Old Mrs. Zhu, feeling sorry for her own son, looked at Doctor Liu and said, "Why don't you give Dashan acupuncture first, and we'll pay you when Mrs. Zhu comes back?"

Dr. Liu is a shrewd person; would he really believe someone based on just one or two words?

He stood still, looking like he was desperate for money.

Old Zhu glanced at Lu Dashan on the bed and cursed Zhu Shi in her heart again.

Lu Daishu couldn't stand the dawdling any longer. Even though he had lost face yesterday, his father was still his father. How could he ignore it? If his father became paralyzed like this, the eldest branch of the family would be finished.

Whether he studies hard or goes to higher education, he will have to put in a lot of effort.

He took out two taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Old Madam Zhu: "Grandma, this is what I have saved up. It's more important to get Father treated first."

Having no other choice, Old Zhu took out her savings for her coffin.

After receiving the money, Dr. Liu treated Lu Dashan's wounds and then performed a seemingly professional acupuncture treatment.

He quickly prescribed the medicine: "The injury is so serious, we have to keep a close eye on him and prevent him from getting a fever. If he does develop a fever, we need to wipe his sweat off immediately."

The prescription was handed to Lu Daishu, and Doctor Liu hurriedly left the Lu family home.

Lu Daishu went to the county clinic to get medicine.

Standing outside the Su family's courtyard, Zhu reached out and pounded on the brand-new wooden door: "Su, come out here!"

"Open the door! I know you're in there." Zhu was pounding on the door with considerable force, making it shake violently.

Su Jiaoniang frowned in the courtyard; she knew this family was shameless.

Sure enough, they came looking for her.

Su Jiaoniang's gaze fell on Gu Xizhou: "Could we build another door inside?"

Su Jiaoniang pointed to the outer courtyard gate.

Gu Xizhou had no idea what Su Jiaoniang was up to, adding another door inside the main gate—something no other family had ever done. Although he didn't understand, he didn't argue. He nodded slightly, glanced at the remaining wood in the house, and, acting as a carpenter, built a new door inside.

Zhu, who was pounding on the door from the outside, had her hands red from pounding, but the person inside didn't respond at all.

It wasn't until the maid returned that Zhu Shi composed herself and followed behind the maid.

Su Jiaoniang opened the door and took Xiaoya home.

Looking at Zhu Shi who was following behind, he pushed her back, too lazy to pay attention to such a shameless person. He closed the second door of the house and pasted a piece of white paper on the door: "Lu family members and dogs are not allowed to enter."

Zhu was caught off guard, thinking that walking in meant she was inside, only to find that another door had appeared in front of her.

She was so angry that her vision went black and she collapsed to the ground.

Passersby glanced at the strange door of the Su family, then at Zhu Shi lying on the ground, and slowly began to understand what was going on.

They must have been driven crazy by the Lu family to add an extra door to their house.

The Lu family is truly strange.

If someone else's child passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, it's the biggest joy in the village. Lu Daishu has become a scholar, and he's the youngest scholar in Lucheng in the last ten years. People say he has a bright future, and many will flatter and fawn over him.

The flatterers arrived, the sycophants arrived.

However, when the Lu family held their banquet, they scared everyone away.

They pointed and whispered about Zhu's retreating figure.

The sky darkened without us even noticing.

Zhu opened her eyes, touched her feverish head, and patted the gate of the Su family's courtyard, but no one paid any attention to her. Zhu staggered back to her own home.

As soon as I stepped into my home, I saw Old Madam Zhu sitting upright in the courtyard, just like the old lady.

Old Zhu was about to curse.

Zhu fainted on the ground.

With nowhere to vent her pent-up anger, Old Zhu felt like she was about to ascend to heaven.

Lu Congrong quickly dragged Zhu back to the room, and when he undressed her, he saw that the wound on Zhu's buttocks, inflicted by the magistrate, had reopened, and pus was spreading from the wound; she looked quite pitiful.

"Why bother with all this?" He wiped the remaining medicine from home onto Zhu's wound.

Lu Congrong touched Zhu's forehead, feeling somewhat at a loss.

She had a fever and needed to see a doctor, but she had no money.

She went out of the room to look for Old Zhu, but when Old Zhu heard that Zhu wanted to spend money, she got up and left in anger, ignoring her completely.

Looking at the farce at home, Lu Daishu felt that coming home was a mistake and he shouldn't have returned. He walked towards Old Madam Zhu's room, and when he came out again, his face was full of determination and confidence.

Lu Congrong carefully took the money from Lu Daishu and walked towards the doctor's house.

On the other side, Su Jiaoniang was busy walking towards the field. The chili peppers that Huang Erlan had planted had already sprouted. The rain came just in time, but Huang Erlan's expression was not very good.

He hid in the thatched hut and saw Su Jiaoniang walking towards him from afar.

He held up an umbrella and brought the person over.

Pointing to the small chili peppers in the field, she said, "Madam Su, these chili peppers probably won't be ripe before the weather gets too cold!"

Although it was his first time growing chili peppers, he had been working with crops in the fields for many years and could estimate how much time and what temperature would be most suitable for chili peppers by observing the seedling and growth stages.

Su Jiaoniang calmly said, "When it gets cold, we'll build a shed over here and cover the chili peppers."

Chili peppers are key to how quickly she gets rich.

Setting up a shed?

Huang Erlan was shocked. He had only heard that wealthy families had greenhouses for growing vegetables and fruits, but he had never gotten involved in it before. At this moment, he felt a little flustered.

Can he do it well?

"Madam Su, I... I haven't done it before, what if..."

“There’s no such thing as ‘what if.’ It’s always hard to start anything, but as long as you do it step by step, you’ll gain experience.” Su Jiaoniang said, and began planning to go to the county town to buy tarpaulins.

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