Chapter 177 Leaving Mingfu Village
The excitement and astonishment of Xie Daorong, who had already prepared himself for a lonely old age, when he was suddenly told that there was a 60% chance of being cured, can be imagined.
After patiently listening to Dr. Chen explain his treatment plan and the time required, Xie Daorong nodded vigorously, his eyes red, "Then I'll have to trouble Dr. Chen."
He wanted to get treatment, even if it was just for Xie Daoheng's efforts and perseverance over the past ten years.
That evening, Xie Wanniang was both surprised and delighted when Dr. Chen's wife tactfully informed her of the news.
Xie Daorong is only in his early thirties this year. If he can really cure his cold illness within a year, he will be able to get married, have children, and have his own little family.
His brothers and nephews will surely regret it then.
After all, the seemingly useless person they thought could still shine and earn money to support his family, and instead of dying alone as they had hoped, he was surrounded by his wife and children.
She asked Dr. Chen's wife to tell her nominal master, "If there are any missing medicinal herbs, please have your master write to me, and I will definitely find a way to get them as soon as possible."
Doctor Chen had clearly anticipated Xie Wan Niang's reaction. When his wife heard Xie Wan Niang say this, she waved her hand and said to Xie Wan Niang, "Your master said that your uncle's health has been almost fully restored, and he no longer needs any expensive medicinal herbs."
Xie Wanniang breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll trouble you, Master, to take the trouble to treat him."
After saying that, she got up and went into the house, took out a ten-tael silver ingot and handed it to Doctor Chen's wife, "This is the advance payment for the consultation and medicine. Please take it to my master."
Dr. Chen's wife exclaimed, "Oh dear! No, no, no!"
She waved her hand forcefully, "How could your master charge money for treating your uncle? The medicine doesn't need to be particularly expensive, it would be too much of a formality for you to give money."
Xie Wanniang smiled, "One thing at a time, you have to take this money."
She wasn't one of those Chen clan members in the village who would split a single penny in half to make ends meet, so she felt embarrassed to take advantage of the Chen family in this matter.
Besides, even if the medicines weren't particularly expensive, the cost of medicine over a year wouldn't be a small amount, not to mention that her master had to take an oxcart to her estate every now and then.
The old man is already quite old, and he's been running around for her sake. If she were to make him work so hard while also spending money on her, then she, as his nominal apprentice, would be far too unfilial.
Dr. Chen's wife couldn't persuade her otherwise, and after a back-and-forth, the old lady finally accepted the silver ingot.
As she carefully put this precious treasure away, the old lady couldn't help but sigh inwardly that the best thing her muddle-headed husband had ever done in his life was probably taking on such a clever and quick-witted apprentice as Xie Wanniang.
Look at them, how understanding and reasonable they are!
After seeing the old lady off, Xie Wanniang was greeted by Wang Xiaozhi, who was holding a child.
She gave instructions to Wang Xiaozhi's daughter, Chen Yuan, on embroidery while chatting intimately with Wang Xiaozhi.
Wang Xiaozhi came to ask her about Jiang Yuan. Ever since Jiang Yuan joined the army, Wang Xiaozhi has never had a moment of peace.
Although Jiang Yuan would regularly write letters and send things to the couple, and Xie Wanniang would also mention Jiang Yuan in her letters, the content that could be written in the letters was quite limited, far less than what she could ask Xie Wanniang in person.
Xie Wanniang could understand Wang Xiaozhi's worries about Jiang Yuan. She was also worried that something might happen to Jiang Yuan one day.
When Wang Xiaozhi came to her to inquire, she would only say what she could, subtly reassuring Wang Xiaozhi.
The two women got along very well, and it wasn't until Chen Zhao couldn't hold back any longer and came looking for them that Wang Xiaozhi, holding her child, reluctantly went home with Chen Zhao.
On the way, Chen Zhao muttered to her, "If you don't sleep, Miss Xie needs to sleep too. How can you keep going on and on like this?"
Knowing she was in the wrong, Wang Xiaozhi said, "Well, I just didn't pay attention to the time."
Besides, Wan Niang is not like what this scoundrel said, that she would think she was ungrateful just because she stayed a little longer.
The couple had a brief argument, then took their child and went home together.
With Haitang's help, Xie Wanniang fetched hot water and quickly washed up and changed her clothes.
It seemed like only a blink of an eye before the morning of the day Hao Yu had arranged to meet the car dealership arrived.
Just as the county town gates opened, the convoy dispatched by the car dealership hurriedly set off from Tang County to Mingfu Village, where Hao Yu, Xie Wanniang, and others were located.
After Xie Wanniang and the others finished eating and packed their things, the convoy entered the village in a grand procession.
This was the first time the villagers had ever seen so many horse-drawn carriages at once, and they couldn't help but chatter among themselves in small groups.
Those villagers who knew why the convoy had come, such as the Chen brothers and their parents, the Chen family, and the Chen family, all followed the convoy to the end of the village to help Hao Yu and Xie Wanniang.
As soon as they moved, some of the other villagers who had nothing else to do followed suit.
When they arrived, everyone realized that Chen Zhao and the others had come to help Xie Wanniang and Hao Yu load the cart.
Since everyone lived in the same village, they couldn't very well leave when something like this happened. So, those who had come to watch the excitement now became ready-made porters.
They helped Chen Zhao and the others load bags of rice onto the truck and stack them neatly.
Of course, Xie Wanniang and Hao Yu didn't let everyone help for nothing. Although it was inconvenient for them to treat everyone to a meal as a thank you, they could give them snacks, candies, dried fruits, and cloth as gifts.
They didn't prepare all these things in a very specific way. Besides the portion they had prepared in advance to give to Wang Xiaozhi, Doctor Chen, Chen Lizheng, and others, they also had some for emergencies, as well as some that they had originally prepared for themselves to eat on the road.
Xie Wanniang thought that since there were towns along the way where she could replenish her food supplies, she could simply buy another batch of candy, dried fruit, and pastries.
Having received the benefits, the villagers, who had only helped move things out of politeness, immediately forgot their previous suffering for the sake of saving face, and were all genuinely happy.
Together with Wang Xiaozhi and others, they escorted Xie Wanniang and her group to the village entrance. Even after Xie Wanniang and her convoy had disappeared from sight, the villagers were still praising Xie Wanniang and Hao Yu for their generosity and openness.
Wang Xiaozhi and the others knew that they were saying nice things because they felt they had gotten a good deal from Xie Wanniang and Hao Yu's gifts.
But it doesn't matter. Giving away a little something to earn a good reputation is better than being stingy and then being secretly envied and hated.
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