Does Chapter 60 really look dilapidated?
Jiang Nuanzhi took a closer look and saw about an ounce of loose silver, plus a string of coins strung together.
"I don't have enough money here. I'll go back and get more after I finish my consultation," Lu Zhong said.
"Hey, are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"
The magpie doctor was very unhappy because the girl neither agreed to become his apprentice nor used his name to swindle and deceive people.
Now he was even more annoyed. Since she was using his name, couldn't she swindle more? What was with the two taels of silver? Huh?
Lu Zhong shrank back after being told off by the magpie doctor, and rubbed his big hands: "I'm short of money right now, but I'll make up for it later."
The magpie doctor glared at her: "You, you, you are a government official, who are you trying to fool with this act? Don't play dumb. You are a fifth-rank general of Huaihua, with a salary of 7,700 shi. Don't try to play the poor guy with me. You're just fooling her into thinking she's a naive young girl."
"My money and provisions are all distributed to you, why should I tell you?" Lu Zhong's usually dull mind suddenly became sharp, and he immediately retorted, "This is between this woman and me. You weren't going, so why are you getting involved?"
"You...you...you dare to speak to me like that!" Doctor Magpie exclaimed in disbelief.
Lu Zhong snorted coldly: "Anyway, if I can't cure this woman, I'll go back to the capital and say that the divine doctor has taken on an apprentice who can't even cure a minor illness."
“Hey? That’s not right.” Jiang Nuanzhi spoke up fairly: “I’m not the old man’s apprentice yet. I can’t tarnish his reputation.”
The magpie doctor was so angry he jumped up and down, hands on his hips, eyes wide, and said, "Little fatty! I'm telling you, you're not allowed to help him with his diagnosis! Not even two hundred taels, let alone two taels!"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "But, I..."
"You're short of money, aren't you? I'll give you some! As much as you want!" He said, patting himself down. After a while, his face turned ashen. "Damn it, why did I forget to bring any money today?"
"However, you can exchange these for silver." With that, he stuffed all sorts of bottles into Jiang Nuanzhi's hands.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at the various jade bottles the old man had given her with a puzzled expression: "What are these?"
"This is the Purple Snow Pill, this is the Supreme Treasure Pill, and there are also Angong Niuhuang Pills and Four Gods Pills."
The magpie doctor introduced each item as if they were his own treasures.
Jiang Nuanzhi was taken aback, but immediately returned all the bottles and jars to him: "Grandpa, you should keep these."
The magpie doctor frowned at this moment: "Why? Aren't you short of money? These medicines of mine are very valuable; they can't buy even one pill for a thousand gold pieces."
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said, "Grandpa, let's get down to business. Would you like to take a short rest?"
After saying that, she helped him sit down.
Then he turned to Lu Zhong and said, "Where does your elder brother live? Let me go back with you and take a look."
Lu Zhong was taken aback for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "I'll take you there right away."
Upon hearing this, the Magpie Doctor, who had just sat down, jumped up again: "Hey! Girl! Why are you still going to treat patients!"
Jiang Nuanzhi was both amused and exasperated: "How can I earn money if I don't treat patients? Besides, I've already taken on the case, so I should at least check on the injured person's condition."
"You! I already told you I'd give you money! There's no need to take on this kind of treatment for two taels of silver!"
"What you gave me is not mine."
"Anyway, you can't take his brother's case!" The old man paced anxiously, "I'm telling you clearly, you can't and shouldn't cure this disease! You'll get yourself into trouble!"
Jiang Nuanzhi was taken aback and looked at Lu Zhong.
“Don’t listen to his nonsense! What trouble could he possibly cause? It’s just treating a patient in this remote and desolate place. If anything really happens, I, Lu Zhong, will take responsibility and will never let anyone else be implicated.”
Lu Zhong clenched his fists tightly, genuinely unsure of what to expect.
He didn't really have much hope; how much medical skill could a woman possibly have?
However, the divine physician, Que, has taken a liking to her. If he could accompany her to treat the general, the general would certainly have a chance of recovery. But if Jiang Nuanzhi doesn't go, then the divine physician, Que, won't go either.
He was still nervously watching Jiang Nuanzhi.
Jiang Nuanzhi's gaze swept back and forth between the two faces before she finally nodded: "Well, let's go take a look first."
One was an old man who might have some dementia, and the other was a patient's family member who had already given more than one tael of silver. Jiang Nuanzhi could tell which was more important.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhong almost burst into tears.
Unfortunately, joy turned to sorrow. The next second, the Doctor Magpie was so angry that his beard trembled. He pointed at Jiang Nuanzhi and said, "You ungrateful girl! Everything I said to you was golden advice, but you, you, you are simply stubborn! I'm not going to bother with you anymore."
As she spoke, she angrily put all her small bottles into the medicine box, picked up her bag, and left.
She took a couple of steps and glanced back, only to find that Jiang Nuanzhi hadn't followed at all, which made her even angrier! She glared fiercely at Jiang Nuanzhi.
“Let’s go too, let’s not worry about the old man for now,” Jiang Nuanzhi said.
"But...but alas, never mind, let's go take a look first." Lu Zhong, clinging to only a faint hope, walked dejectedly out of the woods. Yet, his gaze couldn't help but look expectantly at the Magpie Doctor.
When the magpie doctor in front saw them following, he couldn't help but smirk. He stopped when Jiang Nuanzhi walked up to him, and said with his head held high, "You know you were wrong, right? But it's no use for you to follow me. I won't take you as my apprentice anymore, I won't give you any medicine, and I won't give you any money! Humph, begging me won't help."
After saying that, he glanced at Lu Chong beside him and said with a sneer, "Unless you stay away from this big idiot right now."
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled awkwardly: "Grandpa, we're going in the same direction!"
Lu Zhong: "."
The Magpie Doctor: "."
He couldn't coax her anymore, he really couldn't this time. He never wanted to see that brat again, she was so annoying!
Half an hour later.
Xinghua Village.
Jiang Nuanzhi and Lu Zhong stood at the entrance of the Li family's courtyard. Doctor Que, carrying a medicine box, peeked furtively from atop the wall about fifty meters behind them.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at her own yard with a strange expression: "You mean this is the brother's house you mentioned?"
Lu Zhong nodded somewhat embarrassedly: "That's true, but you can rest assured, my wife. Although my brother is down on his luck now, and his family is dirt poor and in dire straits, he still has me. I will never default on your medical fees, so please don't worry."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
Does your brother's house really look dilapidated?
Lu Zhong looked embarrassed again: "It is a bit dilapidated, but don't worry, my wife. I guarantee with my integrity that this dilapidated house will definitely not collapse. It's very safe."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
Jiang Nuanzhi: She's become withdrawn and can't be cured.
(The second update is here, a little late.)
(End of this chapter)
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