Chapter 21: Betting
Even though he was still young and inexperienced, and had yet to fully mature, Nangong Yue still recognized him at a glance.
Xiao Yi had a face that was both male and female. His sword-like eyebrows were flying everywhere and his pair of obsidian eyes were brimming with interest. Beneath his high, straight nose, his thin, rosy lips were slightly parted, and the curve of his face was as exquisite as the edge of a knife.
Nangong Yue was still in a daze. Xiao Yi had already moved his face closer to hers, and with a frown, he urged, "Little girl, are you dumb? Are you going to go in or not?"
"Yi, what does it have to do with you whether the little sister goes in or not?" Beside Xiao Yi stood a youth who was two or three years older than him.
This youth was also handsome and had a dignified appearance. It seemed that he also had an extraordinary background.
Nangong Yue also recognized this person. He was the second son of the War Department's head teacher, Chen Guiying. He was also a good friend of Xiao Yi.
"It's my business that she's here blocking the way." Xiao Yi said in a bad mood, which confused the surrounding people.
Little Doctor Li thought that they're here to get medicine, so he hastily said, "Young master, if you wish to get the medicine, please come in."
He politely made a gesture of invitation, but who would have thought that the other party would actually reply boldly, "I'm not here to get the medicine."
Nangong Yue didn't want to know why Xiao Yi was here, nor did she want to get into a fight with this guy with the word "trouble" written on the top of his head.
She could only blame herself for not looking at the calendar. It was best to avoid this fiend.
Nangong Yue quickly made a decision in her heart. Just as she was about to leave, she was stopped by Xiao Yi. "You're not allowed to leave. Didn't you want to go in?"
"Who said I was going in?" Nangong Yue took another step forward with the intention to circle around him. At the same time, she gestured for An Niang to follow her. "Aunt An, let's go."
But Little Doctor Li stood in front of her, blocking her way. "No way!" You can't go! If you can't tell us what's wrong with the prescription, and since you want to ruin the reputation of our medicine shop, then you have to apologize! "
The corners of Nangong Yue's mouth curled up as she gave a smile that was not a smile. However, there was a hint of arrogance in her tone. "Even if I did, would you understand?"
"You …" Little Doctor Li was so angry that his eyes turned red. "You're clearly just messing around!"
Their dispute attracted more and more onlookers. It was quite a spectacular sight to behold. At this time, an old man walked out from the medicine store. He wore a thin grey robe, and his hair and beard were all white.
"Wen Cheng, what's going on?" The old man slowly stepped forward and indifferently swept his eyes over the crowd. His gaze was fixated on Little Doctor Li.
The old man obviously had a lot of power. The moment he appeared, young Doctor Li lost all of his vigor. He took a step back blushing and respectfully said, "Grandfather, this young lady said that the prescription that this grandson wrote was inappropriate."
The more he said, the more unsatisfied he became. He had inherited his grandfather's medical skills, how could he allow others to doubt him!
Compared to Doctor Li, the old man was much calmer. He looked at Nangong Yue with interest, only to see that she was looking at him with an expression that was neither servile nor overbearing. There were traces of age on her delicate face.
The interest in the elder's eyes deepened as he said, "Wen Cheng, show me the prescription."
Little Doctor Li immediately handed the prescription over to the old man. The old man only glanced at it for a moment before he already had an idea.
"The formula is pretty standard." The old man smiled and nodded meaningfully. He looked toward Nangong Yue and smiled, "Little girl, if you can give me a better prescription, I'll let you get a medicine for free. How about it?"
When these words were spoken, the surrounding people were all extremely surprised. Could it be that this little girl could really give them an even better medicinal formula?
Nangong Yue's interest was piqued as she thought to herself, this is truly a case of luck. There are people delivering pillows to me. This old man was quite interesting.
If she still didn't want to cooperate, she would be too disrespectful.
Therefore, she did not hesitate any longer and said, "This patient's eyes are unfocused. Her lips are slightly pale and there are small beans growing on her forehead. She is obviously suffering from diarrhea."
"I also said that." Little Doctor Li interrupted in a bad mood, implying that she was trying to pick up information from the others.
Nangong Yue couldn't be bothered with him and continued, "Place the roasted peony root, licorice root, aconite, dried ginger, and white Poria cocos together. Three bowls of water are used to boil half a bowl. It only requires three doses of medicine."
The old man stroked his long beard and nodded with a smile.
When Doctor Li saw this, his expression changed into one of displeasure as he chided, "Even if this prescription of yours can used for treatment, then what right do you have to deny my prescription?!"
Nangong Yue glanced at him indifferently and said, "You prescribed the Earth Yin medicine, which grows in a dark corner all year long without being exposed to the sun. It has a cold nature, and the patient's tongue is white and slippery, obviously having a cold stomach.
However, your prescription doesn't contain any medicinal herbs to control the cold. If the patient takes this prescription, the diarrhea, although it can be cured, will leave a hidden danger in the stomach and intestines. "
When Little Doctor Li heard this, he was startled. He subconsciously glanced at the middle-aged woman and immediately realized his mistake. He had been too careless.
"..." Little Doctor Li pursed his lips and no longer spoke. The dejected expression on his face was a clear indication that he had lost.
At this moment, the old man let out a hearty laugh, which caused everyone to feel puzzled and confused.
"Wen Cheng, follow this little girl's prescription and capture the patient's medicine." The old man straightforwardly made a decision and looked towards Nangong Yue. He said, "Little girl, follow me in. If you need any herbs, just do it yourself."
With that, he led Nangong Yue into the medicine store, leaving behind the dazed crowd outside. No one could have imagined that a young girl who looked to be no more than eight or nine years old would be even more powerful than this reputable doctor.
Xiao Yi stared at Nangong Yue's petite back with a trace of interest in his eyes. "This little girl is really interesting!"
Just as he was about to follow, he heard Chen Guiying fanning himself and saying, "Yi, what a pity. Today's bet won by me." With that, he took the lead and walked into the medicine store.
Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment, and then chased after him, flustered and exasperated, "No!" Guiying, that old man belongs to this medicine store, so he can't be counted as the hundredth person. "
Chen Guiying put away his fan leisurely, "Yi, you're wrong. Our bet is to guess whether the one hundred people who entered this medicine store was a man or a woman.
It's not that we don't want the number of people inside. "Since this old doctor is the hundredth person to enter, it means that I've won!"
Although Nangong Yue was not interested in their gambling, the medicine store was not too big. It was hard to avoid hearing about it.
Only now did she understand what the two of them were doing. Xiao Yi was betting that the one hundredth person who entered the medicine store is a woman, while Chen Guiying was betting on a man …
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