“Girl, you’re a good person. I didn’t mean to give you a hard time. I really can’t get up. Please help me up. I won’t treat you badly.”
Yuan Doudou found this person quite interesting; the change in attitude was rather sudden.
She wasn't a heartless person. Looking at the people coming and going on the street, not a single one stopped to help the old woman on the ground. She was indeed pitiful. It turned out that even in ancient times, there weren't kind people everywhere.
“Okay, I can help you, but you have to promise you won’t cling to me,” Yuan Doudou said seriously.
The old woman was both amused and exasperated: "Young lady, you may look young, but you're quite clever. Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person who's short of money."
Yuan Doudou paused for a moment, still feeling uneasy.
"Alright, if you're worried, you can leave. I won't call you again." She seemed like a kind and beautiful girl, but it turned out she was just an ordinary person.
Oh no, Yuan Doudou felt like she'd been manipulated.
Just as Yuan Doudou was hesitating, she saw Wang Qiqiang walking towards her from a distance.
"Great! Brother Wang, I'm here." Yuan Doudou waved to Wang Qiqiang.
Unfortunately, Wang Qiqiang didn't hear him and went straight into a shop.
Yuan Doudou wanted to go find him, but she had only taken one step when she heard the old woman's groans.
This is really torturous. Oh well, I'll just go for it and help if I want to.
“Grandma, grab my arm and I’ll help you up.” Yuan Doudou mustered her courage, stood in front of the old woman, bent over, reached out and pinched the old woman’s armpit, hugged her tightly, and pulled her up forcefully.
The old lady had just regained her balance when she cried out "Ouch!" and fell to the side. Yuan Doudou used all her strength to steady her.
"Auntie, you scared me to death!" Yuan Doudou complained.
The old woman winced in pain; she hadn't done it on purpose, but she had twisted her ankle and couldn't stand steadily.
"Young lady, please put me down on the ground. I can't walk anymore. Could you please go to the post station ahead and hire a sedan chair for me?" The old woman sighed. It was a rare opportunity for her to go out, but she had encountered such bad luck.
Yuan Doudou guessed that the old lady was deliberately delaying, probably because she had some ulterior motive towards her.
"Auntie, I have something to do. Why don't I go find the steward and ask them to come and help you?" She was at her wit's end; she only had ten taels of silver on her and couldn't stay outside for too long.
"Alright, go ahead and shout, I won't blame you." The old woman covered her face with her hands, the jade hairpin in her hair gleaming in the sunlight.
Yuan Doudou then noticed the old lady's outfit: a dark green silk skirt with a glossy sheen, clearly made of fine material; her hair was styled in a dragon and phoenix bun, simply adorned with a jade hairpin, the tip of which was translucent jade, obviously no ordinary item.
"No way, she might have met a rich lady," Yuan Doudou thought to herself with secret delight.
This might be a chance to turn her life around; how could she miss it?
“Auntie, I’ve thought about it and I think I should carry you to the doctor. Your foot is so swollen; if you don’t see a doctor soon, it might get even worse.”
"No need to trouble yourself. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I'll wait for the housekeeper here." The old woman said coldly, already harboring a prejudice against Yuan Doudou.
"It's alright, I don't have anything important to do. It's more important to take you to see a doctor. Please don't stand on ceremony with me, Auntie." Yuan Doudou's attitude also made a complete 180-degree turn.
Seeing her stubbornness, the old woman stopped being polite to her.
“Take me to Tianming Medical Clinic. My son is a doctor there,” the old woman said directly.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Doudou became even more certain of her guess. Doctors were highly sought after in this era, and those who could practice medicine in clinics had a much higher social status.
"Alright, I'll carry you there right now." Yuan Doudou suddenly found her strength, grabbed the old lady's arm, put her on her back, and with a burst of strength, carried the old lady on her back.
People passing by stopped to look at the thin, frail girl and the robust middle-aged woman.
"This girl is really brave; she's not afraid of killing someone."
“I saw it myself. This old lady was knocked down by a young man. This girl is really brave. She just went over and carried her on her back. Isn’t she afraid of being extorted by the old lady?”
Passersby whispered among themselves, chatting idly. It wasn't that they didn't want to help, but they had seen too many kind-hearted people help elderly people who had fallen to the ground, only to be dragged away by the elderly people and their families and forced to pay compensation. In some cases, the matter even went to the government. In the end, the kind-hearted person had to pay money. They felt that justice was served and that since then, no one in the know would help in similar situations.
Yuan Doudou groaned and groaned, but after walking only half a street, her legs were already sore and weak.
"Girl, I see you're exhausted. Put me down and help me walk." The old woman leaned on Yuan Doudou's back, and the beads of sweat on the back of her neck were clearly visible.
Yuan Doudou glanced ahead and said that she was only twenty meters away from there. She gritted her teeth and persevered: "Auntie, just lie down properly. I can do it."
My legs felt like they were filled with lead; every step was incredibly heavy.
Finally, when I was about to give up, I arrived at Tianming Medical Clinic.
"Madam Li, what's wrong?" The waiter at the door immediately stepped forward to ask with concern when he saw the person on Yuan Doudou's body.
Madam Li slowly slid off Yuan Doudou and said to the waiter, "Quickly help me inside, I need to see my son."
The waiter didn't dare to delay and called another waiter. They each helped one of the waiters to one side and escorted Madam Li to the examination room.
Yuan Doudou was panting heavily from exhaustion. Seeing that no one paid attention to her, and looking at the sky, she realized it was getting late. She remembered Wang Qiqiang's reminder that she needed to be at the post station before noon.
There was no time to lose, so Yuan Doudou hurriedly ran out, found a rice and flour shop, and spent 100 coins to buy five catties of white flour and ten catties of brown rice.
After leaving the grain store, Yuan Doudou realized that she had forgotten to do something very important: buy medicine for her mother-in-law.
Left with no other choice, Yuan Doudou carried the rice and flour back to Tianming Clinic, the largest clinic in Ping'an Town, which could both treat patients and dispense medicine.
"That's her," Madam Li said, pointing at Yuan Doudou as she came out from inside.
Behind her stood a man in white, scrutinizing Yuan Doudou with an inquisitive look.
Yuan Doudou was stunned for a moment. She thought she had seen countless men, but she had never seen anyone as handsome as the one in front of her.
"It's you?" Li Tianlang asked with a hint of doubt. How could such a thin girl carry his somewhat overweight mother?
"You, don't misunderstand, I didn't hit the old lady." Yuan Doudou felt uneasy under his gaze. Could this handsome guy be mistaking her for a bad person?
If that's the case, then you've really brought trouble upon yourself.
“Girl, don’t be nervous. I’ve already explained it to my son. You helped me and carried me back.” Madam Li guessed that her son’s coldness had frightened Yuan Doudou, so she limped forward to explain.
Yuan Doudou breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me, Auntie. It's so good that you can explain yourself. I came back to get medicine for my mother-in-law."
Li Tianlang's brows relaxed; he had thought she had come back to demand payment.
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