The carefree life of Yang Shuisheng, the village miracle doctor

His angry outburst was both a performance for Yang Shuisheng and a genuine display of his rage.

Because this old man almost killed him.

"You usually cheat and swindle people who don't know any better. I've let it go since you're old."

"But you actually dared to swindle Brother Yang today?"

"I think you're like an old man trying to hang yourself, tired of living, huh?"

Tiger became angrier and angrier as he cursed, and when he thought about the relationship between Yang Shuisheng and Kun, he felt a chill run down his spine.

"What are you all standing there for? Smash it!"

He suddenly waved his hand and roared at the few dazed underlings behind him, "Smash this old bastard's black shop for me! What kind of damn Jishetang is this? It's clearly a brothel that harms people!"

"From today onwards, his shop will no longer exist on this street."

"Yes, Brother Tiger!"

Although the underlings hadn't fully grasped the situation, they dared not disobey their boss.

Immediately, a shout was given, and everyone was assigned to overturn tables, smash cabinets, and break medicine cabinets!

"No! Don't smash it!" The old shopkeeper snapped out of his daze, his face drained of all color. "Brother Tiger! You mustn't!"

He didn't care about saving face and begged Tiger Brother with tears streaming down his face, "Tiger Brother, I was wrong, I know I was wrong."

"I was blind and heartless. Please, have mercy and don't smash my shop!"

"This is the culmination of more than ten years of hard work; if it's destroyed, it's all over."

"Please! I'll compensate Brother Yang, I apologize! Please don't smash it!"

He pleaded and cried, then turned towards Yang Shuisheng and Guo Cuihong.

"Young man... oh no, Brother Yang, I was wrong, I don't need the medicine! I'll give it to you for free!"

"Or I'll pay you back, I'll pay you back, please forgive me this time, I'll never dare to do it again."

Yang Shuisheng looked at the old shopkeeper, who was crying his eyes out, but felt nothing.

"You know you were wrong? I think you're just scared now!"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the underlings waiting for Tiger's order to smash the shop, before returning to the old shopkeeper's pale face: "We don't need compensation, and we certainly don't need free medicinal herbs."

"Then what do you want?" the old shopkeeper pressed.

"What I want is an apology, a very sincere apology."

He pointed to the growing number of neighbors and passersby outside the door and said clearly, "You stand at the door right now and, in front of everyone, sincerely apologize for cheating my sister-in-law."

"Tell me everything you did that was despicable: selling inferior goods as superior ones, raising drug prices, and engaging in forced buying and selling. Tell me in detail, in every single detail."

"Let everyone hear how your Jishetang (a traditional Chinese medicine clinic) actually helps people."

Upon hearing this, the old shopkeeper's face turned even uglier.

Apologize in public and expose his own shortcomings?

This is tantamount to personally smashing the pitiful reputation that Jishetang had built up over more than ten years into pieces. Who would dare to buy medicine from him in the future?

"Brother Yang... I promise I will apologize. How about I treat you and this young lady to a private meal as an apology?"

"Say this in public... isn't that a bit...?"

The old shopkeeper forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, still trying to bargain and save face.

"There's no room for negotiation." Yang Shuisheng interrupted him directly, his tone icy. "Either you go out now and explain yourself, or..."

He glanced at Tiger.

"Old man, didn't you hear what Brother Yang said?"

Tiger immediately understood, glaring fiercely at the old shopkeeper and roaring, "I'm telling you to get out here and explain yourself. If you keep dawdling, I'll have all these broken pieces of wood and rotten cabinets of yours chopped up and burn them for firewood, so you won't cheat others in the future."

Looking at Tiger's murderous gaze and then at Yang Shuisheng's resolute expression, the old shopkeeper knew that he was not going to get through this ordeal today.

"You...you really want to go this far?" He asked Yang Shuisheng, his face ashen and filled with resentment, "Are you really not leaving me any way out?"

Yang Shuisheng was too lazy to waste any more words with him, and simply gestured to Tiger with his eyes.

Tiger immediately stepped forward, making a move to order his underlings to take action.

"No! I'll talk! I'll talk, okay?!" The old shopkeeper trembled with fear, finally giving up in utter despair.

He walked unsteadily to the entrance of the pharmacy. Under the curious gazes of dozens of neighbors, his old face flushed red, and he stammered, "Fellow villagers... fellow villagers, I am Chen Youde from Jishetang. I did something immoral today..."

"I saw that this young lady didn't know anything about medicine, so... I took some old and bad medicinal herbs and tried to sell them at a high price by passing them off as high-quality ones. A dose of medicine that would normally only cost two or three yuan, I charged her nine yuan."

