Lunch was just steamed buns, which the group shared.
After lunch break, Qin San Niang took Liu Shi and the others to the clinic. Wu Chunhua didn't want to go, but Qin San Niang took her along, saying she had too many children to look after.
As for Fatty? She was looking at the things she had bought in the inn, and the mule cart behind the house could be seen through the small window.
Even though Qin San Niang repeatedly told her not to keep an eye on it all the time, as it would be tiring, and that the mule wouldn't be so easily stolen, as there were people watching over it in the inn.
After agreeing, Fatty continued to sit by the window, staring intently outside, her eyes practically glued to the view.
At Qi Family Medical Clinic, many people were queuing up.
When Qin San Niang and the others arrived, there were about a dozen people ahead of them. Fortunately, the young medicine boy saw that there were people with mobility issues and brought over a stool for Liu Shi to sit down.
While she was there, Qin San Niang glanced around the clinic's interior. It was divided into two main parts: one half was for consultations, and the other half was for dispensing medicine, separated by a curtain. Although small, the clinic had everything one needed, and there was probably a separate treatment area inside.
The doctor who examined me was an old man around fifty years old. He had a white beard and wore a long blue cloth robe, giving him a somewhat otherworldly air. He spoke softly and gently, making people feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.
While waiting for her appointment, Qin San Niang bought several common medicinal herbs for treating colds and replenishing qi and blood, all of which were already prepared. She also sold the herbs that she and Pang Ya had dug up. The young apprentice often encountered women buying and selling medicine like this, so he wasn't surprised. He quickly and efficiently calculated the bill for Qin San Niang and packed up the herbs.
Before long, it was Liu's turn.
After examining Liu's injured leg, the doctor frowned, which made Liu feel uneasy. She dared not ask any questions, fearing that something bad might happen.
Although she had previously thought it didn't matter, that at most she was just an old woman, and she could go wherever she wanted.
But things are different now. There is hope for the future. Liu hopes to make it to Jiangnan alive and settle down with her eldest daughter. Otherwise, how can they, a widow and her child, survive?! She can only close her eyes in peace when her eldest daughter can support the family and her eldest grandson turns eighteen!
"Old doctor, is there something wrong with my mother's leg? What kind of treatment does she need? Please tell me." Qin San Niang had complicated feelings for her mother, Liu Shi, but neither the original owner of this body nor the current Qin Jiang Qiu wanted anything to happen to her.
"Your leg wasn't fully healed to begin with, and then it was injured again. Plus, you were worried and stressed day and night, so it took even longer to heal! Fortunately, the medicine and the immobilization helped a little," Doctor Qi said as he took her pulse, and then told Liu to open her mouth to check the teeth marks on her tongue.
He turned to look at Qin Sanniang and said, "Is this your mother? If possible, it's best not to move around, especially not walk. You also need to take care to nourish your body. I'll prescribe a formula for you, which can be taken internally and applied externally. As long as you avoid excessive activity, you'll be almost fully recovered in a month!"
Now that they had a mule cart, their transportation problem was solved. Hearing that Liu's leg could be cured, Qin Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly and respectfully asked the doctor to prescribe medicine.
The young woman was very filial, which pleased Doctor Qi. He carefully prescribed medicine for them, all of which were inexpensive yet effective. He was truly a good doctor.
Then, she asked him to take a look at Wu's as well. For some reason, Qin San Niang was not so confident in her own diagnostic skills.
Fortunately, after reading it, her conclusions were similar to her own, and she was prescribed some nourishing medicines, including red dates, angelica, brown sugar, longan pulp, and so on, all of which she already had on hand.
Madam Wu felt that this Third Sister's medical skills were already quite superb, almost on par with this old doctor who was over fifty years old!
The children were well-behaved and didn't say anything. In their minds, doctors were associated with bitter medicine, but they were also worried about their grandmother's legs, so they all wanted to come and see her.
As the group carried their medicine out of the clinic, they discovered that a blacksmith's shop was not far to their right.
Seeing the neatly arranged, sharp knives outside the shop, and thinking of her own kitchen knife with several cuts, Qin San Niang could no longer bear it.
He stepped forward and asked, "Sir, how much is this kitchen knife? And how much is that cleaver?"
The blacksmith looked up and saw that it was a woman. He wondered if she could make the decision. Ironware was expensive, so it was mostly men who patronized the business, and registration was required. Was it possible to skip registration? Yes, but it would cost more.
"That weapon in your hand is worth two taels of silver, and that cleaver is worth two taels and five mace of silver!"
This price is really not cheap!
However, for Qin San Niang, who currently had several hundred taels of silver on her, that was no big deal!
Under the blacksmith's astonished gaze, Qin San Niang selected a cleaver and a kitchen knife, which was about right.
A kitchen knife can be used to cut vegetables and cook, a cleaver can be used to clear a path, and it can also be used to defend oneself in case of danger. As for more serious situations, no problem, she still has weapons, right? The weapons in the supermarket basement are not to be underestimated!
Watching her eldest daughter spend money, Liu felt her face twitch. She wondered if her twenty-odd taels of silver were enough for her daughter. However, she still didn't plan to talk about it in the street, as it would embarrass her.
At night, after the children had fallen asleep, Liu planned to have a deep conversation with her eldest daughter, mainly about how there would be many expenses in the future and that money needed to be spent frugally.
Today she only saw some grain and cotton, but no cloth was placed in front of her, so Liu thought that Qin San Niang was still spending her own money.
Before Liu could speak, Qin San Niang, who was rummaging in her sleeves and saddlebags, suddenly placed a glittering silver object in her hand.
"Mother, please keep this safe!"
Upon seeing clearly what she held in her hand—real silver—Liu could no longer remain calm. She quickly put the silver under the covers, then went to the window to make sure no one was outside before trembling and bewilderedly approaching her eldest daughter.
"Third Sister, where did all this silver come from? Could it be a gift from a deity?"
Liu never expected that the immortal would even give her silver!
"No, Mother, but it's pretty much the same! The gods gave me some mountain produce, and I sold it all at noon and got some silver. We'll need to prepare some for things like flowers on the road, won't we?"
Qin San Niang didn't mince words. In the past few days, she had already seen that this mother was a thoughtful and loving daughter. She would do everything she could to be good to her daughter.
So that's how it is. But will the deity be unhappy? Liu was very worried. She didn't ask her daughter how much money she made from the sale. Anyway, it was all used for her own family, so she had no problem with her daughter taking it.
It wasn't until Qin San Niang told her not to worry, that the gods wouldn't blame her, and even approved of her actions.
As for what kind of mountain produce could fetch so much money, Liu had no doubt whatsoever—it was a gift from the gods! It was worth any price!
Liu finally gave up, but she couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Who could sleep with fifty taels of silver clutched in their arms?!
Finally, she only fell asleep when the temperature of the silver was the same as her body temperature.
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