Shopkeeper Yu looked at the beggar, but the old mute beggar scowled and shook his head indicating his refusal to give the paper to him.Seeing that the old mute beggar is not willing to cooperate, shopkeeper Yu"s face turned white. His forehead and back started to sweat heavily.
He can also feel a cold pair of eyes from the upper part of the medical pavilion. "Miss, why are you trying to slander our medical pavilion? Give me the paper so I can confirm what is really on it!"
The claim about the walnuts being poisonous is a very bad news. It will give a bad reputation to the Medical Pavilion.
Aside from walnuts being a common medicine for minor ailments, it can also be eaten anytime as a snack. Even kids can eat it anytime!
If this is proven it will be a disaster for him mostly, as the medical pavilion is supposed to have special areas where the medicines are planted.
Shopkeeper Yu gulped. His throat became dry and he badly wanted to drink water. It"s better if he can just vanish.
This is because he sometimes buys herbs from cheaper sources and secretly mixes it with the original herbs cultivated from the medical pavilion farm to earn money. The walnuts were just mixed last night.
Right! No one can prove that it was not the medical pavilion herb from the farm as the cheaper ones are mixed!
On the other hand, it is also possible the poisonous ones are from the farm. Thinking this, shopkeeper Yu was feeling much better.
"If you do not believe me, you can just eat a walnut that"s being referred to by the old mute beggar to prove this." For Gao Lan Mei, whatever was written on the paper does not matter. Proving this instead will save her time.
"What?!" She wants me to eat a possible poisonous walnut?! Shopkeeper Yu is getting dizzy.
Where did his luck go today? The owner is here, and this woman is making it impossible for him to get a good impression!
"Not confident? Gao Chu, hear this, from now on, tell everyone you see that the Medical Pavilion is selling poison."
"Yes, young miss!" Spreading gossip is one of Gao Chu"s talent.
If a match with Feng Ji, who is good with collecting information, it will be a disaster for anyone who was the subject of the unpleasant news.
"Wait! I agree! But if you are wrong you need to compensate!" Shopkeeper Yu doesn"t have a choice but to agree.
Hearing about the compensation, the old mute beggar became worried. Though his intention is good, he does not want to drag anyone down. This young miss already helped by giving him a chance to express himself.
If people heard what happened this day, they will be more careful. Proven or not, for him it is already enough.
He may be a beggar now, but his heart to save people, as a doctor, will always be there. He may not be able to speak but his senses are still sharp just like before. Sharper even.
If this young miss refused to agree with shopkeeper Yu, he will understand. It is already enough that she tried to help him.
"Alright." Gao Lan Mei agreed with an indifferent tone. "You can determine the walnuts with poison right?" She then asked the old mute beggar.
The old mute beggar was dazed but still nodded at Gao Lan Mei. Why did she agree first before asking me if I can find the poisonous walnut?
What if I can"t? What will she do?