Chapter 85 Time is running out
Xiao Yan nodded.
Yes, he felt so too.
At the darkest moment of his life, he encountered salvation.
Even if he lives like this for the rest of his life, it will be a gift from fate to him.
Lu Qiniang acted quickly. After cleaning up the leftovers, she asked Xiao Yan to wash the dishes while she started cracking walnuts and preparing ingredients for the fried noodles.
Teng Wenfu watched Xiao Yan wash the dishes skillfully, his pupils dizzying.
When it comes to the ups and downs of life, he has seen too much at his age.
The prosperity that comes at a rapid pace may be shattered in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Yan is not the only one like this.
However, Teng Wenfu had never seen anyone who could be so calm, humble and take things as they come after falling into trouble.
"These are last year's new walnuts. They are very fragrant. Please try them." Lu Qiniang smashed out a handful of walnut kernels and wanted to give them to Mr. Li.
Mr. Li waved his hand to indicate no.
"You're still being polite to me!" Lu Qiniang, in the midst of Teng Wenfu's shock, forcibly pulled Master Li's hand and stuffed a handful of walnut kernels into his hand. "Try it. You're not full, are you? Eat some walnut kernels."
Mr. Li then understood that she felt bad for not having eaten enough at noon.
Seeing Lu Qiniang looking at him expectantly, he lowered his head, picked up a small piece of walnut kernel, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.
"Is it fragrant?" Lu Qiniang laughed heartily.
"fragrant."
"That's what I told you. It smells so good. I'll give you some more."
"No, that's enough. Leave it to the children." Mr. Li put the remaining walnut kernels on the table.
"So you eat snails?"
The guests didn't eat much, and Lu Qiniang felt unhappy.
I always feel that I haven't entertained them well enough, especially since this is the first time for this elder to visit.
"I don't think the snails have been touched. Are you worried about getting your hands dirty? Just wash them after you finish eating."
“Yes… I haven’t eaten it.”
"You've never eaten snails?" Lu Qiniang was shocked.
Mr. Li laughed and said, "I've never eaten it in the shell, so I don't know how to eat it."
"This is easy, I'll teach you!"
Lu Qiniang put down the walnuts and hammer in her hands and went to the kitchen to take out the plate of spicy stir-fried snails that had never been touched.
"Come, I'll teach you. Put it in your mouth and suck it hard like this—" She demonstrated to Master Li, "Try it. This thing won't take up much space in your stomach, so you can have it as a snack."
Mr. Li actually imitated her, picked up one and put it in his mouth to try it.
"Did you eat it?"
"Hmm." Master Li smiled, "It tastes good. It's better when you suck it yourself."
"Then take your time eating. I'm going to go to work. Treat it like your own home, don't be embarrassed."
Lu Qiniang went about her business in a hurry again.
Daya finally came with Doctor Hu.
"What's wrong?" Doctor Hu was still as sloppy as before, and asked impatiently, "Mother Lu Qi, do you think I'm your farmhand?"
"It's not like I won't give you money, why are you yelling?" Lu Qiniang scolded with a smile, "Come here quickly and show it to Master Li."
"Xiao Yan's grandfather?" Doctor Hu glanced at Mr. Li.
Teng Wenfu couldn't help but frown when he saw him standing in an untidy and nonchalant manner.
"Well, did Daya tell you? You are our family, so you should be honest and don't be pretentious. Come and see our old man and find out what's going on and what medicine can cure it." Lu Qin's mother said.
Doctor Hu had already sized Mr. Li up and down, and muttered, "Your Excellency still needs a doctor like me who has only a few skills?"
"Hurry up, stop talking nonsense." Lu Qiniang pushed him and said, "Look first. I'll pack up some fish and meat left over from lunch. You can take them back to feed the child."
Eating fish and meat is a rare occasion, and no one complains about leftovers.
Although Doctor Hu's family is better off, his wife usually lives frugally and rarely eats meat.
Teng Wenfu wanted to say something, but when he saw that Mr. Li didn't seem to object, he swallowed his words.
Xiao Yan had finished washing the dishes and came out, standing aside with a solemn expression.
"Put your hand out." Doctor Hu sat next to Mr. Li and said casually.
Teng Wenfu stepped forward and helped Mr. Li roll up his sleeves, exposing his wrists.
Doctor Hu took his pulse, frowned, and pondered in silence.
Lu Qin's mother was getting impatient, "Old Hu, please say something! What's wrong with the old man? He can't eat and his face doesn't look good."
"There's no hope." Doctor Hu withdrew his hand. "Prepare for the funeral. It will take a year or two."
"How dare you!" Teng Wenfu shouted angrily.
"Haha." Doctor Hu didn't bother to pay attention to him. He stood up and said to Lu Qiniang, "Eat whatever you want, make arrangements for your funeral, and go wherever you want to play. But don't go too far, or you might not be able to come back."
He only looked at Lu Qiniang and ignored Master Li and his servant.
"Nonsense." Lu Qiniang slapped his arm. "I told you to be honest, but I didn't tell you to talk nonsense. The old man is not in his seventies or eighties, and he looks fine now. How could he, just..."
"Depression leads to illness," said Doctor Hu. "Heart disease is difficult to cure."
"What's wrong with chicken? What's wrong with fish? Should we avoid it? Even if it's difficult to treat, it has to be treated. You can save me and cure Xiao Yan, so why can't you treat the old man's illness? Hurry up and tell the truth."
"I was the one who rescued you, but Xiao Yan wasn't."
There was someone else who saved Xiao Yan.
It is also possible that the people above did not really want to destroy Xiao Yan.
Things like cartilage powder, even if you keep taking them, as long as you stop taking them, the effect will basically disappear within ten days or half a month at most.
Master Li stroked his goatee and said calmly, "He's a miracle doctor."
Seeing that Lu Qiniang wanted to say something, Doctor Hu winked at her and gave her a look.
Lu Qi Niang: "What's wrong with you? Is there sand in your eyes? Let me blow it out for you."
Doctor Hu: “…”
I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, but I'm afraid of pig-like teammates.
Lu Qiniang raised pigs for so long that she became a pig herself?
He was winking at her, okay!
"Let me take a look." Xiao Yan said.
"It's okay, it's out." Doctor Hu said unhappily.
Lu Qiniang pulled him aside and whispered, "Can you think before you speak? Even if it's really not possible, you can't just say it directly! You have to give people some hope. Besides, is it really not possible?"
"Three prescriptions a day, one ounce of silver per prescription." Doctor Hu whispered in her ear, "You're going to pay for him? Are you still going to live?"
Lu Qin's mother was shocked, "Why is it so expensive? Why don't you just go and rob it!"
"This is the prescription I prescribed. If it were someone else's, the cost would be more than double."
Lu Qiniang calculated for a moment, "That would cost three taels of silver a day? That's really expensive. But, tell me, how many days do we need to eat this?"
She'll see if she can bear it by gritting her teeth.
She didn't intend to pay for the medicine herself, but she had to show her gratitude as a courtesy.
After all, this is not an outsider, this is Xiao Yan's biological grandfather, and the only one who came to visit out of nostalgia.
"How many days? He needs to take it constantly. His heart is like a broken house, leaking from all sides, and it relies entirely on medicine to patch it up." Doctor Hu asked. "Three taels of silver a day, can you earn that now?"
Lu Qiniang shook her head, "Maybe in the future."
"So you're going to give all the money to him for his medical treatment?"
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