Three days later, a new pharmacy opened in Suzhou. It was called Bao'an Tang. The doctor was a young scholar named Xu Xian. On Yongxiang Street, where many wealthy people's shops were lined up, the opening of Bao'an Tang did not attract much attention. Even though a wooden sign was hung outside the pharmacy saying that the clinic was free for three days, few people came to see Bao'an Tang for treatment.
Seeing that the pharmacy had been deserted for days and few patients came to see a doctor, Xiaoqing's patience was gradually worn out.
"Sister, we opened a shop and hired employees, but there is no business. What will happen if it continues like this? Given the current situation, when will Xu Xian become famous? How long will we have to waste with him?!" Xiaoqing paced back and forth in the Baoan Hall in a irritable manner. A whole morning had passed, and no one came to see a doctor. If this continued, it would not be long before the Baoan Hall would be closed down.
"Qing'er, our Bao'an Hall has just opened. It will take time to gain a foothold in Suzhou City. It can't be rushed." The front hall and the inner hall were separated by only a curtain. Looking out through the beaded curtain, perhaps because the business of Bao'an Hall was too slow, the waiters in the front hall were either taking a nap or chatting. On the side, Xu Xian was looking down at a medical book with a focused expression. Putting down the beaded curtain, Bai Suzhen walked to the window facing the street, looked at the people coming and going on the street, was silent for a moment, then turned back to look at Xiaoqing, and then said: "Qing'er, Xu Xian's medical skills are beyond doubt. I believe that he will become a famous doctor in Suzhou in the near future. However, for the people of Suzhou City now, Xu Xian is just a newcomer to the medical field, and he is still young. People are inevitably cautious about his medical skills. It is reasonable that the business of Bao'an Hall is slow. As long as the current deadlock is broken, everything will change."
Xiao Qing frowned and said, "Then how can we break the current deadlock?"
Bai Suzhen looked at Xiaoqing, smiled faintly, and shook her head, saying, "I don't have any idea about this right now. Things will always turn around when the time comes." After a pause, her eyes moved, and Bai Suzhen suddenly suggested, "Qing'er, you have been staying in the house these days. I think you have been bored for a long time. There is nothing to do in the medicine shop, so let's go out for a walk together, how about it?"
"Great, I'm going to go out and get some fresh air. Staying in the pharmacy is almost suffocating." Xiaoqing's eyes lit up, her brows relaxed, she turned around, and couldn't wait to pull Bai Suzhen out.
Bai Suzhen walked behind Xiaoqing and let Xiaoqing hold her hand. Her eyes fell silently on their clasped hands. The feeling of their interlocked fingers suddenly made her heart palpitate. She was in a trance and passed by the front hall without even noticing Xu Xian stood up to greet her.
"What's wrong with Miss Bai today? Why does she look so absent-minded?" Xu Xian looked at the backs of Xiaoqing and Bai Suzhen as they left together, with a puzzled look on his face.
Xiaoqing and Bai Suzhen were caught in the bustling crowd, strolling around casually, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the gate of the Child-Giving Guanyin Temple. There were many people stopping in front of the Child-Giving Guanyin Temple, and everyone's eyes were on the sedan chair that had just stopped in front of the temple. Xiaoqing and Bai Suzhen saw that the bearers of the sedan chair were all from the government, and they thought, could it be that the government officials also came to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva? Curious, they couldn't help but look at the sedan chair, but after the bearers stopped the sedan chair steadily, the maid next to them reached out and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and helped a graceful woman down from the sedan chair. The woman was about thirty years old, with a gentle temperament and beautiful appearance. She was wearing a light pink dress, which made her skin look like snow. With the help of the maid, the woman walked towards the Child-Giving Guanyin Temple.
Seeing that the woman had a yamen runner acting as a sedan bearer, Xiao Qing couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said, "What a grand show this guy is! I wonder what he does for a living?"
Someone nearby turned around and kindly said, "Miss, you may not know this, but this is the wife of our prefect, Lord Chen Lun. Lord Chen is honest and fair in his judgments, a rare honest official, and Mrs. Chen is well-educated, polite, dignified and virtuous."
Xiao Qing said, "Oh," and suddenly realized, "It turns out to be the prefect's wife!" No wonder there were yamen runners and guards around her.
"Does she often come here to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva?"
"She comes here almost every month." The person next to him sighed and said with emotion: "Lord Chen and Madam Chen are a loving couple, but unfortunately they have been married for many years but have no children. In order to continue the Chen family's incense, Madam Chen comes to the Temple of Guanyin every month to worship sincerely, hoping that Guanyin Bodhisattva will give her a child. The people of our Suzhou city all hope that Madam Chen can get her wish and have a child for Lord Chen." From the tone of this person, it can be seen that he respects Madam Chen very much.
Bai Suzhen silently looked at Mrs. Chen's back and said softly, "Mrs. Chen has a kind face and is a blessed person. Her wish will surely come true." Seeing that Mrs. Chen had walked into the Temple of the Goddess of Childbearing, Bai Suzhen withdrew her gaze. Just as she was about to continue walking forward with Xiaoqing, she caught a glimpse of the official uniforms of the yamen runners waiting outside the temple gate. Her eyes paused, and an idea suddenly flashed through her mind. After a moment of hesitation, she suddenly said to Xiaoqing, "Qing'er, why don't we go in and pay our respects to the Bodhisattva Guanyin as well."
"Ah?" Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "Is this necessary?" She glanced at the Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth, then looked at Bai Suzhen, and muttered, "This is the Temple of the Goddess of Childbirth. People go there to pray to the Bodhisattva Guanyin for a child. Why are we joining in the fun?"
Bai Suzhen said with a smile: "Do we have to ask Guanyin Bodhisattva to give us a child when we enter the temple? Isn't it enough to just pay our respects?"
"But..." Xiaoqing wanted to say something else, but Bai Suzhen interrupted her and said, "Qing'er, if you don't want to go in, then wait for me here. I'll be back soon." After that, she walked towards the Temple of Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth.
"Sister, wait for me."
Xiaoqing frowned and called out to Bai Suzhen. Bai Suzhen's eyes moved, she chuckled secretly, turned around, and asked knowingly, "Why? Have you changed your mind?"
Xiao Qing curled her lips, walked forward, and said to Bai Suzhen: "Come on, I'll go in with you."
The author has something to say: Seeing that everyone is calling for substantial progress between Xiaobai and Xiaoqing, I can only say sorry. I haven't thought of a suitable plot yet, and it is impossible for them to become intimate in an instant, so those who want to see ambiguity will have to wait a little longer. The initial plan is to make a turning point in the relationship between the two heroines when stealing treasures from Prince Liang's Mansion... So before that, it may be a clear-cut route. If any of you don't like it, you can just bypass it and not watch it. Wait until this clear-cut stage is over before talking about it.