AST 1493 - Day One: Settling down and recruiting doctors (1/2)

Qing Shui stayed quiet, brushed off the dust on his clothes, and stood up. He did not want to get into too much trouble with the Hua Clan, because they were going to stay here for quite some time. Even if they did manage to triumph over the Hua Clan somehow, the other clans in the city would not be happy either, since insular people normally disliked outsiders.

A few more men from the Hua Clan arrived at the scene and carried the young master away, whereas Qing Shui's group followed the old man to a huge estate some distance away.

Qing Shui was not sure if the street the old man brought them to was the best, but out of the thousands of other estates, the one they were heading towards seemed to be the best. He believed that the Hua Clan would not trick them, because it would be obvious if they did.

”Is this villa to your liking, mister?” The old man said courteously.

Giving away a villa was nothing big for a strong clan like the Hua Clan, even though the villa was one of the best in Linhai City. But now, their reputation was stained.

But right now, regarding this matter, their reputation was of little concern. Even arrogant clans had to be cautious once in a while.

”Satisfactory, I say.” The old man flinched when he heard Qing Shui's reply, but at the same time, he was relieved.

”Then, what else can this old man help with?” The old man said politely.

After some slight thought, Qing Shui replied. ”We're fine for now. You may return. I'll look for you if we need anything.”

The old man, trying to stop his face from twitching, said: ”Okay, then I shall now take leave. Feel free to come to me to ask for anything.”

The old man cursed under his breath. ”How dare you treat us as maids? If you really are strong, then there's no choice. If not, I swear I will cut you up into pieces!”

It had been Qing Shui's intent to piss them off a little because it would feel better than outright killing people. With their second young master and the young man sexually impaired and having to give away a decent villa, the Hua Clan was sure to be displeased.

They had better not cause any more trouble, otherwise, Qing Shui would make them compensate a hundred times more. In fact, Qing Shui hoped that they would really be stupid enough to provoke him further.

”What a nice villa. You sure messed them up good.” Xue Nuo laughed and said.

”Mess with them? God knows what would've happened to us if we weren't strong.” Qing Shui laughed, looking at Xue Nuo.

”Seriously? Only one villa? You were way too easy on them.”

Qing Shui knew she was only kidding. This villa already belonged to them anyways - The old man had given them the official documents of the villa.

The villa was huge, with over a hundred hectares of land. Land like this could not have been bought with money. The villa was equipped with everything but was left vacant except for the keeper.

Such a large villa even had its own hills and stream. The pavilions were shaped like ice palaces and were stunning.

”This one's mine!” Xue Nuo pointed at a colourful pavilion. Yin Tong and Qing Shui also chose their own. After taking a look, they went to the biggest pavilion nearest to the street.

This pavilion could be the place where they opened their clinic. The interior of the pavilion was decorated splendidly as if it was meant to be made into a hotel.

That was not Qing Shui's intention, because there was already a hotel nearby. There were other clinics in the area as well, but they were not very close. Even so, Qing Shui was confident that he could rise about all the other clinics, but realistically, he knew he could not heal everyone.

”Should we open a small clinic or a big clinic?” Ling Fei asked Qing Shui.

”With a city this big, we can only open up a big one. The clinic should be split into a few sections, otherwise, we won't be able to keep up with the increase in the number of patients. So, we should also employ other doctors.” Qing Shui said after some thought.

In the Imperial Cuisine Hall, they mostly treated civilians. But occasionally, there would be emergency cases which they treated for free.

This time, Qing Shui would be able to experience more. Of course, he would request benefits when treating more ”influential” people. He was not a saint. Even though they had sufficient money, they should still charge fees. This was the unbroken rule.

”We're new here. How are we going to find doctors to work for us? Moreover, some doctors are quacks and will be bad for us. How many do we need anyway?” Ling Fei asked

Qing Shui looked around the place. It was indeed big and busy. He tried to recall how many doctors were there in his previous life. Thinking about it, he realized that there were only a few key characters in a clinic. The important thing was to have enough nurses and assistants. Qing Shui decided to employ around twenty doctors and over two hundred other staff.

They did not have to worry about herbs because QIng Shui had plenty of them in the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal. They could always stock up on herbs by buying them or planting the herbs themselves in the Realm of Violet Jade Immortal, which would only take a few days.