Xia Daohua had been holding Xia Yujiao's hand. At first, she felt her palms were cold, but when she saw that Xia Daohua had given up arguing with Huichuntang and chose to give priority to treating the female beggar, Xia Yujiao's hands gradually warmed up.
Seeing this somewhat shabby clinic, Xia Yujiao's hands felt cold again.
Xia Daohua paid close attention to her expression. Seeing that she looked nervous, she guessed that she was probably afraid that the owner of the clinic would refuse to see her.
Xia Daohua squeezed Xia Yujiao's hand, giving her some strength:
"Don't be afraid, little aunt, I have some effective medicine. If it can't be cured here, we can go to another clinic.
At worst, we can just pay a little more money.
There are several clinics in Jixiang County. If that doesn't work, I can ask Lao Wei for help and get a doctor from somewhere else."
The Old Wei that Xia Daohua was referring to was Eunuch Wei, but Xia Yujiao misunderstood it as Wei Jizu.
She had some impression of Wei Jizu, and she felt much more at ease after hearing his words: "Good rice flowers..."
As he spoke, he began to sob again. Xia Daohua hurriedly tried to persuade him:
"Little aunt, don't be so busy crying. Let's treat this woman first. But I think her clothes should be changed, and the two children need to eat something...
Do you want to wait here for the result, or do you want to take care of these two children first?"
Xia Yujiao's attention was diverted upon hearing this. She knew in her heart that Xia Daohua was trying to comfort her, so she wiped away her tears and said, "I'll take these two children to get something to eat."
Unexpectedly, although the two children heard what they said and their stomachs even growled, they were determined not to leave the beggar woman.
Xia Daohua said, "Aunt, since the children won't let us go, why don't we buy some food?"
Granny Zhang said quickly, "If you two young ladies trust me, please give me some money and I'll go buy some food."
Xia Daohua nodded and casually took out a purse from her sleeve. She put a few pieces of silver in it, which added up to almost one or two taels, plus a hundred or so copper coins.
Xia Daohua handed the purse directly to Granny Zhang: "Thank you for your help, Granny."
The smile on Granny Zhang's face grew even wider. "Since you trust me, my lady, I will definitely live up to your trust! Please wait a moment, I'll be right back."
When Doctor Hu from the Hu Family Clinic heard the noise outside, he put down the scissors and herbs in his hands and came out to greet the crowd.
As soon as Doctor Xiao Hu saw the appearance of the female beggar, he hurriedly lifted the door curtain himself and asked Gao Jinxi and another young man to carry her into the clinic together.
The door panel was placed on the ground. Doctor Xiao Hu fetched a basin of water, washed a cloth, and wiped the beggar woman's face.
After wiping off the dirt, you can see that the female beggar is good-looking, with a small face and delicate features.
It's a pity that he now looks sick and pale, with many scratches on his face. The most regrettable thing is that there are five or six red pustules on his face, which are big and bright and look scary.
It seriously damaged her beauty.
Doctor Xiao Hu frowned, took her pulse, and checked the rash on her hands, feet, and body. Then he heaved a long sigh and said,
"First, I'll prescribe two doses of medicine. If the fever goes down and the patient regains consciousness, then he can be saved.
If the patient doesn't wake up, I won't be able to treat him with my limited skills. You'll have to go to another clinic."
Xia Daohua asked, "What's this rash of hers? Can it spread to other people?"
Doctor Xiao Hu frowned and replied seriously, "This rash won't spread to other people. It's not a disease, it's a poison."
Doctor Hu paused and continued, "It's probably because he was extremely hungry and ate poisonous water nettles, or water nettle fruit."
What is water nettle? I have never heard of summer rice flower. Maybe it is a unique product of Da Chu.
At this moment, Grandma Zhang also came back.
She shouted from a distance for someone in the house to come and pick her up.
Grandma Zhang was holding two bundles tied together in one hand. One contained dozens of vegetarian buns, and the other contained dozens of sesame cakes.
In his other hand, he was dangling a small wooden barrel filled with soy milk.
Grandma Zhang went into the Hu family clinic, put down all the food, and returned the purse to Xia Daohua.
Xia Daohua took a look and saw that the small change was still there, but most of the copper coins were gone.
After calculating the price, it turned out that Grandma Zhang didn't spend a penny.
Seeing Xia Daohua's surprised look, Granny Zhang said with a cheerful smile, "Isn't the old woman's account correct? Did she not lose a penny?"
Xia Daohua smiled and nodded: "Grandma Zhang, you've worked so hard."
Then he stuffed the remaining copper coins into Granny Zhang's pocket and said, "Please take this little money. I can ask you for help next time if I need anything."
Granny Zhang smiled so much that the wrinkles on her face blossomed into flowers. She accepted it readily: "Okay, then I feel unworthy of it."
After asking about the treatment, he learned that Doctor Hu had already seen the patient and had prescribed a prescription. He smiled and said with relief:
"Doctor Xiao Hu's medical skills are superb! Since he's willing to prescribe a prescription, he's 70% to 80% sure he can cure it. You can rest assured."
After hearing this, Xia Yujiao's expression visibly relaxed, and Xia Daohua also felt relieved.
Seeing this, Granny Zhang narrowed her eyes and smiled, then busily called out to the beggar's two children: "Come here, kids, your mother is being taken care of. Granny will take you to wash your dirty paws, and then we can eat some buns!"
The two children were timid and still reluctant to leave their mother.
Granny Zhang smiled and coaxed them:
"We won't have far to go. Let's just wash your dirty little hands in this yard and then come back. Come with me!"
Xia Yujiao said to Xia Daohua, "Daohua, how about I go buy her two sets of clothes?"
Xia Daohua nodded: "Okay, then I'll go with you. Or wait for Granny Zhang to come back and let her go with you."
Xia Daohua was still a little worried about Xia Yujiao. She usually stayed at home and was not as familiar with Jixiang County as Linghua.
I don’t come to this area often, let alone Xia Yujiao.
Not to mention how long it would take her to find the clothing store, even if she found it and bought the clothes, it was still unclear whether she could find her way back.
Grandma Zhang returned soon, and both children's hands were a little wet, but they didn't seem much cleaner...
Grandma Zhang unwrapped her bundle and, with familiarity, went to the kitchen to fetch a few bowls and a wooden spoon. She poured soy milk for the children and handed each of them a steamed bun and a sesame seed cake. The children placed the soy milk on the table in front of them, holding a steamed bun in one hand and a sesame seed cake in the other, and began to eat contentedly.
Even the little ones from the Xia family, who had been eating so much that their stomachs were full, started eating happily.
Maybe children just like the feeling of eating with many people!
Xia Daohua smiled and said, "You guys eat too, don't be polite. We've been busy all day and even delayed our meals, so we should at least eat something first, just a bite."
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