Chapter 25 - Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Naughty_l (1/2)

Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Naughty_l

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Yingbao led Youyou, watching her father drive away with a frown.

In her previous life, her uncle succumbed to lung disease. That year, Huzi was five, and his sister was eight.

After observing the 35-day mourning period at home, her aunt returned to her parents’ home, leaving her children with their uncle. She was rumored to have married a widower as his second wife within two months.

Now, Huzi was only three, and her uncle was already sick.

Was it because of her rebirth that the course of events changed? After all, in her previous life, there were no Five Dingzhi mushrooms, no Xiaolu, no big fish, and her father had never gone fishing with his brothers.

If they had refrained from fishing, her uncle wouldn’t have overworked himself in the cold, and he wouldn’t be ill now.

What should she do? Her uncle was such a gentle man, and just because of her rebirth, was he going to die prematurely?

Feeling guilty, Yingbao returned home sulkily, put Youyou into the shed, went back to her cave, and continued to harvest crops.

It wasn’t until noon that Jiang Erlang returned, washing his hands and face with hot water, and took out the warmed-up food from the steamer, placing it on the table to eat.

“How is your second brother?” Chunniang asked. Jiang Erlang shook his head and sighed, “Not so good.”

“What did the doctor say?”

“The doctor said he has lung disease. He prescribed some medicine for him to take first, and he should be examined again once it’s finished.”

Jiang Erlang sighed, regretfully said, “I shouldn’t have let him go fishing with us. He was already weak, and the overwork and cold…” it was not surprising he fell ill.

Chunniang comforted him, “If you had forbidden it, would there not be talk? When siblings make money together, if you leave one out, wouldn’t people gossip? Besides, you know what his wife is like. Her temperament is the strangest, and it would only create more unrest.”

Jiang Erlang fell silent, finished his meal in a few bites, wiped his mouth, and lied down on the Kang bed, pondering for a while before saying, “Anyway, my second brother caught a cold fishing with us. Sigh, from now on, my elder brother and I will split the cost of his medicine.”

This time his second brother went to the doctor, his sister-in-law didn’t give a single coin, their mother gave them a coin.

Fortunately, they accepted that coin, otherwise, the money she brought would not be enough to pay for the medicine.

“How much will our family pay?” Chunniang who didn’t know the specifics, asked tentatively.

Jiang Erlang thought for a moment, and said, “A prescription cost more than 800 coins, and that’s not even the best quality, I estimate it to be two to three coins.”

A prescription could only last three to five days, and considering how serious his brother’s condition was, it would take at least seven to eight prescriptions to heal.

Eight prescriptions would cost more than six coins, if he and his elder brother split the cost, each family would have to pay more than three coins.

“This… a single prescription cost that much?” Chunniang was surprised, “Normally, treatments for colds and coughs only cost about twenty or thirty coins per prescription, right?”

“The prescription contains slices of ginseng and ejiao. The doctor said that for my brother’s condition, he must slowly be nursed back to health, and ginseng and ejiao are indispensable.” Jiang Erlang said dejectedly.

After a moment of hesitation, he turned to his wife and said, “Chunniang, my second brother’s condition is severe this time. Elder brother and I can’t just sit back and do nothing, so… I need you to bear a bit more.”

“I understand.” Chunniang lowered her eyes, getting up to open the coin box: “Then… How much?”

Jiang Erlang waved his hand, “There’s no rush, get me a coin when I invite the doctor for a follow-up visit in three days.”

“Alright.’

Chunniang agreed, feeling a pain in her heart.

Their family had just managed to save a little money, and before they could even get used to it, they had to pay again, sigh.

But what could she do? Her husband’s siblings were very close. Seeing his brother severely ill, how could they just stand by and watch him slip away?

Two days later, Jiang Erlang’s condition had not improved; in fact, it worsened. Early in the morning, his daughter ran to her uncle’s house, crying and begging her grandparents to save her father.