Chapter 26 Like Branches of the Same Breath
A woman's panicked voice came from the doorway: "Third Sister? Third Sister?"
Lin Changning's wounds were numb from the cold, and he shouted in a trembling voice, "Auntie! There's a girl who's fallen into the well! Please get a rope and pull me out!"
"Oh my God!"
A woman's head, wrapped in a cloth, emerged from the well. She glanced at him and panicked: "Oh dear, brothers, are you alright?"
Lin Changning shivered from the cold: "Auntie, this girl has drowned. Quickly find a rope to pull me up and go find someone. You can't pull her up by yourself."
The woman seemed to realize then that the two of them were still soaking in the cool well water in the spring, and hurriedly went to find someone.
Soon after, the woman found several strong men, who threw down a rope and pulled the two men up.
The woman cried out "Ouch!" and San Niang pulled the person into her arms, pinching his philtrum and patting his face.
The young girl leaned motionless against the woman's chest, while a man instructed his wife to drape a blanket over the frostbitten Lin Changning.
"Thank you so much, young man. Put this on and warm yourself up for a while; your lips are all frozen white."
Lin Changning was shivering from the cold, but seeing that the girl seemed to have lost her breath, he grabbed her from the woman's arms.
“Auntie, she has water in her trachea and lungs, she can’t lean on like this.”
He then flipped the girl over and slapped her back hard.
Well water dripped from the girl's mouth and nose, but she still didn't wake up.
Lin Changning grabbed the girl by the waist and tightened his grip.
"Hey young man, what are you doing? Alas! Men and women should not touch each other!"
Lin Changning ignored her, tightened his grip on the girl's waist and abdomen again, and slapped her back hard once more.
The girl suddenly vomited a mouthful of dirty water and coughed violently.
Lin Changning breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the person had come back to life.
"Huh? She's alive! She's alive! Third Sister is alive!"
"Oh dear, it really is angry!"
Three or five people gathered together, and they were pleasantly surprised.
"It's good that they're alive, it's good that they're alive. Where are Commander Ma and Sister Liu?"
"Today the Tartars raided the border, and the commander was slightly injured. Sister Liu and her two sons went to the commander's office."
"Why isn't anyone left at home! Foolish! It seems Third Sister is trying to kill herself again!"
As he spoke, a man frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Commander Ma is seriously injured. Erlang is busy recording battle damage at the garrison, and Sanlang is also busy. Sister Liu went to get medicine, which is why she was able to leave a gap."
"What a tragedy! Poor thing, Third Sister's face is so pale, quickly move her inside."
The two women helped the man back to his room, while a man bowed and looked at Lin Changning.
"On behalf of our commander, I thank you for saving my life, young brother. This girl is the daughter of Commander Ma, and we will surely repay you handsomely in the future."
Lin Changning was shivering from the cold. Her wet cotton-padded coat was heavy and cold against her skin. As evening approached, she was freezing.
"It's alright, it's cold, I'll go back and change my clothes first, brother."
The man felt even more apologetic. The spring weather was still cold, and the young man was still soaking wet, his lips were frozen and bloodless, and he looked to be injured. The cotton wadding peeking out from the hole in his padded jacket was stained with blood, so he must have just come from the battlefield.
"I'm so sorry, young man, but there are women in this room, so it's really inconvenient. Please come with me to my home to change your clothes."
Lin Changning took off the quilt and handed it to the man, his face pale from the cold: "Thank you, brother. My home is not far away, just a few steps away, so please don't trouble yourself. It's really cold, so I'll be going now. No need to see me off."
After saying that, Lin Changning jogged away from the courtyard and headed home.
Lin Changning ran almost out of sight over the 100-meter distance. When he entered the house and saw Shilang yelling, he asked someone to boil some water.
"Tenth Brother, boil some water and light the brazier. I just fell into the water and have two wounds. Prepare some medicine for me and boil it. I'm going back to my room to change my clothes and warm up in bed first!"
He went back to his room to change his clothes, took off his wet clothes, put on a blue jacket, and crawled into bed, feeling a little better.
