CHAPTER 86: CHAPTER 86: REGRET

Aunt Qin looked at her, "You don’t know? Doctor Gu has cured Ah Tie’s illness!"

Mrs. Chen said in surprise, "I really didn’t know."

At this moment, Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Zhou in the main house could hear the commotion in the courtyard clearly, and Mr. Jiang’s brows furrowed again.

Ah Tie’s sore was indeed a stubborn ailment, yet it’s been cured. Da Lang’s wife’s medical skills are truly exceptional!

A deep feeling of regret filled Mr. Jiang’s chest.

He was already calculating in his head, if Gu Yunjiao could write a prescription a day, that would be three taels of silver a month!

In a year, that’s at least thirty-six taels of silver!

If she’s lucky enough to come across a wealthy client, she could earn even more silver!

Outside, Mrs. Chen pulled Yun Jiao, "Come on, let’s go take a look."

Gu Yunjiao followed Mrs. Chen and Aunt Qin outside.

Yang and Liu, who were originally sewing in the courtyard, exchanged a glance, put down their work, and followed along.

Along the way, they encountered quite a few people, all having heard about the commotion at Ah Tie’s house and heading to see the spectacle.

Now during this farm downtime, everyone seemed to be bored at home, treating this spectacle like a market fair.

Ah Tie’s house wasn’t far, and upon arrival, there were already many people standing inside and outside the courtyard.

Seeing Gu Yunjiao arrive, someone shouted, "Doctor Gu is here!"

The crowd instantly parted to make way, and Gu Yunjiao noticed that many were looking at her with a sense of reverence.

Upon entering the courtyard, she saw Ah Tie kneeling on the ground, while a woman with high cheekbones was pointing at him and scolding.

Next to her, a middle-aged man bowed his head, saying nothing.

The woman spat as she spoke, "You heartless wretch, raised with such difficulty, now when you can finally contribute to the family, you’d rather be a servant for someone else than help your own family."

"I spit, if I had known this, I wouldn’t have given you even a grain of rice, should’ve let you starve!"

At this point, Ah Tie glanced back at Gu Yunjiao, his face turning red with embarrassment.

The woman followed his gaze to Gu Yunjiao and snorted coldly, "What? Here to demand silver?"

Gu Yunjiao was confused, "Demand silver? Demand silver for what?"

The woman rolled her eyes, "If not for silver, why are you here?"

"This little bastard asked his father for silver, saying you cured his illness and needed to pay the consultation fee."

"If he doesn’t get the fee, he said he’d sell himself to you!"

Gu Yunjiao was about to say she didn’t want the consultation fee, but then shut her mouth.

Having just been disgusted by Ma Dajiao, she couldn’t say that in front of all these people.

Otherwise, more would come requesting free treatment.

If she refused to treat them, it would only invite resentment.

Gu Yunjiao helplessly glanced at Ah Tie, pressing her lips together.

Seeing Gu Yunjiao staying silent, the woman assumed she agreed, and cursed at Ah Tie even more fiercely, "Want silver, huh? Old lady here doesn’t have a coin!"

"I really don’t know how you have the face to ask for silver!"

Ah Tie suddenly raised his head from the ground, looked around, and said, "Would someone kindly call Zhao Lizheng, I have something to say."

A loafer responded, "I’ll call him, I’m a fast runner."

The woman continued cursing, "What good will calling Zhao Lizheng do? Can he give you silver, or force me to give up silver?"

Aunt Qin raised her voice, "Da Gen’s wife, say less, paying for treatment is only right!"

The woman spat, "Who asked her to treat? Who begged her to cure Ah Tie or what?"

"She wanted to meddle, who can she blame!"