Chapter 754: Exposing the Liar
The traveling doctor sat behind a table, with a long line of patients in front of him and many people watching the fun surrounding him.
Those who were watching the fun were talking about how great the doctor was, saying that he cured a blind man the day before yesterday and a tuberculosis patient yesterday. He was simply a miracle doctor of the time, the reincarnation of Hua Tuo.
Zhao held Du Wei's hand and stood at the front of the team. Hearing the discussions, she couldn't help but feel happy.
Since this doctor is so capable, isn't it very likely that the young lady's muteness can be cured?
"Miss, please sit down." said the traveling doctor.
Du Wei sat down opposite the traveling doctor.
"Girl, give me your right hand."
Du Wei placed her right hand on the table, and the itinerant doctor's hand fell on her pulse.
After a while, the itinerant doctor stopped feeling the pulse and asked, "Miss, could you please take off your cloak so I can see your complexion?"
Du Wei was a little embarrassed. She didn't want to expose her face to everyone. She didn't like the way other people looked at her.
Du Wei tugged at Zhao's hand and conveyed his meaning to her.
"Doctor...can you please not look at her face?" Zhao said, "My young lady is not very convenient."
Everyone thought that she must be ugly, so she always wore a cloak. They were also a little curious about how ugly this girl was. It was a pity that she had such a good figure.
"When you're seeing a doctor, there's no need to be secretive. You absolutely have to see the doctor."
"Yes, even if you are ugly, we won't laugh at you."
Under the hood of his cloak, Du Wei's brows were tightly furrowed.
"Isn't this miracle doctor the reincarnation of Hua Tuo? I think he can tell the problem just by taking the pulse. And we have to look at the girl's complexion. You can also tell by her chin. It's white and rosy. She looks very healthy." At this time, a female voice sounded.
Although Du Wei didn't see anyone, he was very grateful for the voice.
Because of this, the doctor stopped asking her to take off her cloak.
"Indeed, I can see some problems from the girl's pulse. The girl's problem is not external but internal, not in the throat but in the brain. As long as the brain problem is solved, she will be able to speak." said the doctor.
In the past, when I saw a doctor, he couldn’t tell me what was wrong. This traveling doctor is really amazing. He can even diagnose the problem based on the pulse.
Zhao was immediately surprised: "Doctor, please help my young lady treat her!"
"That's natural," the itinerant doctor said, pulling out a porcelain bottle from beside his feet. "Take the medicine in here three pills a day for half a month, and the girl's illness will be cured."
"Thank you, doctor!"
"Fifty taels of silver." The traveling doctor continued.
Zhao's expression froze for a moment: "Fifty taels of silver?"
Although the eldest lady has never treated them unfairly over the years and has given them a monthly allowance of ten taels of silver, fifty taels of silver is still too much.
She didn't have that much silver on her.
Du Wei frowned and pulled Zhao away.
When the itinerant doctor took her pulse just now, she felt that it had been taking a long time and something was wrong.
Now he asked for fifty taels of silver. Du Wei felt that this person was most likely a liar.
Du Wei pulled Zhao away, but Zhao was reluctant to leave. She had finally found a doctor who could cure her illness. Although she didn't have fifty taels of silver on her, she could still get enough by pawning some things.
But the lady's attitude was very firm.
The young lady looks soft, but she is actually strong inside. Once she makes a decision, it cannot be changed. Zhao Shi cannot persuade her and can only follow her.
However, before they took two steps, several people stopped them.
"What? You want to leave now? You're not paying for medical treatment."
"The doctor has diagnosed your condition and prescribed medicine, and you just left like that. Are you trying to freeload?"
"If you don't have money, don't come to see the doctor. Don't delay other people's medical treatment."
"How can the doctor treat the patients behind him if he is affected by you?"
After these people said this, the people in the queue also became dissatisfied.
"Yeah, the doctor has already seen it, and you just left like that?"
"If you don't have money, don't go to the doctor."
Zhao tried to pull Du Wei away, but those men stopped them. They were obviously in cahoots with the traveling doctor and wouldn't let them go unless they paid.
Although Zhao was a fierce woman, she couldn't force her way into the situation with the big men in front of her. She also had to protect the young lady, fearing they would hurt her. So, she could only hold her ground against the big men amidst the gossip...
