Chapter 190 Opening a Pharmacy

Chapter 190 Opening a Pharmacy

Jiang Yutang pursed her lips and nodded without explaining further. She quickly walked to Jiang Sumin's side and checked the injury on his forehead.

The wound is still bleeding, and a large area around it has swelled up, which looks shocking. It will probably take at least a week or two to heal.

She then turned to check on the situation of Yun Shi and Jiang Shengan.

Jiang Shengan was kicked in the waist and couldn't stand up straight for a moment, while Yun Shi was frightened and turned pale.

Jiang Yutang suppressed her anger and turned to thank the people around her who had helped her: "Thank you all for your help. We can take care of the rest ourselves. Everyone, go back to your work."

Seeing this, the people offered a few more words of comfort before gradually leaving.

After everyone had left, Jiang Yutang immediately closed the shop door. She quickly walked to the counter, squatted down, and lifted an inconspicuous wooden board under the counter, revealing the monitor and computer hidden inside.

She pressed the power button, and after the screen lit up, she skillfully pulled up the surveillance video she had just watched.

The footage clearly shows Gu Wenxiao choking her, throwing her to the side of a shelf, kicking Jiang Shengan, beating Jiang Sumin, and condoning his entourage smashing the store.

Jiang Yutang stared coldly at the screen, then lightly tapped the console to save the recording.

After saving the video, she turned to her still-shaken family and said, "We have the evidence."

Only then did the family belatedly realize that everything that had just happened was a trap deliberately set by Jiang Yutang.

Jiang Shengan clutched his waist and sighed, "In that case, all the suffering I endured today was worth it. Consider it a way to lure the snake out of its hole."

As she spoke, Madam Yun sighed, "It's just that we've wronged Doctor Xu. We never expected that she was actually a woman, and that she suffered this undeserved calamity because of us."

Jiang Yutang lowered her head and explained softly to everyone: "Doctor Xu and Ayi are actually both women. The two sisters are destitute and have no one to rely on. In order to survive in Danzhou, they had no choice but to disguise themselves as men and bring Ayi into the camp to make a living. Now that her identity has been exposed, it's hard to say what will happen next."

Jiang Sumin frowned, the wound on his forehead still throbbing, but he still asked anxiously, "Then what should we do? We can't just watch her have nowhere to go, can we? Or... should we bring her to live with us?"

Jiang Yutang shook his head: "Dr. Xu is a stubborn person with a strong sense of self-respect. She won't agree to it if we bring it up directly. Actually..."

"I called her here today to discuss opening a pharmacy outside the city next month," Jiang Yutang said in a low voice, relaying the information Jiang Jiuzhe had given her.

"Open a pharmacy?" Jiang Sumin was taken aback, his face full of surprise.

"Mm." Jiang Yutang nodded.

“My second brother told me a couple of days ago that the higher-ups, considering the difficulty people in Danzhou have in accessing medical care, decided to open more pharmacies in the community. Naturally, they thought of the Jiang family. Now that the land has been allocated, I specifically called Doctor Xu over, hoping to invite her to practice medicine at the pharmacy, but I never expected this to happen.”

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

As evening approached, Jiang Yutang looked out the window at the setting sun and said to Jiang Sumin, "Fourth Brother, let's go to the camp to see Doctor Xu. I'm worried about him."

Jiang Sumin was slightly taken aback, then nodded in agreement: "Okay."

The two of them took a cloth bag, filled with some snacks that Ah Yi liked to eat, and also brought several stacks of drawing paper and crayons.

Upon arriving at the camp and near Dr. Xu's residence, they saw two soldiers standing at the gate, looking troubled and blocking people's way, while Dr. Xu, with red eyes, pleaded desperately for something.

Jiang Yutang frowned and quickly stepped forward: "What's wrong?"

When the soldiers saw her, they quickly saluted: "Madam Cheng."

He then explained, "It's against the rules for a woman to work at the camp's medical clinic. We just received orders that either Dr. Xu should leave the camp, or she should be transferred to the embroidery workshop."

The work in the embroidery room was tiring and tedious, with very little free time, and the pay was far worse than that in the clinic. This was clearly a way to force Doctor Xu to leave.

Jiang Yutang's face darkened, and she asked with dissatisfaction, "Why can't women stay in the clinic? I helped out at the clinic before, and no one said anything?"

The two soldiers exchanged a glance, their faces full of helplessness.

"Madam, this is the order from above. We are just following orders and have no other choice. Please don't make things difficult for us."

Jiang Yutang took a deep breath, knowing that arguing with these two soldiers was pointless, so he waved his hand and said, "You guys go first, I'll handle things here."

The soldiers, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, quickly saluted and withdrew.

After the soldiers left, Doctor Xu let out a long sigh, his eyes reddening.

Jiang Yutang stepped forward and asked softly, "Are you alright?"

Dr. Xu forced a smile, shook his head, and stepped aside to let them in: "Come in and sit down."

After sitting down inside, Jiang Yutang noticed that Doctor Xu looked dejected and gave Jiang Sumin a meaningful look.

Jiang Sumin understood and took Ayi outside to play.

A cheerful laugh came from outside. Jiang Yutang turned around and got straight to the point.

"The situation is beyond repair now, and you probably can't stay in the camp any longer. Actually, I called you here today to discuss opening a pharmacy."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of light finally appeared in Dr. Xu's eyes, but it quickly dimmed again.

"Opening a pharmacy is a good thing, but what will Ah Yi and I do until the pharmacy is built?"

“We have a few empty rooms in our house. You can move in with A-Yi first, and we can make further plans after the pharmacy is built.”

"But......"

Seeing that Dr. Xu was still hesitant, Jiang Yutang added, "If you're worried about having nothing to do, my elder brother's private school has recently opened a medical knowledge lecture series, teaching everyone some basic first aid knowledge. If you don't mind, you can go there to help with the lectures and earn some money."

"Really!" Doctor Xu was stunned, his eyes wide with surprise. "I'm a woman... is that possible too?"

“Of course you can,” Jiang Yutang said with a smile. “Am I not a woman too? The respect I have now is all earned through my own abilities. If you want to change your situation, you have to take the first step. If you do nothing, you will always be at the mercy of others.”

Dr. Xu stared blankly at Jiang Yutang; her words were like a ray of light, illuminating her confused heart.

She was silent for a moment, then her eyes gradually hardened, and she slowly nodded: "Okay, I promise you."

With the matter settled, Jiang Yutang felt a little relieved.

"We'll come to help you move your things first thing tomorrow morning. You must be tired today, so take Ah Yi and get some rest."

Dr. Xu nodded in agreement and saw the two to the door.

She waved to A-Yi, and young A-Yi ran out and was gently picked up by her.

The two stood at the door, silently watching them leave.

With Dr. Xu's placement resolved, Jiang Yutang's steps became lighter.

As soon as the two passed through the moon gate and returned to their own courtyard, they saw Jiang Songzhi and Jiang Jiuzhe sitting on the sofa in the living room with serious expressions.

Upon seeing her enter, the two men simultaneously looked up, clearly having been waiting for her for quite some time.

A bad feeling instantly welled up in my heart.

Jiang Yutang walked to the sofa and sat down, asking in a deep voice, "Has something happened?"

Jiang Jiuze spoke first, his tone heavy: "Little sister, there's been a change in the matter of opening the medicine shop. Gu Wenxiao has made his move."