No one answered for a long time.
The brothers who carried Zhiwu and Zhiwang down the mountain only heard a few more words than Dazhuang, and knew nothing about the ins and outs. It would be pointless to explain, so it was better to wait until Zhiwang and the other man were sober and explain everything to them.
Dazhuang thought so too. He glanced at the bandits who were clenching their fists as if they wanted to kill someone, and left the house with Sanyuan, intending to bring a basin of hot water to wipe the blood off Zhiwu and Zhiwang.
Having been injured and running through the snow for several hours, he must be feeling very unwell and may have developed a high fever. We need to take precautions in advance.
When Dazhuang went out, he didn't see the bald man standing by the door, and his heart tightened.
Could it be that Baldy went off to seek revenge all by himself?!
In Da Zhuang's memory, the bald man's martial arts skills were so-so; he couldn't beat either his own mother or the leader of the mountain stronghold.
It was only in front of the bandits that he could show off his power.
If one acts impulsively and rushes off to seek revenge, one might not only fail to achieve revenge but also lose one's life in vain.
Thinking of this, Dazhuang hesitated a bit as he moved forward.
Sanyuan noticed that Dazhuang, who was walking alongside him, had fallen a few steps behind and turned back in confusion: "Big brother?"
Da Zhuang strode to catch up, worried that the bald man was useless and couldn't save him.
It's good to teach the bald guy a lesson.
The two continued forward in silence. Sanyuan, his face tense, suddenly spoke up:
"Brother, I initially just wanted to learn how to make medicinal cuisine from Mr. Su to help my family members improve their health, but now..."
Looking at Zhiwu, who was covered in wounds and had been beaten until his head was bleeding, he inexplicably thought of his father who had been carried home.
My father wasn't killed by a hoe while fighting for water; rather, his head was smashed open and he fell to the ground. After being carried home, the doctor didn't arrive for half a day, and he died from excessive blood loss.
Sanyuan stepped into the kitchen, took out two wooden basins, scooped hot water into them, and asked in a sullen voice, "If I had known medicine back then, could I have saved Father?"
Dazhuang patted Sanyuan's head, knowing that Sanyuan was the most sensitive and vulnerable of his younger siblings.
Unlike Shuangshuang, who is resilient and hardworking, or Siwang, who is young, naive, and ignorant.
"Thinking too much is useless. The past cannot be retrieved, we must look forward. If you really want to learn medicine well, then keep pestering Mr. Su to ask more questions, learn more, and work harder."
Sanyuan nodded emphatically: "I understand, big brother, don't worry!"
The two found the cloth that Zhiwu and Zhiwang usually used, with their names embroidered on it.
As she carried the wooden basin outside, passing the room where the women were, the door suddenly opened, and Xu Lin's mother walked out with a pale face.
She then remembered that Zhiwu and Zhiwang had gone out to help her transport the millstone and grinding wheel in the valley.
Xu Lin's mother was filled with remorse and guilt as she followed Dazhuang and Sanyuan toward Xu Lin's room, anxiously asking as they walked:
"How are the two children? Have they woken up?"
Da Zhuang pursed his lips and shook his head, whispering a few words of comfort to her.
If anyone is to blame, it's the person who injured Zhiwu and Zhiwang. Xu Lin's mother doesn't need to feel too guilty.
That's what they say, but Xu Lin's mother always thought that if she asked for a stone mill, Zhi Wu and Zhi Wang wouldn't go to the valley and wouldn't run into those people.
To her shame, she felt a lingering fear.
If they hadn't listened to Ye Wenxue and moved to the bamboo house, the Xu family would probably be the ones who ran into trouble.
Two elderly people with limited mobility, a blind man unable to resist, and a young girl... if they were to encounter a villain, none of them could escape.
This disaster was averted for them by Zhiwu and Zhiwang.
Xu Lin's mother sighed, then suddenly stopped in her tracks, without going inside:
"I won't go in and cause any trouble. These two kids are injured and need to be properly nourished. I'll make them some bone broth."
Da Zhuang forced a smile: "Okay, I'll bring the soup when they wake up."
Xu Lin's mother glanced into the room, then turned and went to the kitchen.
Su Jiu disliked the large number of people and the foul smell, so he drove away several bandits.
Seeing Dazhuang and Sanyuan bring in hot water, Su Jiu raised his hand and said, "Wipe them clean. Make sure the blood is wiped off, otherwise I won't be able to see the wounds."
Dazhuang glanced at him, soaked the cloth in hot water, wrung it out slightly, and then unbuttoned Zhiwu's clothes to wipe him down. There were two clean sets of clothes on the table next to him.
Su Jiu spent nearly half an hour applying acupuncture to Xu Lin, carefully observing the acupoints and controlling the pressure. She couldn't help but stand up and stretch her entire body.
“I checked his pulse. The one under Da Zhuang’s command, what was his name again? He was seriously injured, while the other one was only slightly injured. It’s very likely that the idiot was covering for the one with the minor injuries to escape, and was the one who got the main beating and attack.”
Zhi Wu wasn't very quick-witted, but he was reckless and daring. Whenever danger struck, he would tell Zhi Wang, who didn't know martial arts, to run away first, while he would hold off the villains from behind.
Da Zhuang had spent some time with them and couldn't help but feel saddened to see the two so badly injured.
Su Jiu was still muttering to himself:
"The imperial court is neglecting its duties, the rebels are causing trouble everywhere, and the people are living in fear and unease... On my way back, I encountered several robbers blocking the road. If I hadn't been carrying medicine with me, I don't know how many times I would have died."
While listening, Dazhuang and Sanyuan wiped the blood off the wounded and changed their clothes.
Xu Lin, who had just received acupuncture and couldn't move around much, listened quietly to Su Jiu's words, his expression becoming increasingly complicated and somber.
Is such an inactive court worthwhile?
After resting for a while, Su Jiu sat down again to administer acupuncture to Zhi Wu and Zhi Wang to stop the bleeding and treat their injuries.
An hour later, Zhiwang, whose injuries were less severe, slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Xu Lin, who was sitting beside him with a furrowed brow and remained silent: "?"
Sanyuan gently touched Zhiwang's head, which was feverish, and asked softly, "How are you feeling?"
Zhiwang turned his head to look at Zhiwu and saw that his complexion was much rosier, so he was relieved: "I feel dizzy."
Sanyuan helped the person up and leaned them against the wall, then brought over a bowl of ginger soup: "Drink it quickly to ward off the cold."
Zhiwang drank the ginger soup in a daze.
Sanyuan brought over another bowl of dark medicine: "Drink it quickly, it's medicine prescribed by Master to heal injuries and treat high fever."
Zhiwang hesitated for a moment, then forced himself to swallow the bitter taste and downed it in one gulp.
Sanyuan brought over another bowl, which contained half a bowl of bone broth and a large piece of pork bone with meat on it: "Eat quickly, it's all from your aunt's heart."
Zhiwang frowned and patted his bulging belly: "...Let's leave it for now, we'll drink it later."
Sanyuan disagreed somewhat, but he couldn't force someone to drink bone broth, so he put the bowl back.
Zhiwang looked at where the soup bowl was placed. It was a square wooden tray with some stove ash buried inside, and the charcoal fire on the stove was burning brightly.
A wooden board was placed a short distance above the wooden tray, and the soup bowl was placed on the wooden board.
It seems... it's for insulation?
Zhiwang savored the two bowls of soup he had just drunk, belatedly realizing that they were warm and had been sweetened.
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