Chapter 162: Saving Zhang Lao San

The old lady was a bit dazed; Jiang Yun Chu patted her arm once, "Old lady, first see what's wrong with Zhang Lao San."

Now is not the time to be dazed.

There was originally only one person in the room, and now there's no movement; this is not a good thing.

The old lady instantly woke up, quickly reacted, "Yes, go inside and have a look."

She strode into the room and saw Zhang Lao San lying on the floor, completely unconscious.

"'Help him onto the kang, Zi Su, Bai Zhi, find some firewood and light the fire.' Jiang Yun Chu hastily ordered."

The room was originally dim and chilly.

It was already early morning, making the room even colder.

"'Old lady, I and my master have studied some medical knowledge; should I call a doctor, or shall I take his pulse?' Jiang Yun Chu asked directly."

"'Miss, I trust you.'"

The old lady said firmly, not knowing why, but from the first time she saw her, she felt this young lady was not ordinary.

Jiang Yun Chu nodded, then let the old lady support Zhang Lao San's arm, and she took his pulse.

"'Cold qi has entered his body, he's been infected with wind-cold for some days.' While taking the pulse, Jiang Yun Chu could even feel that Zhang Lao San's skin was hot."

He's running a fever.

"'Zi Su, I'll write a prescription, go to the pharmacy to get the medicine.' Jiang Yun Chu called Zi Su over."

The old lady hastily said, "I'll go, I'll go."

These young ladies aren't familiar either; how could we let the young lady spend money?

Being able to give treatment is already good enough; she could not let the young ladies spend money anyway.

Jiang Yun Chu gave a wry smile and said, "Old lady, if there were no acquaintances here, others might think I'm a home invader!"

"'You can't leave; you have to stay here and watch over me.'"

The old lady is a longtime resident; everyone looks out for each other, and her words are trustworthy.

But Jiang Yun Chu is an outsider; she's only bought candied haws once—how could she earn people's trust?

Then the old lady realized, "All right, young lady, tell me how much the medicine costs later, and I'll pay for it."

Zhang Lao San is not well-off either; now that he's ill, everyone should contribute what they can, and give a bit more if possible.

"'I'll go first.' Zi Su took the prescription and hurried out."

Now saving lives is urgent; their carriage is parked not far away. After she got on the carriage, she quickly had the driver go to a well-known pharmacy to buy the medicine according to the prescription.

"'Old man, you've finally come.' The old lady saw the old man who had just packed up his stall, and tears welled up in her eyes."

The old man unconsciously furrowed his brows, "What's wrong?"

The old lady recounted everything that had happened; then the old man bowed directly to Jiang Yun Chu, "Young lady, old man thanks you."

Earlier his father fell ill, and it was Zhang Lao San's father who saved him; Zhang Lao San's father was a great benefactor who saved an entire street's people.

Later, Zhang Lao San also helped the neighbors a lot.

Now that he's met with misfortune, they cannot just stand by.

"'Young lady, the medicine is back.' Zi Su was a little out of breath; although they had a carriage, it was parked far away, and this side of the street is rather dilapidated, so the carriage coming over would draw attention."

"'Old lady, you cook the medicine.' In Zhang Lao San's room, she also didn't see anything for boiling medicine."

"'All right, all right, I'll do it.' The old lady hastily agreed."

"'By the way, how much silver? I'll give it to you first.' The old lady suddenly remembered something and hastily asked."

Jiang Yun Chu smiled, "No rush; I also want to buy candied haws, we'll settle the accounts later."

She hastily refused; Zhang Lao San's wind-cold was somewhat serious, and the required medicines were not cheap—if word got out, it might frighten the old lady…

"'All right, that works.' The old lady responded and hurried home to decoct the medicine."

Jiang Yun Chu picked up a bowl of water and handed it to the old man.

"'Old man, this bowl of water must be given to him, not spilled.'"

In this water, she had placed a piece of ibuprofen…

Now her exchange system has upgraded, inside it appeared many medicines, and even surgical knives and other medical equipment.

However, the points required are very high.

"'I'll do it.' The old man took the water, set it aside, helped him up, and then fed him little by little."

Zhang Lao San was already feverish, sweating, and thirsty.

Feeling the water, there was no need for the old man to force-feed him; he drank on his own, and even his consciousness regained some clarity.

"'How did you come?' Zhang Lao San saw the old man, gave a weak smile, 'Again causing you trouble.'"

His worthless life should have died out long ago; he's dragged down an entire street of people.

"'Old Three, what nonsense are you spouting? A person ought to live well.'"

"'The trouble we've caused your Zhang family isn't little, is it?'"

The old man rarely spoke at such length.

Zhang Lao San smiled, saw Jiang Yun Chu standing on the ground, his gaze tightened, then he greeted, 'Young lady, I'm afraid I can't make candied haws today; don't let my illness spread to you.'

Jiang Yun Chu hadn't spoken yet when the old lady from outside came in.

"'If it weren't for this young lady buying candied haws, by the time we found you, we'd probably have seen King Yama.'"

The old lady was frightened fierce, her voice uncontrolled, and she replied somewhat angrily.

This is Zhang Lao San's lifesaver.

We must not offend her.

Zhang Lao San stared, then realized it was his own lifesaver; yet he wondered if his wretched life was still worth saving.

"'Old man thanks the young lady.' Zhang Lao San tried to struggle to sit up, but his body was already broken; over the years his body had deteriorated, and with the wind-cold infection, he couldn't even sit up, let alone struggle."

Jiang Yun Chu glanced at the old woman, "Take the medicine first."

She came today for a reason.

But now that she's encountered this situation, she also has more calculations in mind.

"Right, right, look at my memory, take the medicine first." The old woman held the bowl, watched the old man help the person up, then passed the bowl over.

The old man took the bowl, just like giving water, and directly fed it to Zhang Lao San.

Zhang Lao San coughed once... he almost choked to death.

Just now the old man feared he would refuse; this foul temper is exactly the same as Zhang Lao Yezi's back then.

He couldn't be bothered with all that talk, just took it and fed him, leaving no chance to refuse.

"Cough cough cough." Zhang Lao San's face turned red from holding it in.

If he didn't recall not having provoked this old geezer, he would suspect the person was taking the chance to get revenge.

The old man's complexion also turned somewhat red.

"Old man, old woman, I have some details about the candied hawthorn skewers I'd like to discuss with Zhang Lao San." Jiang Yun Chu smiled, her words gentle, carrying a tone of negotiation.

The old woman immediately said, "You talk, you talk."

However, her legs did not move.

But the old man noticed, the girl's words were probably not something the couple could hear, so he pulled his own wife along, "Let's go look for hawthorn; when Lao San makes candied hawthorn, we'll definitely need hawthorn, and our store might not be enough."