Carrying a Lucky Charm, I Thrive with My Husband on the Road to Exile

Chapter 300: Chapter 300: Medical Consultation

Ming Peifeng was truly afraid of an incident. If something happened to the Gu Family, all his efforts these days would be in vain, and he might even be blamed by his superiors. He hurriedly brought people into the city, only to find the city gates tightly shut. Trying to negotiate with the government officials, they were completely ignored, so they had no choice but to wait outside the gates until dawn.

The wind and snow outside were so harsh that he feared people might get frostbite, so he ordered for a lot of firewood to be collected and had everyone moved closer to the fire.

After much difficulty, they waited until dawn, the city gates opened, and they were sent to the clinic, where the Gu Family members slowly started to wake up.

At that moment, they were not as desperate for water as before, but they all clutched their stomachs and started taking over the clinic’s toilet.

Ming Peifeng, "..."

The clinic doctor, "..."

"Why don’t you tell me what symptoms they have?"

Ming Peifeng explained the Gu Family’s strange behavior, and the doctor, who had never encountered such a case, said, "It probably has to do with eating snow in such cold weather. Eating so much snow and drinking so much water is bad for the stomach and intestines, which is understandable."

"But why did they eat snow and drink so much water?"

The doctor said, "I haven’t felt their pulse, so I don’t know for sure what the situation is. But usually, in such cases, there’s only one possibility—they consumed something toxic. Did they eat some wild mushrooms they picked?"

From the accents of these people, he could tell they were newcomers, likely the exiles that arrived recently, as he was aware another batch had come a few days ago.

These people were quite bold, daring to recklessly eat things from our area so soon after arriving. Most likely they were searching the mountains for food due to a shortage, which is why the whole family is experiencing the same symptoms.

After a whole day of ordeal, the Gu Family finally sat down, exhausted and weak.

But the lingering odor around them made Ming Peifeng want to flee outside the clinic.

The doctor remained calm, continuing to feel their pulses and asking many questions before clicking his tongue and saying, "You didn’t eat anything wrong; it’s likely you offended someone, and they poisoned you."

"Poisoned?" The Gu Family was stunned. They had eaten only what they made themselves today and hadn’t been close to anyone.

But An Tong suggested, "We went to Third Uncle’s house. Could it be he poisoned us?"

Gu Baijiang glanced at him, "Impossible. We didn’t get close to them at all. Even if there were poison, it couldn’t act that fast."

The Gu Family Brothers agreed. From the time they entered Gu Kaiyuan’s house to when they left, it was only a brief moment. During that time, Bai Suihe didn’t appear, and Gu Kaiyuan was busy dealing with the men in black, leaving no chance for concern for them.

As for those servants, they were just hired help without such capabilities.

"Then I cannot prescribe an antidote," the doctor said while packing up his things. "But when I felt your pulses just now, you have no toxins in your bodies now, so it might be related to a hereditary illness in your family."

Upon hearing this, Gu Kaiping became anxious. If the Gu Family had some hereditary disease, it would doom their family line. "That’s impossible. If it were a family disease, then my wife wouldn’t be suffering the same as us."

The doctor found this reasoned, "Then I may have guessed wrong. You should go back and investigate whether there was anything wrong with what you’ve been eating lately."

"You are the doctor; you can’t even diagnose this kind of illness?" Gu Kaichen had regained his energy and was now looking for someone to take his frustration out on, as these experiences since last night were driving him insane.

"I am indeed a doctor but not a god.

If you feel my medical skills are lacking, you can try another clinic."

After a moment’s thought, having been questioned like this, it seemed unreasonable not to charge them something. "However, since you came for consultation, and seeing that you’ve made my backyard stink, I’ll charge you ten taels of silver."

Because of their presence, the usual patients dared not come, so this fee was not much to ask.

Gu Kaichen, "This is simply robbery. We didn’t even take any medicine; you just checked our pulses and want so much silver..."

The doctor stood up and distanced himself from them, now finding the odor indeed quite overpowering, having opened for business without checking the lunar calendar, "You don’t have to give the silver, just clean up my backyard immediately."

The Gu Family recalled the scene in the backyard just now, and instantly felt nauseated...

"Because of your arrival, people no longer dare come for treatment here. Honestly, ten taels of silver isn’t even enough to cover it."

Seeing that the Gu Family was still bickering over such a small matter at this stage, Ming Peifeng truly wanted to wash his hands of it all, but thinking of his superiors, he could only endure. He took out a silver ingot from his pocket, "Doctor, I apologize for the trouble we’ve caused.

But do they need a prescription in their current state?"

The doctor accepted the silver, then looked at the Gu Family again, "They’re fine now, so I really don’t know what to prescribe. As they said, maybe my medical skills are insufficient, you can try another clinic."

This town wasn’t limited to one clinic. He was genuinely honest to recommend business to his peers.

Gu Baijiang and the others also thought they should try another doctor. This one asked many questions but couldn’t determine what tormented them, so staying would just be a waste of time.

Clutching his still-aching stomach, he said to Ming Peifeng, "Lord Ming, my stomach still feels uncomfortable. Shouldn’t we try another clinic?"

Speaking like this in front of the doctor, he wasn’t angered but instead responded with a smile, "Indeed, you should hurry."

If they didn’t hurry to the next clinic, they might lose even the last trace of symptoms.

In fact, he had long since determined these people must have angered someone and faced repercussions.

He was merely a small doctor and couldn’t handle such issues.

Besides, this group had been purging for so long, they likely purged all the toxins by now.

Ming Peifeng, with no other options, led them to another clinic.

But this town was just so big, and the patients who previously failed to get treatment here had already spread the word to other places. As soon as they were near the clinic, an attendant blocked them at the door, "The doctor has a matter today; you should seek treatment elsewhere."

Ming Peifeng saw that the clinic still had many people and could see the attendant dispensing medicine.

"Aren’t you currently treating patients?"

"Just finishing up with these few," the attendant said, bothered by the smell emanating from them, further convinced that they must be kept outside today, or else the bad luck would soon befall them.

"Where do you find a clinic that won’t do business?" Gu Kaiping felt his stomach twisting again and pushed the attendant aside to rush in, with the Gu Family quickly following behind, as their stomachs could no longer bear it.

Against so many people, one attendant couldn’t stop them, and these people had no shame. Even after being told no more patients, it was as if they hadn’t understood.