Xu Lanyin shook her head and said, "We need to continue to consolidate the disease in order to eradicate it. We can talk about stopping the medication after Mom is completely cured. I must take good care of you and my younger brother. With people, we have everything, and only then can things get better and better. Don't worry, Mom, I'm sensible now. I will find a way to make money and buy more land."

Qin's nose turned sore when she heard her troubled daughter say these things. Then she thought about her dead husband. If he could live, she would be willing to give up even an acre of land.

Qin gave Xu Lanyin another small silver coin and said with a smile, "Use it. You've worked hard these days. Buy some snacks for you and your brother. Also, buy a box of facial ointment. My daughter is so beautiful. If your father were still alive, he would never let her suffer such an injustice."

Xu Lanyin smiled brightly as she took the silver coin. However, her heart was tense. The whitening and skin-care ointment given by the herbalist might have been thrown away by its original owner.

Thinking about buying some delicious snacks, Xu Lanting smiled with his lips pursed.

When Qin was away, Xu Lanzhou still whispered, "Spend your money wisely. You have to spend it on medical treatment and medicine, but don't spend too much on perfume and snacks. When we have money at home, I'll go to the provincial capital to buy you the best rouge, powder, and snacks for you and me."

Xu Lanyin looked at the stingy little man and said, "I listen to my mother. I'll buy whatever she tells me to buy."

Xu Lanyin, carrying a basket of medicine, led Xu Lanting to the village entrance to ride a donkey cart. Adults paid two cents, while children like Xu Lanting, who could be held by an adult, paid only one cent.

The village wasn't far from the county town, so most people walked. Only the elderly, the sick, or those with too much stuff took the bus. Some families, reluctant to spend money, pushed people or things there themselves on wheelbarrows.

The donkey cart carried five people and then left.

A woman in her forties said with a smile, "Everyone says that Gu Xiucai will definitely pass the imperial examination this time. Since this girl is going to be his wife, she is really lucky."

This sounds like a nice thing to say, but looking at her expressions and the expressions of the other people in the car, they all think that if you become the wife of a juren, then God is really blind.

The people in the village all had a bad impression of Xu Lanyin. They used to dislike her for squandering money on her future husband, but now they think that it would be a great loss for the handsome and talented future scholar to marry such a spendthrift woman.

Xu Lanyin was speechless. People have many bad habits, such as pushing down a wall when it falls, flattering the powerful and bullying the weak... Gu Wangchen's exam results hadn't even come out yet, and these people had already suffered for him.

She didn't want to bother with these village women, so she turned away with a blank face and ignored her.

The woman felt she was being neglected and muttered angrily, "You really think you're going to be a phoenix. Humph..."

Xu Lanting was unhappy and said with a pout, "My eldest sister never thought of becoming a phoenix."

The woman sneered, "If you didn't want to be a phoenix, why did you pay for it in the first place? Oh, tsk tsk tsk, the land at home, the chickens in the backyard, the money from selling medicine, I wish I could give my whole family to you."

Xu Lanyin didn't want to argue with her; it would only make others laugh at her. Besides, what she said was all true, so it would be best if she could talk more about it.

Seeing Xu Lanting's face flushed with anger, Xu Lanyin said, "Remember this, little brother. Just ignore irrelevant people and words. If you pay attention to them, you will lose face."

"Oh." Xu Lanting buried his head in Xu Lanyin's arms.

The woman was furious, cursing and swearing, and the driver, Old Man Xu, changed the subject. Old Man Xu was a relative of the Xu family; Xu Lanyin's siblings had to call him Fifth Grandfather, and his daughter-in-law had a good relationship with Qin. Although he disliked Xu Lanyin, he couldn't let anyone bully the younger generation of the Xu family right in front of him.

When we got off the bus outside the county town gate, Old Man Xu said he would come to pick us up at 3:00 PM and would not wait for us after that time.

Xu Lanyin and her brother walked to Qianjin Pavilion. It was a little over two quarters of an hour's walk, and for half the distance she was carrying the little boy, who was too frail.

They went to sell medicine first, but this time they had even less, selling it for only forty-two coins. Doctor Wei, who often treated Xu Lanting, was the old doctor, and they went to his table again.

Doctor Wei was treating a girl, or more precisely, the girl's daughter.

The girl said, "Doctor Wei, my daughter has been taking medicine for more than a month, but she's still not feeling better. Now she's not only feeling anxious, but also has a tachycardia. She's also more irritable than usual, can't sleep at night, and has a lot of red pimples on her face..."

Doctor Wei has white hair and a face full of vicissitudes and compassion. He looks like an old doctor with excellent medical skills and rich experience, so many people are willing to see him.

He said awkwardly, "I took Miss Hu's pulse four times, and she certainly doesn't seem to have a heart attack. Perhaps Lao Qiao is just too inexperienced. If all else fails, take her to the provincial capital, or even the capital, to see a good doctor."

After listening to the general situation, Xu Lanyin felt that Ms. Hu was more likely to have some kind of mental illness, which was quite serious and caused endocrine disorders.

Of course she couldn't say anything more.

After the girl left, Doctor Wei examined Xu Lanting. His eyes showed pity as he said, "This child has congenital deficiencies and wasn't well cared for. He needs to be treated with care. Not only should he take medication regularly, but he should also be given a healthy diet. Eat more meat, eggs, red dates, goji berries, and yams... If conditions permit, a moderate amount of ginseng and bird's nest would be even better."

His gaze warmed Xu Lanyin's heart. She thanked him and spent more than 600 coins on the medical treatment and medicine.

Xu Lanting felt distressed at the thought of spending so much money. As soon as they left the clinic, he tugged at Xu Lanyin's skirt and said, "Sister, Dr. Wei said we can use cheaper medicine instead. You've spent so much money on medicine, so you won't have any money left for balsam."

Xu Lanyin pinched his thin face and said, "That medicine has a piece of ginseng in it, so it's more expensive. If you use good medicine, your brother's illness will heal faster."

Xu Lanting was moved, tears welling up in her eyes. She stammered, "Sister, I just said in my heart that you're a spendthrift. I really shouldn't have done that."

Xu Lanyin laughed and said, "I don't blame you for thinking this way. It turns out that my eldest sister is quite a spendthrift."

Xu Lanting was even more moved and squeezed Xu Lanyin's hand even tighter.

As the two siblings were talking, they didn't notice a horse suddenly running towards them, startling the pedestrians on the road so much that they quickly got out of the way. It was too late for Xu Lanyin, who was holding Xu Lanting, to avoid the horse.

Just as the horse was about to trample them, the rider suddenly pulled the reins. The horse's front hooves jumped high and screamed in surprise.

The rider was a young man, about fourteen or fifteen, in fine clothes, handsome, tall and thin. He glared at me and shouted, "Don't you dare die? Believe it or not, I'll whip you to death."

The boy was in the voice changing period, and his fierce and loud voice sounded very scary.