Chapter 150 - Arrangement
Speaking of which, Jinguan couldn’t help but mention the incident which offended father and mother, causing them trouble with grandfather and grandmother. He sought advice and asked, "Eldest Uncle, what should I do?"
Eldest Uncle Lin’s gaze flickered a few times, and after hesitating for a few moments, he inquired about Wang Laozhu, the Wang Family’s head of household, and his attitude toward the eldest son’s household. Upon hearing that the real culprit was found, and that they were demanding compensation from the Li Family, he expressed particular concern.
Jindou didn’t give much thought to this compensation. He didn’t know that Old Granny Zhang, without their knowledge, had already negotiated with Doctor Ma to eliminate the ginseng whiskers from the prescription—a detail Doctor Ma wouldn’t mention in front of them.
So, they still believed the daily cost for the medicine was five taels of silver, which had already amounted to twenty-five taels. The silver from the fourth uncle’s engagement and the money Old Aunty earned from selling Yellow Pine Mushrooms had also been poured into these expenses.
The twenty or so taels of silver received as compensation from the store was merely enough for four days of Wang Yongfu’s medical expenses.
As for the remaining silver, they had no idea when the Li Family would finish compensating. Thinking about where the money for father’s medicine would come from in four days, especially after offending grandmother and auntie, wondering whether grandmother would still contribute to the medicine expenses, Jindou couldn’t help but worry.
As a result, when Eldest Uncle Lin asked, he frankly expressed all the worries in his heart.
Upon hearing that Wang Yongfu’s daily medical expenses were as high as five taels, Eldest Uncle Lin was shocked. This wasn’t simply using medicine to save a life; it was like using silver to save a life!
Thinking of how twenty-five taels of hard-earned silver had just been thrown away like that made Eldest Uncle Lin’s heart ache.
Moreover, listening to Jindou, it seemed they didn’t know how much more silver would need to be spent in the future.
How could a peasant’s life be so costly? Wasn’t this just wasting silver?