Chapter 42: The Village Chief Arrives
After comforting Mengyao Gu for a long time until she no longer worried about the future, Gu Yu found an opportunity to avoid the Mengyao Gu siblings and enter his space.
Without any hesitation, Gu Yu directly pushed open the door in his space and arrived in another small world.
The prompt about “The Pot of Benevolent Aid” had made Gu Yu extremely curious. He wondered what kind of thing it was.
He had only thought that he couldn’t stand by and do nothing when people were suffering, and he hadn’t expected to obtain this “Pot of Benevolent Aid”…
Did this mean he would have to help others more in the future?
[The Pot of Benevolent Aid: For every 100 good deeds points accumulated, receive 1 random special effect medicine. Current good deeds points: 0.]
When Gu Yu saw a white jade gourd suddenly appear in the small world, before he could even pick up the gourd, a line of text appeared before his eyes, allowing Gu Yu to understand the function of “The Pot of Benevolent Aid.”
Come to think of it, ever since Gu Yu obtained the space, there had been many text reminders. This gave Gu Yu the feeling that he had obtained a system, just like in those system novels…
But it was only similar. If classified carefully, it was more like an audio version of the space’s instruction manual.
After all, since Gu Yu came to ancient times, the space had not forced him to do this or that task. It was all according to his own will, and he was not controlled. This made him feel great.
In life, being free and unrestrained was the most important.
Gu Yu, who had no great ambitions, thought about these things. He then curiously picked up the white jade gourd. After looking it over repeatedly, he found that apart from the carving on the gourd being quite skillful, it was no different from ordinary jade carvings.
Of course, the inside of the white jade gourd was hollow. It should be that once the good deeds points were full, special effect medicines would appear randomly.
However, good deeds points were not like Mengyao Gu’s favorability, which was very easy to obtain.
Gu Yu estimated that it would be very difficult for him to reach 100 good deeds points… After all, he didn’t have many opportunities to be kind.
Gu Yu was already grateful that the space had not come up with an evil deeds function.
If it had, it would probably have increased faster than Mengyao Gu’s favorability…
After studying the white jade gourd for a long time until he lost interest, Gu Yu did not stay in the space anymore.
He fished out a few cucumbers from the spring water and left the space. Gu Yu didn’t even wash them before taking them to find Gu Qingheng, letting his younger brother-in-law, who had gone to study again, taste the cucumbers and rest.
Although Gu Qingheng was young, he had great willpower. He studied diligently every day and only occasionally complained that he couldn’t go out to play. But in reality… Gu Qingheng had already read more than half of the books in the room.
The books occupied more than half of the room, and even Gu Yu found it daunting. He really didn’t know how Gu Qingheng could read and had read so many…
Just looking at this fact, Gu Yu felt that his younger brother-in-law would definitely be an extraordinary person in the future. When he became a high official in the imperial court, he would be like a big parasol tree offering shade!
At that time, Gu Yu could walk sideways on the street without anyone daring to interfere.
…
Thus, time flew by quickly. After the Gu family of three spent a few days peacefully, their tranquil life suddenly underwent a new change.
As for what this change was, Gu Yu looked at the village chief who had come to visit, thinking that he had finally arrived.
“Gu Yu! How have you been lately? If you have any difficulties, you can tell me, and I’ll help you solve them!”
“Nothing, my family is doing very well! After getting rid of those who wanted to harm us, our little lives are incredibly joyful.”
While the village chief spoke with a smile, Gu Yu also responded with a smile.
Although he had guessed the village chief’s purpose for coming, Gu Yu did not expose it immediately. Instead, he continued to sit on a chair and chat with the village chief, waiting to see who would break first.
During this period, Auntie Wang Er’s son, Shuanzi, had recovered safely. After all the measles on his body had subsided, he was jumping around lively after a few days, much to the surprise of the villagers.
Shuanzi, who had been on the verge of death a few days ago, had suddenly gotten better.
As a result, people who were inquiring about news gathered at Auntie Wang Er’s house. Since Gu Yu had not stopped Auntie Wang Er from speaking, the matter of Shuanzi being cured was told by Auntie Wang Er with embellishments.
To the point that it was even spread that Gu Yu was a genius divine doctor.
Hearing this from Gu Qingheng, Gu Yu felt that in a few more days, perhaps he would only need to look at someone for their illness to be cured directly!
Rumors really spread too wildly.
And just as the news of Gu Yu curing Shuanzi spread like wildfire, the village chief could no longer sit still. He came to the door now, wanting to ask Gu Yu to help save other measles patients.
However, seeing Gu Yu’s smiling demeanor now, the village chief began to struggle with how to speak.
Frankly speaking, the Gu family of three had lived very poorly in Yang Family Village before.
