Chapter 237 Life Hangs by a Thread
On the other side, Sixi showed a child a stomachache.
He's learned all the little tricks.
After massaging for a while, the child said it didn't hurt anymore.
Perhaps it was out of curiosity, or perhaps the young doctor wasn't so serious, but a few more people came over.
There were children, women, and elderly people.
Gu Chengzhou immediately had tables and chairs brought over, along with his small medicine box, fruits, and tea, setting up a free clinic stall right there.
Si Xi has started treating minor ailments in the village, so he's become quite skilled at it.
I originally wanted to sit next to Lu Qingqing so I could ask her directly if I didn't understand something.
Gu Chengzhou said, "Those are all experienced senior doctors. Who will see you if you go there? It's better to stay here."
If you encounter a case that you can't cure, just send someone to find your master. I'll leave someone here to accompany the patient. They'll follow your master's instructions and then come back to learn from you. You can treat patients and continue learning at the same time—isn't that great?
That made a lot of sense, so Sixi stayed.
Unexpectedly, a long queue formed very quickly!
The guard standing next to him exclaimed from time to time, "Little Doctor Sixi is simply amazing!"
"As expected of Doctor Lu's chief disciple!"
Si Xi almost thought he had really become a miracle doctor!
"Four Joys".
A woman sat down in front of him and extended her wrist.
Si Xi paused for a moment when he saw the woman.
This was the second time he had seen his so-called biological mother.
The first time we met, I upset him for several days.
Now, when I see it again, I don't feel anything anymore.
In just over a month, she looked much older and thinner than when I first met her.
"Sixi, Mother has been divorced."
"You have qi deficiency and your lungs are weak. You can't overwork yourself anymore and need to take good care of yourself." Si Xi's voice was ordinary, without saying a word of concern.
"Sixi, your mother doesn't want to remarry. She wants to go back..." Guo Shi murmured.
Si Xi took out a charcoal pencil and slowly and carefully wrote down the prescription.
"The medicine can be taken for half a month, and the rest should be supplemented through diet."
"Sixi, please let me go back. I want to stay with you for the rest of my life."
Si Xi looked at her and said, "No need. I have a grandma, an aunt, an uncle, a grandpa, and many, many people who love me. I don't need a mother I don't know well."
Guo was devastated by the major blow.
“Next…” Sixi called out to the back.
The guard said expressionlessly, "Madam, please make way."
Guo hurriedly stepped aside, stood there with her shoulders drooping for a while, and then left with her head down.
Si Xi thought to herself that she didn't seem to be in dire straits and didn't need any help.
The guard looked at him with pity and whispered a comforting voice: "Little Doctor Sixi, I don't have a mother either."
Si Xi's eyes also showed sympathy: "Don't be sad, you will meet many people who love you in the future."
"..."
Why am I the one being comforted instead?
The sun slanted, casting dappled sunlight through the gaps in the leaves.
Soon, it was past noon.
Once the incense had burned out and the crowds had thinned out, the vendors began packing up to go home.
The doctors have mostly left.
Lu Qingqing also got up and packed her medicine box.
The lady selling herbal tea was surprisingly flexible; she actually brought over a bowl of herbal tea to apologize.
Her business was very bad that morning; she hardly sold anything.
Lu Qingqing waved her hand: "No need, you just need to be more compassionate in the future."
As a woman myself, you know how difficult it is to make a living, so why can't you understand the hardships other women face?
If one could find comfort, who would willingly venture out to be bullied?
"Yes, yes, I've remembered. Will you still treat us patients in the future?"
For the past half day, she had been secretly watching Lu Qingqing, as if her medical skills were very impressive.
The women who had been looked at all had expressions of relief on their faces.
Lu Qingqing looked at her and asked, "Why are you setting up a herbal tea stall? Where is your man?"
"Dead." The woman selling herbal tea's eyes darkened, and her face turned grim.
"He took a fancy to a woman in a brothel... In order to redeem her from prostitution, he went to a gambling den, lost money, and tried to run away. The people at the gambling den kicked him against the corner of a table, smashed his head, and died!"
"..."
Lu Qingqing sighed: "Alright, you don't need to blame all the women in the building for the sake of one scoundrel, and don't incite your son to do the same."
If you need medical treatment in the future, come find me in Liuyun Village, Changle Town.
The woman drinking herbal tea was very grateful. "Thank you, Dr. Lu. I want to ask, after giving birth, I experience pain and bleeding every time I have intercourse with a man. What could be the cause?"
"There are many possibilities; we'll have to see for ourselves. Who are you?"
The woman's face darkened, and she almost lost her temper again.
I already told you her man is dead!
Fortunately, he remembered it was Lu Qingqing and stopped himself in time.
"No, no, she's my sister-in-law from my maternal family. I'll take her to see you tomorrow."
The rapid sound of horses' hooves came from this direction, and pedestrians quickly made way.
The newcomer was also dressed in a yamen runner's uniform. He nimbly dismounted and ran to Ji Ruyan's side to whisper in her ear.
Upon hearing this, Ji Ruyan's expression changed drastically.
He suddenly looked at Lu Qingqing.
"What's wrong?"
"Mo Lang is back! He's badly injured!"
Lu Qingqing quickly picked up her medicine box, "Then let's go!"
Ji Ruyan mounted his horse and then ordered the bailiffs, "Find a carriage..."
"Nonsense! So indecisive!"
Lu Qingqing reached out her hand to him.
Ji Ruyan's eyes were deep and unfathomable. "Qingqing, being in front of everyone is not good for you."
At this moment, there are still some scattered pedestrians and vendors packing up their belongings outside the temple fair. If two people ride together on one horse, they will inevitably attract gossip.
"What a joke! Do you think I care about empty fame? What era are you living in? Can you stop being so old-fashioned!"
Lu Qingqing shoved the medicine box into his hands, then grabbed his arm, stepped on his feet, and mounted the horse, sitting... behind him.
Sit in the back?
You can only avoid falling by holding onto the person in front of you around the waist!
"Let's go, how much longer are you going to let them watch?"
Ji Ruyan was shocked. Looking at the wide-eyed people around her, she felt as if she had been caught doing something wrong. A surge of anger welled up inside her.
"Giddy up—" and they dashed off as if fleeing.
Due to inertia, Lu Qingqing leaned back and bumped into the man's back with a "thud".
Your mother's #￥…………&……&*
The words were never uttered, yet they were deafening.
Ji Ruyan seemed to have already heard the unspoken curse, but he dared not speak or turn around.
He simply spurred his horse and galloped wildly, letting the wind dissipate his heat and the feeling of his arms encircling his waist.
They arrived at the county government office as quickly as possible.
Lu Qingqing was so shaken that she almost threw up!
"Qingqing, are you alright?"
Lu Qingqing waved her hand: "Let's look at Mo Lang first."
Ji Ruyan carried the medicine box and helped her inside.
In Mo Lang's room in the backyard of the county government office.
Magistrate Xu and Gu Chengzhou stood up anxiously.
"Young master, you're exhaling more than you inhale, I'm afraid..."
"I just took one of the Rejuvenation Pills that Doctor Lu gave me. I don't know if it will work," Gu Chengzhou said.
The two men stepped aside, revealing Mo Lang lying on the bed, covered in blood and with knife wounds almost everywhere.
His handsome face was as pale as paper, as if he had already lost his life.
Lu Qingqing's heart skipped a beat.
This isn't just a serious injury, it's... a matter of life and death!
The reason I was hanging by a thread was because of the Rejuvenating Pill I had just taken!
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