The old lady, though shielded by her sons, couldn't avoid getting kicked a few times. She was now wincing in pain.
Her three sons fared worse; they all ended up with badly bruised faces, looking like pigs' heads, a pitiful sight.
Cheng Xiaoxiao kindly went over and helped the old lady up, "Oh dear, you're my third cousin's grandmother-in-law, right? Look at this situation. My cousin's daughter is gravely ill, yet you didn't call for a doctor and even want to sell her. Is this what a grandmother should do?
Now, it will take a lot of silver to cure her illness. Even though Grandpa Huang is skilled, he can't cure her completely, but he can control it. Shouldn't you take out some silver for her medicine? Since we're related, I'll give you a discount, let's say fifteen taels of silver!"
