The rural doctor is busy with farming, and her abstinent husband can't bear it

She is smart and hardworking. Because her mother is weak, she has shouldered a lot of the family burden since she was young. It is really heartbreaking that such an excellent child has encountered many setbacks in blind dating because of her appearance. "

Xie Qifen's words were full of sympathy and concern for Dandan's situation.

Although Su Yu did not fully agree with the idea that marriage is the only standard of happiness, in a place where traditional concepts are deeply rooted, it is indeed considered a big deal for a woman to be unmarried. She chose to remain silent and respect the local customs and practices of this land.

However, the information Xie Qifen accidentally revealed caught Su Yu's attention: "You said her mother is not in good health, do you know what the specific illness is?"

She demanded, a hint of concern in her tone.

Xie Qifen recalled, a trace of fear flashing across her eyes: "We don't know what disease it was exactly. We only know that a few years ago, when we were washing clothes by the river, she suddenly had difficulty breathing and her face turned blue. It took a long time for her to recover. We were really scared at the time. Because she was weak and couldn't do heavy work, she seldom went out in recent years, so the opportunities to meet her were naturally less."

Xie Qifen's narration paints a heartbreaking picture. The pain and helplessness of walking on the brink of life and death are enough to make anyone feel the same.

Su Yu pondered secretly in his heart, and his previous doubts suddenly became clear.

It turned out that Dandan was always accompanied by her father when she went to see a doctor because the women in the family were in poor health and it was inconvenient for them to go out.

Judging from the symptoms described by Xie Qifen, this condition is quite similar to asthma and has been lingering for many years.

It seems that it is time to find a suitable opportunity to personally diagnose and treat the illness of the mother I have never met.

After all, we must find an opportunity to repay the kindness of this world, even if it is as small as the friendship of a chicken.

After saying goodbye to Xie Qifen, I returned home, only to see Xie Xinghua had returned and was busy in the kitchen, humming a little tune with joy.

Seeing Su Yu enter the house, Xie Xinghua took the initiative to speak: "My brother said he would come to help me repair the kitchen tomorrow. If you don't have any plans to go out, why don't you accompany me to the town to buy wood."

Su Yu agreed readily and began to process the chicken skillfully, dividing it into small, even pieces, frying it until golden brown to lock in the gravy, and then simmering it over low heat.

Soon, a rich aroma of chicken filled the entire yard, attracting the neighborhood children to gather around, staring eagerly, drooling.

After the chicken was stewed until tender, Su Yu put all the cleaned wild mushrooms into the soup and cooked them together. Now, the aroma became more intense, as if the air was filled with the scent of happiness.

Wild mushrooms are not uncommon in this mountainous area, but the children have never tried stewing them with delicious chicken. The aroma is so delicious that they make them salivate.

Each of these mushrooms has been carefully screened by Jiang Ziling to ensure they are safe and harmless.

He had thought that after the last lesson, he would never touch wild mushrooms again in his life, but now the fragrance was so strong, and since it was non-toxic, wouldn't it be a waste of this gift from nature if he didn't eat it?

At the dinner table, stewed chicken with mushrooms became a favorite of everyone's taste buds, and praises were endless.

Su Yu tasted the long-lost delicacy with a satisfied smile on his face.

However, this happy scene sounded like a harsh mockery to the two elders of the Jiang family.

Jiang Xunzhong felt a little regretful and regretted breaking up with Jiang Ziling.

He thought, if everything remained the same, no matter what their relationship was, at least when he, the father, stepped into the door, there would always be a treat waiting for him.

Zhao just snorted coldly at his complaints and ignored them.

In her opinion, Jiang Xunzhong's hypocrisy was extreme. When the village director asked for his opinion, he remained silent and tacitly agreed to sever ties. But now he turned around and blamed her.

Knowing that he was just jealous of others enjoying delicious food, Zhao responded casually: "It's just chicken stewed with mushrooms. Give me the money and I will buy a chicken to stew it tomorrow."

She searched through all the boxes and cabinets but couldn't find where the old man hid the silver.

Right now, she only wanted to get back the money that belonged to her. As for that man, she no longer had any attachment to him.

Sixty taels were enough for her and Dazhuang to live the rest of their lives in peace, not to mention that now they had an unexpected income.

Zhao's mind was calculating, but Jiang Xunzhong was unmoved. He said perfunctorily, "The silver is heavy, it will be inconvenient for you to carry. I will change it into small change tomorrow, and you can go buy it later."

Zhao was unwilling to give in, but she could only suppress it temporarily and wait for the next opportunity.

She would never give up any possibility of finding silver.

After dinner, Su Yu continued as usual, giving acupuncture treatment to the patients in the village.

Although she agreed to Xie Xinghua's request, she planned to visit Aunt Li first, so she went to bed early and planned to get up early the next morning.

As the morning light appeared, Su Yu had indeed gotten up early and came to Uncle Li's door. She was still greeted by Uncle Li's familiar smile.

However, Aunt Li's attitude changed dramatically. She became as cold as a stranger, completely different from her enthusiasm yesterday.

Su Yu was stunned by the sudden indifference. Yesterday's closeness seemed like a dream, but today he was only met with indifference.

She secretly speculated that perhaps Aunt Li had just experienced a baptism of life and was exhausted both physically and mentally, unable to maintain the most basic courtesy, so she didn't mind too much.

Removing his hand from Aunt Li's wrist, Su Yu calmly informed her, "The condition is fine now. In the next few days, drink more water to help expel the remaining toxins in your body. There is no need for me to come back for a follow-up check."

This was originally a doctor's instinctive advice, but it elicited an unhappy response from Aunt Li: "It's best not to come. We can't afford such an expensive doctor."

There was a sense of displeasure and rejection in his words.

Su Yu's face darkened instantly, and then as if she realized something, she frowned slightly, and the unhappy expression was obviously caused by the extra one or two taels of silver.

"Qiaozhi..."

Just when the atmosphere became subtle, Uncle Li quickly spoke up, trying to stop his wife from continuing speaking. There was a hint of apology in his eyes, and then he turned to Su Yu and forced out an apologetic smile.

"Miss Su Yu, don't take it personally. She is just outspoken and has no sense of propriety when speaking."

Su Yu glanced at Zhao Qiaozhi lightly. Although the latter was no longer speaking, her eyes seemed to be saying silently: My words may be rough, but my logic is sound.

She has always been outspoken and not too scheming. That one or two taels of silver is indeed not a small amount of money. Although it is not as precious as life, if she really loses her life, how can she talk about whether she feels sad or not.

Now, having lost the capital on which she depended for survival, she felt a genuine pain in her heart.

Although she knew it was inappropriate to mention this matter in person, the unhappiness in her heart was hard to suppress.

I originally thought that Su Yu would be angry about this, or return the money in anger, or even cause a breakdown in the relationship between the two families.