Under Li Zhiyuan's biased gaze, Granny Li lost the argument and stormed out in anger.
Since the last argument, Granny Li's situation has become very precarious.
At home, she not only had to take care of the mother and her two children, but also had to do all the housework.
She never had to do these things before! Those were all the chores done by the Ye mother and daughter.
The more Granny Li thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and she hid under a big tree at the entrance of the village to wipe away her tears.
A passing villager asked in surprise, "Hey, why is the scholar's wife crying?"
Granny Li shuddered and forced a smile, saying, "Oh dear, I wasn't crying, I just got sand in my eyes, hahaha."
She was the glamorous wife of a scholar! How could anyone know that she was being mistreated by her new daughter-in-law and stepson and stepdaughter?
Fourteen years after Ye Caiping entered the family, she began to complain about Ye Caiping's fourteen years of filial impiety and bad behavior in front of the villagers.
Later, Li Zhiyuan married Zhang Shuiniang. Old Mrs. Li was overjoyed and boasted to the villagers all day about how wonderful her new daughter-in-law was and how filial her grandchildren were.
She is a hundred times better than my former daughter-in-law and my own granddaughter.
If the villagers knew she was being mistreated by her new daughter-in-law and stepson and stepdaughter, she would be utterly humiliated.
...
The beggar protagonist has been cleaned up and is being placed in a small room.
Li Jiaojiao was captivated by his handsome face.
"I knew it, he's a handsome man. Tsk tsk, I can't take it anymore, I need to wipe my drool!"
Li Jiaojiao has only three hobbies in this life: she loves handsome men, she loves money, and she loves to give up!
Now that she's been reborn, she naturally has to live a carefree and unrestrained life!
"Jiaojiao!" Li Ziming walked in.
When the male protagonist saw the beggar on the bed, his expression changed: "Why did you pick up a beggar?"
Li Jiaojiao's face darkened: "Does he look like a beggar to you?"
Li Ziming glanced at the bed and indeed it didn't look like it: "But he's injured. Where would we get the spare money to treat him? Are we going to use your broken jade to treat him?"
Li Jiaojiao hated it most when people talked about that jade: "You don't need to worry about this! Also, hasn't your attitude towards me been getting worse lately?"
"Just because I spent those two hundred taels? Hah, last year, if it weren't for me, you and Mother would still be living like pigs and dogs. What, you've only just finished eating, and you're already starting to smash your rice bowl?"
Li Ziming's expression changed, and a sense of guilt welled up in his heart:
"No... Jiaojiao, that's not what I meant... It's just that our good life is hard-won, and I cherish it so much. That's why my tone was a bit harsh."
"You know I have a quick temper and I speak bluntly."
Li Jiaojiao glanced at him; she knew her own brother's personality and knew he meant no harm.
She snorted and turned to go back to her room.
After closing the door, she couldn't help but take the jade out of her clothes.
Her little face was dark and gloomy.
How could this be?
Ever since she bought it, the jade has lost its appeal. She can't feel anything special about it.
She waited and waited, but there was no special reaction at all.
At first she was still hopeful, but in the last few days she has given up hope.
Could it be that she was mistaken?
Or did the Ye family replace the jade?
Impossible. She saw the jade piece being taken off her neck with her own eyes, with so many villagers watching. Ye Shi had no way of exchanging the jade.
Besides, Madam Ye didn't know that her real purpose for coming that time was jade, nor did she know the value of jade, so how could she have prepared a fake one in advance?
Li Jiaojiao couldn't understand it! She really couldn't understand it!
In the end, I can only blame it on my own misperception!
Li Jiaojiao was filled with remorse. How could she have acted so impulsively and spent two hundred taels of silver to buy a piece of broken jade!
She wished she could go back and beat Ye Shi to death.
That Ye woman, knowing full well that the jade was worthless, how dare she ask for two hundred taels of silver!
Unfortunately, with so many people present when she bought the jade, she simply didn't have the face to go back and return it, so she could only swallow her anger and suffer in silence.
That greedy and wicked woman, Ye, will surely meet a terrible end!
"Jiaojiao." At this moment, Zhang Shuiniang walked in:
"That beggar... no, that man has injuries, and his leg has a huge, swollen lump that's all black and purple. It looks terrible. Should we call a doctor to take a look?"
"Please do it!" How much does it cost to hire a doctor?
Soon after, the village doctor arrived.
After taking the beggar protagonist's pulse and examining his injuries, his brows furrowed deeply.
"Besides some superficial injuries, this person also suffered serious internal injuries, with his legs being the most severely affected. I suggest... that he go to the county clinic to see a doctor."
It means that his medical skills as a village doctor are insufficient.
Li Jiaojiao frowned: "Prescribe two doses of medicine first!"
The doctor said, "I've already said that for his injuries, we need good medicine. We need ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum."
"How much?"
"Let me write a prescription first and calculate it."
The doctor wrote down the prescription and did some calculations:
"The internal medicine costs 300 coins per dose and he needs to take it now. Otherwise, his internal injuries will get worse. There's also the external medicine for his legs, which costs 200 coins per dose. It needs to be changed every day."
Li Ziming, standing at the back, had a dark expression on his face.
Li Jiaojiao also looked conflicted. She thought a dose of medicine would only cost a few dozen coins. Little did she expect it to cost several hundred coins.
There are also internal and external applications.
Li Jiaojiao secretly regretted it; she should have known better than to pick it up.
Actually, she still had twenty taels. But after losing those two hundred taels, she dared not touch the money.
"How about it, should I prescribe some medicine?" the doctor asked.
Li Jiaojiao frowned: "Does it have to be this expensive? Can't we use something cheaper?"
The doctor nodded: "Alright, there are cheaper options too. But as for the effects... you get what you pay for."
As he spoke, the doctor quickly changed the prescription: "One dose for internal use is eighty coins, and one dose for external application is fifty coins. You should prescribe at least two doses, for a total of two hundred and sixty coins."
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