ter. Now I'll invite fellow practitioners here for the ceremony!"Old Yue chuckled and said, seemingly more anxious than Xiao Hongyang; he had even chosen an auspicious date before coming."Brother Yu,...Chapter 606: Free Clinic (5)

"Doctor Xiao, why don't you have a meal before leaving Let us show our gratitude..." Indeed! Why don’t you stay for a meal... As they saw Xiao Yu and the others packing up to leave, these people from the dump could not help but say.

“Hehe, no need, thank you folks. All we did was what we were supposed to do, besides it's nothing much for us!” After hearing their words, Xiao Yu waved his hand and said.

The people here lived such a hard life that if they stayed for a meal, these folks would probably have to endure days of hardship ahead. Xiao Yu didn’t want to cause them any trouble; besides, having a meal wasn't much for him but it could be half a month's living expenses for them. Therefore, no matter what the people said, he refused to stay for a meal.

"Thank you doctor! Here are some flowers for you!" At this time, several kids aged seven or eight ran over; in their hands were small wildflowers and even some blades of grass. They walked up to Xiao Yu and his companions and told them.

This time, Xiao Yu didn't refuse. During the few days he had been here treating patients, he noticed that these children were at a critical age for growth but because their diet was poor, they looked undernourished. Some teenagers barely looked like eight or nine-year-olds.

For this reason, Xiao Yu bought some ingredients to make large pot dishes and set up a big pot in the open space, cooking a large pot of stewed meat for them to eat. First, he wanted them to have something good; secondly, it would help their bodies recover.

These past three days had been more joyful than Chinese New Year for these kids since they usually only got some meat during the Spring Festival. However, over the last few days, they ate until their mouths were oily, let alone Xiao Yu’s large pot dishes which even those accustomed to gourmet food yearned for—let alone these children.

Although everyone here was drooling at the smell of the big pot dish, none of them dared to eat it. Nor did Xiao Yu allow them to; he wasn’t stingy and didn't want them to eat—it’s just that after eating this medicine-infused food, they might find their usual meals hard to swallow.

These children were different since they were still young and at the age of growth. This medicine could help regulate their bodies. Furthermore, these children had yet to develop strong preferences for flavors or other things.

Xiao Yu got along well with these kids during the past few days and didn’t disdain them because they were dirty; everything was observed by the adults from the dump. In fact, in the hearts of the folks here, seeing Xiao Yu treat these children well made them happier than if he had treated them kindly.

These children could not help but be born into such families and thus would often face ridicule when they went out. The environment here meant that it was impossible for them to stay clean, and outsiders looked down on these kids as a result. After living in this dump for so long, the parents here realized the importance of education. Therefore, even if they had to live frugally, they wanted their children not to end up like them spending their lives among the trash; thus, they were trying to send them to school.

But when the schools saw their appearance and smelled the stench on them, they all refused to accept them under the pretext that there was no more space for students.

As a result, most of these children did not go to school. Only a few older ones attended private schools at very high fees.

The families of even those few children who managed to attend school had to allocate almost all their income towards schooling expenses. However, in order to ensure that their children wouldn't lead such miserable lives, they were willing to endure any hardship. Wasn't living amidst garbage exactly for the sake of improving their children's quality of life Thus, no matter how much it cost them, they would spend it on their kids.

Xiao Yu and his group accepted the wild flowers handed to them by these children, saying, "Thank you!" After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he stood up straight and waved at those surrounding them before turning around and walking out.

When Xiao Yu and company reached the entrance of the landfill site, they turned back towards them and said, "If you or your kids are sick, come to our clinic for treatment. We won't charge if medication isn’t necessary!"

"Thank you! Thank you so much!!!"

"Doctor Xiao, you’re truly a living Bodhisattva!"

"Thank you…" Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, these people thanked them one after another. It didn’t matter to them if they fell ill; they could tough it out, but the children couldn't do so. Therefore, Xiao Yu’s promise was an immense favor in their eyes, greater even than his charitable clinic visits.

At this moment, a staggering figure walked over from afar and knelt before Xiao Yu when he got close enough to say, "Thank you...

This person was the patient missing one kidney. Due to his son's illness, he couldn't raise the money needed for treatment. Seeing his son gradually wasting away, he, out of desperation, heard that selling a kidney could earn him some cash and that even with just one kidney left, it wouldn’t significantly impact his health. So, under the pretense of going back home to gather funds, he secretly went to a hospital to sell one of his kidneys, raising enough money for his son’s surgery.

But after covering the costs of the operation, there wasn't much left from selling his kidney. To ensure proper nutrition for his child's future, even though he had just undergone an operation himself, he still needed to go out and earn money.

