Ms. Wei snorted coldly, picked up Xiao Kang Kang, and turned to leave.
Only then did Madam Du belatedly look at Ye Erquan, and said apologetically, "Well, Second Brother, just now I..."
“Sister-in-law, you’re just upset because of her, I understand.” Ye Erquan smiled bitterly. “Well, since Xiuxiu and her daughter are safe, we’ll head back now.”
After saying that, he turned and left, with Ye Peng and his wife following behind him with sullen faces.
Back home, Ye Erquan gave Wei a good scolding.
Mrs. Wei hugged Xiao Kang Kang tightly, her eyes brimming with tears of grievance, but she remained silent.
Because of this incident, the Du and Wei families had a falling out.
Even for Xiaomingyue's full moon celebration, Mr. Wei and Mrs. Ye Peng did not attend.
Because Xiuxiu gave birth to another girl, her mother's claim that she was guaranteed to have a son was completely shattered, and Xiuxiu's mother became the laughingstock of the village. From then on, she could no longer hold her head high.
In July, Ye Xuan returned to his village from the capital to prepare for the provincial examination in August.
Wei Xiaojuan has been taking medicine for more than half a year, but she still hasn't gotten pregnant!
After drinking the medicine for half a month that time, she dared not drink it at home.
Instead, she found a widowed family in the village, gave them 300 coins a month, and asked them to brew medicine for her, which she would drink every day.
Seeing that her son, who would be three years old next month, was still staring blankly into space, Wei Xiaojuan was extremely anxious. Could this child really be...?
No, impossible!
Anyway, she needs to get pregnant again as soon as possible! It would be good to have another son.
Not only her, but Ye Peng, who had been ignoring her for a while, has also become more attentive lately. He's clearly sensed that Kang Kang isn't behaving normally.
This made Wei Xiaojuan feel anxious and uneasy.
I finished a whole dose of medicine from a pharmacy yesterday, but it still didn't work.
Wei Xiaojuan had no choice but to try another company.
This time, we visited Ping An Tang in the town.
The manager of Ping An Tang helped her up and shook his head, saying, "This is...too difficult for you."
Wei Xiaojuan was already numb: "Then prescribe me some medicine for a while first!"
Taking the pulse, shaking the head, prescribing medicine, taking the medicine, if it doesn't work, go to another clinic...
She knew this process all too well.
The shopkeeper withdrew his hand: "Is the young lady from Qinghe Village?"
Wei Xiaojuan was taken aback: "You know me?"
"I guess we know each other! Your Ye family is quite famous." The shopkeeper said while writing a prescription, "When your Ye family was poor, Madam Ye used to sell ginseng here. Later, she set up a stall in town, and I've watched her rise step by step."
"Is your father-in-law named Ye Erquan?"
"right."
The shopkeeper raised an eyebrow, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "You mean your son is almost three years old? He was born in August?"
"What's the problem?"
"Your body isn't in good condition because you didn't take proper care during your postpartum period, and you didn't take your medicine..."
"I took it! I said I took it! The doctor who prescribed the medicine was a top-notch imperial physician from the capital. How could it not have worked!" As she spoke, Wei Xiaojuan began to complain about Ye Caiping.
It's all because of that imperial physician!
If the medicine prescribed by that imperial physician hadn't been ineffective, she wouldn't be in this state!
The shopkeeper probed, "Who got your medicine? Was it your mother-in-law?"
How did you know?
The shopkeeper took a deep breath: "There's something I need to tell you. But you have to promise not to tell your mother-in-law that I'm the one who told you."
Wei Xiaojuan asked impatiently, "What is it?"
The shopkeeper said, "Three years ago, also in mid-August, your mother-in-law came to me to get medicine. When I looked at the prescription, I saw that it was for women to recuperate after childbirth. One dose of that medicine cost 500 coins, but your mother-in-law thought it was too expensive and wanted to reduce the amount of ginseng, deer antler, and angelica in it."
“But this is a prescription. If even one ingredient is missing, it won’t be effective, let alone removing the three most expensive herbs. I refused and wouldn’t get the medicine for her. She turned and left.”
"Because this is Ye Erquan's wife, I recognize her."
As he spoke, the shopkeeper glanced at Wei Xiaojuan with a hint of pity.
Moreover, he heard that the youngest grandson of the second branch of the Ye family was probably an idiot! He was almost three years old and still couldn't speak; he seemed completely dazed.
But this young woman...
The shopkeeper shook his head, thinking, "How pitiful and lamentable!"
Wei Xiaojuan stared at him blankly: "What did you say? That's impossible... She clearly brought back half a month's worth of medicine later... I took the medicine."
The shopkeeper asked, "Did you smell the angelica root when you drank your medicine?"
Wei Xiaojuan was stunned. The smell of angelica was very strong, and she hadn't smelled it at all when she drank it.
So, the medicine she was taking was substandard, or even worse, she was taking something she didn't know!
Thinking about it, Wei Xiaojuan felt a chill run down her spine: "I don't believe it... It's impossible... No matter what, I'm her own niece! I'm also her daughter-in-law, and we'll be having more children in the future..."
The shopkeeper said, "Why don't you go outside and check what medicine she gave you?"
Wei Xiaojuan's mind went blank.
He left the pharmacy in a daze.
After thinking for a moment, Wei Xiaojuan went to another pharmacy in town.
This pharmacy is cheaper than Ping An Tang, but the quality of its medicine is poor.
If Mr. Wei were to cut back on her medication, she would definitely go to this shop to get the medicine for the cheaper price.
She gave the pharmacy one tael of silver and asked the shopkeeper to check the accounts from August three years ago. They actually found that on the afternoon of August 19th, three years prior, 15 doses of medicine for colds had been sold. Each dose cost 30 coins!
The shopkeeper couldn't remember who bought it, but the date and the number of doses of medicine she took all matched up!
Wei Xiaojuan felt dizzy and lightheaded. She had just given birth and her body was injured, which was a huge loss!
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