Chapter 23 Taking the Wrong Medicine

When Liu Huan saw Lu Feng coming out, he quickly greeted him and asked with a concerned look on his face, "How was it? Did Master give you a hard time?"

Liu Huan had already seen something was amiss from Lu Feng's expression. He secretly thought something was wrong in his heart. He knew that this time he might not be able to outshine Lu Feng. However, he wanted to know why Lu Feng wasn't kicked out even though he had made such a big mistake.

"No. Doctor Shang gave me a chance. He asked me to memorize a booklet of more than twenty pages about the treatment of diabetes within half an hour. If I couldn't memorize it within that time, I would have to leave."

Lu Feng glanced at Liu Huan. He felt that Liu Huan was acting a bit strange, but when he looked closely, he couldn't find anything unusual. This feeling made him feel a little uneasy.

"You memorized it?"

Liu Huan asked with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

Lu Feng nodded and let out a "hmm".

Seeing this, Liu Huan was completely stunned.

How could this be possible!

He had read that booklet about diabetes. For him, not to mention memorizing it, it was difficult just to fully understand it. How could this guy Lu Feng possibly memorize it all within half an hour? And did he really understand it all?

No, he must be lying!

Liu Huan was eager to find a reason to convince himself. He absolutely couldn't believe that Lu Feng was so much better than him!

He must have read the booklet about diabetes before, and he might even have been able to memorize it a long time ago. This time it was just his good luck.

Yes, that must be it!

No matter what the reason was, Liu Huan became even more panicked. The fact that Lu Feng hadn't been kicked out far exceeded his expectations. Moreover, Lu Feng had even shown off his skills in front of Doctor Shang, which made him feel as if he had been making　The wedding dress for others. He already felt that his current position was in jeopardy.

He must make Lu Feng leave. Otherwise, he couldn't continue to stay here!

There was a hint of conspiracy in Liu Huan's eyes again.

"Senior brother, are you okay?"

Lu Feng asked with concern when he saw that Liu Huan's face looked a bit unpleasant.

"It's okay, it's okay."

Liu Huan quickly waved his hand, forced a smile on his face, and then walked away.

Lu Feng looked at Liu Huan's back with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Having safely overcome a crisis, Lu Feng felt an indescribable sense of comfort in his heart, and he worked much faster than before.

The next afternoon, a patient suddenly came to the quiet medical clinic. As if he knew someone was coming, Liu Huan had been wandering outside the medical clinic for a while.

"Uncle Meng, you're here to get the medicine again? Hehe, I knew you would come at this time every week. That's why I've been waiting for you outside. Please come in, please come in." Liu Huan warmly went to support the old man.

The person who came was an old man around fifty years old. He was wearing a simple coat, and his body seemed strong and vigorous. He didn't have the weakness that one would expect from an old man.

Seeing Liu Huan, the old man showed a smile and said, "Xiao Liu! Is your master here? Recently, your Granny Liu's health has been getting better and better under the regulation of the medicine prescribed by your master. You see, after finishing one dose last week, she was actually able to get out of bed and walk slowly."

Liu Huan smiled and said, "Uncle Meng, my master has gone out to handle some things. He'll probably be back soon. Give me the prescription, and I'll get the medicine for you."

The old man nodded, took out the prescription and handed it over, and said with a smile, "I'm really troubling you!"

"It's okay."

Liu Huan held the prescription and hesitated for a moment. Finally, he said to Lu Feng who was inside the medical clinic, "Xiao Feng, please get the medicine according to this prescription. Master said he wants to practice your medicine-picking skills. I'll just stay here and keep Uncle Meng company."

"Okay."

Lu Feng came up, greeted Uncle Meng first, and then took the prescription and went back into the medical clinic.

"Is this the new guy you've hired?"

Uncle Meng asked, looking at Lu Feng's back.

"Yes, my little junior brother. Master has kept him here."

Liu Huan said as he helped Uncle Meng to the reclining chair where his master used to sit.

"Not bad. He looks very promising!"

Uncle Meng praised. But these words sounded particularly harsh to Liu Huan's ears. Now, whenever anyone said anything good about Lu Feng, he felt that Lu Feng's goodness was a mockery of his own inadequacy!

Liu Huan didn't comment on Uncle Meng's words and smiled as he changed the subject.

In the morning, Liu Huan had asked Lu Feng to learn how to pick the medicine. There was a prescription, and the names of all kinds of medicinal herbs were on the medicine cabinet, so there was no need to worry about picking the wrong medicine. The key point was the weight of each medicinal herb, which had to be very accurate.

Liu Huan's eyes swept over Lu Feng's back as he was picking the medicine. A trace of a cold smile inadvertently appeared on his lips, and then he quickly changed it to a beaming smile and continued to talk to the old man.

More than ten minutes later, Lu Feng finally finished picking the medicine and handed several packs of medicinal herbs to the old man. He smiled and said, "Uncle Meng, the medicine is ready. Here you are."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hearty laughter of Shang Wende came from outside the door. Shang Wende had just returned from making a house call at this time.

"Brother Meng, you're still the same. You come at this time every week. Sister-in-law is really lucky. You've been coming like this without fail for three years. It even moves this old man here. But fortunately, sister-in-law's illness is almost cured."

The old man took the medicine that Lu Feng had picked from his hand and then turned to Shang Wende with a smile and said, "Isn't it what I should do? Hehe, don't praise me. I just don't want to spend the rest of my life alone! A wife is a companion in old age. You should know this better than me, right?"

