Wu Xuancao seemed to be bewitched. She reached out to lift the lid of the box, but failed after several attempts. Then she discovered that there was a copper lock hanging on it. She was stunned for a moment, then stood up hurriedly and searched the room for the key, looking for drawers, vases, and even floor tiles.
When she was looking through the bookshelf, Xue Jiming came back and frowned, "What are you doing?"
She immediately pulled out a book on medical techniques from the shelf, and said with delight: "Jiming, look, the Wansheng Medical Classic that I have been looking for for a long time is actually here! Miss Lin's collection of books is really rich. I took a few glances at it from the window, and I came in excitedly. You also know that Doctor Zheng and I are studying the pulse case of my eldest brother day and night, and we have vaguely got a clue. After reading this book just now, an idea suddenly came to my mind, and I have a solution."
"What's the solution?" Xue Jiming's eyes lit up.
"Using the heat-penetrating method of elixirs supplemented with acupuncture, we should be able to cure big brother's leg. Jiming, look, Miss Lin has a lot of medical books on the heat-penetrating method and acupuncture here, more than the collections of Doctor Zheng and me combined. If we are lucky enough to study a few of these books, we might make a breakthrough." Wu Xuancao said confidently.
"Really? Then just go ahead and take a look!" Xue Jiming waved his hand generously.
Wu Xuancao pointed at the box and said, "Are there medical books in here as well?"
"Yes, the medical books in here are Doctor Lin's treasures. I saw him take them out to dry in the sun when I was a child." Xue Jiming pulled out a dagger and pried open the copper lock directly.
Wu Xuancao immediately came over and pretended to be curious about the medical books, but her fingertips were actually groping around the bottom and top of the box. She had clearly never seen this box before, but she knew where the secret compartment was, as if someone was guiding her to find the things that originally belonged to her. Soon, she found a compartment at the bottom of the box, but pretended not to know it. She used words to guide Xue Jiming to find it, and then used his hand to take out the Lin family's ancestral medical book.
Looking at the medical books with a cover made of blue silk cloth, Wu Xuancao swallowed and felt her heart beating rapidly. Yes, that's it! Something that should have belonged to her a long time ago is now back in her hands! She couldn't wait to turn the title page and was about to take a closer look, but unexpectedly Lin Dan came back early and hit her wrist with a stone, causing the book to fall.
"Who allowed you to touch my things?" She strode in, wrapped the entire set of medical books in cloth, and held them tightly in her hands.
"Miss Lin, you're back. Can you lend me this set of medical books to take a look? I can just take a look at it here and there, and I won't take it away, okay? I promise to return it to you after just one look. A quarter of an hour will be enough, really." Wu Xuancao tried to be humble.
"No." Lin Dan looked around the messy study with a cold expression.
Xue Jiming saw that Wu Xuancao's wrist was red and swollen from being hit by the stone, and he immediately became angry. He reached out to grab the books and scolded, "Lin Dan, these books are useless to you. Why don't you let Xiaocao take a look? Remember when we were little, we didn't have the strength to chop firewood, and you were going to burn these books and roast sparrows for me. If my father hadn't scolded you, how could they be kept here? You don't care about them at all, why do you treasure them so much now? Are you deliberately making things difficult for Xiaocao?"
When Lin Dan heard that the original owner actually planned to burn these books as firewood, his expression twisted for a moment. Wu Xuancao was also speechless, and her determination to seize the medical book became even more determined.
The two started fighting in the study, but Xue Jiming was obviously no match for Lin Dan. She broke his arm in a few moves and he screamed in pain. Lin Dan didn't even look at him, but stared at Wu Xuancao coldly and said, "Get lost!"
Wu Xuancao helped Xue Jiming out and looked back before leaving with a strange look in her eyes.
Lin Dan cleaned up the messy study and was about to find a new place to collect the family heirlooms, but saw a maid come in and said that the old lady was looking for them. She put the book into her backpack, strode over, passed through the hanging flower gate, and saw the open main hall from afar. Only then did she realize that Madam Xue, the old lady from the second room, and several sisters-in-law were all there, as if they wanted to interrogate her.
Xue Jiming lowered one hand and said confidently, "Grandmother, mother, Xiaocao'er is extremely smart and has great medical skills. She has already figured out how to treat big brother, and the medical books at Lin Dan's place are exactly what she needs the most. That damn girl Lin Dan says she wants to learn medicine every day, and she goes out to practice medicine every day, but she hasn't made any name for herself, let alone cured anyone. It's obvious that she is dull and unteachable. It's a waste to keep those medical books in her hands. Why don't you lend them to Xiaocao'er? If she can get inspiration and find a way to treat big brother, wouldn't it be a great thing?"
Zheng Zhe, who was invited here at some point, stroked his beard and said, "I heard from Doctor Wu that Miss Lin's collection of books is indeed very rich. If I could read a few of them, it would definitely be inspiring."
"But those books are the relics that Doctor Lin left to Miss Lin." The old lady said with difficulty.
