Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 917 - 915_1

Chapter 917: Chapter 915_1

No one wants to buy this fish even for a penny per pound? If you fry the carp, dry it, then add soy sauce, shredded ginger, and fermented black beans, then steam it, it becomes delicious. Xiao’er thought people here were missing out on a delicacy.

"In a month, I will buy a large number of carps weighing one to two taels, two coins a pound! I will also buy fish from the mulberry fish pond at market price in the future."

"Young lady, you really want to buy carp? Aren’t you afraid of the numerous bones?"

"Not at all." Xiao’er shook her head, small fish like these can easily be eaten, bones and all.

"If the young mistress wants to buy this type of fish, you can have it for a penny per pound." This type of fish is abundant in the river, there is no need to farm them.

"Okay, I’ll buy as many as you have, and when the time comes, I’ll not only buy your fish, I’ll also hire female workers to help with slaughter. But that’s not urgent, we’ll talk about it in a month." said Xiao’er.

With the workshop still under construction, they naturally had to wait until it was completed before starting to buy the fish.

After discussing the matter, Xiao’er and her companions excused themselves, as it took a long time to return to the city. They expected to arrive back in the city at dusk, just in time for dinner.

They had dry food for their midday meal.

To make it back to the city before nightfall, Zhao Yong drove the carriage at a quick pace.

Meanwhile, Fang Wanping, who had fallen off the carriage halfway, was waiting by the roadside, famished and tired after half a day.

She cursed the old coachman a thousand times in her heart before she heard the distant sound of a carriage getting closer.

Fang Wanping and Xiao Ling couldn’t help but look longingly down the road.

The old coachman, riding his cart with no carriage attached, followed by a brand new coach and a slightly worn-out carriage, arrived belatedly!

As soon as the carriage stopped, Mrs. Fang jumped down impatiently, "Wanping, Wanping, my dear daughter, how are you?"

When she saw Mrs. Fang, Fang Wanping couldn’t help but cry, "Mother, I’m so hungry, do you have any food?"

Today had been truly unfortunate. First, she had fallen from the carriage and been injured, then she had been sitting by the roadside for half a day without food. She was so hungry that she was nearly starving to death!

Mrs. Fang was speechless and taken back a little. Shouldn’t her daughter be complaining about the pain in her foot instead?

Master Fang asked the doctor to get down from the carriage: "Doctor, please have a look at my daughter’s foot."

Mrs. Fang quickly snapped back to reality and nodded, "Yes, Doctor, please examine my daughter’s condition."

What if the delay will lead to long-term consequences? Who amongst the gentry would be willing to marry a lady with a lame leg as their wife?

The doctor hurried over, crouched down and said, "Miss Fang, my apologies for the intrusion."

After saying this, the doctor reached out to gently touch Fang Wanping’s leg, checking if she had any fractures or dislocations.

"Does it hurt?" the doctor asked as he pressed her foot.

Fang Wanping shook her head near tears, can’t they let her eat something first? She’s so hungry and thirsty! This is the first time she’s felt such hunger in her life, she can’t handle it at all!

"Mother, do you have anything to eat? I’m so hungry! I haven’t eaten anything since this morning."

The doctor’s hand paused, was this girl really severely injured as the coachman had claimed? At this moment, she isn’t worried about her legs, but focusing on finding food?

Mrs. Fang knew her daughter was extremely hungry as she’d never suffered such hardship before!

But upon hearing her daughter had fallen off the carriage, she was panicked and immediately dispatched people to rent a carriage to rush over. Where would she have had time to prepare food for her?

"Wanping, let the doctor first check your foot. If it’s all right, we’ll head back to the city and find something nice to eat."

Fang Wanping lost heart upon hearing this, she would have to wait!

The doctor gently moved her foot, asking if it hurt. Fang Wanping shook her head.

The doctor then took her pulse, ensuring she had no internal injuries before saying, "Master Fang, Miss Fang is fine, it’s just a superficial injury. She’ll be alright after a few days rest."

Master Fang completely relaxed after hearing this.

The old coachman couldn’t help but ask: "Doctor, is she really just superficially injured? When she fell from the carriage, she couldn’t move her foot."

"I checked carefully, it’s just a superficial injury. If it were a fracture or dislocation, the lady wouldn’t be concerned about food or complaining about being hungry. The first thing she’d exclaim would be, ’Mother, my foot hurts terribly!’"

"So, how much is the medical fee?" the coachman asked.

"Here’s a bottle of medicinal oil that you can apply to reduce swelling, stop bleeding, and reduce bruising. Including consultation fee, it’s ten taels silver."

Ten taels of silver is actually quite a lot. For a mere superficial injury, ordinary people wouldn’t spend silver on it.

However, the coachman didn’t hesitate to hand over the ten taels to the doctor, who accepted it and bid farewell to Master Fang.

Mrs. Fang promptly asked the maid to help Fang Wanping into the carriage, they must rush back to the city!

The old coachman then said to Fang Wanping, "Miss, since your injury is superficial and will heal in a few days, and I’ve paid the medical fee, could you not require me to pay the 100 taels? My family really can’t afford that much silver!"

An injury that could heal without spending silver, he was willing to pay ten taels for the medical expense, could she spare him?

The doctor overheard this and couldn’t help but glance back at Fang Wanping: The lady looked so delicate, he had no idea she could be so ruthless, demanding a hundred taels from an old coachman? Wasn’t this just skinning him alive?

Fang Wanping’s face changed when she heard this, she saw the doctor look back at her with a grim expression, which made her even more angry: "You almost killed me! I sat by the side of the road, starved for an entire day, why shouldn’t you compensate me a hundred taels? Is my life not worth a hundred taels?!"

Mrs. Fang was furious when she heard this.

Master Fang’s eyes also fell on him.

In the road, due to the old coachman’s carriage, the carriage Master Fang and others were riding in was directly in the middle of the road, blocking other carriages from getting by. Xiao’er and her companions had to stop and watch the scene unfold.

Fang Wanping and Mrs. Fang, facing the opposite direction to Xiao’er, didn’t know they were the center of attention from the Magistrate who they were eagerly wanting to meet.

The old coachman didn’t dare say her life wasn’t worth a hundred taels! But he still couldn’t help but say, "How can a person’s life be calculated with money? Are we selling pigs or chickens, bargaining by weight? I caused you injury, I should compensate your medical expenses, this is the proper thing to do! But a hundred taels is an unreasonable compensation."

The coachman had been a coachman his entire life, those people who could afford to ride in a rented carriage were all well-off, many of them even scholars. After hearing so many educated and knowledgeable people talk, he seemed to have gained refinement and education.

Xiao’er passively overheard this conversation and couldn’t help but praise the coachman.

People are not animals like pigs, dogs, cows, or sheep, how can they be sold by weight? How can one use money to measure it? One can only say each life is equal, each life is precious and priceless!

Upon hearing his words, Fang Wanping was livid, "What do you mean by this? Are you calling me a pig or a chicken?!"

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