"Grandpa, I'm Xiaohong. We're back to see you." Xiaohong said to Old Man Tang on the bed.
When Old Man Tang heard his granddaughter's voice, he wanted to open his eyes and look at her even more. He had been doing bad things all these years and had never treated his granddaughter well. He had always seen what Xiaohong did, and it was his preference for boys over girls that made him not acknowledge his granddaughter's kindness.
After he became ill, his son sold his eldest grandson and granddaughter. Without his hardworking, well-behaved and sensible granddaughter, he realized that he didn't hate her. But it was too late. He could no longer see her and say to her: Grandpa was wrong. Grandpa actually likes you!
"Sister, you stay here, I'll go get a doctor for grandpa!" Tiedan said to Xiaohong.
"You are confused. Didn't the master give us a lot of medicine? Give grandpa one. Maybe grandpa can stay with us for a few more days." Xiaohong took grandpa's pulse and knew that grandpa was on the verge of death and there was no way to save him. The only way was to use the medicine given by the master to live a few more days.
"Yes, how could I forget. Sister, your medical skills are good. Please take grandpa's pulse and see if you can cure him." Tiedan was awakened by Xiaohong's words. It was like an epiphany. How could he forget the medicine given by his master?
Yang Youxue collected a lot of herbs on Qinglong Mountain, Mountain Range, and Mogu Mountain and made a lot of pills. This time, she let them play and gave them a lot of medicine.
"I've checked it. His health has been damaged too much and there's no way to save him. The only thing we can do is keep him alive with medicine to let him live a few more days." Xiaohong said sadly.
"How many days?" Tiedan asked Xiaohong.
"Three days." Xiaohong said.
"Three days is three days. Can we take Grandpa out for some fun during these three days?" Tiedan asked Xiaohong. He wanted to take Grandpa out to play; he'd never been outside before. He hadn't been able to do that before, but now he could, and he wanted to take him to see the beautiful scenery.
"Tiedan, the master said that there is an acupuncture point that can extend a person's life by five days, but the person will have to endure excruciating pain. If you want to take grandpa out to play, you won't be able to do much in three days. If you add five more days, you can have fun, but you will have to endure excruciating pain, and grandpa's body may not be able to withstand it." Xiaohong said to Tiedan.
"Sister, let's let grandpa live for three more days and take him out to play. If he wants to see more places, we can use acupuncture." Tiedan said.
"Okay, go buy a carriage and I'll feed the medicine to grandpa." Xiaohong said to Tiedan.
"Okay, sister." Tiedan said, left home and went to town to buy a carriage.
"Tiedan, where are you going?" Mao Yue's mother saw her eldest son running out in a hurry, not knowing what had happened, and asked anxiously.
"Mom, Tiedan is going to buy a carriage. Are our family going out for a trip tomorrow? Grandpa doesn't have much time left. Tiedan wants to take him out to see the beautiful scenery so that he will have no regrets." Xiaohong said to her mother.
"What? Buy a carriage? Our family doesn't have the money to buy a carriage. The money we got from selling you has been almost used up for your grandfather's medical treatment." Mao Yue Niang said to Xiao Hong.
"Mother, our master gave us some money to go on a trip. We might not have time to play in a month. (We might not get to see you again.) While we have time now, Tiedan wants to take you out for some fun," Xiaohong said. She didn't know if the mission her master had given her would be dangerous, or if she could return alive. She just wanted to spend time with her family.
"Xiaohong, tell me what your master's family does and how they treat you?" Mao Yu Niang asked Xiaohong. In fact, she had wanted to ask since a long time ago, but she never found the opportunity.
"Mother, the master is very good to us, don't worry." Xiaohong comforted Mao Yueniang.
"Is it really okay? Are you lying to me?" Mao Yue's mother still asked worriedly.
"Really? I didn't lie to Mom. By the way, where are Tiechui and Tielei?" Xiaohong asked her two younger brothers.
"They are apprentices in town and get fifty cents a month." Mao Yue Niang said happily to Xiao Hong.
"Mom, they are so young, and you want them to be apprentices?" Xiao Hong said in disbelief. Tiechui was only five years old, and Tielei was only eight. How could such young people be good apprentices?
"Xiaohong, mother doesn't want to do this either. You know our family's situation. If we don't let them become apprentices, they will just starve at home." Mao Yue's mother also felt sorry for her two sons, but she was powerless. The family really couldn't make ends meet.
"Mother, I know. When my second and third brothers come back, I'll have them quit their apprenticeships tomorrow. I'll leave some money for your meals and to send them to school," Xiaohong said to Mao Yueniang. She and her second brother had a thousand taels of silver. Apart from the money for their return trip and the money they spent on this outing, the rest would be given home as a token of gratitude for their upbringing.
"No need, keep the money for yourselves." Mao Yu Niang refused.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Mom, go get some water. I want to feed grandpa some medicine." Xiaohong said to Mao Yue's mother.
"Medicine? Where did you get the medicine?" Mao Yu Niang asked Xiao Hong. Their family had no money to buy medicine, so where did the medicine come from? She didn't ask a doctor to come and see her father-in-law.
"Mother, the medicine was given to us by our master for self-defense. They are all precious medicinal herbs." Xiaohong said.
"So it was the medicine sent by your master. Don't worry, mother. I'll go get some boiled water." Mao Yue Niang said and went to get some boiled water.
Xiaohong fed Old Man Tang the medicine and stayed at home to talk to her mother.
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