Chapter 196 She Wants to Forge an Imperial Edict

Chapter 196 She Wants to Forge an Imperial Edict

Jiang Yutang told the three of them about the situation in the village, and the next morning, Jiang Jiuzhe offered to go to the village with them.

"I'll go with you to take a look, so I can help appease the villagers and find out what's going on."

Jiang Yutang naturally understood Jiang Jiuze's intention, and the three of them headed to the village together.

As soon as they arrived at the village entrance, the villagers recognized them and surrounded them, their faces full of gratitude.

"Oh, Mrs. Cheng, Dr. Xu, thank you so much! My husband is able to get out of bed today!"

"You are truly our saviors!"

Everyone chimed in, their words filled with heartfelt emotion.

Jiang Yutang smiled, feeling warm inside. She and Doctor Xu split up and went to the villagers' homes to check on their conditions.

Jiang Jiuze remained in the open space at the village entrance, patiently comforting the villagers who had gathered around.

When Jiang Yutang returned to the village entrance, she saw the villagers surrounding Jiang Jiuzhe, each of them making solemn promises.

"Sir, rest assured! We will definitely help you to the end! We will never let that heartless Gu Wenxiao succeed!"

Jiang Yutang blinked in confusion and asked about the reason on the way back.

Jiang Jiuzhe slowly explained, "When Gu Wenxiao first came to Danzhou, he was determined to stabilize his position by managing people's livelihood and winning their hearts. We will start with people's livelihood and use public opinion to bring him down. He caused malaria by digging swamps, which has already lost the support of the people. This is our breakthrough point."

Jiang Yutang nodded. When it comes to persuasive words, only official jargon is effective.

It wasn't until the third day that she understood the power of public opinion and people's livelihood.

Gu Wenxiao's deliberate digging of the swamp in order to compete for a spot in the pharmacy, as well as his past misdeeds in the capital, have become the talk of the town in Danzhou.

Within a day, the entire population of Danzhou knew Gu Wenxiao's true colors, and his reputation plummeted.

In addition, this malaria outbreak was caused by Gu Wenxiao himself, which not only caused widespread resentment among the people, but also made many local officials in Danzhou unable to stand by and watch.

They are also partly to blame for their mishandling of the epidemic.

Therefore, several officials joined forces to report Gu Wenxiao's crimes in detail to the capital, and at the same time jointly proposed that the land originally allocated to the pharmacy be officially transferred to the Jiang family.

After receiving the report, the capital verified the situation and immediately issued an edict reprimanding him, reducing his salary, and suspending some of his powers in Danzhou.

Because of their meritorious service in treating villagers suffering from malaria, the Jiang family won the hearts of the people and successfully obtained the land for the pharmacy.

Thus, the storm deliberately stirred up by Gu Wenxiao has finally come to an end.

Once the land for the pharmacy was officially allocated, Jiang Yutang immediately threw himself into the preparatory work.

She meticulously planned the procurement direction and the medicine reserve list, especially highlighting the storage requirements for certain special medicines, and specially purchased a refrigerated display case and refrigerator to place in the convenience store.

Considering the practicality of intravenous drips, she specifically decided to build the pharmacy into a two-story building. The first floor is used for receiving patients, dispensing medicine, and decocting medicine, while the second floor is specially set up as an infusion room, equipped with comfortable beds and disinfection equipment.

Since the malaria incident, Jiang Yutang's superb medical skills have spread throughout Danzhou. People say that her injections are "miraculous" and can cure difficult and complicated diseases.

This positive word-of-mouth has fueled anticipation for the pharmacy's preparations.

Under Jiang Yutang's careful guidance, Dr. Xu made rapid progress.

With everyone's full support and after two months of intensive preparation, Jiang's Pharmacy finally celebrated its grand opening.

Many people came to watch; this "Chinese and Western medicine combined" pharmacy model was the first of its kind to appear in Danzhou.

Thanks to Jiang Yutang's good reputation and unique treatment methods, the pharmacy is doing exceptionally well.

Even regular customers from other pharmacies switched to her pharmacy.

In contrast, other pharmacies in Danzhou are experiencing a continuous decline in business, which has drawn dissatisfaction from others.

After discussing it with his family, Jiang Yutang said, "The bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow against it. We need to change our strategy."

If local pharmacies seize market share by leveraging their modern medical advantages, it will lead to an imbalance in the development of the pharmaceutical industry in Danzhou in the long run, which is not conducive to long-term development.

After much deliberation, she thought of the "alliance" model in modern society and decided to take the initiative to communicate with the owners of other pharmacies, inviting them to join her and create a win-win situation.

Her proposed solution was very generous: Jiang's Pharmacy would provide some scarce medicines to help other pharmacies improve their diagnostic and treatment capabilities and avoid vicious competition.

This proposal was well received by many pharmacy owners.

After some communication and negotiation, many pharmacies joined the alliance, which not only effectively eased the tension between the pharmacies, but also earned Jiang Yutang a good reputation for being "broad-minded and helpful".

The pharmacy's business is on track, and the alliance is functioning well.

For the past two months, Gu Wenxiao has been unusually quiet, without making any moves.

But given the other party's personality, there's no way they'd let it go so easily.

While managing her pharmacy and convenience store business, Jiang Yutang secretly kept an eye on Gu Wenxiao's movements.

The third month arrived in the blink of an eye.

That day, the Jiang family suddenly received a letter from the northern frontier.

"A letter from the northern frontier?" Jiang Yutang initially thought she had misheard, and quickly stepped forward to take the letter from the messenger.

With trembling hands, she opened the envelope. The handwriting inside was sharp and clear. Jiang Yutang recognized it at a glance as Cheng Lanzhou's handwriting!

Besides Cheng Lanzhou's letter, there was also a letter written by Jiang Huaiyu in the envelope.

She eagerly unfolded the letter to read it. The letter was simple, merely informing her family that they were all well in northern Xinjiang and that they should not worry. However, the words were filled with her longing for her family.

Feeling the concern between the lines, Jiang Yutang's heart couldn't help but tremble, and a bold idea instantly surged into her mind.

She wanted to go to northern Xinjiang.

Cheng Daier was quite surprised when she heard her thoughts, and then said softly, "Actually... I've had the same thought too."

But then she changed the subject, her expression turning serious: "But we can't go. If we leave before Gu Wenxiao's problem is resolved, what will happen to our families?"

"...That makes sense."

After calming down, Jiang Yutang suggested, "Why don't we take the initiative and eliminate this hidden danger completely?"

Cheng Dai'er frowned deeply and asked in a low voice, "Do you have a way?"

Jiang Yutang nodded firmly, her tone resolute: "Yes."

That evening, Jiang Yutang approached Jiang Shengan and Jiang Jiuzhe and asked bluntly, "Father, Second Brother, can you still find the Emperor's handwriting?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shengan shook his head in surprise, his tone tinged with melancholy: "The emperor's calligraphy and painting are so precious. Our family suffered a misfortune and our property was confiscated. We lost everything."

Jiang Jiuze became suspicious and questioned, "Why did you look for the emperor's handwriting out of the blue?"

Jiang Yutang looked up at the two of them, leaned forward, and said, word by word, "I want to forge an imperial edict."