After Mrs. Chen left, Mr. Jiang started to ponder.
Was it a mistake to split the family?
Even if San Lang can no longer beco an official, Da Lang’s wife can earn silver!
If they hadn’t been separated, wouldn’t the whole family be able to enjoy at together now?
That girl probably still has quite a bit of silver left with her!
Mr. Jiang felt a bit regretful, sighed once, and went back to his room with the smoking pipe.
Just after lunch, Gu Yunjiao was reading a dical book under the window when she heard soone in the courtyard call out, "Is Doctor Gu ho?"
Gu Yunjiao stood up and walked to the door, seeing a woman looking at her with a smile.
Gu Yunjiao nodded at her, "Do you have business with ?"
The woman said boldly, "I heard that you don’t charge for dical consultations?"
"I’ve had a headache these past two days, can you take a look at ?"
She heard from Aunt Qin that Doctor Gu has a good heart, cured Ah Tie’s head sores, and didn’t charge him any silver out of sympathy, not even for the dicine.
Ah Tie’s stepmother is a tough woman, everyone knows she wouldn’t spare money for Ah Tie’s treatnt.
Hearing Aunt Qin’s words, the woman was moved and ca to seek treatnt.
Gu Yunjiao was amused in anger.
Whether Guihua or Ah Tie, she did not charge them because she truly pitied them, not expecting people would purposely co to take advantage!
It felt as if they weren’t seeking dical treatnt but coming to claim free eggs.
She said flatly, "Who said I don’t charge for dical consultations?"
"Twenty coins for the pulse diagnosis, and one silver if you need a prescription."
"If you want to see a doctor, please pay the silver first, ma’am."
The woman was startled, then spat heavily to the side, "What’s this nonsense!"
"Who’d pay you twenty coins? Don’t I know to go to Doctor Xu in town? He only charges ten!"
Gu Yunjiao gave a light smile, "Then you should go to Doctor Xu."
At this mont, Mrs. Chen ca out from the house and scolded the woman, "Ma Dajiao, have you no sha, taking advantage and coming to my ho? Get out, or I’ll chase you away with a broom!"
Ma Dajiao was sowhat afraid of Mrs. Chen, having fought with her once before, where Mrs. Chen pulled out two tufts of her hair while remaining unscathed herself.
She spat on the ground before leaving.
Mrs. Chen pulled Gu Yunjiao into the house, "What kind of people are these!"
"From now on, even if they’re neighbors, you must charge silver for seeing patients."
"People like Guihua, who know better, are an exception, but for soone like Ma Dajiao, taking advantage is never enough!"
Gu Yunjiao nodded, "Hmm, it won’t happen again."
Just then, from the west wing, Mrs. Yang shouted at Gu Yunjiao, "You just said it’s only twenty coins for a consultation? Why did you charge a tael of silver last ti?"
Gu Yunjiao responded, "Bone setting costs a tael," and went back inside.
Mrs. Yang was still muttering sothing about a black-hearted nature at the doorway, and Mrs. Chen gave her a hard glare before she cursed and went inside.
Gu Yunjiao had just picked up her book when Aunt Qin stord into the courtyard and shouted at her open window, "Doctor Gu, hurry and take a look, Ah Tie has started a fight with his father and stepmother."
Gu Yunjiao ca out of the house, eyes wide, "They’re fighting, what am I supposed to do?"
Aunt Qin slapped her thigh, "Look at , not finishing my sentence."
"Ah Tie told his father he wants to sell himself to serve you as a slave for life to repay your kindness, which caused the dispute."
Mrs. Chen, hearing this, also put down her needlework and ca out of the house, "What’s happened to this child, Ah Tie?"
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