"How much did the Mu family pay in total for the medical expenses?" Yu Ruhai asked.
Yu Jiao said calmly, "The Mu family gave us twenty taels."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room took a deep breath. If the family's yearly grain harvest and the money earned from selling herbs were added together, it would be considered a lot if they could have ten taels of silver left. The medical fees that Old Man Yu had received over the years were at most a few cents.
"We agreed before that I would return the redemption money to you, and we would split the remaining medical fee 50-50. Of the twelve taels, four taels were my redemption money, and the remaining eight taels are what we split equally. The medical fees I gave to the Zhou family and Zhangzhuang Qi Ge'er last time were my filial piety and are not counted in this." Yu Jiao said slowly.
Yu Ruhai looked unhappy after hearing this. He did not expect that the Mu family would give the medical fee directly to Yu Jiao. All his previous plans went down the drain. He had no choice but to nod and put the purse away.
Zhao made a quick calculation in her mind and found out that Yu Jiao had earned eight taels of silver from treating the Mu family, and it was her own private money. She immediately became greedy, but the old man didn't say anything. She had just had an argument with Zhang, so although she was dissatisfied, she didn't dare to say anything more.
Yu Ruhai had nothing to say, but Yu Jiao did. "Now that I have paid you back for my redemption, you should give me the indenture, right?"
Yu Ruhai forced a stiff face and smiled, "After you entered my Yu family, we are one family. I don't know where the indenture was thrown away. I will go look for it and give it to you when I find it."
Seeing that he was shirking his responsibility, Yu Jiao said nothing more. She would get her indenture back from Yu Ruhai one day.
After this little episode, Yu Jiao returned to the east room with the rouge specially given to her by the Mu family. Zhao touched the two pieces of cloth sent by the Mu family reluctantly. Yu Zhou asked Zhao to open the door for the villagers who were knocking outside the yard, and she took advantage of this opportunity to move the two pieces of cloth into the east room.
Not long after, there was a lively sound of talking coming from the main room again.
"We just came here to see something new. What was the purpose of this distinguished guest who came to your house in a carriage at noon? And he brought so many good things with him. Doctor Yu, when did your family get to know such a wealthy family?" Wang, a neighbor who lived across the road from the Yu family, started talking with curiosity.
Yu Ruhai swept away his previous unhappiness, enjoying the curious and envious looks of the villagers, and smiled happily, "That was an elder of Jinshu's classmate. He had a carbuncle on his back, and he came to my house to seek medical treatment a few days ago. Now that he is well, he is very grateful and insisted on sending some gifts as a thank you."
Several villagers were envious when they heard this. One of them had heard of carbuncle and said, "Doctor Yu, can you cure carbuncle? I heard that carbuncle is a fatal disease! There was a man in Baijia Village in front of the mountain who had this disease. He went to many doctors but couldn't get a cure. Later, he couldn't stand the torture and jumped into the river and died!"
After these words were spoken, several other people who were unaware of the severity of the disease looked at Yu Ruhai with admiration.
Yu Zhou interrupted at the right time and said, "The master of the Mu family had also been looking for doctors everywhere before. Later, he heard that my master could cure the disease, so he came here specially for our master to see him. Now, the medicine worked and he was cured, saving his life!"
When several villagers heard this, they all praised him, "Doctor Yu is amazing! Your inherited medical skills are really superb!"
Zhao also wanted to please the old man, so she showed off, "That's right, our Yu family's ancestral medical skills are very good! You all know Huichuntang in the town, right? Today, a doctor who is practicing at Huichuntang came to my house with the old man from the Mu family, wanting to buy the prescription for my father's carbuncle!"
Although the villagers couldn't afford the medicines sold at Huichuntang, they had all heard of it. They looked at Yu Ruhai differently. Someone asked curiously, "Did you sell the prescriptions to Huichuntang?"
Just as Zhao was about to speak, Yu Zhou spoke first, "Of course not. The consultation and prescription of medicine at Huichun Hall are extremely expensive. Our master is kind-hearted and thought that if he sold the prescription to them, those who had carbuncle might not be able to afford the consultation fee at Huichun Hall, so he refused."
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