Chapter 333 The Pain is in a Mother's Heart
Although Lin Changning said that, Lin's mother naturally did not believe it. The bloodstains had already seeped through her clothes, and she did not look like she was alright at all.
Juro once said at home that wounds are hardest to heal when they reopen.
At this moment, Li's mother looked at the dazzling array of treasures bestowed upon her on the ground and felt a sudden pang of envy, for these were all the things her children had risked their lives for.
Er Ya and San Ya had been curiously peeking under the red cloth to see what was under the mahogany, but upon seeing the glittering silver coins, they happily rushed back into their mother's arms.
"Mother, so much silver, so much silver!!"
The two sisters-in-law seemed not to notice the bloodstains on Lin Changning's body. After closing the door, they tore off the white cloths one by one. When they saw the dazzling array of ornaments, silver coins, and brocade on the ground, they couldn't help but exclaim with delight.
"Mother, she brought so many treasures. Little Six has really made something of himself now."
"Oh, you're right! It looks like it's all gold, and there's even jade. This brocade feels so smooth and soft. Mother, come and see!"
He turned his head and saw his mother-in-law pulling at Xiao Liu with a not-so-good expression, and he was stunned for a moment.
Lin Erge stared at Lin Changning, who hadn't even glanced at the rewards on the ground, his expression not good: "How could a perfectly good wound suddenly reopen?"
Lin Changning was about to tell his family about the orphanage when he noticed that his mother and brother looked a little unwell. He hesitated. Before leaving home today, he had told his mother that he was taking a carpenter to make furniture, but he returned with injuries. For a moment, he felt a little guilty.
Seeing that Brother Lin and his aunt didn't look too well, the two sisters-in-law led the two little girls over.
"What's going on? Liu Lang was rewarded with so many things, Mother, why do you look unhappy?"
"Oh my god, Xiao Liu, what happened to the blood on your shoulder?"
As Niu Er's sister-in-law exclaimed in surprise, she walked towards Lin Changning.
Lin's mother silently tugged at Lin Changning's sleeve: "Come back to the room with me, and wait for Shilang to come over so I can treat your wound again."
Lin Changning rubbed his nose guiltily, said nothing, and followed his mother directly into the inner room.
Even as his mother pressed him down on the bed, Lin Changning kept explaining that he was fine.
Lin's mother seemed to be angry. She listened to Lin Changning's incessant explanations but remained silent.
He rummaged through the room and found some medicine, bandages, and the best wound medicine that Shiro had left for them.
Since arriving in Taiyuan, Shilang knew that Lin Changning would inevitably have injuries of all sizes, so when Lin Changning went out some time ago, he prepared various medicines for them at home in advance.
Many of these medicines came from the Prince's Mansion, and the herbs used were also precious. The only concern was that if something went wrong and Shi Lang wasn't home, they wouldn't be able to react in time, which could delay Lin Changning's recovery.
Lin's mother touched the bottles and jars. She couldn't read much, but she remembered the medicine Shilang had given her very clearly. Since it concerned her own child, Lin's mother would naturally pay more attention.
The fact that so many gifts were sent to the courtyard today suggests that one's own child must have done something dangerous again. Otherwise, why would one send so much gold and silver treasure?
The Lin family is already well-off; she doesn't need so much gold and silver. All she wants is for her children to be well, healthy, and safe.
Changning is now the child he worries about the most. Although his second brother's leg was injured, he can now walk normally and is no different from a normal person. It was all thanks to Xiao Liu spending money to hire someone to treat his second brother.
Her good-for-nothing husband was gone, her eldest son's fate was unknown, and Changping was even more so, now taking on Zhiyuan's identity and studying in the provincial capital, where she would naturally find a good future.
Her youngest daughter, who took on her brother's identity to fight in the army, always thought that Changning had divine power and would naturally be blessed by heaven.
But seeing these injuries on my child's body now feels like a knife is being ripped out of my heart.
Although the two daughters-in-law are good, Changning seemed to have lost her mind when she came back today. She only cared about the rewards on the ground. If we hadn't been so close, we probably wouldn't have noticed that Changning was injured.
It's true that only you can truly love your own child.
After Lin Changning's mother took off his clothes, she wiped away the bloodstains, applied medicine to the broken skin beneath the scabs, and gently blew on it, saying as if coaxing a child, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt~"
Lin Changning was stunned for a moment, and a fragment suddenly flashed through her mind. It seemed to be her when she was a child. She cut her hand while cutting pig feed in the forest, and when she went back, Lin Mu did the same thing, blowing on it and comforting her.
Lin Changning's expression softened suddenly: "Mother, I'm not in pain."
Lin's mother glared at Lin Changning: "How could it not hurt? Shilang said that this kind of open wound is the most unbearable. Why aren't you telling your mother the truth yet? Didn't you say this morning that you were taking the carpenter to do some woodwork? How did you get injured again out of nowhere?"
Lin Changning sighed: "I went to the orphanage once and ran into a bad man who forced women into prostitution and becoming his concubines. The oldest of those children was only twelve, the age of blossoming youth. Alas, I couldn't bear to look at it, so I fought with him."
Lin's mother looked somewhat helpless: "My son, I know you mean well, and I know those children are pitiful, but there are too many injustices in the world for us to handle. All I want is for our family to be safe and sound."
Lin Changning guiltily looked away and forced a smile, saying, "Mother, I... I've already brought everyone back to our embroidery workshop."
Lin's mother sat down next to Lin Changning, patted the back of Lin Changning's hand with her rough hands, and sighed helplessly: "They've already been brought back, what can your mother say? But Xiao Liu, those children may be without parents, but you are the apple of my eye. I worry about you every day, and your brother and sister-in-law also care about you. Next time, think about your family a little before you do something."
Lin Changning lowered his head and gave a muffled "hmm".
"I just couldn't bear to look at them today. Those children, all of them were pale and thin, more than a dozen of them lying on a large communal bed. The girls' clothes were patched up countless times. I just couldn't stand to see this."
Lin's mother put her arm around Lin Changning's shoulder and pulled him into her embrace.
"Your mother knows you're kind, and I didn't say you couldn't do those good deeds. We all come from poor backgrounds. Now that you're doing well, I'm happy, but I hope you can take care of yourself. Our family is doing well. Your eldest sister-in-law is earning money outside, and your second sister-in-law, second brother, and the He family's business are also doing well. Zhiyuan is also studying. Little Six, I don't expect you all to be very successful, so you really don't need to work so hard."
Lin Changning leaned against her mother's shoulder and hummed in response, "I understand, Mother. I will be more considerate in the future."
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