Chapter 44 Documents
The successful surgery greatly encouraged the second boss, and he decided to talk to Gu Jiao about taking on the case.
Of course, because the matter is of great importance, some information unrelated to the illness can be withheld for now, such as the possibility of being beheaded if the condition is not cured...
Before he could even say who the other person was, Gu Jiao rejected him outright.
"Why?" The second landlord asked in astonishment.
Gu Jiao replied without hesitation, "It's too far, I don't make house calls. Tell him that if he wants treatment, he should come to Huichuntang himself."
"I..." The second boss was dumbfounded. They could even invite the imperial physician to their mansion, how could they possibly condescend to come to a small town clinic?
The second landlord chuckled awkwardly, "It's not far, it's in the hot spring resort near Qingquan Town."
Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow: "We're already out of town, isn't it far?"
"..." The second landlord was speechless.
The second boss often thought Gu Jiao was too capable, not like a village woman at all. However, at this moment, she complained that the hot spring resort was twenty miles away, perfectly demonstrating what it means to be a village woman who has never traveled far.
The second boss looked at Gu Jiao with some grievance: "It was agreed that I would see patients once a month."
Gu Jiao shrugged and said, "Yes, it's one consultation, but not one house call."
Second boss: "..."
"If Miss Gu didn't agree, then so be it. At least she saved Huichuntang's life." Manager Wang secretly breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Gu Jiao had refused.
The second landlord was at a loss and said, "What do you know? I've already sent out the invitations..."
Shopkeeper Wang jumped up in surprise: "Boss! What did you say?"
The second landlord coughed lightly and said, "I was just thinking that she could definitely cure Young Master Xiao, so... so I sent the visiting card in advance."
The entire Zhao Kingdom knew that the young master of the Ding'an Marquis's mansion was ill. Even though the consequences of mistreatment would be severe, the promise of high pay would always attract brave men, and many doctors still lined up to treat the young master.
If they only submit their invitations now, the young master might not even be alive by the time it's their turn.
Manager Wang simply didn't know what to say about the second boss!
Gu Jiao knew nothing about the conversation between the second boss and Manager Wang. She went to the lobby to get medicine. In order not to let anyone know that she got medicine for treating leprosy, she got several extra kinds of medicinal materials, which happened to be enough to make some wound medicine at home.
Feng Lin returned to the academy, while Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang rode back to the village in Uncle Luo's oxcart.
Although Xiao Liulang was no longer in pain, his right leg had not regained its strength and he could not put down his crutches for the time being.
He leaned on his cane as he walked back with Gu Jiao. In the distance, they saw a carriage parked in front of their house, and the emblem on the carriage looked somewhat familiar.
The carriage had just arrived, and the driver lifted the curtain to help a distinguished-looking middle-aged man down.
"Excuse me, is this Xiao Liulang's home?" the middle-aged man asked politely from outside the door.
“That is me,” Xiao Liulang said calmly.
The middle-aged man turned around, saw Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao, and showed a gentle smile: "I am the manager of Tianxiang Academy. My surname is Liu. The dean and my master asked me to send some things over."
If the Gu family were here, they would definitely recognize him as the man who delivered Gu Xiaoshun's enrollment documents.
He took a letter out of his bundle and handed it to Xiao Liulang: "This is from the Dean." He then took a brocade box and gave it to Gu Jiao: "This is from my master for young master Gu."
Upon hearing that Gu Xiaoshun also had a share, the two guessed who the master he was talking about was.
Xiao Liulang took the letter, and Gu Jiao took the brocade box.
Gu Jiao said, "Manager Liu, please come in and have a seat."
Manager Liu smiled and said, "No, I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
At this moment, the aunt called Xiao Liulang from inside, and Xiao Liulang entered the house leaning on his cane.
Steward Liu took out a brocade pouch from his pocket and handed it to Gu Jiao: "This is a gift from my master to you, Miss."
"Why did you give it to me?" Gu Jiao asked.
Manager Liu smiled but said nothing, then turned and got into the carriage.
Gu Jiao went back into the house and looked at the things the old man had brought. He had given Gu Xiaoshun a very exquisite wolf-hair brush, while he had given her a piece of warm, smooth mutton-fat jade.
She has a cold constitution, and when she wears the warm jade, it's almost like wearing a mini version of a heat pack.
Even if Gu Jiao was completely ignorant, she could tell that this was a precious gem, and its value was definitely no less than that of Gu Xiaoshun's wolf-hair brush.
Gu Jiao rested her chin on her hand and murmured, "Hmm, I thought I had gotten away with it..."
So the old man already knew it was her.
Gu Jiao was very satisfied with her New Year's gift and rushed to see what the dean had given Xiao Liulang. She found Xiao Liulang sitting in a chair with a dark face, looking as if he wanted to tear something to shreds.
"What's wrong?" Gu Jiao asked, peeking her little head out.
Xiao Liulang tried to destroy the evidence that shouldn't exist, but Gu Jiao had already walked over and successfully took the documents from his hand.
"What's this? It looks like it has the official seal of the government office." Gu Jiao pointed to a character she had just learned on the document and read aloud, "Test. Is there an exam?"
"...Yes, the county examination."
That despicable dean actually registered him for this month's county exam behind his back!
He absolutely doesn't want to take the county exam!
"You signed up?" Gu Jiao asked.
"It was reported by the dean," Xiao Liulang said through gritted teeth.
This surprised Gu Jiao greatly: "Did the whole class sign up?"
"Probably not," Xiao Liulang said.
That's right, Gu Xiaoshun doesn't have that.
Xiao Liulang was notorious for being at the bottom of his class; from the time he entered school until the end of the year, he never once ranked outside the bottom three in any exam. Despite such hopeless grades, the dean didn't give up on him and even personally registered him for the county-level exam. What a great teacher he was!
The dean's image in Gu Jiao's mind instantly became much more impressive!
"My lord, I think we should pay a visit to the dean and give him a gift!"
With such poor grades, shouldn't you hurry up and try to get on good terms with the dean?
"No." Xiao Liulang refused, and seeing Gu Jiao looking at him in astonishment, he awkwardly turned his head away. "It's too far."
Gu Jiao asked, "Where is it?"
Xiao Liulang suppressed his rebellious conscience: "The area around the hot spring resort is all outside the town."
Gu Jiao instantly forgot about the clinic: "It's not far! Not far at all! You stay home and rest, Xiao Shun and I will go tomorrow!"
Second employer: I suspect you of double standards, and I already have evidence!
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