That voice sounded somewhat like Second Brother Su’s.
He desperately wanted to open his eyes to see if the physician was truly Su Yan.
But even with his utmost effort, his eyes could only barely crack open a narrow slit.
At this level, he couldn’t see the scene in front of him at all.
Jiang Yunnan felt that Ergou writing such a plot was deliberately targeting him.
Back in modern times, his favorite pastime had been cracking sunflower seeds.
Having shared a room with him for many years, Ergou naturally knew about this irrepressible habit of his.
Now using his name to create such a character was clearly meant to make his life difficult.
And arranging such an absurd allergic reaction—swelling up like a pig—was just adding insult to injury.
The heartless author was truly ruthless.
Jiang Yunnan didn’t know how many times he had cursed inwardly, until he suddenly heard an extremely familiar voice that made him stop his swearing.
“Brother, is Jiang Yunnan… still alive?”
! That was definitely Su Youen’s voice!
When Su Yan spoke earlier, he hadn’t been entirely sure, but now that Su Youen had spoken, he was absolutely certain—the physician who had come was indeed Second Brother Su.
And Su Youen had actually followed along.
It seemed fellow townspeople truly watched out for each other. When he was in trouble, she was indeed the one who cared about him most.
Jiang Yunnan suddenly felt deeply moved.
Having such a loyal fellow townsperson accompanying him in this wretched place made him feel life was worth living.
Of course, Su Youen hadn’t specifically come to see him.
Earlier that day, after Jiang Yunnan left, Su Yang had turned his full attention to her.
At first, he merely said he wanted to chat with her for a bit.
Su Youen had immediately sensed things wouldn’t be that simple.
When Su Yang sought her out alone, it would never be just casual conversation.
Sure enough, transitioning from initial pleasantries to ultimately persuading her to study took him only the time needed to drink a cup of tea.
Su Youen truly wanted to applaud him—as expected of a Teacher, his rhetoric was exactly the same as what her teachers back in school used to say.
It seemed no matter which era, those in the teaching profession shared one common trait—they loved urging others to study.
“Youen, you’ve been in Suzhou City for some time now. How come I haven’t seen you reading these days?” Su Yang’s tone was extremely gentle.
She smiled awkwardly and explained, “There aren’t any books I particularly want to read.”
Su Yang’s voice grew even softer: “Then would you like to study at the Academy?”
Su Yang had actually been considering sending her to the Academy.
In that instant, Su Youen’s face turned ashen.
Have mercy on her.
Having barely endured over a decade of school life in modern times, did Su Yang now want her to experience the rigors of an ancient Academy?
Help.
People aren’t made of iron or steel—she couldn’t withstand endless tempering, nor did she want to be ground down like an iron pestle into a needle.
She had already suffered enough.
She truly didn’t want to study at the Academy.
Su Youen held firm to her opinion, but she simply couldn’t withstand Su Yang’s persuasions to study.
It wasn’t that she found his arguments particularly reasonable, but rather that Su Yang’s voice was too gentle—she fundamentally couldn’t refuse him.
Just ask—who in this world could possibly refuse the Su family’s second son?
Certainly, she, Su Youen, couldn’t do it.
After being defeated by Su Yang’s scholarly persuasion, Su Youen agreed to first visit the Academy to assess the situation before deciding whether she would stay.That afternoon, Su Yan also needed to go to the Academy, so the three of them prepared to go together.
Just as they were about to leave, the Jiang family sent someone to fetch Su Yan, saying that Jiang Yunnan had encountered some trouble.
Su Youen originally had no intention of getting involved, but Su Yang wanted to wait for Su Yan to finish his business before going to the Academy together.
Since the Jiang residence was on the way to the Academy, she ended up being brought along to the Jiang manor.
Upon first entering the Jiang manor, she was nearly sickened by the layout.
As a well-educated young person from the 21st century specializing in landscape design and architecture, her immediate thought was to tear down the entire Jiang manor and rebuild it.
The sprawling Jiang manor didn’t have a single landscape feature worth appreciating.
She felt that this kind of arrangement ruined all the living plants in the Jiang manor.
Among them were many precious medicinal herbs and rare varieties of flowers.
These were originally valuable things, but now they were all destroyed by this vulgar and unbearable arrangement.
What a pity, truly a pity.
Her mood remained low throughout the journey, until she saw Jiang Yunnan’s swollen, chubby face, which brought back her smile.
It wasn’t that she was taking pleasure in his misfortune, but with Jiang Yunnan’s face swollen like a pig’s, it was hard for her not to laugh.
Su Yan said, “It’s just an allergic reaction. He’s still alive, don’t worry.”
Youen clicked her tongue and sighed, “I’ve learned something new today. This is the first time I’ve seen someone turn into a pig after an allergic reaction.”
Jiang Yunnan finally understood that his fellow townsfolk wasn’t here to care for him at all.
She was here to laugh at his expense.
He suddenly felt that life wasn’t worth living.
Su Youen naturally wasn’t aware of his subtle psychological changes.
At that moment, she only regretted not having a camera to record Jiang Yunnan’s memorable appearance.
“Young Master Jiang, I know it’s inconvenient for you to speak right now. You just need to listen.”
Su Yan wrote out a prescription while continuing to advise, “These next few days, avoid touching anything that causes your allergies. Just take the medicine on time and rest well for two or three days, and your symptoms should improve.”
Old Master Jiang took the newly written prescription from Su Yan and thanked him, “Thank you, Young Master Su. You’re truly the living bodhisattva of our Xingchuan Village. With your words, this old man’s heart can finally be at ease.”
Su Yan nodded slightly, “There’s no need for formalities, Old Master Jiang. We’re all neighbors. This small help is something I should naturally provide.”
Old Master Jiang looked grateful, handed the prescription to a servant, then pulled out a bulging money pouch and tried to stuff it into Su Yan’s arms.
“Young Master Su, you must accept this money. You’ve treated our Jiang family so many times and never accepted payment. This old man truly feels ashamed in his heart.”
Su Yan was skilled in medicine and was a famous physician in the Xingchuan Village area.
The local people particularly liked seeking his medical treatment for three reasons.
First, his medical skills were exceptional, and his diagnoses were never wrong.
Second, no matter how busy he was, if someone came to him for treatment, he would immediately put down his work to diagnose them. Regardless of who came to him, he would do his utmost to treat them.
Third, he never charged for his medical services.
When Su Youen saw the bulging money pouch, her eyes lit up.
The Su family was poor, with food and clothing being major concerns.
If they could obtain the reward in Old Master Jiang’s hand, the Su family wouldn’t have to worry about food and clothing for at least half a year.
As she had expected, Su Yan indeed refused half a year’s worth of grain from the Su family.
He gave a slight nod and pushed the money pouch back.
“A physician’s duty is to treat illnesses and heal people. Master Jiang, there’s no need for such courtesy.”
Su Youen instantly understood why the Su family remained so impoverished.