The waiter paused, hesitating slightly, "Sir, this..."
Yanluo, with keen insight, handed over a small piece of silver.
The waiter didn't stand on ceremony, accepting the gift with a smile. Then, glancing subconsciously to make sure no one was outside, he whispered with a mysterious expression:
“Young lady, these two people next to you are an uncle and nephew. They have been staying at the shop for about ten days. The uncle has been coughing up blood for some reason, and the nephew is taking care of him. He said they are from Xinchi Village and came to Yulin to find a doctor for treatment.”
"It's been so long, hasn't your condition improved yet?" Yanluo asked, somewhat puzzled.
"That's right. This nephew often brings different doctors to the inn to treat his uncle. He's taken a lot of medicine, but he doesn't seem to be getting better. He's still coughing up blood every day. Sigh. Miss, that's all I know. I'll take my leave now. Please call me if you need anything."
"Yes, thank you for your trouble."
After the waiter left, Yanluo looked at Su Ruojin, "Miss..."
Su Ruojin lowered her eyes, looking at the teacup in her hand, and said thoughtfully, "About ten days ago, which is about the time after Third Brother went missing, they moved in."
According to the people of Xinchi Village, Yulin City was not a wealthy city to begin with, and the villages nearby could not possibly be prosperous either.
How many ordinary villagers could afford to stay in an inn for such a long time, and even hire different doctors to come and treat them?
Generally speaking, villagers would bring their patients to the city for medical treatment, and then take them home after the consultation.
Even if they live far away and can't make a round trip in one day, they'll only stay in the city for a day or two; very few people have the money to stay in a guesthouse all the time.
Not to mention that different doctors come to the inn to treat patients, the person staying in room number two is definitely not poor, to say the least.
Yanluo nodded, "That nephew's clothes aren't bad either."
Although it wasn't a particularly expensive fabric, it was still much better than the fabrics worn by ordinary people.
All of this suggests that they may be lying, and that they are not from Xinchi Village at all, or rather, not ordinary villagers.
After Third Brother left, they moved in, concealing their identities. Was it all just a coincidence?
But since it's an illness...
Just then, a coughing sound came from the next room. Su Ruojin thought for a moment, and instead of waiting and guessing, she decided to take action directly. She was in a hurry, so she said, "Yanluo, let's go take a look."
"Okay." Yanluo understood what her mistress meant.
Yan Luo knocked on the door of the next room. The young man opened the door, and a strong smell of medicine wafted out.
The man looked at Yan Luo and Su Ruojin with a puzzled expression. "Ladies, what brings you here?"
Just then, a violent coughing sound came from behind the man. Su Ruojin frowned upon hearing it; the injury was quite serious.
“Young master, we live in the room next to yours. We saw blood in the basin of water you were carrying earlier. Is there a patient here?” Yanluo asked.
Upon hearing this, the man frowned, his expression immediately becoming wary. "No!" he said, and then turned to close the door.
"Is he coughing incessantly, coughing up blood every time? Most of the doctors you've consulted treat it as damage to the lungs and internal organs caused by external injuries, resulting in blood stasis in the body, leading to poor blood circulation and extreme deficiency of lung qi. But after taking a lot of medicine, there has been no improvement?" Su Ruojin said.
The man looked at Su Ruojin with some shock, his wariness intensifying. "Who are you?"
“My young lady is a doctor. We are staying in the room next to yours. She is kind-hearted and happened to hear the patient coughing in this room, so she came to inquire,” Yanluo replied.
The man sized up Su Ruojin, a hint of hesitation flashing across his face, but he finally shook his head firmly. "Miss, you've misheard. I just choked on my water. Nobody's sick. Please leave."
Seeing this, Su Ruojin stopped insisting, left a sentence, turned around and left, leaving the man stunned on the spot.
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