In the following days, because the townspeople all knew about the conflict between Su Wen and Song Xincai, they didn't dare patronize Su Wen's pharmacy unless absolutely necessary.
Furthermore, Su Wen's youthful appearance already made people doubt his medical skills. To make matters worse, after Song Xincai returned, he didn't idle away and kept spreading rumors that Su Wen was ignorant and uneducated.
The townspeople found it hard to distinguish whether these rumors were true or false, and with things adding up, they stopped visiting Su Wen's pharmacy altogether.
That day, Su Wen and the others at the pharmacy had nothing to do and decided to close the shop early and go home.
Seeing that Su Wen seemed somewhat depressed, Liu Die came up with an idea and said to him without having dinner, "I'm going out to take care of something tonight and will come back tomorrow."
"Going back to the city?" Su Wen asked. Liu Die didn't deny it, simply nodding her head before setting out.
