Chapter 13 Sending Medicine (1/2)

“Well, I didn’t expect…” The old man wiped his tears and shook his head. “You’re so kind to me, I’m so lucky to have you here!”

“It’s our pleasure.” Zhu Xuan held his chopsticks, picked up a piece of eggplant and put it into the old man’s bowl. “Let’s finish our dinner first. We need to give the old lady her medicine afterward.”

The old man picked up the bowl with a smile. He exclaimed, “Your cooking is so delicious that I really wish I had four mouths.”

Zhu Xuan and I both laughed.

After dinner, we went to Mrs. Yang’s room with the medicine.

“My dear, this is the medicine prescribed by the master’s friend. Drink it and get better quickly.” Holding the medicine bowl, Mr. Yang scooped up a spoonful of medicine and tried to feed the unconscious old woman.

“Wait, it’s going to spill out!” I shouted.

As I expected, the old woman’s lips were tightly closed. She kept shaking her head due to the fever. As a result, the medicine spilled out on her quilt.

“You can’t feed her like this,” Zhu Xuan said. He came closer to the bed, then grabbed the old lady’s jaw with his index finger and thumb. With a little push, her mouth was opened.

“Give me the medicine.” Zhu Xuan held out his hand towards the old man.

“It’s okay. I can do it.” The old man hurriedly shook his head. He leaned over with the medicine bowl and scooped up another spoonful of medicine. “My dear, you have to drink it.”

The medicine in the spoon flowed into the old woman’s mouth. Zhu Xuan held the old woman’s chin and closed her mouth, the medicine was swallowed.

“She drank it!”

“Good.” Zhu Xuan looked pleased. “Go on, let’s feed her all of it!”

After she drank Zhu Xuan’s medicine, it seemed like her condition improved. She stopped convulsing and fell asleep.

After that, we sat in the courtyard with the old man and talked for a while. Before we knew it, it was almost nine o’clock in the evening.

“…Thank you very much, if it weren’t for you today, I would definitely have lost my mind.” Mr. Yang sighed. “Life was so peaceful. Who knows why we suddenly became victim to this tragedy.”

“Don’t worry. I promised you I’m going to thoroughly investigate this matter,” Zhu Xuan reassured him. “Besides, I invited this brilliant master to help us.”

Zhu Xuan mentioned my fake identity again, and I had no choice but to laugh in embarrassment.

“Well… it’s late. I have already cleaned out the guest room for you. If you don’t mind, will you stay over for the night?” The old man looked at us expectantly.

Zhu Xuan and I looked at each other, and then he nodded.

“Okay, we’d better stay here so we can monitor your wife’s condition, if that doesn’t trouble you too much.”

“Of course it doesn’t. I am so grateful!” Upon saying that, the old man was about to bow to Zhu Xuan. Zhu Xuan hastily held him up.