The Lucky Farm Girl-Chapter 20 - Untreatable_1
Chapter 20: Chapter 20 Untreatable_1
Chapter 20 -20 Untreatable_1
“If I take it back home, my old lady will definitely forbid me from drinking for half a month, and Siyuan will be upset too, so you must accept it,” insisted the village chief.
Lizheng also nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Yang Mengchen knew it would be impolite to refuse further, “Please convey my thanks to both grandmas for their concern on behalf of Grandpa Village Chief and Grandpa Lizheng, and about my feeling unwell, please don’t mention it to them. Just say I’ll visit them in a few days.”
“Mhm,” both the village chief and Lizheng responded with a smile.
Jiumei was originally well-behaved and sensible, and now she was even more discerning and knowledgeable, with the auspicious White Tiger protecting her, truly remarkable.
Just yesterday, they ran errands to help with the transfer of ownership, and for this, they were given twenty wen to buy some drinks. Even though Jiumei has a weak constitution, she generously shared all the game she caught with the villagers.
We must definitely talk to the villagers about this, especially warning those who gossip thoughtlessly, to avoid hurting Jiumei’s feelings.
“Zhipeng, you really are blessed to have such a good granddaughter,” the village chief said to Grandpa Yang with a touch of emotion.
Grandpa Yang’s face beamed with joy, “That’s for sure!” His tone was clearly one of pride, making the village chief and Lizheng both annoyed and envious.
Everyone was used to it, the three of them had grown up together and were very close, always bickering whenever they met.
At that moment, Yang Chengning, panting heavily, ran back followed by Doctor Li, with Zhou Daming and the Zhao Changsheng family, who had come after hearing the commotion.
Everyone quickly made room for them.
Knowing how much Yang family cared for Yang Mengchen, Doctor Li didn’t blame Yang Chengning for his recklessness and, after catching his breath, sat down beside the kang to carefully examine Yang Mengchen. After a while, he said, “Jiumei is not in serious trouble, she is just a bit weak. Continue with the prescription Doctor Luo provided last time.”
Hearing Doctor Li’s words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the Yang family also felt at ease.
Seeing that there was no serious problem, the village chief and Lizheng admonished Yang Mengchen to rest well before leaving with Doctor Li.
Yang Mengchen looked at the neighbors, “Uncle Daming, Uncle Changsheng, how come you all are here?” She had not invited the siblings from the two families today because she needed to treat her eldest uncle and second aunt.
“We saw Chengning asking for Doctor Li and thought something happened, so we came over,” said Yang Changsheng. “Now that you’re fine, we’ll head back. Take your time to recuperate.”
In the following two days, apart from practicing Tai Chi and learning to read, the whole family took turns ensuring Yang Mengchen rested quietly on the kang during the day.
“Jiumei, everything is ready, let’s go,” said Yang Chengrong, looking at his sister.
Last night, thanks to Yang Mengchen’s coquettish behavior and repeated assurances that she was fine, the family agreed to let her go to town. Thus, the four Yang siblings, Zhou Pinghu, Zhou Hui, and the brother-sister duo of Yang Chunling set out at dusk for the town and went directly to Apricot Forest Hall.
“Little girl, I was just about to look for you, and here you are,” Doctor Luo greeted her with a face full of surprise.
Yang Mengchen blinked and smilingly said, “Hello, Uncle Luo.” The others also greeted Doctor Luo.
“All good, all good.” Seeing Zhou’s family siblings and Yang Chunling’s brother and sister, Doctor Luo immediately understood, “Let’s see what herbs you brought today.”
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The herbs this time were quite valuable. Zhou’s family siblings received sixty-three taels and two hundred wen, Yang Chunling and her brother received fifty-seven taels and five hundred wen. Seeing the Yang family get two hundred thirty taels and nine hundred wen, neither Zhou’s family siblings nor Yang Chunling and her brother felt a hint of jealousy, but were rather grateful to Yang Mengchen. Their families had never earned so much money before.
