Chapter 14: Third Uncle's Son

 Chapter 14: Third Uncle's Son

Shu Yu wasn't a professional doctor, and the only things she could discern were these.

But she was certain that Lu Erbai's leg injury was definitely not as easy as that quack doctor had claimed.

She frowned, "So, it was that Yan Langzhong who treated Uncle Lu's leg?"

"Yes, it was him," the old lady said with disgust, "I knew someone with the surname Yan couldn't be trusted. This leg has been treated for a year and it still hasn't healed properly. He's truly a useless doctor who can't do anything right."

"Ahem, mother," Lu Erbai quickly coughed twice.

The old lady silenced herself immediately, realizing she couldn't speak so crudely anymore. She changed the subject and asked, "Miss Shu, can you heal my son's leg?"

Shu Yu shook her head, "If it was right after the leg was reattached, I would have been confident in knocking it off and reattaching it again. But now, it's been so long, it's better to find a specialist in bone-setting. Do you know if there's anyone around here who's skilled in this area?"

"A specialist in bone-setting?" The old lady frowned. It was Ruan shi, who had been silent all this time, who whispered, "There's a doctor surnamed Xu in our county town who is skilled in bone-setting."

The old lady glared at her, "That Dr. Xu may be good, but the fee he charges for his diagnosis is something ordinary people can't afford. Just look at our family, we can't even sell you to afford the medicine."

Ruan shi shrank her neck and fell silent immediately.

"How much is the fee?" Shu Yu asked.

"For just the diagnosis and bone-setting, without counting the cost of medicine, I heard it's this much," the old lady gestured with her hand, "How can ordinary people afford it?"

"Five taels of silver?" Shu Yu still had money on her, and Lu Erbai had injured his leg while saving her, so it was only fair that she paid for his medical fees.

The old lady nodded.

Just as Shu Yu was about to speak, they suddenly heard San Ya's scream from outside the door.

The scream only lasted for a moment before it stopped.

But everyone in the room heard it, and Shu Yu immediately ran out. Ruan shi followed closely behind, and the old lady also wanted to go out to see, but Lu Erbai struggled to get up and sat down again, feeling weak.

Shu Yu had not even run to the courtyard gate when she heard a haughty child's voice ringing out, "Hahaha, you ugly freak, you still dare to lie. Have you even looked at what your house looks like? With your poor and shabby appearance, can you even afford candy? You can only dream of drinking a sip of sweet syrup."

The words were truly deserving of a beating. As she approached, Shu Yu realized that the speaker was a chubby child who was teasing San Ya with his head shaking and hand waving, holding a piece of candy in his hand. "See, this is candy. My mother brought it back from the county for me today. It's so sweet. You've never even seen it before, have you? Not only are you an ugly freak, but you're also a liar."

San Ya sat on the ground, tears swirling in her eyes, but she kept holding back from crying out loud.

She stood up skillfully, her voice tense, although her volume was still very low, but she was very firm, "I didn't lie, I'm not a liar."

"You are, and if you say another big lie, I'll hit you."

The chubby child glared at her, twisting his big fat face and waving his hand to threaten her.

San Ya was very afraid of him and couldn't help but take a small step back.

Then she bumped into Shu Yu who was standing behind her, and she looked up in surprise.

The chubby child also noticed her, his face full of surprise, "Who are you? How did you get to my uncle's house?"

Uncle? So, this is the son of the third uncle who lives across from them?

Suddenly, Shu Yu laughed evilly at him, took out a candy, and stuffed it into San Ya's mouth right in front of the chubby child.

(End of this chapter)