Chapter 120

On the second day, Xu Ran and Du Xin got up early. The carter also acted as a part-time servant and had ordered breakfast for them. Xu Ran and Du Xin had waited for a long time but still didn’t see Lin Hua and Zhao Chen come down.

The carter and Du Xin didn’t know what was going on, but they guessed it was highly likely that they wouldn’t be able to get up until the sun was high up in the sky.

After breakfast, Xu Ran said, “There’s no need to wait for the two of them. Let’s go out and take a look. They’ll be up when we come back at noon.”

“Why? We don’t ask them to come along? It’s good to head out in the morning. It would be so hot at noon!”

Xu Ran slapped him on the head, “Let’s just forget it. They’re probably tired, let them sleep!”

Du Xin touched his head where he had been hit and pouted, “Alright then, we’ll go by ourselves.”

Then he ran off without pausing for a moment.

Having seen so many ancient gadgets, Xu Ran didn’t found them surprising and he just bought some gadgets planning to give Qin Shuwen’s children as gifts.

In addition, he also bought some hair ornaments, jade hairpin and bracelets for Ge’ers, which were for their family and also for Qin Shuwen, Elder Daddy Qin. As for the men, he didn’t know what to buy, so he decided to wait and see for now!

On the other hand, Du Xin wanted to buy anything he saw, but due to his lack of money, he had no choice but to browse around the shops.

In the end, Du Xin saw a refined pendant and begged Xu Ran to lend him money so as to purchase it.

Xu Ran asked him, “Are you buying it as a gift to somebody?”

Du Xin nodded, “Yes, it’s for my spouse. We’ve been married for so many years and I haven’t given him anything. I suck when compared to you, so I want to buy him something.”

Xu Ran took out the silver and gave it to him, “Actually, as long as you have the mind, your spouse wouldn’t care about these things. Since these stuff are non-living things after all, and people are living human beings. If you treat your spouse well when you got back, he might actually be very happy.”

Du Xin rubbed his head. “You’re right. I’ll treat him well from now on. I just don’t know if he would be bullied in the past few days when I’m not around. After all, my father wants me to take a concubine.”

“Then why did you leave so carelessly?”

“I didn’t think so much before. I thought that if I wasn’t home, my dad wouldn’t ask me to take a concubine.”

Xu Ran was speechless and he couldn’t help but feel amazed at the way he thought.

Xu Ran suddenly recalled what Du Xin told him about his spouse had not had a child for several years. In ancient times, people would assume that there was something wrong with the woman in the case of infertility, so he figured that in this era, people would naturally assumed that the problem lied in the Ge’er.

Xu Ran asked Du Xin, “You said that your spouse couldn’t get pregnant. Have you taken him to the doctor’s?”

Du Xin nodded. “Yah, many times, but the doctor said there’s nothing wrong with him.”

“You… have you ever thought that it might be you who have the problem?” Xu Ran’s question was quite bold. After all, there were very few people in this era who would dare to question the fertility of men.

After being shock for a moment, Du Xin immediately retorted, “How could it be me who have the problem?”

Xu Ran had guessed he could react this way. Although the two of them didn’t speak loudly, it was inappropriate to keep talking in front of the stall. Xu Ran gave the silver in Du Xin’s hand to the stall owner, then took the pendant and left with Du Xin.

After finding an empty place with no one else around, Xu Ran sent the carter away and continued his talk to Du Xin, “I know that it might be hard for you to accept this kind of thing. If there is nothing wrong with your spouse, then it must be you who have the problem. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be childless after being married for so many years. If you’re sick, you’ll have to go see a doctor. Do you want me to go with you? It would be best if there is no problem, but if there is, you’d better treat it as soon as possible, right?”

Du Xin was persuaded by Xu Ran’s words and started to doubt himself, “Is there really something wrong with me?”

Xu Ran spread out his hands, “Nobody knows for sure with this kind of thing. You’d better go see the doctor. Don’t conceal your illness and avoid treatment.”

“Conceal what? What treatment? What do you mean?” Du Xin was confused.

Xu Ran explained, “What I meant was don’t refuse to see the doctor because you have unspeakable illness. It’ll be just you and me and no one else knows you here anyway.”

Du Xin hesitated. “Alright then, but you have to promise me that you will tell no one about this. Absolutely no one.”

Xu Ran nodded, and then raised two fingers. “I swear I won’t tell another soul.”

Du Xin nodded with satisfaction. “Alright, I believe you now. Let’s go!”

After Du Xin was finished, he quickly strode ahead, but stopped after two steps; he stopped and turned to look at Xu Ran.

Xu Ran was confused, “What’s wrong?”

“I don’t have the money…” Du Xin had a bitter expression.

Xu Ran: “…” ‘It seems that he really kept forgetting the fact that he had no money. Is he really used to being a rich young master?’

Xu Ran patted his waist. “Alright, I’ll lend you the money but you are going to return to me when you get home.”

Then there was no problem left, so the two of them sent the carter away and told him wander around or go back to the inn on his own. The two of them went to look for a doctor along the street.

