Chapter 396 Discussing the Condition
Doctor Zhou finished taking Lin Dongjia's pulse and nodded. "Madam's pulse is stable. I can see that the previous doctor did a good job. I wonder which doctor helped Madam with her pregnancy. I want to ask her about her condition."
Lin Dongjia looked to the side and saw that Aunt Jiang had nowhere to hide, so she had to come out and look at the ground. Others could only see the top of her head.
"What is the name of this doctor? I wonder who his master is?" asked Doctor Zhou.
Aunt Jiang took a deep breath and whispered, "I've only read some medical books, but I haven't studied it seriously."
She turned and looked at Lin Dongjia: "Lin Dongjia, since you already have an experienced doctor here, I will go back first."
Doctor Zhou stopped her and said, "I'd like to know more about Mrs. Jiang's condition. Could you please tell me in detail?"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Aunt Jiang had no choice but to tell Dr. Lin's condition in great detail. After that, without waiting for Dr. Zhou to speak, she said goodbye to Mr. Lin.
Although she didn't know the reason, Mrs. Lin could see that Aunt Jiang didn't want to communicate with the doctor from the capital. Anyway, that person had already invited the doctor from the capital, so it didn't matter if Aunt Jiang went back. She nodded and asked the nanny to send Aunt Jiang away.
In fact, she didn't want to talk to the other person, but her stomach was important, so she had to endure it.
Doctor Zhou asked Mr. Lin about some more details, looked at the prescription written by Aunt Jiang, and made slight adjustments to the dosage of several herbs.
"This doctor has good medical skills and the herbs he prescribes are all suitable for the symptoms. Is he very famous locally?" Doctor Zhou asked the wet nurse in a low voice when he went to get the medicine.
The nurse didn't know what she meant and spoke conservatively: "She is just our neighbor. Our two families have a good relationship, so she treats our young lady."
"Doctor Zhou, how is my young lady's condition?" The wet nurse didn't want to talk about Aunt Jiang. She was more worried about Lin Dongjia's condition.
Doctor Zhou naturally saw through it. He handed the new prescription to the nurse and said, "Go get the medicine."
Although Lin Dongjia was annoyed with Jiang Hanyu and always treated him coldly, she listened to Doctor Zhou and took the medicine as soon as it was boiled.
The Lin family’s house was not small and could easily accommodate all these people. After the nanny arranged rooms for everyone, Jiang Hanyu stayed in Lin Dong’s room to take care of her.
Doctor Zhou asked a little maid to inquire where Aunt Jiang, who had just left, lived, saying that he wanted to discuss the patient's condition with her.
The little maid pointed to the next door and said that Aunt Jiang would come to see Mr. Lin in the evening.
Doctor Zhou thanked the maid and sent someone to tell Jiang Hanyu that he had gone next door to discuss the patient's condition with Aunt Jiang.
Jiang Hanyu nodded without thinking too much, but the wet nurse felt something was wrong. She always felt that Doctor Zhou's purpose was not simple, but she was just a servant, and Doctor Zhou was a doctor invited by Jiang Hanyu from the provincial capital, so it was difficult for her to stop him.
When Doctor Zhou arrived at the Jiang family's door, he looked around before knocking on the door.
Old Hu opened the door and was stunned when he saw Doctor Zhou.
Doctor Zhou introduced himself as the doctor hired by the neighboring family and came to discuss Lin Dongjia's condition with Aunt Jiang.
Old Hu knew that Aunt Jiang would go to see Lin Dongjia every morning and evening, but it was really strange that the doctor next door came to their house.
Jiang Hongyu was not at home. Only Aunt Jiang and Ye Mingzhu were at home. He asked Yunniang to inform Aunt Jiang and invited Doctor Zhou to the flower hall.
Aunt Jiang had been in a daze since she came back from the Lin family. When she heard that Doctor Zhou was coming, she first sighed, then asked Yunniang to bring a plate of good tea and snacks from her home to the other party, and she would go over after washing up.
Aunt Jiang changed into a new dress and combed her hair again before going to the flower hall.
Doctor Zhou kept staring at the snacks and tea on the table without moving. He turned around when he heard footsteps, without a smile on his face.
Aunt Jiang licked the corner of her mouth and opened it, but no sound came out.
"Xiaowu, have you forgotten me?" Doctor Zhou curled his lips and called out Aunt Jiang's ranking in the clan.
Aunt Jiang immediately bowed and saluted: "Fifteenth Uncle."
Doctor Zhou scoffed, "It seems I haven't changed much over the years. Xiaowu still remembers me."
Aunt Jiang continued, "You are the suave Fifteenth Uncle, I will definitely not forget you."
The smile in Doctor Zhou's eyes grew stronger. "You are Xiaowu, I am the fifteenth, and we are the same age. You must remember me."
Aunt Jiang pursed her lips, tears in her eyes, and didn't speak for a while.
Doctor Zhou sighed: "Xiaowu, why haven't you written to the clan in these years?"
Aunt Jiang turned her head and wiped away her tears, then smiled bitterly and said, "I'm already like this, how can I contact the clan?"
Doctor Zhou frowned: "Do you think the clan will ignore you just because you were exiled? Second brother is not that kind of person."
The second brother that Doctor Zhou mentioned is the current patriarch of the Zhou family.
Aunt Jiang shook her head: "I know Second Uncle is a good person, but as a married woman, why should she burden the family?"
Doctor Zhou slammed the table in anger: "What do you mean by dragging down the clan? You are a daughter of the Zhou family, isn't it your duty to rely on the clan?"
Aunt Jiang shook her head: "There are too many girls in the clan who are getting married, and this is a serious sin for me."
"When your second brother wrote to your father and asked you to divorce, why didn't you obey?"
"Uncle Fifteen, there are so many unmarried sisters and nieces in the clan. If I divorce them, how will they find love and get married?" Aunt Jiang didn't want to talk about what happened many years ago. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Why did Uncle Fifteen come to the capital?"
Doctor Zhou looked at her deeply and finally sighed: "I went to the capital to buy medicinal herbs, and was invited by Mr. Jiang to treat his wife. I thought you were exiled here, so I came to see you."
Aunt Jiang laughed dryly: "Uncle Fifteen, I'm doing very well."
"You live in such a small house with only two servants at home. Do you think it's better to call them that?" Doctor Zhou snorted coldly.
Aunt Jiang wanted to say that the house and servants that he looked down upon were only bought in the past year. Her life before that was not as comfortable as it is now.
But she was just thinking about it. If she said it out loud, she was afraid that Doctor Zhou would react even more strongly.
"How have you been living these years? I heard that your son is now a captain. Is he at home?" Before coming to the provincial capital, Doctor Zhou heard about Aunt Jiang's current situation from the clan. This time, he also wanted to meet the nephew whom he had never met before.
"Hongyu is out on business. He probably won't be back for a few days." Aunt Jiang's expression became more relaxed when she thought of Jiang Hongyu. "Hongyu is married now. I'll ask his wife to come out and meet Uncle Fifteen."
Doctor Zhou frowned. Although he didn't know what the Zhou family in the capital meant, he still had some objections to Aunt Jiang's son marrying a local fisherman's daughter.
However, seeing the obvious satisfaction on Aunt Jiang's face, he nodded and said, "Then let's meet her."
Aunt Jiang was about to ask Yunniang to inform Ye Mingzhu when Uncle Yan rushed in and grabbed Aunt Jiang: "Old Hu said that a doctor from the prefecture city is here. Did he cause you any trouble?"
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