Chapter 64 You could obviously save me, why did you refuse me?
Li Ying could tell that Aunt Hong was sick the first time she saw her. She didn't believe that someone as smart as Second Senior Brother couldn't see it?
Shi Bai hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay. She has been like this recently."
"Second Brother, you should communicate more with Aunt Hong. You can't let her be so depressed. Something bad will happen." Li Ying reminded.
Shi Bai patted Li Ying's shoulder and said, "Junior Sister, I'm also a doctor. I know better than you whether my mother is sick or not. You don't have to worry about it. Just take care of yourself."
Li Ying heard something different from her second senior brother's lukewarm words, but she didn't want to interfere in his family affairs.
"You take a rest first. I'll take you into the mountains to collect herbs after ten o'clock tomorrow morning."
Shi Bai patted Li Ying on the shoulder.
Li Ying was indeed tired, so she returned to her room and fell asleep immediately.
Late at night, Li Ying got up and walked out of the room. The yard was dark and the light of the flashlight in her hand seemed dim.
A low sob sound came into Li Ying's ears. She realized that the sound came from Aunt Hong's room. She went to the bathroom first, and when she came back, she gently knocked on Aunt Hong's door.
"Who?" Aunt Hong's voice came from the room.
"It's me, I'm Li Ying."
The door opened quickly, and Aunt Hong was seen standing at the door with her clothes draped over her shoulders and a kerosene lamp in her hand. Her red and swollen eyes proved that she had indeed just cried.
"Auntie Hong, can I come in?"
Aunt Hong nodded and made way.
After Li Ying walked into the house, Aunt Hong closed the door.
"Is it because you just came here and you're not used to it?" Aunt Hong asked softly.
"A little."
"If you don't mind, come and squeeze in with me." Aunt Hong put an old men's suit on the table under the kerosene lamp.
"Is this uncle's clothes?"
Aunt Hong paused, looked at the clothes in her hands, and soon her eyes turned red again, with big tears rolling down from the corners of her eyes.
"Aunt Hong." Li Ying stepped forward and put her arm around Aunt Hong's shoulders. "You still have Second Senior Brother."
"We agreed that if we won, we would come back and live with us. In the end, we came back... wuwu..."
Aunt Hong hugged her clothes and burst into tears.
Shi Bai's father was a hero who sacrificed his life and was a man worthy of respect, but it was a pity for Aunt Hong.
Li Ying put her arm around Aunt Hong's shoulders and accompanied her silently.
"Yingying, my only wish now is that your second senior brother can get married and have children, so that I can hold my grandson in my arms while I'm still alive. That way, even if I go down there and see Father Shi Bai, I'll feel at ease."
It was a simple wish. Li Ying comforted him, "Auntie Hong, don't worry. Second Brother will definitely find his true love, get married, and have children."
This is Aunt Hong’s wish. Second Master is such a filial person, why can’t he do it?
A thin mist rose in the small mountain village in the early morning. Shi Bai got up early and squatted by the well to sharpen his machete. He had to carry a knife when going up the mountain, so that he could defend himself in case he encountered snakes, insects or wild beasts.
Li Ying and Aunt Hong made breakfast together, and Zhou Qi helped serve the meal on the table.
Shi Bai threw a knife to Zhou Qi: "Take it with you. You might need it when we go up the mountain later."
"good."
Zhou Qi didn't hesitate, put on his machete and sat down to eat.
Shi Bai also sat down.
Everyone was about to eat when footsteps were heard outside. A few people curiously dropped their bowls and chopsticks and left the house.
A disheveled girl rushed into the yard, hugged Shi Bai's legs, and cried, "Brother Shi Bai, please, save me! I don't want to get married!"
Shi Bai rushed back stiffly and said to the kneeling girl, "Don't worry, I promise Pang Er will not die. I can bring him back to life."
"Chuan Miao, did you hear that? Doctor Shi said he can save Pang Er. Why are you still making a fuss? Come back with me!" A burly man went up and pulled the kneeling girl.
The girl named Chuan Miao had tears on her face and she went up to hug Shi Bai's calves tightly.
"Brother Shi Bai, please, I don't want to marry Pang Er. I don't want to marry him! Please save me! Save me!"
The girl cried heart-wrenchingly.
Aunt Hong couldn't help herself any longer and went up to Chuan Miao's father and said, "Look how much the child is crying! How can you still force her like this?"
Chuan Miao's father sighed, tugged at his patched clothes, and said with a look of sorrow: "What can I do? Before, Chuan Miao's mother was sick, and I borrowed money from Pang Er's family for medical treatment. Now Pang Er is seriously ill, and his family wants me to be Chuan Miao to bring good luck, or else they will pay back the money. Now our family can't even find a mouse, let alone money."
"Now it's a new society, and women have the right to choose their own marriage." Li Ying couldn't help but speak.
Chuan Miao's father said with a sad face: "But our family has no money to give to the Pang family, so we can only let Chuan Miao bring good luck to their family."
Li Ying looked at Shi Bai. They were just outsiders, but Second Senior Brother was not. Perhaps Second Senior Brother's words could be useful here.
"I told you, I can definitely cure Pang Er's disease! Their family wants you to bring good luck, but it's just a psychological comfort. Just agree to it." Shi Bai said decisively.
Li Ying was dumbfounded. When did the second senior brother become so cold-blooded?
"Bringing good luck to a wedding is just a superstition, do you believe in it?" Zhou Qi asked back.
Chuan Miao's father glanced at a few people and said, "Don't talk nonsense. If anything happens to the Pang family, you will be responsible! Doctor Shi, you are the only doctor in our village. You said Pang Er can get better, right? Then he will definitely get better. Chuan Miao, there is no harm in you congratulating him. When he gets better, you will be a happy couple. Come back with dad!" Chuan Miao's father dragged Chuan Miao away.
The yard became quiet.
Aunt Hong looked up at Shi Bai, her eyes full of disappointment.
"I remember you told mother before that studying medicine is about saving lives, but you refused to save Chuan Miao!"
"Mom, I'm here to save the sick, I can't interfere with other people's marriages." Shi Bai finished speaking and went to pack his backpack. Then he said to Li Ying and Zhou Qi, "Come with me up the mountain now."
Li Ying couldn't say anything and could only signal Zhou Qi to follow.
The mountain road was rugged, so Shi Bai specially gave Li Ying a bamboo cane to help her exert force.
Zhou Qi followed behind to ensure that nothing would happen.
Along the way, Shi Bai didn't speak, and Li Ying didn't want to speak either. Climbing the mountain while pregnant was a very tiring task for her.
Seeing the two people start to breathe heavily, Shi Bai stopped.
"Take a break."
"good."
Find a flat place and sit down to rest.
Li Ying never understood how the kindhearted Second Brother could become so cold-blooded and heartless, willing to watch someone die without helping. Although she knew to respect the fate of others and not interfere in their karma, it was obvious that Chuan Miao liked Second Brother, otherwise she wouldn't have come to him for help.
But is it because Second Brother behaves so cold-bloodedly just because he doesn't like that person who passed away?
Unfortunately, I found nothing today, only some Panax notoginseng and Plantago seeds.
After returning home, Shi Bai went to Pang's house to treat Pang Er.
Shi Bai was blocked by Chuan Miao when he left Pang's house.
"You could have saved me, why did you refuse?"
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