Chapter 96: Opening the Ancestral Hall at Night to Awaken the Clan

Cheng Su was caught off guard by Doctor Xu's grief and couldn't bear it, so he hurriedly supported the man and tried to persuade him.

"Brother Xu, Brother Xu! Things have already happened. It is useless to worry about them. Now that you know this news, you should save your life first. Brother Xu, please tell your relatives and friends as soon as possible to discuss the rules and make preparations in advance for the sake of your family!"

Doctor Xu suddenly came to his senses, nodded repeatedly and looked at Cheng Su with gratitude, "Yes, yes, yes, I reminded you that you are possessed by the devil. I will go and inform the clan members to quickly draft the rules."

Doctor Xu hurriedly started to leave, but before he reached the door, he was stopped by Li Yaoguang.

"Wait, Doctor Xu, I haven't asked you about the price of the medicine or the consultation fee. We are staying here temporarily, and we can't let you work in vain."

Doctor Xu was in a hurry and had no time to care about these things. He waved his hand and said he would leave if it was not necessary. However, Li Yaoguang was not willing to do it and insisted on giving it to him stubbornly.

Doctor Xu was so annoyed by her that he gradually calmed down. He was no longer as sad and panicked as before. With a feeling of urgency in his heart, he casually told Li Yaoguang a number, just like coaxing a child.

When Li Yaoguang heard that it only cost five taels, including the consultation fee and medicine costs, he compared it with the price asked by Doctor Wu in Kyoto, and estimated that although the other party did not suffer a loss at this price for a piece of land in the mountains, he would not gain much either, so he took out an ingot of ten taels of silver and presented it to him.

Doctor Xu was stunned and wanted to refuse to accept the money, but Cheng Su added that if he didn't accept him, his family would leave. Doctor Xu had no choice and didn't want to bother with the boy any more, so he accepted the money, told Cheng Su and his party to wait for a while, and went to the backyard to inform his wife to settle the guests.

As soon as he entered the backyard, Mrs. Xu, who had received the news from the old woman at home, hurried over to greet him.

"My dear, how are the guests ahead?"

Fearing that his wife and children would be worried after hearing the bad news, Doctor Xu calmed down and took out the silver ingot that Li Yaoguang had stuffed in and handed it over, "It's nothing, I have seen the patient, this is the consultation fee he gave me."

Madam Xu was surprised to see that it was ten taels. "Oh, so much! Didn't they say they were attacked by bandits? How come..."

Doctor Xu shook his head. "The other party is from a powerful family. Even if they lost their belongings to bandits, they are not completely broke. Since it has been given to you, just keep it. Don't say anything. Just treat them well."

Mrs. Xu agreed readily and took the money with a smile. When she saw that her husband looked unhappy, she wanted to ask again, but her husband had already handed her a stack of prescriptions.

"What is this, sir?"

Doctor Xu, who didn't want to say more, said vaguely: "I have something else to do later. This is the prescription for the distinguished guests. I have marked the names on it. You can take my sister to get the medicine and boil it for the guests."

"Okay, don't worry, sir."

Madam Xu didn't say much, Yan nodded and took it. Doctor Xu suddenly remembered something and continued, "Oh, madam, the guest fled in a hurry and didn't have much luggage. When you deliver the medicine later, you can pack some clothes and send them to the guest. Please make do with them first. Try to find clothes that we haven't worn before. For the half-grown boy, you can find our eldest sister's old clothes and send them to him. Remember, find good materials."

Madam Xu paused while checking the prescription and looked at her husband in confusion, "Looking for my elder sister's clothes?"

Doctor Xu's mind was far away, and he didn't notice his wife's expression. When he saw his wife asking, he just nodded and said, "Yes, it's Miss Xun's clothes. That's a smart girl disguised as a man, not a boy. But in this world, it's safer for men to walk around."

Listening to her husband's words, Madam Xu couldn't help but become curious about the smart little girl her husband mentioned, but her husband's instructions rang in her ears again.

"Madam, please ask the servants to prepare some hot meals later. Don't neglect the guests."

"I know, I know."

