Mountain Village's little Doctor

Ye Fei's words brought a glimmer of hope to the desperate old man.

He jerked his head up to look at Ye Fei, and his expression of surprise momentarily vanished upon laying eyes on him.

However, the middle-aged doctor angrily rebuked, "What nonsense are you spouting, kid? Do you even know what illness Manager Bai is suffering from, and you say you can save her?"

Faced with the questioning, Ye Fei felt a surge of displeasure inside.

But with life at stake, he couldn't afford to dwell on it.

"Manager Bai is suffering from a fire toxin attacking her heart. All she needs is a Snake Gallbladder to temporarily save her life."

Upon hearing this, a trace of astonishment flickered through the old man's despairing eyes.

"Young man, do you really understand medicine?"

Ye Fei nodded and immediately began searching through his medicine basket.

The middle-aged doctor's brows furrowed, and a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes.

"Mr. Xu, I think this lad just eavesdropped on our conversation, that's how he knew to suggest Snake Gallbladder as a remedy."

Having said this to Mr. Xu, the middle-aged doctor turned to question Zhang Xiaowei.

"Kid, do you think Huixin Hall has no one of note? I've already used Snake Gallbladder for Manager Bai, but it had no effect. Don't think I'm unaware that you're using this as an excuse to take advantage of her because Manager Bai is beautiful!"

Ye Fei's face turned green with frustration.

He was clearly trying to save a person, but in their mouths, he had become a rogue.

Ignoring them, Ye Fei patiently explained to the old man, "Nowadays, the Snake Gallbladders on the market are all cultivated, and their medicinal properties are too poor, which is why there was no effect when you used them."

The middle-aged doctor didn't expect Ye Fei to actually make a coherent argument, and after a moment of mild surprise, he still scoffed with disdain.

"Nice talk, we'd like to use wild Snake Gallbladder for Manager Bai too. But these days, wild snakes are protected species, no one dares to catch them, let alone sell them! Don't tell me, you have wild Snake Gallbladder?"

No sooner had he spoken than Ye Fei pulled out a green bamboo snake from his medicine basket, leaving the middle-aged doctor dumbfounded.

Originally, he had planned to use this green bamboo snake to brew medicinal wine.

However, he had left in such a hurry that he forgot to take it out of the basket.

Unexpectedly, a moment of carelessness ended up saving the life of the beauty before him.

Ye Fei located the Snake Gallbladder, took out a nail knife he carried with him, and skillfully slit open the snake's abdomen to remove a green gallbladder the size of a gecko egg.

Then, Ye Fei used his left hand to pry open the beauty's cherry-like lips, intending to administer the Snake Gallbladder.

But just at that moment, the middle-aged doctor suddenly cried out, halting his action.

"Wait, let's agree on a price for this Snake Gallbladder first."

The old man beside him was annoyed by this, critically saying, "What are you worrying about that for at a time like this!"

With a cold face, the middle-aged doctor sternly reminded, "Mr. Xu, if we don't agree in advance, what if this lad demands an exorbitant price later on?"

Mr. Xu hesitated, a flicker of worry crossing his eyes.

Ye Fei, having endured repeated disdain from the middle-aged doctor, was out of patience.

"You can rest assured, I'm not asking for a cent for this Snake Gallbladder!"

Having said this, Ye Fei broke open the Snake Gallbladder with his right hand, and the dark green bile poured into the beauty's mouth.

Ye Fei's behavior undoubtedly delivered a blow to Mr. Xu and the middle-aged doctor.

The middle-aged doctor, disgruntled, quickly whispered in the old man's ear, weaving a tale about Ye Fei.

"Mr. Xu, this lad's background is unclear, probably sent by our rivals. The goal is to revive Manager Bai and then spread the word, making people think that Huixin Hall is incompetent. By then, Huixin Hall's century-old reputation will be destroyed in an instant!"

Hearing this, Mr. Xu frowned deeply with concern.

Heh!

Right at this moment, Manager Bai lying on the ground let out a breath and slowly regained consciousness.

Only then did Ye Fei notice how beautiful Manager Bai's delicate face was.

Her lightly powdered cheeks were fair and tender, her almond-shaped eyes slightly open, shimmering like clear water.

Her cute nose was dotted with sweat droplets, glistening like pearls.

Especially that cherry-like mouth, its slight twitching made Ye Fei unable to resist kissing her.

"Manager Bai, you're finally awake," said Mr. Xu, tears welling up in his eyes from the excitement of seeing the beauty revive.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Xu, for worrying you," she replied.

After her reply, the beauty lightly pursed her lips, and her delicate eyebrows instantly knotted.