"Isn't it just fifty taels of silver? I have it here." At this moment, a voice sounded.
Du Wei quickly recognized the voice as the female voice that had rescued her before.
The woman who was in the crowd just now came out.
Du Weiwei raised her head and saw her appearance clearly. She was a very young woman with her hair tied up. She was older than her, very pretty, with delicate features, fair skin, and a gentle temperament. However, her personality was obviously strong and she was not someone to be trifled with.
This young woman is Tang Li.
Tang Li was watching from the side and was completely certain that this was a liar.
It's so shameless of a liar to bully a little girl who can't speak.
Tang Li was holding a silver bag in his hand. It looked heavy, obviously more than fifty taels.
She waved her silver bag in front of the itinerant doctor, who looked at her with greed in his eyes and reached out to take it.
Tang Li quickly withdrew his hand, and the traveling doctor took nothing.
"I have money, but I have to see if your medicine is worth it first." Tang Li said.
"The medicines here are all good medicines, of course they are valuable! Fifty taels is already a bargain, the herbs here cost almost fifty taels! I sell them at a low price because I feel sorry for this girl!" said the traveling doctor.
"You said this girl can't speak. The problem is not with her throat but with her brain. So tell me, what's wrong with this girl's brain?" Tang Li asked.
The traveling doctor was stunned for a moment. He actually just bought a medical book and could talk about some theories. They sounded profound and mysterious, but in fact they were not practical at all and were designed to fool laymen.
He was a little stunned by Tang Li's expert question.
However, he was an experienced con man after all, and he quickly realized: "Because there is a bruise on the girl's head, she must have fallen when she was a child!"
"So, this girl could speak when she was a child? But she can't speak anymore after she fell?" Tang Li continued to ask.
"It should be so." said the traveling doctor.
"No, the young lady has never been able to speak since she was a child." Zhao said immediately.
"Then... that might be something you brought from the womb, and it squeezed the brain when you were born!" said the traveling doctor, his voice stuttering.
Tang Li suddenly picked up the porcelain bottle on the table.
"What are you doing!" the itinerant doctor shouted.
Tangli opened the stopper of the porcelain bottle and put it to his nose to smell it.
"You said this girl has blood stasis in her brain. You should have prescribed a medicine to invigorate blood circulation and dissolve blood stasis. But when I smell your medicine..." Tang Li paused and continued, "Artemisia argyi, Pueraria root, and wild chrysanthemum are all cheap herbs. They have nothing to do with invigorating blood circulation and dissolving blood stasis."
"You... who are you? Do you know medicine? Do you know medicinal herbs? This is absolute nonsense!" the traveling doctor said angrily.
"Of course I understand, but I think it's better to report it to the police and ask some well-known doctors to see if what I said is right..." Tang Li said.
When he heard that the police had been notified, the traveling doctor immediately felt guilty and turned around to try to sneak away.
However, before he took two steps, he bumped into two door gods.
"Liar, come with me to see the official." Pei Yin said, grabbed the traveling doctor's collar and walked towards the government office.
The people who were waiting to see the doctor and the onlookers also came to their senses and realized that he was a scammer. They walked away cursing.
The crowd dispersed immediately.
Du Wei walked up to Tang Li and took off the hood of his cloak.
Tang Li also saw her face clearly and was stunned. The girl in front of him looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a childish face, but she was stunningly beautiful, with a pair of almond-shaped eyes, small and delicate facial features, and an elegant temperament.
No wonder she's wearing a cloak; her appearance is too conspicuous. They say possessing a treasure is a sin; being too conspicuous, if you don't have the ability to protect yourself, will only bring disaster upon yourself. This girl clearly understands this principle.
Du Wei also looked at the young woman in front of her. She was unrestrained and free-spirited, just the kind of person she wanted to be.
Du Wei bowed to Tang Li with gratitude in his eyes.
"Thank you, ma'am, for helping me out." The middle-aged woman beside her said hurriedly.
After thanking her, the girl was helped away by the middle-aged woman.
Tang Li looked at her back. Among all the people she had ever met, Sanbao was definitely the most handsome. This girl's appearance could only rank second. Who knew who would marry her in the future.
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