Chapter 54 Treatment of Leg Injury
The ox cart swayed slowly towards Yunfeng Village. The man sitting in the cart looked at Old Man Liang with regret and said, "Brother Liang, you really shouldn't have severed your relationship with the Second Brother's family. Although Qianhuan is just a girl, I think she is smart and capable. She is very tactful and generous in her daily life. I'm afraid she will achieve great things in the future. Now that you have severed your relationship with their family, if they become prosperous in the future, they will have nothing to do with you at all."
Hearing this, Old Man Liang took a deep puff of his pipe. He remained silent. How could he have thought of breaking off the engagement? But Qianhuan was too stubborn. She would only give him the prescription if he agreed to break off the engagement.
After a while, he said, "Mr. Lizheng, no matter how capable she is, she is just a girl. When she gets married, she will belong to another family. Only when Wenzhi passes the imperial examination can our Liang family be honored. When our Wenzhi passes the imperial examination, I am afraid that it will be their family that will regret it."
Old Man Liang didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. The most important thing for the Liang family was for Wen Zhi to study hard and become an official. It was also the only chance to revitalize the Liang family and change their destiny.
The head of the village sighed and shook his head. Now that things have come to this, as an outsider, he cannot say anything more. He just hopes that Old Man Liang and his family will not regret it in the future.
Qianhuan put away her document of severing the relationship, and together with Liu and Liang Laoer, she went straight to Renjitang, the largest medical clinic in the county.
"Qianhuan, now that we have given away our recipe for sugar-roasted chestnuts, we will have no source of income in the future. Don't worry about Dad's leg anymore. Let's keep the little money left in the house for living."
"Dad, it's easy to steal the recipe of sugar-roasted chestnuts. Someone in the county has already discovered the general method of making sugar-roasted chestnuts. Even if we don't share our recipe now, everyone will know it after a while. But don't worry, even if they copy it, the taste they make may not be as good as ours. The essence of it is not something they can figure out in a short time. We can still set up a stall."
"Really? We can still set up a stall?"
"Of course it's true. There's a lot of knowledge involved in making chestnuts fried with sugar. The ratio of sand to chestnuts is very particular. How much syrup and cooking oil to put in, and when to put them in, all of these will affect the taste of the chestnuts. As long as you and mom don't tell them these details, the chestnuts they fry will definitely not be as delicious as ours. By then, our chestnuts will still be the most popular in the county."
"That's good. Your mother and I will definitely not tell anyone." Liang Laoer felt a little better when he heard that his family could still sell chestnuts.
"This sugar-roasted chestnut business is not a long-term plan. Raw chestnuts can only be kept for about 20 days at most. After September and October, there are basically no chestnuts on the trees. We can only do this business until mid-November at most. I don't plan to live on sugar-roasted chestnuts. I have learned a lot in my dreams, and I can make money from other things in the future. So Dad, don't worry about the money, just heal your leg injury first."
"Okay, then I'll listen to you and treat your leg."
Several people came to Renjitang together. There was a doctor on duty in the pharmacy. He was about fifty years old, had a long beard, and looked kind. He was called Doctor Xu.
Qianhuan explained Liang Laoer's leg injury in detail to Doctor Xu, and Doctor Xu stood up and carefully examined Liang Laoer's leg injury.
"Doctor Xu, what's wrong with my father's leg? Why hasn't it healed after several months? It hurts whenever he puts any force when walking." Qianhuan asked.
"Who connected your father's leg bone? It wasn't connected properly at all."
"It was a traveling doctor hired by my grandmother to set the bone." Qianhuan learned from the original owner's memory that when her father broke his leg, her grandmother spent a few dozen coins to hire a traveling doctor to set the bone in order to save money.
"What a quack doctor! Your father's leg bone is not properly connected. Fortunately, you came to re-diagnose and treat it now. If you delay for a while, I'm afraid your father will really become a cripple in the future."
Doctor Xu was a little angry. As a doctor with medical ethics, he really couldn't understand how any doctor could set a patient's bones like this. It was really irresponsible. This was not curing diseases and saving lives, it was clearly harming people.
