Chapter 33 My Aunt's Hands Are Crippled
As Jiang dragged the venomous snake toward the village, she cried out, "Snake! Snake! Ghost! Ghost! Help!"
She called out like that all the way to her doorstep.
Hearing his mother calling out, Chen the eldest son rushed out of the house to see what was wrong: "Mom, what's wrong?"
Jiang suddenly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth and convulsing.
The black snake released its grip on the arm and slunk away.
"Mother! Mother!" Old Chen cried out anxiously, squatting down and shaking Jiang Shi violently. "Mother, what's wrong, Mother!"
Jiang rolled her eyes and convulsed, unable to utter a single word.
It was Chen Tieniu who rushed over, panting and covered in sweat, and said, "Your mother has been bitten by a snake. Quick, take her to see a doctor."
Upon hearing this, Old Chen immediately carried Jiang Shi on his back and rushed to Doctor Xu's house in the village.
Dr. Xu was a rural doctor who made a living by hunting in the mountains. He could treat injuries from falls and blows, so many villagers came to him for treatment.
Old Chen hurriedly put Jiang Shi down from his back. "Doctor, please take a look at my mother. She's been bitten by a snake."
Doctor Xu was sleeping in his room when he heard the noise. He rubbed his eyes, came out, and asked, "A snake? What kind of snake bit you?"
Chen Tieniu quickly replied, "It was a black snake with a triangular head."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Xu's eyes widened in shock. "This is terrible! This snake is extremely venomous."
After saying that, he immediately showed Jiang's wound, turned around and took out a bottle of liquor from the house, and poured it on the wound.
Jiang cried out in pain.
Doctor Xu quickly took out antidote pills from the medicine cabinet and gave them to Jiang to swallow.
After some maneuvering, Dr. Xu sighed and said, "How did you all get bitten by snakes out of nowhere?"
Older Chen looked at Chen Tieniu and asked, "Father, how did Mother get bitten by the snake?"
Chen Tieniu was still immersed in the terror he had just experienced, his eyes glazed over, and he couldn't answer for a long time.
Upon seeing this, Dr. Xu quickly slapped him on the head, exclaiming, "Old Chen!"
Chen Tieniu suddenly came to his senses, "It's in the vegetable garden."
“In the vegetable garden, no wonder. There are always snakes like this on the mountain, but there aren’t many of them. You were just unlucky to run into one.” Doctor Xu took out a bottle of medicated oil and handed it to Chen Tieniu, continuing, “Take this back and apply it to Sister Chen. Although she survived, her hand is probably ruined.”
"Your hand is ruined? What do you mean?" Boss Chen asked in surprise.
Doctor Xu glanced at Madam Jiang's bandaged arm: "I can help her detoxify, but the snake bit off the tendons in her hand. Once the tendons are severed, she naturally can't move."
Upon hearing this, Old Chen collapsed to the ground. "This is my right hand! What will happen if it's ruined?"
Doctor Xu comforted him, saying, "This snake is very venomous. If you hadn't come early, you would probably be dead by now. Think about it, compared to losing your life, what is losing a hand?"
Upon hearing this, Old Chen felt it made sense, and his expression gradually improved.
Chen Tieniu, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up: "That vegetable garden not only has snakes, but also ghosts. We clearly pulled up the vegetables, but in the blink of an eye, they grew back!"
Dr. Xu and Old Man Chen were startled and looked at him together.
Chen Tieniu, his eyes glazed over, continued, "A ghost, it must be a ghost!"
Doctor Xu quickly took Chen Tieniu's pulse. After a moment, he frowned and said, "Your father is probably frightened by that poisonous snake. I'll prescribe some calming medicine for him. Take it back and decoct it for him to drink."
Old Chen quickly took it, saying, "Thank you, Dr. Xu."
Doctor Xu got up and helped them carry Ms. Jiang home.
Meanwhile, on the mountain.
Du Wanchun followed Aunt Zhou through a forest on the mountain and found a sea of flowers at the end of the forest.
The sun is shining brightly today, and the flowers are in full bloom, a vibrant red expanse as far as the eye can see.
Du Wanchun rushed into the sea of flowers with joy, turned back to Aunt Zhou and smiled, "Mother, come quickly, there are so many flowers here!"
Aunt Zhou stepped forward, picked a flower, examined it closely, and then exclaimed in surprise, "This is a rose?!"
Du Wanchun also picked a flower, smelled it, and said, "It really is."
Grandma Zhou stared incredulously at the sea of roses before her, wondering, "How come these roses are blooming now...?"
Roses are very fragrant, and the perfume made from them has a calming effect, so rose perfume has always been very popular in the capital. However, it is rather strange that such a large area of roses usually blooms in early summer, but it is still early spring in March.
"What's wrong, Mother?" Du Wanchun asked her.
Aunt Zhou frowned deeply and said, "These flowers should bloom in May..."
After hearing this, Du Wanchun picked another flower, looked at the sun in the sky, and smiled, "Mother, perhaps it's because the spring is warm this year that the flowers are blooming earlier than usual."
Aunt Zhou thought about it and felt that it made some sense. As she walked into the flower bushes, she said, "That's right. Changliu Village is located in the south, which is much warmer than the capital. It's not surprising that the flowers are blooming now."
“Yes, Mother, let’s hurry up and pick these flowers, or it will get dark.” Du Wanchun turned around and bent down to pick up the bamboo basket next to her.
Aunt Zhou took it and said with a smile, "Okay, let's pick them first and then talk about it."
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