"What medicine did you give me, why is it so bitter?"

Old Xu wiped away his tears and hurriedly explained.

"President Bai, this young man just fed you a snake gallbladder. Otherwise, by now, you might have already..."

The beauty turned to look at Ye Fei and quickly expressed her thanks.

"Thank you for saving me."

Ye Fei smiled faintly and waved his hand modestly, "It was a trifle, you're welcome."

The middle-aged doctor glared at Ye Fei resentfully and suddenly warned angrily, "Kid, you best keep the fact that you saved President Bai to yourself. Otherwise, I'll report you to the police for killing a protected animal."

A sharp look flashed in Ye Fei's eyes as he stared back fiercely at the middle-aged doctor.

"I never would have thought, after living as a Ye for more than twenty years, I'd suddenly change my surname to Dong Guo today. I save people not for money, nor for fame. Today's incident isn't even worth boasting about to others."

Ye Fei snorted in displeasure, got up, and was about to leave with his medicine basket.

"Moreover, you might want to check whether this wild bamboo viper is a protected species before you go to the police. Otherwise, you'll just be bothering the police for no reason!"

Seeing Ye Fei about to leave, the beauty, supporting her frail body, stood up with the help of Old Xu.

"Mr. Ye, please wait."

Ye Fei stopped in his tracks and looked back coldly.

"Mr. Ye, please don't be angry. You are not Mr. Dong Guo, and I am certainly not the wolf. I am very grateful for you saving my life. Please wait a moment, allow me to show a small token of my appreciation, to express my gratitude."

The lady's words made Ye Fei feel somewhat better.

Only then did he let go of the cold expression on his face and turned back around.

"President Bai, as I said before, I didn't save you for money, so don't trouble yourself over this. I came here originally to sell some wild herbs I picked in the mountains, take a look if there's anything you might want."

After speaking, Ye Fei put his basket down on the ground again.

Old Xu's eyes lit up at the mention of wild herbs, and he quickly squatted down to check the basket.

"There's actually a top-quality wild polygonum multiflorum, it looks to be at least thirty years old, just this one is worth at least ten thousand yuan! And there's pinellia and honeysuckle, these are really rare medicinal herbs!"

Seeing the excitement on Old Xu's face, the beauty immediately instructed, "Uncle Xu, please appraise these immediately. We'll take all of Mr. Ye's herbs."

Uncle Xu immediately summoned the shop assistants to appraise and record the value on the spot.

The beauty, having completely recovered, took out a business card and a gold membership card from her bag and handed them to Ye Fei with both hands.

"Mr. Ye, this is my business card and the gold membership card for our store. If you have more herbs to sell in the future, you can sell them to me and I'll offer you the highest price. As for this gold membership card, you can enjoy all top-priority benefits at any Huixin Hall pharmacy."

Ye Fei nodded, took the two cards, and glanced at the business card.

For a moment, he was taken aback.

Bai Weiwei, General Manager of Huixin Hall Chain Pharmacy.

He hadn't expected that the renowned owner of Huixin Hall was in fact this young beauty.

While Ye Fei was still surprised, Old Xu had already finished appraising the herbs.

"President Bai, this basket of herbs is valued at thirteen thousand yuan."

Upon hearing this price, Ye Fei was overjoyed.

The twenty thousand yuan debt could be paid off more than halfway with this sum.

Bai Weiwei nodded at Old Xu and directly ordered, "Uncle Xu, have the cash register give Mr. Ye thirty thousand yuan."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fei was shocked and quickly waved his hands to refuse.

"President Bai, I meant what I said, I didn't save you just for your money. Just give me the money for the herbs, I don't want anything else."

Bai Weiwei smiled politely and explained, "Mr. Ye, the remaining seventeen thousand yuan is an advance from me. Let's make a verbal agreement, if you have more wild medicinal herbs like these in the future, you'll sell them all to Huixin Hall, okay?"

Understanding Bai Weiwei's intent, Ye Fei then nodded in agreement, as he was in urgent need of money.

"Since President Bai trusts me, then it's a deal."

After taking the thirty thousand yuan, Ye Fei left Huixin Hall and just happened to see an electric tricycle driving down the main street.

Now that he had made an agreement with Bai Weiwei to sell her wild herbs in the future, he would likely come to the city often.

Ye Fei thought it over and decided to buy an electric tricycle, riding his new vehicle straight back to the village.

Racing back home like lightning, Ye Fei was about to call out to his sister-in-law to share the good news when he suddenly heard her cry for help from inside the house.

"Li Feng, I beg you, let me go..."