Chapter 16 Awakening Consciousness
Luo Yin's heart pounded wildly, and she knew something was wrong.
She sensed that danger was approaching her.
The speed of a fully grown white horse charging is enough to knock over wolves on the grassland, and the charge instantly sent her running away.
Immediately, they increased the distance between themselves and those behind them.
"Quick, quick, get to the white one!"
At the same time, several objects were flung to the ground by the strong wind, and the next moment, the nimble horses trampled over them.
He dodged it, "Oh dear, too bad I didn't trip."
Luo Yin dared not relax at all, tightened the reins and continued running, but the horse must have stepped on something, let out several neighs and was about to fall to one side.
Luo Yin was terrified that it might lose its balance and throw her off. If it stepped on her, she would definitely break an arm or a leg.
So she squeezed her flanks tightly, forced herself onto its back, and pulled hard on its mane. Ignoring its pain, Big White howled and thrashed its tail.
Just then, the people behind caught up. "The horse is stuck! Quickly, grab the person off the horse!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than he was met head-on by Big White's horse rear end.
Then a kick was delivered, and the man was kicked squarely in the chest and sent flying.
"Aaaaaaah~"
"Bang!"
Loin, still on horseback, had time to watch the commotion. When she saw the man was injured, she grinned from ear to ear.
"This little bastard is really something. Everyone, quickly step back and be careful," one of the leaders said warily.
The foreign boss was very dissatisfied, but seeing the accident just now, he didn't dare to rush in recklessly.
Then the group saw the girl turn around and laugh at them.
But as soon as he forced a smile, a sharp pain in the back of his head immediately shot through his mind.
Immediately, her expression changed, and she grimaced and cried out in pain.
She quietly counted the number of people, and before they could get close, she quickly rode her horse away into the distance.
Seeing that they were about to lose track of the person, they shouted, "Hurry up and chase after them! Do you guys want to die? Hurry up!"
The subordinate, who had been reprimanded by his elder brother, quickly put down his things and went after him.
But humans can't run as fast as horses, and those chasing after them can only eat dirt.
"Pah, pah, how can we catch up with that?"
"Whew, they've all vanished. Shall we go back?"
Only then did the foreigner have a chance to ask, "What were you doing just now? Why did you attack?"
Jiang Dahe, the leader, smirked. “Little boss, you don’t know how stupid these people on the grasslands are. They’re very resistant to outsiders and don’t like us at all. It’s especially obvious with someone like you. Don’t underestimate that little girl. Did you see that? We just greeted her and she ran away. What does that mean? It means she didn’t trust us from the start.”
Dajiang spoke more and more fluently, and his gaze toward the young boss became increasingly certain.
The foreigner frowned, seemingly not expecting this situation.
After all, this wasn't his first time in this country. He'd never encountered this kind of hostility before; usually, people would fawn over him and serve him with great enthusiasm.
But he also saw what happened just now.
Therefore, the only explanation is that the people here are unfriendly.
"Well, Mr. Jiang, I'll leave this operation to you. As long as you find something good, price is not an issue."
Jiang Dahe had been secretly observing the foreigner's expression, and seeing that he seemed to have figured it out, he immediately resumed his serious demeanor. Hearing what the foreigner said next, he was certain the guy believed him.
But behind his back, he complained to his confidants that this thieving foreigner really knew how to pat himself on the back.
They call it collecting antiques, but traveling all that way to the scene to collect them, and then claiming they're afraid of things changing along the way, isn't that just walking a tightrope?
However, since there was money to be made, Jiang Dahe and his group weren't exactly people with a strong sense of morality.
Moreover, he had inquired about the situation here before he arrived, and he knew that the market was quite wary because weapons had been used here a few years ago.
Naturally, very few of the cultural relics that are successfully sold are extremely rare.
But it's that mysterious: when fewer items are being sold in the market, prices naturally become even tighter.
