Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 454 Seeking Medicine

The Song family's banquets have always been the most generous. There are pork belly stewed with cabbage and vermicelli, roasted chicken, a whole fish, fried meatballs, and even chopped ribs stewed with radish. There are only two vegetarian dishes on the table as garnish, but it is more sumptuous than what many people in the village eat during the New Year.

All the guests were eating with their mouths drooling. Liu Huaer brought her child to the workshop with Aunt Liu and the others. Because of the child's presence, the people at the table were quite harmonious, but they couldn't help but sneak a glance at Liu Huaer who was feeding the child.

The child probably had a bad stomach, so Liu Huaer didn't give him any greasy meat. She only filled a small half bowl of rice with bone soup to soften the rice, and then fed it to the child one spoonful at a time.

Liu Huaer fed the baby carefully, but the child still choked and coughed. She gave an embarrassed smile to the others at the table, then hurriedly took the child to the other side to deal with it.

As Liu Huaer left the table, the other people at the table immediately started whispering. Even though Aunt Liu was still sitting there, they asked Aunt Liu about Liu Huaer without any hesitation.

"Is your sister-in-law seeking a divorce or a widow?"

"It must be a divorce. Who would let a widow live in their home?"

Aunt Liu saw that she couldn't escape, so she could only nod gently: "You should also say less in front of her. It hasn't been easy for her over there these years, otherwise her temper wouldn't have become like this."

Everyone was very moved after hearing this. Aunt Wang looked at Liu Huaer, who now looked like a loving mother, and actually missed the outspoken Liu Huaer in the past.

"She's been married for so many years, and this is her only child?"

"That's right. It took a lot of effort to get pregnant. When I first got pregnant, I even told my family the news. My parents-in-law were so happy that they went to thank the gods and fulfill their vows. Who knew that pregnancy would be so difficult, and birth would be difficult too. When the baby was just born, I went with my mother-in-law to see it. It was like a kitten, so tiny. I was worried that she wouldn't be able to raise it, but she actually raised it to adulthood."

What's the use of raising him? The child is so weak that he can't even sit up steadily. Everyone present didn't have high hopes for Liu Huaer's son.

Over there, Liu Huaer fed her son several sips of tea, and finally he was able to swallow the food that had choked him.

"Mom, this tastes so good." The child would not lie. He was drinking the Rehmannia tea specially prepared by the Song family. The Rehmannia produced in the space used tasted sweeter. Not only children liked it, but adults liked it too.

"Is this your child?" A voice suddenly rang out, which scared Liu Huaer. She subconsciously hugged the child, then looked back and found a young man in plain cotton clothes standing behind her.

No, it was a young husband, for he had his hair in a married bun.

"You...are Song Chunlin?"

"Hey, you remember me." Song Chunlin was surprised that she still remembered him. He knew the other party's identity from other people's words, but he didn't expect that the other party still remembered him.

Liu Huaer no longer remembered what Song Chunlin looked like, or rather, she had never remembered what Song Chunlin looked like at all. She could only guess that he might be Song Chunlin based on his clothes. Of course, she would not tell Song Chunlin this.

The two were not familiar enough to exchange small talk, so after confirming their identities, there was only silent awkwardness in the air. Fortunately, Song Chunlin brought the topic back to her children.

Liu Huaer picked up the child and asked him to say hello to Song Chunlin.

"Good boy, call him, uh, Uncle Chunlin."

"Hello, Uncle Chunlin." The child's voice was soft but very well-behaved.

Song Chunlin had no resistance to this kind of well-behaved children. When he saw the child looking listless, he knew that he was sick. After thinking about it, he took out two fruits from his arms.

They were two red plums, shaped like peach hearts. The child could not hold them in one hand, so he stretched out both hands to take them, and did not forget to say thank you in a low voice.

Liu Huaer had never seen such a fruit, but she knew it was very valuable just by looking at its appearance. Just as she was about to refuse, Song Chunlin had already turned and left, without even giving her a chance to refuse.

The child seemed to realize that he had done something wrong. He held the plum in his hand, thought for a moment, and then handed the plum back to his mother.

"Mother, eat some fruit."

"Mommy doesn't want to eat it, so you eat it." The little guy got his mother's consent, picked up a fruit and started to chew it. The sweet fruit fragrance filled his mouth. The little guy finished one without realizing it, and looked at the other one reluctantly.

