After the women of the He family learned about the situation in the house, they started discussing it outside the house. The He family has not yet split up, and Mr. He has not made any arrangements for his funeral. People from other families are afraid that once Mr. He dies, the entire He family will be under the control of the eldest man of the He family.
Madam He Er said in a feminine tone, "Master trusted the country doctor last time, and the old man's condition worsened. This time he found a young girl from somewhere, will it work? The old man's body can't stand this kind of torture."
Madam He could not fail to hear the complaints and accusations in her words, but she pretended not to understand and said, "It's not a little girl, it's a famous doctor invited by Doctor Jiang. Master has been unable to sleep and eat these days because of the old master's illness. He has been thinking hard and unwilling to miss even a glimmer of hope. He just hopes that the old master's illness can be cured soon. Master and I will be vegetarians every day from now on. It's all because of this."
Mrs. He curled her lips and said something nice, as if the eldest wife was the only one in the He family who cared about the old man's illness.
"Don't lie to me, sister-in-law. I heard that the girl is related to that country quack doctor. How can she be a famous doctor? Besides, Doctor Jiang was helpless against the old man's illness, so what can a little girl like her do? The master is concerned about the old man's illness, so are we?"
Madam He Er pretended to be worried and said, "The old master's life was saved by Doctor Jiang with great difficulty. How can we let such a little girl mess around with him? Sister-in-law, go and persuade my brother. Although he is doing this for the good of the old master, he should not do the wrong thing with good intentions."
Madam He saw that she was getting more and more demanding, and her face was slightly annoyed. She said unceremoniously, "According to Second Sister-in-law's opinion, we should just let the old master lie in bed and wait for death, and we shouldn't look for a doctor? Master has worked hard to find a good doctor, but Second Sister-in-law has not only not worked hard, but has become a sinner. Second Sister-in-law is good at shirking responsibility. Since the old master fell ill, Second Master has never invited a doctor back to the mansion. Could it be that you listened to Second Sister-in-law's advice and watched the old master sick for fear of being held responsible?"
These words made Madam He's face turn pale and green. She argued, "Sister-in-law, I didn't mean that. I just gave you a good suggestion. After all, no one knows whether the unknown girl invited by Master will be like that country quack doctor and harm the old master. Everyone knows that Master is filial to the old master. Aren't you hurting him by saying these words?"
Madam He snorted coldly. When it comes to filial piety, no one in the He family can compare to the master. Ever since the old man fell ill, the master has not had a peaceful meal. He has to stay by the old man's bed at night. Just because he was eager to save the old man, he used that quack doctor. Now, everyone is denouncing the master.
Madam He was angry and no longer cared about her dignity. She said coldly, "Filial piety is not something that can be expressed with lipstick or white teeth. If my second sister-in-law is so afraid of seeing a doctor, people in the world don't need to see a doctor when they are sick. They should just buy a coffin and wait to die. Whether that little girl is saving people or harming people will be clear. If she harms the old master and doesn't respect my second sister-in-law, I will definitely not let her off easily!"
Mrs. He Er looked unhappy after being ridiculed in such a sarcastic way. She smiled awkwardly and said nothing more.
Madam He ignored her smile and continued, "Second brother and sister-in-law don't need to take care of the sick. It's inevitable that you have too many thoughts when you have nothing to do. Why don't you go and copy the "Medicine Master Sutra" for the old master to show your filial piety."
Madam He Er left with a green face. She returned to the house and smashed a set of teacups before she calmed down. She ordered people to carefully investigate the news in the old master's room. If something serious happened to the old master, she would make sure to return all the anger she had suffered in the first house.
Jiang Qinghe made the pills and rushed back without stopping, fearing that he would delay Yu Jiao's medication.
Yu Jiao took one of the medicine decoctions, boiled it herself in the medicine stove in the He family's kitchen, and sent it to the old man of the He family to feed him.
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