Following this lead, they discovered that Old Wu, whom they had previously paid homage to, had severed ties with them. And just like that, he ended up taking over.
"Boss Jiang, what do we do now? Is it still possible to find that grassland?" The young boss tidied himself up and looked at the vast grassland.
When Boss Jiang came to his senses and saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel worried.
"Well, let's wait and see." Let's see if we can find the person.
It was really unlucky. I had made preparations before coming in, and hired a guide and locals to lead the way.
But it turned out they were scammers; they had no idea where the place they were talking about was.
Otherwise, it means you can't find the place.
Old Jiang pointed to the map and tried to explain, but it was no use.
Locals said the place was dangerous and that it was impossible to get in without an elderly person accompanying you.
When they said more, they looked at them with strange eyes.
Fearing exposure before anything was accomplished, Jiang gave them some money to get rid of them.
They then decided to go in on their own. At first, following the map went smoothly, but after spending a few nights camping, they discovered that the map didn't match reality.
And so, as mentioned earlier, they encountered Luo Yin when they were exhausted.
Actually, they were just eyeing the horse, thinking how much easier it would be if they could ride it themselves; besides, before they could even coax her, she seemed to sense that they were up to no good and was about to run away.
Jiang Zemin was not about to let them go, so he decided to go all the way and kidnap them to at least bring them back to the right path.
They somehow ended up somewhere else.
"Hoo hoo hoo hoo, boss everyone..."
As the two bosses were discussing what to do next, they heard someone panting heavily, as if they were working a bellows.
"Speak?" Da Jiang said impatiently.
"It got dark, and we lost track of the person. But we found a small path that people often use."
"What?"
What is he saying?
Jiang Dahe was overjoyed. "Are you sure? It's going that way. Take me there quickly."
It's a pity that no one was caught; but if there's a road to follow and they can find their way back, that would be a good thing.
The group picked up their equipment again, turned on their flashlights one by one, and swayed forward.
Having just shaken off the person and calming her racing heart, Luo Yin felt a jolt of fear when she saw the pitch-black surroundings.
She didn't know where she was.
She got lost too!
At first, they could still estimate the direction, but later she was in a hurry and the horse was in a hurry, so the two of them just kept their heads down and rushed forward until they could not hear a sound.
They managed to shake off the person, but the road is gone!
Looking at the vast, dark wilderness before her, Luo Yin felt so wronged that she kept wiping away her tears.
She had a terrible headache and was also afraid.
But she dared not cry, for fear that her unusual movements might disturb someone.
Big White seemed to sense her emotions, tilted its head, and stuck out its tongue to lick her hand.
The horse's snot sprayed from its nose, getting all over her hand.
Luo Yin was instantly replaced by feelings of disgust.
She called out as she rubbed against it.
"Big White, don't do anything rash! What do we do now?"
"Do you know the way? Take me home!" she whispered to it, while reaching into her pocket to feed it beans.
"Thank you so much just now. Please be careful next time you encounter a dangerous situation."
The sound of teeth chewing began to ring out. After feeding the horse several handfuls of beans, she gradually calmed down.
"We need to find a place to take shelter for the time being."
Luo Yin patted her pockets; thankfully, she had brought some food. Let's see how she gets through tonight.
A man and a horse, swaying and staggering forward.
She couldn't see the direction clearly, only remembering that she couldn't back up, and roughly guessed that her home was located to her right front.
She let Big White run on its own, and then wrapped its head with a strip of cloth.
The bleeding that started at the beginning has now stopped.
However, her head was so throbbing that it felt numb, and her mind was foggy. The surroundings seemed to grow increasingly dark.
Only after looking up at the starry sky did she realize that it was her problem.
"Big White, I think I'm going to die."
She had no more strength to support herself and instinctively lay down on it.
She remained in this position for a while, then opened her eyes again, wrapped the reins around her hands several times, and then fainted.
Big White was tired and thirsty from walking and wanted his little owner to give him some water.
