"Girl, how can you not get sick from being so wet? Come on, get in the car as soon as I let you in!" The coachman grabbed Zhuqing without any explanation and dragged her into the car.
"Thank you..." Zhuqing thanked subconsciously, but her attention was quickly attracted by the people in the car.
In the carriage of the mule cart sat a young woman and a young boy.
When the woman saw Zhu Qing, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Ah, why is this girl so wet?"
As she spoke, she half straightened up, made a space for Zhuqing, and then handed her a glass of hot water: "Hurry, drink this. It will drive away the cold!"
The little boy didn't speak from the beginning to the end, but his face looked quite kind.
"Thank you, madam!" Zhu Qing thanked her seriously and took the bamboo tea cup from her hand.
After drinking the hot water in the cup in one breath, Zhu Qing felt a bit spicy in his throat. As the hot water went down his stomach, his whole body felt warm. Only then did he realize that it was ginger tea.
"Little girl, why did you go out like this on such a rainy day?" the woman asked her rather kindly.
"My brother was seriously ill. It wasn't raining when I went out, so I didn't bring an umbrella." Zhu Qing answered.
Her attention was now focused on the outside of the mule cart, where the driver was banging on the door.
"Qian Bingren, Qian Bingren! The door is open, the door is open!" the coachman's voice was loud, and soon the fierce barking of dogs sounded in the yard.
Along with the sound of the door ringing, the middle-aged man's voice also rang out: "What kind of soul are you calling on this rainy day..."
His impatient voice dropped when he saw the coachman: "Master Ding, why are you here? My master is making pills, I'll go and get him right now!"
At this time, the dog's bark also turned into a whimper.
It seems that the coachman and Doctor Qian should be familiar with each other and have a close relationship.
I wonder if I can ask them to intercede for me and let Dr. Qian save my brother. Zhu Qing secretly thought about it in his heart.
"Little girl, where is your family? Why are you asked to come out to the doctor alone?" The woman's voice suddenly sounded in her ears.
Zhuqing was stunned for a moment, and then said: "My father went away to work and was not at home. My mother had to take care of my younger brother and couldn't leave. So I came out. I know the people here."
"What a sensible girl. Come on, wipe the water off your face!" The woman looked at Zhu Qing with a look of approval on her face.
Zhuqing took the snow-white cloth towel in her hand and said with embarrassment: "Well, my face is covered with mud, so it's not good!"
"Child, what's going on here! Wipe it quickly!" the woman urged her.
After Zhu Qing wiped the rain off her face, as expected, the snow-white kerchief was already dusty.
At the same time, there was new movement outside the mule cart.
The car curtain was lifted from the outside, and a short, fat old man with a white beard climbed out from under the car.
Zhuqing's eyes lit up when she saw him. He was the doctor she was looking for today.
The rain has not gotten lighter now, and Dr. Qian's body has also been a little wet from the rain, and his hair and beard are sticking to his head because of the wetness.
However, when she saw him, the young woman was not as enthusiastic as when she saw Zhu Qing. Instead, she said lightly: "Sit down quickly when you come!"
When Doctor Qian saw her and the young man, he had a respectful expression on his face: "Thank you, madam! I happen to have to prepare pills today. I hope I haven't delayed my time!"
The young woman shook her head slightly: "Not bad!"
Then she stopped talking to him and told the coachman: "Old Ding, hurry up!"
The coachman responded loudly outside the car: "Yes!"
Then the mule cart began to move smoothly.
Zhuqing looked at Doctor Qian and then at the young woman. The words came to her lips, but she was embarrassed to speak.
While she was feeling anxious, she suddenly heard the young woman ask her: "Little girl, where do you live?"
Zhuqing subconsciously replied: "Xiuzhu Village."
So the young woman asked the coachman: "Old Ding, do you know Xiuzhu Village?"
"I know, we will pass by on our way back!" the coachman replied from outside the car.
So the young woman said to Doctor Qian: "Go to Xiuzhu Village to save this little girl's family first. Then you can come back with us."
Doctor Qian glanced at Zhuqing with some surprise, and saw that she was dressed like a village girl. She looked ordinary. But he didn't know how she could catch the eye of a nobleman.
Seeing Doctor Qian looking at him, Zhuqing quickly took the opportunity to introduce his brother's condition to him.
"Doctor Qian, my brother has been suffering from the disease since he was a child. He has an attack once or twice every year at the turn of spring and summer. This time the attack is really severe, and the fever has not gone away for days. So I have no choice but to come to see you."
Hearing what Zhuqing said, Doctor Qian nodded somewhat reservedly, and then asked: "Who are you, Sun Fucheng? I heard that he has a little son who has not been in good health since he was a child."
Zhuqing said quickly: "Sun Fucheng is my father. My brother has been in poor health since he was a child."
She was a little surprised and a little curious that this well-known doctor Qian had already known about her brother's situation.
The young woman listened to their conversation and couldn't help but frown: "What happened to the child? Is it a weak card in the mother's womb? How come someone has been sick since childhood?"
Just as Zhu Qing was about to answer, he heard Doctor Qian say: "Children from the countryside are not so delicate. Most of them are dragged out by their family members who are not good at caring for them and do not know how to see a doctor in time when they get sick! I know Sun Fucheng's family.
They are so poor that they only have an empty house left. When their children are sick, they always ask the doctor in their village to prepare some medicine. The doctor asked me about his situation last time. So the child's condition is
I am quite familiar with the condition."
After hearing this, the young woman showed an unhappy look: "Since you knew there were such children in your neighborhood, why didn't you ask about it? Is it because you were afraid that they would not be able to afford the medical expenses?"
Doctor Qian blushed at what she said and muttered: "Nowhere, no, they haven't found me. I thought the child's condition was not too serious..."
"Then why did your servants just shut this girl out today? Fortunately, they met us. If they hadn't met us, I think this girl would have turned in! Such a heavy rain, it's so hard to
The little girl is locked away, is your family such a heartless person?"
Doctor Qian was speechless by what she said and kept apologizing: "My wife is scolding me for my incompetence in running the house! I was busy preparing pills for... and didn't hear anything going on outside. What if?
I heard it and I am determined not to let them do whatever they want!"