Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Buyout
Hua Pozi has her own plans.
Judging from the situation, the Gu family will definitely not marry the girl to them.
The only way was to get the money! Once she had the money, she could buy a wife for her grandson and continue the family line. Even if she died, she would have the face to see the ancestors of the Hua family.
Hua Pozi put her hands on her hips and wanted to continue making a scene.
The village chief's eyes widened in anger as he shouted, "Shut up! My words are no longer effective, are they? If you continue to make trouble, you two will get out of Taohua Village!"
Although Hua Pozi was very unwilling, she didn't dare to make trouble anymore.
As an old woman, she could live anywhere, but her only grandson was sick. What would happen if she lost the protection of the village?
You must know that according to the laws of Dagan, if you are driven out of your registered place of residence, you will become a refugee.
Most of those beggars are refugees. They have no food to eat and no place to live. They are even at risk of being beaten to death or taken away at any time.
"Miss, Hu Zi is back!"
A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats came from afar. Hu Zi, driving a two-horse carriage, stopped steadily not far from the group.
Hu Zi jumped out of the carriage first, then opened the curtain and three doctors got off the carriage.
"Miss, there are three clinics in the county town. I have invited a doctor to each clinic."
Hu Zi was previously a servant serving the prince of the Marquis's mansion. He had gained considerable experience. If he had stayed with the prince, he would have been able to become a steward in the future.
This time, it was because the prince was worried about Gu Jiayue, so he specially sent this smart confidant to follow her.
Therefore, Gu Jiayue was very confident in Hu Zi's work.
"That's right, go down and rest first."
Hu Zi smiled and said, "I'm not tired. I'll take the doctor to see the patient first."
"That's fine." Gu Jiayue didn't want to get entangled with the Hua family anymore. "Village Chief, the doctor has been invited. Could you please be a witness?"
"Okay." As the head of the village, the village chief has the responsibility to resolve this matter.
The village chief asked someone to find a stool and did not go into the house. He examined Hua Qingzhu in the yard.
Hua Qingzhu did not refuse. He sat down cooperatively and let the doctor check his leg injury.
The three doctors had already learned the purpose of their trip on the way here. So even though they had to see patients with their rivals, they didn't say much. After all, the compensation was generous.
A quarter of an hour later, the three doctors finished their consultations. They then retreated to a corner and discussed the patient's condition in whispers for a while. After sharing their thoughts, an elderly doctor, over fifty years old, stepped forward, bowed, and said, "This patient's injuries are severe. A complete recovery is impossible. Even with expensive treatment, I cannot guarantee a complete recovery."
"That's all right, doctor. Just use the best medicine." Gu Jiayue didn't know much about medicine, but she understood the principle of not giving orders to experts. "Doctors, please discuss again. How much money will it cost from now until the end of the treatment?"
The three doctors went to the corner to communicate again.
After a while, the same doctor came out and said, "After consulting with Doctors Zhao and Wang, I have decided on a treatment plan. We will use acupuncture and massage, combined with medication, and try to restore this patient to optimal condition within two weeks. Excluding the three of us paying for the consultation and the cost of purchasing medication, the total cost will be approximately ten taels of silver."
Gu Jiayue nodded. This number was exactly within her expected range.
After thinking it over, Gu Jiayue turned to look at Mrs. Hua and said, "Grandma, you've heard it clearly. The doctor said it would cost ten taels of silver for the medicine, plus three taels for the consultation, for a total of thirteen taels. And then, an adult man working outside earns ten coins a day. I calculated that over twenty years, if Hua Qingzhu works non-stop every day, he can earn seventy-three taels. Add five taels for nutrition, for a total of ninety-one taels."
"But we're all from the same village, so I'll round it up to an even number and give you one hundred taels! As long as you agree. But we have to sign a contract, written down in black and white, and the Hua family must not bring this up again!"
Gu Jiayue spoke softly, but everyone around her heard it clearly.
One hundred taels, this little girl from the Gu family is actually willing to give one hundred taels to the Hua family!
One thousand taels was an astronomical figure for them, but one hundred taels seemed like a fairy tale to them.
"I'm afraid this girl from the Gu family is stupid. Didn't the doctor say that only thirteen taels would be enough? Why is she adding extra money?"
"I don't understand. Maybe that's what rich people are like."
The villagers were whispering to each other, and Hua Po's eyes rolled around. She didn't expect that this girl was so stupid that she was willing to give her a hundred taels.
In fact, she knew that it was impossible to get a thousand taels, but she just wanted to say it out loud to disgust the Gu family. She thought that getting a dozen taels would be good enough, but now the Gu family is willing to give a hundred taels!
If she struggled a little longer, would she get more?
Her eyes rolled, and Gu Jiayue knew what she was thinking. Then she took the initiative. "If you don't agree, then we will go to the government office and do whatever the county magistrate orders the Gu family to do."
"But you have to think carefully. At that time, the Gu family was the Gu family, and I was me. The Gu family had no money to give you."
The village chief, frightened by the 100 taels, finally came to his senses and put away his inexperienced look. He tried to persuade Hua Pozi kindly. "That's enough. What's the point of making such a fuss? If the Gu family doesn't even want to give the 100 taels, how will Qingzhu treat her illness?"
"With this money, you can not only find a wife for Hua Qingzhu, but also build a house and buy a few acres of land."
