As the farce came to an end, Liu Zhuang and his wife were extremely heavy-hearted. Their carelessness had led to their son's untimely death. At this moment, they were truly heartbroken. How could the old doctor not know?
"Dr. Cheng, if you can spot the problem, how could the old doctor not be able to diagnose it?" Liu Zhuang said indignantly.
Qingyan noticed that their expressions were a bit off, so she quickly gave the imperial physicians a look. Two of the physicians then administered acupuncture, which prevented the two from going berserk.
"Si Si, have someone take extra care of them, and pay them their wages for the next few days!" Qing Yan understood that it was related to the medicinal properties of those herbs.
After the dust settled, she relaxed and her stomach started growling.
After getting up early, she changed her clothes and rushed over. She didn't even have breakfast, let alone a cup of tea.
"Su Peisheng, go and take the breakfast to the big tent first. Have breakfast first, then we'll talk." They left, leaving the place to the disaster victims.
They are all outsiders and shouldn't get involved in village affairs.
Qingyan was led back by Yin. She found it strange that since they were no longer involved, why hadn't those people left?
"Sisi, shouldn't we be at work?" Qingyan was confused. Were those people planning to skip work?
She looked at Yin with a question in her eyes, but all she could see was his long, dark braid.
After entering the tent, Yin explained the situation to Qingyan.
“Little darling, every village has its own way of handling things, we can’t interfere.” Yin smiled wryly.
Her gossipy expression gave him a headache.
"Fourth Brother, you're really being unreasonable! People just want to know the details!" Qingyan pouted and sat down to the side, giving him a completely unfriendly look.
When Fei Yanggu and the others entered the tent, they were stunned to see Xiao Qingyan throwing a tantrum.
She and Yin, the little ones, never had a quarrel; he doted on his little darling.
"Little darling, you've lost your sense of propriety again?!" Fei Yanggu scolded.
"Fourth Uncle, Xiao Guai is fine. She's too young to understand what the villagers are saying." In the end, Yin still chose to defend Qing Yan. He didn't care about Qing Yan's little expression and believed that Qing Yan's ability to get angry with him without restraint was a sign of his closeness to her.
Qingyan glared angrily at Yin, his skin was so thick that he was genuinely impressed.
Chang Ning watched Yin shake his head helplessly and chuckled to himself.
Every time Kangxi spoke of Yinzhi, it was Yinzhi's expression at this moment.
"Sixth Uncle, laugh if you want to, don't hold it in!" Yin glanced at Chang Ning's face and said directly.
Originally, he wasn't close to Chang Ning, but after the disaster relief efforts, he interacted with Chang Ning more and couldn't help but start thinking about how to help his uncle.
"Fourth brother, even the emperor thinks the same way about you. You can't do anything with Xiao Guai, and your father can't do anything with you either!" Chang Ning shook his head. Perhaps this was a vicious cycle. Qing Yan blinked her confused almond-shaped eyes, looking at Chang Ning's gloating expression.
This farce served as a reminder to Chang Ning and the others that many people in the village were barefoot doctors. The status of the imperial physicians was far too high for them, which is why they dared not seek treatment from them too often.
During breakfast, Chang Ning voiced his doubts, and Yin and Fei Yanggu could only shake their heads helplessly. On their first day there, they had specially sent people to provide medical services to the disaster victims. Some of them felt their legs go weak just looking at the imperial physicians sitting on the side.
These people hold higher official positions than their county magistrate.
"Little darling, what do you think?" Yin asked, looking at Qingyan who was deep in thought.
Her little ideas often inspired Yin, which is why Yin always found a way to live life realistically when he encountered problems.
"Aren't those imperial physicians doctors too? When we came here, didn't we tell them not to make rounds?" Qingyan couldn't understand why the common people were afraid of the imperial physicians, who were just doctors of higher rank.
No one could answer Xiao Guai's questions.
Fei Yanggu and Chang Ning had been through a lot, and they knew that in the eyes of the common people, the imperial physicians were there to treat the emperor. If they were sick, the barefoot doctors would diagnose them better, and they might not be able to repay the imperial physicians for their services.
"The consultation fee?" Fei Yanggu pointed out the final point, and Qingyan understood.
She gave a wry smile. How could she have forgotten the concerns that ordinary people have after all these years here?
Having been pampered for so long, I really can't live like an ordinary person anymore.
"Free clinic!" Qingyan looked at them. "Why don't you just have the imperial physicians write these two words on a wooden board and erect it in an open space?"
Since the doctor didn't charge a consultation fee and was from the Imperial Palace, the common people would surely understand who they should consult.
puff!
Yin spat out the tea in his mouth. Was it really that easy to solve?
"So dirty!" Qingyan disgustedly handed her handkerchief to Yin, and Changning and Feiyanggu also scoffed.
"Little darling, what if this works?" Fei Yanggu and the others had gone to provide disaster relief many times and had talked about it a lot in front of the disaster victims.
In the end, they didn't get good results!
"Of course, Father, don't underestimate this wooden sign. You say it's a free clinic, but what if you charge us after the diagnosis?" Qingyan retorted.
Once something is put into writing, it becomes a document.
"Come on, let's eat first!" Yin was relieved. Su Peisheng placed their meals on the table, and Yin quickly invited everyone to eat.
He picked up a soup dumpling and placed it on Qingyan's small plate. After so much time had passed, in addition to breakfast, they also ate with the disaster victims. Those people were used to eating at dawn, without a fixed time, but based on the sunlight.
Yin and his group were different, so people on both sides became familiar with this practice.
"You should eat more too!" Qingyan specially had someone buy a lot of Andrographis paniculata, which they would eat as a cold dish. "This is for cold dishes, and it's really cheap here!"
Qingyan felt she had gotten a great deal. Yin and Feiyanggu exchanged a glance, not intending to tell her that those Andrographis paniculata plants basically grew in the wild and didn't require much care from the farmers.
Many villagers in the vicinity regard Xiao Guai as a god of wealth. Every time they go together, those people wish they could jump onto the carriage.
"Hmm, it's not bad. Xiao Guai's cooking is always good. I've had it in the Northwest before, and it tasted so bitter." E Shuo praised his sister's cooking skills. Sometimes, when the two brothers didn't have time to go back for their days off, Xiao Guai would pack up delicious food and bring it to the military camp so that they could enjoy their sister's carefully prepared meals without leaving the camp.
Qingyan rolled her eyes at Eshuo, because he was too picky and couldn't stand even the slightest bit of bitterness.
A farce was defused without anyone noticing. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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