Xiangnan spent some time with him affectionately, then went to find Li Mo to find out what happened.

These kinds of ghost stories can be big or small, but if people really believe them, they can be greatly affected.

At this time, Aunt Jiang had already finished work, and Li Mo took Xiangnan to her home.

"I don't know the details, she just said that when she was going home last night, a snake suddenly appeared on the road and bit her. It wasn't venomous, but the bite made her bleed.

I didn't ask about other things, but she came to work today and seemed fine."

Xiangnan rode his bicycle and took Li Mo to Aunt Jiang's house.

Aunt Jiang's house is at the end of the village, some distance from the village entrance. It might take more than ten minutes to walk there, so she rode her bike there.

When we arrived at Aunt Jiang's house, Aunt Jiang's daughter-in-law was cooking and the aroma of the food filled the air.

Aunt Jiang didn't feel anything after being bitten and continued to move around freely. Seeing Xiangnan coming, she hurriedly invited him into the house and asked, "Xiangnan, I heard that if we stay to work, our wages will be doubled. Is that true?"

Xiangnan smiled and said, "Of course it's true, but Auntie, you still have to take it seriously since your foot was bitten by a snake. Are you sure the snake is not poisonous?"

Aunt Jiang said with a smile: "Then I can definitely confirm that it is not poisonous. It is just an ordinary rat snake. Everyone in our country knows that it is not poisonous.

And you see, I'm fine today. Although the wound is a little swollen, I can move freely. This is nothing."

Xiangnan asked cautiously, "Did you apply some herbal medicine to reduce inflammation? Do you want to go to the health center and have them clean it? Although the snake is not poisonous, there are still bacteria on its teeth."

"Yes, I applied some herbal medicine, so it should be fine. The swelling has gone down a lot today. My son was bitten before, and it was the same way, and he healed in two days."

Xiangnan still insisted: "Auntie, I'd better take you to the health center. I feel that the swelling of your wound is quite serious.

This is considered a work-related injury, and I'll pay for your medical treatment."

Aunt Jiang waved her hand: "Oh, don't waste that money, just apply the herbal medicine for two days and it will be fine."

"Auntie, let's go to the health center to check it out. Yang Shengli keeps saying there's something wrong with my workshop, and I can't let anyone get hurt. I won't feel at ease until I'm sure there's nothing wrong."

Xiangnan insisted on taking her to see a doctor. She looked at Aunt Jiang's wound, which was red, swollen, and a little purple.

Rural people really don’t take being bitten by non-venomous snakes seriously. They just apply some anti-inflammatory herbs and don’t care much about it. But Xiangnan always felt that this matter was not simple.

If it was really Yang Shengli, Li Lanjiang and others who were behind this, it would be impossible for them to just let Aunt Jiang be bitten like this. Who knows if they had done anything to the snake.

She'd better be more careful about this.

Aunt Jiang couldn't persuade her, so she followed her to the town's health center, and Li Mo walked home by herself.

It took me half an hour to ride to the health center. There was someone on duty at the town health center at night.

Doctor Huang was on duty. He looked at the herbs on Aunt Jiang's feet with disapproval and said, "I've told you many times that if you get bit by a snake, you have to clean and disinfect the wound. Applying herbs directly to the wound like this is likely to cause infection.

Why don't you listen? Look at your wound, it's all swollen. Don't think it's okay just because the rat snake isn't venomous. If it gets infected deeply, your leg will be crippled."

Aunt Jiang said sheepishly, "Everyone in the village who gets bit by a rat snake does this. My son did the same thing when he was bitten before."

"That was back when conditions were poor. Now there's no clinic in town, so we're just worried about getting infected.

I think your wound is not healed well. I will remove the herbs first and check the condition of the wound."

Doctor Huang removed the herbs from Aunt Jiang's wound and saw that although there was only a small wound underneath, it was obviously festered.

"Don't you feel any pain? Your wound is severely ulcerated. We need to open it and clean it to reduce the inflammation, otherwise the consequences will be very serious."

Xiangnan asked, "Doctor Huang, she was just bitten by a non-venomous snake, how could it be so serious?"

"He must have been bitten by a snake with stomatitis. There are a lot of bacteria on his teeth, and the wound was not cleaned after the bite.

Did you just apply gentian violet after being bitten?"

Aunt Jiang nodded and asked worriedly, "Doctor Huang, is my condition so serious? I thought it was nothing serious..."

"Luckily you're here now. If you had waited two more days, your leg might have been broken. This is a typical infection. I'll clean your wound and give you an anti-inflammatory injection.

It will be a little painful, and I'll need a local anesthetic."

"Ah, we still need anesthesia. Is this... so serious?"

"It was brought in just in time, so it's not particularly serious. I gave you anesthesia because I wanted to clean the wound thoroughly. It's full of pus, and I was worried it would hurt you."

Xiangnan frowned when he heard this. How could it be such a coincidence? The snake that bit Aunt Jiang had stomatitis.

This was the first time she heard that snakes could also have stomatitis.

But Yang Shengli’s husband Zhang Cai used to catch snakes and sell them in town because some people like to eat snake meat.

He may be more familiar with this.

There was no guarantee that he had picked a snake with stomatitis and threw it on the road to bite Aunt Jiang.

This matter needs to be investigated.

After Aunt Jiang's wound was treated, Xiangnan gave her a ride back home and said, "I'll take you back for an injection tomorrow. You should rest for the next two days and don't go back to work. Take good care of your wound."

Aunt Jiang said with emotion: "Xiangnan, thanks to you for bringing me to the clinic, otherwise my leg would be useless."

"Auntie, when we get back to the village, tell others that you missed the treatment time and the doctor said you might lose your job. Don't tell them the truth."

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