Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 59 Relief for work
Although there is not much money here, it is full of friendship.

As agreed, Lin Zhiqing collected the materials that night and decided to take them to the tailor shop the next day to have them made into a ruqun.

She can draw, but she is not good at making clothes.

When she attended the Spring Banquet, she found out that the embroiderer she worked with had excellent skills. She had inquired and found out that the embroiderer opened a tailor shop in the west of the city.

After everything was ready, Lin Zhiqing went out the next day.

Perhaps because he had won the championship, Lin Congli and others did not stop him.

She first went to the West Market, gave the material to the embroiderer, and walked around and looked at several shops.

When the time was almost up, he went to the Lu Family Clinic in East City.

There weren't too many people in the clinic today, and judging by their attire, most of them were ordinary people.

Logically speaking, with such a large number of customers every day, the clinic’s revenue cannot be so low.

After entering the inner room, Lin Zhiqing found Lu Nanyue checking the accounts.

After doing some calculations, she held her cheek and sighed.

Before he had time to talk to Lin Zhiqing, the maid outside the door delivered a message that someone had been bitten by a snake and was being carried here for medical treatment.

Lu Nanyue acted quickly and went out to check the situation immediately, and Lin Zhiqing followed.

She originally thought that some young master or young lady had been bitten by a snake, but when she saw the rough clothes on the patient, she knew that he was just an ordinary citizen.

Because he wanted to open a clinic, Lin Zhiqing visited all the clinics in East City.

She found that most of those clinics were only open to the rich, and very few were open to ordinary people.

As he came to the Lu family clinic more and more often, Lin Zhiqing discovered that they were also open to ordinary people.

"Doctor, please save my husband. We can't make ends meet at home, so he went up the mountain to pick wild vegetables to fill his stomach. He didn't expect to be bitten by a snake!" A pale and skinny woman cried.

"Hurry, carry the person to the inner room, open the doors and windows, I'll be there soon." While making arrangements, Lu Nanyue swiftly picked up several commonly used medicinal herbs and quickly entered the inner room.

Lin Zhiqing did not follow in, but just observed from outside.

In just half an hour, the number of ordinary people coming and going could not be counted on one hand.

Moreover, Lin Zhiqing also discovered that several people in very ordinary clothes came in to get medicine without paying.

The maid only took a look at their faces and put the medicine money on their account.

"Can I buy on credit?" Lin Zhiqing asked thoughtfully.

The maid said helplessly, "Although the world is good, there are still many people who can't afford medicine. My young lady is too kind-hearted. When she encounters such people, she can never be cruel. She can only keep a record."

"But recently, there are more and more people like this. The previous accounts have not been settled yet, and this month's salary has been delayed for several days."

Speaking of this, the maid looked at Lin Zhiqing expectantly: "Miss Zhiqing, you have a good relationship with my young lady. Can you think of a way to persuade her? Everyone needs to eat."

"Has the monthly salary ever been delayed in the past?" Lin Zhiqing asked.

"No." The maid shook her head. "That's why everyone is so panicked now that the monthly allowance has suddenly stopped."

Lin Zhiqing thought of the silver Lu Nanyue gave him yesterday, and he understood what was going on.

The clinic has been in deficit for a long time and can only barely maintain the status quo.

Lu Nanyue gave him the money, so naturally he couldn't make ends meet. "Don't worry, the monthly salary will definitely be paid," Lin Zhiqing said to comfort him.

Just as they were talking, the door to the inner room opened, and Lu Nanyue and the pale and thin woman came out together:
"Luckily, it was just an ordinary venomous snake. If I had delayed another quarter of an hour, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to save it."

"Thank you, doctor. Thank you, doctor. I've been to several clinics, but they saw that I was wearing tattered clothes and were unwilling to let us in." The woman said this while nervously grasping the corner of her clothes.

Lin Zhiqing keenly captured the micro-expressions on her face.

She tilted her head forward, pulled up her eyelids, and pursed her lips slightly, looking both nervous and expectant.

Her words just now were meant to test Lu Nanyue.

As expected, Lu Nanyue took a handkerchief and wiped her hands. "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. This is not a big deal. Although the person has been saved, he still needs to be taken care of with medicinal herbs, otherwise he might develop other illnesses."

"Do you have money to buy medicine now?" She put down her handkerchief and looked at the woman.

The woman became even more reserved, the corners of her clothes wrinkled by her grip: "No...no."

She heard that the medicine here could be obtained for free, so she came here to try it out of desperation.

Lu Nanyue nodded: "Then go get the medicine first, leave your information here, write a receipt, and pay for the medicine when you have enough money."

After hearing this, the woman immediately let go of the corner of her clothes.

If what those people said is actually true, then doesn’t that mean I don’t have to pay any money?

She rolled her eyes, thinking that the document was a trivial matter. "No wonder everyone says that Doctor Lu is our Shengjing City's Little Medical Fairy. Now I see that it is indeed true. Thank you, Little Medical Fairy!"

As she spoke, she was about to kneel down and kowtow.

"Wait, don't kneel yet." Lin Zhiqing saw the little expression of taking advantage on her face and naturally would not let Lu Nanyue suffer any loss:
"You can take this medicine, but the contents of the agreement must be changed."

Lu Nanyue didn't understand what Lin Zhiqing meant, but her trust in her friend prevented her from interrupting.

The woman's expression was a little grim, but she just felt that Lin Zhiqing was a little girl and couldn't explain why, so she nodded in agreement.

"Xiao Yixian is our savior, and whatever he says is what we must do."

Lin Zhiqing glanced at her and asked, "Do you often go up the mountain?"

The woman was surprised by the sudden change of topic. She was stunned for a moment before nodding, "We ordinary people live off the land and the water. If we weren't forced to do so, who would be willing to dig in the dirt for food?"

After hearing this, Lu Nanyue showed a trace of pity in her eyes.

But Lin Zhiqing's expression remained unchanged. "I'll have my maid sort out the characteristics of some commonly used medicinal herbs and give them to you. If you have nothing to do, you can go to the mountains and look around. The herbs you collect can offset your consultation fees and medicine costs. How about that?"

Hearing Lin Zhiqing's words, Lu Nanyue's eyes lit up. Why hadn't she thought of this approach before?
The woman's expression froze, her nostrils twitched, and her eyebrows raised, obviously she was a little dissatisfied.

But she thought again and felt that she could just make up an excuse that she was busy with farming and couldn't collect herbs. "Of course, it's only natural to pay back debts."

"Good! You're truly an open-minded person." Lin Zhiqing smiled. "If the herbs you collect within three months can't offset all the consultation and medical expenses, then I will directly submit the receipt to the government and let them make the final decision."

"Nanyue, have you remembered this?" Lin Zhiqing saw what the woman was thinking at a glance, so he mentioned it deliberately.

"Make sure you remember this." Lu Nanyue shook the paper in her hand.

Lin Zhiqing nodded. In her previous world, this method was called "work-for-relief."

(End of this chapter)