The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1077 - 156: Don’t Understand

Chapter 1077: Chapter 156: Don’t Understand

Yin Huo blinked his eyes, looking at her with a hint of slowness, but Manbao had already administered the acupuncture while talking to him.

After all the bleeding-stopping needles were inserted, Manbao then looked at his still-bleeding wound and turned her head to say, "Bring some hot water, this wound needs to be carefully cleaned before applying medicine."

Yin Huo had used a porcelain shard, and although he had been ruthless, the wound was not very large, nor was it very deep; it was only that the sight of the blood was somewhat alarming.

However, to the doctors who have seen many accidents, this amount of blood was not considered very serious.

At least, Manbao felt much more relieved after cleaning the wound.

She took out Chinese ginseng ointment from Jishi Hall and applied it to him, then turned to Old Madam Yin and said, "Old Madam, his body is different from ordinary people, and the healing process will be slower. Moreover, the porcelain bowl was dirty, which could likely lead to inflammation, so this medicine should be applied on schedule."

Imperial Doctor Tan slightly nodded; he had noticed long ago that Yin Huo’s constitution might be weak since he got sick more easily than ordinary people and his wounds took longer to heal.

After stopping the bleeding, Manbao felt his pulse for a moment. After some contemplation, she turned around and wrote two prescriptions.

She was about to hand the prescriptions to the servant Changshou out of habit, but realizing this was not right, she turned her hand to give them to Imperial Doctor Tan instead, "Would you take a look?"

Imperial Doctor Tan was taken aback for a moment, then took the prescriptions. After reviewing them, he nodded slightly and said, "Young Doctor Zhou has prescribed good formulas."

Hearing this, Old Madam Yin immediately had someone take the prescriptions to get the medicine.

There was no need to go far; their family’s own storeroom was stocked with a full supply of medicinal herbs. They had no choice because they had a family member who needed to take medicine all year round, and they had to be prepared for various situations, so their supply of medicinal herbs was always replenished.

While someone went to fetch the medicine, the room suddenly quieted down.

Imperial Doctor Tan did not know what to say, and Manbao had a lot to talk about, but seeing Yin Huo lying quietly on the bed with his eyes closed, she did not know where to start.

Old Madam Yin was only worried about her grandson’s condition, so she did not wish to speak either.

Fourth Miss Yin was sitting quietly with her two younger sisters, gently wiping away tears with a handkerchief, also not daring to speak.

Bai Shan watched all of this, pursed her lips without speaking, and Bai Erlang tiptoed to take a peek at Yin Huo on the bed, then moved to Manbao’s side and asked anxiously, "Is Yin Huo okay?"

Old Madam Yin looked up at them.

Manbao shook her head slightly at him and also looked towards Old Madam Yin.

Old Madam Yin forced a smile with a twist of her mouth and said, "Young Doctor Zhou, my grandson won’t have any problems, right?"

Manbao was silent for a moment and then said, "Old Madam, do you know? There are two kinds of illnesses: physical and emotional. I won’t speak of Yin Huo’s physical illnesses; you are aware of that. But do you know, emotional burdens harbored in the heart can lead to sickness over time?"

Imperial Doctor Tan beside her nodded slightly.

Old Madam Yin was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "I know, it’s a heart disease."

Manbao looked at Old Madam Yin in surprise, "If you know this, why still..."

Old Madam Yin slumped in her chair and after a long silence, she said, "Young girl, things in this world cannot always go as one wishes. I understand his feelings, but he is the only bloodline of our Yin Family. His mother struggled to give birth to him. Of course, I also wish for him to live a carefree life, but our Yin Family is a major clan and cannot be subject to the whims of one person."

Manbao shook her head and said, "Old Madam, you still haven’t understood his intentions."

Bai Shan approached Manbao’s side, looked at Old Madam Yin, and said: "The Yin Family needs Yin Huo to carry on the family line, to want him to leave a progeny—have you asked him? Have you discussed it with him?"

Old Madam Yin slightly furrowed her brow; how could one discuss such a matter with Yin Huo?

"His body is frail, it’s not suitable for him to be distressed..."

"But in reality, he has been distressed the whole time, and because you never talk to him about it, he thinks about it even more and gets hurt even more." After all, he was both her friend and patient, who was still fine when they parted in the afternoon, and now he was like this; Manbao was still somewhat angry as she said: "Old Madam, you’ve never spoken to him about it, so how can you be sure that he is unwilling?"

Next to them, Fourth Miss Yin couldn’t help but step forward and say, "Young Doctor Zhou, this is our family’s affair. It’s not your place to worry about it. Moreover, we’ve already said it ourselves—that he is unwilling."

Manbao then looked at her and said, "If the family affair affects the patient’s condition, then it is related to me as a physician. He says he’s unwilling, but have you just listened to him? Have you persuaded him to agree?"

Manbao continued, "Whether he agrees or not, haven’t you all already made up your minds? And because of this, you feel whether or not to tell him, it’s all the same. But I want to tell you, it’s different."

Manbao said, "Forget that you come from a prominent and well-established family, even for someone like me from a much humbler background, since childhood, our parents taught us siblings that we were raised by our family; when grown up, we must repay the family, support our parents, and love our siblings. Yin Huo is intelligent, and he has been relying on the family’s money and influence to survive until now; he knows these things."

"But, even if our parents ask for us, they won’t just draw circles on the ground, insisting that we step exactly inside those circles with each foot; nor will they force meat pies into our mouths when we say we want sugar cakes," Manbao looked at Old Madam Yin and said: "Yin Huo’s heartache has never been about you wanting him to marry, while he wishes to change his medicine and live a few more years, but that he wants to tell you he wishes to live a few more years, and yet no one listens to him."

Fourth Miss Yin wore a look of confusion, "Isn’t that the same thing?"

Bai Shan glanced at her irritably and said, "It’s different."

Bai Erlang scorned her, "Don’t you regularly read policy debates? Let me tell you, a single different word in policy discussions changes the meaning, let alone when the latter sentence has so many more words than the former."

Is this really the time to discuss policy debates?

Bai Shan pushed him slightly, signaling him to be quiet.

Old Madam Yin sat in a daze, not saying a word.

Yin Huo’s eyes brimmed with tears, and he tightly closed his eyes. Hearing the room fall back into silence, his heart slowly sank in despair.

The servant brought up the brewed medicine, and Old Madam Yin personally picked up the medicine and gently shook him, saying, "Qilang, have the medicine first."

Yin Huo opened his eyes and looked at her for a while, then tightly closed his lips and didn’t open them, slowly closing his eyes again.

Seeing his refusal, Old Madam Yin couldn’t help but look back at Manbao.

Manbao then took the medicine bowl and nudged him, saying, "Have the medicine first, we can talk after that."

Yin Huo ignored her.

Bai Shan and Bai Erlang also joined in, one saying, "Yin Huo, your body has improved a lot recently, it wouldn’t be good to give up all that progress now, would it?"

Bai Erlang, looking dazedly, asked, "If you don’t take the medicine, won’t your wounds hurt?"

Manbao added, "Yeah, are you really seeking death? But with someone keeping watch over you, you won’t be able to die quickly, and to die in such pain and hunger, that would be a very dreadful way to go."