Wealthy beyond measure, yet you call me a sister-supporting-brother demon?

Zhong Langzhong and Yuansheng were both friends of Manager Cao, so the two naturally became acquainted.

Zhong Langzhong was in his forties and had a beard.

Yuan Sheng had already spoken with Doctor Zhong along the way, and they were not to reveal his relationship with Manager Cao to the Zhou family, nor to let the Zhou family know that he had money to treat his brother-in-law's illness.

Regardless of what the Zhou family says, please ask Doctor Zhong to do everything he can to save my brother-in-law. In front of the Zhou family, you can give them a general description of the illness, and tell them the details later.

Zhong Lang's heart understands the divine, every family has its own troubles.

Yuan Sheng was very quick. Zhou Yuchuan had only been home for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn when he told his mother that his uncle would come to rescue his father, but he hadn't had a chance to tell his uncle that he had become successful, let alone tell his mother about the division of the family property.

The Zhou family's wooden gate was wide open, and Yuan Sheng, without calling anyone, led Zhong Langzhong and Zhou Qingchun inside.

Zhou Changshui was shocked to see Yuan Sheng's face. Could it be that Yuan Sheng, that good-for-nothing, really came to save his brother-in-law? Zhou Yuchuan had just said that Yuan Sheng was coming, and he hadn't believed it. He didn't expect it to be true. It was like the sun had risen in the west!

Ha, what good is it if they come? The Yuan family has no money, and they still owe the Zhou family eight taels of silver.

In the end, when he saw it would cost tens of taels of silver, he abandoned Zhou Changlin and ran away! What's he pretending for now?!

Yuan Sheng glanced coldly at Zhou Changshui without saying a word. He had already heard from Yu Chuan that this guy wanted to hit his sister! He even kicked Yu Zhu! This guy was going to get a beating today. He'd better get his brother-in-law treated first, then he'd beat him up!

Zhou Changlin had been carried from the main room back to his own room. Old Man Zhou didn't want to hear his son's groans and moans; they were irritating and would stir up his guilt.

He knew this son was the most loyal and devoted, the most filial, and his wife was far better than his second son's wife. But this son was unlucky to have encountered such a thing.

Zhou Chunqiang had only one dream in his life: for someone from his family to become an official, even a minor one, so that his family could change their social standing and escape their peasant status.

His family had forty mu of land and forty-five taels of savings. Even after deducting the eight taels owed by Lao Yuan's family, they only had fifty-three taels in savings, which was barely enough for his youngest son's schooling.

Sigh, he hoped his eldest son could put himself in his father's shoes and think about things from his perspective. It wasn't that he didn't want to save him, but that he simply didn't have the ability to do so.

When Old Man Zhou heard Yuan Sheng's voice, he came out. Since Yuan Pan'er's family had come, it was not good to go too far. He also saw that the person next to Yuan Sheng was wearing a silk dress and carrying a medicine box, and he looked like a famous doctor.

Famous doctors charge high fees! Is Yuan Sheng planning to use the eight taels of silver he owes to treat Chang Lin's illness?

Didn't that eight taels of silver just go down the drain?!

Old Zhou squeezed out two tears. "Yuansheng, your brother-in-law is unlucky! Doctor Zhang said he suffered internal injuries from being hit, and it will take several hundred taels of silver to cure him. We are a peasant family, where would we get that much money! Alas! We can only leave him at home to recover."

"Keep him at home? I think it's like letting him die!" Yuan Sheng pushed Zhou Laohan's hand away. "Father-in-law, I've already heard from Yu Chuan that a few dozen taels of silver can cure him, but my brother-in-law can't do heavy work anymore. Please step aside. This is a doctor I found from Miaoshoutang. Let him take a look at my brother-in-law first."

Yuan Sheng pushed aside Old Man Zhou and led Doctor Zhong into the house.

Yuan Pan'er originally thought that her younger brother and parents would find someone to carry Changlin to the town's clinic for treatment, but she didn't expect that her younger brother would actually invite a famous doctor to their home!

