Chapter 45 Chapter 45 How could there be such a vulgar woman? ...
"Don't say those angry words to drive me away again. How could I, Min Hanyu, be so ungrateful? Since I promised to help you recover from your leg injury, I will naturally keep my word."
"Really? Then you'd better keep your word, or I won't let you off easily!"
Lai Yue, the granddaughter of Mr. Lai, really brought back Mr. Lai who was playing chess with someone. Mr. Lai was cursing all the way, blaming his granddaughter for ruining his mood.
Lai Yue just thought that he was asked by someone. After all, the two people in the room didn't look like they were easy to mess with, especially the man in the wheelchair. He was disabled but strong-willed. Although he had difficulty walking, he still said harsh words, which made Old Lai laugh.
The grandfather and grandson returned home chatting and laughing. When they saw the two uninvited guests, Mr. Lai became respectful again and took out a silver needle to give Yin Jinglong acupuncture.
Yin Jinglong mocked him with a bitter tone, "You're already an old man, yet you can still wander around. I really envy you!"
"Hehe! Sir, please don't give up on me. Only after moving to this Miao village can I live a leisurely and comfortable rural life. If you are envious, why not not return to the Central Plains? Settling down in the Miao village with this girl Ayu is also a wonderful thing in the world!"
Hanyu's face flushed red as she quickly explained, "Mr. Lai, please don't misunderstand me. I have nothing to do with him. I'm just taking care of him for his brother."
"You're going a bit far with this lie. When did my brother ever ask you to take care of me?"
"Although he didn't say it explicitly, the fact that he was willing to give his jade pendant to Old Lai just to treat your injuries shows that he still cares about you as a brother."
Old Lai nodded in agreement, "Miss A-Yu is right. How can there be any overnight hatred between brothers? They are blood relatives, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. Take my little granddaughter and her brother, for example. They grew up together and had their share of fights, but even though they fought, when things really got tough, they would still help each other."
Deep brotherly love? Yin Jinglong found these words particularly harsh. If he really had an older brother who loved his younger brother, he would not have broken his right arm before. Now he has taken over his identity and abandoned him in Miao Village without paying any attention or care.
As Old Lai spoke, he took out a silver needle from the medicine box, passed it over the flame of the kerosene lamp, then lifted up Yin Jinglong's robe, found the acupuncture point on his leg and inserted the needle.
Hanyu consciously avoided it, and Lai Yue followed her out. She couldn't help but ask Hanyu: "Is Sister Ayu the wife of Brother Along?"
"No! Who told you such nonsense?"
"Grandpa told me that Brother A-Long likes Sister A-Yu, and my father also likes my mother. Father and mother are husband and wife, so why aren't Sister A-Yu and Brother A-Long husband and wife?"
Hanyu quickly explained, "Your grandfather misunderstood. The man sitting in the wheelchair is not my husband. He can't possibly like me. I already have someone I like."
Lai Yue pressed on, "Is it the Brother Ajiang that Sister Ayu mentioned? Does Sister Ayu like Brother Ajiang more?"
"Of course..."
Hanyu felt a little guilty when she said this, and she didn't know why her heart was in such a mess at the moment.
Especially when she heard Yin Jinglong, who was being pricked with needles, screaming in pain from time to time, her heart would be moved unconsciously.
Yin Jinglong endured the pain and questioned the acupuncturist Lai Lao, "Why are you so cruel, old man? Are you trying to kill me with pain?"
"Oh, that's wrong. Acupuncture itself is painless. It's your meridians that hurt. If you didn't feel any pain at all, I wouldn't be able to save your legs. The more pain you feel, the closer you are to being able to stand up again."
Old Lai skillfully felt for the acupuncture points in his lower limbs. Each needle was precise and each one was more painful than the last. The last needle missed his vital point by a hair's breadth, nearly leaving him without any offspring.
He smiled innocently and said, "My lord, please be patient. Although my eyesight is not very good, my hands are very precise. But if you move around, I can't guarantee that I won't stab the wrong place. If I accidentally hurt your vital point, it will be more harm than good."
"You!" Yin Jinglong clenched his fists. He really wanted to punch the old man in the mouth, but he was afraid of blinding his eyes. Who would give him acupuncture in the future?
He was shaking with pain, especially from the needle at the base of his leg. The skin there was thin and the needle was inserted shallowly. Every time he moved, the piercing needle sensation would come back.
When all the acupuncture was done, Mr. Lai wiped his hands with satisfaction, pushed Yin Jinglong into the inner room, and told him not to move during the acupuncture, otherwise the silver needles would move and the acupoints would be disturbed, which would be troublesome. After that, he went to the firewood room at the back of the yard to boil the medicine.
When Lai Lao's grandson came back from herding cattle, he saw his elder sister talking to the strange woman he met at the village entrance that day. He immediately stepped forward, pulled Lai Yue away, and whispered in her ear.
Maybe he said something bad about Hanyu and wanted his sister to stop associating with her.
Unexpectedly, Lai Yue liked Hanyu very much. She affectionately called her "Sister Ayu" and advised her brother not to be disrespectful to Sister Ayu, otherwise she would tell Grandpa, and Grandpa would definitely beat him with a rattan stick.
