Chapter 30 The Magistrate's Son's Lifesaver
The next morning, Xiao Sixi ran to the Lu family.
"A major incident has occurred in our village!"
"How big is it? Whose rooster laid an egg?"
"No! Someone from the county government came and took Ding Hongshi and his daughter Ding Xiang to see the magistrate's son!"
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"Many people saw it; those people were very polite to Ding Hongshi."
"What's going on? Isn't Ding Hongshi just a mediocre doctor?"
A half-baked doctor.
It was Lu Qingqing who said it.
Xiao Sixi asked in a low voice:
"Tell me, is it possible that the person you saved yesterday is the magistrate's son, and he's mistaken?"
Xiao Sixi is very clever; he guessed it right away.
But was that man really the magistrate's son?
"Never mind, it's none of our business."
The man's body was covered in whip and burn marks, and she always felt uneasy about him.
Let's leave it for now.
"How can we ignore it? That was clearly your achievement..." Xiao Sixi was a little anxious for her.
With an indignant look on his face, he pouted and cursed, "That old bastard is shameless!"
“A lie can’t become the truth. Ding Hongshi isn’t capable of curing the magistrate’s son’s illness. He’ll be exposed sooner or later. Alright, we’re not going to dig for herbs today. I’ll take you fishing!”
We've run out of fish at home; we should catch a few more.
Don't be angry!
Lu Qingqing pinched and tore at Xiao Sixi's cheeks.
It doesn't feel good to the touch; it's too thin and needs to eat more.
Xiao Sixi blushed.
"Who's angry? That's your problem, why should I be angry!"
"Hey, don't pull my face!"
Even so, his restless hands betrayed his nervousness, and his eyes also gave him away.
Saying one thing and meaning another.
The two went fishing.
Lu Yun was tirelessly handling the insects.
10 articles.
20 articles.
100 coins...
This time, Lu Qingqing and Xiao Sixi caught four large grass carp and found two nests of duck eggs.
Even more fortunately, they also caught a grass turtle basking on the riverbank, weighing a full three pounds!
"Great! Tomorrow is the town market day, we can sell this turtle!"
I heard that Master Wan loves to eat this. Someone sold three ounces of it at the market last time!
I just don't know how big it is.
“Such good stuff, let’s eat it ourselves!” Lu Qingqing said.
"Eat by yourself?" Xiao Si Xi stammered.
Three taels of silver, not three coins!
How can this woman be so bad at managing her household!
No wonder everyone outside says that Grandpa Lu has raised a debt collector.
"How about we eat frogs instead? Frogs are delicious."
With the money from selling it, you could buy a lot of meat. Why insist on eating an old turtle?
How can someone live to be a hundred years old?
"If you won't eat it, then eat the turtle! We'll stew it tonight, and you can bring a bowl to scoop some soup and have a taste."
As healers, we must experience all things, understand their flavors, and comprehend the myriad aspects of life in order to truly understand the world.
But he was just a herb gatherer, not a doctor.
Xiao Sixi thought silently.
I wish I could be a doctor.
No more being scorned, no more begging for medicine.
He glanced at Lu Qingqing's hands, recalling the skillful way she applied the needles that day, and pursed his lips.
...
In the evening, Ding Hongshi and Ding Xiang returned.
They returned in the county magistrate's carriage!
They brought with them the rewarded cloth and silver.
In no time, the news had spread throughout the entire village.
Many people gathered outside the Ding family's house to watch the spectacle.
Only then did I realize that it was Dingxiang who saved the magistrate's son!
"I didn't expect Dingxiang to be even more capable than her father. She's been hiding her true abilities."
"He saved the magistrate's son with his first move. I knew big-faced people were lucky."
"Hey, Dingxiang said a few days ago that Lu Qingqing is a fraud, so you shouldn't go to her for treatment anymore."
"I'm not going to contact her anymore; she can't even prescribe medicine."
"That makes sense. I guess Lin Zhuang just got lucky."
"Don't say that," Huang Cuixiang, Li Laogen's wife, rolled her eyes.
"The other day someone said there was something wrong with the food we eat. My husbands eat three bowls of rice in one meal. What's wrong with that?"
She has absolutely no medical skills!
...
Hearing the sounds outside, Dingxiang was overjoyed.
These past few days, fewer people have come to see my father for medical treatment.
It's all Lu Qingqing's fault.
Now nobody dares to see her for medical treatment anymore!
In the Ding family courtyard stood a tall, straight man with thick eyebrows and a broad nose.
He frowned impatiently as he listened to the noise outside.
He warned again: "Originally, you were supposed to live in the county government office and be on standby at any time, but my young master doesn't like outsiders, so this is the only way."
You'd better not go out to treat patients, so we can find you when we need you.
Ding Hongshi quickly nodded obsequiously, "Don't worry, Young Master Fu, I will be at your service at any time."
The man then looked at Dingxiang, his gaze icy.
"You gave my young master acupuncture, are you sure you didn't loosen his belt?"
"No! I swear!" Dingxiang's heart skipped a beat.
"That's fine. If I find out you're lying, you'll be in for it!"
It seems the jade on the belt was worn away when the young master fell ill.
After issuing the warning, the man left.
Ding Hongshi and his daughter breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xiang'er, you're too bold! How dare you tell such a big lie? All you know is how to use a few needles. You'll be exposed sooner or later!"
"Father, they admitted their mistake first."
She just noticed that the man was dressed nicely and went over to take a look, but who knew she would be mistaken for his savior.
"Father, that man is the magistrate's son. No matter what, we have to get involved."
Ding Hongshi certainly didn't want to miss such a great opportunity.
But he couldn't cure the magistrate's son's illness.
If it's discovered they lied, then they're finished.
"Hey, you're so willful!"
"Father, what are you afraid of? Even the great doctor in the city can't cure the magistrate's son's illness. He's just waiting to die."
Let's just give him a few acupuncture treatments next time he has an attack, and then we'll say it's incurable.
Anyway, I've been invited to the county government for treatment before, so no one will dare to look down on me anymore.
"Who exactly performed acupuncture on the magistrate's son?" This was Ding Hongshi's concern.
"I don't know either. I only saw Lu Qingqing and Lu Sixi walking in that direction, so I followed them. I didn't see anyone else."
It couldn't have been Lu Qingqing who treated him, could it?
That's impossible.
Ding Hongshi also knew it was impossible.
The physician who treated the magistrate's son said that his acupuncture technique was extremely skillful and superb, clearly that of a veteran.
Even if Lu Qingqing knew a little about medicine, it was impossible for her to master acupuncture in just a few days.
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