She's skilled in medicine, martial arts, and even understands animal language—the abandoned dau

However, to his surprise, Shen Man rejected him without even thinking.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Doctor Yu, but I am still too young to be separated from my mother. So, let's talk about becoming your apprentice later!"

Doctor Yu showed a hint of disappointment, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "Very well, little one, you are right. However, I have now formed a good relationship with you. If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."

After saying that, he prescribed an internal medicine formula for the village head.

"The topical medicine for this little girl is quite effective; you can continue using it. This prescription is for internal use; you can get the medicine yourself from the herbal medicine shop. Since she's alright, I'll take my leave!"

"Dr. Yu, you just said that I need your help with something, right?" Shen Man suddenly said to him after he finished his work.

"That's right, I did say that!"

"Well, I have something I'd like to ask you for help with!"

"Man'er!" Lanxiang thought Shen Man wanted to ask Doctor Yu for help in dealing with the matter of the officials beating the village head, so she immediately called out to her.

"It's alright, let her talk!" Doctor Yu waved his hand at Lanxiang.

"Dr. Yu, as you know, our village is nestled deep in the mountains, and the villagers can only make a living by cultivating a few acres of barren land. This autumn harvest, we were first hit by days of heavy rain, and then the government increased our village's taxes. If the villagers can't find other ways to make a living, I'm afraid they'll starve to death this winter!"

"This……"

Doctor Yu was surprised to find that Shen Man's request was so unusual, and he couldn't help but look troubled.

But seeing the girl's determined gaze and thinking of the poor villagers behind her, Dr. Yu was moved with compassion.

"Alright, I will do my best. I know some merchant friends in town who might be able to help you find some suitable livelihoods. However, I'm just trying, and I can't guarantee whether it will work or not."

"Dr. Yu, the child is naive and doesn't understand. You don't need to take her words seriously."

Lanxiang felt that it was a bit much for Shen Man to make such a request to Doctor Yu on their first meeting.

"Haha, it's alright. This child is so young and already knows how to think of others, which shows she has a kind heart and is a good child..."

Upon hearing Dr. Yu's words, a sly glint flashed in Shen Man's eyes. "Thank you, Dr. Yu! Actually, I have some jobs ready for them to do, but I need your help to match them up."

Dr. Yu nodded. "Oh, what kind of work?"

"Dr. Yu, your clinic needs a lot of medicinal herbs every day. You can't possibly collect them all yourself, can you?"

"That's right. We mostly buy the medicinal herbs we need from herbal medicine shops, and we also purchase them from some herbal medicine merchants or farmers," Doctor Yu said, stroking his beard.

"Then why don't we have our villagers supply you with medicinal herbs from now on?" Shen Man said with a smile. "There are many precious medicinal herbs on the mountain behind our village, but the villagers don't recognize them or know how to harvest them. If someone teaches them how to identify and harvest the herbs, and then you buy them, wouldn't that be a win-win situation?"

Doctor Yu's eyes lit up. "That's a great idea! But gathering herbs is a skilled job. Will the villagers be able to learn it?"

Shen Man patted her chest and said, "I can teach them! Although I'm young, I've been going up the mountain to collect herbs with my mother since I was little, so I'm very familiar with all kinds of herbs!"

After saying that, she winked at Lanxiang, signaling her not to give herself away.

"Haha, I was wondering how you, little one, could recognize herbs at such a young age. It turns out it's a family tradition." Doctor Yu laughed. "Alright, it's settled then! Tomorrow I'll have someone make a list of the herbs our clinic needs in the near future and give it to you to provide. If your herbs are of good quality, you certainly won't be shortchanged on price."

Upon hearing this, Shen Man cheered happily, and Lan Xiang and the village head's family also showed joyful smiles.

"Then thank you in advance, Dr. Yu!" Shen Man smiled and bowed to Dr. Yu.

Dr. Yu waved his hand, took his leave, and departed.

"Lanxiang, I never imagined you, little girl, would have such skills, actually knowing medicine! You've been hiding your abilities from us all this time."

