You've already caught the embroidered ball, and you still say it's not my husband?

Looking at her beloved grandson, who was out of danger and whose face had returned to normal, Aunt Lin trembled with excitement and wept with joy.

"Xiao Bao is alright! That's wonderful, that's really great!"

She was so worried just now, fearing that her precious grandson would die. Fortunately, Lu Xuan's medical skills were amazing, and he quickly pulled the man back from the brink of death.

No wonder she heard some people say that Lu Xuan knew medicine and could cure people at a young age. After seeing him today, she realized that Lu Xuan could do more than just cure diseases.

She's practically a miracle doctor with the ability to bring the dead back to life!

"Dr. Lu is a miracle doctor..." Aunt Lin put her grandson aside and wanted to kowtow to Lu Xuan again.

"Aunt Lin, please don't do this!"

Lu Xuan, quick-witted and agile, immediately stopped her, "Aunt Lin, please just call me Xiao Xuanzi! I just happen to be skilled in the silver needle technique, which is why I was able to easily suck out the bee venom from Xiao Bao's body with silver needles. I am far from deserving the title of a divine doctor... Healing the sick and saving lives is a doctor's duty. Aunt Lin, there is no need to kowtow and thank me profusely."

Lu Xuan spoke very modestly.

In reality, with his perfect medical skills, Datongtian could cure all diseases in the world, even bring the dead back to life and regrow severed limbs.

He was the most skilled physician in the Great Yan Dynasty, and undoubtedly the number one divine doctor!

They just don't want to be high-profile!

"Xiao Bao has just been out of danger and is still weak. He needs to rest. Aunt Lin, you should go back soon." Lu Xuan waved his hand with a smile.

"Okay, okay!" Aunt Lin nodded excitedly.

She had just turned around, holding her grandson, when she suddenly stopped: "I almost forgot, I haven't given them the money yet!"

Aunt Lin turned back, touching her empty purse, and asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Little Xuanzi... how many taels of silver do you need?"

In ancient times, the consultation fee for a doctor was not low, and the cost of hiring a famous doctor for serious illnesses was even higher, probably not less than several dozen taels of silver.

Lu Xuan is far better than those famous doctors; he even saved Aunt Lin's precious grandson's life...

however!

Lu Xuan then uttered a number that surprised everyone.

"Just give me... ten coins."

Ten coins?

Aunt Lin stood there stunned, Lu Qingqing's eyes widened, and Su Qingwan, sitting next to Lu Xuan, also felt somewhat incredulous.

"Ten...ten coins? I...I must have misheard, right?" Aunt Lin opened her mouth, wondering if she had misheard.

Because ten coins is simply too little!

One thousand coins are roughly equivalent to one tael of silver, and ten coins can probably only buy half a pound of pork!

They saved a child's life. If it were any other doctor, even if they didn't charge an exorbitant price, they would at least charge three to five taels in "taels," right?

Lu Xuan only charged ten coins!

How is this any different from doing charity?!

"Little Xuanzi, what's wrong with you...?"

Lu Qingqing's lips moved slightly; she wanted to say something immediately, but remembering that her neighbor, Aunt Lin, was still there, she held back.

He could only complain in his heart: Oh my silly brother, how can you treat a patient for only ten coins?

If it costs ten coins per patient, wouldn't you have to see a hundred patients to earn one tael of silver?

This is even worse than cattle and horses! How can this be acceptable?

Even if she, as the older sister, helped Lu Xuan save up money for his bride price, she shouldn't do this! How can they earn money to make a living like this!

Lu Qingqing also knew that her neighbor, Aunt Lin, was not well-off. Her husband had passed away early, and her son and daughter-in-law made a living by fishing, working hard from dawn till dusk to earn a meager living. She herself only grew some vegetables to sell at the market to supplement the family income. After deducting expenses, the family could not save much at the end of the year and had very little savings. They might not even be able to scrape together ten taels of silver...

Therefore, Lu Xuan, being kind-hearted, symbolically accepted ten coins as a consultation fee.

"Sigh, I'll let it go this time! But you can't do it again next time!"

Lu Qingqing made up her mind that after Aunt Lin left, she, as the older sister, would give her "foolish" younger brother a good "education" so that Lu Xuan would stop foolishly "doing charity" when treating people in the future.

Su Qingwan looked at Lu Xuan beside her, her beautiful eyes sparkling, and praised, "Doctor Lu is indeed not a greedy person..."

She knew that Lu Xuan's actions were not pretentious. Otherwise, after saving her and the Su family yesterday, it wouldn't have been a problem for Lu Xuan to ask for a thousand or eight hundred taels of silver. But Lu Xuan didn't do that and chose to run away without looking back. Today, when she came to express her gratitude, Lu Xuan never mentioned anything about the reward.

