Little did he know that the little girl simply felt that Xiao Youran was surrounded by Su Shi and Yue Yue, making her difficult to approach, while Jiang Youchen was right next to her, making it easier to hug him.
Jiang Youchen coughed lightly, "Who are you? Get up!"
Unexpectedly, the old woman who had just grabbed Yun Laowu's ear immediately rushed over angrily and twisted the little girl's ear, shouting, "You brat, what are you doing here?! Go back and check if your jinxed mother is dead yet?"
These words were truly harsh, and Jiang Youchen couldn't help but frown.
"Grandma, please let the little miracle doctor save Mom! They can cure even the diseases in Big Belly Village, they can definitely cure my mother's illness too..." The little girl hugged Jiang Youchen's feet, looking up with her tear-streaked face, "Brother, save my mother..."
For the first time, Jiang Youchen didn't instinctively look into his sister's eyes. He simply pulled the little girl up firmly, saying, "Okay, brother will go see her. You get up first!"
He went from having no medical skills to having them, from being clueless to being confident. Perhaps it was also a subconscious feeling that he couldn't just follow in his sister's footsteps forever, but had to become strong enough to protect her from the wind and rain.
The little girl cried tears of joy.
However, the old woman was very unwilling. "You are Jiang's son, Tian Kuang's cousin, right? We are almost starving now, so we don't have any money to pay you for the consultation."
Yun Laowu winked at the little girl, who was quick-witted and grabbed Jiang Youchen, running home.
The old woman said there was no consultation fee, but she had relented.
Xiao You Ran: ……
Is this the first time her brother has left her behind to treat someone else?
Well, my brother has to be independent eventually, so it's better to let go sooner rather than later.
If Madam Su knew what her daughter was thinking, she would definitely spit on her and say, "Do you think your brother is your son?"
Xiao Youran led Yueyue through the door, while Madam Su helped Old Madam Yun through the door.
Madam Su looked extremely pleased. "Aunt, your scolding just now was so satisfying."
Madam Yun raised her head and said, "Of course! Back in Dingzhou, I was a real shrew. That's how I scolded your great-uncle off his horse. He only became more restrained after marrying into the Yun family."
Su Shi, pecking at rice like a chick, exclaimed, "Of course! Father once said... no, elder brother also mentioned it before, Aunt, you've always been a heroine among women since childhood..."
The three sisters-in-law of the Zhou family: ...
They helped each other into the room, both feeling like they might be dreaming.
The dignified, noble, calm, and composed old lady in their family had been like a treasure to protect the house for decades in Beijing. Even on the day their home was raided, she showed no sign of panic.
How could I possibly hear her cursing like a shrew one day?
I've never seen anything like this before!
When Yueyue was led into the kitchen, she was stunned by the table full of pastries.
She remarked, "If this is a common way for your family to calm your nerves, it's okay to be scared a few more times."
Xiao You Ran: ……
She led Yueyue to the sink to wash her hands, saying casually, "Would you believe me if I said they were just making samples?"
What sample?
"Samples for a pastry shop that will open in a few days."
Forget about calming her nerves; Zhao's mother's love has always been crystal clear.
Or perhaps it's to promote her dessert recipes, or perhaps it's to promote her desserts!
The three busy servants, Zhao Mama, Hongyu, and Suyue, saw their young master enter and quickly handed him chopsticks.
Su Yue said, "Miss, are you hungry? Go and fill your stomach."
Hongyu said, "Miss, try some, and use more of what you like."
Sure enough, when they arrived at Zhao's mother's place, she said, "Quickly, quickly, try everything. Is there anything that doesn't taste right or isn't flavorful enough? Miss, please give me your opinion."
Yueyue also sensed something was amiss and looked at the group suspiciously.
Xiao Youran remained calm. Hehehe, you'll get used to it.
Before long, Yueyue's belly was round and full.
Xiao Youran thought for a moment, then had Su Yue pack two food boxes and promised that as long as she went to the manor to find her senior brother, she would definitely bring her some snacks before sending the satisfied Yue Yue away.
Jiang Youchen returned, looking quite displeased. Seeing that Yueyue wasn't there, he pulled his younger sister away.
On the way, Jiang Youchen told him about his visit to Yun Laowu's house for medical treatment.
The little girl's name was Yun Qiao'er. When I got to her house, I realized what misery really meant.
The room they lived in was a very remote, damp, and tiny side room in Yun Laowu's house.
Qiao'er's father fell off a cliff last year and was in a coma in bed. Her mother had been bedridden ever since she gave birth to a baby girl on the sixth day of the lunar new year.
Qiao'er is six years old this year, and she has an eight-year-old older sister. This older sister feeds her newborn sister, who is only ten days old, with sips of sugar water and sips of rice porridge. The three sisters depend on each other for survival and also have to take care of their parents who are sick in bed.
Jiang Youchen was, after all, a boy. After taking their parents' pulses, he had a general idea of what was wrong. However, their mother's illness likely stemmed from childbirth, and he couldn't treat it himself. So, he thought of going home to ask his younger sister to take a look.
When he went out, he ran into Yun Laowu. He could tell that the three sisters were being looked down upon by their grandmother, but their grandfather still had some kindness in him, so he asked them a few more questions.
To his surprise, the old man accompanied him all the way back, recounting the entire situation of his youngest son's family.
Qiao'er's mother had given birth to two girls in a row, and had always been looked down upon by her mother-in-law. She hadn't been able to conceive for several years, which made her even more disliked by her mother-in-law. Last year, she finally became pregnant. In order to help her mother regain her health, Qiao'er's father wanted to go to Zhongshan to dig up some ginseng and other herbs, but he fell while climbing and was unconscious for a day and a night before the villagers found him and carried him down the mountain.
After being carried home, Doctor Wang examined the patient and shook his head, saying that the patient's brain had been damaged and that he was unlikely to wake up. He could only keep the patient alive by giving him ginseng.
This made Qiao'er's grandmother even rant more fiercely, saying that Qiao'er's mother was a jinx who had ruined her youngest son's life.
After last year's floods, life became even more difficult for this family of four. Qiao'er's mother, heavily pregnant, went around digging for wild vegetables and food, without taking a single day off.
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Qiao'er's mother finally gave birth to a child. Seeing that it was another baby girl, Yang Shi paid even less attention to her.
As they talked, the two pushed open the door of a wooden cabin.
What came into view was a girl about the same height as Jiang Youchen holding a baby, and a little girl named Yun Qiao'er sweeping the floor with a broom.
Both sisters looked extremely thin, and the baby in the older sister's arms must have looked the same.
Xiao Youran felt a pang of pity and said to Yun Qiao'er, "Go to our house, find Zhao Mama, and tell her that I asked her to pack a box of pastries for you. No, two boxes. You can continue to get them if you want to eat them in the future."
Yun Qiao'er was stunned and asked incredulously, "Really...really?"
Xiao Youran nodded, then looked at the baby in her sister's arms and said, "We have goat milk at home, which is used to feed kittens. You can ask Sister Hongyu for a bowl."
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