"Doctor Xu, how should my father's leg be treated now?"
"The only solution now is to break your father's leg bones and then reconnect them. I will write you a prescription and you can give it to your father to take good care of him."
"Doctor Xu, how much does it cost to set the bones and take medicine?" Liang Laoer couldn't help but ask. He was most worried about spending money.
"It costs 5 taels of silver to re-set the bones, and 4 taels of silver to take medicine for a month, so I have to take the medicine for three months straight."
"Qianhuan, bone setting and medicine are too expensive." Liang Laoer felt distressed when he heard that it would cost so much money.
"Dad, don't worry. Our business is still going on and we can still make money. I said I would cure your leg even if I lose everything." Qianhuan's tone was a little tough, with a hint of unquestionable momentum.
When Liang Laoer heard his daughter say this, he was touched: This daughter was not raised in vain, she is so thoughtful.
"Doctor, please re-set my father's bones right now. Here are 17 taels of silver. Please buy us three months' worth of medicine after you're done."
"Okay, I will arrange a ward for your father to have his bones fixed. It will be painful, so you may have to bear with it for a while."
"Don't worry, doctor. I can handle it."
Liang Laoer thought: This little bit of suffering is nothing. My daughter spent so much money to treat his legs, I must not let her down.
Half an hour later, Liang Laoer's leg bones were finally reconnected.
"The medicine boy has gone to boil the medicine. You can take the remaining medicine back and boil it yourself. Two doses of medicine a day must be taken on time. After the patient finishes drinking the medicine, he needs to rest here for half an hour before going back. Remember to lie down when you go back, and it cannot be too bumpy. You must also lie in bed for the first two months after you return. After the third month, if your recovery is good, you can try to get out of bed and walk slowly. After three months, you will be basically no different from a normal person." Doctor Xu carefully explained the precautions.
"Okay, thank you Doctor Xu." Qianhuan thanked him.
Liang Laoer was lying on the bed with sweat all over his forehead, and Liu was wiping it carefully for him.
"Qianhuan, Dad will have to lie in bed for the next few months. When you set up a stall in the future, what will you do if there is no one to help you and your mother to fry the chestnuts?" Liang Laoer had just had his leg repaired and was still very weak, but he was thinking about setting up a stall to make money.
"Dad, don't worry so much. Just take good care of your leg injury. Mom and I will take care of the stall. I have gained a lot of weight during this period. Look, my arms have become thicker. Now I have the strength to help mom stir-fry." Qianhuan said as she pulled up her sleeves to show Liang Laoer her strong arms.
"Put your sleeves down quickly. You're a girl, don't expose your arms in public." Liang Laoer looked at his daughter's behavior and felt a little amused.
"Oh, I get it!" Qianhuan forgot that this was ancient times and arms and legs could not be exposed, so she quickly put down her sleeves.
"Brother Jun, don't worry. I'm here to fry the chestnuts. Although I'm not as strong as you, I'm used to doing rough work, so I still have some strength."
Liu also comforted her husband, saying that she would just have to suffer a little more in the future, but as long as her husband's leg injury could heal, everything would be worth it.
"Chunxiang, I'm sorry to trouble you again."
"Brother Jun, as long as your leg can get better, and our family of three can be together and happy, I won't feel the pain at all."
"Dad, you should take a good rest in the clinic first. Mom and I will go for a walk in the street and buy some bones to make soup for you. You just had your bones reconnected, so you need to eat something nutritious."
"Qianhuan, Dad doesn't need to drink bone soup. I've already spent a lot of money on medical treatment today. You don't need to spend more money on Dad. Just buy whatever you and your mother like to eat."
"Dad, don't worry about the money. I will earn it back in the future. This bone soup is the most useful for recovering from leg injuries. You must drink it."
"Okay. Dad will listen to you."
Liang Laoer felt warm in his heart. It is said that a daughter is a father's little cotton-padded jacket. Isn't his daughter Qianhua his little cotton-padded jacket? Mrs. Liang always said that girls are money-losing goods, but in Liang Laoer's heart, his daughter is his treasure.