The medical expenses have been recalculated, and they are much higher than the previous thirty taels: "Consultation fee of thirty taels, medicine cost eight taels, poison test ten taels, accommodation five taels, ginseng chicken soup twenty-six taels, a total of seventy-nine taels of silver."
Yuan Jiagui was furious, pointing at Tian Xiwangâs family and cursing, "You dare to consume ginseng chicken soup, thatâs something for the masters, and you dare to eat it!"
Tian Xiwang said, "Didnât Huiâer fall ill, so she needed something nutritious? We only had the chicken soup. Who knew the clinicâs chicken soup was so expensive, itâs simply..."
The words to extort hadnât been said before Yuan Jiagui interrupted.
"Shut up! Say another word, and you will pay for this silver yourself!" Yuan Jiagui was utterly disgusted with the Tian Family, truly like mud that couldnât stick to the wall.
Relying on the Gu Family to redeem themselves, buy a house and land, they donât think about living a good life but instead think about scheming against the Gu Family. Do they not know that the Gu Family, who has the means to redeem them and get a new registration, also has the means to make them disappear?
Tian Xiwangâs wife laughed, "Weâre worried about your silver, you know, this seventy-nine taels of silver is no small amount. Itâs a fortune that mud-stompers couldnât earn in a lifetime."
A servant who was just redeemed dares to look down on mud-stompers. At least mud-stompers are of a good register, better than someone who used to be a servant.
After Tian Xiwangâs wife finished speaking, she tentatively asked, "Old Man Yuan, I heard that the Qin familyâs kid gave you a sum of money, quite a lot, right? Otherwise, how could you have silver to help us pay the medical expenses?"
Yuan Jiagui sneered, "Ha, who said an old man like me would pay your medical expenses?"
"What? Youâre not helping us with the silver anymore? Oh no, how can you go back on your word? Isnât this asking for the lives of our whole family!" Tian Xiwangâs wife cried and accused Yuan Jiagui, "Donât think you can break your promise. If you donât give this silver, youâre asking for my whole familyâs life!"
Yuan Jiagui, seeing Tian Xiwangâs wife making a scene, truly didnât want to help them, but if he didnât help, the Tian Family people would go and cause trouble for the Gu Family, which would tarnish Gu Jinâanâs reputation.
Forget it, heâll bear it for now.
But...
"Iâll at most give you fifty taels, the remaining twenty-nine taels you have to come up with yourselves."
"Donât think about crying poor to the old man. I know how much your family has made. Give the twenty-nine taels honestly, or else youâll have to pay all seventy-nine taels."
Tian Xiwang and his wife didnât want to pay, wanting to bleed Yuan Jiagui dry, but Tian Huiâer said, "Dad, Mom, Grandpa Yuan has helped us so much, stop arguing, give the silver, and letâs go home quickly."
Brother Qin seems to treat Old Man Yuan well, she could use Old Man Yuan to get closer to Brother Qin.
Tian Xiwangâs son couldnât bear to part with the money and didnât want to agree, but a fierce glance from Tian Huiâer scared him into silence.
In the end, Tian Xiwang and his wife each handed over half of the silver to Doctor Liu.
After Doctor Liu took the silver, he said to Yuan Jiagui, "See, their family has silver, they just donât want to pay."
When Tian Xiwangâs family heard this, their faces turned red with anger, "You quack, weâve already given you the silver, arenât you going to shut up? Looking for a beating?"
Ha!
Doctor Liu laughed coldly, directly ordering his apprentice, "Old San, throw them out. In the future, they are not allowed to step into our Liu Family Clinic; spread the word to the cityâs clinics, pharmacies, and doctors to be careful, this Tian Xiwang family likes to renege on medical bills!"
Tian Xiwangâs wife, being a troublemaker, wouldnât let it go upon hearing this, about to curse when she was struck by the attendantâs stick.
After a few thumps, the Tian Family people were disgracefully thrown out.
Yuan Jiagui took out a silver note of fifty taels and handed it to Doctor Liu, "Sorry to trouble you."
Doctor Liu didnât accept it, "Keep it, I only intended to take thirty taels from them, but they insisted on making trouble, forcing me to calculate in detail. Now that theyâve been taught a lesson, thereâs no need for your part of the silver."
Yuan Jiagui was greatly shocked, tried to give the silver again, and when Doctor Liu still wouldnât take it, he put away the silver note, bowed, and thanked Doctor Liu: "Thank you, Divine Doctor Liu."
Doctor Liu was inwardly scolding himself for being too kind-hearted by not taking the fifty taels of silver note, but upon hearing the words âDivine Doctor Liu,â his eyes immediately lit up. He grabbed Yuan Jiaguiâs hand, left the room, went to the front shop, and gave him ten medicine bags, "Come, come, donât be polite, take them, take them, after you finish them, your body will be much better than before."
Yuan Jiagui was a bit confused, why was Doctor Liu suddenly so generous?
The attendants in the front shop were also shocked, this, Doctor Liu was being generous! Has he gone crazy?
However, after Yuan Jiagui called Divine Doctor Liu, the attendants were no longer surprised, continuing their tasks.
Doctor Liu hated people saying he was inferior to Doctor Xiao the most, and loved being called a divine doctor or hearing that Doctor Xiao was inferior to him. Every time he heard it, he would give a free consultation and offer medicine. If you didnât accept it, it meant you looked down on him, and calling him a divine doctor wasnât sincere!
After being confused for a moment, Yuan Jiagui caught on and, smiling, accepted the medicine, "An old man like me thanks Divine Doctor Liu."
After saying many good words, he finally left.
Tian Xiwangâs family didnât leave, waiting outside for him. Seeing him come out with so much medicine, they were even more convinced that he had received a lot of silver from Qin San Lang.
"I didnât expect that Qin familyâs cold kid is so rich," Tian Xiwang sighed, but Yuan Jiagui completely ignored them, quickly returning to his residence.
They lived in two adjacent small yards in West City.
The small yard had only three rooms, with walls made of mud bricks, incomparable to the large houses in East City, South City, and Central City. It was specifically rented to some common folk, with a monthly rent of five hundred large money. You An paid for three monthsâ rent for them.
"Grandpa, youâre back." Yuan Jiaguiâs grandson, Brother En, saw his grandpa return and hurried out to greet him.
Yuan Jiagui smiled, patting his head, "Aye, Grandpa is back. Whereâs Xiaohe? Is she feeling better?"
The Yuan Family had a pair of grandchildren, with the granddaughter being younger and having escaped from famine, her health wasnât good, often fainting or vomiting.
"Sister is doing well, sheâs even saying she wants to learn to wash our clothes," Brother En took the medicine bag from Yuan Jiaguiâs hands and carried it into the yard.
The Tian Family people wanted to follow inside but were stopped by Yuan Jiagui, "Stop, our families have cut ties; donât come over anymore."
The Tian Family people didnât look pleasant upon hearing this, and if not for Tian Huiâer stopping them, they surely would have cursed.
When they returned to their place, Tian Xiwang inquired, "Huiâer, why did you stop us? That Old Man Yuan is ungrateful."
Tian Huiâer laughed, revealing her interest in Qin San Lang, and continued, "We have to extract information from Old Man Yuan, so we canât be forceful. If we push him too hard, what if he doesnât help us?"
Ending with a scholarly phrase, "Small forbearance fosters great plans; our family must endure for now."