Chapter 120 These are all things I don't want.
Unbeknownst to the mother and daughter, their "heroic act" of pounding their silk skirts and ruining their Xiangyun yarn cheongsams with wooden sticks by the river had already been witnessed by the women washing clothes.
The news spread like wildfire, reaching the entire Xiangyang Village in less than half a day.
Xia Qianqian was sitting on the warm kang (heated brick bed), sipping the chicken soup her mother-in-law had made. Lu Zheng was peeling oranges for her, and Er Ya, lying on her lap, whispered, "Mom, I just heard Grandma Zhang say that two clumsy aunties came to the village entrance and tore all my new clothes!"
Xia Qianqian reached out and pinched Er Ya's cheek, her fingertips sinking into the soft flesh: "That family is like mad dogs, they bite anyone they see. You'd better stay far away from them, you hear me?"
"Hmph! I'm not afraid!" Er Ya retorted, sticking her neck out.
Before she could finish speaking, the curtain was lifted. Daya walked in carrying a steaming bowl of chicken cakes. She glanced at Erya, who immediately became quiet.
"Okay, okay! I'll stay far away from that family from now on, alright!"
Xia Qianqian and Lu Zheng were trying not to laugh.
The next morning, Xia Qianqian went to the barefoot doctor.
Previously, when she accompanied the doctor to treat the villagers, she felt that Western medicine was effective. However, with the current unstable situation and the difficulty in transporting medicinal materials, coupled with the barefoot doctor's skill, she suddenly had an idea.
If you can learn to take a pulse and recognize a few herbs, you can prepare some folk remedies, which is much more convenient than going to a pharmacy in the city.
Moreover, although number 8 was defeated, number 3's power has just been stabilized, and who knows what might happen next.
While pregnant, it's always good to learn a skill to support yourself.
When the barefoot doctor heard Xia Qianqian say she wanted to learn about herbal medicine, he was taken aback for a moment, then pulled out a yellowed old book from the top of the medicine cabinet: "You can read, so take it and read it if you want to learn."
He waved his hand casually, "There are pictures and recipes inside. If you don't understand, come ask me."
Xia Qianqian took the book and bowed deeply: "Thank you, doctor!"
While the doctor turned around to grind the medicine, she quietly pushed the bamboo basket lined with straw towards his feet. Inside the basket lay ten round, plump eggs, which were quite precious.
"What's this for?!" The barefoot doctor glanced down at the basket and quickly pushed it toward her. "I taught you because you're so observant, I can't accept this!"
"Please accept it." Xia Qianqian pressed down on the basket, lowering her voice even further. "Consider it my apprenticeship gift."
Seeing how cooperative she was, the doctor's face broke into a wide smile: "Alright! You're very thoughtful! When someone comes to get the medicine later, you can watch over them and help me write down the prescription."
"Hey!" Hearing his words, Xia Qianqian knew he was willing to teach her, so she quickly clasped her hands in a fist salute, just like in the opera, and playfully said, "Thank you, Master!"
As the two were talking, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard.
"Doctor! Quick, check on her!"
She carried Xia Wenwen in, who was pale-faced, her newly changed polyester shirt stained with feces, and her hair disheveled and plastered to her forehead. She looked nothing like a city girl anymore.
"What's going on?" The barefoot doctor quickly put down the medicine grinder.
"What else could have happened?" The woman put Xia Wenwen on the long bench, panting like a cow.
"She was asked to go to the manure yard to collect manure. She squatted there, pinching her nose and picking and choosing. She fainted after picking up just three pieces of cow dung!"
The middle-aged woman leading the way leaned against the doorframe, panting heavily, her chest heaving. She couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of saliva: "Pah! You're nothing but a piece of trash! You faint after picking up a few clods of dung. If the team leader hadn't been urging you so much, I wouldn't have bothered with you!"
The barefoot doctor held a silver needle and quickly pricked Xia Wenwen's philtrum and Neiguan acupoints with his fingers.
Her eyelashes trembled, and a kitten-like groan escaped her throat. As soon as she opened her eyes, she heard the word "feces," and her stomach churned. With a "waah," she leaned over the stool leg and dry-heaved.
After vomiting, her clothes were dirty again, and she looked ten times more disheveled than when she fainted.
The barefoot doctor frowned and waved his hand: "Qianqian, go and get a bottle of ginger and pinellia anti-nausea medicine."
Xia Qianqian had just returned from retrieving her medicine from the cabinet when Xia Wenwen caught a glimpse of her clean and presentable appearance, and she was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode.
Why is she covered in the stench of excrement while Xia Qianqian is dressed so elegantly?
"Xia Qianqian!" She suddenly sat up, clenching her fists tightly. "Who wants your worthless medicine! Take it away!"
Xia Qianqian had anticipated this, so her face remained expressionless as she deftly dodged the outstretched hand.
Xia Qianqian held the medicine bottle between her fingers, turned around and left, her tone completely calm: "If you don't want it, then forget it."
Nobody here will tolerate her spoiled princess attitude.
Seeing that Xia Qianqian was about to take the medicine away, Xia Wenwen became as anxious as a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She suddenly jumped up from the stool, pointed her finger at Xia Qianqian's nose, and screamed, "Did you do that on purpose?!"
Her voice was still hoarse from gagging: "Do you think I stole everything from you, so you're deliberately getting revenge on me?!"
Seeing that she was not missing any opportunity to smear her, Xia Qianqian turned around and looked directly at her.
“You must be mistaken. Those junks you fought so hard to snatch,” she paused, her eyes filled with disdain as if she were looking at an ant, “were all things I didn’t want.”
"You!" Xia Wenwen was so angry that she couldn't catch her breath. A metallic taste rose in her throat, and she spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered onto her polyester shirt.
She glared at Xia Qianqian, her eyes filled with hatred and jealousy.
She actually said no?!
All the wealth and status she fought so hard for, her fiancé and family whom she was so proud of, were now just unwanted junk in Xia Qianqian's eyes?!
Xia Wenwen clutched her chest, cursing inwardly, when suddenly she shivered and a crazy idea popped into her head.
If I can be reborn with my memories of my past life, why can't Xia Qianqian?!
No wonder! No wonder every time she tried to trip up Xia Qianqian, it was like kicking a hornet's nest!
No wonder Xia Qianqian was able to escape unscathed when Number 8 fell from power, and no wonder Lu Zheng was able to secure a good future under Number 3!
Did she already know that Number 8 would fall? Did she already know that Lu Zheng would rise to power? Even… did she already know that she would come to Xiangyang Village?!
“I see…” She clenched her fists.
Now I've been reborn too! Xia Qianqian, don't even think about being smug anymore!
Xia Wenwen stared intently at Xia Qianqian with her bloodshot eyes.
She grabbed the anti-nausea pills from the table, bit open the packaging with her teeth, and swallowed them without even drinking water.
The most important thing now is to take good care of your health!
"Just you wait..." Xia Wenwen wiped the medicine foam from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve, making Xia Qianqian's heart skip a beat.
The fierceness with which Xia Wenwen grabbed the medicine and the decisiveness with which she swallowed it sent a chill down her spine.
Xia Qianqian frowned, feeling that something was wrong. She looked at Xia Wenwen's pale yet crazed face, and the unease in her heart grew stronger—Xia Wenwen seemed different from before.
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