But even though she was jumping and howling, the person on her back didn't make a sound.
Big White grumbled and refused to continue. He started to sprint faster, running specifically into the depths of the grassland, feeling the countless plants brushing against his body, making him feel so comfortable that his whole body trembled.
Just like its owner brushes its fur all over its body every day.
But its owner still didn't move. Big White's eyesight in the dark was still very good, but without its owner's command, it wandered around like a headless fly. It would walk and stop, occasionally eating some hay, and then changing direction again.
Big White smelled the strong scent of water vapor below; it was so thirsty that it could no longer control itself and completely forgot about its master on horseback.
They accelerated suddenly and charged towards the slope.
Poor Luo Yin was tied up, afraid of being thrown off halfway.
Who would have thought that, just as I stepped onto the very edge of the slope, I was suddenly plunged straight down.
The big white dog was so frightened that it ran around wildly, throwing its owner off the back of the dog.
Luo Yin was thrown onto the slope behind her, rolled around a few times, and fell unconscious.
Fortunately, this area was covered with clumps of wildflowers, which provided some buffer.
Big White, in a rather awkward and comical manner, tumbled straight into the stream.
Suddenly, a howl was heard.
The sight startled many small animals in the vicinity, causing them to scatter in all directions.
At Bat's home, after discussing it with Hada some time ago, the young couple decided to get married at the end of this year.
The wedding arrangements and other necessary arrangements should naturally be made in advance.
Urina started preparing early, wanting to send gifts to her daughter-in-law's family ahead of time.
"Shouldn't we also renovate a yurt so that the eldest son's child can live there after he is born?"
Urina lay down early and started discussing things with Bat.
Bart thought about it and decided it was feasible.
“Okay, this will make the place more organized and spacious enough to live in.”
Upon hearing this, Urina thought of her second son, who slept in a room by himself. "That's right. What are we going to do about our second son's marriage? I've asked him about it several times, but he just won't get it."
Bart turned his head and looked at the night sky through the dome.
Judging that tomorrow seems to be a good day, "It's okay, you'll understand when you're older."
"Huahua should be back tomorrow, so I can let her air out her bedding and sheepskin blanket in her room."
"Okay, I'll remember that. Come to think of it, this girl isn't little anymore. I remember when she was just a tiny little thing."
Bart also sighed with emotion, "Yes, the child has grown up like this now, so her potential has not been wasted."
"Alright, go to bed early, we'll be busy tomorrow."
The couple ended their conversation and drifted off to sleep to the rustling sounds of the wilderness.
After drinking its fill of water, the big white dog in the wild came close to Luo Yin.
Seeing its little owner lying down to sleep, it also lay down to rest.
A man and a horse leaned against each other, lying in the wilderness.
Fortunately, the night passed peacefully, though I was chilled by the cold wind for half the night.
Big White wasn't particularly cold, but it noticed its owner rubbing against it and getting closer to it; the horse's eyes would occasionally be startled open, but it would close again when it saw its owner.
Luo Yin slept fitfully, dreaming that just moments before she was toiling away at her job, doing the most tedious tasks of the day. But a second later, her memory would shift to a completely different scene.
These are her earliest memories from childhood, and later, her memories of herding livestock on the grasslands.
She was very confused and wondered where she was.
But after these memories of the past ten years or so flashed by like phantoms, she finally realized that these were her memories, strictly speaking, her second life.
In his previous life, he was a working-class man who died suddenly from working overtime in the middle of the night. He then transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era.
I don't know what went wrong; I only just remembered it now.
She suddenly opened her eyes and found herself nestled in a warm and cozy embrace.
Looking up, I saw the big white horse's head.
"Ahhhhh~"
She cried out in surprise before she realized what was happening.
"Dabai, why do you keep making such a mess?" The name seemed to be etched into her soul, and she blurted it out.
Big White wasn't afraid at all; it squinted at the object and then closed its eyes again.
