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"But this lady is here to sell herbs?"

After waiting for a long time, he saw an old man with a white beard slowly walking over. He had a graceful figure, and his eyes were calm, but they also hid the sharp senses of a doctor, as if he could see through a person's illness with a single glance.

"Yes, Doctor."

Qi Mu quickly bent down and bowed. With just a glance, she felt that he was a rare and good doctor with great medical skills. His every move was filled with confidence and calmness, giving people a sense of safety.

Only a doctor who truly had confidence in himself could develop such a temperament, he thought to himself. His Gou Lan must have a buyer.

"Yes, Doctor Fang, that's her."

When the shop assistant saw the white bearded old man asking questions, he quickly replied with a flattering look on his face and lowered his body.

Unlike Qi Mu, who stood up straight after the ceremony, the shop assistant was still bowing respectfully in front of Doctor Fang, as if he were a pet whose master was always trying to please him.

Doctor Fang? It was the same surname as the doctor from Niu Village. While thinking about it, she openly and carefully sized up Dr. Fang from Wutong Town. Anyway, she was a seller now, so there was nothing wrong with looking at the buyers.

The passage of time had carved a deep and shallow mark on his face, especially on the fish tail marks at the corner of his eyes. However, it made him feel a bit more benevolent towards the old man, and the white beard's nod reflected the brilliance of his many years of accumulated medical expertise.

Why did it seem like he had seen Doctor Fang's face before? Did he look like the doctor from Niu Village?

Just a glance and it looked like it!

However, after taking another look, he realized that it didn't look like it!

A trace of doubt flashed across the depths of Qi Mu's eyes.

"Show me the herbs."

When Hundred Herb Hall's Doctor Fang saw that Qi Mu had sized him up over and over again, he didn't say anything.

While he was waiting, Qi Mu took out the prepared herbs from the basket and handed them over to the servant. He showed a bit more than before so that the doctor could evaluate them.

When she was done, she waited quietly by the side. People naturally recognized Jin. He was an official doctor, so she didn't have to say much.

"Miss, may I ask what is the name of this herb?"

Doctor Fang looked at it for a long time before looking at it with the same expression as the waiter. He frowned as he asked.

When Qi Mu heard this, his heart tightened. Even the doctor didn't recognize the Gyokuro Pungen? Her breathing became sluggish, but her expression did not change at all. She spoke in a fluent and calm manner:

"Twisted Blue, I heard other people call it that. I don't know if there are other ways to call it that."

'Twisting Blue … '

The doctor muttered to himself while frowning. After a while, he shook his head and said:

"Miss, I studied medicine at a young age and have spent most of my life dealing with medicinal herbs. I don't recognize any of the ones you brought today. I'm afraid that my Hundred Herb Hall won't be able to accept them."

These words were like a thunder from a clear sky. Qi Mo's lips trembled in shock. She was speechless, how could she not recognize him?

At that moment, Qi Mu didn't know how to reply. She still had her foundation from all these years. There shouldn't be anything wrong with her memory. How could this doctor not recognize her?

What was wrong? Qi Mu was stunned as he thought about this. He stood there as if he had been possessed and didn't move at all.

The doctor looked at Qi Mu and lightly shook his head, sighing in his heart: "I don't know which family's bitter child you are from, but you can't use the herbs you painstakingly harvested on the mountain. What a pity, such a pity …"

The doctor gave the waiter a look before turning around and entering the room. He still had many things to do and could not waste any more time on an unknown herb.

When he saw that the doctor had entered the room and could no longer see him, he heaved a sigh of relief. Wiping the sweat off his forehead, he turned his head and, as if changing his face, looked at Qi Mu viciously and shouted in a low voice:

"Which family are you from, to be so ignorant! What kind of messed up grass would trick our Hundred Herb Hall?! Didn't you know that Doctor Fang is very busy? When will I ever have the time to meet a wild girl like you, who grabs food from the ground! "

When he mentioned Doctor Fang, the waiter inadvertently revealed a frightened expression. That person's identity wasn't ordinary, but even the big boss had to respect him.