His health was deteriorating day by day; sometimes, he felt like death was imminent. But thinking about the ongoing expenses required for his child’s care, he endured it all.

Xiao Yu was lying down at home when they arrived. Upon learning that someone would be coming to treat him for free, he came out.

He knew what was wrong with his body, so he didn't have high hopes. However, the next evening, Er Xi delivered medicine that had already been decocted for him.

After drinking the medicine, he suddenly felt a surge of warmth in his body, which made him feel more energetic and lighter.

Xiao Yu's medicine, which he drank for three days, was still making him feel somewhat unwell today. However, he could sense that he had regained some strength and no longer felt so weak.

In reality, his body had been weakened after losing one kidney and without proper nutrition. He hadn't even received adequate rest after a few days in the hospital, which further weakened him.

The medicine Xiao Yu gave him was actually a Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup with ginseng as the main ingredient. His body needed to be replenished; undergoing surgery would deplete his energy. Therefore, he mainly needed to rest and recover.

It's said that losing one kidney won't affect future life in any way, but it’s a false claim made by those who are concerned about the scarcity of kidneys.

In reality, one sentence can sum this up: "If having only one kidney has no effect on health, why do people have two" The human body is a perfect system where Yin and Yang as well as the five elements are in balance. Losing one kidney disrupts that equilibrium, affecting all organs.

As such, losing one kidney would reduce this person's lifespan by at least ten years or make it difficult for them to live long into old age. When they're young, they may not notice any issues, but once past sixty, various diseases will start surfacing.

Xiao Yu saw the man kneeling before him and quickly helped him up, saying, "Rest well for a few days and then resume work! If you suffer further complications, who will raise your son I also examined your son. Tomorrow, let Er Xi bring him some medicine; he'll recover if he keeps taking it."

The man was moved to tears and said, “Thank you... thank you doctor! You are our family's great benefactor!”

Xiao Yu didn't say anything more but patted his shoulder and walked out.

On their way back, nobody spoke. These few days here had been like a baptism for them all; the shock of this dump made them feel as if they were living in heaven before.

Even Old Dai was the same. He had seen such poor places too, but that was after disasters struck and things would only be that way temporarily. But it wasn't so here—they'd been living like this for over a decade! Over ten years! It was hard for him to imagine how these people could still be alive after more than a decade.

Every time he saw the environment, he found it hard to fathom how they managed.

Especially here where in such conditions, few lived long. Now those who were thirty or forty looked like fifty or sixty; by the time they reached fifty or sixty… Whenever Old Dai thought about this recently, all he could do was sigh slightly. But he was just a poor doctor and could only help them with their illnesses.

At the same time, his perception of Xiao Yu had changed completely. Although he'd been working at Ten Thousand Lives Hall for so long, usually his feelings towards Xiao Yu would change somewhat over time, but because of what happened to his granddaughter, his impression of Xiao Yu never fully changed; after all, if Xiao Yu didn't take his granddaughter as an apprentice, he could watch her die without lifting a finger.

He didn't think someone like that would make for a good doctor, and besides, he'd heard about some things in the Li family too. When he found out that Xiao Yu cured a child from the Li family and charged two billion yuan, his impression of Xiao Yu plummeted to its lowest point—Xiao Yu was just an expert physician with no compassion at all.

But for his granddaughter's sake, there was no other way for him to stay here; he was afraid something would happen to her. Although he couldn't see his granddaughter while staying here, it made him feel a bit more secure, and Xiao Yu wouldn’t do anything to his granddaughter when he saw her every day.

But these three days had completely changed his perception of Xiao Yu; clearly, Xiao Yu wasn't someone who would stand idly by in the face of death. The medicine Xiao Yu gave that patient was prepared right before them, and upon seeing the ginseng Xiao Yu took out, he involuntarily felt a sharp pain.

He knew just how rare those pieces of ginseng were! Even if it had been him, to give such ginseng away for free would have pained him deeply. But Xiao Yu Without any hesitation or change in expression, he gave the ginseng away for free and didn't receive any benefit from it.

Everything made his understanding of Xiao Yu undergo a complete transformation.

Xiao Yu's car brought Old Dai and everyone else to Ten Thousand Lives Hall and dropped them off. It was already getting late, so there was no need for Ten Thousand Lives Hall to open up anymore.

After dropping them all off here and making sure they had returned to rest, Xiao Yu left in his car and drove towards home. (To be continued) mom Is she okay" The son of the old lady saw that Xiao Yu had let go of her mother’s wrist and hurriedly asked anxiously.His mother hadn’t paid much attention to the injury in the past two days, thin...