After instructing an assistant to bring refreshments for the Zhou family sibling and Yang Chunling, Doctor Luo led Yang Mengchen and her three siblings upstairs to a room.
“Little girl, Jingrui has sent a letter saying he wants to discuss a partnership with you in person.” Seeing the puzzled expressions on the faces of the four siblings, Doctor Luo explained with a smile, “Jingrui is my eldest son, he manages all our family businesses. He will arrive here tomorrow. Little girl, when will you be available?”
“I’ll leave it to Uncle Luo to arrange.”
“How about tomorrow then?”
Yang Mengchen nodded, “That works. We’ll probably arrive around the same time as today.”
“Little girl, I want to warn you about something in advance. Jingrui is a profit-driven, proud, and astute person. Countless crafty and cunning people have fallen at his hands. You must be careful and cautious when you discuss things with him tomorrow; make sure he doesn’t deceive you.” Doctor Luo firmly threw his own son under the bus, to prevent this fondly regarded little girl from being duped by his son.
After hearing this, the corners of Yang Mengchen’s mouth twitched almost imperceptibly. How detestable could Luo Jingrui be, for even his own father to so ruthlessly betray him: “Thank you for the warning, Uncle Luo. I will be extra careful.” She was touched by Doctor Luo’s protection and affection for her.
Yang Chengrong and his two brothers felt some tension and wariness, internally deciding to stick by their sister’s side every step of the way tomorrow, not allowing Luo Jingrui to harm her in any way.
“Don’t be formal with your uncle, you can have lunch here today before heading back,” said Doctor Luo with a cheerful laugh.
“Alright.” Yang Mengchen recalled Grandpa Yang mentioning that a few years ago Uncle Luo had come alone to Apricot Forest Hall and no one had ever seen his family since. Perhaps Uncle Luo felt lonely: “By the way, Uncle Luo, could you tell me how much this ginseng is worth?” She took out a piece of ginseng wrapped in a handkerchief from the cloth bag she was carrying.
Doctor Luo took it, looked it over carefully, smelled it, and tasted it before exclaiming with joy, “This ginseng is at least a hundred years old. If it were in The Capital, it’d be worth more than twelve thousand taels. I’ll give you ten thousand taels for it. Would you sell it to me?”
Yang Mengchen nodded, her estimation was not far off.
Wasn’t that the very herb that his sister had picked on the mountain? It turned out to be a ginseng, and even sold for ten thousand taels! Yang Chengrong’s face underwent a drastic change.
Yang Chengning and Yang Chengyou were also stunned.
“I’ll get the silver note for you right away.” Doctor Luo stood up and walked toward the wooden cabinet, muttering to himself ‘With this ginseng, maybe Yuyu can live a few more years.’ He carefully placed the ginseng into a brocade box, then took a stack of silver notes back to Yang Mengchen.
Without counting, Yang Mengchen put the silver notes into her inner pocket. She wanted to ask Uncle Luo about the Yuyu he had mentioned, but ultimately decided not to.
“Master, Shopkeeper Lin from Drunken Immortal Tavern is here,” an assistant’s voice suddenly came from outside the room.
Doctor Luo went to open the door, where the young man who had received Yang Mengchen and her siblings last time was standing, accompanied by a middle-aged man.
“What is it?”
“This humble one greets Doctor Luo,” Shopkeeper Lin said with sincere and respectful demeanor, “Someone has been poisoned at Drunken Immortal Tavern after a meal. The young master has sent me to request Doctor Luo’s assistance to treat them.”
Initially heading out, Doctor Luo abruptly stopped, waved his hand with clear impatience, “I’m busy, tell your young master to find someone else who is more capable!”
“Other doctors have already been consulted, but they all shook their heads saying there’s no cure. The man’s younger brother and their servant are making a commotion at Drunken Immortal Tavern. The young master said only Doctor Luo…”
“I’m busy, I won’t treat him!” Cutting off Shopkeeper Lin, Doctor Luo turned and went back into the room.
