☆, Chapter 18: You should think it over and marry into this family!
After being paralyzed for nearly three years, Uncle Zhao suddenly experienced severe pain all over his body and rolled around in agony on the bed, which frightened Aunt Zhao.
Zhao Yunjing was also startled, and his mind went blank for a moment.
"Brother Zhao, go and fetch Doctor Li quickly." Zhou Mujiao said calmly, then instructed Aunt Zhao, "Auntie, don't panic. Find out where Uncle is in pain, and massage him to clear his meridians."
Zhao Yunjing strode out the door, and Aunt Zhao hurriedly asked Uncle Zhao where exactly it hurt, but Uncle Zhao couldn't say at all and just kept groaning in pain.
Eighteen and the others all ran over, the three children holding hands, their hearts filled with fear, even Xiao Wu's face was pale.
Zhou Mujiao patted each of the four children's heads and casually pointed out a few acupoints to Aunt Zhao: "Put some force into each acupoint and count to ten."
Aunt Zhao was completely disoriented. She did whatever Zhou Mujiao asked her to do. Every time Aunt Zhao pressed acupoint, Uncle Zhao's pain lessened. By the time she had pressed all the dozen or so acupoints, Uncle Zhao felt no pain at all.
This painlessness is not the same as the previous lack of sensation, but rather a feeling of complete relaxation and comfort throughout the body.
He let out a heavy sigh of relief, took Aunt Zhao's hand and patted it gently a few times: "I'm fine, don't cry. The 18th, the 9th, the 6th, Dad is fine."
Eighteen burst into tears: "Daddy, don't die! Daddy, don't die! Eighteen doesn't want to be without a daddy! Eighteen is scared, waaaaah..."
She cried on the 18th, and she cried on the 6th and 9th of the lunar month. Aunt Zhao comforted this person and soothed that person, but in the end, she cried herself.
Zhou Mujiao pulled Xiao Wu up and silently left.
Hearing the crying coming from the west wing, Xiao Wu's face turned pale: "Sister, will Uncle Zhao die?"
"Won't."
"...When Father and Mother passed away, did you cry, Sister?"
Zhou Mujiao thought for a moment and shook her head: "Sister didn't cry because Mother wants Sister to live well and take good care of Xiao Wu."
Xiao Wu was silent for a while, then promised with red eyes, "Sister, Xiao Wu will definitely take the medicine properly and take care of you and protect you from now on!"
Zhou Mujiao patted her younger brother's big head: "Okay, big sister will wait."
Zhao Yunjing brought Doctor Li over, and Zhou Mujiao quickly called out all of them, including Shi Ba.
There was no sound coming from the west wing for a long time. Several children sat on the veranda, hugging their knees and silently shedding tears.
Zhou Mujiao didn't rush to comfort them. In this situation, the children's fear would only disappear once Uncle Zhao's situation improved.
Half an hour later, Doctor Li came out, and Shi Ba and the others all surrounded him. Zhou Mujiao looked at Zhao Yunjing and saw that his brows were relaxed, so she knew that Uncle Zhao was alright.
Sure enough, Dr. Li said, "Little Eighteen, your father won't die. He'll be able to get out of bed and walk again in a while!"
Eighteen was stunned for a moment, then jumped up and exclaimed, "Great! Father won't die! Father can still get out of bed and walk!"
She turned around and threw herself into Zhou Mujiao's arms, her voice hoarse with excitement: "Sister! Shiba said it all, my father isn't crippled! He can walk!"
The little girl's voice was so high-pitched and thin that Zhou Mujiao felt like she was going deaf. She quickly put the girl down, covered her ears, and shouted, "Yes, yes, your father can walk now, and he can go hunting in the mountains in the future!"
Eighteen, not understanding what was going on, covered her ears as well and shouted, "My father is the best! My father can even toss Eighteen up and catch her!"
Yes, yes, yes.
"My older brother is even more amazing! He can do everything! Sister, will you be my sister-in-law? I like you so much!"
Zhou Mujiao choked for a moment, and then looked again and saw that Zhao Yunjing's face opposite her had suddenly turned black and red.
She cleared her throat, pulled Xiao Wu over and pushed him in front of Dr. Li: "Dr. Li, please examine my brother."
Doctor Li took Zhao Yun Jing's pulse for a while, his eyes widening in pain. He then took the pulse on his other hand, his eyes widening even more. He stared at Zhao Yun Jing and asked, "Zhao family brat, what did you feed him?"
Zhao Yunjing paused for a moment, and Zhou Mujiao spoke first: "I've been drinking ginseng chicken soup for the past three days."
Doctor Li nodded: "No wonder. But he's still a bit weak, so you need to be careful with the dosage, or you might make things worse. Since there's ginseng, I'll adjust the prescription. I'll come back in five days."
He gestured for Zhao Yunjing to follow him out. Zhao Yunjing thought that Xiao Wu had something else going on and that he couldn't tell Xiao Wu in person, so he quickly followed.
Halfway up the mountain, Doctor Li glanced behind him and laughed, "Young man Zhao, do you believe in fate?"
I believe you.
"Huh? Didn't you not believe it before?" He asked ten times, and Zhao Yunjing said he didn't believe it ten times. Why did he suddenly change his mind today?
"Because my luck has changed."
Zhao Yunjing spoke nonsense with a straight face, “I prayed to Buddha for forty-nine days, burning incense morning, noon and night. Now all my prayers have been answered. My mother can get out of bed and her illness is slowly getting better. Chu Liu and Chu Jiu are no longer stupid. My father will also be able to get out of bed soon. Doctor Li, I think that the reason why the Zhao family was so unlucky in the past was because we did not respect the gods enough.”
Doctor Li nodded: "People should have some respect for things they don't understand. There was a young master from a wealthy family who was about to die, so he married a girl to bring him good luck, as if it were a last resort. As a result, the young master actually came back to life and now has a son and a daughter."
"Dr. Li called me out. Did he want to discuss Buddhism or Taoism with me?"
"Who's talking to you about Buddhism or Taoism?" Doctor Li lowered his voice. "I'm just reminding you that Miss Zhou is good for your family. If you're really interested in her, you should hurry up and marry her."
"Dr. Li, I brought her back not to bring good luck."
"I know, it's to repay her father for the help he gave you before! But that doesn't conflict with whether you get married or not. If you marry her, she'll bring you good fortune, and you'll protect her. Isn't that great?"
Zhao Yunjing said expressionlessly, "If Dr. Li has nothing else, then I will go back. Here is the consultation fee, please take it."
"Hey, hey, don't run away! Do you still have any ginseng? I'd like to buy some from you, just one ginseng root will do." Doctor Li scratched his head. "If you don't have much, then forget it. I'll go into the mountains to look for some tomorrow."
Zhao Yunjing asked Doctor Li to wait a moment, then went back and told Zhou Mujiao about it. Zhou Mujiao thought for a moment and gave him two roots, which were about the length of a finger.
Doctor Li was overjoyed, and before leaving, he teased the two of them as usual: "Girls, I told you this Zhao boy was good, didn't I? Look how well the Zhao family is doing now, why don't you consider marrying into the family!"
Zhao Yunjing's face turned red and then dark again. He wished he could chase after the ginseng root and snatch it back. This old man, he really had a sharp tongue!
Zhou Mujiao remained unfazed and said gracefully, "Okay, I'll think about it!"
Doctor Li laughed heartily, while Zhao Yunjing was dumbfounded.
What did Zhou Mujiao say? That she would seriously consider whether or not to marry him?
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