Chapter 3 - Sky-high Medical Expenses (1)
After the man said this, he asked someone to pick up the unconscious An Yun and leave.
The sound of horse hooves gradually became distant until the man’s figure disappeared in front of everyone. The venue that had been silent just now immediately became lively again.
People did whatever they wanted. What had happened on the street just now was just another play for ordinary people.
The madam also stood up from her kneeling position, her steps still a little frivolous, and then she raised her eyes and saw the attendant left by the man standing in front of her.
The attendant looked at her and said with a smile, “According to the master’s orders, I am here to give you the money in exchange for the shuanger’s deed of sale, and take you to the government to execute the punishment.”
The old madam forced out a smile, “Sir, I don’t want this money. I will give you the deed of sale now and give you a few hundred taels of silver. Can you please spare me this punishment? Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll lose half of my life after this.”
The smile on the attendant’s face remained unchanged, and he said in a gentle tone, “What are you talking about? I dare not disobey master’s order. If master know that we violate it, I’m afraid the punishment will be doubled. Please don’t make things difficult for me.”
After the attendant finished speaking, he just stared at the madam with his deep eyes.
The madam opened her mouth. Even though she was usually eloquent, she knew there was no room for negotiation this time. Thinking about the man’s usual methods, she finally didn’t dare to say anything more, so she could only shut up with a pale face.
Soon, the madam and her thugs went back to get An Yun’s deed of sale, and under the attendant’s supervision, they went to the Yamen to receive the punishment.
The attendant looked at the madam who had passed out after suffering ten blows, her buttocks blossomed, and he silently returned to the house with the deed of sale.
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The attendant returned to the mansion and went to the study room under the guidance of the servants. Then he reported what had just happened, “Sir, the shuanger’s deed of sale is here, and the madam has also been punished according to the requirements of Master.”
The man nodded and motioned for him to put the deed of sale on the table, but he was flipping through the family report in his hand.
The attendant did as he was told, and as he put the deed down, he saw his master just nodded without any intention of looking at it.
The attendant didn’t understand what the master was trying to do. Although the young shuanger’s appearance was indeed beautiful, according to his master’s obsession with his wife, he shouldn’t have other ideas.
The man turned over the reports in his hand, as if he saw something weird, he raised his eyebrows slightly. The next moment, there was a knock on the study door, and then another attendant came in.
“Sir, we have just invited a doctor to come over to check, and the shuanger also has woken up. But the doctor said that his body was already a little deficient, and then he ate some unclean things, which forcibly overdrawn his energy.”
“If we want to save a person, the shuanger will probably need a lot of expensive medicinal materials to survive first, and then spend thousands of taels of silver to buy rare medicines to slowly bring him back to life. At the moment, the doctor is still waiting in the side hall, waiting for the master to decide whether to prescribe this medicine or not.”
After the attendant said this, he became quiet and waited for his master’s decision.
If the master prescribed it, this shuanger could survive, but it costed money; if the master didn’t, he was afraid the shuanger could only wait to die.
The man was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled, “That’s it. I originally thought I could just bring the shuanger back and raise him. Well, there is nothing we can do about it. The money used to redeem his life will be considered a waste.”
The attendant, after listening, felt that this answer was not surprising. For ordinary poor people, two or three taels were considered too much for a year. Buying a person could only cost ten or twenty taels at most, and the more expensive ones were only a few dozen.
This shuanger’s net worth was two thousand five hundred taels, and the master still needed to spend so much money in the future to raise him. Even if their master’s house did not lack this money, the amount was still significant.
The attendant responded, “Yes, sir, I will go back to the doctor now.”
Thinking of the appearance of the shuanger, the attendant felt a little pity, but he could not disobey the master’s order.
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Just after the attendant left, another man walked in. He was about fifty years old, wearing silk clothes and looking like a housekeeper.
As soon as he came in, the man knelt down toward the master. After saluting, he stood up and said, “Sir, there is someone outside asking to see you.”
The master looked up at him and motioned for him to continue.
The housekeeper swallowed his saliva and continued, “Young master went out to play with people today and met Zuo Chengyi and his group. The two groups had a small conflict, and young master injured many people. Just now, Zuo Chengyi’s family brought someone over to ask for an explanation. They are waiting in the outer hall now. I’m here to ask you, sir, whether I should invite this person in or let him go.”
The master raised his eyebrows. He showed an interested look and then said casually, “I remember that his second son is seven years older than my Ya’er. How could he still be hurt by Ya’er, and need his family to come and ask for an explanation?”
The housekeeper’s expression momentarily distorted. He looked up at the master, hesitant to speak. In the end, he didn’t know what to say.
His young master was a natural prodigy in martial arts. He was also lawless and fearless. His attacks were all serious and deadly. Even if others were a few years older than him, it was normal for them to be unable to gain power over him.
The master looked at the changing expression on the housekeeper’s face, thought about his son, and finally said, “That’s all, I’ll go see for myself. Lead the way!”
“Yes.” The housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief and quickly led the way.
When the housekeeper took the master to the outer hall, Zuo Chengyi’s family, who had been staying there and making a fuss, stopped talking the moment they saw the master.
The man looked at the group of people coming over, focusing on the young man lying on the wooden shelf with an obviously broken left leg and injuries all over his body. He calmly walked to the main seat and sat down.