Xie Songlin quickly called a doctor, and Xie Wanxing followed the doctor into the wing room.

In the side room, Qiuyue's mother was lying weakly on the bed. Xie Songlin asked Qiuyue to move a stool over. The doctor sat beside the bed. He gently lifted Qiuyue's mother's wrist and placed three fingers on her pulse. After a moment, he opened his eyes and carefully observed Qiuyue's mother's complexion, tongue coating and breathing condition. He frowned slightly, and a hint of worry was revealed in his expression.

The doctor spoke slowly, his voice steady yet solemn, "Judging from the pulse, there's internal heat accumulating, and the inflammation has penetrated deep into the lungs. Her face is pale, her tongue is coated with a thick, greasy coating, and her breathing is rapid and weak. This condition has been delayed for too long, and the root cause has been damaged. Auntie, I believe you've been experiencing blood in your sputum lately."

Qiuyue was shocked when she heard this. Her voice trembled and her eyes instantly filled with tears: "Mom! Are you coughing up blood? Why didn't you tell us?"

Xie Songlin, standing by, also frowned and asked anxiously, "Doctor, is there any cure?"

The doctor paused for a moment and continued, "I can only try my best to prescribe some medicine to clear away heat and resolve phlegm, and to relieve the lungs and cough. However, it's hard to predict whether it will be a complete cure."

After that, the doctor picked up a pen and carefully wrote down the prescription on the paper. As he wrote, he reminded the patient, "This medicine must be taken on time and in the correct dosage. The diet must be light and you must not overwork. Even though it is summer, you must keep warm and not let your condition worsen."

Qiuyue took the prescription with both hands, nodded repeatedly, and thanked the doctor with tears in her eyes. Xie Songlin also bowed to the doctor, paid the consultation fee, and sent the doctor out.

"Go get the medicine first." After sending the doctor away, Xie Songlin turned back and gave Qiuyue some silver and asked her to go get the medicine first.

Xie Wanxing entered another empty room, closed the door and went to the space. Because of her job, she also set up a small pharmacy at home, which kept some commonly used medicines.

She had a general understanding of Qiuyue's condition and now wanted to prescribe some medicine that would best suit her current situation. She quickly scanned the labels, silently calculating the efficacy and applicability of various medicines.

After a while, she came out of the room and put a few white pills without outer packaging into Xie Songlin's hand: "Throw it into the water and stir it. Let her drink it first."

Xie Songlin went to the small kitchen and poured a cup of hot water. He turned his back and put the pill into the water. He stirred it quickly with a spoon, and the white pill quickly dissolved in the water.

"Qiuye, your mother must be thirsty after coughing for so long. Hurry up and give her a bowl of hot water." Xie Songlin handed the bowl to Qiuye.

Qiu Ye looked at the bowl in Xie Songlin's hand and said gratefully, "Thank you, sir. I'll go now." After that, she carefully took the bowl and turned to walk towards the wing room.

Not long after, Qiuyue hurried back from outside, clutching the medicine bag she had just grabbed. She came to Xie Songlin and said a little embarrassedly, "I've spent all the money you gave me on the medicine. I'm really sorry to have caused you so much trouble. Don't worry, we will work hard in the future to pay you back."

Xie Songlin waved his hand and said, "Don't say that. It's more important to cure your mother's illness first."

Qiuyue's eyes were slightly red, and she bowed deeply to Xie Songlin again: "Master and Madam's great kindness and virtue, the three of us, mother and daughter, will never forget it. We will do our best to serve the master in the future."

Xie Songlin urged her to go to the backyard: "Okay, go and make some medicine for your mother. After she takes the medicine, let her drink some porridge. She will get better after a good rest. Don't worry."

Qiuyue went to the small kitchen in the backyard to boil medicine and saw Qiuye cooking porridge. Qian was heartbroken after hearing about the pitiful experiences of the two little girls. She cut some finely minced meat into the white porridge she cooked for Qiuye.

"Don't worry, your mother will definitely get better. Adding this minced meat to the porridge will give her more nutrition."

Qiu Ye wiped away her tears: "Thank you, Aunt Qian."

It was just about time for school to be dismissed at noon. Shen Yuxi came to the backyard and saw Qiuyue and Qiuye making medicine and porridge. "Aunt Qian, who are these two?"

Qian greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Shen, you're here! These two are Songlin's new hires, Qiuyue and Qiuye." She then introduced Qiuyue and Qiuye, "They're the teachers Songlin hired for the children. They're quite knowledgeable, and they're studying at the Hanfeng Academy across the street."

"Hello, Mr. Shen." Qiuyue and Qiuye bowed and saluted him.

"I don't deserve it, I just have a basic understanding of knowledge. Aunt Qian, I will go to teach them first, you go ahead and do your work." Shen Yuxi returned the greeting and went into the study to teach Xie Lan and the others.

Qiuyue sat by the stove, staring at the medicine pot carefully. She stretched out her fingers and gently pushed away the mist. She leaned close to the pot and sniffed it. Her slightly frown gradually relaxed: "It should be okay."

She poured the medicine into the bowl, and took out a bowl of the meat porridge cooked by Qiu Ye. She found a tray and took it into the side room to feed the medicine to her mother.

"Mother, the medicine and porridge are ready. Please get up and drink some."

Qiuyue placed the tray on the small table beside the bed, then helped her mother sit up. She blew the medicine cool and fed it to her mother spoonfully. After she finished, she picked up the bowl of porridge and began to feed her. But after just one bite, Qiuyue's mother realized something was wrong: "Ayue, did you put meat in it?"

Qiuyue was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Mom, you are so ill, the doctor said you need to supplement your nutrition, so Aunt Qian cut some minced meat for you."

Upon hearing this, Qiuyue's mother stopped drinking her porridge, her brows furrowed, her heart filled with worry: "How can you be so ignorant of etiquette, child? It's already not easy for you to take care of a burden like me, and you act so casually? What if you make the master unhappy?"

Qiuyue quickly explained, "Mother, this is the minced meat that Aunt Qian helped us cut. She is the master's sister-in-law, and both the master and the mistress are kind-hearted people. They even told me to make the porridge thicker for you."

"The master is kind-hearted, which is a blessing for us, but we cannot lose the rules. We must never act like this again in the future." Qiuyue's mother sighed. There were so many people outside who couldn't even get enough food, let alone meat. Qiuyue brought her with her, and the master dared to add meat to the porridge as soon as she arrived. Even though it was Xie Songlin's instruction, she still felt a little uneasy.

Qiuyue looked at her mother's serious expression and nodded gently. She understood her mother's concerns and knew that she should be more cautious: "Mom, I understand. I will pay more attention in the future and won't make you worry again."

Only then did Qiuyue's mother begin to eat the remaining meat porridge with peace of mind. As the hot meat porridge went into her stomach, her weak body gradually gained some strength.

Suddenly, the sound of children reading could be heard outside, but it sounded a little unclear through the empty room.

Seeing her mother's puzzled look, Qiuyue explained, "The master's children and nephews are studying here, and they have invited a teacher to teach them."

"With such a kind-hearted person in the master's family, his children will also be successful in the future."

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