He did not want to cause trouble to Ms. Fang, but the first section of the Shao Family must be the only people who would be willing to help them, under such circumstances.
Ms. Fang was a kind-hearted person and her family was capable enough to help them. The other families might offer vegetables, bowls of rice, but never money…
Hearing what he said, Ms. Fang was startled and loaned him 50 wen immediately.
Ding Erzhu thanked her with tears in his eyes and hired the doctor from the next village overnight.
Luckily, the boy was not seriously sick. He drank some medical herb soup and by lunchtime the following day, the body temperature dropped. Although it arose a little bit later, yet eventually, it dropped after one day.
The couple guarded the boy throughout the whole night and did not dare to move away. They felt as if the sky had fallen down.