At the same time, Doctor Xie just arrived at his home. Fortunately, he met Comrade Han on the way and returned with him. Otherwise, he might have to walk for several hours.
The first thing he did was go to his warehouse to check the medicinal materials. Doctor Xie checked everything carefully. After making sure the dry herbs were ready, he put them into his Chinese medicine cabinet.
Not long after collecting the medicinal materials, he heard someone outside shouting, "Doctor Xie, are you at home?"
He thought someone was sick, so he went out to see who was coming, "Who is it?"
Hearing his answer, an old woman smiled and said, "Aiyah, Doctor Xie, you are finally back."
Doctor Xie looked at the old woman, frowned, and asked, "What do you want to do?"
The old woman was used to his attitude and was not offended. She didn’t say her purpose, but opened the bamboo gate and entered the house with familiarity instead.
"Doctor Xie, when your apprentice came to visit a few days ago, he helped my daughter. So, I wonder if we can meet him again and thank him in person?" The old woman said as she handed a bamboo basket to Doctor Xie.
Doctor Xie glanced at the bamboo basket and said, "As a doctor, this is what he should do. There is no need to thank him personally or give him anything."
Seeing that Doctor Xie refused to accept the gift, the old woman retracted her hand and said awkwardly, "Even so, my daughter..."
Before she could finish her words, Doctor Xie interrupted her, "It’s time to stop your wishful thinking if you think that your daughter will be able to marry my apprentice. He is not someone who will marry a villager."
"I’m very busy and don’t have time to entertain you. You should go back," he added.
After saying that, Doctor Xie went back to the backyard to process the dry medicinal materials without looking at the old woman again.
The old woman stood alone in the yard and spat, "Bah! You act superior every day. Do you think you are really an important person?"
"I don’t believe that my beautiful daughter can’t marry your apprentice," she added before angrily leaving.
After the old woman left, Doctor Xie went to his bedroom and took out a small box from the cabinet. He put the box into his clothes, locked the door, and walked towards Li Chenmo’s home.
When the villagers saw him, they all greeted him warmly. In the past few days, because of his absence, they felt a little uneasy.
When one of their family members gets sick, they can only use folk remedies to treat their illnesses. If the folk remedies don’t work, they need to spend money and take their family to the hospital.
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