"Doctor Yang, someone's leg was broken, and the family wants to know the situation."

The shopkeeper pointed to the doctor in the cubicle and said to Zhang Hulan, "Tell the doctor about the injured person's condition."

Zhang Hulan said, "Doctor, my father is in his early fifties. He broke his leg almost half a month ago. Our family has no money, so he has not received medical treatment. He has been lying in bed. I would like to ask how much it would cost to fix my father's leg."

Doctor Yang said, "You need to bring your father here for me to see before I can draw a conclusion. I don't even know where he fell. How serious is the fall?"

"If it's just a common fracture, it won't cost much. You just need to rest for a few months after the fix."

"If the bone is completely broken or broken into several sections, it will be more troublesome and will cost two or three taels of silver."

"If it was hit by something and the bones were shattered into pieces, then I can do nothing but saw off the leg."

Zhang Hulan said quickly, "Either I was hit by a stone, or I fell down while cutting firewood in the mountains."

"Then bring your father here for me to see. It doesn't matter if you don't have money at home. I can reattach your father's leg with some cheap medicine. He can recover on his own. It won't cost much."

"Thank you, doctor. I will bring my father here tomorrow."

"Well, go ahead."

Zhang Hulan left the clinic and turned back, "Boss, do you sell medicinal herbs here?"

"Collect, what medicinal herbs do you have at home?"

Zhang Hulan said, "Like cicada shells, sea sand, Polygonum multiflorum, Prunella vulgaris, Plantain..."

After hearing Zhang Hulan name a bunch of medicines, the shopkeeper asked, "Do you know about medicinal herbs?"

"I know a little bit. They are all common medicinal herbs in the mountains."

"Then bring them all. As long as they are medicinal herbs, we will take them."

Zhang Hulan said, "I haven't dug it yet. I just want to ask first. If you collect it here, I will go and dig it when I get home."

The shopkeeper laughed and said, "So you have to find a buyer first!"

"Of course. If I dig them up and you don't accept them, then I've worked in vain, right?"

"By the way, shopkeeper, are you accepting raw He Shou Wu or processed ones?"

The shopkeeper said, "Can you prepare it? If you can, prepare it first and bring it to me. The price will be higher."

"I know. It's made with black beans." Zhang Hulan then added, "We'll see when the time comes. If I'm busy enough, I'll prepare it and bring it to you. If I'm not busy enough, I'll send you raw ones. The cheaper the better."

The shopkeeper nodded, "Okay, you decide."

Zhang Hulan left the clinic and looked back at the eight big words "Doctors are kind-hearted and save the dying and the wounded" written on both sides of the clinic's gate. She felt deeply that the clinic and the doctors here were worthy of these eight words.

Zhang Hulan did not stay in the city, but rushed back after leaving the clinic.

It was already noon when we returned to the village.

Everyone in the family was still waiting for her to eat. Zhang Hulan was thirsty and hungry. She scooped a bucket of water and gulped it down. Then she said, "Why are you waiting for me? Just eat first."

Zhang Hujun asked, "Little sister, did you sell the snakes you caught?"

"I sold it. I sold it for three taels of silver." Zhang Hulan said as he took out the silver and handed it to Wang.

"Mom, please keep the silver. I'll go to the city clinic and ask. The doctor said that Dad's leg can be cured with two or three taels of silver. Let's take Dad to the clinic tomorrow."

Wang was a little dazed.

Zhang Hujun's eyes widened. "Three taels of silver? How could it be so much? Sometimes I catch snakes and sell them, and I only get 20 or 30 cents for each one."

Old Man Zhang said, "Give the money to Danier and let her keep it for herself."

"Dad, I have already talked to the doctor at the clinic and will take you there tomorrow morning."

"No." Old man Zhang's stubborn temper came up again.

"Dad, why don't you go? Are you worried about the money?" Zhang Hulan walked up to Old Man Zhang, looked at him and said, "Dad, you don't want to be lazy, do you?"

"Big sister..."

Zhang Hujun was about to speak, but Zhang Hulan winked at him, telling him not to speak.

Old man Zhang glared at Zhang Hulan, "When have I ever been lazy in my life?"

"Then why don't you go get your leg treated? I think you just want to be lazy and eat ready-made food at home."

"I……"

Old man Zhang was about to speak, but was interrupted by Zhang Hulan, "Dad, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but this is not the right time for you to be lazy."

"Sister-in-law is pregnant with another child now, can you bear to put all the burden of the family on big brother?"

"Xiaojun is only thirteen years old, and you have the heart to treat him like a cow?"

"Dahua is fifteen years old, and she will get married in one or two years. Why doesn't your family prepare some dowry for her? Aren't you worried that she will be wronged when she goes to her husband's house?"

"I……"

Old man Zhang just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by Zhang Hulan, "Dad, it's not that we don't want you to enjoy your life, but you have to choose a time, right?"

"There is a famine now, and every family is tightening their belts to make ends meet, but you are just lying at home every day without working."

Old man Zhang's chest rose and fell violently. Zhang Hulan felt that she couldn't get excited anymore, so she sighed, "Alas... Dad, you are the backbone of the family. You are like the helmsman of the ship. Our family depends on you."

"You, the helmsman, are not in charge. My brother and I are like headless flies, not knowing where the ship is going next."

"Dad, curing the leg is only a matter of two or three taels of silver. If you cure the leg, you don't think you can't even earn back the two or three taels of silver, right?"

"When did you become so talkative?" Old Man Zhang stared at Zhang Hulan, took a few deep breaths and said heavily, "I'll go."

"But I won't use your money. I have more at home. You can keep it for yourself."

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