The apprentice showed him a warm smile, which was particularly healing: "Red nine, red red, ninth nine."

"My name is Dabao, Dabao means the biggest Dabao, and Bao means the baby's treasure." Dabao said.

"Then you must be the eldest child in the family, that's why everyone calls you Dabao." Hong Jiu was busy attentively while chatting with him.

Dabao wanted to retort: ​​"No, when I was a child, my grandma didn't like me at all because she hit me with a broom... Her favorites should be the three and four treasures, because she never hit them."

Although he is the more mature of the children, sometimes he is somewhat childish and cares about the "unfair" treatment he has suffered.

"Why? Is it because you are naughty?" Hong Jiu asked.

"No, I'm not naughty at all, but grandma didn't like me before. She not only beat me, but also beat my brother..." Recalling those unhappy things, Dabao felt a little aggrieved.

"I don't believe it! If your grandma didn't like you, would she send you to study? With such a small wound on your head, she would send you to Baiyao Hall? Do you know that a trip to Baiyao Hall costs a lot of money...

"Hong Jiu knew that they came from the nearby countryside, and naturally also knew that even the people in the town were not willing to send their children to study or come to the hospital, but this child's grandmother did both things well.

, what is it if it’s not “like”?

He said that he had seen many children whose parents would not send them to the hospital if they were not seriously ill.

However, if it is a serious illness, it may cost a lot of money, and their parents may not be willing to spend that much money.

"Alas...it's not that I can't bear to leave, it's that I'm poor!" Hong Jiu sighed like a young adult, "What my master said is that you can't think that others are not good parents just because they don't treat their children. It may be true.

Poor, so poor that I can’t even open the pot at home, I have no choice but to give up.”

After applying the ointment, he touched Dabao's head and said, "Look, your grandma has not given up on you and is still afraid of leaving scars on you. How good she is to you."

Dabao was silent for a moment, not knowing how to explain: "That's because the conditions at home have improved. In the past, when the conditions at home were not good, grandma was very cruel. Everyone in our village was afraid of grandma."

"You also said that it was because your family was poor. But now, is your family so rich that you can eat rice every day and eat meat every meal?"

Dabao shook his head.

Even now, the Zhu family does not always serve rice and meat, but occasionally porridge, pancakes and sweet potato noodles.

In other words, their children's treatment is better. They are given an egg every day, but not one per person. Sometimes they are given a bowl of plumeria.

There is no way, even though there are many chickens at home, this old hen cannot lay eggs 365 days a year.

If each of their four children has one child, they don't know how many old hens are needed.

What's more, besides them, there are adults in the family. During the busy farming season, adults also need to supplement their food.

The clever Dabao has some understanding of the situation at home. Unlike the others, he only yells: "Mom, why are there no boiled eggs today?"

"That's right," Hong Jiu said, "Your breasts must hurt you. Just for a trip like this, the medicine to treat the scars will cost several taels of silver."

"How many taels?!" Dabao's heart skipped a beat, "How many taels exactly? I only have a few taels of silver to pay for repairs every year."

"Yes, so you still dare to say that your breasts don't hurt you?"

Dabao was speechless.

However, if a scar is cured, it will cost a few taels of silver...

He felt a little distressed and even regretted: I wish I had stood firm at that time.

He didn't blame his mother for poking him, he only blamed himself for not standing firm enough, otherwise he could have saved the money.

Fierce ideological struggles collided in my mind.

He didn't know if he wanted to tell his grandma that if he didn't get cured, a scar would cost him so much money, which would be enough to cover his repair expenses for a year. However, if he didn't get cured, if he really got a scar, even if he studied,

A few years later, he would be rejected from the imperial examination because of the scar on his forehead.

In the end, to treat it or not to treat it?

At this moment, Doctor Xiao Baili and Ye Yuran walked in.

"Master, the wound has been treated. Please take a look." Hong Jiu bowed respectfully to Dr. Baili and gave up the best position.

Dr. Xiao Baili came over to check it and expressed his approval: "It's good this time. The ointment was applied very evenly, with a moderate thickness, and the bleeding stopped."

Hongjiu was a little happy when she heard the master's praise.

"Go and get my master's most precious medicine box. He wants to suture the wound."

"Yes, master."

Hong Jiu was not surprised. If he wanted to cure scars and not leave scars, he must use the most special medicine box.

As a doctor of the Baili clan, Doctor Xiao Baili has two different medicine boxes, one for daily use, and the other is a special medicine box for special situations, which contains some more precious utensils, ointments and other items.

"Milk, how many taels of silver does it cost? Isn't it too expensive?" Dabao felt sorry for the money and couldn't help but remind Ye Yuran.

"No, how many taels does it cost?" Ms. Liu quickly asked Dr. Baili, "Really or not, doctor, why do you need so much money?"

I usually ask the barefoot doctor in the village to look at it, but it only costs ten or twenty cents. How come I went to the town and it turned out to be several taels of silver?!

Suddenly I felt a little regretful. If I had known better, I would not have poked Dabao. So much money was gone with this poke.

Doctor Xiao Baili glanced at her and knew that she was not the one who made the decision here, so he turned his attention to Ye Yuran: "Ms. Zhu, I have to make this clear first. The wound is sutured with mulberry that can grow with the body."

The white skin sutures and the high-quality Tianshan Snow Lotus Ointment used to heal the wounds are not cheap. You have to think about it, this treatment may cost you hundreds of taels of silver."

"What?! Hundreds of taels of silver?!" Mrs. Li couldn't help but scream.

But before she could say anything, she heard Mrs. Liu shouting: "This is too expensive. What costs hundreds of taels of silver? Why don't you go and grab it?! Don't you say that all doctors have a Bodhisattva heart? How can they be so caring?"

Hei, you need so much silver?"

There was going to be a fuss on the spot.

There was nothing she could do. Ten taels of silver was already causing her pain. If she lost these one hundred taels of silver, wouldn't her work last year have been in vain?

Dabao's face was also a little pale: It wasn't the few taels that Hong Jiu said, but hundreds of taels?!

——My dear, in all my life, I have never seen so much money!

——This much money is enough for me to study for many years!

Doctor Xiao Baili's expression turned cold instantly, but he did not look at Mrs. Liu, but stared at Ye Yuran and said: "The reason why this Tianshan Snow Lotus Paste is called Tianshan Snow Lotus Paste is because there is a medicinal ingredient called Tianshan Snow Lotus.
Chapter completed!