Now imagine, if Lu Xuan really wanted to make money, with his extraordinary medical skills, wouldn't he be able to earn some?

Lu Xuan's magic medicine chest contained thousands of taels of silver, silver notes, and some valuable jewelry. Only a small portion of it was his reward for treating patients; the vast majority was what he earned by killing evil people, demons, and ghosts.

So he really doesn't care about money, nor is he short of it!

Why then did he still charge ten coins as a consultation fee?

Because if he didn't charge, it would make him seem arrogant and condescending, which Lu Xuan didn't like.

If this also severely disrupts industry norms, everyone might want to see him for treatment. What will happen to other doctors in that situation? He certainly won't be able to handle it all by himself.

So, we still have to collect the money; it's just a matter of how much!

Su Qingwan obviously thought of this as well, and a bright and charming smile appeared in her eyes as she looked at Lu Xuan.

Xi'er, the maid standing next to Su Qingwan, was also stunned for a moment, thinking that her... young master was truly a kind and benevolent doctor!

She almost blurted it out, but luckily she reacted in time and covered her mouth tightly with both hands.

"Ten coins won't do!" Aunt Lin also felt that Lu Xuan had accepted too little, and quickly opened her old money bag.

She had earned thirty or forty coins from selling vegetables this morning, and on her way back she bought two catties of pork and one catty of pears. Now she only has a few coins left in her bag.

awkward!

"Aunt Lin, do you have any leftover fish at home? If you really feel bad about it, just give me any fish you like," Lu Xuan said with a smile, trying to ease the other woman's embarrassment.

Aunt Lin's son and daughter-in-law are professional fishermen. They catch some fish every day, and often they can't sell them all. The rest they either keep in a water tank for their own consumption or continue to sell at the market the next day or the day after.

Reminded by Lu Xuan, Aunt Lin suddenly realized and slapped her thigh, "Yes! I still have two wild bass in my fish tank, I'll go back and get them right now!"

"Thank you very much then. And... just one is enough," Lu Xuan reminded with a smile.

So, after taking her grandson home, Aunt Lin brought back a lively, two-and-a-half-pound wild bass.

Wild perch has delicious flesh and is nourishing when used to make soup. It usually sells for 30 coins per catty. Two and a half catties would cost 75 coins, plus the 10 coins paid for the consultation, for a total of 85 coins.

This pleased both sides!

"Fish, fish!"

The little girl Tongtong volunteered to carry the sea bass into the kitchen with both hands and hand it over to Li Du to prepare.

"Have your father make fish soup and prepare several dishes to properly entertain your uncle... Miss Su!"

Influenced by the little girl, Lu Qingqing almost mistook Su Qingwan for the little girl's aunt.

"Haha." She could only smile apologetically, "Miss Su has come all this way, you probably haven't had lunch yet, right? You'll have to stay and have lunch with us later!"

"Mm." Su Qingwan didn't refuse and nodded gently in agreement.

She came from Yunzhou City to find Lu Xuan early this morning. The journey was tiring, and she did intend to have lunch here.

Besides, isn't this her home too?

Isn't it normal to eat at home?

Of course, the kitchen probably didn't prepare much food, so the servants and guards outside were given silver and left to fend for themselves.

"We really owe Xiao Bao a great debt of gratitude to Xiao Xuanzi for saving him today..."

"Xiao Xuanzi, Qingqing, I won't bother you any longer. I need to go back and prepare lunch for my son and daughter-in-law!"

As Aunt Lin got up to leave, she didn't forget to apologize to Su Qingwan, "Miss, I really had no choice... I'm so sorry for delaying your appointment with Xiao Xuanzi!"

Seeing that Su Qingwan looked weak and frail, Aunt Lin assumed that she had come to see Lu Xuan for a medical consultation. She felt that Su Qingwan's act of barging in with her grandson was very impolite and constituted "cutting in line," so she apologized to Su Qingwan.

Su Qingwan shook her head and replied softly, "Aunt Lin, you're too kind. I... I didn't come here to see Dr. Lu for a medical consultation."

Ok?

Su Qingwan didn't come to see Lu Xuan for medical treatment after all!

This puzzled Aunt Lin.

"Then, miss, you are...?"

Su Qingwan turned her head slightly, looking at Lu Xuan with gentle eyes.

Her fair and delicate face flushed slightly, and her tone became a little shy.

"I am... Doctor Lu's wife. I just came here... to take a look."

Boom! Boom!

This sentence was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up countless ripples...