The cowherd boy was so angry that he pulled his sister's elbow out, and ran back into the house angrily, accidentally bumping into the back of Yin Jinglong's wheelchair.
The cowherd boy, who already felt deeply aggrieved, couldn't help but burst into tears. Hanyu thought that Yin Jinglong was bullying the child again, so she hurried in to check, but accidentally saw a scene that she shouldn't have seen.
"ah......"
Hanyu covered her eyes in shame, turned around and ran out.
"Sister Yu, what's wrong with you? Why are you blushing? Did my brother bully you? I'll ask him to apologize to you."
"Don't go in there!"
Hanyu pulled Lai Yue out a hundred meters without saying a word, and the blush on her face did not fade for a long time.
It took an incense stick of time for the needles in Yin Jinglong to be removed. Old Lai came to see him with some medicine, but saw his little grandson pulling the wheel of his wheelchair.
Old Lai beckoned his grandson over and said, "Don't be rude to adults! I thought I heard Miss A-Yu yelling just now. Did you pick up stones and throw them at her again?"
"No! She saw his..."
Before the cowherd boy could finish his words, Yin Jinglong covered his mouth and stopped him from speaking any further.
"Old Lai, please quickly remove the needle from my leg."
"Okay, okay, I'm an ignorant child. If I've offended you, please forgive me."
After the silver needle was taken out, Mr. Lai tried to let him stand up. Yin Jinglong's toes moved slightly, as if he was no longer as unconscious as before.
He tried to support himself on the wheelchair with his hands and strained his legs, and was able to lift himself up a little, but he was still far from standing.
Yin Jinglong slapped his legs in despair.
"Don't be discouraged, sir. Being able to regain consciousness is already a great improvement. I believe that you will be able to stand up again in time."
"But I can't wait that long! You know, every day I'm away from the palace, my life and property are in danger! There are many wolves and tigers in the palace who want to eat me. If someone with ulterior motives finds out that I'm now a cripple, how can I still have the face to serve as the regent of the Great Yin Dynasty?"
Lai Lao calmly comforted him, "Sir, I understand your anxiety and worry. I was a private school teacher in my hometown in the Central Plains for several years and taught many students. Those who succeeded in the imperial examinations were often those who were patient. Therefore, I want to advise you that haste makes waste. If your leg disease hasn't healed, what good will it do even if you return to Shangjing?"
Yin Jinglong had no choice but to calm down and slowly accept Lai Lao's treatment.
In the days that followed, Mr. Lai would often take his granddaughter Lai Yue to the spider's hut to give him acupuncture.
Lai Yue was bored staying at home, so she pestered her grandfather to take her to see Sister Hanyu. As soon as she saw Hanyu, she gave her the wreath she had woven herself.
One day at noon, Lai Yue came out of the house, walked to Hanyu, and handed her a wreath made of morning glory. The wreath was a little crooked and did not look like Lai Yue's work.
Although she had doubts, she did not ask out loud and just thought it was a gift from Lai Yue.
Lai Yue asked her, "Sister Yu, do you like this morning glory wreath?"
Hanyu smiled and nodded in response, "As long as it's a gift from Ayue, I like it."
Lai Yue covered her mouth and laughed secretly, and took the initiative to help her put on the crooked wreath, then shouted to the people in the house: "Brother Along, did you hear that? Sister Ayu said she likes the wreath you wove. Come out and see how she looks in it, she looks so beautiful!"
When Hanyu heard that it was the one in the room who made it up, she quickly took it off and returned it to Lai Yue, scolding her: "What a child's play! If you continue to act like that, I won't pay any attention to you from now on!"
She thought to herself, no wonder the wreath was so ugly. She didn't dare to ask for that person's things casually, as she might have to pay the price.
Yin Jinglong, who had already removed the needle in the house, turned his wheelchair to the door and looked at her. Seeing that she treated his wreath as a hot potato, the anger in his heart couldn't help but erupt.
"I was just bored and made some little toys to entertain the child. Little girl, that wreath is not for her, it's for you."
"Oh? Brother Along doesn't like Sister Ayu?"
"I'd have to be blind to like her! Little rascal, put the wreath away for me. Don't let a tactless woman like her touch it!"
Saying that she was tactless, Hanyu was so angry that she snatched the wreath from Lai Yue's hand and threw it on the ground, not forgetting to step on it twice.
The morning glories on the wreath were stepped on and fell into the mud.
"How could there be such a vulgar woman? I really don't understand what my brother likes about you."
"Humph! What's wrong with him liking my vulgarity?"
Yin Jinglong supported himself on the wheelchair armrests with both hands, hunched over and half stood up to argue with him.
"You! Your legs!"
Hanyu was so surprised that she was speechless and even forgot that she was still arguing with him.
Apparently, Yin Jinglong himself realized it only later, and realized that his legs seemed to be able to slowly stand up.
When Old Lai saw him stand up, he also burst into tears. Even at his old age, he wiped his tears and sighed, "As expected, God will not let down those who work hard. I have finally lived up to the kindness shown to me by the Bai family."
Yin Jinglong's pupils trembled, and he looked at Old Man Lai beside him, as if he heard him mention the word "Bai Family". He pulled Old Man Lai's beard and asked, "Say it again? What do you mean by Bai Family? Do you know my mother?"
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