Chapter 409 What is love?
Li San Niang wasn't surprised at all. When she took Ping Niang's pulse, she had already discovered that Ping Niang had recently suffered a miscarriage.
Li San Niang began to doubt what Shen Mama had said, especially after questioning the maid who served Ping Niang. Li San Niang had a better idea of what was going on. After thinking about it, she could guess that it was just a common story.
Listening to Qi Zhidie's slow, emotionless narration, Li Sanniang felt an even stronger sense of "I knew it."
What is love in this world?
Does it truly make people willing to die for each other?
Haha, what a joke, a huge joke!
If you're talking about lovers growing old together, then you could say they're pledging their lives to each other.
At such a young age, to deceive a young woman's feelings and make her want to die—what kind of feelings are those?
It's nothing but selfishness.
Li San Niang slammed the teacup onto the table. Facing the questioning gazes of Ling Lan and Qi Zhi Die, Li San Niang said fiercely, "I will definitely nag Lu Zhu'er more often in the future, so that she won't be easily deceived by a man in the future."
Linglan and Qi Zhidie never expected that Li Sanniang would think of Luzhuer from Pingniang.
Qi Zhidie then revealed a smile that was both funny and exasperating. "Third Miss, I vaguely remember that Little Dewdrop was only a little over three years old, wasn't she?"
Li San Niang was already thinking about changing the bedtime stories for Lu Zhu'er from now on, and trying her best to instill correct values in Lu Zhu'er from a young age.
"Yes, he just turned three not long ago."
Madam Qi, you have to start teaching children from a young age.
Otherwise, if Dewdrop were to do something like that to me in the future, I would really want to beat her to death.
Sigh, I can't think about it anymore, the more I think about it, the angrier I get.
"If we had forcefully stopped Jiu Niang back then, wouldn't the outcome be completely different now?"
Linglan held Ping'an in her arms and said these words.
As soon as she finished speaking, Qi Zhidie's face darkened.
“It can’t be changed. Pingniang is only seventeen or eighteen years old. If Mama Shen can control her, she must at least be considered a mother.”
"Ninth Sister," Qi Zhidie felt her eyes sting at the thought of Ninth Sister. She closed her eyes, suppressing the lump in her throat, before continuing, "Ninth Sister is over thirty, and we address each other as sisters. We can't change her mind."
"So, we women really need to love ourselves!"
After saying this, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang went back to their room to rest.
Li San Niang had already lain down, the lamp had been blown out, and she was about to fall asleep when Qiu Xiang suddenly asked in the darkness, "San Niangzi, don't they know this is all fake?"
Li San Niang was still dazed when she heard this. She sat up from the bed, put on her clothes, looked at Qiu Xiang who was asking a question, patted the bed, and Qiu Xiang came over and sat down in her slippers.
"Qiu Xiang, do you think they know or don't know?"
Qiu Xiang thought for a moment before saying, "You should know, right?"
Xiao Tao from the building once said that when she has money in the future, she will go to the countryside to find an honest man, have a few children, and live a peaceful life.
Xiao Tao never imagined she would have any involvement with the young man who came to this building.
Xiao Tao is only twelve, and she understands this. Shouldn't Ping Niang know this too?
When Li San Niang heard Qiu Xiang mention Xiao Tao, she remembered that Xiao Tao seemed to have been sold into the village as a child and had always been a young girl who did chores such as sweeping and serving tea.
Faced with Li San Niang's questioning gaze, Qiu Xiang explained with a hint of shyness, "When I was waiting for San Niangzi to see a doctor before, I talked to Xiao Tao, and Xiao Tao even gave me candy."
Lady Qi meant that the young maids in the brothel would be given money and released from there.
They were all sold into slavery by the common people; they can be redeemed.
Li San Niang nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "I think they probably know it deep down."
But they wanted this love and affection so badly that they were willing to be deceived in order to grasp this ephemeral thing.
So, it's more accurate to say that they chose to deceive themselves than that they were deceived by men.
"Qiu Xiang," Qiu Xiang heard the seriousness in Li San Niang's words and turned to look at Li San Niang, "It's normal if you meet a man you like in the future."
Love between men and women is a matter of worldly affairs.
However, no matter how much you love this man, you must love yourself first, treat yourself well, and then talk about loving others.
Being deceived by a man isn't terrible; what's terrible is refusing to believe you've been deceived, becoming unable to recover, or rather, not wanting to recover at all, choosing to remain immersed in a false dream, living a life of decadence and delusion.
"Third Sister, I will never look for a man again."
What's the point of being a man?
As the gentleman said, even if people like us can live under the sun, we still have to walk in the darkness.
The life of an ordinary person is not something we can choose.
Third Sister, don't worry about me. I'm very content with my life now.
Li San Niang smiled and said nothing more, urging Qiu Xiang to close her eyes and rest, since she had to get up early the next morning to go to the clinic for her shift.
The next day, as soon as they arrived at the clinic, the old woman from the Jin family (who appeared in Chapter 271, Chapter 349, and Chapter 354) was waiting at the door. It turned out that the young master of the Jin family had run out of medicine and wanted to ask Li San Niang to prescribe some more, so he came to ask Li San Niang to come out for a consultation.
So, Li San Niang didn't even put down her medical kit before getting back into the Jin family's carriage with Qiu Xiang.
After showing the prescription to the young master of the Jin family, Li Sanniang adjusted it and said cryptically, "This balance of yin and yang is a good thing."
But when you're sick, you should still take it easy.
No matter how good things are, nothing is more important than life, right?
These words made the young master of the Jin family blush, but the Jin lady, who understood everything, smiled and said, "Ah, I understand. I will definitely urge him to do so."
"Please trouble Dr. Li to take a look at Lüyi and the others. If they are unwell, please prescribe some medicine to help them recover."
Li San Niang bowed and followed the old woman who was leading the way to the courtyards of Lv Yi Ying Ge and Hong Xiu.
"Your condition is alright, but you have some deficiency of qi and blood. I'll prescribe a formula for you to replenish your qi."
After writing down the prescription, Li San Niang hesitated for a moment. Seeing this, Lü Yi walked over and looked at Li San Niang with full trust, saying, "Doctor Li, you saved Ying Ge's life. You are our sister's benefactor."
What is there that can't be said?
"Dr. Li, please just tell me."
Seeing the grateful expression on Lüyi's face, and the same expression on Yingge and Hongxiu's faces behind Lüyi, Li Sanniang took Lüyi's hand and led her to sit down in front of Yingge's bed.
"I just went to examine Jinlang's pulse and found that he has some kidney deficiency, which should be caused by his recent overindulgence while recuperating at home."
This syphilis can only be controlled; if it is not controlled properly, it will still flare up.
I know life is not easy for you in this inner courtyard, so I'll tell you some methods of contraception. If you pay attention to them in the future, they will be of some help.
When Li San Niang spoke of Master Jin's indulgence, the three concubines of the Jin family blushed, especially Hong Xiu, whose room had been visited by Master Jin the most frequently lately.
"Don't worry, Dr. Li, we will keep our mouths shut once we leave this room."
Then, Li San Niang explained some methods of contraception and how to clean oneself after sexual intercourse.
Then, Jin's old woman saw him out the door.
Of course, she had to accept the purse. Li Sanniang weighed it in her hand and couldn't help but think, "This outpatient trip is worth a month's salary. They are truly a generous family."
At this moment, Lady Jin had already come out of Master Jin's room. Only the trusted old woman was in the hall. After drinking tea for a while, Lady Jin said without turning her head, "Personally put the medicine in his food and send it to him."
Even if I didn't think about my eldest son and the others, I have to think about my grandson too.
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