Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 62: Chapter 33 Sharing the Spoils While Sitting_2

Gu Changsheng, seeing that the show was almost over, wore a rascally smile on his face and elegantly picked himself up from the ground. After straightening his clothes, he looked at Uncle Song and the other two, who were still peering outside, and began solemnly, “Oh my, the way you all look is simply disgraceful!”

Uncle Song and his companions turned around and looked towards Lady Changsheng, who stood with a righteous expression, silently…

Who was the first one to lie down? Who sprawled out first and then called them to join in?

Lady Changsheng is really…

Gu Changsheng, seeing their indescribable misery, felt extremely pleased. He instantly dropped his stern facade; his shoulders slumped, and with a pained expression, he clutched his stomach, “Ouch, Xiao Cui, hurry, go check in the back yard if Xiao Leizi has finished making dinner. My useless stomach is starting to play ‘Empty Fort Strategy’…”

Xiao Cui glanced at Han Qiu, ran helplessly towards the backyard.

Han Qiu, understanding his intention, went forward to support his feigning master and headed to the backyard as well.

“Lady, with this commotion, the medical hall will surely be bustling tomorrow!” Uncle Song followed enthusiastically behind, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Gu Changsheng.

Gu Changsheng looked up at the darkening sky and thought to herself, yeah, she felt the same way. Old Lady Lau had set a precedent, and her prescription had actually fetched some silver. Surely, by tomorrow, such a fortuitous event would spread throughout Liuzhou City.

Profit-seeking is human nature, all thanks to the cooperation of those doctors. The reputation of Gu Family Medical Hall would spread like wildfire, inevitably drawing a crowd of onlookers. Gu Changsheng rubbed her chin, pondering. This wouldn’t do; it would too greatly affect her high-brow image. She needed to come up with a plan…

Upon reaching the backyard, Gu Changsheng looked at Uncle Song and his group, who had swept away their daytime worries and anxiety, and listened to their praises, feeling somewhat elated.

Dinner was especially delicious, and Gu Changsheng had grandly instructed Xiao Leizi to fetch some tofu before the meal.

Opening doors brings good fortune, time to add a dish! Scallion mixed with tofu would be nice, though it might look a bit rough, at least it’s a famous dish isn’t it? Scallion mixed with tofu, one clear and two whites, absolutely a delicacy!

Gu Changsheng ate without any regard for image, and surprisingly, everyone was in such a good mood that they did not unanimously criticise her. Gu Changsheng was satisfied, feeling that the day had been very fulfilling.

Of course, today’s fulfillment wasn’t enough.

After dinner, Xiao Leizi conscientiously went to wash the dishes while Little Meat Bun lay on Gu Changsheng’s lap, recounting his day as a carpenter.

As for Xiao Cui and Han Qiu, Gu Changsheng had sent them to guard the backyard door.

Late at night, insisting someone guard the back door, Han Qiu had already kept a cold face, expressing no opinion, as whatever the Lady said, she would just do.

But Xiao Cui was different. Being a straightforward and innocent girl, she couldn’t help but question Gu Changsheng for the reason.

Gu Changsheng, who was busily mocking her son at the time, simply replied coolly, “Go and wait for pie to fall from the sky!”

Xiao Cui and Han Qiu twitched their mouths in resignation, went to guard the back door, and firmly believed that the Lady was being whimsical again…

Bored while guarding the back door, Xiao Cui kicked pebbles absentmindedly and asked Han Qiu, who stood still, “Han Qiu, what do you think the Lady is up to? Will pies really fall from the sky?”

Han Qiu glanced at her, and replied, “I don’t know.”

Well, continue waiting then…

They hadn’t been waiting long when they heard a knock at the back door.

Xiao Cui, puzzled, opened the door to see Old Lady Lau, who had come to see a doctor in the evening, standing outside with a thief-like expression, clutching her chest with both hands as if fearing harassment. She squeezed through the door while whispering, “Changsheng’s Mother asked me to come over at this time…”

Xiao Cui, not understanding, glanced at Han Qiu and led Old Lady Lau into the back courtyard.

Upon hearing their entrance, Gu Changsheng excitedly slammed the table and stood up, shouting, “Oh, Old Lady Lau has arrived, bring her in quickly to divide the loot!”

Divide the loot! Divide the loot! Bandits raiding…

Everyone: “…”

Old Lady Lau, standing outside hearing this conversation inside, also wiped a bit of cold sweat off her forehead, finding the way Changsheng’s Mother said it, quite awkward…

Old Lady Lau entered the room, tremblingly taking things out of her embrace one by one…

Purses, green, blue, grey… purses of all colors were placed on the table.

Gu Changsheng’s eyes immediately lit up. He placed Little Meat Bun, Gu Ze, on a chair, waved his hand grandly, and declared, “Come on, fellows, let’s get to work! Count the silver!”

Everyone stood stiffly unsure how to react; these were clearly the purses Old Lady Lau had collected from the doctors…

Gu Changsheng and his son got busy, with Little Meat Bun responsible for untying the purses and dumping out the silver and copper coins, while Gu Changsheng enthusiastically started counting. The pair was clearly dividing the work and happily cooperating.

Everyone watched as the mother and son pair joyfully busied themselves over the table, falling silent for a moment…

After a long while, the smile on Gu Changsheng’s face grew larger, and Little Meat Bun had already finished unlocking the purses, his large round eyes gazing towards his mother.

Seeing his mother look up, Little Meat Bun timidly asked, “Mom, how much silver is all this silver?”

The table was entirely covered with loose pieces of silver, silver ingots, and copper coins…

Seeing this made Little Meat Bun’s eyes blur as he rubbed them. There were so many; he had only learned to count to ten, and this was way beyond him…

“Today’s business wasn’t too bad, seventy-three taels and two qian of silver, wow ka-ka…” Gu Changsheng, laughing, began to divide the silver into two, thinking these doctors really weren’t too poor. Small amounts add up, and the sum was quite considerable…

“Old lady, this is for you, thirty-eight taels and two qian of silver, and I’ll keep thirty-five taels. The extra three taels and two qian, consider it today’s labor fee.” Gu Changsheng, smiling, pushed a pile of silver towards Old Lady Lau.

“How can I accept this? I was just doing as Changsheng’s Mother told me; I can’t take so much silver, just give me some money for grabbing medicine…” Old Lady Lau repeatedly waved her hands, refusing. Thirty-eight taels and two qian of silver! She had never seen so much silver in her life; it could support her and her grandson for many years…

“Old lady, you deserve it, let’s split it fifty-fifty, I can’t let you suffer a loss,” Gu Changsheng insisted, stuffing the silver towards her, still smiling, “Old lady, you better take this silver quickly. Try to do lighter work in the future, and don’t forget you still have a great-grandson to support.”

People no longer knew how to face Changsheng’s Mother talking about “splitting the loot”…

Finally convincing Old Lady Lau to accept the silver and sending her off, Gu Changsheng stood in the courtyard and shouted at Dong Lei, “Xiao Leizi, first thing tomorrow morning you go buy some tasty food, we have silver now, old mother wants extra dishes! Old mother wants to eat meat!”