Chapter 556 Zhen Yubai
Zhen Yubai woke up.
His forehead, neck and wrists were wrapped in white cloth, and he was lying on the bed that Carpenter Liu had made specially for him to rest.
Fortunately, he was not seriously injured, only had bruises and a few skin injuries. Doctor Jin applied analgesic and hemostatic ointment on him, and he recovered after sitting or lying down for half a month.
"This is medicine for half a month. Change it every day. Don't let the wound get wet before it scabs over. Just eat a light diet. Young people are strong and will recover quickly."
While prescribing medicine and giving instructions, Doctor Jin looked at the patient on the bed and added, "The master may have been frightened. You should take good care of him."
After saying that, he took the two taels of money for the medicine and the consultation fee given by Qin Yao, picked up the medicine box and left.
He had to get back to town before it got dark.
The rented driver was still waiting by the river. Qin Yao asked Liu Yang to see Doctor Jin off and go to her home to get some daily necessities and vegetables, rice and flour.
The villagers didn't know when the master would come, so they only prepared a few simple pieces of furniture and a bed. The rest of the place was empty and uninhabitable.
Liu Yang said: "Then I will go back and ask my mother to make some food and bring it over first."
Qin Yao said, "Let Li make it together and bring it to you, so you don't have to make an extra trip."
Liu Yang didn't bother to be polite with her. He agreed and led Doctor Jin out.
The newly built house is unpopular and the temperature suddenly dropped today, making the house freezing cold without any warmth.
Hearing the coughing coming from the bed, Qin Yao turned around and saw Zhen Yubai curled up in the not-so-thick quilt, coughing up tears from the corners of his eyes and shivering all over.
"Are you okay?" Qin Yao asked tentatively.
".Cold." Concise and to the point.
Qin Yao nodded and understood. She turned around and grabbed Liu Ji who was hiding outside the door and peeping furtively. "Go and light a fire."
Liu Ji muttered: "Why me?"
Qin Yao asked back: "Could it be me?"
Liu Ji forced a smile and said, "How dare I order you, the village chief, to do something?"
He gathered his sleeves, tilted his head to glance at the man lying on the bed and coughing muffledly, snorted, and then reluctantly walked towards the empty morgue.
This was originally the kitchen. Some villagers had placed a lot of firewood here, thinking it would be convenient when the teacher came. Now it was a good deal for Liu Ji, as he saved the effort of looking for firewood.
He walked around the straw mat wrapped around the driver and searched around, but couldn't find any usable clay pot. He simply took down the iron pot on the stove that the villagers had pooled their money to buy for the master, chopped some wood and started a roaring fire.
When the hot pot was brought into the east room, Zhen Yubai instantly felt a warm feeling, if he ignored the brand new iron pot.
As his body gradually warmed up, Zhen Yubai finally had the energy to sit up and thank the person in front of him.
"You should be Madam Qin, the village chief of Liujia Village, right?" Although Zhen Yubai asked in a questioning tone, his eyes were firm.
After all, he had never seen a woman as open-minded as her. A man and a woman were alone in a room, without any shyness or hesitation. She was calm and steady, which was very different from ordinary people.
Qin Yao nodded and sighed, "It rained heavily last night and the road was slippery. We didn't expect an accident like today, but it's good that no one is hurt. We still have to look forward to life."
Zhen Yubai heard the deeper meaning in her words, and suddenly remembered something. He looked around and saw that there was no one else in the room except him and Qin Yao. His heart sank, and he leaned forward excitedly and asked:
"Where is my coachman? How is he?"
Qin Yao lowered her eyes, "Master Zhen, please accept my condolences."
Hearing her call him Master Zhen instead of Master Ding, Zhen Yubai was slightly surprised. He suppressed his pity and sadness for the dead driver and asked in a hollow voice, "Does the village chief already know my identity?"
Qin Yao nodded, admitting that she had looked at his luggage.
He also raised doubts: "Mr. Ding was originally chosen, but I don't know why it became you, Mr. Zhen."
"Master Ding was ill, so I was replaced. I just got the news not long ago. The government must have not informed the village chief yet, so there was a misunderstanding."
As he spoke, perhaps because he remembered his current situation, Zhen Yubai became more and more depressed. Finally, he leaned against the head of the bed and sighed weakly.
"Village chief, I am in a difficult situation now. The driver has watched me grow up since I was a child. He is like a relative to me. I didn't expect that he would lose his life because of me. Please help me bury him with honor."
With tears in his eyes, Zhen Yubai sat up straight again, endured the pain, bowed solemnly to Qin Yao, and pleaded.
Qin Yao looked at him and felt that there was something indescribable about this man.
He had no intention of blaming the Liujia Village at all. After all, if he didn't want to be a teacher in Liujia Village, he would not have come to Liujia Village.
If we hadn't come to Liujia Village, this accident wouldn't have happened today.
Therefore, Zhen Yubai could simply blame the accident on all the villagers of Liujia Village and demand compensation or an explanation.
At the very least, he would have questioned the driver's death. But he didn't do that. He was too magnanimous to be a young man in his twenties. He accepted it so calmly.
Can a person who can afford to use a Songshan inkstone be so humble?
Perhaps, this was a rich kid with excellent family education. Qin Yao couldn't think of any other reason.
There was an official seal on the official letter of recommendation, proving that this person had a good background, so she had no reason to doubt it.
"Master, rest assured, just focus on your recovery. All the villagers of Liujia Village will help you with other matters. I hope you will not be too sad and recover soon."
Qin Yao nodded at him, added a few more pieces of firewood to the brazier to make the fire burn more vigorously, and then stepped back.
As soon as she came out, Liu Ji, who was bored in the classroom, immediately came up to her excitedly and gossiped about other people's family backgrounds, whether they had wives, whether they had children, and why he came alone.
Qin Yao: "I didn't ask, so I don't know."
"You don't want to know this?" Liu Ji was very puzzled. He was extremely curious.
"You are very free." Qin Yao glanced at him coldly, "Why are you staying here instead of going home? Have you finished your homework today?"
Liu Ji made an exaggerated gesture of covering his heart, staggered back two steps, and asked with wide eyes: "My wife, you don't even know why I'm here? You really hurt my heart."
"After such a big incident, you still want to stay in the same room with this unknown master. If I don't stay, your innocence will be lost. You still ask me why I stay here. I am just bored! Will the brazier in the room catch fire by itself?"
Qin Yao: “.”
Just before she raised her fist, Liu Ji crossed his arms and said confidently, "We are husband and wife, I won't bother with you about hurting my heart. Tell me, what work do you want me to do?"
Qin Yao took a deep breath, suppressed the violence in her heart, gritted her teeth and ordered: "Go find a good feng shui site and bury the horse and the driver with honor."
Liu Ji held out his hand: "Silver."
Seeing her eyes getting colder and colder, Liu Ji, who knew the current situation, said, "Forget it, forget it. I'll ask you for it later when I've done it."
When he finished speaking, the man had already run a hundred meters away and went into the village to look for help.
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