Chapter 23: Grief and Indignation
The sky was full of wind and snow, and the whole market was silent, except for the faint light of the pharmacy.
The shopkeeper looked solemn, and there was still a hint of panic in his eyes, although the swelling on the right side of his face had dissipated a lot, and his eyes could be opened, but they were still a little higher than the left side of his face, as if he had something in his cheeks, making his expression look a little hideous.
In front of him, two tables were put together, and Mei'er curled up on them, one hand clasped tightly in front of her chest, and the other hand was pinched by the shopkeeper, pressing the pulse.
On the left side of the table, Jiang Xingchen's anxious emotions were overflowing, and while stroking the top of Mei'er's head and whispering to reassure, he looked at the shopkeeper expectantly, waiting for his results.
On the other side, there are two aggressive gangsters, staring at the shopkeeper.
After a long time, the shopkeeper took a deep breath, raised his head, and stammered, "Jiang... Young Master Jiang, Miss is sick...... Forgive me... Can't do anything!"
"What!" Jiang Xingchen's eyes widened instantly, and he reached out and grabbed the shopkeeper's neck.
"Miss has too many dark diseases in her body, especially the wind and cold is extremely serious, and she is obviously terminally ......ill" The words were said, the shopkeeper seemed to have been released, and his tone was also raised a little, with the idea of stretching out his head and shrinking his head is also a knife, he continued: "If the disease breaks out a few days earlier, I can still heal it, and then slowly recuperate...... But now, Miss, this disease has hooked all the dark diseases, with my medical skills...... Young Master Jiang, I'm sorry!"
"What's the problem of wind and cold, just use hot medicine, how can you be terminally ill?" the gangster on the side roared loudly.
The shopkeeper paused for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Wind chill is not difficult to treat, it generally does not squeeze in the body for so long, and it should have symptoms long ago......"
The shopkeeper's words were like a knife piercing Jiang Xingchen's heart, and he instantly resounded the night he had just crossed over, Mei'er huddled in the corner, thought of the pair of open-toed shoes, thought of her going out to fetch water in the early morning despite the low temperature, thought of the bloodstained pair of small hands, and thought of Mei'er's rusty eyes this morning......
"She had symptoms for a long time, but she never said that Mei'er at that time only wanted to earn money to take care of me, and suppressed all the pain with strength...... It wasn't until I earned the money and activated Yuanquan that she let go of her burden, causing the dark disease and typhoid fever to break out together without pressure...... "After thinking about it, Jiang Xingchen's pity for Mei'er is indescribable.
"Brother, Mei'er has earned money, I bought a black flour cake, I can raise you in the future!" This sentence came out involuntarily, and Jiang Xingchen's nose was sour.
"No, the little girl is my only relative in this shijie, I will never let her leave me!" Jiang Xingchen raised his head suddenly, his eyes were red, and they were covered with bloodshots, staring at the shopkeeper and said, "You can't save it, and others can't save it!"
As soon as the words fell, Jiang Xingchen turned his head to the two gangsters and said, "Go and bring me all the doctors from the entire market pharmacy!"
The two thugs were startled, it was the first time they heard Jiang Xingchen speak to him in a commanding tone, and they felt that they were even more terrifying than Sun Sanqiang.
"Yes!" the two thugs replied, turning around and running out the door.
Although the shopkeeper was frightened enough by Jiang Xingchen's eyes, he gritted his teeth and said boldly: "Young Master Jiang, it's useless, all the doctors in this bazaar are tied together, and they are also helpless, you just call them here to delay time...... For this disease, you should find the doctors of those big pharmacies in the aristocratic district!"
"Oh!" Jiang Xingchen's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Do they have a way?"
When the two thugs heard this, they also stopped at the same time.
"Is there a way I dare not say, but the Spirit Grass Hall, the Yellow Crane Hall, and the Medicine Virtuous Residence...... The doctors in these big pharmacies are much more skilled than me...... Moreover, they also have a lot of precious medicinal herbs there!"
"Thank you!Let's go!Go to the Spirit Grass Hall!" As soon as the shopkeeper's voice fell, Jiang Xingchen wrapped Mei'er in the quilt and picked it up, beckoning the two thugs to leave quickly.
"Whew~" The shopkeeper's breath of turbid air, which had been holding in his heart, spewed out, and his body suddenly fell soft on the chair. Hearing Jiang Xingchen's thanks, he knew that he had made the right bet......
A month later, the carriage stopped at the door of the Lingcao Hall in the aristocratic district, Jiang Xingchen handed his new identity card to a gangster, and asked him to go to the door first, and after he wrapped Mei'er in a quilt, he got out of the car and followed.
"Bang bang bang......" The thug slammed the door hard, and an impatient voice came from inside: "What are you urging, don't you see that the door is closed?"
"We're here to see a doctor!" the thug said loudly outside.
"Squeak!" The door opened, and a head poked out, looking like a young man of seventeen or eighteen.
"Please ask the doctor to come out, our young lady is very sick!" said the gangster and handed over Jiang Xingchen's identity card.
The young man took the iron card, glanced at the word "taxi" on it, and showed disdain in his eyes.
"Dr. Cui is very busy and doesn't have time to see you, so you can go elsewhere!" the young man waved his hand like a fly, and returned the identity card to the thugs.
At this time, Jiang Xingchen had already walked up with Mei'er in his arms, and the other party's words were heard softly.