Upon seeing her younger brother, Yuan Pan'er's last breath vanished instantly, and tears streamed down her face. "Yuan Bao'er, your father-in-law won't give us any money. You must help your sister. I can't watch your brother-in-law die!"

"Sister, don't panic. Let Doctor Zhong examine your husband first. We'll find a way to save him."

Zhou Changlin gestured for Yuansheng to come over, and he forced himself to say, "Yuanbao, I'm so happy you came to see your brother-in-law. Haven't you always wanted to know my secret to roasting sweet potatoes? I'll tell you today: you have to choose red-fleshed, long and thin sweet potatoes. Light a layer of coarse firewood at the bottom, then put a layer of sweet potatoes on top, and then press another layer of coarse firewood on top. When the firewood has burned out, the sweet potatoes will be roasted to perfection... Once you've learned this, you can roast them for Yufeng and the others in the future."

"Your brother-in-law hasn't taught you yet because he wanted you to ask him to bake for you more often, just like when you were little. Don't blame him..."

Yuan Sheng's eyes stung with tears. He seemed to see himself as a child, riding on his brother-in-law's shoulders, begging him to roast sweet potatoes and weave grasshoppers for him. His brother-in-law was only sixteen or seventeen then, so young! Now, his brother-in-law lay in bed, his wrinkles deep, as if he were making his final arrangements.

Yuan Sheng grasped Zhou Changlin's hand. "Brother-in-law, you should rest well first. The Zhong doctor I brought is highly skilled and will definitely be able to cure you."

Zhou Changlin gave a wry smile. It wasn't a matter of whether he could be cured or not. His parents weren't paying, so where would they get so much money for treatment? But in order not to spoil his brother-in-law's mood, he didn't say anything.

Zhong Langzhong had already begun examining Zhou Changlin. He tapped Zhou Changlin's leg and asked, "Can you feel anything?"

Zhou Changlin lay on the bed, his legs numb, but he could feel the doctor's tapping. "I can feel it." His face was pale, and cold sweat poured down his back.

Zhong Langzhong took Zhou Changlin's pulse again and confirmed that there was blood stasis in both kidneys. In addition to taking medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, he also needed to get acupuncture every day. This was a long process, and the whole treatment was estimated to cost more than four hundred taels of silver.

But if it's just to get Zhou Changlin to stand up, it only costs sixty taels of silver.

Zhong Langzhong said to Yuansheng, "If all you want is for the patient to stand up and return to a normal life, sixty taels of silver will be enough."

Yuan Sheng took out eight taels of silver and held it up in front of Old Man Zhou, saying, "My dear in-law, this is the eight taels of silver I owed you before, and I'm returning it to you now."

Before Old Man Zhou could even reach out, Yuan Sheng held up the silver in front of Doctor Zhong, saying, "Doctor Zhong, please give my brother-in-law eight taels of silver for treatment first."

Zhong Langzhong first gave Zhou Changlin some anesthetic powder to relieve his pain, and then took out silver needles to insert acupuncture needles into Zhou Changlin.

Old Zhou was furious but helpless. If he were to quarrel with Yuan Sheng over these eight taels of silver, he would not come out on top. His family had savings and land, and now that his eldest son was injured, it was unreasonable for him not to spend a single tael of silver and just watch his son die.

Although Yuan Sheng is a scoundrel and has no real skills, he's quite the talker.

Now that the eight taels of silver have been spent by the eldest son, he has done his utmost.

Zhou Changlin was given anesthetic, and his body was less in pain, and his complexion improved.

Seeing that his father had his younger brother accompanying him and that there was such a good doctor treating his father's illness, Zhou Yuchuan pulled his mother out to find an opportunity to have a private conversation.

Zhou Yuchuan pulled his mother to the grove of trees next to their house, and after carefully looking around to make sure no one was watching, he lowered his voice and said, "Mom, my uncle has money to save my dad!"