Chapter 204: Spread the Word
Xia's parents were naturally willing to do so. They didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After all, Ma Lian was such a lovable child!
From that day on, the condition of Xia's parents improved, and they were fine after taking medicine for a few days.
Xia's parents now treated Ma Lian almost as their own daughter and said they wanted to formally acknowledge her as their goddaughter.
The old lady was planning to make a big move, so naturally she had to inform her son. The old lady thought this was a happy event, but she didn't expect that Xia Ting'an would react extremely strongly after knowing the whole story, and he didn't agree to have anything to do with Ma Lian at all.
After returning home, Xia Ting'an complained to Lu Xiaojing angrily: "My parents' illness was cured after drinking Ma Lian's blood. My parents actually believed this kind of words that can fool a three-year-old child.
She's even trying to adopt her as her goddaughter. I think Ma Lian has bad intentions.
I don't agree. My mother had a quarrel with me today, and as a result, all the neighbors upstairs and downstairs knew that it was Ma Lian who saved them by shedding her own blood.
Ma Lian was placed on the altar, and she was not afraid of falling to death. Fortunately, her fate was good. Why didn't she say that she was born with a phoenix fate and would become a queen in the future? "
Lu Xiao listened quietly to Xia Ting'an's chattering, feeling very calm. Ma Lian's performance was over, and it was her turn to take action.
Lu Xiaojing had been waiting for this opportunity to come, and now that it had finally come, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night and stayed awake until dawn.
The next day, she hurried out to the hospital. At the hospital gate, Lu Xiaojing met Jiang Panyu. Jiang Panyu personally took a makeup brush and changed her face. The Asian head-changing technique reappeared in the world in later generations.
Lu Xiaojing walked into the hospital with a strange face, came to the outside of the intensive care unit, and talked to the family members.
After the conversation started, Lu Xiaojing began to brag about Ma Lian's good fortune everywhere, praising Ma Lian to the sky.
It makes sense that Ma Lian is like the flesh of Tang Monk in Journey to the West, which, if eaten, can make one immortal. Naturally, others don't believe it.
Lu Xiaojing acted very confident, and casually told the secret she knew: "I'm not lying. If you don't believe me, you can go to the Red Star Courtyard in Liushu Hutong to find Xia Jiefang and his wife. They have been ill for a long time.
Later, a girl with a good fortune put her own blood into the medicine made for Mr. Xia, and then the illness of Mr. and Mrs. Xia Jiefang was cured.
The Xia Jiefang couple even want to adopt that girl as their goddaughter. If you don't believe me, go and ask around to see if I'm lying."
Lu Xiaojing's words were so confident that people couldn't help but doubt the truth of the matter.
Although this statement is ridiculous, what is a hospital? The most common people in a hospital are patients struggling to survive.
Then someone actually went to inquire about Xia's parents.
As a result, the matter was discovered after some inquiries. It was found that when Old Mrs. Xia was arguing with her son, she did not hold back her voice at all. The neighbors all heard it, so they gave a positive answer to those who were seeking confirmation.
People who are on the brink of death don’t care whether it is real or not. As long as there is a glimmer of hope to survive, they will try. Maybe they can escape the clutches of the disease!
As a result, Ma Lian was in big trouble. The patient's family and even the patient himself followed the address given by Lu Xiaojing and found Ma Lian's home. They lined up with money in hand, saying that they wanted to buy a piece of Ma Lian's meat to treat their illness.
The Ma family was completely confused. How come so many people suddenly came to their door asking for meat overnight, and it was their own daughter's meat?
Ma Lian is a human being, not a pig. You can’t just buy her if you want!
The Ma family drove away those who came to ask for meat for unknown reasons, but after one wave was driven away, another wave came. Lu Xiaojing went to several large hospitals and spread the word that Ma Lian's good fortune could cure diseases.
Then, the entrance of the Ma family began to be crowded with patients. The patients spoke earnestly, and some even knelt down with money in their hands, just to beg for a piece of Ma Lian's flesh.
At first, Ma's parents thought these people were simply sick. They didn't know what rumors they had heard and wanted to eat his daughter's blood and flesh. Isn't this pure nonsense?
Ma Lian is now in a difficult situation. She just wanted to deceive Xia's parents, but now the whole world knows about it.
If she goes out and denies that her flesh and blood have no ability to heal diseases, wouldn't that be admitting that she is lying!
The good situation that had been created before had now turned into a deadly shackle. Ma Lian was so anxious that she didn't even dare to go out of the room, for fear that someone would cut her flesh with a knife as soon as she went out.
But as the patients took out more and more money, and saw the big white unity swaying in front of their eyes, the Ma family's eyes changed. The money that any one person took out was their salary for one or two years. How could they not be tempted!
The lies that Ma Lian had woven finally backfired. One night, she fell asleep after dinner. The next morning, Ma Lian was woken up by the pain.
When she woke up, she found that her thigh was in unbearable pain. She lifted the quilt and saw that there was a small piece of flesh missing from her left leg. Yes, you read that right, a piece of flesh was missing.
After cutting the flesh, although Ma's parents bandaged their daughter's wound, they were not proper medical staff. They just sprinkled some anti-inflammatory drugs and wood ash on the wound and hastily wrapped it with gauze.
Although the wound had stopped bleeding, the pain was unrelieved. Ma Lian was shaking with anger, and her whole body felt dizzy as her blood boiled. It seemed that a lot of blood had been lost.
Ma's parents offered Ma Lian tea and water, trying to persuade her, "We can't help it. Our family is in urgent need of money. I've asked around. Although we've lost a piece of meat, we can get it back if we take good care of it."
If you are careful, you won't get a scar. Besides, who would pull your pants or lift your skirt to see if you have lost any flesh?"
Ma Lian angrily scolded the foolish parents: "I am just a human being, not Tang Monk. Your blood flows in my body, and your flesh can't cure diseases. How can mine work? You are really greedy for money. Are you crazy?
And you parents, don’t you understand that you sons don’t understand either? I have worked hard to earn money to support this family over the years, but in the end you are all ungrateful people, watching me suffer, and no one came to help me.”
The Ma family, from the old to the young, were scolded by Ma Lian, and the whole family remained silent. They did do something wrong, but seeing so much money passing by them, it was really hard not to accept it.
Besides, it’s not like they don’t want to take care of their sister. Haven’t they already inquired about her? If she bleeds a little and loses a little flesh, she can just take good care of herself.
But there are some people who have broken limbs but are still able to survive and live well.
Ma Lian cursed for the whole morning without stopping, and finally annoyed the old man Ma: "I have raised you for so many years, what's wrong with you cutting some meat for me?
I tell you, this is your responsibility as a child. If you continue to curse, you won’t be able to eat.”
Ma Lian was so angry that she fell backwards, but there was nothing she could do but to endure her temper temporarily.
Ma Lian was kept in captivity at home. She couldn't walk because of a leg injury and could only be taken care of by her mother for eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
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