Some with a limp would wear shoes of uneven heights, making it less obvious to outsiders. The two senior doctors were worried about this, which led them to ask Qi Kangping to walk without shoes.
Qi Kangping is an honest man. Even though it had been a quarter of an hour, when he heard this, he took off his shoes anyway, and obediently walked in circles in the courtyard like a mill donkey.
Seeing this, Gu Jinli and the others were quite angered.
Gu Daya, who had been a servant, found this scene particularly grating. She immediately told Qi Kangping, "Brother Ping, stop. Put on your shoes. You're not a servant; why should you do as they say?"
Gu Jinli looked at the two senior doctors and said, "Elders, has my cousin sold himself to you? If he hasn't, what right do you have to order him around?"
Then, she turned to Doctor Xiao, "Doctor Xiao, as we had previously agreed, we came to Qingshan Medical Hall. We will take our leave now."
