Wenshan had no idea that he had already entered the eyes of all the forces in Changsha. At this moment, he was following a real estate agent to find a house to live in. He was preparing to open a medical center in Changsha and resume his old business. The rest of the road would be settled in Changsha first before making calculations.
The Nine Gates of Changsha controlled the circulation of almost all the underworld artifacts in the entire south. Even the cultural relics in the north secretly traveled to Changsha. Wenshan was able to get a treasure with 20 cubic meters of energy on his first day in Changsha. It was obvious that he was not afraid of not getting anything in the future. Next, he would have to rely on his grandmaster-level medical skills and the mysterious Xuanmen array formation to earn money and exchange for treasures.
During the Republic of China, Changsha was a big city. As the hub of transportation, culture, politics, military, and economy were all quite complete systems. Especially the foreigners, they liked the ancient culture of China very much. The nine businesses had also attracted many foreign businessmen to enter Changsha.
With the help of an agent, Wenshan spent half a day to find a very satisfactory mansion on Zhongshan Street in the south of the city. The feng shui was very good, and the main entrance faced the street. It was only 200 meters away from the south gate, and the transportation was convenient. The area was huge, the front hall, the backyard, the left and right rooms were about 3000 square meters, and he had spent 800 taels of gold. Wenshan received the title deed after handing it over. After some renovations and decorations, he adjusted the layout and settled down. Changsha now had a world-famous " Wenshan Residence ".
During the Republic of China, traditional Chinese medicine was still recognized by many people, even in the city of Fushan. Although the idea of " learning from foreigners to control foreigners " was widely promoted and western-style hospitals were established in major cities, the people still preferred traditional Chinese medicine over western medicine. Therefore, the competition in the alternative medicine system was still very intense.
There were only 10 Chinese medicine stores and one Western medicine hospital in Changsha City. If one wanted to open a Chinese medicine store in Changsha City, they had to obtain the approval of the experts of Changsha Xinglin. Otherwise, they would be rejected and have endless trouble.
Actually, Wenshan was not afraid of these experts coming at him openly. The main reason was that he had the grandmaster-level Chinese medicine skills. However, he was afraid of trouble. If he touched the interests of these apricot forest families, then there would constantly be trouble coming to his door in secret.
Wenshan walked on the streets and alleys, collecting information about the 10 Chinese medicine stores. Among them, the best Chinese medicine doctor was only at the master level. It was not clear if they had other trump cards.
What he needed to pay attention to was the Shen family, which specialized in selling Chinese medicine. The scale of the medicine shop was very large. He also knew from the information that the Shen family had medicine shops in other cities. They had both ordinary and rare Chinese medicine. There was also the Li family's Shi Zhen Medical Hall. According to the information, this was the descendant of the divine doctor, Li Shizhen. Shi Zhen Medical Hall was very famous in the apricot forest. This family had the incomplete inheritance of the Compendium of Materia Medica, which was a treasured copy.
With Wenshan's current weak reputation in Changsha, he would definitely suffer a joint attack if he wanted to open a medical center. Then, he remembered that his main cultivation was definitely not to cure the sick and save people in the future. His goal was to cultivate qi and cultivate for longevity. If he wasted his time treating people every day, it would be the opposite.
Therefore, he thought of a way to become a traveling doctor like the ancient traveling doctors. He first raised his reputation in Changsha and let the so-called nobles come to seek treatment themselves. He also limited the number of times he could treat patients every day and sold them on hunger. Fortunately, medical qualifications were not strictly regulated these days, so this path was easy to implement.
The next day, Wenshan prepared the first aid kit, wore a pair of thin-edged sunglasses and a long white robe, and went out with a cloth flag that read," The doctor who believes in me, six treatments a day." The reason why he treated six times a day was because Wenshan felt that it was just right.
It was late autumn in October, and the air was dry, neither cold nor hot. When Wenshan reached the door, he saw a commotion. There were about 30 people. Men and women, ranging from 13 years old to 50 years old, were all dressed neatly and lined up at the bottom of the stairs.
When these people saw Wenshan open the door, they immediately shouted in unison,""Hello, Old Master Wen!"
Wenshan was stunned for a moment. He waved his hand and called the 50-year-old middle-aged man at the front to come up the steps. He asked in confusion,""What's going on?"
"Greetings, Old Master Wen. This is everyone looking for a small worker. Every time a big family bought a mansion in Changsha, everyone would come to ask for a living. He had heard that Old Master Wen had bought such a huge mansion by himself. He definitely needed some maids, servants, chefs, butlers, and other servants to take care of the mansion. Thus, he had come early in the morning to find a job.”The middle-aged man bowed.
