Chapter 4 Going to Qinghe Town
Su Yuan took a breath and said:
"My father fainted after dinner this morning due to a serious illness. We called Doctor Qian to see him and he said he should be sent to Huichun Hall in town."
"Aunt Wu, can you lend me your ox cart? It's not for nothing. Your niece knows the rules. Here, here are 12 coins. Please keep them."
Only then did Wu Guiyan smile happily, took the copper coin, and made way inside the door to let Su Yuan in.
She pointed in the direction of the cowshed:
"You go and lead it. You are unreliable all day long. Be careful on the road. Don't lose Aunt Wu's cow."
Su Yuan solemnly nodded his assurance:
"Don't worry, Aunt Wu. Even if I get lost, I will bring your cow back safely."
Su Yuan borrowed an ox cart and hurried back home.
She went into the house, brought out the bedding, spread it on the ox cart, and laid Father Su flat on it. After doing everything, Su Yuan turned to Nan Chu and said:
"Nanchu, cover daddy with thick clothes. Also, do you want to go to town with me or stay at home alone?"
Nan Chu quickly took out several pieces of thick clothes and covered Su's father with them, wrapping him so tightly that only his head was exposed.
After finishing his work, he looked up and replied:
"I want to go to town together. After all, it's more convenient for two people than one person, and I can take care of Dad in the car."
Su Yuan thought about it and nodded:
"Okay, then go get our bedding. I was thinking of giving our quilt to Daddy after I come back from the hospital."
"I'm afraid it's no use now. Let's go to town and buy a new bed."
Nan Chu heard this, hesitated for a moment and said:
"No, I don't need a blanket. I'm warm enough with my wife's clothes. It's better not to spend that money. Dad needs money for medical treatment."
After hearing this, Su Yuan's brows became solemn, and his tone was stern:
"Go quickly, don't waste time. You might get sick from the cold on the way, and I have to take care of two people. It's just a quilt, not as important as your health."
Although the tone was serious, Nan Chu was deeply moved. He went back and picked up the bed and quilt and got into the car.
After Su Yuan locked the door, he drove away.
She was driving in front, and she always felt that there was a pair of vague eyes behind her, fixed on her.
You don't have to think about who it is.
Su Yuan shook her head. Maybe Lu Yuan was bored, so Nan Chu kept staring at her back.
Ox cart, carriage.
Nan Chu wrapped himself in the quilt into a ball, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed, looking at his wife's back.
He didn't dare to stare at her all the time, and his eyes kept wandering on Su Yuan, sometimes pretending to look at the wheat field, sometimes looking at the ground.
He had no idea that Su Yuan had a strong sense of perception and had already discovered him.
Qinghe Town.
Su Yuan drove the ox cart for more than an hour and finally arrived at Huichuntang Medical Clinic.
She jumped down and held the unconscious Father Su in her arms, and turned her head to instruct Nan Chu:
"You stay outside and watch the car. I'll find a doctor to check on Daddy. If anything dangerous happens, just shout. Don't be afraid, I'm inside."
Nan Chu nodded obediently: "Okay, my wife, you go ahead and don't worry about me."
Su Yuan didn't delay any longer, picked up Su's father and strode into the clinic.
After entering the clinic, Su Yuan asked anxiously: "Who is the doctor? My father is seriously ill and needs urgent treatment."
Doctor You, the skilled doctor at Huichuntang, rushed over without even taking a break to drink tea when he heard that there was a serious illness.
Let Su Yuan put the person on the bed, and then perform a series of pulse checks.
Finally, Doctor You's eyes darkened slightly, and he repeated to Su Yuan what Doctor Qian from Lihua Village had said, which was similar to what he had said. However, the result was that the disease could be cured, but at a sky-high price.
For typhoid fever, just prescribe a few doses of medicine and acupuncture, which will not cost more than a few taels of silver. However, if the body is seriously damaged, a hundred-year-old ginseng will be needed, which is worth thousands of taels of silver.
Doctor You glanced at Su Yuan with a subtle look in his eyes and sighed secretly in his heart.
What a pity, the patient may not survive.
This family was dressed in coarse linen clothes and looked like ordinary villagers. They were lucky to have enough food to eat. How could they afford the price of one thousand taels of ginseng?
Su Yuan naturally felt Dr. You's scrutiny and guessed why he behaved this way.
She pretended to be sad and pinched her thigh:
"Doctor You, someone has dug up ginseng in the mountains behind our village before. I will go into the mountains as soon as I return and make sure to save my father.
It was not easy for him to raise me all by himself. Even if it costs me my life, I will go to dig ginseng."
After saying that, Su Yuan looked at Doctor You with tears in her eyes, her gaze firm, and nodded to herself.
This made Dr. You not know what to say.
It is not right to persuade, nor is it right not to persuade. There are lives involved, so I can only say one thing:
"My dear, please take care of yourself and put your own safety first, otherwise your father will be sad if he finds out."
Su Yuan looked grateful and said to Doctor You:
"I know. Thank you for reminding me, Doctor You. Oh, please give my father acupuncture and prescribe medicine for typhoid fever. I will do it step by step."
"Yeah, okay."
After Doctor You finished the acupuncture, he prescribed some medicine.
Su Yuan wrapped his father in the quilt again, carried the medicine bag and strode towards the ox cart.
When Nan Chu saw Su Yuan coming out, his eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly:
"My dear wife, what did the doctor at Huichuntang say? Can Daddy's illness be cured?"
Su Yuan raised the corners of his lips and smiled:
"Yes, it can be cured. You don't have to worry."
"Take the medicine in my hand and boil it for Dad. I will go into the mountains later and Dad's illness will be cured."
She already had a bunch of ginseng in her space, and what she did in the clinic just now was just acting.
Su Yuan knew that casually taking out a hundred-year-old ginseng would arouse suspicion, so she would go to the back mountain tomorrow to pretend to do it and go through the process.
When Nan Chu heard that his wife wanted to go into the mountains, he felt it was dangerous and frowned in disapproval:
"It's cold and the roads are slippery now. It could be dangerous. Do we have to go into the mountains to save Daddy?"
Su Yuan raised his eyebrows and comforted him: "Others may be in danger, but your wife must not be, don't worry."
After that, she looked at the sky and said, "It's already noon, let's go buy some food to fill our stomachs."
After Su Yuan finished speaking, he drove the ox cart and stopped in front of the bun stall:
"Big sister, I need ten meat buns and ten vegetarian buns. Please help me pack them."
The bun seller's eyes lit up. A big customer had come. "Okay, 30 wen in total."
The elder sister took the copper coin from Su Yuan, wrapped the buns with oil paper, and handed them to her: "Here, come again next time!"
"good."
Su Yuan smiled faintly at her elder sister and handed the bun to Nan Chu, "Whatever filling you want, take it yourself."
After she finished speaking, she took the lead in picking up a large meat bun with thin skin and thick fillings, took a bite, and recommended it to Nan Chu in a slurred voice:
"You know what, this meat bun is really good and tastes great, you should try it too."
"Okay." Nan Chu nodded with a smile in his eyes, picked up a plump meat bun, put it to his mouth and took a small bite.
Mmm, it’s delicious.
So this is what meat buns taste like. He almost forgot what it tastes like.
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