Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Possessed by a ghost!
For several days in a row, people in the surrounding area were talking about the Chen family's affairs.
Not only did Chen Fugui's scandals become more and more exposed, but the new wife who cheated on him also had a bad record. After a little inquiry, it turned out that many men knew her. As for how they knew her...
Moreover, the couple's divorce was not as easy as they had thought. Although the new daughter-in-law's family was city dwellers who ate commercial grain, they were also a bunch of scoundrels: the father was a gambler, the mother was an alcoholic, and the two brothers were second-rate guys who had been to prison.
They didn't care who she cheated on, they just knew they had to share money if they got a divorce, and they wouldn't give up until they got a few hundred dollars.
"Ah...isn't this too much?!"
Listening to Auntie Zhou talking about the sequel of this drama, Shen Miao massaged the sore spot on her waist while exclaiming, “Will Auntie Chen be willing?”
Aunt Zhou is also from Qingping Village and lives not far from the Chen family. She is considered an insider who knows the source of the melons.
Aunt Zhou injured her waist while working a few days ago and has been resting in bed at home, so every day she would be the first to know if there was any noise of breaking pots and pans in the Chen family.
Two days ago, she heard sounds of fighting in the Chen family, so she climbed out of bed and leaned against the wall to listen. As a result, she accidentally fell... and the injury on her waist became even worse.
"Of course I don't want to, hiss! Be gentle, be gentle..."
Aunt Zhou grimaced in pain, and as she pulled up her clothes, she did not forget to share with Shen Miao what she had witnessed, “Mrs. Chen refused to give the money, so the family forced the child into her hands, saying that if anything happened to the child, they would sue her in court for intentional homicide and put her whole family in jail.”
This is really like chewing a fly with your mouth open. It's disgusting whether it's dead or alive.
How could Mrs. Chen be willing to hold such a big green hat? But there was no one in the family who could coax the child, so she had to bite the bullet and run around to take care of the child's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
Only half a month had passed, but Mrs. Chen looked several years older and had a lot more white hair.
"You have lumbar muscle strain, qi stagnation, blood stasis, and trauma. You need to take good care of yourself for a while."
After determining the location of Aunt Zhou's pain and taking her pulse, Shen Miao recorded it on the medical record while speaking, "Shall I prescribe you some medicine for internal and external application? Dilong Powder combined with Warming Meridians and Unblocking Collaterals Paste will help you get better faster."
"Okay, you can do whatever you want, as long as it can be cured."
Shen Miao: “It’s five dollars in total, I’ll go get you some medicine.”
"Why."
Taking out the red cloth bag from her pocket, Aunt Zhou slowly took out a few one-dollar bills and asked casually, "Where's your grandpa? Why didn't I see him staying with you in the clinic?"
Standing in front of the medicine cabinet and preparing her medicine, Shen Miao replied, "I'm going to another village to see a doctor."
In the past, Shen Wanshan would only go out to diagnose patients when there were not many patients in the clinic. After all, not all patients could walk such a long way to Qinghe Village for treatment. In order to treat more people, Shen Wanshan tried his best to walk farther.
Just like the quack doctors in martial arts novels, he carried a small medical box filled with some common medicines, went out at sunrise and returned at sunset. Every day he would bring back a few medical records and medicine lists, and also take the prescribed medicine with him the next day.
Fortunately, Shen Wanshan went out to see a doctor, otherwise she would definitely be punished with a ruler again if she continued to eat melons with Aunt Zhou like she is now.
"Your grandfather is in very good health. The last time I saw him, he could still climb trees to pick herbs. He doesn't look like he's in his seventies at all." Rubbing the painful part of her waist, Aunt Zhou couldn't help but sigh, "Good deeds will be rewarded. Your grandfather has accumulated so much good fortune. He will have many happy days in the future."
"Okay, I appreciate your good words!"
It rained today, so not many people came to see the doctor.
Thinking that no one was queuing, and Aunt Zhou’s waist was aching badly, Shen Miao took out the acupuncture bag and offered, “If you are not in a hurry to go back, I will give you a few more acupuncture needles, which will relieve a lot.”
"Okay! Thank you!"
Lying on the simple wooden bed in the inner hall, Shen Miao lit an alcohol lamp beside her, touching the acupuncture points on her body with one hand, and skillfully inserted the sterilized silver needle with the other hand.
Shen Miao had learned acupuncture since childhood, and knew every point by heart.
Seeing her humming a song while inserting needles with ease, Aunt Zhou thought she was practicing on herself, but when the acupuncture points were exactly where she felt pain and the sore and numb feeling was gradually relieved, she believed that Shen Miao was indeed quite skilled.
Aunt Zhou was sitting on the wooden bed. She saw a dusty human model placed in the corner, and another piece of gossip suddenly flashed through her mind.
"Speaking of Chen Fugui, Xu Zhicheng, who went to the city to work with him, had a much harder life."
Hmm? Is it melon flavor?
When the needle was inserted and the light was about to be turned off, Shen Miao's hand holding the lamp cap could not help but pause, "Who?"
"Xu Zhicheng is six or seven years older than you. His mother was originally from your village, but later married to Chahe Village. His grandfather and grandmother used to be village chiefs. His great-grandfather was from the northwest and fled to our area."
