As for this “herbal medicine”, it was naturally handed over to the only educated person present — Kuaixue’s hands, for her to distinguish it.
Liyue Harbor was commercially developed and valued contracts; this point was correct.
But that didn’t mean unscrupulous merchants didn’t exist in Liyue Harbor.
On the contrary, there were many unscrupulous merchants who played petty tricks outside the contents of the contract.
Not just foreigners, even locals of Liyue would fall into the trap of unscrupulous merchants if they weren’t careful.
This was also the reason why Yunyan asked Kuaixue to identify the “herbal medicine” Xiaofeng bought.
Unfortunately, Xiaofeng’s luck was not good.
After looking closely at that herbal medicine, Kuaixue answered the question of Yunyan who was eagerly waiting for the answer beside her: “Marcotte, a specialty of Fontaine, the nation of hydro.” “Can it cure my sister’s illness?” Seeing that Kuaixue, who looked like a little adult, knew this magical exotic “herbal medicine”, Xiaofeng couldn’t bother to scuffle with Xiaolang anymore and hurriedly asked.
“What illness does your sister have?” “…The doctor in the medical clinic said it was consumption.” Consumption referred to tuberculosis.
Although it couldn’t be considered a terminal illness in Liyue, its treatment cycle was long and expenses were huge; ordinary families would suffer greatly if they contracted it, let alone… Thinking of this, both Ningguang’s and Yunyan’s expressions were somewhat solemn.
Facing Xiaofeng’s gaze of deep affection for his sister, Kuaixue looked at him indifferently and, with her cold voice, spat out the icy reality: “No.
Currently, there are no papers supporting that Marcotte can cure consumption.
In its native Fontaine, Marcotte is merely used as a Spice.” “You’re lying!
That boss said that as long as we persist for a month, Xiaomei’s illness will get better, and Xiaomei will be able to play with me just like before!” Obviously, Xiaofeng did not accept Kuaixue’s answer.
His emotions were very agitated, and with red eyes, he loudly questioned Kuaixue.
“Xiaofeng, calm down, okay?” “Calm down a bit, little brat, listen to what Kuaixue has to say for now.” Yunyan hurriedly hugged Xiaofeng from the side and pacified him: “Good child, don’t rush.
Calm down and listen to what Sister Kuaixue has to say, alright?
If it’s a misunderstanding, then we’ll clear up the misunderstanding.
If it’s true, with sister here, everything will be fine.
At worst, sister will lend you money to see a doctor at Bubu Pharmacy.
Ningguang, you don’t have any objections, do you?” “None.” Ningguang also pulled out a rarely used pipe at this moment and took a puff of smoke.
“That’s right, Xiaofeng, with Sister Yunyan around, Xiaomei will definitely get better.” “Xiaofeng, listen to what that stinking-faced sister has to say first.
If she talks nonsense, I’ll help you beat him up.”… The children were also persuading Xiaofeng from the side, showing that through Yunyan’s efforts, they had already coalesced into a group.
It’s just… who is the stinking-faced sister?
Little brat, really lacking in manners.
So bad, glare at him with my eyes.
After being glared at by Kuaixue, that little brat covered his mouth with his hand and didn’t dare speak anymore.
The words of Yunyan and the children played a role.
Xiaofeng, who had originally been aggressive and ill-intentioned like an enraged bull, calmed down.
— As it turned out, Xiaofeng’s younger sister Xiaomei had been coughing incessantly since last month, and it had been over a month now.
At first, the doctor thought it was just a common cold, but unexpectedly, after prescribing medicine twice, Xiaomei’s symptoms didn’t improve by even the slightest bit.
During this period, Xiaofeng took her to see several medical clinics, none of which cured her.
The final result was that the doctor at one of the clinics gave the ruthless diagnostic result of “consumption”.
The treatment of “consumption” required a lot of money, and Xiaofeng really didn’t have the face to ask Yunyan, who funded him, for help, yet his sister’s condition never showed signs of improvement.
Eventually, when Xiaofeng intended to brazenly seek help from Yunyan, he heard market rumors that a certain exotic miraculous medicine could cure consumption.
After inquiring in many ways, Xiaofeng finally found the medicine shop that sold the “miraculous medicine”, located in the lower commercial district of Feiyun Slope, near Second Life.
After inquiring about the price inside the shop, Xiaofeng calculated the cost and found that if he worked desperately this month plus his previous savings, he could barely afford it.
