The room was instantly filled with exclamations.
"How can we not give him dicine? Grandpa might not be able to hang on without it."
The person who said this got smacked on the head, and the grandchildren then lowered their voices and whispered to each other, "If he doesn’t take his dicine, Grandpa might not last a few days."
"Is this Doctor Gu really reliable?"
Lin Shuo stood in the corner of the room, arms crossed, listening to these people gossip. He gave a sidelong glance at the young man questioning Doctor Gu’s reliability; these people always judge Doctor Gu with their ignorance.
The Family Head lightly coughed at this mont, "Stop talking, listen to what Doctor Gu says!"
Yun Jiao smiled and then continued, "Stop the dication, and after the old man regains his appetite, let him eat so at every day, focusing on fish and shrimp. Whatever he wants to eat, you make it for him. Just one thing, you need to control the portion size, not too much, about seventy percent full each al is good."
"At other tis, let the old man go outside to soak up the sun."
"As people age, they lack Yang energy in their bodies, and sunbathing can replenish so of it."
"Moreover, if the elder can move, try to encourage him to be active every day, just walking around the yard is fine."
"That’s about it; in short, follow the elder’s wishes, let him do whatever he wants, eat whatever he wants."
When people crave certain foods, it’s mostly a signal from the body, so eat if you crave, just don’t overeat.
After speaking, the room fell silent for a while.
The elder’s eldest grandson hesitantly asked, "Can this really help Grandpa live to a hundred years old?"
Yun Jiao gave him a nonchalant look and pointed upward, "That depends on fate."
The elderly man on the bed opened his eyes again at this mont and mumbled sothing indistinctly.
The Family Head quickly leaned over, "Dad, what did you say?"
The old man repeated himself with effort.
The Family Head pressed his ear to the old man’s mouth, listened, then stood up and said with a mix of tears and laughter, "My dad said, ’I told you long ago not to take dicine, but you wouldn’t listen; it’s all your fault.’
Seeing the elder still alert at this ti, Yun Jiao sat on a stool, smiled and said, "Don’t worry, as long as you stop taking the dicine and stay happy every day, you can live a year or two more."
The elder’s cloudy eyes lit up, and he clearly asked, "Really?"
Yun Jiao nodded firmly, "You are very blessed; with such filial descendants and a harmonious family, and at such an advanced age, there aren’t many like you in the world."
The elderly man grinned a toothless smile.
Yun Jiao chatted idly with the elderly man for a bit more before leaving.
Servants escorted Yun Jiao and Lin Shuo back to the main hall to sit down.
The Zhang family head and a group of grandchildren gathered in the front hall of the elder’s courtyard to discuss.
The Zhang family head said, "You’ve all heard about Doctor Gu. She cured the lady of Prince Kang Mansion and was personally invited by the Magistrate."
"My opinion is to start following what she says from today."
The eldest grandson was still hesitant, "After all, she’s just a young girl. Doctor Ye didn’t say Grandpa wasn’t sick. If we stop the dicine and Grandpa can’t catch his breath, what then?"
The second grandson suggested, "How about this, we stop the dicine first and let Doctor Gu stay the night, and see how things are in the morning."
"If Grandpa’s spirit is better, then we continue without the dicine."
"If sothing happens tonight after stopping the dicine, with Doctor Gu here, it should be alright."
This made a lot of sense, even the Family Head nodded.
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