A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 77 Don't Treat Us Like Fools

The old doctor showed no mercy, and before leaving, he glanced at Grandmother Jia and said, "This old lady looks so energetic. If you want me to examine her, I can say with certainty that she is not injured at all."

Grandmother Jia was so angry that she jumped up and tried to scratch the old doctor.

Fortunately, the old doctor, despite his age, was agile and dodged it in an instant.

Everyone looked at Grandmother Jia, who had jumped up: ...

Jia Yi's face turned ashen, and he roared, "Mother!"

Grandmother Jia then realized what she had done and quickly clutched her back, saying, "Ouch, ouch, my old back!"

This time, however, no one believed her anymore.

"Since there's nothing else, we'll be going."

Grandmother Jia wanted to jump to Jiang Mingyun's side and pull her away. Of the three, Jiang Mingyun was the youngest girl with little offensive ability and the easiest to approach.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Hanzhang suddenly pulled Jiang Mingyun away.

Grandmother Jia bumped into the carriage and immediately cried out in pain, "Ouch!"

She reached up and touched her face, saw that her hands were covered in blood, and immediately fainted to the ground.

Li Xianda hurriedly explained to the people around him, "Everyone must testify for us that the old lady jumped up and bumped into the carriage herself, it has nothing to do with us."

Just kidding. Even though I have money, I really don't want to spend any of it on this old woman. She's just disgusting.

Jia Yi, his face grim, stepped forward to support his mother, saying, "Young Prince, my mother was injured because of you all. We can't just let this go, can we?"

What do you want?

“You are Xinyi’s brother, so I won’t make things too difficult for you. Just give us five taels of silver (one tael of silver is about five thousand yuan), and then call Xinyi over. That will settle the matter.”

Zhou Hanzhang was speechless, looking at him as if he were an idiot. "What does this have to do with Sister Xinyi?"

“I’m going to marry her anyway, so shouldn’t I come and see her now that her mother-in-law is injured? Besides, if it weren’t for Xinyi, I wouldn’t have let this go so easily.”

Jiang Mingyun finally couldn't hold back any longer and, ignoring all attempts to stop her, said, "You're utterly shameless! Sister Xinyi hasn't even married you yet, so what kind of mother-in-law is she?"

“Miss Jiang, what you’re saying is quite strange. My mother was already injured by your carriage, and now she’s been knocked unconscious by your carriage again. I’m only asking you for some medical expenses because of Xinyi. Otherwise, I would have already asked the authorities to come and make a judgment.”

Jiang Mingyun was about to speak when Zhou Hanzhang stopped her.

Zhou Hanzhang shook his head at her, and Jiang Mingyun reluctantly stepped back.

Zhou Hanzhang maintained a friendly demeanor towards Jia Yi, saying, "Young Master Jia is right. Even if it were a dog that had run into us, we would still pay for its treatment out of humanitarian spirit, let alone a human being."

How about this, I'll send a doctor to your home to take care of your mother day and night until she's fully recovered. It's not that I'm unwilling to spend money; you know our Zhou family isn't short of cash. My main concern is that if the money isn't enough and the treatment isn't successful, your mother might suffer long-term health problems. Wouldn't that be terrible?

"By the way, if you're going to say that you didn't call the authorities because of Sister Xinyi, then I have to have a good talk with you. How can you do this just because Sister Xinyi and I are close?"

"Wouldn't this leave room for gossip? What if, after Xinyi marries into your family, you use this to manipulate her?"

Zhou Hanzhang's few words revealed the dark thoughts hidden in their hearts.

"Hey, why are you saying so much to them? Let's call the authorities. Let them decide. If it really is our fault, we'll not only pay compensation, but also hire two doctors to watch over her day and night, and hire two or three maids to clean up after this old woman."

Li Xianda was getting impatient. It was a problem that could be solved with money, but they had to make such a fuss.

In such a short time, he doesn't even know how much money he can earn.

Just as he was about to order someone to go to the yamen, Jia Yi's mind skipped a beat.

"Forget it, let's not make a fuss about it."

Grandmother Jia had already woken up, but was still pretending to be unconscious. As soon as she heard Jia Yi say that he would not hold it against her, she immediately started groaning.

"Oh, this old woman is awake? Perfect, let's all go to the yamen together, so that others won't think we've bullied you poor people. We're very reasonable."

"What? The yamen? I'm not going to the yamen, I'm not going to the yamen!" Grandmother Jia shook her head desperately.

Zhou Hanzhang pretended to be troubled, "What should we do? You don't want to see a doctor, and you don't want to go to the government office. People who don't know the situation might really think you're trying to extort money from us."

Jia Yi forced a smile, "Young Prince, you jest. We just don't want things to get too ugly, after all, our relationship is like this..."

Zhou Hanzhang looked at him with a half-smile, "What is our relationship? Don't talk to me about Sister Xinyi. Let me tell you, even if your mother is gone now, it has nothing to do with my Sister Xinyi. Don't try to use our relationship with Sister Xinyi to drag her into this."

Even Jia Yi, who was usually slow to react, began to understand at this point. "Do you know why Xin Yi won't see me?"

"I know, isn't it that you can't see each other before the wedding? I heard that if you do, it'll bring bad luck to your husband?"

Zhou Hanzhang looked at Li Xianda as he spoke, "Is there such a saying?"

"I'm not married either, so I don't know. But a while ago, a man who was about to get married suddenly died. I wonder if that's the reason?"

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia no longer bothered to feign weakness. "That won't do! What if she kills you? Let's just bear with it for now; it won't even be a month."

"Oh, old woman, you're alright now?" Li Xianda said mockingly, looking at the lively and energetic Grandmother Jia.

"Ouch, my head...it hurts so much." Grandmother Jia leaned against Jia Yi.

Jia Yi lowered his head, and after a long while, he looked up at Jiang Mingyun. "My mother is still bleeding from her head. Could you please lend me a handkerchief to bandage her up?"

Logically speaking, they should have given it to them if they had it, right?

"Excuse me, I don't have a handkerchief." Jiang Mingyun can be impulsive at times and her mind isn't always sharp, but she's not brainless.

Why would I take her handkerchief for no reason? Who knows what I'll do with it later?

There are so many things you can do with a handkerchief.

Jia Yi: ...

"Let's go straight to the clinic. As for Sister Xinyi, you're getting married soon, and she's still at home embroidering her wedding dress, so she can't come out to see you."

Zhou Hanzhang really didn't want to argue with them any longer, so he simply tossed two taels of silver over and said, "Don't treat others like fools. From now on, look around when you walk, and don't bump into people you shouldn't. Others aren't as easy to talk to as we are."