Duoduo clapped her hands together.
"That's a great idea! If it weren't for The Shopkeeper just now, Shitou's Mother would surely have lost her life!"
"Also, it was The Shopkeeper's reminder that led us to save this granny."
"A life-saving grace is a monumental debt of gratitude!"
Only then did Shitou's Grandma realize that she was saved because of The Shopkeeper.
Shitou's Grandma was not naturally a person who tormented her daughter-in-law.
She simply didn't want to live anymore because she had lost her husband and son, leaving her feeling like she had no one to rely on.
Now that she had picked up a son out of thin air, and her daughter-in-law was still around, what reason did she have to disagree?
Shitou's Grandma looked at The Shopkeeper, "Were you speaking from the bottom of your heart?"
Seeing this, The Shopkeeper immediately walked up to Shitou's Grandma and knelt before her.
"Mother! Of course your son is sincere!"
Tears instantly fell from Shitou's Grandma's eyes.
"Good, good, good! This old woman has a son again, truly heaven has blessed me!"
Shitou's Mother uncomfortably turned her head away.
Seeing that both his grandmother and mother were fine, and that their family now had an additional father, Shitou also grinned happily.
Suddenly, he remembered something.
Shitou scrambled up from the ground, walked over to Duoduo, and knelt down.
"Excuse me, could you please take a look at my grandmother's illness?"
"Of course I can!" Duoduo nodded without hesitation.
Hearing this, Shitou's Mother hurriedly helped her mother-in-law stand up and sit on a chair.
Duoduo came up to Shitou's Grandma and reached out her hand toward her.
"There's no need to continue treating this ruined body of mine."
"Now that I have a son, I might as well just peacefully enjoy a few days of quiet happiness."
The Shopkeeper hurriedly spoke up.
"That won't do, you must be treated!"
"It wasn't easy for this son to finally get a mother, and I'm still hoping you can live to be a hundred years old!"
Shitou's Grandma gave a bitter smile.
"If the heavens want to take your mother's life, there's nothing I can do about it."
However, despite saying so, she still offered her hand to Duoduo.
As soon as Duoduo placed her small hand on the pulse, her little face turned stern.
Shitou's Grandma felt very anxious.
"Little girl, you can be straightforward about my illness!"
"It doesn't matter whether I can live or not!"
Keeping a straight face, Duoduo pulled her hand back.
The Shopkeeper rubbed his hands together nervously; he genuinely hoped his newly acknowledged mother would be alright.
Shitou's Mother was also very tense, staring intently at Duoduo.
With a serious expression, Duoduo looked at Shitou's Grandma.
"Your illness is very serious!"
"You don't need to take your previous medicine anymore!"
"What?"
Although Shitou's Grandma had mentally prepared herself, she was still deeply disappointed when she actually heard Duoduo's words.
Her face turned ashen, and her hands trembled uncontrollably.
Shitou's Mother felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
She fell to her knees before Duoduo, and Duoduo hastily dodged out of the way.
"Noble lady! Please, you must save my mother! I am willing to work like a horse and toil like an ox for you!"
"My mother just acknowledged a son, her good days have only just begun!"
"Noble lady, you saved my son just now. You are a divine doctor, so you can definitely save my mother too, right?"
The Shopkeeper gritted his teeth and also knelt down.
"Divine doctor, please, you must save my mother!"
"Just tell me how much silver you need. Even if I have to smash my pots and sell the scrap iron, I will gather the money!"
Hearing this, Shitou's Grandma's face was instantly covered in old tears.
"No! I won't be treated! I have already burdened Shitou's Mother once, I cannot continue to burden you all!"
"After I die, the two of you must live your lives well and raise Shitou into a man!"
"Mother! What are you saying! You won't die!"
"If this divine doctor can't do it, I'll take you somewhere else! There must be someone who can cure you!"
Watching the family crying in each other's arms, Li Jin quietly glanced at Duoduo.
Duoduo waited until their crying subsided a bit before speaking unhurriedly.
"If you want to treat it, it's not like there is no way!"
The Shitou family, who had already felt hopeless, immediately looked at Duoduo with anticipation.
"Divine doctor, please speak!" The Shopkeeper kowtowed to Duoduo.
Duoduo dodged to the side.
"Because you saw that I am small, you didn't believe me."
"If you want me to treat your illness, I first need to see if your heart is sincere. If you can do exactly as I say, only then will I write a prescription for you."
Hearing that Duoduo could cure her illness, Shitou's Grandma immediately nodded vigorously.
"It was my eyes that failed to recognize Mount Tai, I was wrong!"
"Tell me, I will definitely follow your instructions!"
Duoduo looked around the courtyard.
"Wake up every day at the hour of Mao, carry a shoulder-pole of water, and water the vegetables in the courtyard once."
"Eat your meal at the hour of Chen, and walk for the time it takes an incense stick to burn after eating."
"At the hour of Si, go and carry back another load of water."
"At the hour of Wei, go and carry back yet another load of water."
"At the hour of Shen, walk around the courtyard for the time it takes an incense stick to burn."
"Go to bed and rest at the beginning of the hour of Xu."
"Have you remembered all that?" Duoduo looked at Shitou's Grandma.
Shitou's Grandma was completely baffled. What kind of requirements were these?
She had thought that Duoduo would make some other demands.
In the end, it was just asking her to carry water and water the vegetables every day!
Weren't these all things she was already perfectly accustomed to doing in her daily life?
What was so difficult about this?
Could this little girl be tricking her?
Shitou's Grandma hesitated.
"If you have remembered it, in one month's time, I will naturally come and write you a prescription."
"Don't worry, if there are no results, I won't charge a single penny."
"At that time, I will also return Shitou's deed of sale to you."
Shitou's Grandma's eyes lit up, and she nodded heavily.
"I remember!"
"Remember, she must do all these things by herself; none of you are allowed to help!"
"If I find out that you helped her, then I will not write a prescription for her."
"When the time comes, whether she lives or dies, I won't care anymore!"
Shitou's Mother and The Shopkeeper both nodded repeatedly.
"Rest assured, divine doctor! We absolutely will not help!"
Shitou's Mother and The Shopkeeper had seen with their own eyes how Duoduo treated Shitou.
Therefore, they would definitely obey Duoduo's words unconditionally.
"Alright, I still have things to do, I'm leaving now!"
Having finished discussing the serious matters, Duoduo finally revealed a smile.
Shitou's Mother hugged her son, her face full of reluctance to part.
"Shitou, you must be very obedient while following the noble lady, do you understand?"
Shitou nodded vigorously.
"Mother, Grandma, don't worry, I know!"
"Let's go!" Li Jin called out to Shitou.
Having saved someone, Duoduo was in a very happy mood.
She skipped and bounced as she ran toward the outside of the alley.
Shitou looked at Duoduo, who was even smaller than him, feeling very confused.
"Excuse me, can she really save my grandma?"
Li Jin looked down and cast a glance at Shitou.
"The Princess has always been a person who keeps her word!"
"Furthermore, it is your good fortune to be able to follow the Princess!"
"You brat, cherish it well!"
After Li Jin finished speaking, he quickly caught up with Duoduo.
There was a question in Li Jin's heart that he wanted to ask clearly.
"Princess, could you tell your teacher why you didn't just directly save Shitou's Grandma just now?"
"Have you forgotten that in a few days, His Highness will be heading to the capital?"
"A month from now, you won't be able to come here to write her a prescription at all."
"What? Were you lying to my grandma just now?"
Shitou, who had just run over, happened to hear Li Jin's words.