Seeing this, Luo Yin almost laughed.
Luo Yin, an ordinary 25-year-old working woman, is given a second chance at life and regains her memories of her past life at the age of 15.
Luo Yin began to recall, but found that her memories of her past life seemed to be obscured, and she couldn't remember them no matter what she did.
I do have some vague recollection of this book. Especially since I was following it back then, precisely because the cannon fodder character in the historical fiction comparison group shared the same name as her.
And this body of hers, now belonging to her older sister, is the main protagonist of this historical novel.
Deng Mingzhu, true to her name, was pampered by her parents like a precious jewel.
Because Deng Mingzhu was stronger and more robust than her younger sister during the three years of famine, the family, after weighing the options, decided that they couldn't support their younger daughter and simply sent her to an orphanage.
And so, by a twist of fate, she ended up at her adoptive parents' home.
Luo Yin recalled this, but didn't pay much attention to the Deng family.
After all, given her temperament, she definitely won't have any contact with them in the future. That shows how ruthless she is towards her parents. Now that she's here, she should be even more dutiful to Luo Yin.
Thinking of the care her father, Bart, had shown her in her memories, Luo Yin's eyes welled up with tears.
Tears instantly streamed down her face. "Yes, yes, I risked my life to rush home because I heard about a new treatment method. I have to get back right away."
She touched the back of her head and found a rather serious wound there.
There were also two bags next to it, and I don't know where they came from.
"Big White, wake up! We need to get going."
"Hurry, let's go home!"
After the memories in Luo Yin's mind were played through once, it was as if she had cleared and deleted them herself.
I have fully adapted to my current body along the way, and my memory has not been disrupted.
She also had some ideas for her future plans.
She just had a little more experience and knowledge than before, and it was only then that she understood why she always had a sense of familiarity with what she had learned.
It turns out that she really did study in the past.
They sped along, following the surrounding directions, and soon returned to the previous intersection.
Following her memory, Luo Yin successfully found her way home.
With one man and one horse charging forward with all their might, they arrived at the familiar yurt in less than two hours.
The moment Loin saw Ani's figure, her eyes instantly turned red.
The fear of sleeping outdoors yesterday and the terror of being chased all came rushing back.
She practically jumped off her horse, ran and hugged Ani, and cried.
"Waaaaah, waaaaah~"
"Ani, I... I almost didn't make it back."
"Waaaaah, I'm so miserable. I'm injured and being chased. My head hurts so much."
A series of actions left Ani completely dumbfounded.
The weather was nice today, so Muren sent the corporate slaves out to graze early in the morning, while Ani was sunbathing nearby after finishing her meal.
But then, Luo Yin, who shouldn't have been there, appeared.
And she was crying and wailing at him, looking disheveled.
Upon hearing what she said, Ani's previously calm expression changed.
Upon closer inspection, the strips of cloth binding the back of the head were covered in blood.
"Who chased you? How's your head?"
"Urina, come out quickly! Something's happened to Luo Yin!"
Ani hurriedly pulled her inside, and Luo Yin was dragged inside.
Bart was sitting inside cooking something when he saw the two of them come over, and he was a little stunned.
But when he saw where Ani was pointing, his face turned ashen.
"Huahua, what happened? Did something happen?"
"I encountered a group of strange people who wanted to steal my horse. When I refused, they chased me."
Urina rushed in and was equally anxious when she saw Luo Yin was injured, but she remained composed and quickly went inside to find some ointment.
Annie got up and heated a towel, while Bart began to examine her wound.
Fortunately, Bart was knowledgeable enough to see that the wound had scabbed over and, after checking it repeatedly, found that it had not damaged the inside, only scratched the outer skin.
I took out some dark ointment from home, applied it, and then wrapped it around her several times with strips of cloth.
Luo Yin noticed a warmth emanating from the wound and was somewhat surprised.
She asked her father, "What is that made of?"
My father said it's specifically for stopping bleeding and can help wounds heal well.
