novelhk Chapter 148 Asking for a Doctor
Chapter 148 Asking for a Doctor
"I'm sorry, doctor. My mother has a bad temper. Please calm down. How do you treat my wife's illness?" Li Laosan hurriedly stepped forward to apologize. He was away for many years. Every time he came back, Su never said anything. He just saw her getting thinner and thinner, and didn't think much about it. He didn't expect that she had suffered so much in the Li family.
Last time, his mother beat Su because of the clothing material issue. He felt that they were all family and there was no need to care so much. He even blamed Su a little. Now thinking back, he really shouldn't have done that. Why didn't he care more about Su and just work?
Seeing that Li Laosan was sincere, the old doctor stroked his gray beard, thought for a moment, and then said, "Your wife's condition is very serious now. If it had been discovered earlier, she would have eaten better and worked less. But now we can only use a hundred-year-old human and a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum as medicine to save her life."
"Bah, you think that ginseng and ganoderma are cabbages? You buy them whenever you want. You are in cahoots with Li Xiaoxiao. You came to my Li family by deceiving people. You can't even cheat me. Get out of here." Seeing that what the old doctor said was the same as what Li Xiaoxiao said, Mrs. Li drove him away directly. How could she have so much spare money to pay for Su's medical treatment?
"It's simply unreasonable." The old doctor flicked his sleeves, packed up his medicine box, and was about to go out when he suddenly thought of something, turned back, and stretched out his hand in front of Old Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li said unhappily, "What are you doing?"
"What are you doing? Give me the medical fee." The old doctor has been practicing medicine for so many years, but he has never seen such an unreasonable person.
"You haven't even cured the disease, so why should I pay you for the consultation? You're really crazy about money. Be careful that my son will put you in jail." Old Mrs. Li snorted coldly. He was just a country doctor. If she didn't give him any money, what else could he do?
"You, you are so unreasonable. You treat patients in broad daylight and don't pay for them. Aren't you afraid of retribution?" Although the old doctor wanted to curse, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
"You are so old and still cheating people. Be careful that the King of Hell will snatch your soul away at night." Old Mrs. Li continued to curse.
Li Laosan couldn't bear it any longer. He had invited the doctor from the next village. The doctor had come all the way here and had taken his pulse and treated his illness. It was unreasonable not to pay him.
"Mom, this old doctor is the one who is consulted by everyone in our village who has a headache or a fever. He is very good at treating patients. Let's pay him the consultation fee."
"You are such a traitor. If you have money, give it to him. I have no money anyway." Old Mrs. Li was really shameless.
He handed over all the money he earned from working outside. He and Su had never secretly hidden any private money for so many years. Where did he get the money to pay for the medical fees?
The honest man scratched his head, looking embarrassed: "I have no money, I don't have a penny."
In the end, the old doctor didn't get the money. He sighed when he left the Li family. He really didn't check the almanac before going out today. How could he have run into such a family.
Because he was treating patients in several nearby villages, many people in Qinghe Village knew him. When they saw him coming out of Li's house, they curiously asked who in the Li family was sick.
The old doctor had been treating patients for decades, but this was the first time he encountered someone who refused to pay. He was feeling depressed, and when he heard someone asking him, he exaggerated what had happened to the Li family because he was already angry.
Everyone sighed after hearing this. Ever since the eldest son of the Li family became the county magistrate, the Li family has been acting more arrogantly and domineeringly than before. In the future, they have to stay away from them if something happens and never offend them.
At the same time, he secretly sighed. Su was a good person, but it was a pity that she had the bad luck to marry Li Laosan. She had endless work to do all day and never had enough food to eat. Now she even had such a rich disease. With Old Lady Li's stingy attitude, Su was afraid that she would not be able to escape this time.
The Su they were talking about looked haggard, with no trace of blood on his face. He was lying quietly on the bed, as if he was dead.
The reason why the old doctor came to that diagnosis was because Li Xiaoxiao had given her acupuncture with a silver needle last night. She expected Mrs. Li's attitude, but she still couldn't stop feeling sad.
Since she married into the Li family more than ten years ago, she has worked hard, respected her parents-in-law, and taken care of the children, and has never complained.
But she couldn't get any recognition from them. When they heard that she was sick, they made up all kinds of excuses. After so many years of hard work, this was the result. She was really sad.
Because she didn't give birth to a son, Old Lady Li tortured her, and her two children also suffered. They did the hardest work every day but ate the worst food.
Fortunately, Li Laosan protected her, otherwise she would have wanted to die.
"If you don't get up, the third brother will divorce you. Who are you trying to show off to by lying in bed pretending to be sick?" Old Mrs. Li took the knife and glared at Su, then strode away angrily.
The third brother brought a bowl of millet soup, a plate of pickles, and half a multi-grain pancake from the kitchen.
Although the Li family is wealthy now, they still steam a pot of multi-grain cakes and a pot of white flour buns when cooking.
The multi-grain pancakes were almost all eaten by the third room. Old Man Li, Old Lady Li, Li Xiaobao and Niuniu ate at the same table, and occasionally they would call Old Third Li to join them for a meal.
Su brought her two daughters and ate at another table with Jiang. From time to time, Jiang would ask Li Xiaobao to secretly bring her a steamed bun. Whenever Grandma Li saw this, she would scold him harshly, saying that he must have been a reincarnated ghost who died of starvation in his previous life and looked so useless.
Over the years, Jiang has become accustomed to the scolding from Old Lady Li. Let her scold as much as she wants, because what she gets is the profit.
When the multi-grain pancake is just steamed, it is still a little soft. When you eat it the next day, it is hard and difficult to swallow.
After eating a few bites of multi-grain pancakes and drinking a bowl of millet soup, Su couldn't eat anymore and waved her hand to signal Li Laosan to take it away.
Su's illness was so serious that she couldn't even get out of bed. Li Laosan saw it and was very worried.
In just one morning, the rumor that Old Lady Li didn't pay for her medical treatment and was trying to squeeze Su spread throughout the village, and it became more and more intense. Coupled with the old doctor's deliberate smearing, Old Lady Li's reputation became even worse.
At noon, Daya and Erya were still the ones who cooked. In the past, Su was the chef and the two maids helped. But now Su was gone and the two of them were in a hurry. Somehow they spilled the boiled water, and both of their hands were scalded, and blisters formed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Seeing their hands covered with blood blisters, Old Lady Li not only did not feel sorry for them, but also cursed them in disgust: "You are really a money-loser. You can't even do the smallest things. Don't eat lunch."
Except for Li Laosan, all the members of the third branch's family were injured, so the task of cooking fell to Jiang.
Jiang walked into the kitchen unwillingly, and the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt.