Hearing Laifu's shouts, Huang Lanhua and Liu Yiyue quickly ran over, "Laifu, what's wrong?"

"Grandma, Great-Grandma stole my mother's money and beat her to death. I'm going to find my maternal grandparents."

"Laifu, don't rush, let Grandma see your mother."

Liu Yiyue went forward to check first. The person had just fainted and was fine. But when she lifted the blanket and looked again, she was shocked to find that the person was bleeding.

"Mother, something terrible has happened! My sister-in-law is bleeding!"

"Laifu, you're fast, hurry and fetch a doctor."

Old Mrs. Liu was still lying on the ground groaning, and no one paid any attention to her.

"Young lady, quickly help Grandma up. That little brat broke Grandma's back, and it hurts terribly."

"Grandma, what kind of mess have you made? If anything happens to my sister-in-law, how will you explain it to my brother when he comes back?"

"If she had obediently given me the money, would this have happened?"

"Your sister-in-law is sick right now, can't you wait until she's better before having children?"

"You're all making me angry! Help me back inside, the doctor will come and examine me later!"

Dr. Wu was dragged by Lai Fu and rushed to the Liu family's old house. "Dr. Wu, quickly take a look at Gui Xiang. She just got into a scuffle with her grandmother and has now passed out. She's also bleeding down there."

Dr. Wu took the patient's pulse and his heart sank. "The situation is not optimistic. We need to get him to town immediately."

"Dr. Wu, can't you cure this?"

"It's definitely incurable. If it were curable, wouldn't I be seeking treatment?"

"Go find your third uncle in January and ask him to help you hire an oxcart."

Liu Yiyue rushed to Liu Sanniu's house. "Third Uncle and Third Aunt, something has happened to my sister-in-law. Please hurry up and rent Uncle Hu's oxcart to take her to town."

"Weren't they all cured? How could this happen again?"

"Uncle, don't ask yet. Go and rent an oxcart. I'll tell you when I have time."

Liu Daniu immediately went to rent an oxcart, and Liu Yiyue hurried back.

Ma Qiao'er spat out a "pui," thinking that there were always so many things going on at this old house.

Liu Yiyue was also extremely annoyed. There were so many troubles in this family, and she felt that everyone in the family was abnormal. How did she end up with such family members? If they continued to cause trouble like this, she would just give up and leave them to their own devices.

Liu Daniu drove the oxcart over and stopped at the door, shouting inside, "The oxcart is here, quickly bring the person out."

A crowd of villagers had gathered at the gate, wondering what had happened at Liu Dahu's house. They couldn't hear the shouts from the yard clearly, only that someone had died.

Huang Lanhua carried Yu Guixiang out, blanket and all, and gently placed her on the oxcart. She was exhausted. Liu Yiyue and her mother got on the oxcart and begged that Doctor Wu could come along too.

Liu Daniu drove as fast as possible while ensuring the oxcart remained stable, and soon arrived at Huichuntang, the town's clinic. Doctor Wu was the first to jump off the oxcart, "Doctor Li, hurry and save the person."

Upon seeing that it was Dr. Wu, Dr. Li didn't ask any questions and quickly had the person carried into the examination room. "Dr. Wu, what happened?"

Dr. Wu briefly described the patient's condition, and Dr. Li immediately took the pulse, took out silver needles, and began acupuncture. Dr. Wu watched carefully from the side, as she did not know Dr. Li's acupuncture techniques.

Dr. Li inserted more than a dozen silver needles, and sweat appeared on his forehead. After a quarter of an hour, Dr. Li took the pulse again and said that the bleeding should have stopped. He advised everyone to check the patient.

As soon as Dr. Li left, Huang Lanhua lifted the blanket to check, and the bleeding had indeed stopped. She was relieved; the person had finally been saved.

Doctor Li went to the pharmacy first, immediately wrote a prescription, and told the apprentice to quickly fetch the medicine and prepare it. Then he returned to his clinic and asked, "How is it?"

"The bleeding has stopped, so why isn't the person awake yet?"

"It will probably take several days for this person to wake up, at least two or three days, at most five or six days. He needs to stay here for observation. Once he wakes up, you can go back."

The consultation fee and medicine cost a total of 22 taels and 3 mace of silver. Please pay the money first.

Huang Lanhua was heartbroken; her money was gone just like that. She cursed Old Woman Liu a thousand times in her heart, but still couldn't help asking, "Doctor, why is it so expensive?"

"The consultation fee is 2 taels of silver, and the medicine used is all precious medicinal materials, otherwise the person might not have survived. If you don't want to use it, you can pay the consultation fee and take the person away."

"No, I was just asking."

Dr. Li felt that the woman in front of him looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place her. He had seen many patients, and perhaps she was that special patient who gave him a vague impression.

Huang Lanhua paid the money and immediately collapsed onto a stool in the clinic. "Daughter, why is my life so miserable? I don't want to stay in this house anymore. I want to divorce your father."

This was the first time Huang Lanhua had considered divorce in all the years since she got married. She leaned her head on Liu Yiyue's body and cried uncontrollably. Liu Yiyue gently hugged her and said, "Mother, you're just too tired. Don't think too much. I'll have the doctor arrange a place for you to stay. Go and get some sleep. I'll stay here with my sister-in-law."

Liu Yiyue went out and found the pharmacy clerk, explaining her purpose: "The guest rooms are currently empty, 30 coins a day."

She immediately agreed, and the waiter took her to see the room. There was only a bed, a table, and a chair in the room, enough to sleep in.

She thanked the waiter and went back to her mother. "Mother, go to that room and sleep for a while. We'll be here for several days, so we can't let ourselves get sick. The guest room costs 30 coins a day."

"Mom, give me the money, and I'll pay the room fee."

Huang Lanhua was exhausted. She took out a small piece of silver from her pocket and gave it to her. She went back to her room, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.

Liu Yiyue paid the room fee for one day first. The waiter also saw Huang Lanhua. She remembered her; the impression was too deep—that cow dung lady. She quickly told Dr. Li, "Dr. Li, do you know who that woman was?"

"That woman?"

"The older one?"

"Oh, I don't know, it looks somewhat familiar."

"You look familiar, that's why. Do you remember the person who came here last year to treat her leg? In the end, they had to amputate her leg. That woman just now was that cow dung lady."

"It's her! I knew she looked familiar!"

"Dr. Li, I remember you said that we don't treat her family members when they come."

"Sigh! Human life is at stake, how can we just not watch it?"

The guy still feels disgusted when he thinks about it, but this time he has to give them a heads-up: if they don't agree, then don't stay.

After settling her mother in, Liu Yiyue went out to see her third uncle, Liu Daniu. "Third Uncle, thank you for your help again this time."

"How is your sister-in-law?"

"The situation isn't good. You'll need to stay at the clinic for a few days. Here's the money for the journey, Uncle. There's nothing else to do here for now, so you can go back first."

"Wasn't your sister-in-law fine at home in January? How did she end up like this again?"

"It was Grandma who stole my sister-in-law's money. My sister-in-law became agitated, and during the struggle, she suddenly fainted and suffered another hemorrhage."

Liu Daniu cursed his mother inwardly. Was this some kind of human affair? No wonder his wife was willing to suffer losses to separate from the family. She was farsighted. If they were still involved now, their family would probably be driven crazy by all this mess.

"In January, as the son, I shouldn't say anything to your grandmother. We've already separated our households, so it's not appropriate for me to interfere too much. All I can do is run errands; I can't help with anything else."

If there's nothing else, I'd like to go back. Ask Dr. Wu if he wants to come back with me.

"Wait a moment, I'll go in and ask."

Upon hearing that Liu Daniu was going back, Doctor Wu immediately bid farewell to Doctor Li, got into the oxcart, and returned home. Otherwise, he would have had to walk back alone.

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