"Oh, I see." Wenshan nodded. Back when he was in the clinic in Fushan, he had three assistants under him. He had people who were useful and convenient. He thought to himself that it made sense. The huge house needed some people to add some liveliness. A maid was needed to clean the kitchen, a chef was needed, and a butler was not needed. They did not have the strength to do any work, and servants were not needed either.
Wenshan took out a dollar and gave it to him, saying,""I do need two maids and a chef. Help me get rid of the other people who don't fit the bill.”
"Thank you, Old Master Wen, for the reward. I'll go now.”The middle-aged man retreated to the crowd to deal with this matter.
Wenshan looked at these people and realized that three of them were behaving in a special way. Therefore, he used the spirit mirror to figure out the origins of these people. One of them was a servant of Ninth Master Xie's family, one was a maid of the Huo family, and the other was actually a Japanese. It was probably because of the nine hundred taels of gold or the suppression of Chenpi that Wenshan had attracted the attention of the various forces in Changsha. It seemed that his days in Changsha would become rich and colorful.
After a while, half of the middle-aged man's men left. The remaining people looked at Wenshan, waiting for him to speak.
Wenshan walked forward and stared at the people from the three forces who had yet to leave. He pointed at the Japanese and said,"The Japanese don't want it."
Everyone was shocked. However, the Xie family secretly glanced at Wenshan.
The Japanese man lowered his head. Although he was very nervous, he thought of his mission and immediately raised his head to refute,"Old Master Wen, I'm not Japanese, I'm from China.”
" Humph," Wenshan snorted with a smile." You've learned the Chinese language quite well. Take off your shoes and socks and have a look."”The Japanese wore clogs since they were young, and the outer eight of their toes and forefingers were very obvious, and the calluses that were rubbed out were very thick.
The Japanese no longer refuted and left with their heads lowered.
Wenshan looked at the rest of the people. Among them, the Xie family and the Huo family looked at them for a long time, making them very nervous.
"You... You…and you stay. The rest of you can leave.”Wenshan pointed at three of them and said.
Suddenly, a burst of sobbing could be heard. Wenshan looked over and saw the 13-year-old girl who was not chosen by him sobbing and wiping her tears with both hands.
Wenshan walked up to her and looked at the sallow and emaciated little girl who was wearing an old floral dress with patched cuffs. She looked less than 10 years old, but she was actually 13 years old. "Little girl, why are you crying? Aren't you afraid that it'll be hard for you to come out and find work at such a young age?”
"If I can't find a job, my brother will have no food to eat and will starve.”The little girl sobbed as she spoke.
"Old Master Wen, Huahua is very hardworking. She has to work every day to earn money to support her brother. Can you keep her?”A girl who was left behind by Wenshan was a farmer outside the city like the little girl. She was very familiar with the little girl and spoke up for her.
After Wenshan heard this, he summoned Little Tian and pretended to calculate with his fingers. The spirit mirror could only see basic information, but it needed Little Tian's deduction and calculation to assist in the network and recent situation.
"I see. I understand." This little girl was indeed a child of a farmer's family outside the city. Her nickname was Little Flower. She had an eight-year-old brother called Tao Tao. Before the New Year, she had a mother who depended on her for survival. However, she died of illness in the cold winter. The neighbors hastily helped her deal with her funeral. After that, she took care of the family's life. The neighbors would sometimes help the siblings, but it was not a long-term solution. She did not know how to farm, so she went to the city to find work. This kind of life had been going on for more than half a year.
Little Flower's father joined the revolution when she was five years old and went to fight with the National Army. He has not returned yet. He most likely died on the battlefield. He did not know that his wife was pregnant before the expedition. Otherwise, he would not have volunteered to join the army. Xiaohua's mother could take care of one, but it would be tiring to take care of two. She had died of exhaustion last year, leaving behind this pair of orphans.
Wenshan thought for a while and said to the girl who spoke up for Xiaohua,""Why don't you switch with Little Flower? You leave and she stays.”
The girl hesitated for a moment and said to Wenshan,""Alright then." Hence, she held Little Flower's hand and said,""Quickly go and thank Old Master Wen."
"Sister Jin Lan, how can this be?”Little Flower stopped crying and pulled her sister Lan's hand nervously.
"Alright, Huahua, I'm older than you. It's easy for me to find work in the city. You can rest assured.”The girl pushed Little Flower's hand away and was about to leave.
Wenshan watched as the girl left. Before he could take ten steps, he shouted,""Jin Lan, right? You can stay too."
When Jin Lan heard Wenshan ask her to stay, she turned around in surprise.""Really? Old Master Wen."
Wenshan nodded at her. He was just testing if Jin Lan was sincere in helping Little Flower.
"That's great." When Little Flower saw Wenshan nod, she rushed over and held Jin Lan's hand as she said happily.
"Alright, everyone can leave." Wenshan drove away the rest of the people who were not needed, including the middle-aged man. He wanted to stay behind to be Wenshan's butler, but Wenshan did not need a butler, so he left in disappointment.
