Soon, Zhou Huai's stiff limbs softened. The eldest son of the Zhou family helped him sit up. He moved his lips and finally spoke, "What's wrong with me?"
"Dad, you suddenly convulsed and fainted, and you almost died." Zhou's eldest son was still a little scared. He looked at Yu Jiao and said sincerely, "Thanks to Miss Meng's rescue, your life was saved."
Zhou Huai looked at Yu Jiao, a little surprised. He had only heard that Yu Jiao had spent money to buy a girl in Mengjia Village for Yu Wulang to get married, but he didn't expect that the girl she bought was actually a medical practitioner. He thanked Yu Jiao.
When Zhou came back with Old Man Yu to get medicine, she saw that Zhou Huai had stood up as if nothing had happened, still able to talk and laugh. It was hard to tell that he had almost died. She couldn't help but thank Yu Jiao profusely, praising her medical skills, and asked, "How much is the consultation fee? I'll ask Shi Tou to go get it from home right away."
Yu Jiao looked at Yu Ruhai and said, "You can ask the old man about the consultation fee and medicine fee. This is my first time seeing a doctor and I don't know much."
Yu Ruhai didn't expect Yu Jiao to be so sensible. He pondered for a moment and said, "Although Zhou Huai's illness is severe, the herbs prescribed are not expensive. And this is the first time that Fifth Brother's daughter-in-law is seeing a doctor, so I will charge you five cents."
Zhou bowed to thank him, and Yu Jiao reminded Zhou Huai, "It's better to take less aphrodisiacs."
The Zhou couple's faces instantly turned red, their eyes dodged. As a doctor, Yu Jiao was used to this kind of situation, and said to Zhou Huai as usual, "You are lucky this time, it's just a convulsion and fainting. Going crazy immediately will kill you instantly. Don't be too intense in the future."
After hearing Yu Jiao's blunt words, everyone in the room looked a little embarrassed.
Zhou Huai was old after all, and this matter was exposed in public. He was ashamed and replied hesitantly, "I...I understand."
Zhou also tried to smooth things over, "Ms. Meng, you've worked hard. We're sorry to have woken you up in the middle of the night. We'll go back first."
After saying that, he supported Zhou Huai and pulled his son who was still in a daze, and Zhou's eldest son Shitou hurriedly lifted the door panel on the ground.
Yu Ruhai said, "I'll see you off."
As Zhou walked out, she turned back and said to Yu Jiao enthusiastically, "Ms. Meng, come to my house often when you have time. I'll make you some pancakes."
Yu Jiao smiled and nodded.
Yu Ruhai sent the Zhou family to the door. Zhou kept praising them, "Uncle Yu, you found a great grandson's wife. She is a very good doctor without showing off! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that a woman could practice medicine. Uncle Yu, did you know that the girl from the Meng family knew medicine? That's why you found such a wife for Wulang?"
Yu Ruhai looked unhappy, "How can the Meng family know any medical skills? But my granddaughter-in-law is indeed talented in pharmacology. Although she has only studied with me for a short time, she has made some achievements."
Zhou understood what Yu Ruhai meant and said with a smile, "Uncle Yu taught me well, but Wu Lang is such a lucky wife!"
Yu Ruhai escorted the Zhou family out of the door and said in a low voice, "After all, it is not a glamorous thing for a woman to practice medicine in this world. What's more, Zhou Huai, you have this kind of disease. If anyone asks about Wu Lang's wife's consultation tonight, you'd better not make a fuss."
Zhou understood immediately and responded, "I saved it. It was thanks to Uncle Yu's miraculous healing that my man was saved tonight. When I go back, I will tell the children to keep their mouths shut."
Yu Ruhai nodded with satisfaction, saw the Zhou family off, and bolted the door.
Yu Ruhai has been practicing medicine in the village for half his life. How could he allow a little girl who is still wet behind the ears to take away his limelight and fame?
Inside the house, Mrs. Zhang, the eldest wife, asked curiously, "Meng Yujiao, can you also practice medicine?"
Yu Jiao nodded. "When I was young, I lived with my father in the capital and learned some pharmacology. I know a thing or two about it."
When the first and second wives came in, Zhou Huai looked like he was about to die. He saw with his own eyes that Yu Jiao only gave him a few injections and bled him, and Zhou Huai woke up. This was not just knowledge at all.
Zhang said to Song Chun, "Second brother's wife, you are also a lucky person. Fifth brother was in poor health, but he married a wife who knows medicine. With her care in the future, fifth brother will definitely get better."
Song Chun looked at Yu Jiao eagerly, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Yu Jiao looked at Yu Qizhe, but Yu Qizhe avoided her gaze, picked up the inkstone, pen and paper on the table, turned around and left the main room, and went back to the east room.
Old Madam Yu snorted coldly, dissatisfied with Yu Jiao's limelight, and said sarcastically, "It's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse, but you really think she is the Bodhisattva Guanyin who saves people from suffering! Fortunately, this person woke up. If he didn't, our entire Yu family would have to take the blame for her!"
She looked at Yu Jiao with a droopy face, and said in a tone of accusation, "You are such a shameless person, showing up in public in the middle of the night as a new bride! You dare to ask such shameless questions! You are almost bringing shame to our Yu family!"
Yu Jiao smiled gently, "As a doctor, it is my duty to ask questions and diagnose patients. Just as you said, if I don't ask about the patient's condition clearly and fail to save the patient, then your Yu family will be blamed. I wonder which of my words brought shame to your Yu family when I asked about the patient's condition?"
Mrs. Yu was speechless for a moment. She stared at Yu Jiao with disgust and said, "You are just lucky to have saved Zhou Huai, and you are so proud of yourself? You have no right to speak in my Yu family! Go back to your woodshed!"
Yu Jiao didn't expect that Old Madam Yu would speak so rudely. She had originally thought that she could change the Yu family's attitude towards her by showing off her skills, but it seemed that there was no way to change Old Madam Yu's dislike for her.
The smile on Yu Jiao's face faded. Just as she was about to speak, Yu Ruhai walked in from outside and glanced at Yu Jiao with a probing look in his eyes. "Do you know medical skills?"
Yu Jiao repeated what she had just said, "When I was young, I followed my father to the capital and studied under a doctor. I learned some pharmacology and I still remember some of it."
A smile appeared on Yu Ruhai's wrinkled face. He knew something about the situation of the Meng family. Meng Yujiao's father, Meng Qingyun, left Mengjia Village when he was young to make a living outside. Later, he returned to Mengjia Village with his wife and daughter. Only the villagers knew that he had been in Shengjing for many years. He was a man who had seen the world.
But he didn't expect that Meng Yujiao had such an opportunity. She actually worshipped a doctor as her teacher when she was in the capital. The doctors in the capital are naturally not comparable to country doctors like him.
Yu Ruhai thought to himself, "As the saying goes, people of the same family stick together. Since you know medicine, you are compatible with my Yu family. You did something stupid a few days ago, but now you have learned your lesson. From now on, you need to behave yourself and take good care of Fifth Brother. Go back to your room."
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