"Grandma," Xue Jiming complained, "What heirlooms are there? Do you really think that girl Lin Dan values them? If she hadn't used the excuse of studying medicine to stay in our house, those medical books would have been piled up in the utility room and moldy! Have you ever seen her take good care of them? Have you ever seen her study them every day? When she was a child, she even tore up the books and folded little stars!"
Zheng Zhe and Wu Xuancao frowned and looked painful when they heard this, and the old lady finally showed some relief.
Madam Xue considered and said, "How about I lend these medical books to the two doctors? But you can't take them all away. You can only borrow five at a time and return them after you finish reading them."
The old lady nodded and said, "Let's do it this way. Please give me a list of the books you two want to borrow. With my reputation, Miss Lin will not refuse."
They naturally thought that Lin Dan was still the same Lin Dan as before, and did not take these medical books seriously, so they could easily convince her. People are selfish. If this matter did not involve Xue Boyong's legs, they would just stand by and watch. But Zheng Zhe and Wu Xuancao kept saying that these medical books would be useful to Xue Boyong, so no matter what, they would find a way to get them for them. Anyway, Lin Dan has no talent for medicine, and the book will just get moldy if it stays with her, so why not give it to someone else?
Everyone had their own thoughts and calculations, but no one considered Lin Dan's feelings and wishes. Hearing this, all the words in Lin Dan's mind disappeared. He walked in silently, kowtowed three times to the old lady, and said, "Thank you very much, old lady, for not holding a grudge and letting me stay in your mansion. Now that my mission is accomplished, I will take my leave." After he finished speaking, he strode out of the Xue Mansion. When he left, he only carried a bamboo basket and a small hoe, and he didn't even have a change of clothes.
The old lady and Madam Xue were stunned for a long time before they came to their senses and immediately ordered people to chase after him. However, Lin Dan practiced medicine in the mountains every day, and his pace was very fast. He had long disappeared from the streets, leaving only an empty Xiaofeng Pavilion and a yard full of undried herbs.
Xue Jiming's arm had been fixed by Zheng Zhe. As he turned it, he sneered, "Why are you chasing her? She didn't bring a penny with her. She will come back on her own sooner or later. Do you really think she is willing to give up the wealth and glory of the Xue Mansion?"
"Okay, just say less!" Mrs. Xue was very upset and didn't know how to explain to her eldest son when he came back. She had to admit that Lin Dan was now the apple of her eldest son's eye, and he would not be willing to lose Lin Dan even if he lost anything else. If he knew that the people in the mansion had joined forces to force Lin Dan away, he would be furious.
The old lady covered her chest and murmured, "How could Miss Lin just leave without giving me any room for negotiation? I thought she had changed for the better, but I didn't expect her temper to be even more stubborn than before."
A maidservant added fuel to the fire and said, "Old Lady, Miss Lin is lucky. You spoiled her before, and now she is in Xiaofeng Pavilion, and the eldest master spoils her. Naturally, her temper has become more and more stubborn, and she cannot stand a bad word."
"It's just borrowing a few books, why make it like this?" The old lady sighed repeatedly, looking worried.
Wu Xuancao ignored the incidents and insisted, "Old Lady, Madam, can we still borrow Miss Lin's book?"
"Of course you can borrow it. Go find it yourself. It's best to make a list for me of the books you borrowed. When Miss Lin comes back, I can give it to her to check, so that she won't get angry again. Don't worry, she won't be gone for long. She has no money on her, no place to stay, and no food to eat. She will be back in two hours at most."
If it were the original owner, the old lady's analysis would have been absolutely 100% accurate. But now, the person who left is Lin Dan, and it is probably impossible to get her back in this lifetime. The original owner's sinful debt has been paid off by her, and she and the Xue family owe each other nothing. If she can get rid of this bondage, why not do it? Once she goes outside, there will be a wider sky waiting for her, and she will naturally spread her wings and fly higher and higher.
After leaving Xue's house, she took out a few taels of silver from her purse and prepared to find a cheap inn to stay in. Then she would practice medicine and make money at the same time. When she had accumulated enough silver, she would open a clinic and work as a doctor. As soon as she walked out of the south city, a fast horse came towards her. On the horse sat a young man with red lips and white teeth, who looked like a pretty girl. He kept waving the whip and shouting loudly, not caring at all whether he would hit pedestrians.
Seeing that a woman was about to be trampled to death by a horse's hooves, Lin Dan hurried over and pushed the woman, but this startled the horse, causing the young man to fall from mid-air. Lin Dan subconsciously caught the other person, and her hands accidentally covered the boy's plump breasts, and her expression was stunned. Although the boy has a handsome appearance and a feminine temperament, he has a distinct Adam's apple on his neck, which shows that he is clearly a man! With a doctor's intuition, she immediately placed her fingers on the boy's wrist to check his pulse.
The young man struggled to get up, clutching his chest tightly, and said viciously: "I will kill you! Someone, tie her up and take her back to the mansion!"
Several guards who arrived shortly afterwards immediately drew their swords and put them on Lin Dan's neck. Lin Dan wanted to resist, but he rolled his eyes and remained motionless, and obediently followed the group away.
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