Uncle Xia and his younger brother were embarrassed, while the village chief and the head of the village ward stamped their feet and said, "Oh dear! You two almost ruined Tiehu's illness! You have impure thoughts and are always up to no good. From now on, go out less and avoid bothering people!"

"Hmph, annoying? He even said we bullied him. Who bullied him...? That sharp-tongued brat, I'm not going to stoop to his level. I'm too lazy to get involved! Anyway, my wife has cooked dinner, I need to go back and eat..."

The Xia brothers, Wei and Li, were embarrassed, but stubbornly refused to back down. They tried to save face and left dejectedly amidst the scornful looks of everyone.

Seeing the two leave, the villagers breathed a sigh of relief. The village chief and the head of the neighborhood committee looked at Tongsu with even gentler expressions: "We really owe you a lot for today's matter. Speaking of which, Qingzhai, when did you learn any medical skills?"

Xia's mother also looked at her curiously.

Tong Su smiled slightly: "My father left behind a lot of books, including several medical books. I have learned a lot on my own. When I was in the city, a classmate from the private school had a family that ran a clinic, and he also taught me a lot of knowledge."

"I see! But you should study. You can look at medical knowledge in your spare time, but don't let it interfere with your exams to become a scholar!"

The village chief suddenly realized that Xia's mother was illiterate and had never seen the pile of books left by her husband and eldest son. She didn't know if her daughter had learned medicine from them, but she still felt that something was wrong, but she didn't think much of it.

Tong Su lowered her eyes.

What she said wasn't untrue. There were indeed some medical books among the books Xia Qingzhai left behind, and he had learned a few medical techniques from his classmates, but they were just for show, good to look at but not practical. As for real skills...

[Divine Physician Card: This card represents the culmination of the Divine Physician's many years of medical experience. Using this card grants access to the Divine Physician's medical skills for a period of one world.]

After the village chief finished giving his instructions, the villagers were not happy and watched eagerly from the side. They waited until the village chief left before swarming forward.

"Qingzhai, you can cure Sun Tiehu's illness, but what about minor ailments like colds? My Cuihua caught a chill a few days ago and is coughing. It's too expensive to go to the county town to see a doctor, could you take a look at her? We have grain and cured meat! I'll give you a small tip as payment, okay?"

Can you cure chronic leg pain?

"My mother-in-law has always had stomach aches. Do you know what to do?"

"And my home too!"

"I!"

These days, doctors charge exorbitant fees and you have to go to the county town for a consultation, but their skills aren't much better. For example, Sun Tiehu's family sold almost all of their land to treat his sleepwalking, but they still couldn't cure him.

Now that they see Qingzhai also knows medicine, even more so than the doctors in the county town, and is easy to talk to, the villagers are overjoyed. They no longer want to endure their chronic illnesses and can't wait to see her.

This person carries a piece of meat, that person carries a bag of millet, and together they carry quite a lot.

Tongsu was busy until nightfall. After finally seeing all the villagers off, she looked back and found that her once empty kitchen had been completely filled!

This solved their immediate problem of having difficulty getting food. Tong Su couldn't help but smile, thinking to herself that the income from medical treatment was much more than that from farming.

If one fails the imperial examinations, opening a medical clinic to make a living seems like an option.

She tallied up what she had gotten that day: "Mom, we'll have stewed food tonight. I'll go stew the meat that Aunt Liu brought over and give you some extra nourishment."

There wasn't much meat, only half a pound, but it was enough for two people, and there was even an extra bowl. Tongsu served it to Jin Wenting.

While Xia's mother and her daughter Tongsu were having a close meal, Xia's uncle and his younger brother were at home, drinking and full of resentment.