Shang Wende smiled and his eyes swept over the medicine packs that Lu Feng had picked for the old man. When he saw the size, he frowned slightly. Then he walked over and said to the old man with a smile, "Brother Meng, let me take a look at this medicine. This young fellow has just come to the medical clinic. I'm afraid he might have picked the wrong medicine for you."

When he came in just now, he had already seen that it was Lu Feng who had picked the medicine.

The old man didn't say anything and directly handed the medicine to Shang Wende. He trusted Shang Wende very much. Moreover, it's better to be cautious. If the medicine was really picked wrong, it would harm his wife.

Hearing this, Lu Feng smiled bitterly in his heart. This was a lack of trust in him. According to the prescription, even if he was stupid, he wouldn't pick the wrong medicine!

No one noticed that the cold smile on Liu Huan's lips became even more pronounced.

In front of the old man, Shang Wende directly opened the paper package. His eyes swept over it, and his expression suddenly darkened. He said coldly and angrily, "Lu Feng, come here. What is this? Is there 'Cold Wood Ginseng' on this prescription? It clearly says White Ginseng! You actually mixed up 'Cold Wood Ginseng' and White Ginseng. Do you know what the consequences will be?"

Wrong?

Lu Feng's face changed instantly. He had picked the medicine from the cabinet of White Ginseng. How could he have picked the wrong one!

Moreover, he knew the difference in the effects of "Cold Wood Ginseng" and "White Ginseng".

The medicinal effect of Cold Wood Ginseng is to remove blood stasis in the body. It is suitable for patients who have been injured and those with abundant qi and blood. The medicinal effect of White Ginseng is mainly to nourish qi and blood and regulate the body. It is suitable for weak and sick patients.

Now that these two kinds of herbs were taken out, the whole prescription was useless. Moreover, the main ingredient was originally White Ginseng. Now that it was replaced with Cold Wood Ginseng, it would have the opposite effect!

Just imagine, for a patient who was already weak and sick, if they took the herbal medicine with Cold Wood Ginseng as the main ingredient, it would be like adding insult to injury, making the patient's condition even worse. In a sense, this was no longer about saving people, but about harming them!

"I picked it according to the White Ginseng. There was only a little bit of White Ginseng left in the medicine box. After I weighed it, I wrapped it up. It shouldn't be possible to pick it wrong."

Lu Feng said nervously. He didn't know how to explain this. It had happened, and he just hoped that Shang Wende would believe what he said. He was now full of regret. If he had known, he should have taken a closer look at the characteristics of the medicinal herbs. Then he wouldn't have mixed them up. In fact, he didn't know the difference between White Ginseng and Cold Wood Ginseng at all.

Uncle Meng, who was standing aside, turned pale with fear when he heard the conversation between Lu Feng and Shang Wende. He had actually picked the wrong medicine. If Shang Wende hadn't noticed it, and if this medicine was really decocted for his wife to take, who knew what would happen!

"Picked it according to the label?"

Shang Wende frowned even deeper and said, "If you picked it according to the label, how could you possibly mistake White Ginseng for Cold Wood Ginseng? Although these two kinds of ginseng look similar on the surface, there are still many differences in the patterns, shapes, and roots of their exteriors. Even if you picked it according to the label, didn't you remember these characteristics?"

"Sorry."

Lu Feng lowered his head as if he had accepted his fate. The fact was in front of him, and no matter what he said, he couldn't change the fact that he had picked the wrong medicine. And he really didn't know the characteristics that Shang Wende had mentioned.

"Sorry? Can saying sorry make up for the mistake you've made? Lu Feng, you've disappointed me again!"

Shang Wende snorted coldly and turned to the old man with an apologetic look on his face and said, "Brother Meng, I'm sorry. It's all my fault this time. I almost caused a great disaster. Please forgive me!"

Uncle Meng smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "It's okay as long as it's corrected. It's okay. After all, he just came here. He'll get better gradually in the future! You'd better check again to see if there are any other mistakes in the medicine he picked."

Uncle Meng was really scared this time. He probably wouldn't dare to let Lu Feng pick the medicine for him next time.

Hearing this, Shang Wende carefully checked and, after confirming that there were no other problems, walked to the medicine cabinet and was going to replace the Cold Wood Ginseng.

When he opened the medicine box containing White Ginseng, Shang Wende found that it was empty. He immediately frowned. Why was there none left? He remembered that there had been quite a lot of it half a month ago.

So he asked Liu Huan, "I remember there were a lot of White Ginseng that came in half a month ago. Why is there none left here?"

Liu Huan immediately restrained the sneer in his heart. He knew very well how sharp Shang Wende was at judging people. He had to disguise himself well in time.

Just now, he had been sneering in his heart. In fact, he was the one who had planned this whole thing. His plan hadn't been successful yesterday, but he believed that this one would definitely succeed today!

He knew that this old man surnamed Meng would come to get the medicine at this time every week. So in the morning, he had asked Lu Feng to try picking the medicine. In the afternoon, he could justifiably ask Lu Feng to pick the medicine for the old man. Before the old man came, while Lu Feng was going to the toilet, he had taken away the White Ginseng and put the Cold Wood Ginseng in the medicine box of White Ginseng. And the amount of Cold Wood Ginseng was just right.