Originally, Su Qingluan was not sure whether Mrs. Xi had encountered any difficulties. After all, Mrs. Xi used to have such a loud voice to solicit business. If she occasionally had a bad throat for a day or two, it would explain why she became taciturn.
But Su Qingluan was grateful for Mrs. Xi's help before, so she went to the cake stall opposite to have a look.
But Mrs. Xi, who had always had a rosy complexion, now had blue-black circles under her eyes, and her complexion had become a little pale. This was really difficult to explain with "throat discomfort".
When Mrs. Xi heard Su Qingluan's question, she looked up and saw the girl's concerned eyes looking directly at her.
She has been traveling around the world for many years, and she still has some ability to judge people, aside from other places. Who is sincere and who is hypocritical? With just one look, unless a very experienced old fox, basically no one can escape her eyes.
Because of this, Mrs. Xi could tell at a glance that Su Qingluan was sincerely worried about her.
She forced herself to smile: "Hey, my pancake stall is getting more and more prosperous. Is there any difficulty..."
Although she tried her best to say that she was "okay", her gradually hoarse voice and slightly red eyes did not look like "it was okay".
However, Mrs. Xi was obviously not comfortable showing weakness to others - especially Su Qingluan, who was not even very familiar with her - so her fragile expression only appeared for a moment.
She rubbed her eyes fiercely, cleared her throat, and said in that loud voice again: "It's okay! What can happen?" She couldn't help but stuff the oil paper wrapped with cooking cakes into Su Qingluan. In arms.
"Take it and eat it, and don't give me any more money, otherwise my aunt will be angry!" With such a "threatening" sentence, Su Qingluan turned around and shouted again: "Hey! Delicious cooking cakes! The more you eat, the better." The more delicious the cooking cakes are when chewed!!”
However, the scene just now made Su Qingluan still take it to heart.
She knew that given Mrs. Xi's strong temperament, if she kept asking questions like this, she might embarrass the other party. But looking at her appearance, she did have some unspeakable difficulties.
So she thought for a moment, took the cooking cakes and went back, then turned around and asked Skinny Monkey to help find out what kind of difficulties Mrs. Xi had encountered.
Although Shouhou'er is a bit arrogant, he also has very strong communication skills. Although his personality is a little out of tune, he is still a very warm-hearted person overall.
So after Shouhou'er's inquiries, within a few days, Su Qingluan understood what Mrs. Xi's difficulty was.
Speaking of which, Su Qingluan had heard of this before - the male head of Mrs. Xi's family, Liu Sheng, accidentally fell from a height and was injured while trying to catch Mrs. Xi.
At first, everyone thought he broke his leg, but after Shouhou'er inquired about it, he found out that Yagyu was paralyzed after the fall!
However, Mrs. Xi and Liu Sheng originally traveled around the world, were willing to endure hardships, and had some skills, so they still had some savings in their early years.
However, since Yagyu fell to paralysis, the money was spent like water to treat him. Now the family is reduced to living in a small alley full of poor people on the outskirts of the county, and the place they live in is also a crooked shack. .
It was said to be a wooden house, but there was mold and leaks everywhere, and it was completely different from that spacious and bright wooden house.
Su Qingluan couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "Does it cost so much to treat a disease? Isn't it possible that I was cheated?"
She murmured in her heart: Didn't ancient people just take Chinese herbal medicine to treat diseases? How much money can it cost? It’s not like the sky-high price of targeted drugs or surgeries in modern medicine. Could it be that some "goddess" or "holy man" who was a great dancer was hired and was deceived into lameness and spent a lot of money unjustly?
Su Qingluan's mind flashed with countless scenes of Mrs. Xi's family being defrauded even worse, but Shouhou'er shook his head: "I've never been deceived, but the doctor's consultation fees and medicine fees are also horrifyingly high. "
As a person who was born in the new era, and was once a patient who suffered from long-term pain, she knew that there could be no macro-control in this era, so when she heard the sky-high consultation fees, she subconsciously raised her blood pressure.
But she also understood that using her era to demand people of this era would be harsh and unrealistic, but she still couldn't help but sneered and said sarcastically: "I don't know which Xinglin master is asking for such an exorbitant price, why not switch to another company?" Merchants, we will definitely be ashamed of ourselves."
When Shou Qingluan heard Sui Qingluan's strange expression, he looked like "you don't know this" and asked, "Do you know about the 'Huichun Hall'?"
Huichun Hall? Su Qingluan was stunned: This name is really familiar!
After just three or four months of time traveling, she only had to deal with pharmacies and hospitals a few times. Su Qingluan thought about it for a moment, and then she remembered - she choked on eating dumplings at the "Hongfu Tower" before, and she almost choked, but she was After using the "Heimlich maneuver" to rescue "Lu San", the doctor hired by Shopkeeper Liang at that time was from Huichun Hall!
Thinking back on this, Su Qingluan also remembered that shopkeeper Liang had complained to her afterwards, saying that Huichun Hall had always charged a high price, but in order not to get involved in a life-threatening lawsuit, she could only hold her nose and waste money to avoid disaster.
Although Su Qingluan took the first step, shopkeeper Liang spent a lot of money later, but as an "emergency medical fee", Huichun Hall actually charged ten taels of silver!
At that time, Su Qingluan gasped when she heard the outrageous price. Looking back now, it still makes her feel incredible: "I remember!" The corner of her mouth twitched, "It was the one who charged ten taels of silver for just one emergency visit. The Rejuvenation Hall!"
"Shiliang? There is no prescription for acupuncture, but only Ping'an Pulse for consultation, right?" Thin Monkey curled his lips.
Su Qingluan thought about it for a moment, indeed! The doctor at Huichun Hall only said that the young master named "Lu San" was frightened and was in good health. The prescription he prescribed was also a common soothing prescription. It can be found in any medical center or pharmacy, even if a layman has read two books. Medical skills can prescribe prescriptions that "do not work, but do nothing".
"So..." Su Qingluan asked cautiously, "If it is treatment, the price will be calculated separately?"
The thin monkey nodded: "Ms. Xi's family has been in Huichun Hall for half a year!"
Su Qingluan gasped when he heard this: Half a year later!
This is equivalent to Mrs. Xi spending several months in a very expensive private hospital to treat her boss!
What's more, in this era, there is no medical insurance that can reduce the financial burden of medical treatment. In other words, this expensive private hospital is 100% self-pay and there is no reimbursement!
Su Qingluan took a breath instantly: "Can't we go to another cheaper medical clinic?"