After buying one stalk, decocting it into medicinal liquid, and letting his sister take it, it was indeed effective, and his sister’s coughing frequency seemed to decrease.
Thus Xiaofeng set his mind at ease, working day and night to make money.
In this way, he bought the “miraculous medicine” for over a week.
“I see.
The reason why your sister’s coughing frequency decreased is because this ‘miraculous medicine’ is a Spice from Fontaine, possessing a certain degree of irritation.
Normally, cooking only requires adding a few crumbs to enhance the aroma, but to think you were so generous, using a whole stalk at a time directly.” “Come to think of it, that medicinal liquid must be extremely choking.
After your sister took it, her throat was temporarily paralyzed by the irritation, thereby suppressing the cough.” Kuaixue thought of cola from her past life; cola could also suppress coughs, which was precisely this principle, but it treated the symptoms rather than the root cause.
“…Xiaofeng, let sister take Xiaomei to Bubu Pharmacy for treatment.
Consumption, this illness cannot be delayed.
As for the money, sister will find a way.
When you grow up, you can slowly pay it back; there’s no interest.
Alright?” “…Sister, I’m sorry… Xiaomei, I’m sorry…” Hearing Yunyan’s words, Xiaofeng’s tears gushed forth.
Ever since learning that his younger sister was seriously ill, the pressure of life pressed directly onto him, who was only 10 years old, suffocating him.
He who had originally thought he saw the dawn of hope unexpectedly learned today that that dawn of hope was the lure on an anglerfish’s head, behind which lay a trap named “deception”.
But even so, Sister Yunyan, who was neither relative nor kin, was still willing to fund him, not caring about gains and losses at all, and the last person who treated him and his sister so selflessly was their deceased parents… The children gathered in a circle on the side also felt a warmth in their hearts upon hearing Yunyan’s words, warm and with misty eyes.
“Alright, stop crying.
Let’s go, let’s go see Xiaomei together, okay?” When others are crying, especially a group of people crying, a person will also unconsciously want to cry.
Just like at this moment, Yunyan’s words had a clear sob in them.
Not wanting to lose face in front of the children, she quickly changed the subject.
“Sigh.” Ningguang didn’t know what he thought of, let out a heavy sigh, picked up his pipe, and smoked in silence.
“Mn!” “Uh…” However, the aforementioned phenomenon did not take effect for Kuaixue; she just felt it was a bit noisy.
“Bad news is finished, shall I tell the good news?” “?” There was still good news?
Facing the bewildered faces around her, Kuaixue slowly said: “The good news is that um, your sister might not have consumption.” Today’s Kuaixue was still not good at remembering people’s names.
“Kuaixue, are you sure?” Yunyan was a bit afraid, afraid that this sudden light of hope was just a misunderstanding.
This misunderstanding was too heavy for Xiaofeng nowadays.
“Eighty percent.
Because Marcotte can suppress his sister’s cough.
From this point of view, his sister’s illness shouldn’t be consumption.” “Then what illness could it be?” Facing the suddenly incoming good news at this moment, Xiaofeng appeared somewhat at a loss.
“How would I know?
I’m not a doctor.
Rather than having a bunch of laymen blindly guessing here, you might as well quickly send your sister to Bubu Pharmacy for treatment… Sigh, remember, next time you fall ill, go see a doctor.
I’d rather spend a bit more money to see a renowned physician than blindly take medicine yourself and lightly trust market legends.
This is a principle a three-year-old child understands, yet why is it that you grown-ups don’t seem to know it at all.” Facing such a foolish question, Kuaixue directly rolled her eyes.
“Oh oh.” Xiaofeng hurriedly led everyone toward home, preparing to lead Xiaomei to Bubu Pharmacy for medical treatment.
“Kuaixue, are you not coming?” Ningguang noticed that Kuaixue wanted to sneak away quietly.
“No no, my mom is calling me home for dinner, you guys go ahead.
Also, have that fellow Baizhu pay attention to whether it’s cold air allergy.” Kuaixue didn’t like crowded occasions; what needed to be said had been said, and the help that needed to be given had already been given.
Next was personal time.
It was just that she was slightly worried at the end, so she gave one more instruction.
Cold air allergy—Kuaixue in her past life also had this ailment, coughing directly for two months at the time, and those days could be described as worse than death.
“Heh heh, I’ve noted it down.” Ningguang looked at the proud and aloof Kuaixue, and his mood relaxed a lot.
Since Kuaixue said so, she most likely had her own guesses.
What Kuaixue said was always right, and she could always give people peace of mind at critical moments.
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”