, the shop was not large, nor was it in the center of town. Coupled with such a name, very few people were willing to come.
Although she had good relationships with people and contacted many, popularity and financial connections were two different things.
Nowadays, the reasons people were willing to come here for treatment were not many: Lu Yu always got straight to the point when treating patients, her consultations were fast, not procrastinating, and unlike some pharmacies that prescribed several doses of medicine to extort money, the treatment process was slow and expensive.
Not everyone in town was wealthy; most were common people, and when it came to spending money, everyone saved as much as they could.
The prescriptions Lu Yu gave allowed people to get better with the least amount of money and in the shortest time. Word spread from ten to a hundred, and naturally, more and more people came to Ren Kang Tang for treatment.
While Lu Yu's medical hall business was booming, her storybooks were practically making a fortune daily.
Since her first storybook was bought by Han Mo Ge for thirty taels of silver, she had been diligently writing every night. In the past few days, she had written three short storybooks.
Sister Feng of Han Mo Ge saw that her first storybook was a bestseller and that her themes were very novel, so she decided to acquire all her subsequent storybooks.
For five years, settlements would be made according to profit sharing. At the end of each month, her storybooks would be divided with her at a 40/60 split; all profits after five years would belong to Han Mo Ge.
Thinking about how she could receive a steady income from her past storybooks every month, she felt it was quite good.
Finally, as Shen Shi arrived, Lu Yu quickly packed her things and prepared to go home.
Gu Yitong watched from the side, her eyes scanning Lu Yu up and down multiple times, wanting to speak but hesitating. Lu Yu, annoyed by her gaze, looked up and stared at her curiously, "What do you want?"
Then, she showed a look of understanding and immediately shook her head, "I'm not going, I'm not going. I still have to go home to accompany my husband."
Hearing this, Gu Yitong shrugged, tilted her head, frowned, and pretended to sigh bitterly, "Is this how you see me?"
Seeing Gu Yitong put on an injured act, Lu Yu became even more helpless. She left a sentence, "If you have nothing else, I'm leaving."
Seeing her get up to leave, Gu Yitong realized she wasn't joking. She sprang up from her seat, "Something, something!"
Sensing her sleeve being pulled, Lu Yu turned back, raised an eyebrow, and with a "speak quickly if you have something, fart quickly if you have something" expression.
Gu Yitong pretended to be mysterious and beckoned Lu Yu closer with her finger.
Lu Yu seemed genuinely curious, seeing her rare serious expression. She moved her neck and leaned closer.
Gu Yitong cleared her throat as if putting on a show, then whispered into Lu Yu's ear, "Don't you really want to go?"
As she spoke, she winked at Lu Yu with an infuriating expression.
"You!" Lu Yu could no longer tolerate it. "If you're this bored every day, I'll bring you some medical books tomorrow for you to study thoroughly."
Seeing Lu Yu break free from her grip and about to leave again, she jumped in front of Lu Yu to block her. "Why are you always in such a hurry to go home? Can't you stay a little longer?"
"Yes," just this one word left Gu Yitong speechless.
Seeing Gu Yitong's stifled expression, Lu Yu couldn't help but laugh. As if afraid Gu Yitong wasn't miserable enough, she added, "My husband waits for me at home every day. Someone like you, who is still single and has no husband, can't understand."
Gu Yitong glared at Lu Yu through gritted teeth, truly not wanting to speak.
Lu Yu, feeling energetic, didn't rush to leave. She found a nearby seat and watched her with interest. In fact, she was quite curious about what news Gu Yitong wanted to tell her, her inner gossip soul burning fiercely.
After these days of getting along, the two became more familiar, and they would always bicker a few times every day.
Lu Yu had few friends in modern times, and even fewer true friends. She never expected to find a like-minded friend here with whom she could bicker every day.
Seeing Lu Yu staring at her, Gu Yitong spoke impatiently, "Aren't you in a hurry to go home?"
"It's fine, my husband will wait for me and won't blame me."
Seeing Lu Yu looking smug and wanting to show off, Gu Yitong sighed to the heavens, "Oh heavens, if I have sinned, please do not let her punish me!"
"I remember you weren't like this before. You used to be such a steady person. Do you know how annoying you are now?"
"Isn't that what I learned from you?" Lu Yu said with a smile. "Alright, stop joking, hurry up and tell me, what's up?"
"It seems you truly hear nothing of the outside world, only caring about your husband." Gu Yitong sighed.
"Sun Fan, who came to cause trouble a few days ago, has gotten into big trouble. A few days ago, she took a fancy to a young gentleman and wanted to abduct him. Unexpectedly, he was the son of a Marquis who was visiting the town. The Marquis found out and was furious."
"Coincidentally, at this time, the town magistrate's subordinates reported to higher authorities that the town magistrate had accepted many bribes over the years and requested an investigation. With the Marquis's pressure, the town magistrate's position is likely to be lost!" Gu Yitong said gloatingly.
"I knew it! The town magistrate was bound to have trouble sooner or later with his daughter, Sun Fan!" Gu Yitong looked at Lu Yu triumphantly. "Here it is! Just as I said!"
"However, the next town magistrate may not be a good person either," Gu Yitong sighed again, fanning herself.
Lu Yu also agreed with what she said. Since ancient times, those in power were often not as they seemed, but it didn't matter much to them. It was enough to live their own lives well.
It was getting late today, and the wind on the road made her hands and feet cold. Thinking of her husband's weak health, unable to withstand the cold, she decided to go to the shop to buy a carpet so that her husband wouldn't catch a cold.