flstandardbreds Chapter 182 Saving Shopkeeper Peng
Chapter 182 Saving Shopkeeper Peng
Five days later, Zhao Shimin's foot was basically healed, and she had no problem walking as long as she didn't run.
Today, when Zhao Guocheng was delivering goods to the Chen Mansion, he discovered that some people in the town were discussing that the previous owner of Yuelai Restaurant had been sold out.
I heard that he was beaten horribly and then sold to a man.
Zhao Guocheng frowned immediately when he heard this.
Based on his many years of cooperative relationship with Manager Peng, he knew that Manager Peng was actually a good person.
Although their first meeting was a bit unpleasant, their subsequent cooperation has been smooth.
Thinking of this, Zhao Guocheng asked about the place where Manager Peng was sold and rushed there immediately.
Whether out of friendship or partnership, he should rescue him.
Soon Zhao Guocheng arrived at the man's place and found the middleman. After asking, the other party unexpectedly asked for twenty taels of silver.
"Let me see the person first?" Zhao Guocheng said seriously.
"I can let you see the person, but let me make it clear first that he is seriously injured. I guess he won't be able to get out of bed for another month or two. I guess he'll be useless by the time he recovers." The middle-aged man told the truth.
"Take me to see the man first. Since he is so seriously injured, you must pay for his medical treatment. If I buy him, you can save a lot of money on medical treatment. You have to charge me less. If there is no discount, I will not see him. I will come back to see him after you have cured him." Zhao Guocheng paused and turned away without hesitation.
You know, he was almost tricked by this guy before, and he didn't want to be the scapegoat.
Looking back now, a shopkeeper who was abandoned by his master, even if he was very famous in the past, is now worth nothing in the eyes of those wealthy people.
"Hey, don't be anxious. We can negotiate the price. Take a look first." The middleman immediately grabbed Zhao Guocheng anxiously.
Zhao Guocheng stopped again and followed the middleman to see the person.
When they arrived at the place, even an honest poor man like Zhao Guocheng was a little disgusted because there was not even a bed in the room.
They just lay on the ground to sleep. Some of the better-off ones had some straw to sleep on, but most of the people slept on the bare dirt ground.
This place is no different from a cowshed.
His cowshed is even cleaner and drier than this.
"You just let people lie on the ground?" Zhao Guocheng almost burst into tears when he saw Manager Peng.
His hair was a mess, and his clothes were so colorful that you couldn't tell the color. Most importantly, there was a little blood stain on them. He was lying on the ground. If you didn't know, you would think he was dead.
"What else can we do? This is the condition we have here, and Shopkeeper Peng has a bad reputation. So the young master can beat him up and throw him here. We can sell him as we please, regardless of his life or death." The middle-aged man shook his head. Shopkeeper Peng used to be such a high-spirited man, but now he has become like this.
No one from a wealthy family dared to take him, which made it difficult to sell him, not to mention that he was still injured.
Zhao Guocheng talked so much with the middleman, but Shopkeeper Peng didn't wake up. Zhao Guocheng checked his breath with some worry.
Still breathing! Still alive!
"Shopkeeper Peng! Shopkeeper Peng." Zhao Guocheng panicked.
No matter how much he called, he wouldn't wake up. When he touched his forehead, it was so hot that he immediately withdrew his hand.
"Ah! He has a fever. Why don't you send him to the hospital? This is a matter of life and death." Zhao Guocheng was angry. He left him here to die.
"Well, since you want this man, I'll sell him to you at a low price. Take him to the clinic and get him treated." The middleman was also panicked, but he couldn't do this deal at a loss.
It's not that he is heartless, it's just that his family is poor. He has only been in the job for three months and not only has he not made much money, he has also been scolded a lot.
So when he heard that the person had a fever and was probably going to die, he was really panicked.
"How much silver?" Zhao Guocheng gritted his teeth and glared at the middleman, while quickly carrying Manager Peng on his back.
"How about five taels of silver?" the middleman estimated.
"Okay, minus today's medical expenses, I'll take him there now." Zhao Guocheng had already walked a long way away after he finished speaking, and no one in the middle could see him anymore.
Zhao Guocheng quickly sent Manager Peng to the clinic.
"Fortunately, he was sent to the hospital in time. If it was a little later, he would have died, or he would have been burned to death." The doctor gave the injection quickly. Zhao Guocheng also got a cloth, wet it and put it on Shopkeeper Peng's forehead.
The doctor quickly wrote out a prescription and asked the pharmacist in the store to prepare the medicine immediately.
After drinking a bowl of medicine, Shopkeeper Peng not only had his fever subsided, but he also woke up slowly.
After the acupuncture, the fever subsided a little. This doctor is really skilled in medicine. Now after a bowl of soup, the patient wakes up.
The first person Peng Youcai saw when he opened his eyes was Zhao Guocheng.
He was a little dazed and didn't react for a while, until Zhao Guocheng spoke, he was very surprised.
"How could it be you, Brother Zhao?" Peng Youcai wondered.
"You should recover first, and we will talk about this later. I will tell you in detail when you are better. Now you should eat something. I bought you a bowl of porridge. Eat it quickly." Zhao Guocheng handed over a bowl of white rice porridge with minced meat.
When Peng Youcai smelled the fragrance, his Adam's apple immediately rolled over. It was so fragrant.
"Okay." Peng Youcai nodded. Although he was still very weak, he could still pick up a bowl of porridge.
Peng Youcai was eating hard. The temperature of the porridge was just right. Peng Youcai ate so quickly that he almost choked.
"Don't be anxious, eat slowly. If it's not enough, there's more outside," said Zhao Guocheng.
Peng Youcai didn't care about anything at the moment and just kept drinking.
Soon the bottom of the bowl of porridge was gone.
Zhao Guocheng brought another bowl.
"Drink slowly this time, otherwise I won't give you any." Zhao Guocheng threatened.
Peng Youcai nodded.
After that, the speed of drinking porridge slowed down significantly, but it was still normal.
Only after finishing this bowl did Peng Youcai feel alive again.
His stomach felt warm, so he didn't have to die.
"Thank you, Brother Zhao, for saving my life." Peng Youcai wanted to thank him, but he couldn't get out of bed, so he could only say it verbally.
"Don't be polite. We are destined to be friends after fighting. You can just stay here and recover. I'll go find a doctor to check your pulse." Zhao Guocheng happily went to find the doctor.
Only then did Shopkeeper Peng have time to look around the room.
Is this a clinic?
Yes, he was rescued. Just think about how he had devoted his whole life to the young master's family, but in the end, this was his fate.
It's so sad, lamentable and pitiful.