The doctor quickly calculated on the abacus, then stared at it and said, "Including the painkiller injection, excluding the consultation fee, the total is ten dollars and eight cents. As for the treatment fee..."
The doctor originally intended to say, "You country folk have it tough, so please lower your consultation fee a bit, just half price, one yuan." However, when they heard that the "medicine" cost was ten yuan and eight jiao, Yun Youtian and the others, except for Yun Fusheng, even Wang Shufang herself, couldn't help but exclaim in unison, "Ten yuan and eight jiao? How can it be so expensive!"
Especially Yun Wansheng, after saying it was so expensive, couldn't help but add, "Isn't this ripping people off?"
Everyone felt awkward after hearing this.
The doctor's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and he immediately said, "I've prescribed all good medicine, and the painkiller injection you just received was also good medicine, and it's an injection, so it's not cheap. Besides, I haven't even told you about the consultation fee yet."
Yun Youtian was the first to react, glaring at Yun Wansheng and scolding him lightly, "Shut up, what nonsense are you spouting here?"
As she spoke, she looked at the doctor, coughed lightly twice, somewhat embarrassed, to cover up her awkwardness. Then she said, "No, doctor, I'm really sorry, that's not what we meant, it's just... we were a little frightened."
"Don't misunderstand, we don't think the medicine here is expensive... I understood what you just said... The medicine you prescribed is good, so it's expensive to begin with. So... the child is ignorant, inexperienced, and spoiled by his mother, so he doesn't think before he speaks. Please don't take it to heart."
"However, the expensive medicine you just prescribed is really too expensive for us country folk... How about you change the prescription and prescribe some cheaper medicine for us to try first? Would that be alright?"
Yun Youtian quickly apologized, and the doctor's expression improved considerably. However, his tone was still not as pleasant as before: "I was thinking of prescribing some cheaper medicine, but cheaper medicine isn't very effective. Although we can't say that cheaper medicine doesn't work, you know your patient's condition is too complicated. Even good medicine might not work, so cheaper medicine... I just don't think it will be very useful."
"Of course, if you really want something cheaper, that's fine too. Or, you could see a traditional doctor? Although I can't guarantee that seeing a traditional doctor will be cheaper. But the medicinal herbs are all things that our country can grow or harvest ourselves. Unlike Western medicine, our country isn't good at that; the good medicines are all imported, and the prices are much higher than normal."
On one hand, Yun Youtian felt sorry for his wife and was also afraid that if Wang Shufang's illness couldn't be cured, he would be left a bachelor with no one to care for him. On the other hand, he was even more worried about the money.
For a moment, I was caught in a dilemma.
Just as the scales in Yun Youtian's heart were beginning to tip in favor of money, Yun Fusheng spoke up.
"Dad, Mom, why don't we just use the medicine properly? We can earn the money back slowly, sooner or later. If something really happens to Mom... that would be the most heartbreaking thing for the whole family."
As he spoke, he looked at Yun Youtian and added, "Dad, what do you think?"
Yun Youtian was still very concerned about the money. Hearing Yun Fusheng's words, he nodded haphazardly, but then said, "I understand the reasoning..."
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