Chapter 48: Guagua Guagua, just wait to die at home!
Siqing's wife was stunned. She was surprised to see her daughter sitting in front of her instead of those old men and women, which made her a little stuck.
She looked Xiang Yao up and down, a hint of suspicion flashed in her eyes, but she quickly returned to her original mysterious look.
"Little girl, are you here to see a doctor too?" Siqing's wife asked deeply with her eyes lowered.
Xiang Yao nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, Auntie, I've been feeling a little unwell lately. Sometimes when I'm working, I suddenly feel dizzy and I've almost fainted a few times."
As for hypoglycemia and malnutrition, when she first came here, her original body was very thin and she had severe hypoglycemia at that time.
However, Xiang Yao has not treated herself badly during this period. She replenishes herself whenever she has time, and she has not felt dizzy for a long time.
Of course, she would not tell this to Siqing's wife.
Siqing's wife stared at Xiang Yao's face carefully for a while, then asked her to stretch out her hand, observed her palm for a while, and felt her pulse.
Xiang Yao stared closely at her expression, and when she shook her head again, he couldn't help but think:
Here it comes, I’m sure you’ll say again, “Your disease is not easy to cure.”
Sure enough, the next moment Siqing's wife sighed: "Your illness is not easy to cure..."
Xiang Yao couldn't help but smiled, but immediately tried to straighten the corners of his mouth, showing an anxious look:
"Aunt Siqing, please tell me what's wrong with me and how can I cure it?"
The old men and women around also started talking about it -
"Oh my, I didn't expect that young people nowadays also have serious illnesses. How pitiful!"
"Who says she isn't? This girl is an educated person, she even finished high school, and she got sick before she even got married, ah."
"That sounds serious. Wang Guixiang over there in the valley ahead kept complaining about blacking out and feeling dizzy, and what happened? She died not long after!"
The old people looked at Xiang Yao with pity, feeling that she was a little pitiful, but when their eyes turned to Si Qing's wife, they felt slightly relieved.
Hey, fortunately, after so many years, someone got distracted again. It’s a good thing that Siqing’s wife got distracted, and they are all saved!
Meanwhile, Siqing's wife also began her "diagnosis": "It's a little hard to describe your illness."
Xiang Yao looked at her with hope: "It's okay, auntie, just tell me straight, so I can die with a clear mind."
Siqing's wife pondered for a moment and said, "I'll be frank. The blackness in front of your eyes is because you've offended the evil spirits in the mountains and offended our ancestors. They're going to take you to the earth, so they cover your eyes from time to time to prevent you from falling when you're not prepared!"
She continued, "Tell me, if you fall on the grass, it's okay; at most you'll just feel a little pain. But if you fall on a sharp rock, you'll be dead in an instant!"
Xiang Yao widened his eyes: "Ah! How could this happen!"
Siqing's wife asked, "Have you been to the mountains recently?"
Xiang Yao nodded.
Nonsense, Xiangjiawan is right between the mountains. Who has never been to the mountains? People go there frequently to collect firewood and pick wild fruits.
Siqing's wife said, "That's it. It seems that what I said was right. You just bumped into me."
"This is a very powerful ancestor's origin. It's not something that ordinary people can solve for you."
Xiang Yao cooperated and said, "Then what should I do?"
Siqing's wife raised three fingers and said, "Your situation is special. In addition to boiling the herbs for you, I also have to take time to go to the mountains to communicate. This will take a lot of effort."
Even though Xiang Yao knew she would ask for a lot, she couldn't help but be surprised when she saw those three fingers: "Thirty?"
Isn’t this too bad?
Is it because she is young that they treat her so lavishly?
Does she look so much like a sucker?
Seeing her doubts, Siqing's wife curled her lips and said, "I only saw that you were not well off, so I saved some money for you. I'll even let you drink a bowl of talisman water first. This is a free gift, and I won't charge you a penny."
Xiang Yao: ...
So you're kind and generous...
She pretended to be embarrassed: "Hey, Auntie, to be honest, it's not that I don't want to be treated, it's just that I can't afford so much money."
Si Qing's wife glared at him and immediately raised her voice: "Which is more important, money or your life? I don't have to treat you, anyway, you will regret it later."
She said this very skillfully, having said the same thing to several people today.
After hearing this, the elderly people all immediately paid the money obediently, fearing that she would not treat them.
However, Xiang Yao did not show the panic that Si Qing's wife expected. Not only was she not afraid, but she also showed a faint smile.
This made her stunned and she felt something was wrong.
Xiang Yao felt that this farce was almost over. If he continued, he would end up in a bargaining situation.
Just when I was about to refuse to pay, the group of old men and women around me were not happy.
"This girl, of course her life is more important. Thirty yuan may be a lot, but if you grit your teeth and borrow from your relatives, you can get it!"
