Chapter 246: Expressing Standpoints
Song Chongjin cleared his throat and glanced at Wang Yongzhu before he began to weave his tale.
He said he wanted to express his gratitude for Wang Yongzhu’s life-saving help so he thought for several days and remembered Wang Yongzhu’s concerns about Eldest Brother’s injury. Today, he went into the mountain and found a hermit living in Dahei Mountain. This hermit was also an old hunter, accustomed to frequent injuries; broken legs and arms were commonplace for him.
As a result, over several generations, they had devised a remedy that was especially effective for treating such broken bones.
He begged the hermit for a long time before the man reluctantly handed over a bottle of medicine, claiming it could heal the injury. However, the medicine had side effects; once healed, since the bone had been broken once, the injured area would suffer unbearable soreness during damp and rainy weather.
Additionally, the medicine was so potent that it could have a certain impact on one’s lifespan; the effect varied from person to person, potentially shortening life by as much as ten years or as little as four or five.
As he spoke, he pulled out the bottle Wang Yongzhu had given him and placed it on the table, "I have procured this medicine, and I have clearly stated the side effects. Whether to use it or not is up to Brother Yongfu to decide."
The entire family’s eyes were fixed on that bottle of medicine, especially Wang Yongfu’s. His hands trembled with excitement, and his eyes reddened.
As long as he could stand up, as long as he wasn’t a cripple, what did pain from damp and rainy weather matter? Could it be any more painful than now?
What’s there to fear from a shortened lifespan, losing ten or eight years? Even if after taking this medicine, he could only live for one or two more years, he would be happy!
Jindou, Jinhoo, and Jinguan even stopped chewing their pancakes, their eyes glued to the medicine as if it were a life-saving elixir.
Wang Yongzhu saw everyone’s attention was on the medicine, nodded to Song Chongjin, and gestured a thumbs up, impressed. Big brother, he weaved his tale so well that had he not known the medicine was from himself, he might have believed it himself.