Saving People in the Market

"Once you have an idea, take action!"

After Bai Jiang had planned the land, she quickly decided to open a pharmacy and a clinic at the foot of the mountain.

The development proceeded smoothly, with Bai Jiang completing tasks every day. While 150 people may not sound like a lot, it was still somewhat challenging to find so many people in such a village.

It didn't count if it was repeated.

For example, if someone came today with a fever and required treatment, and then this person came the next day with a dislocated joint and needed treatment. This would still be considered as one task.

This situation troubled Bai Jiang.

She thought about it and decided to only do the free consultation in town. Moreover, the time of the free consultation every day would be extended a little. This way, she could see more patients.

However, most of the villagers were self-sufficient. They grew vegetables at their home and raised pigs and chickens. It was also convenient to eat meat and very few people went to town to buy things.

On the 15th day, Bai Jiang received a notification from the system, "Mission completion rate: 98%, three patients remaining. Only two hours left. Please make good use of your time."

Bai Jiang's heart sank. There were still two hours left! Three people!

She glanced around and noticed that while many people were waiting in line for consultations, very few of them were suffering from significant ailments.

Most were minor complaints, such as difficulty sleeping or loss of appetite, which weren't considered major issues.

In fact, these cases were not counted as illnesses by the system.

"Miss, if I may say, these fruits of yours seem to be of excellent quality. Are you giving them away for free?" a patient couldn't help but ask.

Bai Jiang smiled and replied, "Well, it's not exactly free. As you can see, I'm a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. In the future, I plan to open a pharmacy where I can also offer consultations. This way, I can establish a reputation for myself."

"Of course, once this period is over, I'll have used up all my fruits," Bai Jiang's smile was radiant, bringing a sense of joy to those who saw it.

"Will you increase the consultation fee then?" someone else asked.

"No, my consultation fee will remain the same, 20 RMB. Always 20 RMB. However, Chinese medicine prescriptions won't be provided for free. You'll only need to pay for the medication," Bai Jiang explained.

Upon hearing Bai Jiang's response, the crowd started discussing among themselves.

"But miss, you won't make any money this way. During this period, we've been coming to you for consultations whenever we've been sick or in pain."

The consultation fee was indeed only 20 RMB as Bai Jiang had said.

Although the medical fees were a little expensive, they could still afford it.

A prescription usually costs around 30 to 40 RMB.

It was just that they were from the countryside and did not earn much money every month.

However, buying this medicine was much better than going to a big hospital.

Bai Jiang had also heard the prices of the medicines sold in the pharmacy. She was very clear about the prices and effects of those medicines. She knew that the medicines sold in the pharmacy had a 200% profit margin.

On the other hand, the actual cost of the medicines she prescribed was only a few RMB, a dozen RMB, or at most 20 RMB.

She thought that in the future, she would not sell medicine at such an expensive price.

Money was a good thing, but she still couldn't bring herself to make money against her conscience.

The auntie who had spoken sat down and extended her hand. Bai Jiang checked her pulse and quickly identified the issue.

"Auntie, have you been feeling a lot of heart palpitations recently and having trouble sleeping?" Bai Jiang asked.

The auntie nodded. "Yeah, I don't know what's going on either. I've also been experiencing occasional headaches. When I was younger, I didn't pay much attention to them, but as I've gotten older, the lack of sleep can be life-threatening."

Bai Jiang didn't say anything. She took out a golden needle and pricked a few acupuncture points on the auntie's head. "I'll give you another prescription. Get the medicine according to the prescription. Take one dose a day, and you'll be fine after drinking it for three days."

She wrote down a prescription. The prescription didn't have many types of herbs, and her handwriting was clear and neat.

The auntie left happily. At that moment, the system prompted the mission progress. [There are still two patients remaining. You have only one and a half hours left. Please hurry, host.]

Bai Jiang felt anxious and couldn't help but ask, "Are there any genuinely ill people? These seem like minor issues to everyone."

"We are all patients. Isn't insomnia an illness?"

Bai Jiang didn't know how to explain. Insomnia was an illness, but it also depended on the circumstances.

Oh well, it wasn't easy to explain.

Just then, a commotion came from a distance.

"An old man has fainted after being scared by a dog! Help, help!"

Bai Jiang looked over. A group of people seemed to be surrounding an old man lying on the ground. Not far away, a black dog was staring fiercely at the people around it.