Chapter 16: The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind

A quarter of an hour later, Shen Wuyou ran to the end of the alley, and what he saw was a dead end. Looking at the high wall, he realized that there was no way he could climb up.

Shen Ercheng caught up and saw that there was no road ahead. He breathed a sigh of relief and angrily cursed: "Wuyou, it was obviously your own will. Do you want to regret it now? Bah, it's too late!"

Not to mention that he has received the deposit, just say that Mr. Chen is waiting in the mansion.

The Third Master had praised his nephew in front of Chen Yuanwai in advance, which made Chen Yuanwai feel itchy before he even met the nephew. If he suddenly heard that the nephew had run away, Chen Yuanwai would definitely be furious.

Shen Wuyou heard this and glared at Shen Ercheng angrily: "That's a contract of sale. You clearly said that I was just going to the Chen Mansion to be a long-term worker and just working in the Chen Mansion Cloth Shop. If that's the case, why did you sign the contract of sale? Or did you deliberately trick me into signing it?"

Chen Ercheng: "Nephew, I am doing this for your own good! I am your uncle, how can I harm you? As long as you sign this indenture, you can enter the Chen Mansion and be obedient. Won't your life be better than it is now?"

"As long as you please Master Chen, you may be able to walk sideways in the town in the future. It's not an exaggeration. Such a good way out is only for me, your uncle, to help you. If it's someone else, can I, Shen Ercheng, help?"

Shen Wuyou frowned when he heard this, and asked back, “Why should I try to please Master Chen?”

Shen Ercheng immediately realized that he had let something slip! He was just saying more and more, and suddenly he glanced at the pile of firewood next to him, and he immediately had an idea in his mind.

"Hey, Wuyou, your uncle is saying that even if you sell yourself to the Chen Mansion, if you perform well, it is not impossible to be appreciated by Master Chen."

"By then, not only can you redeem yourself, but you will also have a promising future. Then, you will have money, and maybe you can even help Chang'an heal his leg."

As Shen Ercheng said this, he aimed at the thick stick, picked it up quickly, turned around, and hit Shen Wuyou on the head with the stick quickly, accurately and ruthlessly.

When Shen Ercheng picked up the stick, Shen Wuyou reacted immediately and ran away, but he was still a step too late and was knocked unconscious by a heavy blow to the head!

Shen Ercheng looked at Shen Wuyou who fainted on the ground, and pretended to apologize: "Wuyou! Don't blame your uncle! In fact, your uncle is doing this for your own good. You see, we don't know how long this drought will last, and we don't know when the relief grain from the court will arrive."

"Instead of starving to death while guarding your stall together with your brother, you might as well go to Chen's house and enjoy a good life. Maybe in the future when you have a good life, you will thank me, your uncle!"

Just as he was about to bend down to pick the man up, he was suddenly hit on the back of his head by a club. He tried to open his eyes wide to avoid fainting, but he still fell down with a bang! He didn't even see who hit him.

Xu Zhiyi looked at the unconscious Shen Ercheng and threw away the stick in her hand. If he didn't faint again, she would have hit him again. She considered him lucky that he didn't have to be hit again.

Then he hurried over to see the unconscious Shen Wuyou, and pinched his philtrum hard, resulting in the skin being broken, but the man still didn't wake up.

"Hey? Wake up!" He slapped Shen Wuyou's face a few times, but there was no reaction at all.

Could he have been beaten into a vegetable?

After hesitating for a while, I decided to carry the person on my back and prepare myself to use all my strength!

As a result, she carried the person on her back without having to use all her strength!

No, he looks quite muscular, how can he be so light?

Fortunately, the original owner had been doing a lot of farm work since he was a child. Although he looked thin and skinny, he was actually quite strong. Especially these days, he could eat every meal and his health improved a lot.

Xu Zhiyi took great effort to carry the person to the clinic.

"Doctor, how is he? Is he hopeless?" Xu Zhiyi looked at the doctor who was taking his pulse, sighing and shaking his head, and couldn't help but ask nervously.

The doctor glanced at Xu Zhiyi, then undressed Shen Wuyou.

Xu Zhiyi saw this situation and thought to himself whether he should avoid it. After all, in ancient times, the most important thing was that men and women should not touch each other or look at each other inappropriately.

Thinking of this, he quickly turned around and faced away.

The doctor undressed Shen Wuyou, pressed his bulging belly with his hand, and shook his head.

Then, looking at Xu Zhiyi who was facing away and not daring to look, he said angrily: "Is this young master your relative? Turn around and take a look!"

Xu Zhiyi heard this and started to think wildly. No way! Is there really no hope? Does this mean that he wants her to see him one last time?

Then he turned around and saw the abnormally bulging stomach and exclaimed, "Doctor, what's wrong with his stomach? Why is it bulging?"

Upon hearing this, the doctor glared at Xu Zhiyi angrily: "What else? What does he usually eat? Do you really not know?"

Xu Zhiyi heard this and thought about the scene on the mountain that day. She knew that this young man ate...

The doctor then sighed: "He is eating Guanyin soil. Although Guanyin soil can satisfy hunger, he can't eat it for every meal! His hands, feet and face are swollen now!"

"The Guanyin soil he ate could not be digested and accumulated in his stomach, forming a hard lump. If this continues, he will die sooner or later."

"Alas, God is ruthless now. Recently, many people can't hold on any longer and have started to think about taking Guanyin soil."

"Now there are people like this young man coming to the clinic almost every day, but it's always too late! Fortunately, this young man came early and was able to be saved."

"I'll prescribe some medicine for him to help him defecate and get rid of the dirt in his stomach. His swelling will naturally go away. The most important thing is that he can't eat Guanyin soil anymore, otherwise... Alas."

Xu Zhiyi nodded: "Well, then hurry up and prescribe the medicine!"

The doctor heard this and replied while writing down the prescription: "Prescribe five doses of medicine, 60 coins per dose."

The doctor knew that they were all common people and that the world was in a difficult situation right now, so he tried his best to prescribe cheap and effective medicinal herbs.

After hearing the price, Xu Zhiyi thought it was acceptable. She thought it would cost one or two taels of silver, and three hundred coins for five sets, which was still affordable. Although she felt the pain in her heart, she was still willing to do it if she could save a life with three hundred coins.

After the doctor finished writing, he handed the prescription to Xu Zhiyi and instructed: "Take this prescription to the lobby to get the medicine. First take out a dose of medicine and boil it in the backyard. After this young man drinks the medicine, he should wake up soon!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyi nodded, obediently went to get the medicine, and then went to the backyard to boil the medicine.

At this time, Shen Wuyou had cold sweat on his forehead, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were tightly closed, as if he had a very painful nightmare!