Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 1357 - 1359: I’ll Pay the Two Taels of Silver

"So much?" Aunt Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise upon hearing two taels of silver.

She hadn’t expected that treating the little girl would cost two taels of silver. Two taels of silver is not a small amount.

Yang Xiaocui, who was lying on the bed, was also shocked. She didn’t expect a medical treatment to be so expensive.

"Well, who’s going to pay? I need to hurry back," the old doctor asked, but he only looked at Aunt Lan Hua. He could tell she was the mother of the sick little girl. When the girl falls ill, naturally it’s the mother who pays.

At this time, Yang Xiaocui’s third sister-in-law, who had been silent, spoke up, "Doctor, what kind of medicine is this, so expensive? You might be a swindler, saying my little sister-in-law is sick just to trick us out of silver. I suggest you save it. People like us are poorer than church mice, we can’t afford that silver."

That’s two taels of silver! Where could the family find that much silver? Even if they had it, they wouldn’t spend it on some little girl. If she eats more later, she won’t starve. That’s enough.

Upon hearing this, the old doctor’s expression changed drastically. He was invited to be the doctor and here he was, accused of being a swindler.

He had been reluctant to come to the countryside in the first place, worried about running into stingy people who couldn’t afford the silver. Just his luck, he had come across exactly such people. He replied angrily, "What nonsense are you talking? I am the resident doctor at the town’s pharmacy. Would I cheat you out of such a small amount of silver?"

"Who knows if you’re cheating or not? Treating a disease with just a few broken medicines costs so much?" Xiaocui’s third sister-in-law continued with her sarcastic comments, insisting there was no way to pay the silver, and they had no money to pay.

The old doctor nearly coughed up blood in frustration, "I won’t argue with you."

Turning to Aunt Lan Hua, he said, "You’re the child’s mother, right? Hurry up and pay the silver. I need to get back."

At this time, Aunt Lan Hua was also calculating. Could a disease treatment really be this expensive?

If her daughter’s illness is not treated, it’s probably no good. If it’s not treated, can the Yang Family still marry her off?

If spending the silver really hurt, but if it’s just hunger, then feeding her well in the future should be sufficient, right? It doesn’t seem worth spending the two taels of silver.

Just when she was having second thoughts, Xiaocui spoke up from the bed, "Doctor, for the consultation and the medicine you just brewed for me, can you count how much silver it is? Take the other medicines back; I won’t take them."

"This..." The old doctor was now in a difficult position. The little girl is malnourished and yet decides against taking medicine because of the silver issue.

Upon hearing her daughter’s words, Aunt Lan Hua blushed with embarrassment, "Daughter..."

"Mom, it’s not a big illness. The doctor said I’m just hungry. I should be fine once I eat my fill. Mom, you should give me more food in the future."

Aunt Lan Hua had been thinking the same. Now, hearing her daughter say this, she spoke up, "Doctor, please calculate the consultation fee and medicine cost."

Hearing this, the old doctor sighed, "Oh, you really, really... This child has been hungry for so many years; it’s absolutely necessary to adjust her condition."

Yang Dong, standing outside, couldn’t believe Xiaocui decided against taking the medicine because of two taels of silver. What surprised him more was that everyone in Aunt Lan Hua’s family thought this was okay. Weren’t they playing with Xiaocui’s health?

Without thinking, he shouted into the house, "Doctor, please come out. I’ll pay the two taels of silver."