Ch 149: Strange Ailment
On weekdays, Doctor Du’s house call hours are Monday and Wednesday. At other times, she is not at Ren Xin Tang.
Today is the weekend, not house call hours. Therefore, Du Qingyang is staying in the lounge looking at the ledgers, not in the outer hall of the pharmacy.
Du Qingyang and Ding Haoyuan heard shouting in the lounge. It was a middle-aged man’s voice, and he sounded quite anxious.
“You continue to check, I’ll go out and take a look.” Ding Haoyuan didn’t let Du Qingyang go out, and went to the outer hall himself.
Itchy skin is not a serious illness. Applying some ointment will do the trick. Du Qingyang didn’t care and continued to look down at the ledgers.
The person who came to see the doctor was Wang Lai , from Du Qingyang’s neighboring village. Once, Wang Lai’s ox got startled and injured many villagers. Du Qingyang appeared in time to treat everyone, so Wang Lai’s impression of Du Qingyang was particularly deep.
Usually, Wang Lai’s body is strong and he rarely gets sick. This time, if the itching wasn’t unbearable, he wouldn’t have come to Ren Xin Tang specifically to find Du Qingyang .
Before coming to Ren Xin Tang, Wang Lai had already gone to the health station, but the treatment was ineffective, so he thought of coming to find Du Qingyang .
Unexpectedly, the shop assistant in the pharmacy told him that today was not house call hours and Du Qingyang was not in the pharmacy.
Wang Lai was discouraged and was about to leave, but Ding Haoyuan stopped him.
“This Mr, we have excellent ointment for treating skin diseases. You don’t need to wait for Doctor Du to see you, you can buy it and apply it yourself.” Ding Haoyuan smiled and took out two ointments, handing them to Wang Lai .
It must be admitted that Ding Haoyuan is an excellent salesman.
Wang Lai waved his hand. He had already used many ointments these days. They felt comfortable for a while when applied, but once the effect wore off, they were useless.
Wang Lai turned around and was about to leave again.
Ding Haoyuan stopped him again.
“These two ointments were both made by Divine Doctor Du , don’t miss out.” Ding Haoyuan held one ointment in each hand and waved them in front of Wang Lai .
Du Qingyang in the lounge reached out and supported her forehead. She had only made one ointment for treating skin diseases, where did two come from? In order to close the deal, Ding Haoyuan could tell any lie.
Oh well, the two skin ointments in the store are both effective, let him be. Du Qingyang continued to look down at the ledgers, ignoring the affairs of the store.
When Wang Lai heard that it was made by Du Qingyang , his eyes lit up instantly. He immediately took out money and wanted to buy both ointments!
Ding Haoyuan was slightly stunned, then quickly wrote the bill, collected the money, and handed over the ointment in one go.
He bought both ointments, how serious must his skin disease be? Watching Wang Lai’s leaving figure, Ding Haoyuan shrugged his shoulders and reached out to scratch his arm.
The skin on Ding Haoyuan’s arm was uncomfortably itchy, so he casually grabbed an ointment and walked into the lounge to apply it.
“What? Did you go collecting trash again?” Du Qingyang glanced at Ding Haoyuan’s hands. They were red and swollen, scratched with bloodstains, unbearable to look at directly. No wonder Ding Haoyuan was wearing long sleeves to cover them.
The first time Du Qingyang saw Ding Haoyuan , the skin on his hands was like this. This guy, he must have been infected again from collecting trash.
“Of course not.” Ding Haoyuan denied it. Since becoming Du Qingyang’s partner, he has earned a lot of money, so why would he need to collect trash?
It’s not that he looks down on the money earned from collecting trash, but he doesn’t have time to collect it anymore. Ding Haoyuan’s spare time is spent in the pharmacy, he simply doesn’t have time to collect trash anymore.
If he still had time, Ding Haoyuan would really consider being a trash youth again. After all, the more money the better.
Ding Haoyuan didn’t admit it, and Du Qingyang didn’t ask any further.
Du Qingyang continued to look down at the ledgers, and Ding Haoyuan applied the ointment on the side.
“Hey, remember to pay for the ointment.” Du Qingyang didn’t look up and casually reminded him.
“Don’t worry, my accounts are very clear.” Although Ding Haoyuan is half the boss, he never thought of taking medicine from his own pharmacy without paying.
“I’ll take two more later and pay together.” After applying the ointment, the skin on his arm felt cool, much more comfortable.
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Du Qingyang raised her head and glanced at Ding Haoyuan again. “It’s just a little skin allergy, is it necessary to take two more?”
Although Du Qingyang didn’t look closely, she could tell that Ding Haoyuan’s skin disease wasn’t serious. It was just a simple skin allergy, using one ointment was more than enough.
In Du Qingyang’s impression, Ding Haoyuan is a thrifty person. Wouldn’t buying two more be a waste of money?
Has Ding Haoyuan become stupid?
“You don’t know, there are so many people with skin allergies recently, the ointment in the store is almost sold out.”
“If I don’t hurry up and stock up on two more, there won’t be any left.”
Ding Haoyuan’s casual words caught Du Qingyang’s attention.
Du Qingyang raised her head and asked suspiciously: “Have many people been coming to buy this ointment recently?”
Ding Haoyuan nodded, pointed to the ledger, and said: “You’ll know when you see the back, people come to buy it every day.”
“Maybe it’s because of the weather, there are so many people with skin allergies now.” Ding Haoyuan muttered.
Du Qingyang pondered.
That’s not right, it’s summer now, not the season when skin is prone to allergies. How could this phenomenon occur?
“But don’t worry, I’ve already placed an order to restock. A batch of ointment will be sent over in a week.” Ding Haoyuan said, pulling down his sleeves to cover his allergic arms.
Maybe it’s a coincidence. Du Qingyang shrugged her shoulders, didn’t think about it any further, and continued to bury herself in the ledgers.
The next day, Monday, Du Qingyang was at Ren Xin Tang for house calls.
The people who came to see the doctor formed a long queue. In the queue, more than half of the people had almost the same symptoms, all with red, swollen, and itchy skin.
Some people had mild symptoms. Only the skin on their hands and feet was allergic, not too serious. However, some people were quite serious, with allergies all over their bodies, scratching non-stop.
In one day, the ointment for treating skin diseases in Ren Xin Tang was sold out.
“I didn’t expect it to sell so quickly, and the new supply hasn’t arrived yet.” In the evening, Ding Haoyuan came to the pharmacy to help, and seeing the place where the ointment was originally placed was empty, he felt anxious.
Du Qingyang didn’t hear Ding Haoyuan’s words, but was lost in her own thoughts.
How could so many people develop skin allergies at the same time? It’s too strange.
Du Qingyang wanted to confirm something. She left Ren Xin Tang and went to other pharmacies to inquire. Unexpectedly, like Ren Xin Tang, the best-selling medicine in other pharmacies recently was also ointment for treating skin diseases.
This, it doesn’t make sense.
When she was seeing patients today, Du Qingyang carefully examined them, and the skin disease on the patients was not contagious. Since it’s not contagious, why are so many people getting sick at the same time?
Du Qingyang couldn’t understand it no matter how hard she tried.
