The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 604

Chapter 604: 290 Selling Cuteness (Second Update)

Gu Jiao waited a long time at the entrance of the Guozijian without seeing Xiao Jingkong, and upon questioning the guard, she found out that classes had not yet been dismissed, so she decided to continue waiting.

However, after only waiting for a brief period, Xiao Sanzi arrived in a rush: "Miss Gu! There is a patient who urgently needs treatment. All the doctors from the Medical Hall are out, only Dr. Lu is in the hall, but he can’t leave either, there are patients in the Medical Hall!"

"Understood, I will attend to the patient." Gu Jiao got in Xiao Sanzi’s carriage, first returned to Bishui Alley for her first-aid kit, and then went to the Medical Hall to meet the young man who had come to request a doctor.

The young man was dressed in a plain cloth, not looking wealthy. He hitched a ride on someone else’s carriage to come here, and he ended up sharing the ride home with Xiao Sanzi on the front seat of the carriage.

The weather in May was no longer chilly; it even got somewhat hot in the afternoon.

The young man delightedly enjoyed the breeze while sitting outside.

From the young man, Gu Jiao learned that the place they were going to was called Ciyu Village, equivalent to the orphanage from Gu Jiao’s previous life. There were Ciyu Villages in many places, mostly established by the official government, but there were also some established by local gentry and rich households as a show of goodwill and a desire to do benevolent deeds for the people.

Since there existed such orphanages, Gu Jiao casually inquired if there were nursing homes as well.

The young man said, "Miss, are you talking about nursing homes? We don’t have such a facility on our street, only on Xiliu Street. It mainly houses old, weak, disabled soldiers and craftsmen who have no descendants. Not many common people go there."

"Why not?" Gu Jiao asked.

The young man smiled bitterly: "They can’t accommodate everyone."

Gu Jiao remained silent.

No matter where you are, you can’t just go to social welfare institutions just because you want to, but at least their intentions are good, and they indeed solve some people’s livelihood needs.

Ciyu Village was located in a remote area. After much meandering, the carriage finally arrived at the entrance of Ciyu Village after about two hours.

The paint was flaking off the plaque at the entrance, the gate was cracked, and both mold and moss were prevalent on the walls.

Dilapidated.

That was Gu Jiao’s first impression.

Entering the gate led to a big courtyard, similar to the layout of their mansion, with a small vegetable garden on the left and a small fish pond on the right. There are several rooms connected to the courtyard, apparently for adults to live in.

After passing through the passageway, the second courtyard housed the children.

The yard was filled with children’s clothing hanging out to dry, the material seemed quite good, very new and clean, with no patches.

At dinner time, the children of Ciyu Village were eating in the dining hall on the east side.