I really want to eat another one, but mom hasn’t eaten yet.

Although Song Chunlin had left, his mental focus was still on this place. He was very surprised that someone like Liu Huaer could give birth to such a well-behaved and filial child. He obviously wanted to eat the fruit, but he tried his best to hold back and stuffed it into his mother's mouth.

When he sat back in his seat, he exchanged glances with his sister-in-law Zhou Ning. Zhou Ning picked up a piece of food for him with her chopsticks and asked in a low voice, "Have you seen it? How is it?"

"It's just a congenital weakness, nothing serious."

Hearing that the child was not seriously ill, Zhou Ning breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

"Maybe he softened his heart after becoming a father. He couldn't bear to see such a young child suffering from illness. Chunlin won't blame his sister-in-law for meddling in other people's business, right?"

Song Chunlin smiled and said, "How could that be? My sister-in-law is kind-hearted. Even if you don't tell her, if she is willing to lower her face and beg me, I will help her."

Zhou Ning also smiled: "Don't flatter me, your sister-in-law's neck can't bear it."

As the night deepened, the banquet was over. Aunt Liu and other acquaintances stayed to help clean up. Liu Huaer had already taken the child back to the Liu family. The child was young and fell asleep shortly after eating.

Looking at her son sleeping peacefully on the bed, Liu Huaer touched his forehead and found that he was no longer having a fever. She was just relieved, but never thought that it was because of the two fruits given by Song Chunlin.

The fruit was produced in the space and carried a trace of spiritual power. When the child was sleeping soundly, it gently helped him to sort out the congestion in his body.

Song Chunlin lied. The child was not just born weak, but there was something wrong with his heart. Song Chunlin did not know medicine, but he had information to look up. At night, he took out the tablet and compared the abnormalities he had found with his mental power with the pictures above. He found that there was a hole between the left and right ventricles of the child's heart. In a normal person, this place should be closed, but this child's heart did not grow well. This is commonly known as congenital heart disease.

If this child's condition happened in modern times, early intervention, medication or surgery could have cured it. Unfortunately, he was born in ancient times, and it was too late to intervene now. Song Chunlin did not have the conditions for surgery, so he could only try to use spiritual spring water to see if the hole could heal on its own.

Zhou Ning predicted that Liu Huaer would come to the door within three days. Unexpectedly, she came the next day, holding her pale son and personally begging at the door of the Song family.

"Sister-in-law Song, I was young and ignorant back then. All the mistakes I made are my fault. If I have offended you in any way, I would like to apologize to you here." As she said this, Liu Huaer was about to kneel down and kowtow to Zhou Ning, but Zhou Ning quickly helped her up.

"You and I are equals. If you kneel before me, won't that shorten my lifespan? Let's sit down and talk it over."

Liu Huaer didn't expect Zhou Ning to completely let go of the past. Thinking of the ridiculous things she had done, she felt ashamed. But looking at her son beside her, Liu Huaer gritted her teeth and decided to save face.

Zhou Ning sat in the main seat. After listening to Liu Huaer's request, his eyes fell on the child. Sure enough, his face seemed even paler than yesterday.

"Did this child see a doctor when he was at home?"

Liu Huaer nodded. "I've taken him to see doctors in the village, town, and even the county. The village and town doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong, so I asked someone from a neighboring village to take me and the child to the county. Fortunately, the county doctor was able to diagnose that the child had a damaged heart and prescribed pills. Unfortunately, the pills were expensive, and the child's father couldn't afford them, so his condition has been delayed ever since."

Zhou Ning nodded, finally understanding what was wrong with the child.

"To be honest, although we do have some medicinal herbs gifted by the emperor, your child shouldn't take any medicine for this illness. If you trust him, I'll have Chunlin drive you to the capital when he returns. The doctor at the Marquis's residence is also very skilled. I'll have him examine you and prescribe a new prescription."

Liu Huaer didn't expect that the matter could be resolved so easily. She didn't react for a long time. Before she came, she had already prepared herself to be rejected by Zhou Ning. However, she didn't know that Zhou Ning not only agreed to help her, but also took care of everything for her. He not only introduced her to the court doctor in the Marquis' Mansion in the capital, but also was willing to let Song Chunlin take her to the capital.

