"Sister-in-law, take care!"
After watching Feng Qiaoer leave, the official returned to the back hall of the yamen with mixed feelings.
In the epidemic area, Xiao Qifeng found Old Man Shu and Shu Guoyi. She finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked Yao Dahai, the person in charge of the epidemic area, "Doctor Yao, can my father-in-law and my second uncle go home now?"
Yao Dahai said in surprise: "Yes, as long as they get enough medicine, they can leave."
When Xiao Qifeng heard this, she quickly and happily said to Old Man Shu, "Dad... did you hear what Doctor Yao said? Doctor Yao said that after you and Guoyi get the medicine, we can go home right away."
The old man Shu gave Xiao Qifeng a cold look.
"Then why don't you just ask how much the medicine costs for me and your brother in total?"
Xiao Qifeng was about to ask more, but Yao Dahai had already answered, "They both need to take medicine for three more days, three sets a day, which is nine sets. Medicine isn't expensive these days, only ten coins a set. So for the two of them, that's eighteen sets in total, or one hundred and eighty coins."
When Xiao Qifeng heard this, she realized that the medicine was only 180 coins for two people, so she said quickly, "Doctor Yao, I'll buy it."
"Wait for his sister-in-law."
Old Man Shu quickly made an attempt to stop Xiao Qifeng from paying.
Old Man Shu said, "Sister-in-law, don't listen to Doctor Yao. We don't have to pay for medicine every time we take it in the epidemic area. It's three days. As long as Guoyi and I stay in the epidemic area for another three days, we won't have to pay a penny."
Xiao Qifeng understood that Old Man Shu wanted to save money, but Mrs. Ke repeatedly urged her to take Old Man Shu and Shu Guoyi home, so she advised, "Dad, how can the environment here compare to our own home? I think we should go back. Mother knows you are coming back, and she has already started preparing rich food. Let's go... let's go back and eat well?"
In the epidemic area, Old Man Shu and Shu Guoyi had to eat plain food every day. Now that Xiao Qifeng mentioned the food, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
But Old Man Shu thought that he had already spent more than seven taels of silver. If he didn't get his money back after taking the medicine here, he would be very angry!
Old Man Shu said stubbornly, "If you ask me to buy new medicine...I won't go back."
"Dad...if you don't go back, won't all the delicious food Mom cooked be wasted?"
Shu Guoyi asked, "Sister-in-law, what delicious food has my mother prepared for us?"
Xiao Qifeng really didn't know this, so she assumedly said, "She will definitely buy a big fat chicken, and your favorite big pig's trotter. I think she should also have roast duck. Anyway, it's definitely a delicious dish."
Shu Guoyi couldn't stand it anymore, and he immediately stood on Xiao Qifeng's side.
"Dad, we've already spent over seven taels of silver. Wasting time here will only make us more irritated. Why don't we go home? I really miss the taste of stewed pig's trotters."
Doesn’t Old Man Shu want to?
Touching his heartbroken chest, Old Man Shu secretly weighed the pros and cons in his heart. In the end, he finally felt that compared with a mouthful of resentment, delicious food was probably the most important.
Old Shu said dejectedly, "Alright... let's go back. Qifeng, do you have any money? If you have, use the money to settle my share with your brother's, and we'll be back right away."
"Okay Dad, I'll go get you some medicine."
Xiao Qifeng paid for the medicine, and with the help of Old Man Shu, they set out on their journey back to Guangming Village.
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