Luo Yin found it amazing and couldn't help but glance at it again. Then she smelled a salty smell, like the sea fish she had eaten before.
She sniffed carefully.
Several elders couldn't help but ask the reason.
Especially since she shouldn't have been back until today.
Why did I suddenly come back, and unfortunately run into that group of people?
Bart, however, was tense all over, his hands clenched into fists, and his eyes staring at a certain spot with hatred, as if he were immersed in some kind of emotion.
Luo Yin didn't have time to ask what it was; seeing her father like that, her heart ached.
Knowing his concerns, I quickly explained what had happened to everyone.
When she heard that she knew of a new treatment that might help her father, Urina's carefully restrained emotions instantly crumbled.
She hugged Luo Yin and began to sob softly.
He would gently stroke her head from time to time, his eyes filled with love and tenderness as he looked at her.
"How could you be so foolish? It wouldn't have mattered if you had missed a day. Instead, you've suffered for no reason."
As Urina finished speaking, the two men in the room were deeply moved.
Bart's eyes reddened. He was the first person to examine Luo Yin's injuries, and when he learned that she had been injured because she had returned to report to him, the emotion and heartache he felt were hard to express.
Luo Yin comforted them, saying that she was alright now, thanks to the excellent teamwork between her and Da Bai, which prevented those people from catching up. She then explained the situation of those people to Bart in detail, and whispered that they were definitely not good people.
She naturally knew more clearly than before, and a thought immediately told her that the foreigner must also be involved in the smuggling of cultural relics. But now she could only tell her father the situation and ask him to explain it to the person in charge of the matter.
Seeing their low spirits, she jokingly recounted how she and Big White had spent the night in the wilderness. The previously somber atmosphere was instantly brightened by her humor.
The mother rubbed her head with a mixture of tenderness and amusement, saying, "I'll go feed Da Bai some good fodder later. We owe it all to it this time. Otherwise, you would have been lost on the horse and wouldn't even know where you ended up."
Bart smiled and said, "Big White is very sensible and smart. It even took the initiative to find a place to rest when its master was injured. Not bad!"
Seeing that they were all talking about other things, Ani quickly wiped her eyes, steered the conversation back on track, and repeated what she had said.
The group, who had been caught up in their emotions, finally snapped out of it and excitedly asked what had happened.
"By the way, Dad, the surgery I mentioned is true. I specifically brought that newspaper over. It said that the Capital Hospital successfully performed the same surgery on a patient who had been paralyzed for ten years."
"And I asked the doctor in town, and theoretically it's possible. It's just that it can't be done here, and it would cost a lot of money."
Luo Yin explained the situation clearly and logically, then secretly observed the opinions of the three elders.
Ani and Urna both looked at Bart with delight, while Bart was secretly shocked for a long time.
He then managed to suppress his excitement and asked how much it would cost.
He must be hoping that one day he can get back on his feet.
By this time, Luo Yin had already planned out her future plans, including how to help her family save up that large sum of money.
"Including travel and post-operative care, the more the better. The doctor said it would cost at least five thousand yuan."
"Oh, so much money? Our family can't afford it right now," the mother murmured, sounding utterly devastated.
She has always managed the money, and knows that even with her eldest son's salary, the family's current income is less than 1,500 yuan, which is only achieved through her thrifty management.
The five thousand dollars that Koloin mentioned felt like several mountains pressing down on her head.
Luo Yin saw that the three elders had fallen silent instantly, and each of them looked extremely dejected.
Especially my father, whose expectant eyes dimmed.
Luo Yin couldn't help but feel sad, always thinking of his heroic spirit when he rode on horseback.
My father was such a dashing and spirited man back then!
"Don't worry, Dad and Mom, we're not going right away. We can wait a few years and save up the money first."
"How can I save up several thousand yuan?"
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A note from the author: It was a family gathering, a senior's birthday celebration, and we arrived late.
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