After explaining all this, Doctor Xu turned around and tried to leave. Madam Xu was puzzled and stopped him, "Where are you going, husband?" Doctor Xu thought about it and said nothing more, "I'm going to the clan to talk to the clan leader and uncles."

For some reason, Madam Xu felt a little uneasy and couldn't help asking, "My dear, it's snowing heavily outside and it's so late. What's the matter that's so urgent? Do we have to go now?"

Doctor Xu smiled bitterly, "It's extremely urgent, my lady, please don't try to persuade me anymore."

Seeing her husband's unusual seriousness, Madam Xu did not dare to persuade him anymore. She just hurried to find an oil-paper umbrella to block the wind and snow before her husband left. She asked an old woman in the house to fetch the only wind-killing umbrella in the house. She personally sent her husband to the gate and watched her husband's figure go away in the wind and snow before Madam Xu withdrew her worried gaze.

"Don't worry, my lady. My husband grew up in Xujia Village and is familiar with the roads. Nothing will happen to him."

After closing the door, the old woman spoke to comfort the absent-minded mistress. Madam Xu came back to her senses and suppressed her worries and just assigned the work to the old woman.

"Okay, Ma'am, there's no need to say more. We have guests at home now. Go to the stove and prepare some more food. Remember to get a piece of bacon from the kitchen. The food must not be too shabby."

The old woman agreed to the assignment immediately. When others went to the kitchen, Madam Xu also hurried to the side room in the backyard.

A bean-sized oil lamp was burning quietly in the side room. Under the lamp, there was a young girl who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old. She was pretty and fair-skinned, and it was obvious that she was a girl who had been brought up in pampering.

Hearing her mother's call, Xu Miaoniang put down the embroidery in her hands, asked what happened, put away the needlework basket and got off the kang. The mother and daughter took the prescription and went to the front to get the medicine and boil it as instructed. Then they turned back and were busy looking for decent clothes. The noise woke up their son Yi Ge'er, who had gone to bed early, and he lay on the head of the bed and asked curiously.

When the child knew that there were guests at home, and that there was a child about his age among them, Yi Ge'er was very happy. He jumped up and followed his mother and sister to the front to deliver clothes and medicine.

Mrs. Xu was a woman who loved children. Seeing that her son insisted, she quickly told her daughter to put a cotton jacket on her precious son, whom she and her husband had been waiting for for many years. After everything was ready, she led her two children and the maid carrying the food box to the front yard.

The two sides were naturally happy to meet each other. After some introductions, they politely accepted the things sent by Madam Xu. They saw that the other party had prepared a full range of food, medicine, and even clothes for them. Although they were second-hand items, Li Yaoguang and the others did not dislike them at all. Instead, they felt that the other party was thoughtful and enthusiastic.

Especially when Yu Meixue heard Madam Xu say that it was Doctor Xu who personally ordered the clothes for her niece, she felt even more grateful.

"Thank you, Doctor Xu and Madam Xu, for your concern. It is our family that has disturbed your peace. We are really sorry."

"Hey, Madam Cheng, that's not right. It's rare for my husband to have friends with similar interests come to visit, and he even gave me many instructions before he left. Madam, you don't have to be polite."

And the Doctor Xu whom they were talking about at this moment was sitting in the Xu family ancestral hall.

Seeing that everyone had finally arrived, the clan leader who was sitting above Doctor Xu spoke up: "Ahem, be quiet, everyone be quiet."

As the huge ancestral hall gradually fell silent, the clan leader looked at Doctor Xu who was sitting on the upper left side of the group and spoke kindly.

"Guangji, as you said, all the men from every household in the clan are gathered here. If you have anything to say, hurry up."

As the clan leader finished speaking, the clan members below heard it. Without waiting for Doctor Xu to speak, the troublemaker glanced at Doctor Xu with disdain and couldn't help complaining.

"Oh, I thought something big happened in the tribe. It turns out that it wasn't the tribe leaders or elders who notified us to come to the meeting so late at night, but our great scholar Xu!"

"My dear scholar, what's the important matter that you have to choose this time to talk about? And you have to find all the men in the family before you are willing to speak? You are so arrogant, you should hurry up! Everyone is here..." Don't waste time and delay him from playing with money, it's so annoying! It's rare for a rookie to come to my house and give me money tonight!
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