After selling myself, I became the head of the family

Chapter 87 Hope
  Watching them leave, Grandma Cai immediately stood up from the stool when no more noise was heard.

It's really boring to stay in the house all day.

The afternoon before yesterday, she went to the Yamen to do errands. On the way back, she met an old woman about the same age as herself and accidentally fell down. She went over to pull her up.

After asking, I found out that she was the resident of the yard next door to my house.

Seeing that it had been more than three months since they moved here and they hadn't met each other before, the two of them immediately became familiar with each other as soon as they chatted.

After picking up the sewing basket and making sure that they were far away, Grandma Cai tiptoed to the next door with the sewing basket.

Mrs. Chu is already fifty-six years old this year, only two years younger than Grandma Cai.

She had a difficult life. She lost her husband in her early years and her children in her middle age. Even her only grandchild accidentally drowned in the river six years ago.

She was a little old lady who stayed at home all day and didn't want to go out. Two days ago, there was really no food at home, so she went out to buy some. But on the way back, she couldn't stand still and fell over. If she hadn't met someone at home, Aunt Cai is afraid that she will also fall ill.

When she heard the noise, Mrs. Chu was happy and hurriedly opened the courtyard door.

Her yard is smaller than the Lu family's, and there is a large vegetable patch beside the courtyard wall. The vegetables she eats on weekdays are all picked from her own small vegetable patch.

It can be regarded as very economical.

"Sister Cai, you're here. Come in and sit down."

"Why are you waiting for me in the yard today? It's so cold today."

Aunt Cai pulled her into the house while talking.

"I just waited for a while and you came."

Mrs. Chu had a smile on her face, and the two old ladies were sitting in the main room, talking and laughing while embroidering something in their hands.

It has been snowing these days, but the weather is slightly warmer than before.

Pushing Lu Xingzhou, Su Yueyue remained silent all the way, worried that something would happen to Aunt Cai at home alone.

"Yueyue, what's wrong with you?"

Sensing that her mood was not quite right, Lu Xingzhou asked.

"I'm just worried that something will happen to Grandma Cai at home alone."

"Don't worry, she must have gone to the yard next door. But Mrs. Chu is not a bad person. Instead of just letting grandma stay at home, it is better to let her go and chat with Mrs. Chu."

Ever since Aunt Cai had an accident a few days ago, Su Yueyue stopped letting her work.

This also caused Grandma Cai to stay at home all day with nothing to do. It was freezing outside and there was no place to go out. Now she met a neighbor, which was a good way for her to relax.

"Ok."

The little girl puffed her cheeks and said hesitantly.

"Sir, have your legs been feeling better these past two days?"

Knowing that the young master's leg could still be cured, and that Doctor Ma asked him to stop taking medicine, Su Yueyue felt something was wrong.

I'm afraid there's something fishy in the medicine the young master has been drinking for so long.

"It's not much different from before."

Recalling the soreness and swelling when Doctor Ma gave him the injection three days ago, Lu Xingzhou still felt a little hopeful.

My legs have been numb for almost a year.

If Doctor Ma could really cure it, he didn't know what would happen.

"Don't worry, Master. Doctor Ma is very powerful. He will definitely find a way."

The young master is also a good person, and she also hopes that his leg can be cured so that he can continue to ride horses in the future.

However, there are few horses in Qingshui Town, and there is no way to raise them in the courtyard.

I guess it's okay to ride a donkey or a mule.

When they arrived at the hospital, the little medicine boy saw them coming and immediately welcomed them into the backyard.

"Ms. Su, Mr. Lu. You guys rest here for a while, the master will be here soon."

"Okay, thank you."

Su Yueyue nodded and then sat aside.

This room should be used for entertaining guests on weekdays.

Looking around the surrounding environment, Lu Xingzhou felt a little nervous for no reason.

Can his leg still be cured... After waiting for a while, Doctor Ma pushed the door in with a set of silver needles.

"Doctor Ma."

Just as Su Yueyue was about to stand up, Doctor Ma raised his hand to stop him.

"You're welcome, Mrs. Su. I have something important to tell you today."

After saying that, Doctor Ma's eyes fell on Lu Xingzhou.

After all, this matter is related to him. Whether or not Mrs. Su knows about it depends on his own wishes.

"Doctor Ma, just tell me." The young man's fingertips holding the heater were slightly white, and his tone was a little nervous.

"If that's the case, then I'll just tell you."

After taking out the ointment and dregs of medicine that he had taken from Lu Xingzhou and placing them on the table, Doctor Ma spoke slowly.

"Mr. Lu, Madam Su, I have checked these two things carefully.

The formula for this ointment is really rare, but it doesn’t apply to you.

Your legs are not seriously injured. Applying this ointment to your skin every day will make your legs unable to have enough energy and blood to flow. It will also gradually numb your legs. Over time, your legs will naturally become numb. Your legs are atrophied and you can't walk, and although the decoction won't damage your body's fundamentals, if you take it for a long time, it will gradually make you weak and weak, and it can shorten your lifespan unknowingly.

If I guessed correctly, the young master should have stopped taking ointments and decoctions for a period of time, right? "

"Yes."

Lu Xingzhou was silent for a long time before nodding.

Because of what happened to his father, the Lu family was sealed off and he had nowhere to go.

I stopped taking the medicine for two months.

"That must be a coincidence. If you continue to drink this medicine for ten months, sir, it will be difficult for your legs to recover.

I am afraid that in the end, in order to save my life, I will have to amputate my limbs. "

Doctor Ma shook his head. He didn't know why Mr. Lu would encounter such a thing.

Both of these formulas are extremely powerful.

It can achieve the goal without being noticed, and there will be no obvious impact.

Even the decoction will make the user's condition better in the first half year to confuse them.

Someone who can write such a prescription must be a very powerful person.

"Doctor Ma, can my leg still be cured?"

Grandma Cai had to beg for the ointment and prescription with great difficulty, and spent more than two hundred taels of silver.

If this is really the case, those people not only wanted to die without anyone noticing, but they also had the idea to defraud Grandma Cai out of all the money she had from the beginning.

Who on earth has such a big hatred against him?
  "Of course it's okay, but it will take a little longer. I just don't know what the relationship between Madam Su and you is?"

Doctor Ma paused and then asked.

"I am the young master's maid. If there is anything you need, just ask Doctor Ma."

Su Yueyue also became a little excited when she heard that his leg could be cured.

As long as the young master's leg can be cured, what else does it matter?
  "In this case, it is convenient. From now on, you will take Mr. Lu to the hospital for acupuncture every day. Every half a month counts as a course of treatment, and then every night you will boil a basin of hot water for him to soak in. Try to soak the entire calf in it, and after soaking it for two-quarters of an hour, rub it and press it. You must persist to achieve the effect."

Hearing this, Lu Xingzhou suddenly turned red.

"Okay, I've written it all down. Doctor Ma, is there anything else that needs attention?"

"The diet should not be too spicy. After completing a course of treatment, we should start to let him find ways to move around."

Doctor Ma said with a smile.

"Doctor Ma, is there anything else that can be done about Grandma Cai's illness?"

After hesitating for a while, Su Yueyue finally asked about her worries.

"This... in short, let her drink the medicine every day. The best thing is to make her happy on weekdays. The rest can only depend on fate."

Doctor Ma shook his head, equally helpless.

He had no other choice.

(End of this chapter)