"Of course, Sister also wants to know who Little Six's friend is!" Su Xiaotian said with a smile to the child.
Little Six was very happy when Su Xiaotian agreed, and he happily skipped out the door.
"Little Six, where are you going?" An Rongxue called out.
However, Little Six had already run far away.
An Rongxue shook his head and said, "This child is truly a mischievous monkey."
An Rongxue's mother quickly said, "You follow him. This child is frail. If he runs too fast, it won't be good if he gets hurt or bumps into something."
Hearing An Rongxue's mother mention Little Six's frailty, Su Xiaotian fell silent for a moment.
When she had taken Little Six's pulse before, she had also noticed that the child's health was very poor.
But since the An family had not asked her to help, Su Xiaotian did not want to impose, so she pretended not to know.
"Mother, please don't worry. Although Little Six is young, he is sensible. He must be going to find his playmates and will be back soon."
An Rongxue's mother said, "I wonder who this child's good friend is."
This child had only been in the village for less than a month, and he already had a good friend.
She had previously thought that this child didn't like to play with other children, but it seemed that he just hadn't found suitable playmates.
"Auntie, where are this child's parents?"
Shen Zizhen had no intention of prying, she just asked casually.
"His parents have gone to the Northwest. They will be gone for three to four months. They sent the child to our home, saying that it is suitable for the child to recuperate here."
Hearing An Rongxue's mother mention Little Six's illness again, Su Xiaotian finally couldn't help but ask, "Auntie, you keep saying that Little Six is not well. What exactly is his illness? Have you seen a doctor?"
An Rongxue's mother sighed and said, "It's something he was born with. His mother had an accident while she was pregnant with him, which also caused the child to be born prematurely. When he was born, he was so tiny. I was worried he wouldn't grow up."
"Fortunately, heaven has blessed us. Although this child is frail, he has grown to this age. However, his health is much worse than that of ordinary children."
"Comrade Xiaotian, you don't know how many doctors we've seen over the years, even going to the capital. But not a single doctor said they could cure him."
As An Rongxue's mother spoke, she couldn't help but start to cry.
An Rongxue quickly said, "Mother, look at you, why are you crying again?"
Although he spoke casually, he actually felt a bit down.
His mother had been strong her whole life, but her two children had caused her a lot of suffering.
Now, she still had to worry about her grandchildren. Several times, he had seen his mother secretly wiping away tears, saying she was worried that Little Six wouldn't live long.
But what could be done?
From the time the child was born, the doctor had said to take good care of him, and perhaps he could live to adulthood.
An Rongxue's mother probably felt that crying at this moment was inappropriate, so she wiped away her tears.
"Alas, when people get old, it's like this. Teacher Shen, please don't laugh."
"Xiaotian, why don't you take a look?"
Shen Zizhen cast her gaze towards Su Xiaotian.
Shen Zizhen had always known that Xiaotian had excellent medical skills.
If Xiaotian was willing to help prescribe medicine, perhaps she could really help this child live a few more years.
Hearing Shen Zizhen's words, the An family suddenly seemed to understand something.
They all knew that Su Xiaotian had medical skills.
However, they had never thought of asking Su Xiaotian to take a look.
To be honest, it was because Su Xiaotian was too young that they thought she might only know first aid, and her medical skills might not be very high.
And because Little Six was frail, they had already consulted many renowned doctors, so they hadn't thought of asking Su Xiaotian.
But now, Shen Zizhen had spoken, what did that mean?
Shen Zizhen had clearly heard what they said, yet she still suggested asking Su Xiaotian to take a look. Could it be that this young girl Su Xiaotian's medical skills were truly remarkable?
"Teacher Shen, isn't Comrade Xiaotian your student?" An Rongxue asked subconsciously.
As he asked this question, An Rongxue was very anxious. He didn't even know what kind of answer he wanted to hear.
Shen Zizhen smiled and shook her head, "Sanggong is my student, but Xiaotian is not."
"Is Comrade Xiaotian studying medicine?"
"I am not, but I know a little about medicine. If you trust me, I can also take a look!"
The An family did not expect Su Xiaotian to say this.
But was a little bit of medical knowledge enough?
The doctors in the city were all experienced old doctors, and they were all helpless.
No matter how smart and capable Su Xiaotian was, she was just a young girl in her teens. Could she really diagnose him?
"Mother, let's try. It won't get any worse, anyway!" An Rongxue said, "If my sister and brother-in-law were here, they would probably agree too."
His sister and brother-in-law had worried about the child's illness for many years.
Even going on a business trip to the Northwest was just to earn more money.
For Little Six's illness, the couple had spent a fortune over the years.
"Then let's have a look. Daughter, my grandson has a bitter fate!" An Rongxue's mother took Su Xiaotian's hand, "If you can save him, you will be the benefactor of our entire family."
Su Xiaotian gave a wry smile. Although the An family asked her to see Little Six, she felt that it was like trying to save a dead horse as if it were still alive. They might not truly believe in her medical skills.
Who could blame them, given her age?
"Auntie, I will try my best. In fact, when I took Little Six's pulse a few days ago, I noticed some problems. I've also been thinking about how to make Little Six healthier."
This was the truth. Not only did Su Xiaotian take Little Six's pulse when he fell into the water, but she had also examined him several times in the past few days when she interacted with him.
Little Six's physical condition was much worse than that of Dong Yuanzhong and Minister Wu before.
Those two were suffering from years of fatigue and injuries, while Little Six was purely suffering from congenital deficiency.
Problems that arose after birth were not too difficult to solve, but it was indeed difficult to completely cure congenital problems.
"Daughter, just try. If he gets better, it will be Little Six's good fortune. If not, it is his fate!" An Rongxue's mother did not dare to demand too much.
After all, so many people had failed to cure him, and she did not have the face to insist that Su Xiaotian cure him.
Her current thought was that having one more person to take a look might bring one more glimmer of hope!