Wenshan brought the four of them into Wenshan Residence. Although the custom-made plaque had not been delivered yet, he had already decided on the name of the residence: Wenshan Residence.
Jin Lan: 17 years old, unmarried, farmer outside the city, dexterous, diligent and capable, knows how to sew and embroider clothes, and arrange clothes cleaning and hygiene.
Little Flower: 13 years old, unmarried, farmer outside the city, able to endure hardship, can sweep the floor, can pull grass and catch insects, can take care of the yard.
Da Feng: 18 years old, unmarried, poor in the city, agile, accounting, advanced cooking skills, arranged for cooking.
Tan Feiyan: 32 years old, widow, a refugee who had just arrived in Changsha. She knew knowledge, advanced literature, advanced language, and housework.
Wenshan guessed that Tan Feiyan must have come from a wealthy family.
Wenshan had deduced that Jin Lan and Da Feng both had family members. Tan Feiyan's ancestral home was in Hubei. Because of the chaos of the local warlords, her family was destroyed and she was the only one left. She fled to Changsha alone. Xiaohua had an eight-year-old brother.
A little girl, two young and beautiful girls, and a mature young woman. Wenshan let them stay in three rooms in the west wing and let them familiarize themselves with Wenshan Residence.
Tan Feiyan was indeed capable. After they got to know each other better, the few of them took her as their leader. They called her " Sister Feiyan " and " Sister Feiyan ". The work was also arranged by her. Wenshan was also happy to relax. Jin Lan was in charge of cleaning the clothes in the house. Tan Feiyan and Little Huahua would help. Da Feng was in charge of the kitchen, and Jin Lan and Little Flower would help. Xiao Huahua was in charge of the garden outside the house, and Jin Lan and Da Feng would help. Tan Feiyan was in charge of cleaning the house, and the other three would help. After Wenshan heard their arrangement, he felt that Little Flower was the busiest and would help with everything.
Wenshan took out 200 silver dollars for Tan Feiyan to manage, saying that it was for Wenshan's daily use. In addition, she would arrange for her salary at the end of the month. If it was not enough, she could ask Wenshan for it.
"Flying Goose as the manager, eight silver coins per month; The other three will each receive six silver coins a month.”Wenshan told them about the remuneration.
"Old Master Wen, you are too good to us. The other servants in the city can earn three silver dollars a month, which is already a lot.”Jin Lan knew some of the market prices and said happily.
"Don't be so happy yet. If you ever violate the Wenshan Residence's rules, I will not be merciful and chase you out of the Wenshan Residence.”Wenshan said seriously.
"Yes, Master." The four of them answered in unison.
"Also, you can just call me mister in the future. Don't call me master.”Wenshan requested of them. After all, he was not old at all.
"Yes, sir." The four of them answered in unison.
Wenshan asked them to bring their luggage back to Wenshan to stay, but Tan Feiyan was very simple. As soon as she arrived in Changsha, she carried her luggage with her and directly stayed. At the same time, he gave Xiao Hua a silver dollar and asked her to bring her brother home to live in the manor.
Little Flower burst into tears and was extremely touched. She immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Wenshan."Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir."
Wenshan hurriedly helped her up and stopped her from continuing to kowtow.
At noon, the four of them returned and made lunch together.
In the dining room, Wenshan instructed them to sit down and eat.
"Sir, you can't do this." Tan Feiyan said nervously.
"Wenshan Residence doesn't have so many rules. We're only safe if we're like a family. Only then can we eat happily and live happily.”Wenshan's tone was irrefutable.
The five of them sat around the dining table nervously.
"So you're Huahua's little brother?" Wenshan asked Tao Xiaohua calmly when he saw a similarly sallow and emaciated little boy sitting beside him.
"Tao Tao, this is the good Mr. Wen. Quickly come over and kowtow to Mr. Wen.”When Little Flower heard Wenshan's question, she immediately stood up and held her brother's hand.
"Hello, sir." The little boy knelt down timidly and said softly.
"Good child, get up quickly." Wenshan asked him to get up, but the little boy looked in the direction of his sister. It seemed that his sister was still the most important in his heart.
Little Flower pulled him up. Wenshan reached out and pinched Taotao's hands and legs. He found that this child's root bone was not bad. In any case, it was not ordinary.
"In the future, you can stay in the residence. When you have time, Feiyan, you can teach them how to read and write. Everyone, sit down and eat. Tao Tao and Little Flower, eat more meat. Look at your yellow and skinny ugly faces. You're missing some oil. Eat chicken to nourish yourself.”After Wenshan finished speaking, he started eating.
After Tan Feiyan nodded in agreement, she sat upright and ate with him. For a moment, everyone ate happily.
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