After the doctor turned and left, Madam Sun immediately reached out and tightly grasped Lanxiang's rough little hand, her face filled with a mixture of astonishment and joy, and said to her eagerly.

Lanxiang felt somewhat embarrassed and awkward, and could only manage a slightly embarrassed smile in response to Madam Sun.

She inwardly groaned: "Oh dear, my good aunt, you're too kind to me! I know nothing about medicine; it's all this mischievous little girl's fault for causing all this trouble! Now she's got me into a whole lot of trouble again! Sigh..."

"Grandma Sun, please don't blame my mother. Her master forced her to swear an oath not to reveal her medical skills to others, or she would suffer retribution." Shen Man saw her mother's helplessness and made up a story.

"Oh dear, how can there be such a master in this world? The purpose of learning medicine is to heal the sick and save lives, so why won't people use it? I really don't know what he's thinking!"

"Yes. But my mother can teach me medicine, and from now on, I'll be the one treating everyone!" Shen Man patted her chest again, speaking confidently.

"Good, good, good! Our Man'er is so smart, she'll definitely be able to learn it. From now on, we won't have to worry about not having money for medical treatment anymore!"

"However, there is a condition for seeing me: you must use the herbs you have gathered yourself to pay for the treatment."

"no problem!"

The next day, Shen Man got up early, waiting for Doctor Yu to send someone to deliver the prescription. Around 9 a.m., a servant came to Shen Man's house with a piece of paper and handed it to her.

Shen Man took the list and saw that it contained more than a dozen common medicinal herbs. She looked at it carefully and found that these herbs could all be found on the mountain behind the village.

"Little sister, I will come to collect these medicinal herbs in ten days. Please make sure they are correct and that they are washed and dried." The clinic's servant looked at the little bundle of flesh in front of him and wondered if he had come to the wrong person.

"Don't worry, young man, I will definitely lead everyone to find these medicinal herbs!" Shen Man said confidently to the servant.

That afternoon, she called Lanxiang, and together with the piece of paper and herb-gathering tools, went up the mountain behind the village.

Shen Man and Lan Xiang searched for a long time on the mountain and finally collected most of the medicinal herbs. In the end, they were only missing a precious medicinal herb called "Purple Salvia".

The two searched everywhere, but could not find him.

Just as they were about to give up, Lanxiang unexpectedly discovered a small valley hidden in a cave.

As Shen Man entered the valley, she was pleasantly surprised to see a blooming purple salvia miltiorrhiza.

Just as Lanxiang was about to reach out and pick the fruit, a huge python that was shedding its skin suddenly appeared and blocked their way.

"Ah... a snake!" Lanxiang was terrified and leaned back, almost falling on Shen Man.

"Mother, move aside, let me do it!"

"Man'er, why don't we go look somewhere else? This snake is really terrifying!" Lanxiang, still shaken, patted her chest and said to Shen Man.

"Mom, have you forgotten that I can talk to animals? Don't worry, I'll be fine!" Shen Man said, walking forward and poking the snake's head with the stick in her hand.

"Brother Snake, move aside! I need to take this Purple Ginseng back with me!"

"Hiss~ This is mine, you can't take it away!" The python shook its head, which had been poked by Shen Man, in dissatisfaction, and replied.

"I know you want to use it to relieve the pain when you're peeling, but this purple salvia miltiorrhiza isn't very effective at relieving pain. Give it to me, and I'll give you a painkiller pill later. I guarantee that when you peel, it will be as easy as us changing clothes!"

The python hesitated for a moment, then shook its head. "How do I know if you're telling the truth? You humans are the most cunning."

"I swear on my integrity, if I'm lying to you, may I never be able to eat meat again!"

Seeing that it still didn't believe her, Shen Man took out a black pill from her pocket. "This is a painkiller I developed before. Try it and see if it works."

The python swallowed the pill with some skepticism, but after a while, its eyes lit up. "It really doesn't hurt anymore! You didn't lie to me!"

"Of course, I told you so." Shen Man carefully dug out the purple ginseng and handed it to Lanxiang, then said to the python, "Remember to come to me for medicine next time you shed your skin."

The python nodded and left, satisfied.