Village Chief Ma felt a chill of fear. If this person was hiding among them, wouldn't the villagers be in danger?
The more I think about it, the more panicked I feel.
Village Chief Ma frowned: "Once this old man wakes up, you can help him find out where he's from, how he got here, and who hurt him."
The Shen family knew his concerns, but how could they not be worried themselves?
Old Man Shen readily agreed, "No problem, don't worry."
Village Chief Ma glanced at the unconscious old man again, then walked away with a worried expression.
Seeing that everything was alright, Old Man Wang and Wang Ergou left together.
"Auntie, Uncle, call me if anything happens!"
"Why!"
After all the outsiders had left, leaving only the Shen family in the courtyard, Old Mrs. Shen sighed and instructed her daughters-in-law to bring the food that had been kept warm on the stove to the table so that the whole family could eat first and then talk.
People need food to survive, so put everything else aside until you've eaten.
Lili was still inside the small house, and Shen Jiaqing was still pondering the wound that had already been bandaged.
"Fourth Brother, aren't you afraid?"
From the moment Dr. Zhu began to work, Shen Jiaqing kept a close eye on his every move, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
"I'm not afraid, why would I be afraid?" Shen Jiaqing said excitedly. "I think this is the most interesting thing in the world. Before, I could only learn about it from Dr. Zhu's medical skills, but now I can finally see such a complicated medical process with my own eyes!"
Every thick medical book was like a precious treasure in his eyes.
He didn't like reading comic books or storybooks; he only liked looking at the flowers and plants in medical books.
He felt no fear at the bloody scene; instead, he was filled with a burning desire to remember every detail.
He also hopes that one day he can practice medicine and save lives, travel the world, and use his own hands to save more people!
"Wow." Lili looked at him, her eyes sparkling.
Fourth Brother is shining too!
Hey, Fourth Brother wants to be a doctor.
"Li Bao, Fourth Brother, dinner's ready."
Shen Jiawen brought the basket that was originally in the yard into the yard, put it in the corner, and then turned around to call her younger brother and sister to eat.
Seeing Lili lying next to the old man, she couldn't help but worry: "Lili, move away, or you'll get the smell."
He could smell the strong stench of blood even from the doorway. Could it be that Lili was terrified by what she just witnessed?
"good!"
Upon hearing that it was time to eat, Lili didn't care about anything else and ran off.
Old Mrs. Shen was very worried and barely ate anything: "I don't know who did it. This person almost lost their life. The world is getting more and more chaotic."
If it weren't for the fact that Lili had taken this person in, she wouldn't have dared to leave him at home.
Although he was an old man who looked like he couldn't even kill a chicken, his origins were unknown.
"Now that we've rescued him, let's take good care of him," Old Man Shen said.
Old Mrs. Shen repeated Dr. Zhu's instructions to the whole family, saying, "Everyone, please take it easy these next few days and take turns seeing him. Dr. Zhu said that if you have a fever, go see him immediately."
Liu nodded and said, "Then how about my sister-in-law and I take turns? Starting with me, then my second sister-in-law, and then my third sister-in-law, two hours each, how about that?"
Both Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Yang nodded.
Old Mrs. Shen thought for a moment and said, "You two keep watch during the day, every two hours. I'm a light sleeper at night, so I'll check on you then, every hour."
“Mother, you’re getting old, you shouldn’t overwork yourself. Let your son do it,” said Shen Lao Er.
Old Mrs. Shen waved her hand: "You and your father have to dig underground ditches during the day, which is physically demanding work. Where would you find the energy to get up at night?"
Shen Lao Er wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Shen Lao Po Zi: "Alright, alright, let's eat. It's decided then."
Once Old Lady Shen made her decision, it was difficult to change it, so Shen Lao Er shut up and ate.
"Pear, how is it? Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious!" Lili nodded.
Lili ate her meal with relish and even drank a whole bowl of wild vegetable soup in one go. Yang observed her for a while before feeling at ease.
She was worried that if Lili saw blood today, she would be too scared to eat.
But Lili is indeed Lili; perhaps she was overthinking things.
When Dr. Zhu was treating her, all three sisters-in-law hid outside. The scene was too bloody; he would cut a knife into her flesh and then cut a piece of flesh out. It was terrifying.
Even the hot water was brought to the door and then carried in by Shen Jiaqing.
Those basins of clear water went in and basins of bloody water came out; it was horrifying to look at.
Everyone knew that Shen Jiaqing was interested in this, and as Shen Jiaqing's biological mother, Madam Chen fully supported her son in doing what he wanted to do.
Unfortunately, the family didn't have the money to send Shen Jiaqing to study medicine under a master. At most, they could only borrow medical books from Doctor Zhu.
Old Mrs. Shen originally wanted Shen Jiaqing to study under Doctor Zhu, but the child was sensible and knew that the family couldn't afford it, so she said that he was just interested and would read some books instead.
Shen Jiaqing's every move today was observed by his wife.
Chen piled the food into Shen Jiaqing's bowl. Chen couldn't help with anything else in this regard, but she could make sure her son was full.
"Son, eat more. You must be exhausted from what you just did."
Shen Jiaqing shook her head, showing no signs of fatigue, but rather a refreshed and energetic demeanor: "No, Mother, I'm not tired at all!"
Lili smiled and said, "Fourth Brother is in high spirits when he has a happy occasion. He finally has the opportunity to observe, so how could he be tired?"
Shen Jiawen also smiled and said, "Yes, Fourth Brother has always loved medicine, and today he has finally caught the opportunity."
Upon hearing this, Shen Lao Er felt extremely guilty: "After the underground canal is dug and the rice harvest is finished, Father will go and repair more tables and chairs for them, so that Jiaqing can go and learn from Doctor Zhu!"
Shen Jiaqing quickly shook her head: "Father, no need, I'm just killing time!"
Mrs. Chen hesitated. Naturally, she wanted her son to do what he liked. Besides, there was nothing wrong with studying medicine; he could become a doctor and save lives in the future!
Although Shen Lao Er said she wanted to do more work to earn money, she also knew how little money she could earn by repairing tables and chairs.
If you really want to save money for your son using this method, who knows how many lifetimes it would take.
And then there's Shen Jiawen; she hopes that Shen Jiawen can become a scholar like her uncle.
Studying medicine through reading costs at least as much money as learning from a master.
Our family has only recently started to feel a little better off...
Mrs. Chen looked distressed, feeling guilty towards her two sons, heartbroken for her husband, and blaming herself.
The others, listening to what the others said, were also quite conflicted.
Old Mrs. Shen was already considering whether to take out the twenty taels she had saved and send her grandsons to study.
Putting everything else aside, once she was a little wealthier, Old Mrs. Shen had originally planned to grit her teeth and send all her grandsons to school for their early education.
While we can't send every grandson to school right now, can't we at least let a few of them learn something else?
Shen Jiahao can learn martial arts, and Shen Jiaqing can learn medicine.
Just as Old Mrs. Shen was about to make the tough decision to send her two grandsons to become apprentices, she suddenly heard Lili say something.
"No need," Lili mumbled, burying her head in her corn.
Everyone was taken aback.
"Li Bao, what does that mean?"
The little dumpling was still diligently munching on corn, wiping away the corn kernels that had accidentally gotten on her face, and smiled: "Because Fourth Brother is going to have a master!"
"ah?"
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