Chapter 39 : Su Yanqing

“My surname is Su, and my given name is Yanqing, which means peace and tranquility. Jishantang is the property of my Su family. My grandfather is the famous Mr. Su Wubing. My grandfather has two grandsons, and I am the second one, so I am called the Second Master Su.”

“A few days ago, I passed by Huaxi County and inspected the Jishantang branch. It was said that Xianhe Village in Baima Town produced some good medicinal herbs, so I wanted to check it out on the spot and try my luck. As my grandfather always said, medical knowledge is dead, and if you want to improve your medical skills, you have to apply what you have learned and experience it personally. So I came here with my servant.”

“I never expected that my servant would be bribed to push me off a cliff and kill me. Fortunately, I was not destined to die and met your kind family. Otherwise, I would have died by now. Your life-saving grace is like a rebirth. Su Yanqing has no way to repay you. I will die for you in the future. As long as your benefactor says so, I am willing to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire.”

Su Yanqing is unable to move right now, otherwise, he would have gotten up to kowtow to the Xiao family.

As a doctor, he is very clear about his condition now. His ribs are broken, his legs are broken, and he has internal injuries. If he hadn’t been lucky enough to meet good people, he would probably have become a wandering ghost in the mountains.

“Child, we won’t go through fire and water, but I won’t hide it from you. We decided to save you because we recognized your identity. We didn’t expect you to bring benefits to our family after saving you, but we wanted to establish a good relationship with you.”

“Besides, my daughter-in-law says that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. When we saw you were still breathing, we couldn’t bear to ignore you. You know, we are just ordinary people with no ability. We have to be prepared to bear the consequences if we meddle in other people’s affairs. From what you said, the person behind the scenes wanted to kill you. Will it be bad for our family…”

Mother Xiao was very frank and said it clearly, telling him directly that they saved him not just to save him, but because they wanted a favor from him.

She didn’t finish the last sentence, but looked embarrassed. The rest would be up to Mr. Su to figure out for himself. What she meant was that they were afraid of being retaliated against.

Su Yanqing looked smart, and it was impossible for him not to understand. He lowered his eyebrows and pondered for a moment before looking at Mother Xiao and comforting her firmly

“Ma’am, don’t worry. I won’t let my personal affairs involve your family. I know in my heart who wants to harm me. He doesn’t want me to get timely treatment and wants to destroy me. But I still have a backup plan. I just need you to help me find someone in Baima Town.”

With his words, Mother Xiao, Jiang Sui, and Xiao Yi felt more confident.

“Who? Tell me, I’ll ask my third son to help you find them,” Mother Xiao said, looking at Xiao Yi on the side, and Xiao Yi nodded hurriedly.

“He is one of my uncles and my father’s senior brother. His surname is Zeng and he is from Baima Town. He stopped practicing medicine due to some personal matters in his early years. Now he lives in Qingshui Lane in Baima Town. When you go there, just say that Lin Xu is in trouble and ask him to help.”

“Linxu is my nickname, and only those who are very close to me know it. After hearing this, he will definitely come to my aid. He is the best at bone setting. It can be said that his skills are better than any bone-setting doctor in Jishantang. It is most appropriate to ask him to set my bones.”

Now all the problems were solved. Mother Xiao and Jiang Sui looked at each other and smiled.

“In that case, we can rest assured. You can’t delay your illness any longer. But you still have to endure tonight. Our home is remote, and it’s not easy to go to town. If it gets dark, we’ll have to wait until tomorrow morning to find someone to help you.”

It is now the middle of the night. The dogs in the village have stopped barking, and the wild wolves in the mountains have begun to come out. I really don’t dare to take the risk so late at night.

Su Yanqing was a reasonable person. He could understand that this was not a problem and that he could endure it for just one more night.

As he was speaking, Su Yanqing caught a glimpse of the girl who had just looked at him quietly retreating.

As soon as he thought of her gaze just now, his heart started pounding, and for a moment, he even forgot the pain in his body.

It turned out that Xiao Lanlan had gone to the kitchen. She scooped a bowl of rice soup from the pot and took out a big white steamed bun.

Since Su Yanqing was a patient, Mother Xiao was worried he might be wronged, so she took out the little rice left in the house and made white flour steamed buns. Normally, they only had steamed buns made from a mixture of two-grain flour, which was a combination of white flour and cornmeal.

“Mr. Su must be hungry, eat something quickly,” Xiao Lanlan said softly as she entered with the food.

Mother Xiao also just realized, and quickly took the plate from her daughter, smiling as she said: “Yes, Mr. Su must be hungry. You haven’t had much to eat or drink in the past few days. Please don’t mind our simple meals. Just make do with them to fill your stomach.”

Su Yanqing was indeed a little hungry, though he wouldn’t have noticed it if no one had mentioned it.

During the days he had been unconscious, he had only drunk some rice soup, but not much. And as a patient, he could only have these light foods.

“I don’t mind at all, how could I? I’m just sorry to trouble you, Madam.”

He lay on the bed, unable to move, but still pulled his hands out from under the quilt to bow to her.

“Don’t be so polite, just call me Aunt. I’m not a lady at all. That’s a title for the wealthy families, and it makes me uncomfortable. Xiao Yi, come and help Master Su with some water and rice. It’s getting late, so we should let him rest,” Mother Xiao said, concerned that Su Yanqing might feel uncomfortable with so many people around him.

“Okay, you all go and rest, Master Su. I’ll stay here!” Xiao Yi said, feeling a good impression of Mr. Su. He found him polite and pleasant to listen to. Who could have made him suffer injustice in the county today?

Everyone left the room one by one. Zhou was also there but stayed quietly on the side, with little presence.

She remained neutral about the family’s efforts to save him, neither commenting nor opposing. The main reason was that she felt she had no say in the matter, so they could do as they pleased. But now that she knew Su Yanqing’s identity, she changed her mind. It seemed that saving him wasn’t in vain.

Xiao Hechuan, feeling sleepy, started to yawn. He clung to Jiang Sui’s arm like a clingy puppy, leaning on her and acting like a spoiled child

“Wife, I’m so sleepy…”

Jiang Sui smiled as she struggled a bit, then naturally touched his face and pinched it gently.

Hmm… it feels really good.

“Go to bed when you’re sleepy, but wash your feet before you sleep.”

“Okay!” Xiao Hechuan responded obediently.