Chapter 101 Consultation Fees
Half an hour later, the old man finally finished eating.
"Burp, that feels good!" The old man rubbed his stomach, leaning against the pillar of the thatched shed with a satisfied look on his face.
Xiao Bao tugged at Fan Xiaoxiao: "Auntie, this grandpa can eat so much! His belly is all bulging."
Fan Xiaoxiao nodded. The old man hadn't stopped talking for the past half hour. When she went over to take a look, good heavens, a whole pot of food had been eaten clean, leaving only some red broth at the bottom.
"Hey kid, you and that little brother, come here! Let me take a look at you."
The old man picked at his teeth with a thin duck bone and lazily waved in the direction of Fan Xiaoxiao and the others.
The group exchanged glances and walked over in silence.
"Hey, don't look so serious. The old man won't eat you. Hey, brother, yes, you, your injuries are more serious. Sit down and let me take a look."
"I'm fine. Don't trust this old man who's up to no good!"
Uncle Wang resisted a little, but Aunt Wang ignored his struggles and forced him to sit down in front of the old man.
"Old woman...you..."
"Tsk, why are you so long-winded, brother! So many people outside have to beg me to treat them! Don't be ungrateful!" The old man got a little impatient with him and grabbed Uncle Wang's wrist with his greasy hand.
"Hmm... he did suffer internal injuries."
Aunt Wang frowned, a hint of worry showing on her face.
"Is my husband's condition... serious?"
"It's just a minor injury, only a little painful. If left untreated, it'll only cause me to cough up blood for a few days." The old man waved his hand dismissively, then leaned back against the pillar, his lips twitching as he began reciting the names of herbs: "One mace of tiger-shaped grass, two mace of safflower..."
Everyone was taken aback, then realized the old man was asking them to memorize the prescription. Fan Xiaoxiao quickly came over and interrupted the old man: "Wait! Grandpa!"
"Oh dear! What's wrong now?!" The old man glared at Fan Xiaoxiao, shaking his beard somewhat unhappily.
Fan Xiaoxiao was not affected by the old man's emotions at all. Instead, she smiled at him and said, "Grandpa, you can give us the prescription, but there is no pharmacy or clinic here. How can we get the medicine?"
The town had just been hit by a disaster, and everything was in short supply. This old man could see Wang Dabo's injuries at a glance, so he must also know where to find medicine. His deliberate recitation of only the name of the medicine probably meant he had something else in mind.
Sure enough, after hearing Fan Xiaoxiao's question, the old man opposite her chuckled slyly and said, "Hehe, there's no pharmacy around here? You can't get the medicine? Oh dear, what are we going to do?"
After saying that, the old man even fiddled with his basket with an air of importance, revealing a lot of medicinal herbs inside.
Fan Xiaoxiao: ...Damn it, I knew this old man was up to something!
“Sir, if you have medicine, we can pay you! We’ll trouble you to get the medicine.” Madam Fan stepped forward, took out her purse, and was about to pay: “My uncle was injured because of us, so we should pay for his medical treatment.”
“Little Bao’s mother, you’re being too polite! We’ve been through thick and thin together for so long, and my husband and I treat you like family. How could we let you pay for it? We’ll do it ourselves.” After saying that, Aunt Wang and Madam Fan started to decline each other’s offer.
The old man frowned as he watched their actions, then cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, did I say I was going to charge you?"
His words surprised everyone again. Xiao Bao looked at the old man with bright eyes and exclaimed, "Wow, grandpa, you really don't want to take money? You're such a kind person!"
Xiao Bao's praise made the old man chuckle, and then he held up a finger and gently shook it at everyone.
"Although I don't charge money, I never said I wouldn't accept payment."
Aunt Wang and Madam Fan exchanged a glance, both of them looking somewhat puzzled.
After hesitating for a long time, Aunt Wang finally spoke up.
"But, sir. We are also half refugees, and we don't have much money left, let alone anything else."
"Hey~ those are all vulgar things! Do you think I'm such a shallow person!" After saying that, the old man chuckled twice, his small eyes gleaming as he looked at Fan Xiaoxiao.
Everyone followed his gaze and was immediately shocked. Uncle Wang stood up, his face turning ashen: "I'm not looking anymore! This person is no good! What are you looking at!"
Aunt Wang nodded with a dark face, stepped forward and shielded Fan Xiaoxiao behind her: "Yes, you can have the money! But if you dare to covet my niece, we'll fight you to the death!!"
Madam Fan didn't speak, but her silent actions as she went to find the wood-chopping knife already showed her attitude. Even Xiao Bao came over to protect Fan Xiaoxiao, glaring fiercely at the obviously ill-intentioned old man opposite her: "Auntie can't give it to you! You bad man!"
Although being suddenly surrounded and heavily protected left Fan Xiaoxiao somewhat bewildered, her heart warmed upon hearing everyone's words.
"Clap clap clap," the old man clapped his hands expressionlessly, then sneered, "Hmph, you all love each other so much! But I've told you, anyone who wants to be healed by me will only have two outcomes: either I heal them, or, heh, I poison them to death."
A night breeze blew, and everyone got goosebumps. Uncle Wang stared at the old man with a gloomy expression, then twirled the wooden stick in his hand and pointed it at him: "Then you can poison me. My niece can't be given to you."
"Uncle!"
"And me too! Release our niece and grandson!" Aunt Wang stepped forward and stood straight in front of the old man with Uncle Wang, their faces filled with a calm indifference to death.
"Auntie!" Fan Xiaoxiao stared in disbelief at the two figures before her, and quickly tugged at their sleeves. "What are you saying! We're going together! Not one of us can be left behind!"
"Clang." The cold light of the wood-chopping knife in Fan's hand flashed slightly. She slowly walked to Wang Da Niang and Wang Da Bo's side: "Sister is right. We must go together. No one can be left behind."
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Fan moved, raised her wood-chopping knife, and swung it at the old man.
"!!!!" Fan Xiaoxiao was so frightened by her actions that she almost lost her mind. She never expected that the usually gentle Fan would suddenly become so ruthless.
But the old man knew kung fu, so how could he have been hit by Fan's sword?
With a twist of his body, the other party disappeared from Fan's sight. Then, two whooshing sounds were heard. Fan turned around to dodge, but it was too late. She was frozen in place, along with Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang.
"Mother! Grandmother! Grandpa!"
Xiao Bao was terrified and immediately ran over to hug Fan Shi, bursting into tears.
Fan Xiaoxiao quickly went over and hugged him, her eyes fixed on the old man. She was as taut as a string.
"What do you want?!" Fan Xiaoxiao's hands trembled as she said this.
The old man chuckled softly and slowly walked over, each step seeming to pierce Fan Xiaoxiao's heart.
"This old man wants..."
Chapter 101, I wonder if any readers are reading it? If so, thank you so much for following me all this way! If you leave a comment! If you can still come back to read Chapter 166! I'll randomly select two commenters to receive a Chayan Yuese (茶颜悦色) Heart-to-Heart Tea Box!
(lol, though probably no one will read this)
(End of this chapter)
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