Chapter 4: The Injured Patient

Even Si Qingyu was almost choked by the tea upon hearing such blunt words.

In all the time she had been in this world, it was the first time she had seen such a straightforward and bold boy. The corner of her mouth twitched, and for a moment, she didn’t know how to react.

The servant waiting on the side was even more terrified. Disregarding status, he hurriedly covered Li Tianyang’s mouth and said, “Young Master, please don’t speak nonsense. If these words reach the head of the household, you’ll be punished again!” More importantly, he would also be punished along with him.

Li Tianyang fiercely pulled away the hand covering his mouth and glared at him angrily, “You’re rebelling!”

“This servant is doing this for the Young Master’s own good. Young Master, don’t be angry…” the servant said timidly with his head lowered.

“Humph, it’s not up to you to manage what I, the Young Master, do. Next time you dare to do this, I’ll have Mother sell you!” Li Tianyang’s face was full of spoiled arrogance and tyranny, and there was a hint of viciousness in his foxy eyes.

The servant nodded in agreement with a face full of fear and terror, his whole body shrinking to the side, quiet as a chicken.

Seeing this scene, Si Qingyu frowned. This boy was truly spoiled, with such heavy viciousness at such a young age.

Li Tianyang turned his head, and his originally arrogant and tyrannical face slowly turned pink under Si Qingyu’s gaze. His foxy eyes shimmered, and his face became tender and delicate again. He looked at Si Qingyu with anticipation, seemingly still waiting for her answer.

“I’m sorry, I have never thought about taking a husband,” Si Qingyu said slowly with her eyes lowered, her eyes as cold as a lake in deep winter, without a trace of ripples. Raising her eyes to look at him slightly, she continued, “Moreover, Young Master Li, if you speak so unabashedly, it will damage your reputation if others hear it.”

Li Tianyang pouted, looking unhappy. “I don’t care what they say. They can say what they want, it has nothing to do with me.” He then looked at Si Qingyu with a pitiful expression and said, “I’m so good-looking, aren’t you moved?”

After saying that, his foxy eyes, misty with moisture, seemed to try to hook people as he looked at Si Qingyu.

Si Qingyu took a sip of tea and glanced at him, the meaning self-evident.

Even so, Li Tianyang wasn’t angry. He still looked at her with burning eyes and said, “Then let’s get to know each other for a while, and you can marry me later!” It seemed he was certain that Si Qingyu would definitely marry him.

Si Qingyu felt that she simply couldn’t communicate with him. After finishing lunch, she returned to the medical center. Fortunately, he didn’t follow her.

…

The medical center was relatively quiet in the afternoon with not many patients. Si Qingyu took advantage of this quiet time to sort the previously unclassified herbs and record them one by one in a notebook.

“Physician Si, Physician Si, please come and save my mother!” Just as Si Qingyu was concentrating on sorting the herbs, a shout came from the door.

Si Qingyu turned her head and saw a girl in her teens supporting a middle-aged woman coming in. The woman’s face was pale, and she was sweating coldly. There were several abrasions on her body, but the most serious was on her knee. Below the knee, it was slightly twisted in an abnormal direction.

Si Qingyu frowned slightly and quickly walked over to help her lie down on the medical bed.

During this time, the woman kept groaning in pain. Si Qingyu took a thick cloth and let her bite it, her voice cold and pleasant: “Bear with it.” The woman, her face pale, nodded.

The little girl beside her was anxious: “Physician Si, what’s wrong with my mother?”

“Knee joint dislocation,” Si Qingyu said without bothering to see if she understood. She lightly touched that position with her hand. The woman let out an “ugh” sound, cold sweat flowing. Without waiting for her reaction, Si Qingyu fiercely twisted the knee in the correct direction. The woman let out an “ah” scream and almost fainted from the pain.

The little girl shuddered at the scream and timidly asked Si Qingyu, “Physician Si, is my mother alright?”

“Mm.” Si Qingyu fixed the woman’s knee with wooden splints and then treated the abrasions on her body, disinfecting and applying medicine to the wounds.

When she was done, Si Qingyu turned to the little girl and said, “For the next few days, the wound must not come into contact with water, and there should be no strenuous movements. Come back to me in five days to change the dressing.”

“Okay, I’ll remember! Thank you, Physician Si!” The little girl was very grateful.

Si Qingyu gave her the prepared herbs: “One dose a day, boil three bowls of water into one bowl and take it.”

The little girl was very grateful and kept thanking her. Then she carefully took out a worn money pouch from her bosom. Inside were scattered bits of silver. She carefully looked at Si Qingyu, seemingly afraid that the money was not enough: “Physician Si, how much is the total consultation fee?”

“Five qian will do,” Si Qingyu said as if she didn’t care. Seeing their plain clothes with patches, she thought that life must not be easy for them, so Si Qingyu only charged her less than half the cost of the herbs.

The girl seemed not to have expected the consultation fee to be so low. She was stunned for a moment, then carefully counted out five qian from the money pouch and gave it to Si Qingyu. Then, supporting the woman, she thanked Si Qingyu again and walked out of the medical center.

Si Qingyu also tidied up the things in the medical center and prepared to go home.

…

The mountain was very quiet at night, with only the sound of crickets. Si Qingyu enjoyed this tranquility very much. She quietly read a book by the candlelight.

She had been here for more than twenty years and had long been integrated into this world. If she were to return to the 21st century, she might no longer be accustomed to that kind of numb, busy life with bright lights. She was very satisfied with her current life and did not want another person to disturb it. She had long been used to being alone, whether it was in the 21st century or now.

Suddenly, Li Tianyang’s shy face from today appeared in her mind, shyly asking her to marry him. These words seemed familiar, and another face appeared in her mind, as beautiful as a crown jade, with skin like congealed lard, beautifully flamboyant. Si Qingyu shook her head to get rid of the thoughts, rubbed her brow with two fingers, and decided to go to bed early.