"Here's what I'll do. I'll prescribe some medicine for you first. If there's no improvement by tomorrow, I'll come back to check on you!"
Liu Yingying was delirious with a fever. The children in the family didn't understand anything, so they naturally did whatever Dr. Ma told them to do.
After receiving his consultation fee and leaving Taoyuan Village, Dr. Ma went straight to the pork shop in town.
We ordered a pound of pig offal and a pound of liquor.
The butcher was quite surprised; just two days ago, Dr. Ma had said he was almost starving, and today he came with money to buy meat and wine...
In the evening, Dr. Ma sat alone at the table, leisurely enjoying a bite of food and a sip of wine...
"Third Uncle?" Ma Qiumei's voice suddenly came from outside.
"Third Uncle, are you home?"
"Yes, come in!" Doctor Ma replied.
Ma Qiumei was overjoyed and immediately pushed open the door to enter.
She and her mother-in-law, Ma Jinhua, both married out of Ma Family Village, and Doctor Ma was her third great-uncle.
"Wow! Third Uncle, you've had quite a feast today..."
"Cough cough!"
Dr. Ma coughed awkwardly twice, put down his chopsticks, and looked at her.
"Why are you coming over so late? Is something the matter?"
"We're all family, so I won't hide anything. I'm sure you've heard about the feud between our family and that wretched woman, Liu. Now that she's ill, I'd like to ask for your help..."
Upon hearing this, Dr. Ma's brow twitched immediately, and he looked at her warily.
"You wouldn't be suggesting I take advantage of her illness and kill her, would you?"
"No! That won't do!" Doctor Ma quickly shook his head.
Although he deliberately prescribed some ineffective medicines for Liu in order to make more money, thus prolonging her illness.
But he would never allow himself to take someone's life!
"No, no, that won't do!"
Ma Qiumei knew that her third uncle was both greedy and cowardly, but she already had a plan.
"Third Uncle, I never asked you to commit murder for money, why are you so angry?"
"What... you don't need me to kill Liu?" Doctor Ma was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to his senses; "Then what exactly do you want me to do for you?"
A glint flashed in Ma Qiumei's eyes, and she leaned closer to whisper something in Dr. Ma's ear...
On the other side, Liu Yingying was delirious with fever and didn't wake up until the afternoon.
Before I even opened my eyes, I smelled a strong aroma of Chinese herbal medicine.
"Cough cough..." She used all her strength to throw off the blanket, cursing under her breath.
I never expected this!
She suddenly developed a fever at this time!
Please! She's a powerful female lead with a cheat-like advantage!
But upon closer reflection...
After all, we are still mortals, and how can we not get sick while eating grains and cereals?
Just as Liu Yingying was about to exchange some fever-reducing medicine from the mall, Zhao Di walked in carrying the freshly brewed medicine.
"Liu Niang, you're finally awake!" A smile finally appeared on Zhao Di's tense little face.
I placed the medicine by the bedside.
"What is this?" Liu Yingying frowned, staring at the medicine bowl with a look of disgust.
"We were all terrified when you suddenly developed a fever. This is the medicine that Dr. Ma prescribed."
"Liu Niang, please drink your medicine quickly. Doctor Ma said that drinking the medicine will bring down your fever..." Zhao Di said, and was about to feed her the medicine.
Liu Yingying covered her nose; "No rush, no rush... You go ahead and do your work, let me have some peace and quiet. I'll take my medicine myself later..."
Why would she choose to drink traditional Chinese medicine that tastes worse than pesticide instead of taking small doses of convenient Western medicine? She must be out of her mind!
After Zhao Di left, Liu Yingying got up, picked up the bowl of medicine, opened the window, and quietly poured it out.
Then I redeemed some fever reducers from the store, took them, and slept for a while before the fever subsided.
But the next day, Dr. Ma came uninvited, saying he wanted to check on how Liu Yingying's condition was recovering.
However, after learning that Zhao Di had given him sixty coins for his consultation yesterday, Liu Yingying understood why he had come uninvited again today...
After all, why not make money off fools?
When Dr. Ma finished taking her pulse, he was surprised to find that her fever had subsided.
The medicine I gave her yesterday had absolutely no effect on reducing fever... She's really lucky to be alive.
However, Doctor Ma assumed Liu Yingying was simply lucky and continued to deceive her, saying, "Well, your fever has subsided a bit, but you fell into the water earlier, causing cold air to invade your body, which has damaged your foundation. I need to prescribe another formula for you to strengthen your body and replenish your vital energy..."
That's what he said, but he didn't write down a prescription at all.
Instead, he took two packets of medicine directly from the medicine box and placed them on the table.
Liu Yingying's eyes gradually filled with displeasure. This old man really dared to treat her like a sucker!
Just as she was about to lash out, she suddenly smelled a strange odor.
His gaze fell subtly on the two packets of medicine in front of him.
This medicine...something's not right...
"Well, thank you very much, Dr. Ma. Zhao Di, please see Dr. Ma off for me!" Liu Yingying's expression returned to normal the moment she looked up.
Following the instructions, Zhao Di took fifty coins and handed them to Doctor Ma.
Dr. Ma's face suddenly turned grim; "Why is there less than yesterday?"
Even Zhao Di, with her good temper, was angered by him and said bluntly, "Dr. Ma, shouldn't a person have some conscience?"
"In the surrounding villages, people who have a headache or a cold usually only pay you ten coins at most for a doctor's visit!"
“Yesterday my wife had a high fever, and I gave her a little too much in my haste. That’s fine, but you can’t still demand the same amount as yesterday, can you?”
"If that's the case, who will be willing to hire you to treat patients in the future?"
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