Chapter 582: Chapter 582: Seeing a Doctor Chapter 582: Chapter 582: Seeing a Doctor “Of course, when have I ever lied to you?”
“Right,” Xiuzhi nodded, a blissful smile spreading across her face.
“Let’s go, let’s invite the doctor over.”
The two talked as they walked towards Doctor Xu’s house.
The Mo family
Old Lady Mo was cursing up a storm in the courtyard: “That wretched girl, takes her an age to dump a bit of chicken shit. Wait till she gets back, I’ll skin her alive.”
She was spewing her fiery tirade when,
a man’s voice came from behind her, asking, “Whose skin does Old Lady Mo wish to peel off?”
“None of your damn business!” With so many troubles at home, Old Lady Mo was truly seething with rage. Hearing the question, she responded with vicious hostility as she turned to look. But to her shock, her anger promptly turned to sweat, and she quickly plastered a smile on her face, fawningly saying, “Well, I’ll be! If it isn’t Scholar Mo, what a rare guest.”
It turned out Mo Shaoxing and Mo Xiuzhi had arrived with Doctor Xu.
Mo Shaoxing cast her a sidelong glance, full of arrogance, “Whose skin were you just talking about peeling?”
“Not at all, not at all, you must have heard wrong,” Old Lady Mo was quick to appease, knowing full well that Mo Xiuzhi had returned with Mo Shaoxing and that now was not the time to provoke Mo Xiuzhi. Otherwise, Mo Shaoxing would undoubtedly stand up for her.
Shaoxing: “Good, as long as you didn’t.”
Old Lady Mo’s eyes, sharp as triangles, glanced over Doctor Xu several times, her expression indicative of words on the tip of her tongue.
“Grandmother, Doctor Xu is here to examine Mother,” Xiuzhi braced herself and approached Old Lady Mo to inform her.
Having brought the doctor home, no matter what, she had to notify Old Lady Mo. Otherwise, with her petty nature, once Mo Shaoxing left, she would likely beat and scold Xiuzhi—a fate Xiuzhi did not wish to endure.
“Are you trying to kill me?” Old Lady Mo roared, only to remember that Mo Shaoxing was still standing by. Thus, she abruptly shifted her tone from fury to a cloyingly sweet smile akin to a treacherous wolf in sheep’s clothing, her voice becoming syrupy soft, “Xiuzhi, my dear! You know our family’s situation. All our silver has gone to send your brother to the Academy; how could there be anything left to see a Doctor for your mother? Listen to Grandma, those are just superficial injuries; she won’t die. She’ll recover after some time. Didn’t your aunt endure the same? She didn’t die; do you think your mother will?”
Old Lady Mo’s spiel bordered on heartless.
It was she and her son who had caused Madam Ruan’s injuries, yet she downplayed it as if human life was worthless in her eyes.
“Grandmother, please let Doctor Xu take a look at Mother; he’s already here anyway,” Xiuzhi pleaded earnestly.
Shaoxing: “Sister Xiuzhi, don’t beg her. The silver for the doctor’s fee is coming from me, not her. Why bother asking her?”
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Mo’s worries subsided, her expression visibly changing: “Ah, ha ha! Since that’s the case, go on in, go on. Hurry up and check on that stinking old woman, so she doesn’t die in the house and bring bad luck.”
Shaoxing invited, “Please, Doctor Xu,” gesturing respectfully to the doctor.
“Hm!” Doctor Xu, his medicine chest strapped over his shoulder, shot Old Lady Mo a cold glance as he passed by her.
He had not wanted to come today, as all his visits to the Mo family ended unpleasantly, especially when it came to collecting fees. Old Lady Mo always made excuses and obstructed payments. Over time, the Mo family was on the verge of being blacklisted by him. However, Shaoxing, the only scholar in the village, had personally come to call on him, making it difficult to refuse without causing offense. So, he took up his medicine chest and followed them over.