Chapter 7: Seeing a doctor



"Diaoyin in Songxi" by Li Tang of the previous dynasty is a famous painting and an antique.

The price is two hundred taels of silver, not expensive.

Besides, Yu Wen liked it very much, and Lu Xin looked like he was in trouble. As Lu Xin's friend, Yu Wen should buy the painting out of both emotion and reason.

But during these two days, his daughter Yu Tang settled a score with him.

If I bought the painting, I would have no money to treat my wife's illness.

But his hobby is not the most important thing, his wife's illness is the most important thing.

Although Yu Wen has a gentle temperament and acts in a gentle manner, he knows clearly what is important and what is not.

"Brother Lu," he said, his face flushed, "I am sorry for this. As you know, our shop burned down, and I can't afford so much money now..." As he said this, he was about to give the painting to Lu Xin, "See if anyone else likes it..."

Lu Xin didn't believe it and said, "You have a rich family and no burden, how could you not come up with two hundred taels of silver?"

Yu Wen was even more ashamed and said, "I should have left some money for Zhuo Jing's medical treatment."

Lu Xin was unhappy.

However, Yu Wen refused to give in no matter what, and kept saying, "I'm sorry, brother!" He bowed deeply and refused to give in.

Lu Xin held on to it and said, "Don't you still have a hundred acres of good farmland?"

Lin'an has many mountains and few fields. In ordinary places, one hundred mu of good farmland is worth five or six hundred taels of silver, but in Lin'an, it is worth at least one thousand taels of silver.

Yu Wen murmured, "We don't have enough money to pay for Zhuo Jing's treatment. I'm afraid we'll have to sell our land when the time comes. I can't delay her treatment because of my business."

Lu Xin wanted to say something, but Yu Tang, who had heard the news, pushed the door open and said with a smile, "If Uncle Lu needs money urgently, you might as well pawn the painting temporarily and redeem it when you have more money. The Pei family pawnshop is still very fair."

In her previous life, she had pawned things, and although the prices were very low, compared with her peers, they were considered good.

Lu Xin felt that he had lost face, his face changed, and he said to Yu Wen: "Although the Yu family is just a market family, they have produced a scholar like you. Girls, it is better for you to learn needlework at home!"

Yu Wen was sweating.

Yu Tang sneered in his heart, narrowed his big almond eyes, and said innocently: "Uncle Lu is not right, I often help my father to run the pawnshop."

Yu Wen hesitated to speak.

He realized that his daughter was afraid that he would lend money to Lu Xin.

This shows how worried the daughter is that he will break his promise to her.

Yu Wen felt a little sad, but then he thought it was a good thing. Lu Xin didn't have to blame him for not helping him when he was in trouble.

Lu Xin left angrily.

Yu Tang was very happy and told his mother, Chen, about this matter: "You see, father has offended Uncle Lu because of you. When you meet father later, you must comfort him well."

Chen's eyes became moist when she heard this, and she went back to her room to thank Yu Wen for not mentioning it.

Early the next morning, Yu Tang and her mother brought some prepared dry food and side dishes and went with Yu Wen to see Yu Bo and Yu Yuan off.

Yu Bo told Yu Wen: "Don't worry about what's going on in the shop. Wait until I come back."

Yu Wen nodded repeatedly.

But after sending Yu Bo away, he was still very worried and visited several merchants with similar situations as his family. When he came back at night, he couldn't help but sigh with his wife and daughter: "Everyone is waiting to see what the Pei family will say! There are two more families who want to return to their hometown to farm and sell land. But at this time, besides the Pei family, who else is willing to take over. I don't know when the Pei family's affairs can be resolved."

Yu Tang was very curious about the Pei family and asked, "Did the Pei family really quarrel as Uncle Lu said?"

"It must be your uncle Lu who is exaggerating." Yu Wen said, "The Pei family is a well-educated family, so how could they quarrel? At most, it's just a few words between brothers. Besides, the old lady of the Pei family is still alive. In the end, it's all the words of the old lady of the Pei family."

I’m afraid that the old lady of the Pei family won’t live long.

Yu Tang was thinking in his heart that Lu Xin came to visit again.

She was a little annoyed and insisted on following her father to the study.

Lu Xin did not come this time to promote his paintings, but to bring another piece of news to the Yu family: "Wang Bai has also come from Putuo Mountain!"

Yu Wen was surprised and happy.

Lu Xin said with some jealousy: "The Pei family is still powerful! What's the point of retiring? As long as the Pei family sends a note, they will all rush to Lin'an."

Yu Wen said: "You can't say that. The old lady of the Pei family is a good person. He is sick. Whether it is Doctor Yang Yu or Doctor Wang Yu, if they can help, then they should help!"

"Humph!" Lu Xin disagreed and said, "How can anyone be so kind!"

Yu Wen smiled awkwardly.

Lu Xin said, "I have already arranged it for you. Come with me to Pei's house to see the old lady tomorrow morning. Ask the old lady to come forward and let Doctor Yang Yu or Doctor Wang Yu come to see my sister-in-law."

Not to mention Yu Wen, even Yu Tang was overjoyed.

Yu Tang even felt a little guilty.

No matter how bad Lu Xin's character was, he was still very good to his father. Just based on this point, if he came to her house to eat and drink for free again in the future, she would definitely pretend not to know.

