He said,
"You must be Liu Chucang. Is your wife's condition any better? That illness requires careful recuperation. She must be kept from the cold; absolutely no negligence is permitted.
Even though winter has passed, the transition between winter and spring is when relapses are most common."
Liu Chucang was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened, an expression of disbelief on his face.
His wife's illness stemmed from overexertion while supporting his studies. Back then, she had nearly died, and he had no money for medicine. He was planning to sell some books from the house for silver to hire a doctor and get some medicine when, unexpectedly, the bookstore owner not only refused his books but also gave him a sum of silver and helped him engage the best doctor in the county to treat his wife.
