HCB Chapter 243 Can't Walk
Chapter 243 Can't Walk
"Ten taels is fine. I know you are a doctor. Go and check on them both." Old man Li was still unwilling to compromise easily and tried his best to maximize his own interests.
"After the severance of the relationship, they and I are strangers. Why should I go to treat their illnesses? And with my medical skills, your ten taels of silver are not enough for me to see them."
What a joke, it was she who made Li Laosi mute, and now she goes to treat him, isn't that just looking for trouble? As for Li Boss, it can only be said that he has done too many bad things and now he is getting his retribution.
Seeing Li Xiaoxiao's attitude, Old Man Li knew that he wouldn't gain any advantage if he continued talking, so he had to agree in the end.
As soon as he agreed, Li Xiaoxiao took out a piece of paper from her arms, on which was written the specific details of breaking off the engagement, and slammed it on the table.
Then he shouted to the waiter, "Go and get the ink."
Looking at the white paper on the table, which was densely covered with words, Old Man Li didn't know what words to use to describe his current mood.
It turned out that Li Xiaoxiao had predicted that he would come, so she wrote the severance document early.
Li Xiaoxiao knew everything that happened since they left the restaurant yesterday, including where they stayed at night.
So since she knew that Old Man Li would come to see her, she decided to write the severance document in advance, which would save her a lot of trouble.
Old man Li didn't know what was written on it, so Li Dahai took the initiative to pick it up and read it to him very fluently.
"Dahai, when did you learn to read?" Li Dahai read out all the content.
"I started learning it when I was in Jiunu County, and now I know quite a few words." Li Dahai answered in a low voice, with indescribable loneliness.
Old man Li didn't say anything else. He carefully recalled the document of severing the marriage that Li Dahai had just read. There was one point in it that he was quite satisfied with.
The above content reads as follows: he and Old Lady Li will each be given four taels of silver every year, but there is a clause that if one of them is no longer around, then only one person will be given four taels.
The previous division document stated that five taels of silver would be given per year, which was three taels of silver more than that. Old man Li happily put his fingerprint on it.
In fact, this document of severance of marriage was discussed by Li Xiaoxiao and Li Dahai last night. As for why each of them had to give four taels of silver, there was a reason for that.
From their attitude towards Old Lady Li yesterday, it can be seen that Old Lady Li is not living a happy life now. If she is given four taels of silver a year, Liu and Jiang will at least consider the money and will not torture her too much.
As long as she could be saved, it would be good enough. Even after the severance of the relationship, Li Dahai still hoped that his mother could live well.
Li Xiaoxiao didn't care at all. It would only bring her an extra three taels of silver a year, and it could completely get rid of the Li family's troubles. Why not do it?
Although they were unable to call Li Xiaoxiao to treat them, the ten taels of silver were enough. They took the silver directly to the clinic and invited an old doctor to the inn.
The old doctor had a gray beard. He first checked Li Dajiang's leg and then shook his head: "You probably won't be able to walk with this leg anymore. Be prepared."
Upon hearing the old doctor's words, Liu couldn't help but burst into tears and squatted on the ground: "What sin have I committed? God, will you let me live? You are all so troublesome."
Mrs. Liu was really sad. Her daughter Li Jiaojiao married such a man, and her son was so old but still hadn't found a wife. Now Li Dajiang had become like this. Thinking about the future, she felt more bitter than eating Coptis chinensis.
Li Dajiang, who was lying on the bed, had anticipated this result a long time ago, but when the doctor said it, he felt distressed. As a grown man, he didn't want to cry like Liu.
I could only cry silently in my heart. What else could he do in the future after breaking a leg? He studied poetry and books for decades, but ended up like this.
After the doctor cleaned his wound and bandaged it carefully, he went to see Li Laosi.
I carefully took his pulse and asked him to open his mouth to see what was inside. I repeated this two or three times, but the specific cause of the disease could not be found.
The old doctor had been practicing medicine for so many years, but this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and he couldn't help but frown.
He asked carefully about what happened before the patient became unable to speak, but there was nothing suspicious in the result. Finally, the old doctor shook his head and left.
Hearing that the old doctor was leaving, Li Laosi grabbed his arm, pointed his other finger at his mouth in panic, shook his head, and then clasped his hands together and bowed to him again and again.
The meaning is self-evident. My mouth can't speak. Please take a look for me, please!
"I have never seen your condition before. I can't tell what's wrong. I can't treat you." The old doctor looked helpless. He has been practicing medicine for decades and rarely has such a difficult case. The patient is very healthy and has no disease, but he just can't speak.
"Excuse me, doctor. Is there any famous doctor in the capital who can see my son?" He only had two sons, Li Lao Da and Li Lao Si, around him. Li Lao Da was destined to be disabled, and Li Lao Si's illness must be cured.
"The doctor at Tong Ren Tang in Beijing is very good. He is a famous doctor so the consultation fee alone is ten taels of silver, and that doesn't even include the cost of the medicine." The old doctor kindly reminded them that, looking at their family, young and old, they did not look like they were rich.
"So expensive?" Old man Li hesitated. If he ordered more medicine, wouldn't his money be spent? And the old doctor in front of him had never seen this disease. Maybe this disease is a bottomless pit. In this case, he should not see him.
"Ah, ah!" Li Laosi pulled Li Laotou's clothes and shouted frantically, "Go to Tongrentang and get a doctor for me."
"Thank you for the reminder, doctor. We'll go again when our family has saved enough money." Old man Li paid the consultation fee. Seeing the condition of his two sons, the old doctor was kind enough to only accept one of them.
Old man Li thanked him again and again before sending the man away.
Seeing the old doctor walk away, Old Man Li returned to the house and closed the door. "Don't you know what's going on at home? What can I bring to get you a doctor? Why do you have to get sick when you can do nothing else?"
Li Laosi lowered his head angrily without saying a word.
"Let's go back to Jiunu County first. When I have saved enough money, I will take you to see the best doctor." Let's talk about the future later. For now, the first thing to do is to comfort Li Laosi.
Now that the issues of the two sons have been settled for the time being, there is only one thing left.