redvbooks Chapter 57 Zhang Gan and Zhang Maqiang
Chapter 57 Zhang Gan and Zhang Maqiang
Wang Qiang collapsed to the ground, making sounds that were considered adult content.
The bag of medicine powder, costing 9.9 yuan, was forced down my throat mixed with mineral water. The rough particles scraped against my esophagus, like swallowing a handful of sand.
Hundreds of thousands of people in the live stream held their breath, and even the chat stopped.
Iron Head's hand holding the phone was shaking, and the camera was shaky like someone with late-stage Parkinson's disease.
Su Qing leaned against the door frame, the mop in her hand still dripping water. Her eyes, which had seen countless corpses, were fixed on Tie Tou's ankle, as if she were thinking about where to make the cut more easily.
"Cough cough cough..."
Wang Qiang suddenly coughed violently, his face turning a deep liver color.
Immediately afterwards, a strange heat burst forth from my stomach.
It wasn't the burning sensation of chili water, but a domineering, overbearing warmth that traveled down the spine and directly to those two already exhausted kidneys.
The excruciating pain in my lower back, which felt like it was being churned by an iron hook, subsided within seconds and turned into a dull, aching, numb, and itchy sensation.
It was like a clear stream suddenly flowing into a dried-up, cracked riverbed.
Wang Qiang stopped rolling around. He gasped for breath, and his unfocused pupils slowly focused.
The feeling of utter exhaustion, like I was about to die at any moment, was fading away, replaced by a... long-lost strength.
"It's alive?" Guan Shan squatted down to the side, looking at him as if he were some kind of rare insect. "Boss, it's not dead. Looks like we need to increase the dosage."
Wang Qiang propped himself up on the floor and sat up, wiping the cold sweat from his face.
He touched his lower back; the pain was gone. Not only was it gone, it even felt a little warm. As a seasoned pharmacist, he knew all too well what this meant—the kidney qi was returning to its source, and the yang qi was returning to its origin.
This isn't a stimulant at all; it's a top-notch supplement!
"This tea..." Wang Qiang's voice was hoarse as he looked up at the young man behind the counter.
Wang Minyu was wiping his hands with a wet wipe, not even glancing at him properly: "Now you have the energy? If you do, then settle the bill. Registration fee is one hundred, tea is nine yuan and ninety cents, and the service fee for Guan Shan filling your cup with water is five hundred. That's six hundred and nine yuan and ninety cents in total, round it down to six hundred and one."
"I..." Wang Qiang opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but his body's honest reaction prevented him from speaking. He shakily took out his phone, scanned the code, and paid.
"Ding, 610 yuan has been credited to your account."
Wang Minyu glanced at his phone: "There's an extra cent. Keep the change, consider it a tip."
Seeing that things were not going well, Tie Tou tried to take the opportunity to slip away.
He had just taken a step when Su Qing slammed the mop down in front of him with a "thud".
"The ground is dirty," Su Qing said.
Tie Tou stared at the mop covered in unidentified stains, then at the towering Guan Shan beside him, and swallowed hard. "I... I'll pay for it, okay?"
"No need." Wang Minyu pointed to a rag in the corner. "Wipe it clean before you leave. Also, you just spread rumors in the live stream that my tea was poisonous. Shouldn't you say something now?"
Tie Tou watched the barrage of comments scrolling wildly in the live stream chat—["Even the experts are cured?"] ["It's confirmed, it's a miracle drug!"] ["Don't be a coward, streamer, try a bowl!"]—he knew he was completely screwed today.
To save his account, Tie Tou gritted his teeth and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace at the camera: "Family, it's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. After Expert Wang personally tested it... oh no, tested it on the medicine, it proves that Renxin Pharmacy's Qi-boosting tea does indeed... have something to offer."
After saying that, he sheepishly picked up a rag, squatted down, and began to wipe the floor.
Wang Qiang stood up, his complex gaze lingering on Wang Minyu for a few seconds.
He knew that once he walked out that door today, his reputation in the industry would be ruined.
