The fish stall, filled with its fishy odor, gradually receded behind them; Yin Zheng and Lu Tong walked on in silence without speaking. Upon their return to the medical clinic, Du Changqing was slouched in his chair eating jujubes. When he saw the two return, he immediately sprang up from his chair.
Du Changqing had arrived at the clinic today to find that both Lu Tong and Yin Zheng were not there and thought they had decided to quit and had packed up and left in the night. It wasn't until Ah Cheng had explained the whole story that he refrained from reporting to the authorities.
He asked Lu Tong, "Ah Cheng said you went to treat Scholar Wu's mother. How is it, everything's alright?"
Yin Zheng answered, "The situation was quite dire at the time, but Miss Lu has managed to save her for now, however…"
However, for those whose illnesses have reached an advanced stage, they are essentially counting their days until they are laid to rest.
