Chapter 559: Why is it so miserable?
Behind him followed two ragged and dirty men who looked like they were from the countryside, with ingratiating smiles on their faces towards everyone they met.
At the very back, there was an old woman with disheveled hair and a hemp rope tied around her waist, the other end of the rope being held in the hands of two ragged men in front.
Pull her and she will go.
If you don't pull her, she will stop and look around blankly, her eyes unfocused and her expression dull.
The official arrived at the door of Jiang's Clinic and asked again, "Is your doctor Jiang here?"
Liao was away for a long time, and there was a servant guarding the door to maintain order.
Seeing this, he frowned and said, "Sir, what can I do for you? Our doctor Jiang is treating the patient."
The patient's family members were at the door, and they all came out to watch the excitement. "Who is this person? It looks like an official!"
"It's the official from Jingzhao Prefecture. Could it be that the official is here to see a doctor as well?"
"Who's behind that official? He looks like a country thug!"
"I don't know. Could it be that he brought some country folk to see a doctor? Look at that woman at the end. She looks sick, like a fool..."
"really……"
As everyone pointed and talked, the official spoke again.
"I'm an official from Jingzhao Prefecture. I just met these country folk at the city gate. They asked me for directions and said they were from Shamen County in Chubei Prefecture, looking for Doctor Jiang Lianzhu. They are Doctor Jiang's mother and brother. Their families suffered a disaster, so they fled to the capital to seek refuge with Doctor Jiang. I was wondering if they were the doctor from your Jiang Clinic, so I came to confirm..."
The two men, dressed in tattered clothes and with disheveled hair and faces, immediately smiled and agreed, "Yes, yes, yes, our sister used to run the Jiang Clinic in Shamen County. This must be the place."
"How can there be someone with the same name and the same clinic? This must be it. Thank you, officer..."
"Right here, right here, sister, sister! Mother is sick again, and we two brothers have no choice but to come all the way to find you."
The gatekeeper wouldn't let him in.
The two men stretched their necks and shouted inside.
The onlookers suddenly realized, "So he's here to seek refuge with his relatives! Doctor Jiang actually has such a slovenly brother and mother?"
"Maybe he's a liar, or maybe Chubei Prefecture is far away..."
"We'll know when Doctor Jiang comes out to take a look."
…
The gatekeeper had already gone in to report, and Liao Jiu happened to be free and came out. The servant told him the situation, and Liao Jiu strode out.
Then I saw Liao Yan wearing official uniform, with a long sword at his waist, standing there upright with an imposing manner.
Liao Jiu frowned.
Liao Yan also saw Liao Jiu and said loudly,
"Second brother, you're here too! I was on duty when I ran into these guys who said they were from the countryside, looking for your wife, Jiang Lianzhu. They said they were your brother-in-law. Do you think they are?"
Outside, two ragged men craned their necks and stood on tiptoe to see what sounded like a mixture of surprise and joy. "Yes, yes, isn't this Governor Liao? We recognize him!"
"We also know about Governor Liao's marriage to our sister. We received a letter from home."
Liao Jiu's eyes darkened, but his face remained calm.
The two shabby men thought Liao Jiu didn't recognize them, so they pulled their messy hair behind their ears.
"Governor Liao, we are Jiang Dalang and Jiang Erlang! Don't you recognize us?"
How could Liao Jiu not recognize him? He just didn't want to bother with him.
When he moved his gaze to the back, he saw Jiang Chengshi with a dazed expression!
Liao Jiu quickly stepped forward and walked to Jiang Cheng's side. "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Cheng was still in a daze and unconscious.
Jiang Dalang and Jiang Erlang said, "Governor Liao, you recognized us, right? This is our mother! Where is our sister? Our mother is sick, please call her out to treat her!"
At this moment, the crowd of onlookers suddenly realized.
"So they really are Dr. Jiang's family? Why are they doing so badly?"
"My hometown must have suffered a disaster! It's so far away, Doctor Jiang probably doesn't know about it..."
…
Jiang Dalang said, "Our sister has become the mother of the young Prince Xiang in the capital. She eats the best food and drinks, and doesn't care that her family at home can't afford three meals a day. Our mother has no complaints. After all, she is lucky enough to raise a prince as her son. The main reason our mother has become like this is that she got married in the capital, secretly, and didn't even invite our mother to attend. That's why our mother is so angry."
Jiang Erlang agreed, "That's right. She married Governor Liao, a talented young man in the capital, and suddenly became the Governor's wife and the daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Qingning. But she didn't invite our family to attend. We are the older brothers, and we don't have much money farming in the countryside. She doesn't recognize us, and we all acknowledge her, but mother at least gave birth to her once. This is too disheartening. In addition, mother's health was not good to begin with, and she became so angry. We had no choice but to travel thousands of miles to the capital to let mother meet my sister. See if seeing her can make her angry again."
…
There were so many people at the door, and they were all stunned when they heard this.
This is too unfair!
Is this the kind-hearted Dr. Jiang they know?
However, they did not dare to speak out loud, for fear of offending Doctor Jiang and having him stop treating them.
He was shocked inside and dared not say a word, but his facial expression became rich and complicated.
Liao Yan took the opportunity to say, "Liao Jiu, this is what's wrong with you two. Getting married secretly is one thing, but you even hid it from Doctor Jiang's biological mother. This is really hurtful to the old lady. It's not the right thing to do to be scornful of the poor and favor the rich..."
Liao Jiu said with disdain, "Liao Yan, you're an official from Jingzhao Prefecture, but you don't know how to find out the truth and just follow what others say. If everyone in Jingzhao Prefecture handled cases like you, who knows how serious the consequences would be!"
Liao Yan's face froze.
Liao Jiu continued, "Before we got married, my wife, Doctor Jiang, rode a golden eagle back to visit the old lady and wanted to bring her to the capital. But the old lady herself didn't want to come because she missed her two sons and her paralyzed husband in bed. We left her a few hundred taels of silver so that she could live a good life. If she couldn't make ends meet, she could write to the capital and we would come to pick her up. We never said we would ignore her! My wife, Jiang, is kind-hearted and has saved so many people through her medical practice. It's impossible for her to ignore her own mother!"
Jiang Dalang and Jiang Erlang are well-known scoundrels in the countryside. They often go out gambling and lose everything they have. Who would believe what they say? They used to set fire to their own parents for money. What kind of character do they have? The old man has become like this this time. It’s most likely that these two brothers did something to irritate him... "
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