Chapter 109 Treatment
"Grandpa! Grandpa!!!"
While buying iron tools, Master Lu heard the commotion outside. He went out to see what was happening and found Little Yu being stopped by a strange old man. Startled, he grabbed a fire poker from beside the blacksmith's shop and rushed to rescue his granddaughter.
"Wait a moment." Baihua, who was standing to the side, reached out to stop him.
"Get out of the way! I need to save my granddaughter!" Old Master Lu glared at the other man, his voice full of ruthlessness.
Bai Hua didn't move aside, but merely glanced at Master Lu indifferently.
"That person is treating your granddaughter's throat."
"What?" Upon hearing this, Grandpa Lu paused, looking back at the strange old man blocking his granddaughter's path. Seeing that he was no longer impulsively going forward, Bai Hua lowered her head slightly and whispered something in his ear.
After a long pause, Bai Hua stepped back. Master Lu, having heard his words, frowned deeply, met Bai Hua's gaze with some hesitation, and tentatively asked, "Can he really cure Xiao Yu?"
"Yes, absolutely." Bai Hua nodded without hesitation; he had confidence in the old man's medical skills.
After receiving a definite reply from the person in front of him, Master Lu seemed to have made up his mind and nodded at Bai Hua: "Okay, I promise you."
"Thank you." Bai Hua nodded slightly and immediately disappeared from the spot.
Seeing that he had left, Master Lu put down the fire poker in his hand and walked towards the direction where Fan Xiaoxiao and the others were.
...
"Tsk, this little girl has been poisoned..."
The old man felt Xiaoyu's pulse, and clicked his tongue with a somewhat unpleasant expression. Then he forcefully pried open Xiaoyu's mouth and looked at the child's throat.
"It seems she was poisoned by an old woman from Huilong Village." Fan Xiaoxiao had heard Xiaoyu mention this when she was in Huilong Village. She remembered that at that time, Xiaoyu shouted something to the old woman, saying something like, "It's surprising that she wasn't poisoned into being mute."
"Yes, he was rendered mute by Azu's poison."
The voice behind them startled them. They quickly looked up and found that Master Lu had already walked up to them.
The old man glanced at the other man: "Are you this little child's grandfather?"
"yes."
After receiving an affirmative answer, the old man released Xiaoyu's pressure points with two quick snaps. Freed, Xiaoyu hurriedly ran behind Master Lu and hid herself there.
The old man didn't even glance at her. He straightened up, scratched his head, and said, "This little girl has been poisoned for three or four years. Was it a potent drug that made her mute? Her throat is burned."
"Grandpa Fatty, then, then you can cure Sister Xiaoyu, right? I, I'll give you all my beef today, please, please cure my sister, okay?" As soon as Xiaobao heard the old man say that Xiaoyu's throat was burned, a look of anxiety immediately appeared on his face.
He had no playmates; Xiaoyu was the first playmate of about the same age he met.
The old man was choked up by Xiao Bao's pitiful expression. He scratched his head vigorously and said, "It can be cured! It just will take some time. Fortunately, this little girl is still young. If we leave her alone and let her grow for another year or two, then it won't be curable."
After saying that, he added another sentence.
"According to the rules, I usually charge a consultation fee before I see a patient. But you've got a stroke of luck this time, so I'll waive the consultation fee for the sake of your little baby."
Master Lu glanced gratefully at Xiao Bao, then patted Xiao Yu behind him and said, "Then I will thank the old man and Xiao Bao on behalf of the child."
"Alright, stop thanking me! Little girl! Go buy some more beef! The little you just bought isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap! Let's go back and get them medical attention!"
Fan Xiaoxiao's lips twitched slightly. The old man in front of her decided where to go with a wave of his hand. It seemed that he had no idea that he was supposed to find her money bag today.
but……
Fan Xiaoxiao glanced at Xiaoyu, and for some reason, the scene of her and Master Lu standing by the blood pool came to mind.
Forget it, just consider it as the hundred taels I gave to Madam Ye when we returned to Longzhai to compensate for the dagger!
She sighed inwardly, resigned herself to her fate, and went to the farmer to buy a pound of beef and a piece of beef intestines.
"Please take this, my lady." Fan Xiaoxiao subconsciously took it before leaving, but then, as if possessed, she glanced at the ox horn again.
That's exactly what happened, and Lu Ye, who was walking at the back and was about to help her with her things, saw it.
"Miss Fan?"
"Huh?" Realizing that Master Lu was calling her, Fan Xiaoxiao quickly looked away and followed. She didn't notice at all that a dark figure was silently following behind her.
The group didn't spend much time getting back, but when they arrived at the courtyard from yesterday, Uncle Wang and his family happened to be returning with two fish.
"Eh? Uncle Lu!? Xiaoyu?" Madam Fan looked at the two of them in surprise, clearly not expecting them to be here.
Master Lu nodded to them: "We meet again. Xiaoyu and I have come here for medical treatment."
After a brief explanation, everyone understood what had happened. The old man found his basket, gathered some medicinal herbs, and handed them to Master Lu: "Take three bowls of water and boil them down to one bowl. Drink this for a few days."
Then he took out the silver needles he always carried and walked to Xiaoyu's side: "Little girl, I will give you acupuncture to remove the remaining poison in your body."
Xiaoyu kept a straight face, glanced subconsciously at Master Lu, then at Xiaobao who was guarding her beside her, pursed her lips, and nodded.
Seeing that they were busy, Fan Xiaoxiao took her things and prepared to clean up the well.
Seeing that she was busy, Madam Fan came over to help: "Sister, are you making fish balls tonight? I'll help you."
"No, sister, the fish is still alive. We can keep it to eat tomorrow. It's rare to find beef at the market today, so let's have barbecue tonight."
Upon hearing what Fan Xiaoxiao said, Uncle Wang stood up and said, "Then I'll go and make some meat skewers for you."
Fan Xiaoxiao nodded, then added, "Make sure they're thin! Smaller pieces will cook faster!"
"Okay!" Uncle Wang replied and went to the backyard to find suitable materials for making skewers. Aunt Wang looked at Fan Xiaoxiao and asked, "Girl, what should I make?"
"Hmm... Oh! By the way, ma'am, could you please grind some peppercorns that you dried today into powder for me?"
"Alright!" Having received her task, Aunt Wang quickly went to do her own thing. Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Madam Fan helped Fan Xiaoxiao cut the meat, but she looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Sister?" Fan Xiaoxiao looked at her with some doubt, indicating that she could speak frankly if she had something to say.
“Sister, if we’re going to the Northeast, Uncle Wang and Auntie…” Fan’s words were somewhat disjointed, but Fan Xiaoxiao understood what she meant.
Her work slowed slightly, and her voice became a little lower: "We need to stay in Jingchuan for seven days, firstly because we have no food or a team to accompany us. If the three of us go alone, the journey will definitely be arduous."
Secondly, it was because I had promised the old man that I would provide him with meals for seven days. Therefore, I will ask my aunt and uncle again after seven days what their final decision will be.
"Sister, I know you're reluctant to leave Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang, but they have relatives here too. Whatever decision they make, we can only respect their choice."
Madam Fan bit her lip and slowly nodded. The two worked in silence, when suddenly, a startled cry came from the direction of the thatched hut: "My God!"
(End of this chapter)
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