He had never thought of inviting "this great Buddha" to the entrance to see what kind of weeds were there. However, that person just so happened to bring it up after hearing that person's words. He was the one who had no choice but to obey and lent him a hundred and eighty times the courage, so he didn't dare say no …

Only then did he muster up the courage to bring that person in front of Qi Mu. Who knew? Who knew? He might as well not bring it with him. If that person said half a sentence in front of his boss that he was in the wrong, then his job would go down the drain!

Thinking to this point, the shop assistant's discontent became even deeper. His anger rose to the top of his heart as he raised his head up high and taunted with a condescending attitude:

"I advise you, girl, to go home and embroider."

"Don't wander around the streets when you have nothing to do. You don't have to worry about it yourself. You have to consider our feelings as well. Seeing an ugly freak walk around all day really makes you in a bad mood …"

"Let's go!" Run! Don't affect our Hundred Herb Hall's business! "

Qi Mu clenched his fists and resisted the urge to slap this shop assistant, scolding her for not exposing her flaws. Not to mention, this shop assistant had a fair appearance, but her heart was even darker than that coal. I don't respect anyone.

"You're just a small associate in this Hundred Herb Hall, who would be more noble than anyone else? You don't have to do this to me! "

"Besides, if your Doctor Fang hears that you're treating your guests like this, you might even lose your job!"

"Why are you arguing with a little kid like me and an adult like you!?" "I don't think it's embarrassing!"

The crowd that had surrounded Qi Mu earlier because of the shop assistant's loud "lesson" had heard his last sentence. When they saw the big and small, one tall and one short, all of them laughed out loud and someone immediately answered:

"Little fellow, you're not that big anymore. Have you gotten yourself a wife? What is there to argue about with a child? "

The crowd burst into laughter again. The shop assistant was flushed red to the ear from all the talking; he had not even gotten married yet. He dared not curse loudly because of Doctor Fang.

However, he was not convinced and continued to grind his teeth:

"What's wrong with children? Can a little kid bring some weeds to our Hundred Herb Hall to swindle money?! I only said a few words to help her remember better! "

Qi Mu saw everyone looking at her with suspicion and curiosity in their eyes. She knew this was not a joke. Herbs were related to the lives and possessions of common people. Qi Mu immediately said with a stern face,

"I didn't. My grandma taught me how to recognise those herbs. I went through a lot of trouble to gather those herbs, then basked them in the sun and cleaned them clean. Only then did I dare to bring them over. How do I know that the doctors of Hundred Herb Hall wouldn't recognize them?"

"Don't bully my small size, I've always had a good memory. I will never recognize the wrong herb, if you don't, then I'll go to another house, why do you have to keep making things difficult for me?"

That shop assistant was infuriated by Qi Mo's eloquent words. He nearly jumped to his feet. It was clearly this girl's fault, but why did she end up making things difficult for him? Just as the shop assistant was about to retort, someone else from the crowd said:

"Buddy, you can't bully the customers even if it's big. Look at this girl, she's so pitiful, so stop talking."

After that person finished persuading the shop assistant, he turned his head towards Qi Mu and said in a kind tone:

"Miss, in addition to this Hundred Herb Hall in the east, there's also a clinic in the north of the city called the Wei family clinic. It's been passed down for several generations, and it's very popular. Miss, you can go take a look."

That person even stretched out his hand and warmly pointed the way for Qi Mu. She was wearing a coarse cloth dress and had an amiable smile on her face.

"Follow this road to the crossroads, turn left, and then …" We're almost there, but our feet are a bit farther away. "

"Thank you Auntie, I'll be going now."

Qi Mu thanked the kind-hearted aunt and returned with a similarly sincere smile. He didn't pay any more attention to the shop assistant who wanted to eat people. He just didn't need to spread any bad rumors. She turned around and walked away.

However, when the shop assistant saw that she had left, he still kept on yelling behind her:

"Even if you search the entire Wutong Town, I'm afraid no one will be able to recognize you. Our Dr. Fang is the best doctor in the entire town!"

The seventh mother turned a deaf ear and pretended not to hear him. She didn't even give him a disdainful look. He was just a clown, so why would he care about her?

After the fun ended, everyone left in succession. For a time, the old path was once again the same as when they first saw each other, bustling with activity as they settled down.