Li Qingshan carried a basin of warm water into the house in a copper basin.
Lu Qiqi said calmly, "Uncle, please wait outside for a while."
Li Qingshan didn't say much. He glanced at Madam Lu, then closed the door and left.
"Auntie, lie down in bed and loosen your belt," Lu Qiqi said after washing her hands, picking up the face cream from the table and applying it to her fingers.
Mrs. Lu blushed with embarrassment and asked nervously, "Girl, what are you doing?"
Lu Qiqi applied her face cream and said with a faint smile, "Auntie, just relax and leave the rest to me."
Before long, Lu Qiqi washed her hands again, while Madam Lu, her cheeks flushed, fastened her belt, feeling a little uncomfortable from the pressure on her lower abdomen.
After wiping the water off her hands with a dry cloth, Lu Qiqi said, "Auntie, I've made a diagnosis. I'm not sure whether to tell you alone or tell Uncle first."
Mrs. Lu gave a wry smile. "Isn't the problem with me? Isn't it me who's been unable to conceive for so many years?"
Looking at Madam Lu's expression, Lu Qiqi couldn't offer any words of comfort. After all, she had always known how much Madam Lu longed for a child of her own.
“Let your uncle come in and listen with us. I feel uneasy listening alone,” said Madam Lu.
After the three of them stood side by side in the room, Lu Qiqi asked, "Does Auntie's menstrual flow usually last only two or three days, and is the flow very light, sometimes so light that she doesn't even notice unless she washes her clothes?"
Lu Qiqi's words were all correct, and Madam Lu nodded.
Lu Qiqi glanced at the two of them and said, "Auntie has congenital uterine hypoplasia, which means her uterus is too small and she doesn't have the opportunity to get pregnant."
This statement immediately concluded that Lady Lu would be unable to conceive in this lifetime.
Lu's legs went weak, but fortunately Li Qingshan caught her quickly.
Li Qingshan asked, "Is there a way to treat it?"
Congenital uterine hypoplasia is something that even modern medical techniques cannot stimulate the uterus to develop again, let alone in ancient times when there was no medical equipment at all.
Lu Qiqi shook her head; she simply couldn't bear to say "no" again.
The atmosphere instantly turned icy.
After a moment, Li Qingshan said, "Seventh girl, thank you for today. It's getting late, and you must be tired. Go back and rest. I need to discuss some things with your aunt."
Lu Qiqi left the room, and as the door closed, her sobs were also shut out inside.
She returned to her room and went to sleep, carrying a heavy feeling that she didn't know how to express.
...
The next morning, Lu Qiqi washed up and prepared to go to the kitchen to find something to eat.
Lu Qiqi had just finished eating a sweet potato when she saw Li Qingshan running over in a panic.
Li Qingshan, panting heavily, asked, "Seventh girl, have you seen your aunt?"
"No." Lu Qiqi saw Li Qingshan's serious expression. "Has something happened?"
Li Qingshan slapped his head hard in frustration. "It's all my fault. She wanted a divorce, so I just tried to coax her. Why did I have to get angry with her and ignore her?"
Now the person is missing, I've searched everywhere but can't find them, what should I do?
If she catches a cold in this freezing weather, she'll be the one who suffers!
Lu Qiqi understood: Madam Lu wanted a divorce because of the child, but Li Qingshan refused, and the two were in a cold war.
The most urgent task is to find Mr. Lu.
Lu Qiqi asked, "Uncle, when did you discover that Aunt was missing?"
Li Qingshan said, "I didn't see her when I woke up this morning. The stove was cold and I didn't pay attention to it. I went out to work and haven't seen her since."
Lu Qiqi comforted her, "Don't panic, let's go out and look for her together. Maybe your aunt is working on that land."
After saying that, the two of them took Wangcai out and went to search for Lu Shi along the foot of the mountain.
On the way, they encountered Lu Dahai and Li Changlong, who were carrying hoes and walking back.
Li Qingshan stepped forward urgently and asked, "Dahai, have you seen your sister-in-law?"
"I saw her. She said you went up the mountain to chop firewood, and she went to the foot of the mountain to check on you. Brother, why are you back?" Lu Dahai asked in confusion.
Li Qingshan explained his point in a few words, and Lu Dahai said in a deep voice, "The mountains are dangerous; I'm afraid she has gone into the mountains."
Upon hearing this, the group quickly headed in the direction where Lu Dahai had seen the Lu family.
...
Meanwhile, Lu went up the mountain to collect some medicinal herbs. She had heard from the village elders that a certain herb could guarantee a child if consumed.
She planned to find him and have a meal with him. Since Li Qingshan was unwilling to divorce, she couldn't let him be childless and lonely in his old age.
But as she walked, she lost her way back.
In the dense forest, even the slightest rustling sound was magnified, and Lu felt a chill run through her body.
She somehow ended up in a mountain hollow, which seemed to contain her like a giant cauldron.
"Aww~"
The shout startled Mrs. Lu, causing her to fall to the ground.
When she looked up again, she saw a huge, gray, long-haired animal standing at the top of the valley, its eyes green, staring intently at her.
Lu's hair stood on end, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
Her heart was pounding like a drum. She wanted to escape, but her legs were too weak to move.
The long-haired animal shouted again, and more and more of its kind gathered in the ravine, eyeing Lu with predatory intent.
Led by Wangcai, Lu Qiqi and her group ventured into the deep mountains.
Wangcai let out a soft howl, and Lu Qiqi stopped in her tracks. She then saw a dozen wolves forming a circle in front of her.
Wolves are social animals, and this is a common method they use for hunting.
Just in case, Lu Qiqi patted Wangcai on the back, signaling him to go check on the situation.
Wangcai lived up to everyone's expectations and ran straight over.
Seeing so many wolves, Lu Dahai knew that even though they had hoes, fighting wolves was tantamount to courting death.
Therefore, Lu Dahai could only pray in his heart that the Lu family would not be targeted by these wild beasts in this place.
Wangcai, who was checking the situation, let out a loud "Awoo!" and charged forward.
Lu Qiqi didn't care about anything else and took out a wood-chopping knife from her spatial storage and rushed forward.
When Lu saw a pack of wolves rushing towards him, he closed his eyes tightly, knowing that he was about to die.
A tearing sound rang in her ears, and after a moment, Lu realized that she felt no pain at all.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a tall, strong, gray-furred animal standing beside her, and a wolf lying on the ground with blood streaming from its neck.
Wangcai saved her!
Just as Lu Shi was clinging to a sliver of hope, she spotted several familiar figures.
After Lu Qiqi killed a wolf with a wood-chopping knife, she shouted, "Auntie, we've come to save you!"
Hearing Lu Qiqi's shout, Madam Lu calmed down, but her legs were still too weak to get up.
Li Qingshan, Li Changlong, and Lu Dahai formed a triangle, holding weapons as they charged at the wolves that were rushing towards them.
Li Changlong and Lu Dahai had hoes, while Li Qingshan only had a wooden stick he found on the mountain, which had very low lethality.
Their chances of winning a close-quarters fight with wolves are extremely slim, and it could easily result in injury or death.
But they had no choice; their loved ones were down in the ravine. They had no option but to fight back fiercely!
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