Becoming an Old Country Girl: Heading to Flee the Famine with a Baby

Can anyone relate? How did I wake up and find myself time-traveled? Couldn't they have made me a princess? Who is so unlucky to be reborn as a country girl with a child out of wedlock?

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Chapter 22 Heatstroke tushumi.cc

"Mom, hang in there, I'll go get you some water right away, just wait for me."

A rough voice rang out from the ranks, the words already trembling with tears.

Hearing the commotion, Zhen Wanwan followed the crowd and saw a burly man holding his mother and crying.

This man is incredibly burly, at least 1.9 meters tall, even though he's dressed in shabby clothes and his lips are terribly chapped.

His mother was lying unconscious in his arms, her lips were white and cracked, and her hair was soaked with sweat.

This looks like heatstroke!

Zhen Wanwan immediately decided to abide by traditional Chinese virtues, and she realized that she was searching for medicine to relieve the heat in the space.

Seeing that his mother's condition was getting worse, the burly man became somewhat frightened and turned to kneel down in front of the crowd.

"Please, please save my mother. If anyone is kind enough to give me some water, I, Dongzi, am willing to be your slave for the rest of my life."

The burly man kept kowtowing, and the ground was already faintly covered in blood, showing how much strength he had used.

Zhen Wanwan scanned the area and finally found the medicine for heatstroke. She took out two days' worth of medicine and then put a large box of medicine on the cashier, just in case.

"Stop kowtowing! Help your mother to the tree..." Zhen Wanwan instructed the burly man.

Dongzi saw that the person speaking was a pregnant young woman, and he obediently followed her instructions, helping his mother to the tree roots behind him.

"Please, Lady Zhen, save my mother! I will serve you like a slave from now on to repay you." Dongzi's tears flowed all over the ground, and he looked at Zhen Wanwan as if she were a living Bodhisattva.

Zhen Wanwan pinched the patient's philtrum hard, and after she regained consciousness, she fed her some salt water before giving her medicine for heatstroke.

Zhen Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing her regain consciousness. Fortunately, she discovered it early; otherwise, if everyone had lost consciousness, she wouldn't have been able to save them, as she didn't understand medicine.

"He's alive! He's really alive!"

“Look, Dongzi’s mother has already woken up.”

The people around were chatting noisily, all of them happy for Dongzi.

"Mother, you're awake!"

After Dongzi's mother recovered from her shock, she silently comforted Dongzi and then tried to stand up.

Zhen Wanwan hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Auntie, please don't move. Your body is still very weak. You need to rest more."

She turned to Dongzi and instructed him, "Remember to use a palm-leaf fan to help your mother cool down. Take this medicine and give it to her over two days..."

Dongzi took the small grains from her hand, feeling deeply moved. He knelt down to thank Zhen Wanwan with heartfelt gratitude.

"I will never forget your great kindness, and I will always be your vanguard in the future!"

Having no money or extra grain to give back to Zhen Wanwan, Dongzi could only offer his own body.

Zhen Wanwan smiled and said, "You don't need to be a pawn. Just help each other out along the way and help each other if needed."

Before long, the news that Zhen Wanwan had cured Dongzi's mother spread throughout the convoy, and some villagers had already started calling her Doctor Zhen.

Therefore, Zhen Wanwan faced the Zhen family with some distress.

"Auntie, are you a very skilled doctor?"

"Auntie, please help us see a doctor..."

The Zhen family's children surrounded Zhen Wanwan, jumping and hopping around, wanting her to see a doctor.

This made Zhen Wanwan feel dizzy.

Grandma Li was the first to get restless and asked, "Wanwan, what happened? When did you learn medicine?"

Her daughter grew up under her watchful eye, so she knew her daughter well. She was completely blind to herbs; how could she possibly know any medicine?

The rest of the Zhen family looked at her with puzzled expressions, but Zhen Wanwan had already made her plans.

She calmly feigned ignorance and said, "I don't know either. It was during the time I was lying at home that I kept dreaming of an old man teaching me things."

"There were so many things, and they were all mixed up. I often fainted from the pain in my dreams. Fortunately, most of the time I only fainted for about fifteen minutes. The worst time was when my mother found me."

“After that, he rarely appeared in my dreams.”

Grandma Li was so frightened that she examined Zhen Wanwan's head from top to bottom, muttering exorcism sutras under her breath.

After a moment of contemplation, Grandpa Zhen asked Zhen Wanwan, "Do you remember what that person looked like or what their voice sounded like?"

Zhen Wanwan's words were made up; how would she know what he looks like?

"Back then, his face always looked hazy, and I couldn't see anything clearly."

Grandpa Zhen asked in surprise, "Did they leave you any messages?"

Zhen Wanwan shook her head, indicating her denial.

When he received her answer, Grandpa Zhen was confused again, his expression dazed, his eyes unfocused, as if he were thinking about something else.

Zhen Wanwan had no idea what her father was planning. Could it be that he had discovered she wasn't the original child?

You don't want to burn her?

The more Zhen Wanwan thought about it, the more cold sweat ran down her back.

"Honey, what are you doing, talking like a ghost? Speak your mind! What are you pretending to be, some kind of immortal?" Old Mrs. Li was already panicked, fearing that her daughter was being haunted by a ghost.

Grandpa Zhen suddenly snapped out of his daze, and upon hearing Grandma Li's words, he casually replied, "Isn't it because we encountered an immortal?"

"I think you're getting senile. You think you can meet an immortal?" Old Mrs. Li was dissatisfied that even at this point, Old Master Zhen was still acting so irresponsibly.

"Shut up, I haven't finished speaking yet. Be careful not to anger the people above." Old Master Zhen cautiously pointed to the sky.

Zhen Wanwan was truly confused. How could her father be even more mysterious than she was?

Zhenfu laughed nonchalantly, "I think my little sister has been guided by an immortal! He specially taught her his skills because he knew we were about to flee for our lives."

Wang Cuihua remained silent, showing no intention of participating in the conversation.

But my second sister-in-law, Li Zhenzhen, was different. After a few days of depression, she regained her energy.

He looked at Zhenfu with disdain and said, "Even if the immortals were to choose an heir, they would choose our Gou Dan and Er Niu. Why would they choose a money-loser like that?"

When it comes to praising one and belittling another, you have to look at her second sister-in-law!

Zhen Wanwan warned with a half-smile, "Second sister-in-law, if you don't know how to speak, then speak less, or you'll have pus in your mouth and sores on your feet tomorrow."

She didn't know how much hatred Li Zhenzhen harbored towards her, but if Li Zhenzhen continued to slander her without any regard for propriety, she would never back down again.

"You good-for-nothing wretch who can't tell right from wrong, you can't get married and live off your parents' home, and you even dare to insult your sister-in-law! Do you believe I'll kick you out!"

Li Zhenzhen made some harsh remarks, trying to drive her away.

She had thought it through. An elder sister-in-law is like a mother. After Grandpa Zhen and Grandma Li pass away, Zhen Wanwan will be at her mercy!

When the time comes, we'll marry her off, and sell the baby in her belly to help her sons, Gou Dan and Er Niu, find wives.

She said this to threaten and manipulate Zhen Wanwan, so that she would face reality and dare not oppose her in the future.

However……