The huge surprise made Liu Huaer a little overwhelmed. She twisted her sleeves and said a little embarrassedly: "I don't know how much the palace doctor's consultation fee is. I, I need to go back and prepare it."

Song Chunlin, who was guarding outside, walked in impatiently: "A mansion as big as this one, what else do you need? It's just right, today is worse than tomorrow. I'm free now, and the carriage is ready, let's set off now."

"Huh, now?" Liu Huaer really couldn't keep up with Song Chunlin's speed. She hadn't thought that things would go so smoothly before she came. When they actually sat in the carriage, she still felt it was unreal, especially since the driver was actually Song Chunsheng!

The man she had always wanted to marry was now sitting outside, waving the whip in his hand to make the horse walk more steadily.

Liu Huaer inside was in a complicated mood, and Song Chunlin outside was half dead. He leaned on Song Chunsheng's shoulder, his eyes were dazed, and he seemed to be empty, but in fact he had been gone for a while.

"Brother, when will it arrive?"

Song Chunsheng looked at his brother with some disdain. After all these years, how could this kid still get dizzy in the carriage? The carriages in the past didn't have shock absorption, and they themselves felt dizzy when sitting in them, but now the carriages are equipped with springs, so they are very stable. How could this kid still get so dizzy?

"Stop yelling, it's still an hour away."

"One hour..." What a distant word. Song Chunlin regretted very much at this moment that he did not leave first. If he had known earlier, he would not have been so considerate and accompanied Liu Huaer in the carriage. Considering that the child in the carriage could not stand the bumps, the speed of the carriage was slowed down a lot. It took them twice as long as usual to reach the capital.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the alley, Song Chunlin ran out happily. Song Chunsheng couldn't pull him back, so he could only smile and continue driving.

He was the first to arrive at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion and shouted at the housekeeper, asking him to find the palace doctor to take the pulse of Liu Huaer's son. When Su Fuchong heard that he wanted to find a doctor, he thought he was sick. But when he heard that it was just a child from the same village who was sick, he felt relieved.

"What a fuss! I thought you were sick. Look, your face is a little pale."

Song Chunlin chuckled: "That's right, the carriage is not easy to ride."

Su Fuqing knew that Song Chunlin was carriage-sick, so he just teased him a few times. While they were talking, the court doctor had already arrived at the flower hall. Liu Huaer was led to the flower hall by the servants. The master of the marquis's mansion did not show up, and only sent a kind nanny and a small steward. Liu Huaer sat alone in the flower hall with her son. It was her first time to come to a rich man's home, and she felt a little restless.

Fortunately, Song Chunlin came over quickly with the court physician. The doctor had a white goatee and walked in front with his hands behind his back. Two young men followed behind him, each carrying a box, which was probably a medicine box or something.

The old doctor didn't waste any time and started examining the child as soon as he sat down. He first looked at the child's tongue, fingers, and eyes, and finally let the child sit by himself and took his pulse.

After taking the patient's pulse, the old doctor gave his diagnosis, which was similar to that of the county doctor.

"This child has damaged heart vessels. This disease is indeed easy to treat, but you came a little late. If we want to cure it completely, it will inevitably be troublesome."

When Liu Huaer heard that there was hope, she became very excited.

"It's not a big deal, doctor. We don't mind any trouble. I just want my son to be able to run and jump like other children and grow up safely. Please tell me what I can do to make him fully recovered."

The old doctor stroked his beard and slowly talked about a lot of Zhihu stuff. Everyone was confused. Finally, he picked up the pen and wrote a prescription.

Liu Huaer took the prescription as if it were a treasure. After the old doctor and his apprentice left, she hugged her son and wanted to kowtow to Song Chunlin.

"Please don't do this, I can't bear it."

Liu Huaer raised her head, tears streaming down her face. "No, you deserve it. Thank you so much for helping me despite past grudges. I, Liu Huaer, will work like a slave and repay you with my gratitude."

Song Chunlin had no choice but to accept her gift. After she calmed down a little, he took her prescription and asked the servants to help get the medicine.

While waiting for the medicine to be prepared, Song Chunlin took out a small bottle from his arms and handed it to Liu Huaer.

"This is something from the palace. It's good for your health. Just add a drop to your child's medicine every day. It will help you maximize the effectiveness of the medicine."

Hearing that it was something from the palace, Liu Huaer took it as if she was facing a great enemy.