Chapter 148: Thought That He Was A Girl
This child looked young, but he was a boy of character.
He told her that he could earn money with his own hands and feet.
Lu Liangwei admired his attitude very much. She wanted to take him in as her apprentice and teach him so dical skills. If he showed expertise in that area, he could make a living with it in the future.
The little beggar’s na was Youyou. He was very young when he got separated from his family. He only had a vague mory of his family calling him Youyou but could not rember his surna or where he lived. Later on, he ca to the imperial capital after wandering around with the old beggar and begged for a living ever since.
Youyou was a little bashful at Lu Liangwei’s words and actions. He lifted his face and smiled sweetly at her. “Things have been pretty good lately. I haven’t t anyone rude or savage,” he replied in a clear voice. When he smiled, two dimples would appear on his face, making him even more adorable.
If Lu Liangwei had not already known his gender, she would definitely have thought that he was a girl.
After Lu Liangwei ordered Zhu Yu to distribute all the things she had bought to the beggars, she began to treat the old beggar’s illness.
Already in his sixties, the old beggar looked thin and senile as a result of long-term starvation. His illness was nothing serious, but it had worsened because of his prolonged malnourishnt and inability to pay for treatnt. However, it was still not difficult to cure.
He could only lie in bed every day and depend on the young beggars’ support.
As soon as Lu Liangwei had finished examining him, Youyou imdiately asked anxiously, “Sister Lu, can Grandpa’s illness be cured?”
Lu Liangwei said with a smile, “Of course. As long as your grandpa takes the dicine that I prescribed every day, he’ll recover in no ti.”
Pure joy appeared on the old beggar’s emaciated face when he heard this. “Thank you, Miss Lu.”
Lu Liangwei gave him a aningful look, then turned to Youyou and said, “Youyou, go decoct the dicine with Sister Zhu Yu.”
Youyou had been jumping up and down in delight when he heard that the old man could be cured. Hearing her instruction, he quickly responded, “I’ll go now, Sister Lu.”
After Youyou left, the old beggar sighed and looked at Lu Liangwei. “You may ask whatever you want to ask, Miss Lu.”
His shrewdness did not surprise Lu Liangwei in the least, and she said, “Sir, I don’t know who you are and what you’ve experienced in the past, but I discovered that you were poisoned before. The residual poison has not been completely cleared, which is what caused your body to weaken day by day.
“The dicinal materials that I brought just now are specifically for clearing the remaining poison in your body. Rember to ask Youyou and the others to decoct the dicine for you every day. You must take this dicine for half a month without stopping, or else it would go to waste.”
The old beggar was astonished for a mont as he listened to her advice.
He had thought that she would inquire about his background, but to his surprise, she did not ask a single question about it.
“Thank you for your effort,” the old beggar said gratefully.
Actually, he had already lost hope for curing his illness. He only prayed that he could hold on for a few more years until these young beggars got older—only then could he pass on without worry.
Lu Liangwei shook her head. “You’re welco. Just rember to take your dicine on ti.” She had a feeling that the old beggar was no ordinary person, but since they were only strangers who t by chance, she did not want to poke her nose into his business.
When she ca out from the old beggar’s room, she saw Youyou bringing the decocted dicine in at the sa ti.
She stood silently in the dilapidated yard for a while until Youyou ca back out, then ushered him aside and started asking him questions.
“Youyou, has there been any progress on that matter?”
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