But he knew even more that if it weren't for this cup of tea, his kidneys, which had been emptied by the "Top Scholar Pill," might not have made it through the night.
"Thanks," Wang Qiang said in a low voice, grabbed the silver briefcase, and staggered away.
After the two troublemakers left, the line outside the pharmacy not only didn't disperse, but actually grew longer.
That "comeback" livestream scene just now was simply the best GG (Goblin) moment.
"I want ten packs!"
"Give me a case!"
"Um, can I drink this because I have diabetes?"
Li Siyuan and Zhao Na were so busy they didn't even have time to drink water.
Wang Minyu, however, was not happy. He frowned slightly as he watched the emotion value in the system's backend rise rapidly.
The chives are growing so well that we don't have enough sickles.
The leaves of those mutated astragalus and mint plants in the backyard have all been stripped bare.
If you keep cutting like this, you'll damage the roots.
"Guan Shan," Wang Minyu called out.
"Boss, I'm hungry." Guan Shan rubbed his stomach, looking expectant.
"Go close the door. There are license plate restrictions today, so we're out of stock."
"Huh?" A groan of pain came from the people in line.
"What do you mean?" Wang Minyu walked out and pointed to the clock on the wall. "Doctors are human too; they need to eat and sleep. This tea promotes yang energy. If you don't eat after noon, and you drink it in the afternoon, you won't be able to sleep at night, and you'll have to come back to me for insomnia tomorrow. I'm doing this for your own good."
After saying that, he gestured for Guan Shan to pull the switch.
The roller shutter door fell shut, shutting out the noise from outside.
Li Siyuan slumped to the ground, panting heavily and completely losing his composure: "Master, is this... a scarcity marketing strategy?"
"No, we're really out of stock." Wang Minyu walked to the backyard, looked at the few bare plants, and sighed. "And we're out of packaging bags too."
Zhao Na raised her hand: "I just called the printing factory, and they said the machine was broken and would take half a month to repair. But I could tell that was an excuse. It must be that Kangmei put pressure on us."
"As expected." Wang Minyu squatted down and poked at the roots of the mutated mint with his fingers. In the system space, [Spiritual Liquid] was being generated, but he needed more time for these plants to recover their vitality.
"What about tomorrow?" Li Siyuan asked. "We can't expect the patient to carry it home in their hands, can we?"
Wang Minyu stood up, dusted off his hands, and sneered, "Can a living person be killed by holding their pee? Since they've blocked industrial products, let's play with something primitive."
"Siyuan, go contact Grandpa Zhang who collects recyclables. Tell him to keep all the clean glass bottles he has, whether they're soy sauce bottles or canning jars, I want them all."
"Zhao Na, go buy some hemp rope and kraft paper. Starting tomorrow, we'll go for a retro style."
"Also," Wang Minyu said, glancing at Su Qing who was wiping her scalpel, "we'll be working overtime tonight. Kangmei gave us such a big gift; we have to return the favor."
Su Qing raised her head, a glint of excitement flashing in her eyes: "Dissecting whom?"
"No dissections." Wang Minyu pointed to the pile of "Zhuangyuan Pill" residue found on Wang Qiang. "Dissect this. I need a detailed component analysis report, the more detailed the better. We need to give Zhao Dezhu a vivid chemistry lesson."
As night falls, the lights of the old street glow dimly.
Renxin Pharmacy, however, was brightly lit.
Guan Shan was tilling the soil in the backyard, each swing of his hoe creating a gust of wind.
Li Siyuan and Zhao Na were washing the old bottles they had collected, water splashing everywhere.
Su Qing sat in front of the microscope, as focused as if she were sculpting a work of art.
Wang Minyu sat on a recliner, holding the empty bottle of "Jade Complexion Cream" in his hand, looking out the window at the glaring neon lights of the Kangmei Pharmaceutical Building.
"Zhao Dezhu, do you think you can win by cutting off my supplies?" Wang Minyu tossed the bottle into the air and caught it steadily. "What you don't know is that traditional Chinese medicine is best at using local materials and turning waste into treasure."