Taking a deep breath, he forcibly suppressed the anxiety in his heart, asked the gangster to take out ten citrine coins from his cloth bag and handed them to the other party, and said, "Please make it convenient, my sister's illness really can't be delayed!"
"Ten citrine coins!" The young man glanced at it, hesitated for a moment, and then said categorically: "I told you, Doctor Cui is very busy!"
Seeing this, Jiang Xingchen gritted his teeth and took out ten more citrine coins. It's not that he is reluctant, he doesn't care how much he spends for the little girl. But he had booked a house and appraised by the nobles, so he spent 200 citrine coins, and spent another 50 citrine coins to buy clothes, sundries, rice and noodles, and now he only had 50 cents left in his hand, giving too much, and he couldn't even afford to pay the medical fees.
However, what disappointed him was that although the young man's eyes flashed with greed, he was extremely firm: "Let me tell you, Doctor Cui is helping Hengtong Trading Company to research new medicines, not to mention that you are a lowly nobleman, even if the baron comes, it is useless!"
With that, the young man shrank back and slammed the door.
"Young Master Jiang, what should I do?" the two thugs asked in a low voice as they glanced at the gate, which was getting colder and colder in the wind and snow.
"Go to the Yellow Crane Hall!" Jiang Xingchen hugged Mei'er's arms tightly, said coldly, turned around and left......
As the night darkens, the wind and snow do not abate at all, and the temperature is accelerating.
In the carriage, Jiang Xingchen hugged Mei'er tightly, his red eyes were full of grief and indignation, and his arms were numb from the cold.
Three big pharmacies ran down in succession, but none of them received treatment, and it was useless for him to say anything, and each of them looked disapproving when they saw his identity card. Temper haode, tell him the reason, temper is not haode, just drive them away!
Seeing Mei'er's breathing becoming more and more rapid, and her body trembling like chaff, Jiang Xingchen's heart was like a knife.
activated Yuanquan and became friends with Mo Hongxian again, he was still a little proud before, and he also had a little nouveau riche heart. But the current situation made him realize that in addition to the one-third of an acre of land in the civilian area, his lowest aristocratic status was not a fart, and he couldn't even save the seriously ill Mei'er.
"Young Master Jiang, where else are we going?" asked a gangster, running continuously in the heavy snow, and the horses were a little unbearable.
"Go to the Bauhinia Mercenary Group!" Jiang Xingchen said in a low voice. Previously, he was anxious and wanted to find a doctor for treatment as soon as possible. But when several big pharmacies came down, he realized that without Mo Hongxian's help, he couldn't save the little girl on his own.
"Whew, swoop, swoop......" Mei'er's breathing speed suddenly accelerated, and Jiang Xingchen suddenly tightened his heartstrings.
"Little girl, don't scare your brother! Hold on for a while, you'll be here soon, Head Mo is her brother's friend, she will find someone to save you......" Jiang Xingchen hugged Mei'er hard and put his face on her hot cheek.
"Brother!" a weak voice sounded, and Mei'er, who had been in a semi-comatose state, was slightly awake at this time, and her eyes were opened.
"Mei'er, you're awake!" Jiang Xingchen was overjoyed at first, but when he saw the little girl's eyes, his heartstrings suddenly tightened to the extreme.
At this time, Mei'er's eyes were shining with a hint of brilliance, and she seemed to be in good spirits. This made the words "back to light" flash through his mind in an instant.
"Brother, the noble appraisal is going well, show me your new identity card!" Mei'er's voice was also a little louder, and her words were very smooth.
"Mei'er! Brother didn't bring the identity card, when I finish the doctor, will my brother give it to you when I go home......" Jiang Xingchen didn't dare to give it to her, for fear that she would be satisfied after seeing it, and she would have no worries.
"You don't know yet, what my brother got this time, but the noble status of 'Jun' is one level higher than the original...... Hehe, it's another step away from our desire to go home!"
Jiang Xingchen doesn't know what to do now, so he can only give the little girl hope like this, worry about her, and let her continue to persevere.
"Home!" Mei'er's eyes brightened, and the corners of her mouth curled, as if she saw a beautiful picture. There are mountains inside, there is water behind the mountains, and when you climb the heights, you can see the magnificent vast mountains......
"Mei'er! Brother promises you, as long as you are good, my brother will definitely bring our home back...... Do you remember what your brother said to you, whatever you want to play in the future, your brother will play with you, I have a lot of fun things here, you haven't seen them yet......"
Jiang Xingchen hugged Mei'er tightly, as if he was afraid that she would leave his arms.
"Hmm!" Mei'er smiled even brighter, and nodded her little head vigorously: "Brother is a talker!"
"I swear! I will never lie to Mei'er!" Jiang Xingchen said seriously.
"Woo~ Brother, I'm a little sleepy!" Mei'er smiled and her eyelids slowly drooped.
"Mei'er, don't sleep! Hold on, you are the strongest, and when we are in the most difficult time, you insist on taking care of your brother...... By the way, your jade pendant hasn't been redeemed yet...... The new house is still waiting for you to furnish ...... Brother will tell you a story......
Jiang Xingchen tried everything to prevent Mei'er from falling asleep. The two thugs also shook the reins desperately, and the horses' hooves splashed with snow, and they rushed to the headquarters of the Bauhinia Mercenary Group.