Chapter 47 – Showing skills (II)
Yan Xiaosi smiled without answering the question.
“Aunt Tian, since your arm is better now, shouldn’t you complete our deal and lend me the ox cart tomorrow?”
Mrs. Wang looked at Yan Xiaosi with a frown and an embarrassed expression, obviously wanting to go back on her word.
“… Xiaosi, you see, tomorrow is market day, and our family needs the ox cart as well.”
“Mom, how can you go back on your word?”
Tian Dazhuang had just started speaking when Mrs. Wang glared at him.
Guessing that Mrs. Wang would go back on her word, Yan Xiaosi looked at her with a half-smile, “Aunt Tian, your arm was just reconnected and it’s still swollen. Without my medicine, I guarantee your arm will be swollen and in pain for several days. And your leg…”
Mrs. Wang shifted her gaze from her left arm to her left leg, where she had also injured when she fell. Sure enough, it had already swollen quite a bit.
She reached out with her right hand to touch the injured area and immediately winced in pain with a cry.
If she was swollen for several days, she wouldn’t be able to do the work in the house and fields, which would also be a loss.
“Yan Xiaosi, does your medicine cost money?”
Having no other choice, she had to ask Yan Xiaosi again.
Yan Xiaosi answered with a smile, “As long as Aunt Tian follows our agreement and lends me the ox cart tomorrow, I won’t charge for the medicine.”
After all, her space had an automatic replenishment function. When she took medicine from the shelf, another bottle of the same medicine would appear there soon after.
However, her reputation as a knowledgeable doctor had not spread yet, so she couldn’t sell those medicines for the time being. If she suddenly started selling those medicines, it would scare Ms. Zhong and her sisters. So, for now, she could only help Ms. Zhong sell firewood.
Feeling the pain in her arm, Mrs. Wang didn’t want to haggle with Yan Xiaosi anymore.
“Yan Xiaosi, is your medicine effective? Don’t try to fool me.”
Yan Xiaosi firmly replied, “Aunt Tian, if the medicine doesn’t work, I’ll clean your family’s latrine for free.”
Having witnessed her medical skills before, Mrs. Wang believed her words.
“Then hurry up and get the medicine.”
“Alright, I’ll go right now.”
Yan Xiaosi turned to leave, and Tian Dazhuang, seeing that it was already pitch black outside, followed her, “Xiaosi, where are you going to collect the medicine? It’s so late. Let me accompany you.”
Yan Xiaosi didn’t stop walking and waved her hand at Tian Dazhuang with her back to him.
“No need, Big Brother Dazhuang, just take care of Aunt Tian in case she falls again. I’ll be back soon. Just wait for me at home.”
Tian Dazhuang was indeed worried about Mrs. Wang, so he stopped when he heard Yan Xiaosi’s words. He watched Yan Xiaosi’s figure disappear before returning to the kitchen.
Yan Xiaosi left the Tian family’s courtyard and looked back to make sure Tian Dazhuang hadn’t followed. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly concentrated to enter her portable space. She went to the medicine shelf on the first floor of the small western-style building, got the ointment for treating bruises and reducing pain, and returned to the Tian family’s courtyard.
The ointment she took was similar to the one she used on Yan Shuyun earlier that day. Both contained Sanqi powder, and the ointment boxes were made of bamboo, looking very ordinary.
Mrs. Wang’s arm was already swollen and red, causing her great pain as she eagerly waited for Yan Xiaosi to return.
Seeing Yan Xiaosi return, her tone was a bit unhappy, “Yan Xiaosi, why did you just get back now? Ouch, it’s killing me.”
Yan Xiaosi ignored her, walked over to Tian Dazhuang, and handed him the ointment.
“Big Brother Dazhuang, this is a medicine that can treat bruises, as well as reduce swelling and pain.”
Tian Dazhuang glanced at Yan Xiaosi, took the ointment, opened it, and hurriedly applied it to Mrs. Wang’s arm.
As the ointment was applied to Mrs. Wang’s arm, she felt a cool sensation spread throughout her entire left arm. Within moments, the pain had subsided significantly and the swelling had reduced quite a bit.
Seeing the miraculous effect of the ointment, Tian Dazhuang stared at Yan Xiaosi in amazement.
“Xiaosi, did you make this ointment? It works really well.”
“It’s getting late, Big Brother Dazhuang. I should head back now.”
