Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 457: Chapter 457: Mother Zuo’s Appreciation (Extra chapter for the Dragon and Phoenix combo)
“After that, I took some emergency measures, but my medical skills are just so-so, and the old woman’s body is really weak. Out of necessity, I found a carriage and sent her to the small town.”

Zhang Peng’s footsteps unconsciously became larger.

Liu Sisi hurriedly stepped forward to keep up: “It’s my fault too. Constable Zuo was helping my sister find her child, but unexpectedly, his old mother was actually starving at home. I didn’t take care of her properly.”

“How can you blame yourself? He didn’t ask us to help take care of her either. No one could have foreseen this.”

Zhang Peng shook his head and casually asked, “By the way, where is Ye Lei? Why isn’t he here?”

Liu Sisi hadn’t come back to her senses from her chaotic thoughts, and when she heard that, she quickly raised her head: “Oh, he didn’t see you coming back, so he went back to Upper Village.”

The clinic was just diagonally across the street, so they arrived very quickly.

At the moment the clinic door was ajar, Zhang Peng took Liu Sisi and gently pulled open a door panel, then stepped over the threshold.

As soon as they entered, they saw the medicine pageboy fanning the stove fire to boil medicine, and inside the partition, there was a constantly swaying candle shadow.

Without any hesitation, Liu Sisi followed Zhang Peng’s footsteps and stepped into the small partition.

As expected, Mother Zuo was lying crookedly at the head of the bed, her face pale and her expression extremely unwell.

When Dr. He saw the two of them enter, he quickly waved them over and then led them outside.

“Dr. He, how is Mother Zuo’s condition now?”

Upon seeing him, Liu Sisi hurriedly approached and asked.

Dr. He looked up at Liu Sisi and sighed heavily.

“It’s fortunate that she was brought in on time. If this woman had delayed another day, I’m afraid there would be no hope for her. But luckily, you previously used the ginseng slice to keep her alive; it seems she wasn’t meant to die just yet! By the way, she isn’t your relative, is she?”

He still remembered her mother-in-law’s demeanor vividly and couldn’t imagine her looking like this.

As Liu Sisi hesitated to explain who Mother Zuo was, Zhang Peng quickly spoke up.

“Oh! This is the mother of one of our colleagues at the governmental office. His family is poor, and this time he happened to be on an official trip, so…”

Liu Sisi quickly added, “To be precise, he is actually helping to find my poor nephew who was sold by his own father. So, if his mother has an accident, I can’t help but feel…”

Mother Zuo slowly woke up from her drowsiness and slowly opened her eyes.

Her vision was blurry, and everything in front of her was hazy. Her memory slowly returned, and she hurriedly raised her head, trying hard to make out her surroundings.

She heard Liu Sisi’s clear voice outside.

Her voice was so familiar that it put Mother Zuo’s mind at ease for a moment.

It’s this woman again!

How could she forget her? It was the food she left that allowed her to persevere until now.

“Ah! – That’s how it is!”

Dr. He nodded in understanding.

“Since she is the mother of Third Son Di’s colleague and is helping with your family affairs, you cannot escape responsibility for this. With her condition, she will need to take some expensive medicinal materials long-term to regain her health. You’d better be prepared.”

Dr. He said this because he was considering the money issue.

These expensive medicines couldn’t be solved with a few copper coins, and the main concern was that this money would be spent on outsiders.

Back when the Di Family’s old house was on the line to save Elderly Mr. Di, the Di brothers were unwilling to spend money, and he still remembered Di Yelei beating his brothers fiercely. As a healer, he had naturally seen a lot of such things. The recent improvement in the Di Family’s situation and relocation to a small town surprised him when Di Yelei first mentioned it.

But thinking about the personality and work ethic of the couple, who were both diligent and kind-hearted and always willing to help others, it was only a matter of time before they amassed their wealth. So he was no longer surprised!

“As for the money matters, Dr. He, please rest assured. I will cover all the costs, just use whatever is needed. The most important thing is to save the old woman!”

The voice of Liu Sisi is exceptionally clear and melodious, like the singing of an oriole, especially pleasant to the ear.

Her words echoed in Mother Zuo’s ears, and miraculously comforted her.

A warm current rising from her heart instantly warmed her heart fields. She only felt extremely comfortable as this warm current settled in her chest.

They really met a kind-hearted person!

With a smile on her lips, Mother Zuo drifted back into dreamland.

“Good! With your words, I can proceed without worries! But frankly, to save this woman will cost dozens of taels of silver.”

“Thank you, Elder He, for your hard work!” Liu Sisi hurriedly bowed in thanks.

When the soup medicine arrived, Liu Sisi carried it to feed Mother Zuo, who had no resistance as she recognized her voice.

“Aunt Zuo, please put your mind at ease and live here for now. This is a clinic, and Dr. He is a world-renowned doctor. In the early years, he even treated His Majesty. But due to mourning for a family member, he returned to Macheng County. His medical skills are top-notch, so please feel free to stay here. If you need anything, just ask!”

As Liu Sisi spoke, she brought the soup spoon to Mother Zuo’s mouth.

Mother Zuo drank the soup medicine and suddenly reached out to grab Liu Sisi’s hand.

“My girl, I really can’t thank you enough! If it weren’t for you, my wife would have died in that thatched hut and nobody would have known. Thank you, really, thank you!”

Liu Sisi laughed: “Auntie, don’t thank me. If you want to thank someone, it’s not me! Look at my heavy body, how could I go that far? It was Brother Zhang who saved you and brought you here. You should thank him if you really want to. Come! Drink your medicine.”

“Heavy… Are you pregnant? My goodness! In this big cold day, why are you running around outside while being pregnant? Better go back early and rest, or catching a cold will be troublesome.”

Mother Zuo kept urging, and refused to drink the medicine despite any persuasion.

With one wanting to feed and the other refusing to drink, the scene reached deadlock. The medicine pageboy peeped in from outside.

“Third Aunt Di, why don’t you let me try to feed her the medicine? I’ll be watching over her here anyway. Besides, your current body is not what it used to be. If something goes wrong because of the cold, it would be terrible.”

Liu Sisi thought for a moment before reluctantly handing the medicine bowl to the medicine pageboy.

“Fine! Make sure to take good care of Aunt Zuo. When I come to see her tomorrow morning, I’ll bring you some delicious food.”

“Oh well! You mentioned it now!”

The medicine pageboy immediately rejoiced: “I want to eat deep-fried pork, starch-steamed ribs, shrimp sauce buns…”

“Stop! You dare to call out orders still? No way!”

Liu Sisi laughed and interrupted him: “I’ll just pack whatever is left for you tomorrow!”

“AhーReally?…”

The medicine pageboy exaggeratedly wailed and burst into laughter, which made Mother Zuo unable to contain her laughter as well.

“Hurry back! It’s getting cold and wet outside, don’t linger any longer!”

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Thank you dragon-phoenix group for the two 1888 book currency rewards! I added an extra chapter as a thank you, muah muah! Hehe~~