"Xichen, Xiaoliang has been bitten by something."

At her prompting, everyone noticed the increasingly dark wound.

Gu Xichen tore a strip of cloth from his clothes and tightly bound Gu Xiliang's calves. He then used a knife to make a cross-shaped incision at the wound and squeezed out the poisoned blood.

"Everyone, make way! We need to take him to Dr. Hai."

He then picked the person up and carried them on his back.

The onlookers readily made way for him.

Jiang Jinxiu followed behind, still worried.

The village chief told Gu Wenxi to go along as well, while he stayed behind to arrange the follow-up work.

However, when the group knocked on Dr. Hai's door, they were told that the herbs had all been soaked by the torrential rain.

There's no way to save him; we need to send him to the town hospital.

Gu Wenxi went to pull the oxcart, and Gu Xichen carried Gu Xiliang to the roadside to wait.

After placing Gu Xiliang on the oxcart, Gu Wenxi realized he hadn't brought any money and hurriedly asked, "Xichen, did you bring any money?"

Gu Xichen shook his head.

When people go out to harvest rice in the middle of the night, who would think they'd need money?

Upon seeing this, Gu Wenxi turned around and tried to run back to get it.

Jiang Jinxiu, who was standing nearby, stopped him.

She took out thirty yuan and handed it over: "Take this first, saving lives is the priority."

Gu Wenxi was surprised that Jiang Jinxiu would lend him money.

He didn't have time to think much, and accepted the three ten-yuan bills: "Thank you, Jiang Zhiqing."

Jiang Jinxiu waved her hands repeatedly: "Of course, you should go quickly, saving lives is the priority."

Gu Xichen wanted to send Jiang Jinxiu back, but he was worried about Gu Wenxi taking Gu Xiliang to the town hospital alone.

Jiang Jinxiu saw through his thoughts.

She repeatedly assured him that she could manage on her own.

"I can do it. You guys go ahead and be careful."

Only after Jiang Jinxiu repeatedly assured him did Gu Xichen get on the oxcart and leave.

Jiang Jinxiu was walking back peacefully when, as she approached a dilapidated house, someone covered her mouth from behind and pushed her inside before releasing her.

The house was dilapidated, covered in dust, and after it rained, a musty smell permeated the surroundings.

The person who pushed her was a man who was less than 1.7 meters tall, soaking wet, and probably around thirty years old.

His eyes were lewd, and he grinned at Jiang Jinxiu with a mouthful of yellow teeth.

The man in front of me was a notorious old bachelor in the village, lazy and good-for-nothing, a petty thief, and had never done anything decent.

"Oh, whose beautiful lady is this? It's so late and your man isn't keeping you company, is he? How about I keep you company?"

The old bachelor spoke in a frivolous tone, looking Jiang Jinxiu up and down with ill intent.

"This house is empty, why don't you keep me company and have some fun?" He smiled ambiguously and reached out to touch Jiang Jinxiu's face.

Jiang Jinxiu took a wary step back.

"Old bachelor, you don't need to play dumb. You know who I am and whose family I belong to."

"Let me go now, and I'll pretend nothing happened."

The old bachelor stepped forward and said with a grin, "Letting you go is impossible. It's rare to have the chance to run into you alone."

Besides, if people find out that we've had physical intimacy, it's you who will be ruined, not me.

"When you divorce him and come with me, I guarantee you'll live the high life."

"Only a fool would follow you," Jiang Jinxiu thought to herself.

In this era, reputation is especially important for women; otherwise, she wouldn't have married Gu Xichen for it.

The old bachelor drew closer and closer, his breath almost reaching Jiang Jinxiu's face.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Jinxiu took out two bottles of chili water from her spatial storage.

He sprayed it from both sides, hitting the old bachelor's face with both sprays.

Then, with a swift movement of his right foot, he kicked the old bachelor into a corner with all his might.

"Do you think I'm someone to be trifled with? If I don't get angry, you really think I'm a pushover?"

The old bachelor huddled in a corner, his left hand covering his face and his right hand covering his stomach, writhing in pain.

"You bitch, how dare you!" Her eyes were barely open, but her mouth remained stubborn.

Jiang Jinxiu went over and kicked him a few more times: "Do you think I dare?"

The pain came again and again, and the old bachelor surrendered in agony, raising his hands: "Grandma, I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me."

"If there's a next time, I'll break your legs."

Jiang Jinxiu was too lazy to waste time with him, so she put the two remaining bottles of chili water back into her spatial storage and left the old house to go home.

I was exhausted after a whole night of running around.

It was quite a while after Jiang Jinxiu left before the old bachelor finally came to his senses, still shaken.

Gu Laosan's wife is really fierce.

The chili peppers were really spicy.

My eyes are burning so badly I can't open them.

The old bachelor was so angry that he just wanted to roll around on the ground.

But my stomach hurts so much too, this girl is really strong.

With his eyes closed, he stumbled and groped his way out, following the sound of the rain, hoping that the rain would soothe his burning face and allow him to open his eyes and see where he was going.

After an unknown amount of time, the old bachelor finally stumbled and knocked on Widow Lin's door.

"Oh my god, what happened to you? Come in quickly."

Widow Lin came here a few years ago from a place fleeing famine, with only her daughter.

It is said that her whole family was wiped out by famine, leaving only her and her daughter.

The village chief took pity on the mother and daughter and took them in, letting them live in an abandoned thatched hut.

My daughter, Lin Xiaohua, married someone from the next village last year and rarely comes back.

The old bachelor had no money to get married, so he liked to wander around the thatched hut. Over time, he became involved with Widow Lin.

Hearing Widow Lin's concerned tone, the old bachelor instantly felt aggrieved: "My stomach hurts so much."

Widow Lin had never seen him so aggrieved, and she felt extremely sorry for him.

"Where does it hurt? Let me see." She said, reaching out to lift the old bachelor's clothes.

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