A woman holding a five or six-year-old child pushed through the crowd and came to Cai Fanzhou. Without saying a word, she knelt down on the ground.
"Dr. Cai, please have mercy and save my son! I beg you, I promise I'll find a way to pay the consultation fee!" The woman cried and kowtowed repeatedly.
When Doctor Cai saw the woman, his eyes showed impatience. Why was it her again?
The woman's name is Qinniang. Her husband passed away shortly after their son was born, and now she lives alone with her son and mother-in-law. Her son has become her only hope.
Not long ago, my son suddenly fell ill. His whole body was swollen, his stomach was distended, his face was sallow, he kept complaining of stomach pain, and he became visibly weak.
This made Qinniang very anxious, so she took her son to see the village doctor, who prescribed some medicine to relieve indigestion, but after taking it for several days, there was no improvement.
In her desperation, she took her son to Jirentang, hoping to find Dr. Cai for treatment.
Unexpectedly, Dr. Cai's treatment fee was as high as fifty taels of silver per session. Qin Niang didn't have that much money, so she could only choose an ordinary doctor in the clinic.
The general doctor prescribed some medicine to relieve indigestion, but it didn't have much effect after I took it.
After several days of turmoil, the child was on the verge of death. Qin Niang went to the clinic several times, begging Cai Fanzhou to examine her son personally, but she was repeatedly swindled because she had no money, and was eventually kicked out.
Yesterday, she overheard villagers saying that Dr. Cai was coming to Juxianlou to participate in a consultation conference, so she brought her son over early in the morning, hoping to try her luck and see if she could meet Dr. Cai.
Everyone says that Dr. Cai is a kind-hearted doctor, and that he would definitely help treat his son if he saw him in this condition.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Cai Fanzhou couldn't very well tell them to leave, otherwise he would ruin his reputation. He secretly gave Lin Wanqing a look.
Lin Wanqing understood immediately and quickly stepped forward to help Qin Niang up. She took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped away Qin Niang's tears, speaking softly, "Madam, please get up. My master will not stand idly by while the child is sick. Shall we talk aside?"
Looking at Lin Wanqing's gentle face, Qin Niang didn't say anything for a while and let her pull her aside.
Qin Niang thought that Doctor Cai would come to treat her son, but she didn't expect that after Lin Wanqing pulled her aside, Doctor Cai had no intention of coming over at all and went straight to Juxianlou.
Qinniang panicked and tried to rush forward again with her son in her arms, but was held back by two servants from the Lin family.
Lin Wanqing comforted her, "Madam, my master has an important patient to see today. Please don't rush. Wait here for a while, and he will see your son as soon as he finishes his business."
Qin Niang became even more anxious upon hearing this, because she had heard the same words countless times at Ji Ren Tang.
At first, she believed him wholeheartedly and obediently sat in the corner of the clinic waiting. But she waited from the time the clinic opened until dark, and even after it closed, Dr. Cai still hadn't appeared. When she asked, she was told that Dr. Cai had gone out to see patients and hadn't returned yet.
Later, Qin Niang made a scene and was thrown out by the clinic's servants. Only then did Qin Niang realize that she had no money and could not possibly see Doctor Cai.
Seeing her son's belly growing bigger and bigger, Qin Niang was really desperate, which is why she came to Juxianlou to stop Cai Fanzhou.
She no longer believed Lin Wanqing's words and immediately shouted, "Dr. Cai, please save my son! If you don't treat him today, I'll kill myself right here!"
After saying that, Qin Niang broke free from the servants' restraints and crashed into a large tree to the side.
"Quick! Stop her!" Lin Wanqing cried out anxiously.
The maidservant rushed over and pulled Qin Niang back.
Qin Niang was still holding the child in her arms, so she couldn't move fast. She was held back tightly by the servants again and couldn't move. She couldn't help but burst into tears.
As a result of this commotion, more and more people gathered around, and the discussions among them grew louder.
"This woman looks so pitiful, why doesn't Doctor Cai take a look at her?"
"Exactly, look at the baby she's holding, her belly is so big, it's obviously not normal."
"I've heard that Doctor Cai has a kind heart and can't bear to see the poor suffer. He should be able to help them."
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