As soon as it warmed up a little, the wounds on my body started to sting again.
Shiro knocked loudly on the door: "Sixth Brother, I've boiled some water and still have some wound medicine. Can I come in?"
Lin Changning replied in a trembling voice, "Go in."
The boy's face instantly darkened when he saw the person whose face was deathly pale from the cold.
"The wound from falling into the water after the New Year hasn't fully healed yet, Sixth Brother, how did you fall into the water again? And you're still injured, are you trying to kill yourself?"
Seeing Lin Changning trembling and not taking care of her health, Shilang, as a doctor, was furious.
"When you came, your family told me that you were already in poor health, and I went to great lengths to find these medicinal herbs to help you recover!"
"Your injuries from last time haven't healed yet, and you've gone into the water again! Sixth Brother, if you keep doing this, even a miracle won't save you!!!"
As Shiro put down the medicine, he suddenly became angry.
It's one thing to have superficial injuries, but to go into the water before the weather even gets warm is another story.
If she catches a cold on top of her injury, she could easily lose her life.
The worst part is that the injured person was still grinning and joking, which was incredibly frustrating.
What doctors hate most is people who don't take their health seriously.
Lin Changning was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Shilang was really worried about her, she stopped smiling and rubbed her nose, feeling a little embarrassed.
However, she also knew that Juro was genuinely angry because he cared about her, and she immediately became somewhat timid and hesitant.
"Hmm... Tenth Brother? Don't get angry, it's bad for your health. On my way back from the battlefield today, I encountered a little girl who was drowning. It was a matter of life and death, I didn't have time to think about anything else."
Shiro's angry expression faltered, and he snorted coldly, "What does it have to do with us? Just because you don't save people doesn't mean others won't. Take care of yourself first."
Although she said this, the blush that had risen to her cheeks from her anger faded considerably.
Lin Changning wrapped the blanket tighter around himself and pretended to be pitiful: "Don't be angry, Tenth Brother. The cut on your arm has reopened, and you probably hurt your back and shoulder in the battle today too..."
Even the young Juro sighed, "Drink the medicine first, then I'll apply the medicine for you."
Lin Changning sighed, took the medicine, and drank it all in one gulp. The hot soup warmed his stomach and chest instantly.
Shiro went out and came back again, injured and carrying a roll of white cloth: "Sixth Brother, turn around, I'll apply medicine for you."
Lin Changning obediently turned around and unbuttoned his coat. Shilang pursed his lips and pulled the clothes off the person's shoulders. After seeing the wound, he applied medicine powder and wrapped it with a strip of cloth.
"Tie it up yourself, then turn around, and I'll apply the medicine to your arm again."
"Um……"
After applying the medicine, Shilang went out again. Lin Changning, nestled in the blankets, felt as if she had finally come back to life.
Although the wound still hurts, it's not so cold anymore, and my body has warmed up. I suppose it's because Juro's medicine is working.
Before he could rest for even a short while, Shiro returned to his room with a bowl of rice porridge.
"I asked Aunt Hu next door to cook some porridge for you. Drink it while it's hot. After you finish, I'll brew you another dose of medicine."
I'll sleep on the floor here tonight. It'll be easier for me to deal with the fire if it gets on me. You're injured; if it catches fire, it'll be troublesome.
"You don't need to go to the garrison tomorrow. I've already asked Brother Zhang for leave for you. Rest for three days and recover before going."
Lin Changning looked at the young man with gentle eyes, her phoenix eyes curving into a crescent moon: "Then I thank you, Tenth Brother."
The boy became embarrassed again, blushing and stammering, "We're family, why thank me? Grandpa said that we can only live a better life if we're all of one mind."
"Uncle is right. Only when the family is united can we live better lives..."
People are indeed of varying quality.
Shi Lang, who was three generations removed from the family line, said that they were all surnamed Lin and were all one family.
The original owner's second uncle betrayed his own brother and nephews, and even tried to seize his brother's property. After the eldest brother died, he was unwilling to leave his brother any means of survival or any offerings.
The connections between people are truly strange, to be honest.
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