Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei's heart clenched, then she raised her head and looked firmly at the skilled healer Zhu, saying:
“I’m not in a hurry to leave. I only ask that you accept me as your apprentice. I’m willing to stay and learn medicine from you.”
Seeing this, Ning Huaizhi frowned and said:
"Yuwei, you don't need to do this for me. If my leg is crippled, it's crippled. I don't want to delay your affairs."
Jiang Yuwei glared at Ning Huaizhi and said:
"Don't worry about it. The only reason we were in such a hurry to leave Ningjia Village was because it was being harassed by bandits and we wanted to move to the capital. Right now, your leg is the most important thing. Tomorrow I will go and tell Ning Zixuan to leave first and not wait for us."
While eating, the skilled healer Zhu listened intently to Jiang Yuwei's words. Seeing that things had progressed sufficiently, he spoke up:
"Ah, I'm just a kind person. How about this, I'll take you as my apprentice today. As for your husband's leg, I'm sure I can heal him in less than half a month. I won't stop you from leaving then. During this time, I'll teach you the basics properly, so that even if you leave, you can continue to learn my medical skills."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei nodded happily and said:
"Master, please accept my bow."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei kowtowed several times to the skilled healer, Zhu, who nodded in satisfaction and said:
"Alright, alright, my good disciple, get up and eat quickly. You and your family can stay in my courtyard in peace these days. When you leave, I will make sure your husband can walk out of my courtyard standing up."
Jiang Yuwei nodded happily, stood up, and pulled Ning Huaizhi aside, smiling as she said:
"Huaizhi, your leg will definitely get better now."
Ning Huaizhi smiled and nodded at Jiang Yuwei, saying:
"Yuwei, hurry up and eat, or the food will get cold."
After everyone finished dinner, they closed the courtyard gate and went back to their rooms to sleep.
The next day,
Jiang Yuwei got up early in the morning, first giving Ning Daya acupuncture, then making some breakfast. After eating,
He then learned from the skilled physician Zhu how to take Ning Huaizhi's pulse. Based on Ning Huaizhi's current physical condition, the skilled physician Zhu prescribed a new medicine, still using the century-old ginseng as a medicinal guide, and the direction of the acupuncture was also changed.
Previously, Dr. Lin's method was to unblock Ning Huaizhi's meridians and promote the flow of Qi and blood. However, now that Ning Huaizhi's Qi and blood have been unblocked, that method would not work. Therefore, the skilled physician Zhu made a slight modification and changed the acupuncture technique for promoting the flow of Qi and blood to a solidifying and astringent technique.
Only in this way can the body's Qi and blood be mobilized to repair Ning Huai's injuries to his waist and legs.
Jiang Yuwei looked at the prescription adjusted by the skilled doctor Zhu Wei and couldn't wait to go out and get the medicine. She also wanted to bring Ning Zhao, Ning Wan, Liu Shi, and Gou Dan to stay in the courtyard. As for Aunt Zhou's family, Jiang Yuwei planned to have them rent a courtyard to live in as soon as possible, otherwise living in the inn every day would be too expensive.
Jiang Yuwei took the prescription and went to the inn. She found Ning Zixuan, who was drinking tea on the second floor, and said:
“Ning Zixuan, I’m really sorry to have kept you delayed for so many days because of Daya. I have some things to do and need to stay in Ninghe Town for about half a month, so I can’t go back to the capital with you. I was thinking that your princess is seriously ill and is waiting for you and Ning Chunlin to go back to see her, so I thought you shouldn’t delay any longer. That’s why I came to tell you that you can go ahead and not wait for me.”
Ning Zixuan frowned slightly upon hearing this and looked at Jiang Yuwei, saying:
"What happened to you? I can help you."
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly waved her hand and said:
"No, nothing happened to me. It was just that the skilled healer Zhu told me yesterday that he could cure Huaizhi's leg, so I plan to stay here with Huaizhi until his leg is healed before going to the capital."
Ning Zixuan put down his teacup, glanced at Jiang Yuwei with a complicated expression, then lowered his head and chuckled softly:
"Heh, you really do care about Ning Huaizhi the most."
After saying that, Ning Zixuan stood up, straightened his collar, and said calmly:
"Since you insist on staying, I won't wait for you. When you get to the capital, remember to come to Prince Jing's residence to find me. I can arrange accommodations for you."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei nodded happily and said:
"Okay, then I'll trouble you. I still need to get medicine for Huaizhi, so I'll be going now."
Jiang Yuwei turned and went downstairs after saying that. Ning Zixuan watched her retreating figure and murmured to himself:
"Can no one replace Ning Huaizhi in your heart?"
Jiang Yuwei went downstairs and called Ning Zhao and the others, telling them to hurry up and pack their things to move into Miaoshou Zhu's courtyard today. She then said to Aunt Zhou:
“Aunt Zhou, I’m not in a hurry to go to the capital right now, so you might as well leave as well. We’ll stay in Ninghe Town for a while. You two should hurry up and rent a courtyard. Later, Ningqiu can take you out to set up a stall and sell some food to earn some pocket money. I think Tiezhu’s mind is all on Daya. I’m afraid your family will have another happy event in a few days!”
Aunt Zhou smiled happily upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words.
"Okay, okay, Yuwei, I'll have to ask you to take care of Tiezhu and Daya's affairs. Ningqiu and I will go out and look for a place to live in the next few days, preferably near where you live, so it will be easier to meet up in the future."
Jiang Yuwei thought so too, so she nodded to Aunt Zhou and said:
"Okay, I'll go and ask around in that area later. If there's a suitable place, I'll move in as soon as possible so I can focus on making money from my stall."
After saying goodbye to Aunt Zhou's family, Jiang Yuwei went to a nearby pharmacy. As soon as she entered, she handed the prescription to the clerk and asked him to fill the medicine. She then found a place to sit down and wait.
She was thinking to herself that she should take this opportunity to learn more medical skills from the skilled doctor Zhu, so that she could have an extra skill to rely on. It might come in handy when she went to the capital. Jiang Yuwei was lost in thought when she felt someone pat her shoulder hard.
Jiang Yuwei turned around and saw a middle-aged woman looking at her excitedly. Before Jiang Yuwei could speak, the woman knelt down directly in front of her.
This action not only startled Jiang Yuwei, but also frightened the other patients around her. Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly stood up from her chair and reached out to help the woman.
"What are you doing? I don't know you! Get up! Don't do this!"
The woman pushed Jiang Yuwei's hand away, kowtowed deeply to her, and then looked up at Jiang Yuwei with tears in her eyes, saying emotionally:
"You deserve this kneeling from me!"
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