The Divine Doctor and Adorable Consort: The Demonic Emperor is Too Cunning

Neither of the two apprentice medicine boys expected the tall apprentice medicine boy to suddenly attack them. After they realized what was happening, they were both furious and joined forces to fight back against the tall apprentice medicine boy.

Soon, the three apprentice doctors were wrestling outside the pharmacy.

The three apprentice doctors were fighting fiercely, which frightened the apprentice doctor inside, who quickly reported the incident to the shopkeeper.

Before this, a crowd of onlookers had gathered outside the pharmacy, and now, the area outside was surrounded by layers upon layers of onlookers.

When the pharmacy owner rushed out, the three apprentices were already disheveled, their clothes were tattered, and their faces were covered in blood, making it impossible to tell who was who.

The shopkeeper initially intended to reprimand the three, but his attention was quickly drawn away by the surrounding chatter.

"This pharmacy is completely unreliable. Not only are all the apprentices snobbish, but look, they've even started fighting now."

"That's right, this pharmacy only cares about money. I just saw these three people fighting over the same customer."

"Oh dear, how can people feel comfortable coming to this pharmacy to get medicine?"

"What are you worried about? There are so many pharmacies on Yaolin Street, are you afraid you won't be able to get your medicine?"

"That's right, it's best not to go to this pharmacy! Let me tell you, I got my medicine there once before, and I was ripped off!"

"Really? Tell us quickly, what happened back then?"

Hearing the cacophony of voices around him, the shopkeeper broke out in a cold sweat, still trying to figure out what was going on.

Unlike the tense atmosphere outside the pharmacy, the situation was quite different in Fang Qingyou's shop.

After leaving the pharmacy for some distance, Fang Qingyou finally caught up with the man.

Upon seeing Fang Qingyou, the man was quite surprised: "Miss Fang, it's you?"

Yes, this man knew Fang Qingyou; he was the same blue-robed man who had helped her examine the medicine outside the Dahe Money Exchange.

At that time, the man in the blue robe was a pharmacy apprentice at Yikangtang in Nanguan County.

Just now, when they were outside the pharmacy, the man was facing Fang Qingyou's back, so he didn't recognize her.

Looking at the man's current disheveled appearance, Fang Qingyou could vaguely guess his future situation, but she did not intend to mention it, as she did not want to hurt his self-esteem.

Everyone has their share of misfortunes, especially since he fell into misfortune because of her.

Fang Qingyou smiled and cupped her hands in greeting to the man: "It's been a long time. I didn't expect to meet you today, young master. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Thank you for helping me out of that situation, Miss Fang." At this moment, the man realized that Fang Qingyou had treated the three medicine boys that way because of him.

“Young master, you don’t need to be so polite. Actually, I didn’t recognize you at the time. I just couldn’t stand the snobbish faces of those three medicine boys and their desecration of the medicinal herbs, so I couldn’t help but take action.” Fang Qingyou said, his eyes showing respect. “However, you are right about one thing: all medicinal herbs are life-saving, so there is no distinction between them.”

The man smiled sheepishly: "Miss Fang, you flatter me. This is just my humble opinion."

"Young master is too modest. We've known each other for so long, and I still don't know your surname." Thinking of the clinic that might have been prepared in advance, Fang Qingyou really wanted to recruit this valuable talent who was proficient in pharmacology and upright.

"My surname is Chen, and my given name is Zhongjie."

"So it's Young Master Chen." Fang Qingyou's attitude became serious. "Young Master Chen, there's something I'd like to ask for your help with, but I don't know if you'd be willing."

Chen Zhongjie's expression also became serious: "Miss Fang, please speak freely. I will do my best to help you with anything I can do."

“Young Master Chen, I would like to hire you as a pharmacist. The salary is 10% higher than the market rate. However, under the current circumstances, the working environment will certainly not be as good as those pharmacies or clinics. I wonder if you are willing? Young Master Chen, just tell me your true thoughts. There is no need to compromise yourself.”

Fang Qingyou truthfully told him about her current situation. In fact, she had planned to have Chen Zhongjie help her manage the clinic, but since the clinic had not yet opened, she could not just make him a pie in the sky with a seemingly wonderful but uncertain future.

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhongjie became excited, almost unable to believe his ears: "Miss Fang, what did you say? You want to hire me as a pharmacist?"

Chen Zhongjie was so excited for two reasons. First, he had been a medicine apprentice for many years without making any progress in his career, but now Fang Qingyou had promised him the position of a pharmacist.

In addition, the person who hired him was none other than the beloved disciple of the legendary physician Xiaoyaozi.

Furthermore, seeing Fang Qingyou's sincere expression, which so affirmed his pharmacological knowledge, gave him a sense of accomplishment in being recognized.

Fang Qingyou hadn't expected Chen Zhongjie's reaction to be so strong. She nodded in confirmation and said, "Young Master Chen, everything I said comes from the bottom of my heart. I hope you will consider it. Whatever the outcome, I will accept it."

As soon as Fang Qingyou finished speaking, Chen Zhongjie nodded vigorously and said, "Miss Fang, I am willing to accept the marriage proposal! However, you don't need to give me more than ten percent of the dowry. It would be my greatest honor to work for Miss Fang. As long as you provide me with three meals a day and lodging, I don't need anything else."

“Young Master Chen, how can I hire you to work for me without paying you a dowry?” Fang Qingyou shook her head first, then her expression became more mischievous: “If I don’t pay you a dowry, won’t everyone else call me Fang the Skinflint? Do you want me to be given that kind of nickname?”

Faced with Fang Qingyou's words, the straightforward young man was at a loss for words and stood there dumbfounded.

Seeing this, Fang Qingyou smiled and said, "Young Master Chen, to avoid me getting a bad reputation, let's keep the dowry as I said, ten percent more than the market price. Alright, it's settled then."

After realizing what was happening, Chen Zhongjie was about to say something more, but Fang Qingyou didn't give him the chance. She turned around and waved to Yi Lingyun and She Yuyan behind her, saying, "Ruanmengyun, Yuyan, come here. I'll introduce someone to you."

Fang Qingyou was in a good mood after recruiting a great general under her command. She purchased a lot of medicinal herbs from several shops, which resulted in Chen Zhongjie being dragged to work as a porter before he even officially started his job.

In addition, Fang Qingyou noticed several closed pharmacies on Yaolin Street. The shops were all quite large, but she didn't know which one was the pharmacy that She Yuyan had mentioned.

Fang Qingyou originally wanted to ask her herself, but She Yuyan said she would do it, so it would be better to leave it to her.