Yu Wen thanked Lu Xin again and again, saying, "Whether Zhuo Jing's illness can be cured or not, you are my great benefactor."

Lu Xin was not polite and said, "Don't you see how close we are? I will definitely take your matter to heart. But my ability is limited and I can't help you much."

"Brother, it's too polite to say that!" Yu Wen and Lu Xin exchanged a few polite words, called Ah Tiao to order a table from the restaurant, and told Mrs. Chen to get some wine.

"Prepare some wine!" Yu Tang said with a smile, and gave Mrs. Chen a tael of her own money, "Uncle Lu has been a great help."

Mrs. Chen left with a smile on her face.

That night, Lu Xin got drunk again at Yu's house. Fortunately, he had not forgotten about going to Pei's house with Yu Wen, so he got up early in the morning, washed up, ate a bowl of noodles with scallion oil, drank two bowls of soy milk at Yu's house, and went out with Yu Wen.

Yu Tang was waiting at home anxiously.

In the afternoon, Lu Xin and Yu Wen, each carrying two medicine boxes, accompanied two strange men into the house attentively. The man walking next to Yu Wen was taller, with white hair and beard, and looked at least 60 years old. He was energetic and serious. The man walking next to Lu Xin was white-faced and beardless, fat, smiling, with sweat all over his forehead, and looked friendly.

Yu Wen glared at Yu Tang and motioned for her to step aside.

Yu Tang retreated to his own room, and sent Shuang Tao to inquire about the matter out of concern.

It took Shuang Tao nearly an hour to come back, but when she came back her eyes and brows were full of joy, which gave Yu Tang infinite hope.

"Miss." Shuang Tao lived up to Yu Tang's expectations and spoke a string of good news. "The old lady of the Pei family is really a kind person. She hasn't recovered from her own illness yet, but she asked the doctor to come to our house to treat the lady. And two doctors came at the same time - Doctor Yang Yu and Doctor Wang Yu. The two doctors took the lady's pulse and said that this is an old disease left over from childbirth. As long as she works less and gets angry less, and takes good care of herself, it will be fine. Taking medicine every day is not good. Doctor Yang Yu also wrote a prescription for the lady, asking her to make it into pills and take one pill a day. It is not a problem to feed the grandson. The old man was so happy that he kept shouting that he wanted to set up a longevity tablet for the two doctors!"

Unexpectedly, the old lady of the Pei family asked both doctors to come over.

"Amitābha!" Yu Tang couldn't help but put his hands together and chanted, feeling infinite gratitude towards the Pei family in his heart.

No matter how the Pei family acted, it was true that the old lady of the Pei family saved her mother's life and saved their whole family.

Yu Tang remembered that the old lady of the Pei family passed away in these few days, and he suddenly became anxious.

Should she inform the Pei family or give them a warning?

Maybe the old lady of the Pei family escaped this disaster because of this?

But how could she inform the Pei family and alert them without being suspected of being crazy? Yu Tang's mind was in a mess and she had no idea. She just followed her heart and involuntarily went to Yu Wen's study. She happened to see Yu Wen seeing Lu Xin and the two doctors out.

"You still have a patient at home, so let's not talk about these empty formalities." The fat and kind man squinted his eyes and smiled, "The old lady of the Pei family is still waiting for our reply!"

The other man with white hair and beard nodded coldly at Yu Wen and said, "We came here for the sake of the old lady of the Pei family. If you want to thank someone, thank the old lady of the Pei family."

Yu Wen was very humble and said, "I will definitely go and kowtow to the old lady of the Pei family, and I also want to thank you two great doctors."

It was just a few polite words, but the man with completely white hair and beard already showed his impatience.

Lu Xin hurriedly said, "Huili, you stay at home to take care of your brother and sister-in-law. I will send the two doctors back to Pei Mansion for you."

Yu Wen had no choice but to agree, and secretly stuffed a few pieces of silver into Lu Xin's pocket before sending the three of them out.

Yu Tang immediately came out and said to his father, "Mother is saved now. How did you ask the old lady of the Pei family for help?"

Yu Wen smiled and said, "You have to thank your uncle Lu. He persuaded the chief steward and reported it to the old lady of the Pei family. The old lady of the Pei family was merciful and immediately sent two doctors to treat your mother. I haven't even met the old lady of the Pei family." Speaking of this, he touched Yu Tang's dark and shiny hair, "You must remember this favor!"

Yu Tang agreed repeatedly and asked about the old lady of the Pei family's illness: "Do you know where the discomfort is?"

Yu Wen said: "He said he was upset. Maybe he couldn't accept the fact that he was sending his younger brother to his death."

If that’s the case, why did he die in his previous life?

There won't be any other inside information, right?

Yu Tang felt uneasy when she thought of the dispute over the leader of the Pei family that Lu Xin had mentioned before, but she had no ability to prevent what happened in her previous life.

What should she do?

Just when Yu Tang was worried, she suddenly discovered that her father had sold the family's 20 acres of fertile land, just like in his previous life.

"What did you do with the money?" Pei's old lady's problem had not yet been solved, and her father had run into trouble again. She couldn't help but feel a little angry and said very rudely, "Didn't I tell you not to sell the family land casually? Now that mother's illness has been cured and the shop at home has no income, even if you want to sell the land, you should sell it slowly to buy medicine for mother!"

The prescription prescribed by Yang Douxing contained ginseng, which, over the years, was a considerable expense for a family like the Yu family.


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