Chapter 30 Home is gone
The ointment worked quickly. When Hu Xiner applied the ointment to the rash on Mu Qing's upper body, the rash on his hands and face disappeared, leaving only inconspicuous scars.
After Mu Qing carefully applied the medicine to the rest of the rash on her body, Doctor He came over and said, "Miss Hu's wounds have been treated. She just needs to go back and rest. The dressing will be changed every three days."
"Thank you for your hard work, Doctor He." Hu Xin'er smiled. "I wonder how much the medicine costs?"
"Medicine may have a price, but true love is priceless. In all these years, this is the first time I've met someone testing a medicine on themselves." Doctor He finished speaking, waving his hand impatiently, "Go away, young couple, stop getting in my way. Consider the remaining perilla grass as payment for the medicine."
Mu Qing and Hu Xiner smiled at each other. Doctor He had a bad temper, but a very kind heart.
Just as she was about to get out of bed, Doctor He quickly stopped her: "You'd better not walk with this leg!"
Hu Xin'er said nonchalantly, "I can hop and walk on one leg!"
"How can this be possible?" Mu Qing asked tentatively, "How about I carry you back?"
"Oh, this?" Hu Xin'er blushed. "No, it would be embarrassing to do this in public."
"Then I'll carry you back." Mu Qing's tone did not allow for rebuttal, and he carried Hu Xiner on his back nimbly. Hu Xiner felt that everyone along the way was looking at them.
Mu Qing teased, "Now I don't mind being ostentatious, but you are the one who is shy."
Hu Xiner shyly buried her head in his back, but secretly hugged him tighter. The close distance also made their feelings quietly warm up.
Mu Qing said softly, "That's good. Now that they all know you're mine, no man will covet you anymore."
Hu Xin'er said angrily, "Who would covet me? It's obviously you who's attracting other people out there."
Mu Qing smiled and said, "Well, let them know that I am yours."
While they were talking and walking on the road, they suddenly saw flames rising into the sky in the distance. They suddenly realized that the place where they lived seemed to be on fire!
"Oh no! Thatched hut!" Hu Xiner blurted out.
Mu Qing ran back with Hu Xiner on his back. The villagers who had rushed over had already gathered in front of the house to put out the fire, but the fire was too big and the house was mostly made of thatch, so it burned very quickly and became a ruin in the blink of an eye.
The incident happened suddenly. Hu Xiner struggled to get off Mu Qing's back and stood there in a daze, at a loss. Mu Qing was also very surprised.
Mrs. Li and the butcher Li Sangui were both there. Seeing the two young men in such a miserable state, they felt very sad and lamented that God was unfair.
"How could the fire suddenly break out out of nowhere?" Mrs. Li sighed.
Li Sangui guessed some of the reasons. He walked up to the two of them and sighed, "It's good that they are okay."
Originally, the two of them were in a cave, and later they finally found this shabby hut that no one lived in. Although it was leaky, it was still a place to live.
In the small hut, they made the best of a difficult situation and jokingly called the simple rooms the study, living room and bedroom. Now all the memories inside, the raw materials of the purchased flyers and the information of the pre-ordered customers have all turned to ashes.
Hu Xiner looked at Mu Qing at a loss and couldn't help crying. Mu Qing held her tightly in his arms. No one knew better than him how much effort the person in his arms had put in to get this barely adequate life, but now he had nothing.
Hu Xin'er clutched the man's clothes tightly, sobbing softly at first and then bursting into heartbroken tears, repeating over and over again: "Our home is gone, Mu Qing, our home is gone, gone!"
She cried so tenderly that Mu Qing felt distressed and comforted her, "Home will not be lost. As long as people are here, home will be there."
"Yes, yes." Everyone came over to agree.
Someone advised: "You two are so capable, it's only a matter of time before you make a comeback. It's just a shabby hut. When you make money, you can build ten or eight more!"
It's easy to say, but everyone knows how difficult it is for a newlywed couple with a weak foundation to have a stable home.
Li Sangui smiled and said, "You can live in my house first, just like before. I don't mind."
Mrs. Li also said, "Xin'er can live with me. I like this girl."
After the fire was put out, the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only Li Sao and Li Sangui, who were friends with the two men.
Hu Xin'er wanted to vent her feelings in Mu Qing's arms. Mu Qing waited until her crying gradually subsided, then held Hu Xin'er's face and patiently wiped away her tears and snot: "Don't cry, you've cried like a little kitten."
"Aren't you sad at all?" Hu Xin'er asked in a muffled voice, "Am I being too sentimental?"
"Of course I'm sad too, but seeing you cry hurts more than the thatched cottage." Mu Qing consoled her softly, "Xin'er, you're not hypocritical. On the contrary, you're the strongest and most resilient woman I've ever met. It's your hard work that's given us a home that can shelter us from the elements."
Hu Xiner gasped and said, "But now my home is gone."
"For me, as long as you are here, I have a home."
Mu Qing's affectionate words gave Hu Xiner strength. She raised her hand and stroked the man's face. The rash on the man's face faded and scarred, but it did not diminish his handsomeness.
In Hu Xiner's eyes at this moment, the man who held her tightly in his arms was more fascinating than ever before.
The two looked at each other, and Mu Qing's ears turned red. Hu Xin'er snuggled in his arms and asked, "Aren't you usually not good at speaking? Why are you so talkative at a time like this?"
"Every word I say comes from the heart. I just don't like hypocritical social interactions." Mu Qing rubbed her head. "If you like, I will tell you every day from now on."
Hu Xiner couldn't help but smile. Oh my God, what a wonderful boyfriend she picked up!
Her negative emotions washed away and she began to think about why the hut was on fire.
The fire came out of nowhere. There was no one living near the hut, which led to it being discovered only when it was halfway through burning.
The two of them didn't light a fire in the house, so it suddenly caught fire. It was very likely that someone had set the fire intentionally. Hu Xiner guessed that it was probably because her eldest sister was beaten by Mu Qing and was angry about being beaten, so she set the fire before leaving.
Hu Ronger has been domineering since she was a child. How could she tolerate being slapped in the face by her cowardly sister? Even if she didn't set the fire, she would definitely wait for an opportunity to take revenge. The burning of the hut served as a wake-up call for the two of them.
Hu Xiner suddenly remembered something and limped towards the ruins.
Mu Qing was puzzled, but afraid that she would fall, he helped her over.
After the hut was burned down, the ashes were cleared away by kind-hearted villagers, hoping to find something useful for the poor couple.
But all the usable things were burned to ashes, which also confirmed that someone had set the fire on purpose. Before leaving, the eldest sister must have set the useful things on fire first and then burned the house.
Hu Xiner searched carefully in the ruins for a long time and confirmed that the gorgeous dress was gone.
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