The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 404 - 226

The Luo family, Aunt Luo was deeply grateful to Zhao Minghua.

"Aunt, there’s no need for formalities. You and Uncle Luo have looked after my mother-in-law’s family a lot. Neighbors should help each other. However, some problems can only be temporarily resolved; you need to find a fundamental solution to truly fix it."

It’s quite clear how to solve it: hesitating to act will only worsen the chaos.

Faced with such matters, you just go straight to their door.

"Thank you, young master, for your guidance."

Aunt Luo promptly instructed Luo Xiaogang to run and call his father.

"By the way, mom, dad has so many close friends at the pier. We don’t need to call the uncles, let’s find those pals directly."

The uncles are all getting older, stuck in their old ways, and might feel it’s embarrassing to cause a scene at the Zhaang family.

The pals, on the other hand, are different. They’re warm-hearted, and full of strength, perfectly suited for a fight.

"Then you tell your father to make the arrangements, we are going to the Zhaang family now."

Kindness will be taken for weakness; the fourth Zhaang is too disgusting. Aunt Luo could no longer bear it, and directly sent Luo Xiaogang to the pier to find men and lead the brothers to settle things with the Zhaang family.

"Mom, the child..."

Earlier, Luo Daya was scared to the point of trembling but hadn’t forgotten about the child.

It’s the flesh from her own body.

"Let’s go, since you want the child, you must muster the courage. Fight for what you want."

Aunt Luo was equally speechless about her eldest daughter, who was too honest, always giving in and enduring, letting that Zhaang family become more and more rampant, even daring to sell people.

"You’re my daughter, and I’m willing to risk my life for you. If you want your child, you must also show courage."

This lesson was deeply felt, and Aunt Luo decided to stir up her fighting spirit.

Eventually, they all will age, and can’t protect her forever.

If she doesn’t grow up, even if they bring back both children, it would only be a burden for Xiaogang and the brothers.

If you want the child, then you need to have the capability to raise and protect them.

If you can’t even fight for the child, then perhaps it’s better not to have them.

"Mom, I..."

"Don’t say anything; it’s just that sentence from before. It was your father and I being blind and marrying you off to the wrong man, we regret it, and we still have the chance to correct it." Aunt Luo said, "I will fight for our daughter; you need to protect those two children. If you want the children to escape the fate of being sold, you must strive for it yourself."

Luo Daya bit her lip hard.

She was afraid!

"Your father and I will be your strong backing. Do what you want to boldly. Don’t worry; the Zhaang family will not dare touch you."

Aunt Luo had such confidence because Xiaogang was right; the pier is never short of brothers.

At Xiao Family Pier, Uncle Luo was giving a massage to a brother.

"Brother Luo, your medicinal wine is really effective. A few days ago, my knees hurt so much I couldn’t walk, and my back wouldn’t stretch. After you applied the medicine and massaged me, I feel about seventy to eighty percent better. After a few more days of recovery, I can draw fiber down the river again."

"Xiao Zhong, back then, I also worked hard like that." Uncle Luo advised while massaging, "Later on, I realized that though we have to work, our health is still our own, so take it easy. Otherwise, not only can’t you earn money, you’ll have to endure suffering, becoming a burden to the entire family."

Middle age is a time particularly susceptible to harm.

With elders above and children below, everyone relies on you, and if you really fall, it’s a disaster.

"Your body should be nurtured for at least another two months."

"Ah, Brother Luo, I’d like to nurture it, but I can’t do anything about it. My parents are seriously ill without money for doctors, my wife is about to deliver and we don’t even have the money for a midwife..."

In short, everywhere he turned, he needed money, yet he couldn’t earn any.

It was truly worrying him to death.

"What’s your mother’s situation?"

Uncle Luo remembered that his mother was a lady married from Shuikou Village, about ten years older than him, not yet fifty but already gravely ill, which was not a good sign.

"My mom’s stomach hurts, and her abdomen grows bigger each year."

It’s really embarrassing to talk about.

His father passed away thirteen years ago, yet his mother’s stomach grew bigger, causing many rumors in the village, suggesting she was undiscriminating.

At first, he suspected that his mother was doing something disgraceful.

She was so angry she swore to the heavens, saying if she had done anything shameful, the stomach couldn’t hide it, and she wanted to see what might come out.

Consequently, year after year passed, and her belly grew without anything emerging, now hard as an iron block, like a drum, causing her excruciating pain, letting everyone know it was a sickness.

Unfortunately, they had no money to visit a doctor.

"Why are you so misguided? This should have been treated long ago!"

Uncle Luo was deeply hurt; often small illnesses spiral into major diseases, with serious ones directly costing lives.

"Initially, everyone suspected my mom..."

Did he not know his own mother’s character?

Not trusting his own mother, what kind of son was that?

"I regret it dearly now; I’ve looked for two doctors and both said it’s incurable, suggesting an appointment with Doctor Xiao, a female doctor. I asked around, but no one knows where Doctor Xiao is."

"Doctor Xiao, female doctor?" Uncle Luo asked, "Could you be referring to Doctor Xiao’s granddaughter?"

"Yes, yes, exactly, people said she is Doctor Xiao’s granddaughter. Aren’t the Imperial Physicians all in the Capital? Where would I find the granddaughter of an Imperial Physician?"

What could Uncle Luo say?

He could only remark on his ignorance.

During the tumultuous exclusion of the Xiao family’s clan, he somehow hadn’t heard anything?

The fact that the third young master of Hundred Herbs Hall Zhao family married Doctor Xiao’s granddaughter, was unknown to him? 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Xiao Zhong, it’s your lucky day to meet me." Uncle Luo said, "Doctor Xiao lives right next door to me. I’ll inquire when I return and see when she might be available for you to bring your mom for treatment."

"Really? Brother Luo, is Doctor Xiao really living next door to you?"

"Of course. Well, not quite; to be exact, her mother’s family lives next door." Uncle Luo said, "I’ll help ask. She doesn’t make house calls. Seeking medical help requires a proper approach; you must come to her."

"But my mom can’t walk anymore?"

"Carry her, surely two people can lift her?"

"True, I’ll carry her to your place then."

"Not at my place; it’s next door. Anyway, Doctor Xiao must be there at a suitable time, that’s all dependent on fate."

"I’m just afraid my mother won’t wait until then..."

This lad, forget it, as a good person, Uncle Luo will go all the way and ask when he returns.

"Dad, Dad, something’s happened." Luo Xiaogang ran swiftly, "Dad, the Zhaang family wants to sell my sister."

"What?"

The damn wretch, it’s outrageous, who gave him the guts!