"I'll go and see." Zhou Erfu put Xingxing in Zhou Dafu's arms and quickly chased after the person, but the person was walking too fast and disappeared around the corner.
"Lost him?" Zhou Dafu asked with certainty when he saw him return so quickly.
“The other party is a trained fighter; he’s not as simple as he seems.” Zhou Erfu said gravely.
The five Fu brothers looked at Xingxing, who blinked her innocent big eyes. She couldn't figure out who the other party was either, so looking at her was useless.
"Let's put this aside for now. Everyone should be more cautious in the meantime. Let's ask the doctor if he's available to make house calls," Zhou Sanfu said.
The clinic has more than one doctor. The old doctor is both the clinic's owner and the one who sees patients, so he doesn't have to come every day. However, he happens to be here today.
"Grandpa Doctor, please come over. Look, Xingxing has some money to pay the consultation fee. My aunt is very ill and can't come over. Could you please make a house call?" Xingxing spread out her palm, showing the old doctor the money in her hand, and pleaded in a soft, sweet voice.
The old doctor's usually stern face broke into a slight smile. The little girl tilted her head up and looked at him expectantly. When he met her pure and innocent eyes, the old doctor couldn't bring himself to refuse.
"There are fewer people seeking medical treatment now, so I'll make a trip there." The old doctor had previously visited the Zhou family's residence to treat Zhou Dafa, so he was quite familiar with the Zhou family's place.
Old Zhou waited and waited, but the children didn't return. He was worried and was about to go out to look for them. He wasn't worried about the five boys, but he was worried about the two little girls.
As soon as they reached the door, they saw Zhou Dafu carrying Ruru and Zhou Erfu carrying Xingxing. The group quickly walked in from the alley entrance, followed by an old doctor carrying a medicine box. The children had invited him.
Just as Zhou Laoda was wondering what was going on, Xingxing called out loudly, "Dad, Xingxing has brought the doctor! The doctor will treat Auntie, and Auntie will get better soon."
Why did you suddenly decide to call a doctor? I saw one in the county town yesterday, and he still has a lot of medicine left... Old Zhou thought to himself, but he didn't say it out loud.
He politely invited the old doctor into the house. At that moment, Zhong Daya was chasing butterflies in the yard. Zhou Laoda asked Li Qian to bring the man to the main hall, and then had the doctor take Zhong Daya's pulse.
After her brain injury, Zhong Daya's mental age was only that of a four-year-old, and she only remembered things before she was twelve years old. She didn't remember anything after she was sold into prostitution.
We had to coax her with candy after bringing her here, otherwise she wouldn't cooperate. She would laugh like a child when she had candy, and she would do whatever we asked her to do, laughing happily.
After taking Zhong Daya's pulse, the old doctor carefully examined her head.
"Doctor, how is it? Can it be cured?" Li Qian asked hopefully.
The old doctor's face was expressionless, revealing no emotion. "I have no choice. Show me the prescription from the county town before deciding whether to prescribe the medicine."
Li Qian immediately went back to his room, brought the prescription over, and showed it to the old doctor. After reviewing it, the old doctor wrote another prescription with a few more ingredients added.
“These medicines can only relieve her symptoms, and there is no way to cure her completely,” the old doctor paused and continued, “However, I have a senior brother who is very skilled in medicine and specializes in acupuncture. Since the patient has a brain injury, there should be blood stasis in her brain that has not been resolved. It is difficult to recover by taking medicine. If acupuncture can be used to treat her, there will be a greater chance of recovery.”
Li Qian and Zhou Laoda were both very excited. The former grabbed the old doctor's wrist and asked, "Doctor, where is your senior brother now? Could you tell us where his clinic is?"
Boss Zhou nodded vigorously from the side.
The old doctor stroked his beard and said, "My senior brother runs two clinics in Nanyang Prefecture, but he no longer practices there. You'll have to go to his residence to find him."
He doesn't usually see ordinary people, but I can write a letter of introduction. He'll see you after seeing my letter, but I can't guarantee he'll be willing to treat you. Besides, my senior brother's fees are extremely high, and acupuncture can't cure you in just one session.
A course of treatment will likely take quite some time, so you should think it through carefully. Leaving aside the consultation fees, the food and lodging expenses on the way to the prefectural city, and the cost of accommodation and meals once you arrive, will be considerable.
Ordinary people can't afford this fee, and the old doctor explained the pros and cons very clearly.
"Is money enough?" Xingxing asked, tilting her head. Then she urged, "Then please ask the doctor to write us a letter of introduction. We definitely want to go to the prefectural city to see our aunt."
Upon hearing this, Li Qian looked blankly at Xingxing, then nervously looked at Boss Zhou. Boss Zhou scratched his head and gave him a silly grin. He couldn't make up his mind about this and would have to wait for his wife to come back. He would listen to his wife.
However, the letter is still needed. The money isn't a big problem; we have some saved at home, so we shouldn't need that much. "Please help me write a letter of divorce, old doctor. We'll probably set off as soon as we've discussed it."
Based on his understanding of his wife, he would definitely spend money to help Zhong Daya with her medical treatment, but he would probably feel the pinch for a few days first, struggle with the decision, and then grit his teeth and make a decision.
The old doctor immediately took out paper and pen and wrote a letter of introduction. After handing the letter to Boss Zhou, he said with a smile, "Actually, I helped write this letter for a selfish reason. I have a family letter here and would like to ask Boss Zhou to take it over."
It turned out that the old doctor's eldest son ran a clinic in the prefectural city and rarely returned to the town throughout the year, only coming back once a year during the Spring Festival. The eldest son had three sons, the eldest of whom was already eighteen years old, but had not yet found a spouse.
The son and daughter-in-law were stuck in the city, neither good enough nor bad enough, and it was hard to say when it would all be over. The old doctor couldn't stand his son and daughter-in-law's behavior. If they couldn't find a suitable one in the city, they could come back to town to look for one. He couldn't delay his grandson's marriage. If they kept putting it off, he would get too old and wouldn't be able to find a good family's daughter.
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