Chapter 1773: Granny Fang's Departure

Chapter 1773: Granny Fang's Departure

With the heavy snowfall and the growing cold, Shu Yu was feeling a bit concerned about Granny Fang.

Come to think of it, when she had visited the clinic in the morning, she hadn't seen her around.

These past few days had been extremely busy, and today was the first chance she got to visit the clinic. The matter of Granny Fang had to be temporarily set aside for now.

Meng Pei instructed Shu Yu and the others to get on the carriage, then he slowly drove the horse carriage towards Mi Family Clinic.

When Shu Yu and the others arrived, Doctor Mi was standing at the door, looking worriedly at the snowy weather.

Shu Yu hopped off the carriage and asked, "Doctor Mi, what are you doing?"

"It's snowing, so the number of patients will probably increase in the next few days." The slippery roads in the snow would naturally result in fewer people going out.

However, the problem was that the city had been plagued by bandits recently, causing most people to avoid going out.

Now that the situation had improved and people were free to travel, they naturally wanted to quickly find work outside. Just because it was snowing didn't mean they couldn't be careful and avoid getting into more trouble than facing bandits.

As a result, the number of injuries from falls and frostbite increased.

Doctor Mi's current concern was that they had a shortage of medicinal herbs. Ever since the chaotic night when the bandits appeared in the county, the city had been sealed off for nearly twenty days. Originally, around half a month ago, he should have gone to purchase medicinal herbs.

Doctor Mi let out a sigh and shook his head. Upon hearing that Meng Pei was there to pick up his brother, he immediately led them inside.

While walking, he explained a few things to them, all of which Meng Pei carefully remembered.

"It's good that you came today. If the number of patients increases in a few days, they might disturb him during his recuperation. If they accidentally bump into him, it might make things worse. While the roads are still relatively clear, it's best to bring him back home for recovery. He's not facing any major issues now, but if anything happens, I'll go to the Meng family and check on him."

"Thank you." Meng Pei clasped his hands together, then led Xia Yan into the room.

Meng Xiaoshu needed to freshen up, and his personal belongings in the room needed to be organized as well. Shu Yu and Ying Xi couldn't go in.

While Meng Pei and Xia Yan were busy inside, Shu Yu went to find Granny Fang in her room.

To her surprise, she knocked on the door for quite some time without any response. Just then, a medicine boy from the clinic came to the backyard to brew medicine. Seeing Shu Yu knocking on the door, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Miss Lu, Grandma Fang is gone."

Shu Yu was taken aback. "Gone? Where did she go?"

With the city sealed off and the village inaccessible, where could she have gone?

The medicine boy replied, "Isn't Brother Gui helping out at the county office? He came back yesterday morning and brought Grandma Fang to the county office. According to Brother Gui, his injuries have mostly healed now. He spends most of his time at the county office these days. He's only stayed here for a night in the past few days, and that was because Doctor Mi wanted him to come back for medicine. Since he doesn't need to stay at the clinic anymore, it's not suitable for Grandma Fang to stay here alone. Coincidentally, there's a shortage of manpower at the county office, and Brother Gui inquired with the officials. So, Grandma Fang went to help at the county office."

Shu Yu widened her eyes slightly, and the medicine boy continued, "Brother Gui is really capable."

"Cough, what are you implying? Working here has inconvenienced you, hasn't it?" Doctor Mi appeared from seemingly nowhere and glared at the medicine boy.

The medicine boy shrunk his neck, taking a step back, and whispered to Shu Yu, "Doctor Mi said our cooking skills are terrible. These days, Grandma Fang was helping in the kitchen, and he ate so contentedly. Now that Grandma Fang is gone, he'll have to suffer eating our pig feed again."