Chapter 210: Soone to Accompany on New
Year’s Eve_l
Translator: 549690339
“Yes.” Wei Jinyi’s reply was undoubtedly affirmative.
After so contemplation, Wei Ruo gave in.
Wei Ruo agreed, “Alright then, I will speak with them later. You can help as my
friend.”
“Okay.”
So, Wei Jinyi stayed. He changed into more convenient short clothes and busied himself by Wei Ruo’s side.
That evening, Wei Jinyi and Wei Ruo kept busy until almost midnight.
Today was New Year1 s Eve, a ti that should be filled with family joy, but tonight there was no heart for celebration in this small courtyard.
Wei Ruo stood in the yard, looking up at the bright moon in the sky, her thoughts a tangle.
Unlted snow, disease coming again. This end of the year was filled with hardship, sorrow, and partings.
“What are you thinking about?” Wei Jinyi asked.
“Nothing much, just feeling a bit lancholy about this year. So many people
will die.”
Starvation, freezing, disease, each word representing countless lives.
“As is the nature of the world, the earth is indifferent to the struggles of its creatures. But the people of Taizhou prefecture are lucky. They have a dedicated magistrate, a compassionate Princess Jingmin, and you…” Wei Jinyi turned to look at Wei Ruo. Her petite figure housed a resilient spirit, her eyes filled with unyielding determination in the face of adversity, as well as rcy and compassion for the people.
“Second Brother, once you’ve accomplished what you wish to, you should study hard and work towards becoming a good official. That way, you can still do sothing for the people,” Wei Ruo said.
“I will,” replied Wei Jinyi, looking seriously at Wei Ruo.
A little while later, Wei Jinyi said to Wei Ruo, “You’ve been busy all day and you need rest now. Let escort you back to your room.
“Second Brother, let’s stay up together to welco the New Year,” Wei Ruo
said.
After all, it was New Year’s Eve, and Wei Ruo didn’t want to go to sleep yet. She wanted to be with soone when the new year arrives.
As Xiui had been busy all day, Wei Ruo had ordered her to rest earlier. Now, only Wei Jinyi remained by her side.
“Alright,” Wei Jinyi agreed imdiately, apparently willing to accompany her in anything she wished to do.
Because the courtyard outside was filled with piled-up snow, and the outdoor chill, Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi moved to the room. They shifted the table to the front of the window, and opened the window.
There was a brazier nearby with tea boiling on top
Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi sat side by side. Wei Ruo leaned against the window while Wei Jinyi sat next to her.
Perhaps due to the peculiar circumstances, Wei Jinyi did not refuse to sit next to Wei Ruo as he usually would have for fear of impropriety.
The rosy glow from the brazier coloured Wei Ruo’s face with a similar hue. The light seed to flicker in her bright eyes and Wei Jinyi found himself enchanted as he watched her.
Unaware of Wei Jinyi’s gaze, Wei Ruo quietly watched the scene outside the window. The surroundings were so quiet that it felt as though one could hear the sound of ti passing by.
In a daze, Wei Ruo rembered her past life, when she was alone in the big city for her studies.
Even during the festive seasons, she avoided returning ho to escape her alcoholic and abusive father.
All her dorm mates had gone ho, leaving her alone in the dormitory where she sat by the window, watching the sky outside as the countdown to the New
Year began.
In the years before, she had ii, nanny, uncle Xu and Brother Xiaoyong by her side. Their cheerful banter and laughter filled every mont, pushmg away the darker mories of her past life for a long ti.
However, this year, these mories re-erged for so reason. Perhaps it was because fewer people were around, or maybe it was because the year had been more difficult than the previous ones.
But upon reflection, things were still better now. After all, now she had a loved one by her side who cared for her, unlike the lonely years from before.
After a while, Wei Jinyi suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder.
He turned his head to find that Wei Ruo had fallen asleep, resting on his shoulder.
She must have been exhausted, yet for so reason, she insisted on staying awake to usher in the New Year with him.
A little while later, Wei Jinyi carefully lifted Wei Ruo and placed her on the bed. He removed her shoes and covered her with a blanket.
The flickering candlelight cast an enchanting glow on Wei Ruo’s face, leaving Wei Jinyi in a daze as he watched her.
After what seed like a long while, he finally got up, blew out the candle, carefully closed the door of the room and left.
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The next day, Wei Ruo woke up early, her mind still preoccupied.
The day had just dawned. Today was New Year’s Day, but Wei Ruo had to rush to see her patients from the day before.
Wei Ruo was up early, but Doctor Cheng was already up before her.
“Good morning, Doctor Cheng,” Wei Ruo greeted.
“Look, Master Xu, Chief Constable Xing’s fever has subsided!” Doctor Cheng’s voice was filled with excitent.
Wei Ruo imdiately went over to examine him and confird that the fever was indeed gone.
“How do you feel now?” Wei Ruo asked Chief Constable Xing.
“My throat’s a bit sore, but my head doesn’t hurt anymore, and the body aches are mostly bearable,” replied Chief Constable Xing, his voice hoarse but strong, and he looked much better.
“I sweated a lot last night, soaked through my bedding. I just changed into dry bedding, and I’m feeling a lot better,” Chief Constable Xing added.
“This is excellent, excellent! A very good sign!” Doctor Cheng exclaid excitedly.
This was the best improvent he had witnessed among patients with these symptoms so far.
Even if others didn’t lose their lives, their conditions didn’t improve as significantly as this and they were mostly still weak.
Then Doctor Cheng spoke again to Wei Ruo, “Master Xu, your thods work! The diagnosis of pneumonia is correct!
joy spread across Wei Ruo’s face; their thod being effective was the most gratifying news.
“In that case, we should experint on a few more patients today. Then, based on the different conditions and body constitutions of more patients, we could further explore and improve our prescriptions and the Acupuncture Technique,” Wei Ruo suggested.
“Alright, we’ll go by your suggestion!” Doctor Cheng approved of Wei Ruo’s idea.
Not long after Wei Ruo woke up, the other doctors also rose from their beds. They shared the sa worry for their patients’ conditions, and thus had no heart to continue sleeping.
Madam Yuan specially sent over so glutinous rice balls as breakfast. It is a custom here to have glutinous rice balls for the first al of the New Year’s Day, symbolising togetherness.
After a hurried breakfast, they started their new day of work.
Today they would try to treat more patients with the trial dicines and techniques. Their workload was even more than the day before.
This ti, they selected patients with a wider age range, so as old as fifty. They specifically selected patients with a variety of symptoms in order to gain more comprehensive understanding of the disease and better improve their prescriptions.
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