The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 360 - 210

Chen Xiaoyin managed to avoid this calamity. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

She was very grateful for her grandfather’s ability to assess the situation clearly.

Of course, she was even more grateful to her mentor.

While studying, Chun Nuan would also chat about daily life with a few girls, and Chen Xiaoyin would tell her mentor about the troubles at home.

"The person you should be most grateful to is yourself, because only you had the courage and the foundation to make demands of your grandfather. Moreover, it was because you had the ability that your grandfather saw a value in you far beyond marrying into the Tang family, which is why he chose the option most beneficial to the Chen family."

Although saying this might sound a bit disingenuous, it seems like it questions Doctor Chen’s genuine protection and love for his granddaughter.

But the truth is, reality is always harsh.

Without having any value to offer, who would care about your feelings, and who would help you get what you want?

In this world, you have to be useful to be in demand.

Chen Xiaoyin understood this and silently resolved to study medicine hard with her mentor, striving to become someone like her.

Just as Chun Nuan was focusing on teaching her young female disciples the art of medicine and pharmacy, upheaval erupted outside.

"King Shu and the Third Prince have actually united their forces to rebel."

Zhao Chengxun anxiously gathered his three sons to discuss whether to close the shop for a while.

Zhao Mingqing supported keeping the shop open.

Having a shop in Changzhou City made him constantly uneasy, even if the chaos led to looting.

If they were robbed, there wouldn’t even be a place to lodge a complaint with the authorities, since no one knew which side they belonged to now.

As they say, when deities fight, it is the common people who suffer; those dignitaries always aspire for power and never consider if the common folk can survive.

No one knew how this revolt would end.

The grain stores in Changzhou County were the first to close, followed by numerous other shops ceasing operations.

Such a large city, with all doors closed, and normally bustling streets now lifeless, especially young men and women wouldn’t dare venture out, lest they be captured for the army, with the men fighting and the women’s fate even worse.

Today, Zhao Mingqing closed the shop.

Regarding his father’s question about whether to close, he felt it was redundant.

In comparison to making money, preserving one’s life was more important.

Life comes first; without it, everything else is off the table.

"Father, I feel it’s unsuitable to close. Hundred Herbs Hall is an ancestral business that has been diagnosing and dispensing medicines for years. Even during these exceptional times, we should persist."

Zhao Minglang, on the other hand, insisted that closing would doom the sick even further.

"Second Brother, circumstances have forced this upon us."

Zhao Mingqing was convinced that this brother of his had become naïve from his studies; a real bookworm who couldn’t discern what to do in crucial times. In such critical moments, why worry about others?

Taking care of oneself is paramount.

"What do you think, Third Brother?"

Zhao Chengxun inquired of his third son, who had been silent.

This third son of his lacked focus, absent-minded even when discussing something so crucial.

"Is Changzhou controlled by their forces?"

Zhao Minghua’s intelligence had been a bit muddled lately, and he was sorting through the issue.

He hadn’t noticed his father’s question until he was singled out.

"It’s said that the county lord has already been confined by them and hasn’t dealt with cases for five days, ignoring the people’s cries for justice."

"Is this not just occupying a position without fulfilling duties?"

Zhao Minglang continued to express his indignation.

Zhao Minghua... my foolish second brother, how will he survive in officialdom like that?

It really pains and worries me.

"Third Brother, you still haven’t shared your thoughts."

Zhao Chengxun felt the eldest was a bit timid, the second a bit rigid, and the third sly, so listening to the third seemed better.

"I suggest it can stay open."

"Third Brother, if you want it open, you go open it."

Zhao Mingqing was irked, wondering why risk life?

The Zhao family wasn’t without the means to eat.

If something happened to him, leaving behind orphans and widows to be bullied, how reliable would these two brothers be?

Judging by their actions, they seemed wholly unreliable.

"Calm down, I haven’t finished speaking yet."

Zhao Minghua calmly proceeded with his analysis.

"First, Hundred Herbs Hall has been passed down from great-grandfather and is almost a century-old establishment."

Of course, this century-old business originally started in the town, not at this Changzhou County shop.

"Many patients have long depended on Hundred Herbs Hall for medicines. If it suddenly closes, their illnesses might worsen due to lack of proper treatment, akin to plotting harm."