Yu Jiao wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated into the body of a poor rural girl, sold off in a marriage of luck to a sickly man.
Thinking she’s landed in a farming-romance novel, ...
This actually enlightened Yu Zhou. She thought about it and said, "Master, it seems to be true. When we bought her from the Meng family, no one ever mentioned that this girl had medical skills. If she really had such excellent medical skills as Master said, the Meng family would not be so poor that they had to sell their daughter, and they should not be willing to sell her! Is there something strange about this?"
"Go find someone to go to the Meng family and ask about it later." Yu Ruhai said, "Go and tell Han Shan and his wife not to bother Meng Yujiao again. Her medical skills may help our Yu family become famous in Changkui Medical Forest. Don't underestimate her."
Yu Zhou sighed, and although she was reluctant in her heart, she still nodded, "I'm afraid that you think too highly of her, Master."
Yu Jiao went to the kitchen, so she didn't know about the conversation between Yu Ruhai and Yu Zhou in the main hall, but she knew that Yu Ruhai was a smart man, and if he wanted to use her medical skills to make money in the future, he would not treat her harshly.
She demonstrated her medical skills in order to gain a foothold in the Yu family. She also knew that after showing her medical skills, Yu Ruhai would definitely not let her leave the Yu family easily. Her previous words of wanting to redeem herself were just to make her feel more comfortable in the Yu family in the future.
She had realized from the time when Yu Jinshu, the third son of the Yu family, was rejected for engagement that the old lady of the Yu family was a powerful one and that she could only rely on the old man of the Yu family to suppress her. If she didn't rely on the old man of the Yu family, she would definitely be targeted and mistreated by the old lady.
In the kitchen, Song was sitting under the stove, lighting the fire. Seeing Yu Jiao coming in, she smiled and asked, "What's your master calling you for?"
Yu Jiao walked to the stove and squatted beside Song, her almond eyes smiling, "Grandpa said that when he treats patients in the future, he wants me to follow him and learn a little."
Song was very happy after hearing this. "This is a good thing. Your grandfather thinks highly of you. You must study hard. Your grandfather is a doctor and he values medical skills the most. Unfortunately, none of us in the Yu family have the talent to study medicine. If you succeed in learning, you can become a doctor and treat patients in the future and be respected by others."
Yu Jiao didn't expect Song to be so open-minded and didn't care about her identity as a woman. In fact, she liked Song very much. She was very much like her mother, both were very gentle women.
She smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I will study hard."
Song touched her head and asked gently, "How is the wound on your leg? Can you get some water on it?"
"It has scabbed over and some places are starting to peel off." Yu Jiao replied obediently.
"Then after dinner, I'll boil a big pot of hot water for you. You haven't washed yourself properly for a while, so take a hot bath." Song glanced at the stove, extinguished the unburned firewood in the stove, and stood up.
Yu Jiao stood up and said, "It's time to take a good bath. Thank you."
She really couldn't call her mother, even though Song reminded her of her mother.
Song smiled and said, "Why are you so polite, girl?"
She washed her hands in the basin, opened the lid of the pot, put the steamed buns in the basket, and Yu Jiao helped to serve the porridge.
Song took an empty bowl, scooped up some fried zucchini and potatoes, and took a steamed bun, and said to Yu Jiao, "Take the meal to the main room and call your grandparents to eat. I'll take the meal to your father-in-law first."
Yu Jiao nodded, washed the bowl, filled the pot with rice porridge, and took the food to the main room.
In the yard, the eldest couple who had gone to the foot of the mountain to pick pitcher plants early in the morning had just returned. Yu Jiao paused and called out, "Uncle, auntie, it's time to eat."
Yu Qiaoshan, who looked honest and simple, nodded. Zhang glanced at Yu Jiao, ignored her, and went to the backyard to feed the pigs.
Yu Jiao placed the food on the table and said to Yu Ruhai, "It's time to eat."
Yu Zhoushi walked in from outside with a stern face, along with Yu Hanshan and his wife. Yu Ruhai had spoken, so Yu Zhoushi had to go find Yu Hanshan and Zhaoshi and give them some instructions. However, when the two men entered the room and saw Yu Jiao, their faces looked very ugly.
Yu Jiao didn't care. To her, these were just insignificant people.
In the Yu family, the first and second wives get up early every day to work, and only the third wife, Yu Hanshan and his wife, have the right to sleep in. Mrs. Yu's favoritism is still very obvious.
The old man, the old lady and the third wife all sat down and started eating. Yu Jiao also sat down and reached out to take a piece of steamed bun. Zhao glared at her fiercely, but Yu Jiao didn't even look at her. She steadily grabbed the steamed bun, stuffed it into her mouth, and lowered her head to eat.
After a while, Yu Qiaoshan and his wife came in quickly after feeding the pigs and washing their hands. Without saying a word, they sat down and started eating.
Seeing that the steamed buns in the steamed bun basket were getting fewer and fewer, and the dishes on the table were scraped away until only a few leftovers were left, Yu Qizhe and Song came to the main room.
Song didn't bother to sit down to eat. With red eyes, she said to Old Man Yu, "Dad, go check on Mengshan. He has a fever."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Yu put down his bowl of porridge and asked, "Why do you have a fever when you are fine?"
Song shook her head and choked up, "I don't know. When I got up to wash him in the morning, I didn't hear him say he was feeling unwell. But within a meal, he had a fever. I just touched his forehead and it felt a little hot. He was cold all over."
Old Master Yu stood up, walked out of the main room and went to the second room.
Song and Yu Qizhe followed him out.
Yu Jiao finished the last mouthful of porridge in the bowl, put down the bowl, stood up and went back to the east room.
Yu Mengshan, lying on the bed, had a pale face, swollen eyes, and was breathing hard. Old Man Yu checked his temperature and found that he did not have a high fever. He breathed a sigh of relief and grabbed Yu Mengshan's hand to try to feel his pulse.
Yu Mengshan tried to sit up, but he felt weak all over, the world was spinning in front of his eyes, and he almost fainted, so he had to lie down again.
Yu Jiao watched from the side and said to Song, "Please pull up Uncle Mengshan's trouser legs so I can take a look."
Song hurriedly did as she was told. Yu Ruhai looked up at Yu Jiao and continued to take her pulse, but he couldn't find anything.
Yu Jiao glanced at Yu Mengshan's legs and saw no obvious swelling. She walked past Yu Qizhe and came to the bedside. She used her fingers to pry open Yu Mengshan's eyelids and saw that his eyeballs were slightly bloodshot. Yu Jiao asked, "Is it difficult to breathe in and out?"
Yu Mengshan nodded weakly and then shook his head.
Yu Jiao continued to ask, "Do you feel weak and dizzy?"
Yu Mengshan moved his eyes and nodded with difficulty.
"It's not a fever caused by cold, nor is it a fever due to yang deficiency. Girl Meng, can you tell what the symptoms are?" Old Master Yu withdrew his hand from taking the patient's pulse and frowned. He really couldn't tell what the disease was, so he asked without any shame.
Yu Jiao hadn't made up her mind yet and turned her back.
Several people looked at her actions, somewhat puzzled.
Yu Jiao said, "Aunt Song, please undress Uncle Mengshan and check if there is any swelling anywhere else on his body."
Song did so immediately, and Yu Qizhe also stepped forward to help, unbuttoning Yu Mengshan's clothes. After a careful inspection, Yu Qizhe said, "There is no swelling on the whole body."
Song helped Yu Mengshan put on his clothes, and Yu Ruhai asked, "Meng girl, you can't tell what the disease is?"