Wu Luoluo put down the medical book in her hand, got up quickly and walked out, closing the wooden door of the cubicle behind her.
At the door of the kitchen, her senior brother Wang Jiu came over with a bitter look on his face.
It had been a few days since they last saw each other, and he seemed to be in good spirits. Wu Luoluo was quick - witted. She grabbed a kitchen knife from beside the chopping board, frowned and asked, "What are you doing here? Is the food not enough?" Heaven knew she had never treated her senior brother badly. She had shared half of her daily food with him. She had repaid him with kindness and done her utmost. Even if she stood in front of their master's grave, she would have a clear conscience.
Wang Jiu's shoulder still hurt at the slightest touch after being nursed for half a month. Seeing the glinting kitchen knife in her hand, his imposing manner weakened significantly. He said in a low voice, "Luoluo, I'm here to thank you for boiling the Chinese medicine for me for so many days. I don't have anything else to say. I just want to ask if you left out a few herbs when you grabbed the medicine? Why does it seem that there's no angelica, ligusticum wallichii, and safflower in the Chinese medicine I've been drinking..." He had just rummaged through the discarded dregs of the Chinese medicine, and sure enough, several herbs were missing! Without these Chinese herbs that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, no wonder his injury seemed to be recovering so slowly. How could Wu Luoluo make her own decision to leave out these herbs?
Wu Luoluo glanced at Wang Jiu and sighed, "Senior brother, I forgot to tell you. Several herbs in the prescription you prescribed have run out. I had no choice but to boil the herbs I could find for you. But judging from your complexion, you seem to be much better, which means your prescription is very good!"
Wang Jiu's face turned green with anger. His injury was clearly recovering so slowly. How could his junior sister tell such a blatant lie against her conscience? That was not all. Didn't she know that the overall medicinal property of a prescription would change if several herbs were missing?
Wang Jiu's face was deathly pale and he was trembling with anger. He asked, "Then why did I see you prepare another Chinese medicine prescription for that pretty boy? There were clearly those herbs in his dregs!" You're being so blatantly partial! Since half a month ago, there have been no such herbs in the medicine you boiled for me. Now that you're taking care of another patient, these herbs suddenly appear? Junior sister, you're hiding the herbs so openly!
Unexpectedly, her senior brother had rummaged through her medicine dregs. Wu Luoluo spread her hands helplessly and said, "There's nothing I can do about it! Grand - uncle instructed me to cure that young master. Senior brother, seeing that the medicinal materials are running out, would you mind going down the mountain to buy some commonly used medicinal materials? It's been snowing heavily these days. I don't know if the snow blocking the road has melted. You should be able to find a way down the mountain, right? I'll write down more medicinal materials that the young master needs for you to bring back."
So that pretty boy was the one brought back by grand - uncle?
Wang Jiu's face turned pale. Seeing that Wu Luoluo actually wanted him to go down the mountain to buy medicine for her, he felt even more depressed. He said in a bad tone, "I'm not in a condition to go out because of my injury. Besides, it's been snowing for so many days. I'm afraid the mountain path is blocked. I'll go to the warehouse first to see if I can make up another prescription!" After saying that, Wang Jiu left with a dark face.
Watching her senior brother Wang Jiu's angry back, Wu Luoluo smiled innocently. If you can still find good medicinal materials in the warehouse, I'll lose!
Shangguan Yun was soaking in a copper pot. He pricked up his ears and listened for a long time before he understood the situation. It turned out that Wu Luoluo was partial to him and had hidden the herbs for him when he was unconscious! He felt very pleased. The more he looked at this girl, the more he liked her.
At night, Wu Luoluo's mistress suddenly came back in a hurry.
Wu Luoluo quickly brought over a brazier for her mistress to keep warm. Hearing the mistress's return, senior brother Wang Jiu rushed over with snot and tears, hugged Huiniang's thigh and cried loudly.
Huiniang, a charming woman in her forties, with snow on her head, took off her shoes and sat down to warm herself by the fire. She was about to take a sip of the hot tea Wu Luoluo had offered when she saw Wang Jiu kneeling in front of her, crying like a tearful mess. Huiniang quickly asked, "Xiaojiu, what's wrong? What happened? Why are you crying so badly?"
Wang Jiu looked at Huiniang pitifully, pointed at Wu Luoluo and sobbed, "Huiniang, you have to stand up for me! The day I returned to the mountain was exactly Chinese New Year's Eve. This girl secretly hid a pretty boy at home. That pretty boy came up and broke my shoulder blade without saying a word! Huiniang, wuwuwu... I'm afraid my right hand will never be strong again in my life!" Wang Jiu had been holding back this anger for a long time. Seeing Huiniang, who always protected him, come back, he naturally wanted Wu Luoluo to learn a lesson.
Hearing this, Huiniang's face changed. She looked at Wu Luoluo in disbelief and asked coldly, "Is what your senior brother said true?"
Wu Luoluo felt extremely aggrieved. She shook her head and replied, "That person was brought back by grand - uncle and we were instructed to treat him. I didn't dare to go against grand - uncle's order, so I took him in."
Huiniang was shocked. Since her short - lived husband died, the old monster had rarely come to the mountain to see them. Why did he bring a patient this time and ask them to treat him? She remembered that her dead husband had said that his uncle was a hermit expert and they must never offend him. Huiniang pondered for a moment, frowned and asked, "Since the guest is here, our pharmacy is willing to take him in and treat him. Why did he still attack and hurt someone?"
Thinking of how Wang Jiu had treated her that night and now he still had the nerve to act pitiful in front of their mistress, Wu Luoluo was also filled with anger. Her face turned red and she gritted her teeth and said, "That night, senior brother was drunk and tried to molest me. That young master couldn't stand it any longer, so he attacked and hurt senior brother."
Hearing this, Huiniang's almond eyes widened as she looked at Wang Jiu. Her face instantly turned deathly pale. This brat had been flirting with her on various occasions and pestering her day and night. Now, while she was away from the mountain, he even tried to make a move on the young Wu Luoluo?
Seeing Huiniang's angry face, Wang Jiu quickly explained, "Huiniang! She's lying, Huiniang! It was clearly her who got me drunk while you were away, took off her clothes and actively seduced me, Huiniang! Blame me for being temporarily blinded by lust after getting drunk and having a reaction. I didn't expect to be caught..." Before Wang Jiu could finish his words, Huiniang slapped him hard across the face.
Wang Jiu was stunned by the sudden slap.
Wu Luoluo's face turned black with anger. How could he turn the tables and distort the truth?
Huiniang put her hands on her hips and scolded Wang Jiu, "Blinded by lust? Having a reaction? Good for you, Wang Jiu! You can have a reaction to any kind of person, right? See if I don't beat you to death today!" Saying that, Huiniang casually picked up a shoe and chased Wang Jiu around the house.
Wu Luoluo: ...
Wang Jiu was whipped several times by Huiniang with the shoe. While dodging, he quickly explained, "Huiniang, please listen to my explanation! You're the only one in my heart! If I hadn't been drunk that day, how could I have made a move on such an ugly woman... Huiniang! Stop first! I bought you a New Year's gift!"