Chapter 111: Chapter 111 Renhe Tang Clinic
“Mother, look, there’s blood on his head, it seems like the injury is not light.” Xuexue pointed at his head.
Madam Xie took a closer look and was startled; she hurriedly asked, “Big brother, how did you injure your head? Does it hurt?”
“Hehe…! It doesn’t hurt, it’s already healed,” the fool laughed as if nothing had happened.
Seeing that the bloodstain appeared relatively fresh, Madam Xie thought he was not very bright and might not even realize his pain. Grateful that he had saved Chuner, she decided to take him to the Renhe Tang Clinic to see a doctor. After doing this, they would go back home; she picked up the basket and had Xuexue accompany him to the clinic in town.
In the clinic, Madam Xie put down her carrying pole and led the fool inside: “Doctor, he has injured his head. Could you bandage it and also check how severe the wound is?”
The doctor, an amiable man in his sixties, examined the fool’s wound while muttering to himself, “Strange, the bloodstain indicates a severe injury, but the wound seems almost healed.” Then he looked up and asked, “How long ago did he get hurt?”
Madam Xie and the others hadn’t spoken yet when the fool rushed to answer, “About two days ago.”
“A wound from two days ago couldn’t have healed so quickly.” The doctor shook his head in denial.
The fool said earnestly, “Really, Doctor, I’m not lying to you; it was still bleeding two days ago.”
“Impossible, such a big wound, still bleeding two days ago, and now it’s healed? Young man, are you doubting my medical skills, deliberately challenging me?” Clearly, the fool’s persistence was beginning to anger the Old Doctor, who felt his skills were being questioned.
“Doctor, Doctor, please don’t be angry; his mind is a bit…that…” Madam Xie sheepishly pointed at her own head.
The Doctor understood, reassessed the fool, and asked, “Could it be that he is the hero who threw Chef Ding onto the roof?”
“What hero? What throwing onto the roof?” Madam Xie was completely bewildered and didn’t understand at all.
Xuexue then explained what happened that morning.
Madam Xie was stunned upon hearing and realized why Chuner had been able to survive under the hooves of horses—apparently, they had encountered a highly skilled individual.
Upon hearing that this young man was the one who had injured Chef Ding, the doctor quickly said, “Chef Ding had just had his wound dressed here and was carried away. Now, the staff of the Great Harmony Restaurant are scouring the streets for a fool who hurt Chef Ding. I urge you to leave quickly before they catch you and give you a beating you won’t easily recover from.”
“Huh? What should we do then?” Madam Xie was somewhat panicked; it turned out that their lifesaver was also in trouble.
“Psh! Chef Ding is just a chef; what right does he have to order the restaurant staff to look for someone? Old Doctor, you must be joking with us,” Xuexue said incredulously.
The Doctor replied, “You don’t know, Chef Ding is the uncle of the shopkeeper of the Great Harmony Restaurant; he has a strong backing. Seeing that you are ordinary folks, I can’t bear to see you get into trouble, so I’m sincerely advising you.”
“So, that’s how it is!” Xuexue suddenly understood.
“Thank you, Doctor, you really are a good person,” Madam Xie was extremely grateful.
“It’s nothing, you should hurry on your way,” the Doctor waved his hand, urging them to leave quickly to avoid any trouble.
Madam Xie agreed, picked up the basket, and hurriedly left the clinic.
“Mother, we don’t know him anyway, let’s just leave him behind and sneak away,” Xuexue said in a low voice, gritting her teeth as she walked beside Madam Xie.
“No, they saved us, we can’t be so ungrateful,” Madam Xie was also deeply conflicted inside.