"Yeah, as long as you're alive, how much money can't you save? If you're dead, no matter how much money you have, it's useless!"
Some people who are familiar with the old Xiang family even directly advised:
"My daughter, just listen to us and go home to get the money. Your grandma has a lot of money!"
Xiang Yao felt a little helpless.
These elderly people are all kind-hearted. Not only do they actively "treat their illnesses", they also encourage her to be proactive as well.
Now that things have come to this, she has to expose the lies of the Siqing wife! She can’t let these elderly people’s hard-earned pension money be defrauded!
At this moment, Siqing's wife smiled triumphantly and added fuel to the fire:
"I'm not trying to scare you. The ancestor you've offended is incredibly powerful. If I hadn't seen you as a young girl, I wouldn't have said all this! Anyway, let me put it this way: if you don't recover from this illness today, the consequences will be disastrous!"
As soon as she said this, the old people became even more anxious.
Someone even shouted, "Girl, hurry back and get the money. Don't worry, if your family refuses to pay, we will all go to your house and ask!"
"That's right, everyone knows that Zhang Juhua has money, but she just won't take it out. We'll force it out for you!"
Siqing's wife hugged her chest with her hands, leaned her upper body back, raised her chin and looked at Yao, and had already put the thirty yuan into her own pocket in her mind.
Xiang Yao no longer wanted to delay any longer.
She thought that even if the captain and the others didn't come, she would make Siqing's wife spit out all the money today.
A second later, she suddenly relaxed her brows and smiled cheerfully.
When Siqing's wife frowned slightly, wondering what medicine she had in her pocket, she stood up and said loudly:
"Grandpas and grandmas, I'm not sick at all! I made up all those symptoms just now!"
Siqing's wife's face changed, and the old people around her were also very shocked.
What did the Xiang family's daughter mean by that? Why did she suddenly say she wasn't sick anymore?
Some people couldn't help but wonder, could it be that they really couldn't afford the thirty yuan, so the girl from the Xiang family lied and said she was not sick?
Someone immediately said, "You kid, you spoke so sincerely before, how could you not be sick! Don't worry, if your family really can't afford it, we old guys are willing to lend you some!"
An enthusiastic old man immediately agreed: "Yes, if each of us contributes a dollar or two, we can save up the money, right?"
Siqing's wife was originally a little nervous, but when she heard everyone say this, she also thought that Xiang Yao had no money, so he spoke like this.
She said with a stern face, "How could I not know whether you are sick or not? If you don't want to be treated and want to die early, then just leave here!"
It is better to drive such people away as soon as possible, so as not to incite these people outside.
Xiang Yao didn't expect that everyone still didn't believe him, so he quickly said:
"Everyone, listen to me. I'm not talking nonsense because I don't have money. I'm really not sick!"
"I just wanted to test whether Aunt Siqing could really diagnose illnesses, so I made up some random symptoms!" She looked directly at Siqing's wife and continued, "I didn't expect Aunt Siqing to not realize I was making it up. She just went along with what I said and said I had offended my ancestors and got sick!"
Everyone was stunned by her confident words and looked at Siqing's wife cautiously. Seeing her face was ashen, everyone was a little afraid to question her, fearing that she would not make medicine for them.
Siqing's wife also looked back at Xiang Yao. Under everyone's gaze, she sneered and said:
"Of course I know you're faking the symptoms you mentioned, but it's also true that you offended your ancestors in the mountains. It has nothing to do with the symptoms you made up!"
Her tone became impolite: "I'm telling you, little girl, you really offended me by making such a fuss today!"
"I was passing by Xiangjiawan and saw that the people here were quite kind, so I came here. But I ended up running into someone as cunning as you! I really won't treat your illness. Just wait for retribution and die at home!"
Although Siqing's wife's words were very sharp, Xiang Yao sensitively heard her guilty conscience.
She laughed and said, "Aunt Siqing, are you anxious? Do you want to drive me away because you're afraid it will ruin your scam?"
Siqing's wife glared at Xiang Yao fiercely, then stood up and shouted, "You Xiangjiawan actually produced such a girl! Everyone, get rid of her right away! Otherwise, I won't treat any of your illnesses!"
She retreated to advance: "Come here, I will return the money I spent on the herbs, and I won't treat you anymore!"
When she said this, everyone became anxious.
How could they care about the life or death of a little girl who was not related to them in any way? Their own lives were the most important!
Someone immediately shouted at Xiang Yao in dissatisfaction, "What do you know, little girl? I think you've been blinded by greed to come against a bunch of old men and women like us! Hurry and go back!"
As soon as these words were spoken, some people started cursing as well, and some of them were so impatient that they were willing to come forward with their crutches to beat Xiang Yao away.
Xiang Yao was really a little angry and laughed, but she was not really angry, she just felt a little powerless.
There is still a long way to go to break down feudal superstitions...
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