205 Changsheng Shocking News
Early the next morning, Sun Yat-sen and Ping An set out on their return journey.
In addition to the six of them, He Zishan and Sanqiang also traveled with them.
The top three also passed the county exam this time and ranked well. The He family immediately decided to go to the provincial capital together to prepare for the provincial exam as agreed with Ping An before.
The provincial examination was held on April 2nd, and now it is February 17th. Excluding a few days on the way, it is only more than a month away from the examination. When I get there, I can live in Ping'an's home, so I don't have to worry about the expenses, and my safety is guaranteed.
Wan Qing went to the front hall to get medicine and accidentally heard that Ping An had won the first place. He was happy for him.
"Wan Qing, today is the tenth day since your father's surgery. I will remove his stitches later and settle the debt with you at the same time."
Wan Qing blushed and said, "Doctor Sun, my family has already asked for the money back. I will settle the bill with the clinic later. If it's not enough, I will also buy herbs to make up for it in the future."
Doctor Sun smiled and said nothing.
A quarter of an hour later, Doctor Sun removed the stitches on Wan Changgeng and re-tied the wound with a wooden board.
"Chang Geng, I know you are worried about the three children at home. The stitches have been removed today. You can go home and recuperate slowly. Remember, the wound must not come into contact with raw water. Do not walk for a short period of time, even if you exert force.
This is your bill. The cost of Ping An's surgery was fifteen taels. You have to pay this to the clinic.
As for the cost of Ping An's surgery, as well as the medicine, etc., the total is fifty-three taels. He used good medicines on you, and this does not include the cost of acupuncture for you, otherwise it would be much more."
Doctor Sun saw that both the father and son had changed their expressions, so he didn't keep them in suspense: "Ping An paid the fees himself. You only need to pay the previous fifteen taels. You don't need to thank him. He has already returned to the city this morning. He asked me to tell you not to worry about it. The most important thing is to live a good life.
Wan Qing, you should take your father home later. The car is a bit bumpy, so I will let Da Qiangzi accompany you back so you can feel more at ease on the road."
Wan Changgeng bowed to Doctor Sun on the kang and said, "Thank you very much. I cannot get off the kang to bow to you."
Wan Qing knelt down with Doctor Sun with a plop. Doctor Sun couldn't stop him and had to let him kowtow.
Wan Qing quickly went to the front hall to pay the fifteen taels fee. Da Qiangzi drove over from his own mule cart. The carriage was padded with thick straw mats and a quilt on top. The two of them and the young man from the medical clinic lifted Wan Changgeng into the carriage.
Wanxiang had returned home a few days ago. The third and fourth sons could not continue to live in the He family. Xu had been divorced, and they were also worried about the food in the house, hoping that the Xu family would take it away.
Da Qiangzi was driving the carriage in front. The Wan family's father and son looked at Baicaotang which was getting farther and farther away, and touched the purse in their arms. The bulging purse made them feel at ease.
If it weren't for Ping An, Wan Changgeng would have been a cripple for the rest of his life. He didn't ask them to pay a penny of the sky-high fee of more than fifty taels, otherwise his family would have owed the medical clinic twenty taels.
A sudden disaster almost caused this family to collapse.
The father and son felt bad about divorcing Xu, but they did not regret it. As the mistress of the family, when her husband got into trouble, her first reaction was not to save him, but to go home and take the money back to her parents' home. This had already crossed the bottom line of the Wan family's father and son.
Just like what Ping An said, live a good life in the future.
Five days later, Ping An and his group arrived at the entrance of the medicine store, while Sun Wen returned to his home. With two more people, he rented another mule cart, otherwise it would be uncomfortable to be crowded all the way.
Mei Niang took Xi'er to play in the manor, and kept looking at the manor gate. The date of their return was set at home, so if there was no delay, they should be back today.
"Mom, brother, brother." Xier pointed at the door with her little hand.
Mei Niang looked and wondered if it was her son who came back. Why was there another person? Oh my God, was it her second brother?
