Gao came with Ding Gui. When he saw Jian Ning, he knelt down in front of her and said, "Hello, Princess. Please save me. My mother said you can save me. Please!"
"I'm not some princess." Jian Ning was speechless. This kid had become so thin that he looked unrecognizable. There was no trace of his past arrogance and domineering nature on his face. It would be a good thing if he could understand the ways of the world after this ordeal.
"Call me Aunt Jane. Get up and follow me to the east room so I can take a look at you. I can't guarantee I can cure you. I told your mother the same thing yesterday. Everything depends on your luck. Come with me."
Jian Ning took him to the east room. Although Ding Gui was quite tough, the force exerted by Feng Qingzi had caused disease in all bones of his body. His bones became extremely porous and would break if there was a slight collision. He must have suffered a lot in the past year and had fallen out of favor with Meng. It was too early for him to taste the ups and downs of life.
"Lie down on the bed." Jane Ning avoided his sight and took out the instrument. Because there was a lot of cancellous bone in the ilium, the ilium needed to be punctured at the posterior superior iliac spine. Even with anesthesia, it would be a little painful. He didn't even groan, even though he was sweating profusely from the pain.
He's quite a gutsy guy!
If he had not been led astray by the Meng family since he was young, he would actually be a good material for martial arts.
"Okay, go to that room and stay with your mother for a while. I'll tell you later if you can cure it."
Gao had been waiting outside the east room. Seeing him come out with sweat all over his head, she felt so distressed that she quickly took a handkerchief to wipe it for him, and then dragged him to the outer room of the main house to wait.
"Mom, do you think I can get better?" Ding Gui was unsure and looked at his mother and asked.
"Yes! You four...your aunt Jian is a very capable person, she will definitely be able to cure you, don't worry, okay?" Gao looked at her son who was gasping for breath after speaking a few words, and tears fell from her eyes.
"Don't cry, Mom. When I get better, I'll go to the clan school. I'll study hard. If I can't pass the imperial examination, I can at least pass the examination to become a scholar. Then I can teach at the clan school and make a living. Mom and dad won't have to keep raising me like a piece of crap."
When Gao heard his words, tears fell like beads from a broken string. "Mother never treated you like trash. Now, you must thank your Aunt Jian very much. From now on, the two of us... no, our whole family must be grateful for the kindness of your Fourth Uncle Ding and Aunt Jian!"
Thinking about how she had treated Jian's mother and daughter badly in the past, and how Jian had now forgiven her son and treated him, she clutched her chest and said tearfully, "Mother, I regret it. It must be because of my bad behavior that you have suffered so much. From now on, I will do more good deeds, and you should do the same. Remember?"
"Okay, I'll remember that!" Ding Gui nodded. "If that's the case, I won't listen to grandma anymore. She only teaches me bad things!"
Jian Ning came from the east room with medicine. After examination, Ding Gui could still be saved. The main reason was that he was still young and had always had good physical fitness. If it was delayed for another three to five years, it would be hard to say.
"For this bag of medicine, take two tablets daily for the first month, then one tablet after that. Get more sun and drink more bone soup. You'll see results in six months, and you'll be almost completely cured in a year."
As soon as Jian Ning finished speaking, the mother and son both knelt down in front of her. Jian Ning did not try to pull them away, but simply said, "Alright, don't be so polite. I'm a doctor, and I can't just stand by and watch someone die without helping. These medicines aren't free either. Take them to the clinic and give the money to Qiaofeng. She'll know how much to pay after she takes a look at the medicine. Go ahead."
The mother and son took the medicine, wiped their tears, and said goodbye with profuse thanks.
Erniu and Sanniu were playing with a few other children on the slope outside the yard. The two little ones had just returned from the capital city after seeing the world, and they were describing the outside world to their friends incessantly and excitedly.
Guoguo and Baimei were also playing under the courtyard wall. Just like Erniu and Sanniu, they quickly got back together and started having a great time after the fight.
Gao led Ding Gui out and saw Sanniu. She remembered that she had slapped Sanniu on the day their family was kicked out. She wanted to go up and apologize, but she was afraid that Sanniu would just ignore her.
Just as she was hesitating, Ding Gui pulled her and said, "Mom, don't go over there and scare her. It would be bad. I will repay Aunt Jian's kindness today when I have the chance."
Gao nodded and pulled him towards the clinic.
The mother and son paid for the medicine to Qiaofeng, took the medicine and returned home. Entering through the side courtyard, they saw Old Ding coming out of the main courtyard with his hands behind his back. Old Ding turned his head and glanced at Gao's hands. His face fell, "Did you go to their clinic?"
Gao gave him a knowing look, and said unhappily, "Yeah, what's the matter? You're not allowed to go?"
Is it anyone's business? Gao rolled her eyes again and dragged Ding Gui into the side courtyard.
Old Ding followed him angrily to the side yard and stood outside the third room, shouting, "You spineless bastards! All the good things were given to the clan, leaving nothing for you. And yet you're rushing to curry favor with them. How come there's no clinic in town?"
Ever since Old Dingtou found out that Ding Youtian had donated all the income from the winery pond and the dozens of acres of land to the clan, he and Mrs. Meng were so angry that they beat their chests at home and cursed Ding Youtian as a prodigal son!
Meng heard what was happening in the room and rushed over. The two of them scolded Gao together. Gao became impatient and picked up the half-basin of dirty water that she had used to wipe the tables, chairs, and cabinets before going out and poured it in front of the two of them.
"Oh, I didn't splash you, did I? I'm so sorry, I wasn't paying attention. If it had splashed on you, I'd have to ask your parents to bear with it. I didn't mean it!"
After saying that, Gao rolled her eyes at them again, turned around and went into the house, and slammed the door shut.
Meng was so angry that she jumped up and down, cursing and swearing, and her skirt was splashed with mud. She raised her voice and asked everyone to come and judge, to see which daughter-in-law dared to speak in a high-pitched voice in front of her parents-in-law and splash water on them.
Unfortunately, no one came, even after she yelled at the top of her lungs. The villagers had long lost interest in their family's troubles. Lately, she and Old Ding had been scolding Ding Youtian and Jian Ning, accusing them of being unfilial. The villagers had been blessed with great benefits, with their children's education paid for by the clan. Besides, Ding Youtian and Jian Ning were both newly crowned top scholars and a princess of the current dynasty. Who would dare join them in this?
There was no way to avoid it, no matter how hard they tried, no one paid any attention to them, it was all in vain. They could not understand why, after working hard for half their lives and giving birth to six sons, the fourth son disowned them, the fifth son died a miserable death, and the sixth son married a wife who forgot his parents and was also alienated from them.
As for the three above, they were even more disheartened. The second brother was useless, incompetent outside, and unable to control his wife at home. Instead, he was completely controlled by her! The eldest and the third brother were both ungrateful. In short, the three above were even worse than the three below!
Oh my God, what is going on?
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