Although the villagers were not directly responsible, they were unwilling to even lend a hand. Now, coming to beg Gu Yu to treat illnesses with a thick face made the village chief feel ashamed.
But he had to say it, because some children had already developed black rashes and had high fevers that wouldn’t recede. Seeing them getting weaker day by day, if they delayed further, it might be beyond all treatment!
“Uh, Gu Yu! I have something I want to ask of you. I heard that it was you who cured Shuanzi’s illness in the village! Even the doctor in town was not confident in treating his illness. You are truly amazing! I wonder if you could also help treat the other villagers who are ill?”
“This… it’s not impossible, but I can’t guarantee that I can cure them!”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m not forcing you to cure them, I just want you to take a look and see if there’s any hope! Those children are still young, and I really can’t bear to watch them die.”
Now that the village chief had taken the initiative, Gu Yu did not continue to pretend to be ignorant.
However, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he showed a distressed expression on his face, preemptively warning the village chief, so that if any accidents happened, he would not be blamed.
And upon hearing Gu Yu’s words, the village chief’s expression became overjoyed. He quickly said that Gu Yu was not responsible and only needed to go and see the patients.
After all, it was an illness that even the doctor in town could not cure. If Gu Yu could cure it, it would be a blessing for these sick children… Even if he couldn’t cure them, he would have done his best!
After that, they could only leave it to fate.
“Village Chief, my brother-in-law can’t just treat people for free, right? The doctor in town also charges a consultation fee. Are you telling me my brother-in-law should treat those people for free?”
Then, Gu Qingheng, who had been standing by as a decorative piece the whole time, felt very uncomfortable seeing the smile on the village chief’s face. At this moment, his words directly made the smile on the village chief’s face freeze.
The village chief had initially thought that Gu Yu could treat the villagers for free.
After all, Gu Yu was not a proper doctor but had learned medicine halfway. He was not worth paying silver as a consultation fee.
Moreover, they were all from the same village, and it was only right to help each other!
However, now that Gu Qingheng had spoken, the village chief could not refute it… because what he said was reasonable and well-founded, like paying back a debt, which was as it should be.
“Qingheng, what are you saying! Is the village chief the kind of person who would let me treat people for free and not pay? For an illness like measles, if I help treat it, there might be a huge risk of getting infected!”
“…How could that be! Hehe, there will be a consultation fee! Whether Gu Yu can cure those patients or not, I will give him two taels of silver as a consultation fee.”
And after hearing Gu Qingheng’s words, although Gu Yu reprimanded his younger brother-in-law, he was actually speaking to the village chief, telling him that there were no free lunches.
If he wanted him to treat, he had to pay!
This made the village chief grit his teeth, and finally, he directly offered two taels of silver as a consultation fee.
Although Gu Yu was not short of this little money, he could not set a precedent for free medical treatment. Otherwise, after the measles outbreak passed, if the villagers had any illnesses, they would come to him for free treatment, which would annoy Gu Yu to death.
He was not running a charity. He learned medicine only for some minor purposes, not to be an excellent person who sacrificed himself for the masses and always smiled at others.
That would not be a person, but a Buddha!
He had been thinking about how to ask for a consultation fee, but unexpectedly, Gu Qingheng provided timely assistance. This allowed Gu Yu to go with the flow and play along with Gu Qingheng, forcing the village chief to propose a consultation fee.
After all the conditions were agreed upon, Gu Yu did not delay any further. He told the Mengyao Gu siblings to stay at home properly, and then, with his hands in his sleeves, he followed the village chief towards the patients’ residence.
When they first left the Gu family, the village chief looked at Gu Yu with a puzzled expression, wondering why he didn’t bring his medicine box. Gu Yu lazily raised his eyebrows, indicating that he didn’t need to bring those troublesome things, and just his presence was enough.
Upon hearing this, the village chief was speechless and immediately wondered if the two taels of silver he had just promised would be wasted!
He had never seen such an unreliable doctor as Gu Yu…
However, now that he was on a tiger’s back and couldn’t get off, he could only hope that Gu Yu truly had the ability to cure those suffering from measles.
Upon arriving at the place where the measles patients were staying, Gu Yu looked at the dilapidated house in front of him, which reminded him of the scene when he had just transmigrated, making him sigh repeatedly.
The measles patients were already weak, and now they were living in such a drafty house, naturally their symptoms were getting worse and worse…
Thinking of these, Gu Yu immediately walked into the house. Seeing the beds arranged in two rows, he did not waste any time and directly started treating the first person by the door.
Most of these infected measles patients were children, and the types of measles were also different. The most common were red rashes and symptoms of poor rash eruption, as well as the severe condition of black rashes.
As for the treatment, it was quite simple…
