Looking at Jiang Qiao's face, which was red from the cold, Ma Liu patted her head affectionately. "Alright, alright, we've been waiting for you to come home for dinner. Young man, stay and have some food?"
Yu Deshui quickly waved his hand, "No, Sixth Master, I have to go home to see my wife and children. I'll talk to you another day. I've delivered the person safely, old man, I'll be going now."
Jiang Qiao held Ma Liu's hand in one hand and Qiao Jie's hand in the other, saying, "Grandpas, please come inside. I'll bring out the food."
Qiao Jie nodded happily, "Okay, then Grandpa will wait to eat what's ready. Girl, get Grandpa some fruit wine. Liu Zi, you have some too. I feel like I'm feeling better after drinking this stuff lately."
"Sure, we've got nothing else to do. Let's go to sleep after we finish drinking. Oh, by the way, girl, I've packed Grandpa Jiang's food and put it in the pot. Take it over to him in a bit, and bring him some wine too, so the old man can have a drink."
Ma Liu felt that life in the palace was not as good as his current life. It was mainly because he was more comfortable and the food was better. Even though he was in the palace, the food was not necessarily as good as what he ate outside.
There was a lot of food that was for the masters to eat. Unless they were very successful, the eunuchs didn't get much better treatment.
He noticed that the wrinkles on his face had decreased significantly during this period, and he felt radiant. This was the effect of living a comfortable life.
"Okay, I'll deliver it over in a bit."
Jiang Qiao sat down to eat first. The old man usually ate slowly while drinking. After he finished eating, he quickly brought food to Jiang Weihan.
"Oh my, Little Qiao'er is here. Hehe, what delicious food did you bring for Grandpa today?"
Jiang Qiao opened the lunchbox. "Look at this, what is this?"
The old man took one look, and his wrinkles deepened. "Oh, I like this."
Jiang Weihan likes to eat pork intestines, so Jiang Qiao brought over stir-fried pork intestines with chili peppers, which is the old man's favorite.
He took out two boxes of flatbread and some wine. "Grandpa Jiang, this is for you. My grandpa said you should have a little wine, but not too much."
Jiang Weihan could only nod in agreement with whatever Jiang Qiao said. The girl was good to him; she knew he had a taste for this.
After taking a bite of the braised pork intestines, the old man was so pleased that he even started singing Peking Opera.
Jiang Qiao laughed from the side, "Grandpa Jiang, please enjoy your meal. I'll come back for the lunchbox later. I'll be going now."
Before leaving, I told Jiang Weihan about Wang Dahua's situation, and the old man sighed.
"Let your grandfather take a look. Whether it works or not, just do your best. Whether it works or not is her fate, it has nothing to do with you."
"You're just a kid, what can you do? Don't pay any attention to their family. If they keep making trouble, your Uncle Jiang and I will take some people over and deal with them. Do you really think we have no one to rely on?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "It's not that bad. Once I leave, we won't be able to provide food for the time being. We'll talk about it again when we come back."
The old man waved his hand, "I know, I know—"
When Jiang Qiao and Qiao Jie returned, they heard that the Jiang family had taken Wang Dahua out of the hospital.
"My God, this is way too fast! Shouldn't they keep him under observation in the hospital for a couple more days?"
Li Meilan sighed, "They're afraid of spending money. Jiang Ping even came to your house looking for someone yesterday. I don't know what he wanted. Grandpa Qiao, you'd better be careful. This family is full of mad dogs and could bite you at any time."
Qiao Jie sighed, "These people are getting worse as they get older. Alright, you go ahead with your work, we'll go home and tidy up."
After entering the house, Jiang Qiao first lit the stove, then tidied up the house, let the old man sit down and rest for a while, and brought hot tea to the two elderly people.
"You two enjoy your drinks, Grandpa Qiao. I'll go with you to take a look in a bit."
Qiao Jie nodded. "Just take a look. Liu Zi, you stay home for a while. Qiao'er, go to the post office and send a telegram to her daughter. I reckon Wang Da Hua will have a hard time for a while."
"She's only been in the hospital for a few days, and the Jiang family has already taken the old lady out. You don't even need to guess; they're definitely not willing to spend money, and the care they provide is probably not very good."
Just as Ma Liu said, when Jiang Qiao and Qiao Jie brought their things over, the house reeked of urine. The grandmother and grandson strongly suspected that Niu Guihua and the others hadn't cleaned the old lady properly.
Upon seeing Qiao Jie, Wang Dahua struggled desperately, grabbing Qiao Jie's hand while tears streamed down her face.
"George!"
Qiao Jie sighed and patted Wang Dahua's hand. "Little sister, I came back this time because I heard you were sick. Your daughter said your condition is quite serious. We're neighbors, so even if you didn't say anything, I'll do my best to help."
As you know, my medical skills aren't particularly strong in this area, but I'd like to give it a try. If I can cure it, that would be great. If there's no progress, my dear sister, please don't blame me.
"Brother, this is all I'm good at. For years, I've been making a living with the skills passed down from my ancestors. Have you eaten yet?"
The old lady closed her eyes, trying her best not to cry. She knew she looked pathetic, but she had no choice. These past two days, her daughter-in-law's face had been long and drawn. How could she not see it?
So she desperately wanted to get better so as not to be a burden on others. She overheard her son and daughter-in-law arguing in secret, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't heartbroken. But they were family, and she couldn't tell outsiders.
Jiang Qiao placed the nutritional supplements she had brought on the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Grandma, take good care of yourself. Are you thirsty? Let me get you some water."
Wang Dahua shook her head, her eyes fixed on Qiao Jie, hoping he would quickly give her the acupuncture.
"Young lady, I can give you acupuncture, but you'll have to buy the medicine yourself. I have some medicine that I can give you for free, but I can't help you with the ones I don't have."
When Niu Guihua heard that she would have to pay for medicine, she immediately became unhappy. "Uncle Qiao, you know our family's situation. We're lucky if we can get acupuncture. Where would we get the extra money to buy medicine?"
You know, this illness can't be cured in a day or two. There are old and young people in the family, all of whom need to eat. And when your son grows up, he will need to get married. Tell me, which of these things doesn't cost money?
Even if you drain my old bones dry, I still won't be able to make any money. If we had some extra money, could we discharge the old lady from the hospital? There's really no other way.
"Or, could you just pick out some medicine you have on hand? I need to thank you in advance for remembering we have a sick person in our family even now."
Whether Niu Guihua received guidance from a master or not, she spoke eloquently today, a stark contrast to her previous domineering attitude towards Jiang Qiao.
Qiao Jie glanced at Niu Guihua and sighed, "If the medicine I have could cure your mother-in-law's illness, why would I need to run around like this?"
"If I just sit at home, the patients will probably start crowding into my door. Besides, this medicine can't be taken haphazardly. If you don't want to spend the money, I won't force you. I'll come over every day to give your mother-in-law acupuncture. If there's still no effect after a month, then I can't do anything more."
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