Chapter 141 I didn't eat any honey, so why is it so sweet?
The three children were seriously injured and developed high fevers when they were taken to the hospital.
The youngest girl suddenly had uncontrollable seizures, which terrified everyone. The doctor administered acupuncture in time to calm her down.
The doctor was fully aware of the Zheng family's predicament. He said to Zheng Wenying, who was kneeling before the hospital bed holding her younger sister's small hand:
“Your younger siblings have suffered internal organ damage and may not be able to be saved. Even if they are lucky enough to survive, the cost will not be less than thirty taels.”
Whip wounds are mostly superficial injuries. As long as the wound can heal, it will be fine after some rest.
However, even a strong adult man might not be able to withstand being trampled on the chest and abdomen by a horse's hoof, let alone three young and weak children.
The doctor has a family to support, yet he treated three children with acupuncture free of charge. The good medicine he used was bought at great expense, so it's impossible that he didn't charge them.
After hearing the doctor's words, the neighbors present fell silent, secretly sighing for the Zheng siblings.
Zheng Wenying's face was pale, and her once clear and lively eyes looked like a pool of stagnant water.
Suddenly, the stagnant water stirred. He turned around and knelt heavily before Sheng An and Xu Jinnian: "Wen Ying is willing to sell herself and serve as a slave, please save my three younger brothers and sisters!"
Zheng Wenying knew very well that he was not worth thirty taels of silver, but he could not think of any other way to raise money except by selling himself into slavery.
The person lying in the hospital bed was his own flesh and blood, and he could not bear to watch them die before his eyes.
Even if the result is not as good as he hoped, at least he tried his best for his younger siblings, and he will not regret his choice for the rest of his life.
Just as Zheng Wenying's forehead was about to hit the ground, Xu Jinnian grabbed his collar in time and pulled him up from the ground with a clever move.
Sheng An didn't look at Zheng Wenying, but solemnly said to the doctor, "Please do your best to treat them. I will pay for the consultation and medicine."
The doctor looked surprised, but quickly regained his composure: "A doctor's heart is full of compassion, and I will do my best."
Having said that, he immediately wrote down a prescription and instructed the apprentice to quickly prepare the medicine and give it to the three unconscious children.
Zheng Wenying was in a daze, as if she couldn't believe what she was hearing and seeing.
Even though their relationship was only temporary, he begged them for help without any hope, and... and they did help.
A neighbor hurriedly reminded the stunned Zheng Wenying: "You're lucky, kid. You've met a great philanthropist. Quickly thank him. You can't sell your body for thirty taels."
Zheng Wenying finally regained her senses and knelt down again with a thud, tears streaming down her face: "Thank you both, my benefactors! Thank you for saving my younger brother and sister!"
Sheng An helped him up: "Take good care of your younger siblings. They are so young and need you."
Zheng Wenying wasn't stupid; she understood Sheng An's unspoken meaning. A look of urgency appeared on her delicate face: "Sister, from now on, I belong to you and the young master. I will serve you like a slave for the rest of my life to repay your life-saving grace!"
Sheng An shook his head: "We don't need you to be our slave. You're only fifteen years old now, and you have decades of good life ahead of you. Consider this money a loan from us."
Zheng Wenying opened her mouth, but choked up and couldn't utter a single word; her tears flowed even more fiercely.
He wiped away his tears and went straight to the doctor to borrow pen and ink. He wrote an IOU, promising to repay the principal and interest of forty taels for the thirty taels he borrowed, and that he would definitely pay it off within ten years.
Zheng Wenying blew the ink off the IOU and solemnly presented it to Sheng An with both hands: "We, brother and sister, will never renege on this life-saving money!"
Sheng An took the IOU, glanced at it casually, folded it up, and put it into the purse at his waist. He patted Zheng Wenying on the shoulder and encouraged her, "You are a child who keeps his promises. I believe you can do it."
For her now, thirty taels of silver is nothing; being able to save three young lives is a huge gain.
However, if the child is determined to repay the debt, she will not refuse.
The doctor's prescription worked well; after three large bowls of dark, murky medicine were poured down, the high fevers of all three children subsided.
Sheng An and Xu Jinnian didn't linger; they gave Zheng Wenying a few words of advice and then left.
Zheng Wenying stood at the entrance of the clinic, watching their figures disappear into the night.
Halfway there, Sheng An was starving. Seeing a small noodle shop open by the roadside, with a delicious aroma wafting out, she pulled Xu Jinnian inside and ordered two bowls of pork trotter noodle soup, along with a few tasty side dishes.
The noodle shop was run by an elderly couple who had been making noodles for decades. The noodles were absolutely delicious, and Sheng An ate them without even looking up.
The two bowls of noodles and several side dishes were great value for money, costing only fifty coins. Sheng An couldn't help but sigh to Xu Jinnian, "Shengyuan's food is so expensive, I've almost forgotten what the normal price is."
Forgetting one's roots is a terrible thing; it can easily cause one to lose their most basic judgment.
“Shengyuan is different from the small noodle shop. Just as some people are born ordinary and some are born extraordinary, the ordinary has its own happiness and the extraordinary has its own sorrow.”
Xu Jinnian put his arm around Sheng An's waist, leaning back halfway to shield her from the cold wind blowing from the side: "Whether it's ordinary or extraordinary, as long as I can be with An'an, any stage is beautiful."
After listening to the man's long speech, which ultimately turned into a confession of love to her, Sheng An couldn't help but smile. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around on the street, she tiptoed and kissed him. After the kiss, she smacked her lips and said, "Didn't you eat honey? Why is it so sweet?"
Xu Jinnian smiled and whispered in her ear, "An'an is even sweeter."
Sheng An was teased in return, and the corners of her mouth never left her lips.
It wasn't until she saw the two lanterns hanging at the entrance of Fangping Inn that she suddenly remembered something important: "The three Zheng siblings were injured by a woman riding across the street. The authorities didn't dare to arrest her for such a violent act. Could this woman be her?"
Xu Jinnian's eyes darkened: "Possibly."
Sheng An felt it was almost certainly true, and his brows furrowed deeply: "Too arrogant!"
A few days ago, he injured Master Chi, who came from a prominent family in Pingzhou. Today, he beat three children in the street. It is an unbearable disaster for ordinary people to allow such a barbaric and unreasonable person who treats human life as worthless to sit in a high position.
To put it bluntly, even serial killers might not have as much blood on their hands as she does.
Princess Shanmin's arrogance and disregard for human life stemmed from her mother, Princess Pingyuan.
Princess Pingyuan's enduring favor was due to the support of the emperor of the Great Wei.
Judging from the current prosperous scene, the one sitting on the dragon throne does not seem like a tyrant. He can be so indulgent towards Princess Shanmin. Could it be that Princess Pingyuan saved his life?
Otherwise, it's hard to explain.
Sheng An was lost in thought and became increasingly wary of Princess Shanmin.
After playing for several days, Sheng An was a little tired, so she didn't go out to play on the second day. Instead, she stayed in the inn, eating and drinking, and listening to Xu Jinnian read her the latest stories from Pingzhou.
This leisurely and carefree life lasted only one day before a shocking event occurred in Pingzhou—
The Chi family's get-out-of-jail-free card was stolen, and Master Chi was brutally murdered with his throat slit!
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