Ch 81: His Father Had an Accident
As Ding Haoyuan shouted, more and more people gathered around.
Some went into the store to take a look, while others gossiped outside.
Is that the Divine Doctor Du who cured the deaf, treated asthma, and saved patients?
No way, is someone impersonating Divine Doctor Du’s name to open a pharmacy in Dong Town?
It really is her, I’ve seen Divine Doctor Du! The one standing at the door is her!
Everyone looked over, only to see a slender female student standing at the door, seemingly petite and delicate, but with bright, piercing eyes. She was dressed very plainly, in casual wear and sneakers, her hair tied up casually.
Despite such a simple appearance, she still stood out in the crowd. Because she had an indescribable aura about her. Even just standing there quietly, she was radiant and extraordinary.
Those who hadn’t seen Du Qingyang before thought Divine Doctor Du was an elderly woman, but they didn’t expect her to be so delicate. She looked like a student, and a pretty one at that!
Du Qingyang took a deep breath, then raised her head and strode into Ren Xin Tang.
Since the pharmacy’s shabby appearance was a fact, she might as well accept reality. Today is Monday, time for house calls, don’t waste time.
When Ding Haoyuan saw Du Qingyang enter the store, his shouts rang out again.
“Divine Doctor Du is making house calls, everyone hurry up and line up to see the doctor.”
“Divine Doctor Du only makes house calls two days a week, only on Mondays and Wednesdays, everyone should cherish this opportunity.”
Before long, the line of people waiting to see the doctor stretched from the store to the street. Even those who weren’t sick came to buy medicine. In less than half a day, the medicines in the medicine cabinet were all snapped up. As if they were miracle drugs.
On the first day of business, everyone in Dong Town knew the name of Ren Xin Tang. It even spread to the Neighboring Village.
In the evening, Ding Haoyuan prepared to close up. The people who had registered to see the doctor today had all been seen, and the prepared medicines were sold out, so it was time to close early.
As he was closing the door halfway, someone hurriedly ran in.
“Immortal Du, please sell me a Peace Talisman.”
Unexpectedly, someone came to the pharmacy not to buy medicine, but to ask for a talisman.
Normally, Du Qingyang was too busy and hadn’t started the Peace Talisman business yet. The Peace Talisman she drew was not sold externally, but there were already legends in the Jianghu.
Du Qingyang stretched lazily, massaged her sore shoulders, and pointed to Ding Haoyuan: “Buy it from him.”
There were no Peace Talismans in stock, and Du Qingyang was too tired to draw one on the spot today, so she left this money-making opportunity to Ding Haoyuan. Du Qingyang knew that Ding Haoyuan carried the Peace Talisman she had given him, just waiting for an opportunity to sell it at a high price.
Unexpectedly, Ding Haoyuan refused. “No way, I only have one left, I won’t sell it no matter how much money you offer.”
In the end, Du Qingyang drew one on the spot.
As soon as that person left, Ding Haoyuan walked to Du Qingyang’s side and pleaded, “Can you draw a few more? I’ll pay for them! Deduct it from my profits today.”
Du Qingyang raised her head and looked at Ding Haoyuan in confusion. Didn’t he say that Peace Talismans were a scam? Why was he actively asking for one now?
Du Qingyang thought about it and could only think of one possibility: reselling! Ding Haoyuan wanted to get Peace Talismans from her at a low price and then sell them at a high price! Hmph, no way!
Du Qingyang directly waved her hand in refusal, without uttering a word.
Ding Haoyuan lowered his eyes, deflated. But he still said in a very good attitude: “If you have time to draw Peace Talismans, remember to save a few for me. Don’t worry, I will definitely pay enough.”
This time, Ding Haoyuan didn’t want to make money from the Peace Talisman, but was asking for it for his father.
Yesterday, if it hadn’t been for the Peace Talisman blocking a disaster, Ding Guang would have had an accident.
At that time, Ding Guang was standing in front of his house, bending down and looking at the dried vegetables drying in front of the door. A masked man was riding a bicycle, coming from behind him.
Suddenly, the man accelerated and drove straight towards Ding Guang.
Ding Guang didn’t notice at all, still facing away and looking down.
“Dad, be careful!” Ding Haoyuan walked out of the house, planning to call his father back for dinner. Unexpectedly, he saw this scene.
At this time, the man was only a few steps away from Ding Guang.
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Ding Guang straightened his body and turned around in confusion. Before he could react, the man and the bike rushed towards him together.
There was no time to dodge.
“Ouch—”
With a scream, the man and the bike fell to the ground. Ding Guang was still standing straight in place, unharmed.
“Dad, are you okay?” Ding Haoyuan rushed over immediately to check his father’s injuries.
“I’m fine, the one who’s in trouble is him.” Ding Guang pointed to the man on the ground.
Just now, the man suddenly fell to the ground just before the bicycle was about to hit Ding Guang. He fell on his own, without even hitting Ding Guang.
The father and son both looked at the man.
The man on the ground had already stood up, got on his bicycle, and ran away.
Masked, with an unusual speed, it looked like it was premeditated. Even though Ding Guang said many comforting words, Ding Haoyuan was still worried and uneasy.
Who exactly wanted to harm his father?
At that time, the father and son didn’t think that the Peace Talisman had helped block the disaster. It wasn’t until Ding Guang changed his clothes that he took out a handful of ash from his pocket!
“Haoyuan, look!”
“Dad, why are you covered in firewood ash?”
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Ding Haoyuan thought that his father’s hands were covered in firewood ash from burning firewood. Why would he touch ash for no reason? So dirty.
“This is the Peace Talisman that the little girl gave me, I don’t know why it suddenly turned into ash.”
Ding Haoyuan was stunned, and immediately remembered the rumor that the Peace Talisman would turn into ash after blocking a disaster. He thought it was just a rumor, but he didn’t expect it to be true.
“Dad, today’s incident, the Peace Talisman helped you block the disaster!” Ding Haoyuan told the story of the Peace Talisman turning into ash in detail.
Ding Guang was skeptical, could there really be such magical things in the world?
Recalling that the man suddenly fell to the ground just before hitting him, it was really quite strange.
A gentle breeze blew, and the ash in Ding Guang’s hand was blown away with the wind, leaving nothing in his hand.
“Dad, I heard that the Peace Talisman can only be used once, and it’s useless after blocking a disaster. Mine hasn’t been used yet, here, take it!” Ding Haoyuan took out the Peace Talisman from his pocket and stuffed it into his father’s hand.
Ding Haoyuan suddenly felt grateful that he hadn’t resold the Peace Talisman at a high price. No amount of money was more important than his father’s safety.
But, only one was left, too few, he wanted to ask for a few more for his father.
After listening to Xiao Yuan Zi’s story, Du Qingyang’s impression of him changed somewhat. She didn’t expect that someone as greedy as him was also a filial son.
So, Du Qingyang waved her pen and drew a Peace Talisman for Ding Haoyuan on the spot, charging 20 Yuan. Why did the price go up? Things that save lives should of course be more expensive. If it were in the 21st century, Du Qingyang would have charged ten thousand Yuan for one.
Ding Haoyuan gritted his teeth, cursing in his heart while paying.