Hu Jinghui's Dilemma

The two men were Di Renjie and Hu Jinghui.

Lu Dayou asked, "Who are you two looking for?"

Di Renjie replied with a smile, "We got lost in the mountains. By the time we came here, it was already getting late, so we hoped to stay the night at your place."

Lu Dayou sized them up and hesitated. "Well..."

At Di Renjie's signal, Hu Jinghui took several taels of silver from the bundle on his back. Di Renjie handed them to Lu Dayou with a smile. "We wouldn't dare stay for free. Please accept this small payment."

Lu Dayou did not take the silver. "It's common for mountain folk to take in travelers. It's just... never mind. Come in, you two."

Lu Dayou then checked the wild vegetable soup boiling in the pot and called to Di Renjie and Hu Jinghui, "Don't stand there. Have a seat."

Di Renjie called Hu Jinghui over, and the two entered the house and sat down by the table.

Seeing this, Lu Dayou asked, "What are your surnames?"

Di Renjie replied, "My name is Huaiying, and this is my nephew Jinghui. What is your name, young man?"

Lu Dayou answered, "My name is Lu Dayou. I have a younger sister named Little Feng. What line of work are you two in? Why did you come so deep into the mountains?"

Di Renjie looked at Hu Jinghui, smiled, and said, "We are traveling physicians. We came into the mountains to gather medicinal herbs, so..."

Lu Dayou was overjoyed and cut him off. "You're a physician?"

Di Renjie asked curiously, "That's right."

Just then, Lu Dayou's little sister suddenly ran out, shouting, "Brother, brother, this is bad! He's stopped breathing!"

Lu Dayou was horrified and hurried into the inner room to check. Di Renjie and Hu