"She thought it was too expensive and didn't want to buy it, so I... I blocked the door and wouldn't let her leave, and... I even tried to force her to buy it."

"I...I'm not human! I'm heartless! I'm so sorry to this young lady, I...I apologize to everyone, I'll never do it again."

His words were broken and not loud, but they still reached everyone's ears clearly.

The crowd erupted in uproar!

"My God! Nine yuan a pair? Shopkeeper Chen is outrageously greedy!"

"He always looked so respectable, I never expected him to be this kind of scoundrel!"

"No wonder the medicine I got from him last time didn't work; it was all old, rotten stuff."

"Bah! Calling itself Jishetang, it's clearly a swindler's den."

"This kind of shady shop should have been shut down long ago."

Accusations, discussions, and curses instantly overwhelmed the old shopkeeper.

He stood at the door, wishing he could disappear into a crack in the ground and never come out again.

His carefully cultivated, albeit false, reputation collapsed completely at that moment.

After saying this, the old shopkeeper looked at Yang Shuisheng weakly, his voice hoarse: "This...is this alright?"

Yang Shuisheng didn't say anything, and didn't even glance at him again.

He turned around, nodded to Guo Cuihong who was still somewhat dazed, and said gently, "Sister Cuihong, let's go and buy from another store."

After saying that, he naturally pulled up Guo Cuihong, who was still somewhat at a loss, and took the bewildered Xiaobao in his other hand. Under the complicated gazes of the crowd, he walked straight out of Jishetang.

Seeing this, Tiger glared at the old shopkeeper and mouthed "You old bastard, just you wait!" before leading his underlings out of the pharmacy.

"Brother Yang! Brother Yang, wait a minute!" Tiger caught up with Yang Shuisheng, bowing low with a fawning smile on his face, and cautiously asked, "Brother Yang, since that old man apologized, are you still going to smash the shop?"

"Or if there's anything else you need me to do, just let me know."

Yang Shuisheng stopped and glanced at him, then said calmly, "No need. It'll be more effective for him to smash the signboard himself than for you to do it."

Tiger breathed a sigh of relief, but then something occurred to him, and a look of worry appeared on his face. He rubbed his hands together and stammered, "Then...then what about Kun...about today's matter..."

He was afraid that Yang Shuisheng would tell Brother Kun about today's series of conflicts, and then he would really be in deep trouble.

"I won't tell Brother Kun." Yang Shuisheng understood what he meant and gave him peace of mind.

"Thank you, Brother Yang!"

Upon hearing this, Tiger was overjoyed and bowed repeatedly: "Thank you for your generosity, Brother Yang. If there's anything you need me for in the future, just ask. I'll do anything for you, even if it means going through fire and water."

After flattering him, he said solicitously, "Brother Yang, are you going to another herbal medicine shop?"

"Could you please tell me which company it is?"

"I'll buy the medicine for you right away, and I guarantee it will be the freshest and at the lowest price."

"No need, we can go see for ourselves. You go ahead and do your thing." Yang Shuisheng waved his hand, dismissing him directly.

Tiger dared not pursue the matter any further.

"Okay! Take care, Brother Yang. Let me know if you need anything."

He bowed again before disappearing around the street corner with his men.

After Tiger had walked away, Guo Cuihong finally recovered slightly from the shock she had just experienced.

She hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Brother Shuisheng, those people just now... why did they all seem so afraid of you?"

Yang Shuisheng turned his head, glanced at her, and replied simply, "Oh, I know Brother Kun from town, so they give me some face."

He did not explain in detail how they met or to what extent they knew each other.

Guo Cuihong was also sensible and did not continue to ask questions. She just said "oh" and her impression of Yang Shuisheng underwent another earth-shattering change.

This young man from the same village seems to be far more complex than he appears on the surface.

The two of them, holding Xiaobao's hand, walked for a while and came to another, relatively busier street. A herbal medicine shop with a sign that read "Huichuntang" was right in front of them.

This shop has a bigger storefront than Jishetang, and it looks more impressive.

"Let's go with this one. Huichuntang is an old brand, so their medicinal herbs should be more reliable," Yang Shuisheng said, leading Guo Cuihong and her son toward the shop door.

However, as soon as they reached the entrance of Huichuntang, before they could even step inside, they heard a woman's painful scream coming from inside.

"Ouch! It hurts! It hurts so much!"

"Dad, I can't take it anymore! Is my arm going to break?"