Shen Miao said “Oh” pretending to understand.
She didn't want to know Xu Zhicheng's family tree or who he was. What she wanted to know was the melon.
Looking at Aunt Zhou's regretful sigh, her intuition told her that there must be something big going on with Xu Zhicheng!
Shen Miao paused for a few seconds before continuing to ask: "What happened to Xu Zhicheng?"
Even though there was no one else in the inner hall, Aunt Zhou still pretended to be mysterious and lowered her voice, "It's possessed by a ghost!"
Shen Miao: ???
Aunt Zhou told me that a few years ago, young people from the nearby villages went to the city to work, and Xu Zhicheng and Chen Fugui were among them.
However, Xu Zhicheng is different from Chen Fugui. He is a very honest man and sends all the money he earns to his wife at home.
His wife, Wang Suihua, is also a good woman. When Xu Zhicheng is not at home, she shoulders the burden of supporting the family alone, taking care of her sick parents-in-law, and cultivating the land at home, doing the work of two people.
When her parents-in-law passed away the year before last, she took care of everything with all her heart. Everyone said that she was not their biological daughter, but was better than her own.
The couple loved each other very much. Even though Wang Suihua had no children, Xu Zhicheng had never done anything inappropriate.
Seeing that Aunt Zhou didn’t get to the point for a long time, Shen Miao couldn’t help but ask, “Then how could he be possessed by a ghost? What’s going on?”
"What else could it be? I ran into a ghost on the construction site!"
Aunt Zhou shouldn't go farming. She should set up a stall at the entrance of the village to tell stories. Look at her expressive voice and the rich expressions on her face. It would be a pity if she didn't go and earn this money.
Aunt Zhou wasn't very clear about the specific situation. After all, she was from Chahe Village, and she only heard about it when chatting with her friends.
Unlike Chen Fugui who was building a building, Xu Zhicheng took on the job of building a school. A university in Yu City was going to expand in the east, so he formed a construction team with dozens of people from nearby villages.
I heard that schools are built on cemeteries or mass graves because the students in the school have strong yang energy, which can be suppressed. However, before the construction is completed, it is the place with the heaviest yin energy. In addition, it is located in a remote suburb...
"It is said that Xu Zhicheng was patrolling in a half-built building that night, and was pushed down by a ghost. Fortunately, someone heard him in danger and came to rescue him, so he was able to save his life, but unfortunately he still broke one leg."
Shen Miao doesn't believe in things like gods and ghosts.
Aunt Zhou’s dancing posture was very scary, but Shen Miao felt that it was as if Xu Zhicheng himself had low blood sugar and fell down from the upstairs due to dizziness.
After all, if there really was a ghost, wouldn't it be better to just drag him down and use him as a scapegoat? Why would you spare his life?
"That's not all," Aunt Zhou turned slightly and continued to describe the situation vividly. "Ever since Xu Zhicheng came back, he's been possessed by a ghost. He screams like a ghost every night. It's said that many people have heard it. It's so scary!"
Shen Miao had heard of imitating the meow of a cat, the barking of a dog, and the meow of a ghost… Wait, how do ghosts meow?
"Miao Miao? Come out and help me take the medicine box."
We were chatting enthusiastically when we suddenly heard my grandfather's voice coming from the yard.
I guess he has just returned from his medical visit.
"Hey, right now, I'm giving acupuncture to someone in the hall."
Shen Miao removed the silver needles from Aunt Zhou's body one by one, and at the same time quickly put away her curiosity, fearing that her grandfather would know that she and the patient were discussing other people's gossip.
"Uncle Chen is back," Aunt Zhou rubbed her waist after getting dressed and coming out of the inner hall. She then put the medicine that Chen Miao had packed for her into the basket. "Miao Miao has cured me almost completely. Well, I have something else to do at home, so I'll go back first."
Shen Wanshan brushed off the water droplets on his clothes and replied: “Okay, then you have to go slowly and be careful on the slippery road.”
"middle."
Shen Miao brought a dry towel to Shen Wanshan and helped him wipe the water off his body. When he took the medicine box, he felt that the box seemed to be much heavier than usual.
"It's been raining for the past few days. Forget it, I won't go out for a run." Looking at the mud he had stepped on, Shen Wanshan complained in a low voice.
Shen Miao followed up and said, “Indeed, wait until the weather is better before going out. The roads are slippery on rainy days, and we are worried about you running out like this.”
Putting down the towel in his hand, Shen Wanshan raised his gray eyebrows when he looked up: "You go for me tomorrow, I will stay and see patients."
Shen Miao: ???
"It's raining heavily here, where can I go?"
"The Chahe Village in the south," Shen Wanshan said calmly while plaiting his sleeves, "there are only two families in total. You can boil their medicine and send it to them every day, and then give them massage for an hour or two."
Fortunately, Chahe Village is not far away, only ten miles away, so walking there can be regarded as exercise.
Shen Miao: “Okay, which two families?”
"One of the fifteen households on the second street is the old lady of Butcher Li's family. The old lady has not been to the fields for many years, and the flesh on her legs has withered."
"There are eleven households on the third street. Wang Suihua's husband has a broken leg and hasn't recovered yet. He needs to be taken good care of."
Wait, who? Wang Suihua's man?
Is it Xu Zhicheng? !
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