In the end, they came to an old doctor who was almost blind and was found by Du Xin who suggested that with the bad eyes the doctor wouldn’t be able to see him clearly so there wouldn’t be any trouble in the future.

Xu Ran complained silently in his heart. He couldn’t think of any possible trouble in the future.

The old doctor fumbled with Du Xin’s hand for a long time and still couldn’t find his pulse. It was Xu Ran who helped the old doctor find it.

After touching his hand, he started to touch other places. It turned out that apart from his bad eyes, his medical skills were quite good. Nevertheless, truth had been revealed that it was really Du Xin who had the problem.

The poor man was so frightened when he heard the old doctor’s words that his legs went soft. Xu Ran stepped forward to support him, and then asked the old doctor, “Doctor, is his condition treatable?”

The old doctor started to rub his beard, sunk in his own thoughts. “Yes, yes, but I’m not very good at medicine, so I can’t cure it. Try someone else!”

It was difficult to get Du Xin see a doctor, let alone more doctors, which was simply not possible. As Du Xin came to his senses, he decided that what the old doctor said was a lie and began to pull Xu Ran away.

Xu Ran believed it. With the doctor’s old age, there were still patients who came to him for treatment. He definitely had his strength.

Xu Ran pulled Du Xin to prevent him from leaving, and went to ask the old doctor some questions himself. The old doctor answered Xu Ran’s questions one by one and told them to go to a clinic called Immortal of Life in the south of the city and seek for the doctor there. Albeit young, the doctor was quite skilled in medicine.

Regardless of whether the old doctor asked for consultation fees, Xu Ran left some money before leaving.

Du Xin was unwilling to go, but Xu Ran insisted that he had to see the doctor. He said, “I don’t feel embarrassing by going with you and yet you find it embarrassing to have such a condition? Don’t you want to have kids? I told you I had twin children and my spouse had another in his belly. My sons are obedient and smart.”

He said it with pride on his face, which made Du Xin kind of envy. He liked children very much too and wanted to have his own, but his spouse failed to give birth to any. In the end, he found that it was not his spouse who had the problem but him, which was too much to take on at once! The point was whether or not he accepted the fact, there was indeed something wrong with his body which made him unable to have child.

‘I really want a child…’

Hearing Xu Ran’s tempting words, Du Xin gritted his teeth, “Alright, I’ll go with you but just this one clinic. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll go home and ask my father to find me a doctor. I won’t get any treatment in this shitty place anymore.”

Xu Ran was speechless, ‘Where else is not a shitty place.’

Nevertheless, it’s better to go to the south of the city first. The name of the clinic sounded badass and he wonder how good the doctor there was.

Xu Ran and Du Xin did not know where the east of the city was, so they asked around on the way. It was lucky that this Immortality of Life Clinic was quite famous, and most people knew it.

When Xu Ran and Du Xin arrived at the clinic, it was already noon. The sun was blazing and both of them were sweaty all over.

There were still a few patients seeking treatment in the Immortality of Life Clinic, and the doctor was indeed young as the old doctor had said. He might be about Xu Ran’s age.

So this kind of person was the so-called God’s favored one. He had such a successful career and reputation at such a young age. Even the old doctor who had been practicing medicine for many years had said that he was good at medicine.

After everyone in the clinic left, Xu Ran and Du Xin walked over. The young doctor looked at Xu Ran and Du Xin and asked, “Are you here for treatment?”

Xu Ran nodded. “We are indeed here to see a doctor, but this illness is embarrassing to speak out. Doctor, you’d better see it yourself!”

Xu Ran took two steps back and exposed Du Xin.

With Xu Ran’s words, the doctor seemed to have figured it out himself, so he went to wait by the side.

After a while, Du Xin came over with a bitter face. Xu Ran knew that it was settled when he saw his face. He asked Du Xin, “Is it treatable?”

“Yes, it means taking medicine, and needles…” Du Xin said with a pitiful tone. Xu Ran started to sympathize with him. This ancient medicine was extremely difficult to swallow.

Xu Ran stood up and patted him on the shoulder. “It’s good that it’s treatable. Although it’s hard, you would be able to have a child after that. See it this way and you won’t find it as difficulte. Let’s go and ask the doctor about the treatment and how long it will take. We’ll come after the autumn test.”

“Okay,” Du Xin nodded. “Thank you, Ran.”

Xu Ran patted him again. “I didn’t do anything. There’s not much to thank for. Wait till you’re cured to thank me!”

The two of them asked the doctor about the treatment and the time for the treatment. After receiving the answer, they returned to the inn.

Afterwards, looking at the people together, Xu Ran immediately recalled the saying, “Birds of a feather flock together.” He looked at himself who had been foolish for seven years.Lin Hua and Zhao Chen were still in an underground relationship, while Du Xin had an unspeakable illness. Even Zhuo Yun, who weas not here, spent so many years in the entaglement with Qin Shuwen before getting along well.

Alas! Xu Ran sighed and sat down. As expected, ancient saying was indeed wise.