The villagers' words calmed Hua Pozi down. Yes, this girl from the Gu family was not someone to be trifled with. What if she regretted not giving the money if she was pushed too far?
Although one hundred taels is a little less, with this amount of money, what kind of wife can't you marry? "Okay, your Gu family is lucky."
"Okay, since both parties have no objection, let me write the deed." The village chief was naturally very happy to see that the matter was resolved.
"Wait a minute! Give me the money first! What if you cheat after the deed is written?" Hua Pozi quickly spoke out to stop them.
"Hua Chao, give her the money."
Hua Chao obeyed the order and took out a silver note from his purse.
When Hua Pozi held the thin silver note, she felt it was like a dream and not real.
"I don't want banknotes, I want silver!" Hua Pozi looked at the banknotes in her hand again and again, but still felt uneasy.
What if you accidentally lose such a thin piece of paper?
Only when you have real money in your hands can you feel at ease.
Gu Jiayue frowned slightly, but said nothing.
She can understand that in modern times, even with the rapid development of technology by 2024, there are still many elderly people who are unwilling to use online payment and they only recognize real cash.
Therefore, Gu Jiayue would always carry some change with her before going out, so that she could buy groceries on the way home from get off work.
"Okay, Hua Chao, go get the silver."
Silver is large and heavy, and ordinary people rarely carry large amounts of silver on their bodies.
However, due to the long journey, the Marquis's Mansion also prepared some silver for her in the carriage. This silver was placed in a special box and kept by Madam Cai. After leaving the county town, Madam Cai handed the box to Hua Chao.
This is her own money.
Hua Chao returned to the Gu family with a guard and carried a box out of the room.
The box contained not only silver of various sizes, but also a small scale.
This small scale is used to weigh silver.
Hua Chao estimated the weight, grabbed a handful of silver and put it on the scale, weighed it three times, and then cut off some small amounts of silver with scissors, finally weighing the full one hundred taels.
After receiving the money, Hua Pozi reluctantly signed the contract. After six months of turmoil, the biggest turmoil in Taohua Village finally came to an end.
"Okay, okay, everyone, please go away." The village chief began to drive people away.
Seeing that the matter had been resolved and there was nothing more to see, the crowd dispersed in twos and threes.
But judging by the way they were whispering to each other, they would definitely continue discussing this matter after they returned.
But none of this had anything to do with Gu Jiayue anymore, because she had finally solved a big problem.
At this moment, she felt exhausted both physically and mentally, and all she wanted to do was lie down on the bed and not care about anything else.
However, she still failed to get what she wanted. Thinking of her father who had been suffering from illness for many years, she had already invited a doctor, so it would be easy to see both of them.
After sharing the idea with the Gu family, no one disagreed.
When the incident happened, the family had no money, so they found a barefoot doctor to help with the treatment.
Because the doctor's skills were not good and he did not do the leg sawing properly, Gu's father now often feels severe pain in the amputated leg.
Three doctors were brought to Gu's house for another round of diagnosis and treatment.
All three shook their heads. "Which quack doctor did this? How could they be so careless as to amputate the leg? If he had been sent to Jimintang, I might have been able to reattach him," Doctor Li lamented.
This patient clearly didn't need to have his leg broken, but was delayed by a quack doctor! How pitiful!
"What?" Father Gu didn't expect the fact to be like this!
"Impossible! Doctor, did you see it wrong? The barefoot doctor said that Sanlang's entire leg was broken and his life would be in danger if he didn't amputate. That's why we..."
In order to amputate, they even borrowed a lot of money from the village.
But now someone told them that amputation was not necessary! How could Father Gu accept this?
"Hmph, just an unskilled fool trying to scam people out of money. Now that it's done, there's no point regretting having the leg amputated. Just keep it. You can't grow a new one."
Doctor Li was right. Now that things had come to this, the Gu family could only accept the fact that they had been harmed by a quack doctor.
Only the eldest and second uncles had red eyes. "Don't let me see that quack again! Otherwise I will beat him to death!"
His third brother was in good health, but he actually made him a cripple!
How vicious.
Gu Jiayue didn't expect things to turn out like this.
If I had known earlier, I would have asked the doctor to come. Sometimes it is better to be confused than to know everything clearly. Thinking of being confused, Gu Jiayue pulled Gu Yuchuan, who was squatting in the corner, over again. "Doctor, there is another one. Let's take a look together."
Doctor Li couldn't help but shudder. Could there be something unclean around this girl? Why are there only patients here?
Oh, forget it, it’s because they have more money to give.
He could only reluctantly stretch out his hand to feel Gu Yuchuan's pulse.
After a while, his brows furrowed more and more, and finally he successfully pinched a mosquito to death.
He opened his eyes, and the words that were written with his eyes wide open fell into Gu Yuchuan's hand. Gu Yuchuan happily picked it up and started playing with it.
"Doctor, is my eldest grandson not well?" Grandma Gu was extremely anxious, fearing that she would hear more bad news.
Doctor Li spoke with the two people beside him for a while, then said, "I just took his pulse. He is in good health and there is no blockage in his body. Logically, this shouldn't be the case."
Seeing the Gu family start to panic again, he quickly said, "Perhaps I'm not well-trained, and my specialty isn't this, so I can't see clearly. If you have a chance to go to the provincial capital, you can go see Doctor Lin Yulin of Jimin Hall. He's very knowledgeable in this area and may be able to help this child."
Lin Yu from Jimintang? She took note.
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