The wounds were deep and hideous. When Hong'er saw the wounds on the white chest for the first time, she couldn't help but vomit.
The wound was truly... too hideous and horrific. The sight of every single bone was horrifying.
There were some serious wounds where you could even see white wriggling larvae.
Their small village was not only remote but also poor. For the shallower wounds, they simply applied some herbal remedies. For the deeper ones, her father would find a sewing needle and thread and sew a few stitches.
Hong'er looked at her father's clumsy technique and felt the same pain as if the needle was pricking her body, causing her to break out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, the man fainted, otherwise he would have died of pain with this method of sewing.
After a lot of effort, the man finally woke up. Hong'er ran out of the house and called her father in.
When the man saw the old man come in, he struggled to get up, but his injuries were too severe and he broke out in cold sweats whenever he moved.
The old man came over quickly, smiled at the man in a very honest way, and told him not to move and just lie down and rest.
The man's face was pale. He stretched out his lips and nodded with a smile at the old man and Hong'er.
Hong'er didn't know why, but when she saw the man's gentle smile, her face suddenly turned red. She hid behind her father and said nothing.
The man looked like a refined scholar, and though his face was pale, his smile was so warm and refreshing. Hong'er had never seen such a beautiful and warm smile in the village.
It's easy to fall in love with someone.
The old man carefully examined the man's injuries. Some of the shallow wounds had almost healed, but the deeper wounds were still recovering very slowly. Fortunately, they had stopped bleeding, and even the most serious ones with worms had not worsened and festered.
The wound healed faster after the man woke up. After all, he could eat, so naturally healed faster.
In this remote and poor area, villagers cannot find a doctor even if they are sick, so they can only come to Hong'er's enthusiastic father for help.
So Hong'er's father was very busy, so the man's injury had to be left to Hong'er.
At first, Hong'er was very embarrassed. After all, he was a stranger, and a man. Applying medicine on a bare chest was really hard for the little girl to accept.
Her father said, "Doctors don't have to be so particular," and sent Hong'er away.
By the way, this father is quite carefree.
Day after day, the two of them spent time together and soon fell in love. Especially Hong'er, her passionate heart was caught up in the love and she couldn't stop herself.
Although Hong'er's father was very suspicious of the man's identity, since he was a stranger after all, after spending some time with him, he gradually dispelled his suspicions after seeing his refined and respectful behavior.
I believed the man's statement that "he is just a down-and-out useless scholar."
According to the man, his family had suffered a famine in his early years and all his relatives died in the disaster, leaving only him.
The old man was naturally happy to see Hong'er and the man's relationship come to fruition. Even though the two of them got married, the man had long since lost his family, but the two of them still lived in this house.
The old man was so happy to have a son that he would wake up laughing in the middle of the night.
After they got married, the man treated Hong'er very well, taking good care of her, and always thinking of her first in everything. He treated Hong'er's parents as his own and served them filially.
The family lived in harmony and happiness, especially Hong'er, who felt like she had fallen into a honey pot and was dizzy with happiness every day.
Many times, Hong'er had a sense of unreality, as if she was walking on clouds. She felt that everything was so unreal and often doubted whether it was really happening.
Every time this happened, the man would smile very dotingly and reach out to gently pinch Hong'er's soft cheek, then lean over to kiss her and say "You are so cute".
Whenever this happened, Hong'er would feel extremely happy. She felt that this man was simply a gift from heaven.
But she really couldn't think of what good things she had done.
Soon, Hong'er became pregnant, and the whole family was very happy.
The men, in particular, were happy but also terrified. They wouldn't let Hong'er do this or that, as if Hong'er was either pregnant or had turned into a glass man.
It seems like it will break if touched or poked.
Hong'er was extremely helpless, but seeing the man's worried expression, she could only agree with a wry smile.
Sweet sorrow is also a kind of happiness.
Many nights, Hong'er would nestle in the man's arms and whisper to him about matters concerning the child.
When talking about the name, they both agreed to let the boy name it. After all, he was not only the father, but also the boy was the only one in the family who had some knowledge in terms of studying.
When talking about boys and girls, Hong'er smiled and said she wanted a boy, but the man laughed so hard that his chest made a muffled sound and said he wanted a girl.
Hong'er was puzzled and asked why. The man gently pinched Hong'er's chubby cheeks due to pregnancy and said, "Girls look like you, beautiful and cute, I like them."
Just when the whole family was looking forward to the birth of the child, something happened.
At that time, Hong'er was about to give birth, and the whole family was in a state of emergency, wishing that Hong'er would follow her every step of the way.
Hong'er's father never even left the house. If anyone in the village had a headache or fever, he would ask them to come to his house, give them some medicine and send them away.
Suddenly one day, a lot of people rushed into the neat courtyard.
At that time, Hong'er was lying on a lounge chair basking in the sun, with her father sitting next to her. The man went into the house, saying that he was worried that Hong'er was too cold and went to get her a blanket.
Soon the courtyard was filled with people, all dressed in tight clothes and with indifferent expressions.
Hong'er and her father had never seen such a scene before, and they were both shocked. Hong'er stood up from the recliner, holding her huge belly with her palms, and asked them tremblingly.
"Who are you and why are you here in my house?"
But those people ignored her and just stood there with expressionless faces.
When the man came out, the group of people all knelt down in unison. They shouted loudly: "Town Lord."
Hong'er seemed to react slowly and turned her head to look at the man. Then she saw that the man was looking back at her with an expression that was completely unfamiliar to her.
If that expression wasn't the same familiar face she saw every day, Hong'er would almost doubt whether she knew the person in front of her.
This man has a firm and cold look in his eyes and exudes a tough and cold aura.
"you......."
Hong'er frowned and looked at the man blankly. Her stomach ached at this moment, interrupting her words.
The man came out of the house, and except for the first glance, he never looked at Hong'er again from beginning to end. It was unclear whether he was disdainful or afraid.
His cold eyes stared at the old man behind Hong'er without blinking.
The old man seemed to have known that this day would come. He sighed and had a look of relief on his face.
"Dad, what's going on with you guys? You..."
Hong'er looked at her father, then turned back to look at the man.
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