Chapter 277 Hu Family Clinic
The man's face was filled with indignation. He spat fiercely at the beggar woman who was struggling on the ground and trying to get up but couldn't move:
"Bah! What a slutty woman! You're pregnant with a bastard from nowhere! And you dare to enter our Huichun Hall! You're so shameless! Aren't you afraid that your dirty feet will dirty the clean floor of our Huichun Hall!"
The old lady who was watching the fun explained to Xia Daohua dutifully:
"That's what the woman's husband's family said. She must have had a hard life.
After her husband died, she still lived in the original shack with her child, but one night, she was raped by some refugees.
Her husband's family felt that they had lost face and refused to acknowledge that the baby in her belly was her husband's. They even said that her other three children were bastards and wanted to sell her and her three children.
As a result, she somehow became ill and developed a rash all over her body and many boils. She looked so scary that no one dared to buy from her.
The two children were too young, and the buyer felt that they would have to spend a lot of food and raise them for several years, so he kept the price very low.
Her husband's family felt that it was too much of a loss, so in the end they only sold her eldest daughter. "
Xia Daohua just felt that this woman was too miserable.
Perhaps, what was even more tragic was her eldest daughter... no one knew where she was sold to.
In fact, it is hard to say whether the baby in her belly is her husband's posthumous child.
After all, she had experienced such a nightmare, and maybe even she herself was confused.
But her husband's family actually said that the other three children were also bastards, which was pure slander. I'm afraid that her husband's family deliberately threw dirty water on her so that they could sell them off.
This time, Huichuntang might not be unaware that she was wronged.
But in order to show his nobility and innocence, he was determined not to have anything to do with her.
Even if it's just to show her the symptoms.
Even if someone is willing to pay for her.
Even if I don't set foot on the grounds of their Huichun Hall.
Xia Daohua fell into deep thought, but the guy thought she had scolded him, so he rolled his eyes, snorted, and turned back arrogantly.
Xia Yujiao, however, cried like rain and was shaking all over.
Xia Daohua then realized that the guy's words just now brought up Xia Yujiao's worry and made her remember the sad things that happened in the past.
Xia Daohua turned to the old lady who had just gossiped with her:
"Mother-in-law, do you know of a clinic nearby that has good medical skills and a good attitude that can treat this patient?"
In Bohai County, people would feel more comfortable calling a woman of this age "grandma" or "auntie." But in Jixiang County, older women prefer to be called "mother-in-law."
When the old lady heard Xia Daohua ask this, she immediately laughed:
"What a sweet talker! Go straight from here to that side, and after passing three alleys, there is a clinic.
The front is quite simple and the place is not very big. But the lady inside is nice, the medicine is not expensive, and the medical skills are also acceptable. "
Seeing that Xia Daohua wanted to help the beggar woman, the old lady enthusiastically followed suit:
"Hey, who is this guy, can you lend me your door panel? Let's carry this woman to the small clinic in Donggua Hutong."
"Granny Zhang, I'm the mistress of the Gao family. My full name is Gao Jinxi. Why can't you remember my name?"
"Gao Xiaosan, stop messing around here. The man has fainted, why don't you lend a hand?"
It seems that the mother-in-law who was watching the fun had a good relationship with the neighbors around her!
Chatting and laughing, they deftly removed a piece of the door panel and moved the female beggar onto it. Gao Jinxi and another young man about his age, one in front and one behind, lifted the door panel steadily and went to Donggua Hutong.
Several idle people who came to watch the fun also followed.
Xia Daohua held Xia Yujiao's hand and followed Granny Zhang, listening to Granny Zhang's passionate stories and gossips. She also curiously inquired about their identities:
"Doctor Hu from Donggua Hutong is such a good man! He never charges any money for us neighbors who have a headache or fever.
If the herbs he prescribed were collected by himself, he would not charge for them. If they were not collected by himself, he would only charge for the medicine.
I just don’t know if he can cure Hanako’s illness.”
"You two young ladies are kindhearted. When you encounter something like this, not only do you not avoid it, but you are also willing to lend a hand. It is also her good fortune that Huazi can meet you!
If there were more people like you in this world, everyone would have hope in their lives!
However, Huichuntang is not easy to mess with, and the backers behind them are very strong! If you make enemies with them, I'm afraid you will be involved in a lot of trouble in the future!"
As Grandma Zhang spoke, she looked up and down at the expressions of Xia Daohua and Xia Yujiao after they heard this, as well as the clothes they were wearing.
They were both wearing fine cotton silk, dyed with colors and embroidered with auspicious patterns...
Although cotton satin is considered low-end among silks, it is not something that ordinary people can afford to wear.
Then look at the three children following them, all of them are wearing fine cotton clothes without a single patch on them...
This family must be rich since they are willing to use large pieces of fine cotton cloth to make clothes for their children.
Looking more closely, I saw that the older woman with tearful eyes had a silver hairpin inlaid with red rubies and two pearl flowers on her hair, agate pendants on her ears, and a pair of jade bracelets on her hands.
The young lady who was so polite to him had her hair tied up in a simple bun and pinned with a clear black jade hairpin.
The two little girls wore delicate and lovely tongcao flowers on their heads.
Around the little boy's neck hung a longevity lock weighing two taels.
Several of them had regular facial features, pretty looks, and skin so tender that you could pinch water out of it... You could tell at a glance that they had never suffered from the wind and sun.
The more Granny Zhang looked, the more she smiled, and her toothless mouth could hardly close.
These people might be the women of some wealthy family, hiding their identities and coming out for fun. If I serve them well, I might even get some reward money!
Granny Zhang narrowed her eyes in a smile. When she looked up, she saw that they had already arrived at Donggua Hutong. "Look, ladies, it's the third shop from that side."
Xia Daohua looked up and saw that the clinic's facade was indeed not big. There was a wooden plaque hanging above the door, with four large characters "Hu Family Clinic" engraved on it.
The door was open to the inside, with a half-length cloth curtain hanging on it. There was a small window next to the door, also open, through which one could vaguely see a person swaying inside, and some baskets of medicinal herbs scattered around.
There are shops on both sides, and the storefronts are relatively large.
The small Hu Family Clinic was sandwiched between two shops. At first glance, it looked quite pitiful.
Love you, (づ￣ 3￣)づ.
(End of this chapter)
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