Chapter 261 I Want to Go Back to the Village

When Old Man Dou hurried down the mountain, it was already too late.

He was holding a half-rolled medical book in his hand, and when he heard the news of Feng Ge's death, his body seemed to become even more hunched.

"Master, Mr. Dou is here." The servant knocked on the door cautiously.

Mu Qing gently comforted Hu Xin'er and said loudly, "Please come in!"

Not long after, Old Man Dou came in carrying a medicine box on his back: "Hello..."

Mu Qing raised his hand to stop him from bowing: "Old sir, please stand up quickly. Since you are Xin'er's godfather, you are also my father-in-law. This kind of etiquette is absolutely unacceptable!"

If it were any other time, Old Man Dou would definitely praise Mu Qing for his gentle character.

But he wasn't in the mood for that now. He just looked up and asked, "I heard Xin'er is not doing well right now?"

Mu Qing quickly invited him to the bedside: "Xin'er has been acting strangely ever since what happened this afternoon."

Old Man Dou called out tentatively, "Xin'er?"

Hu Xiner blinked her eyes and opened her mouth but no sound came out, only more tears came out.

"I'm afraid he's mute. He must have been shocked too much, alas." Old man Dou muttered to himself, which scared Mu Qing.

How could that be? Feng Ge had no relationship with them. Even if he died, it wouldn't scare Hu Xin'er into silence!

For a moment, Mu Qing was filled with regret and anxiety: "It's all my fault. If I had been more resolute and not let Feng Ge stay in the mansion, this wouldn't have happened at all!"

Old Man Dou didn't say anything. He called a few more times, and when he found that Hu Xin'er really had no response, he lifted Hu Xin'er's sleeve and began to take her pulse.

"What happened?" These few short minutes were extremely difficult for Mu Qing to endure.

Hu Xiner's big tearful eyes broke his heart.

Old Man Dou hissed softly, "Strange, the pulse doesn't seem to be anything serious."

"Then how could this happen? How should it be treated?" Mu Qing now only regretted that he did not know any medical skills, and asked hurriedly.

Old Man Dou pondered, "Since it's not a physical illness, then she must be unwilling to speak. Perhaps she's too frightened, and the grief is too much to express. Too many emotions are mixed together, and she can't speak."

Mu Qing felt extremely distressed.

Old Man Dou stood up and walked to the table. "How about this? I'll prescribe some tonic herbs. Have someone boil three bowls of water into one bowl. Take one dose every two or three hours."

"When will she be better?" Mu Qing followed behind him with a burning gaze.

Old Man Dou said helplessly, "She has a mental illness that can't be cured by medicine. My medicine can only make her body more comfortable, so that her thoughts can be clearer."

"This..." Mu Qing looked back at his wife, feeling extremely anxious, but Old Man Dou said that this matter could not be rushed.

After Old Man Dou finished writing the prescription, he suddenly said seriously, "When she wakes up, tell her that the poisonous insect is evil and vicious. You two must not touch it!"

Mu Qing knew that Old Man Dou was an excellent doctor, but now he actually gave such an evaluation of the poisonous insect!

"It's really weird that this poison can take a person's life in just two days." Mu Qing frowned.

What Yin Li said was true. If he had not been there at the time, Hu Xiner would probably have been covered with rashes all over her body like Feng Ge!

Thinking about it this way, I feel that the current situation is acceptable.

Mu Qing sat in front of the bed. After learning that Hu Xin'er was suffering from a heart disease, he spoke to Hu Xin'er softly, just like a casual chat at home, so that Hu Xin'er could relax.

When Hu Xiner chatted with him on weekdays, she would always smile a lot and giggle frequently.

But this time, Mu Qing performed a one-man show.

At this time, footsteps were heard at the door again, and then someone holding a lantern pushed the door open.

Mu Qing raised his head and was surprised to find that the sky had darkened.

"Ouch," came Lu's mother's voice in the darkness, almost tripping over the threshold, complaining. "It's so late, why don't you light the lamp?"

The servant outside hurriedly explained: "It was the young master who sent us out, and we didn't dare to disturb him!"

"Mom, why are you here?" Mu Qing stroked Hu Xiner's wrist, then stood up to light the lamp.

A dim oil lamp slowly lit up, illuminating the face of Lu's mother, which was no longer young and beautiful.

She glared at Mu Qing: "You're fine, but you have the heart to let Xin'er suffer with you? You're such a grown-up, but you still don't understand."

Mu Qing said apologetically, "I was so engrossed in what I was saying that I forgot."

Mother Lu sighed, "Forget it, take this soup. How is Xin'er now?"

She sat down on the edge of the bed and saw Hu Xin'er just staring at her blankly, and her heart suddenly felt sour.

Mu Qing quickly explained, "Mr. Dou came over and said Xin'er is fine, but just in a bad mood and doesn't want to talk."

"So that's how it is." Mother Lu had been treated by Old Man Dou before, so she respected and trusted the old doctor very much. When she heard that it was Old Man Dou who spoke, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she turned to look at Mu Qing: "If she doesn't want to talk, don't force her to talk. Even though you are husband and wife, you can't be together every day. Sometimes she just needs to be quiet."

After she rambled on for so long, Mu Qing finally realized that she was annoyed that he was disturbing Hu Xiner's rest, and he was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Mom, I was chatting with Xin'er to make her feel better." He explained.

Mother Lu's face was full of disgust, and she said leisurely, "With your mouth, it's good enough that you don't make us feel upset."

Mu Qing was helpless: "Mom, you've been with your aunt a lot recently, right?"

In the past, Mother Lu was always dignified and gentle, but since Jiang Yao came, she has become more and more mischievous.

She even bullied her own son. Sometimes Mu Qing really doubted whether he was her biological son or Hu Xin'er was the daughter of Lu's mother.

Mother Lu coughed lightly and said, "In any case, you should take good care of her."

She also comforted Hu Xin'er and asked the servant to put the soup on the table: "Son, remember to feed Xin'er the medicine."

After everyone left, Mu Qing stood up to get the soup.

Unexpectedly, he was caught by Hu Xiner.

He said softly, "Xin'er, I'm just going to get some soup. I'll be right back."

But Hu Xin'er held him tightly and would not let him leave even a step.

Mu Qing had no choice but to sit back and asked helplessly, "What's the matter?"

Hu Xin'er suddenly sat up, hugged him and sobbed, "Mu Qing, I want to go back to town and compete with Sun Cai in wits and courage. Even if it means going back to the village, even if it means fighting the Hu family or the Luo family! It's better than this cannibalistic capital!"

In those small places, a life is at least valuable.

But in the capital, people are killed without bloodshed and lives are gone in an instant. If you want to get an explanation, you have to go through a lot of hardships!

Mu Qing's heart trembled and he touched her head.