Mei Niang took Xi'er and went to meet them.
Ping An trotted forward: "Mom, Xi'er."
"Brother, brother." Xier broke free from her mother's hand and rushed towards her brother.
Ping'an picked up his sister. The almost three-year-old girl was already very heavy, so it was not easy for him to hold her in his arms but to lift her up.
Mei Niang trotted over and said, "Second brother, why are you here? San Qiang, is it San Qiang? I can't recognize him."
The three strong men bowed politely and said, "Auntie."
"Mei Niang, I haven't seen you for several years. You seem to be doing well. Is that Xi'er that Ping An is holding?"
Mei Niang nodded with tears in her eyes. It had been four years, almost two months since she left. In these years, it was her husband who brought Erqiang back home, and she had never been back for various reasons.
Ping An put Xi'er down: "Xi'er, this is my second uncle and third cousin."
The little girl saluted crookedly: "Xi'er greets second uncle and third cousin."
He Zishu picked up the little girl and said, "Xi'er, can you hold her in your arms?"
Mei Niang smiled and said, "Second brother, San Qiang, we are going home. It will take several days on the way. You must be exhausted."
He Zishu said, "Mei Niang, the three strong men have passed the county exam this time, and Ping An asked us to come with them. The prefectural exam will be held on April 2nd. Will it be inconvenient for us to stay at your place for more than a month?"
Mei Niang rolled her eyes at her brother and said, "What's the inconvenience? At most, we can just squeeze in a little."
Ping An turned his head and said, "Mom, I will live in the main courtyard, and the west room will be given to my second uncle and third cousin."
Mei Niang nodded: "That's fine."
It is not convenient for the second brother and his family to live in the main courtyard, but it is convenient for his son, so his master allows him to live in the main courtyard at will.
Erqiang and Linfeng quickly moved Ping'an's luggage to the main courtyard. Here, Mei Niang helped to arrange the rooms for the second brother and his son, and asked Xizhi to boil water for them to wash.
When Wan Changsheng learned that his son had returned and that his second uncle and his son had also arrived, he returned home early.
"Husband, you're back so early today? Where's uncle?"
"Today, a seriously injured person came to the infirmary. Uncle was on duty tonight. I heard from the eldest son that his son was back, so I went home early. Where are my second uncle and the others?"
Mei Niang smiled, "Your son won the first place in the county, and Sanqiang also passed the county exam. Ping An invited them to come to the prefecture for the exam. Second brother must accompany them. My son went to the main courtyard, and his room was given to Second brother and Sanqiang. They are now washing up in the backyard."
Wan Changsheng already knew that his son had won first place. Now he heard it from his wife, and the couple smiled foolishly at each other for a while.
At dinner, Wan Changsheng and his second uncle drank a few more glasses of rice wine. He Zishu couldn't drink much, so he talked more after drinking.
"Changsheng, your elder brother is very lucky to be safe this time, otherwise he would be crippled for the rest of his life. His wife is not a human being, I'm afraid you can't find one in the whole county."
Wan Changsheng was shocked: "Second brother, what happened to my brother? What did my eldest sister-in-law do?"
Mei Niang was also a little surprised.
"Dad, Mom, let me tell you." Ping'an didn't want to tell his father about this. His father still missed his brother very much. People are like this sometimes. When they are far away, they often forget the unpleasantness of the past and only remember the good things in the past. This is why things that are far away are fragrant but close are smelly.
He recounted the whole story in detail.
"Dad, on the day I came back, my uncle's stitches were removed. Doctor Sun said that my eldest cousin would drive them back. Half a year later, he was able to walk like a normal person. It seemed that the family's money was recovered through the government, and he was retired.
For the cost of treatment, I only asked him to pay 15 taels of silver to the clinic, and then the cost of surgery, anesthesia, and the good medicine for the wounds, which totaled 50 to 60 taels of silver. I didn't ask him to pay a penny for these, I paid for them all myself."
Wan Changsheng was shocked, but his son's words also made him feel warm in his heart. The child did all this for him.
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