Chapter 32 The Suffering of Women
Seeing that Li Dalang had complete control over the situation, Li Sanniang ignored the man and the old woman who were shouting and yelling, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the forehead of the woman who had been hit on the ground.
Following the blood, they checked for other wounds and, after a careful examination, found it was just a scalp laceration caused by external force tearing the scalp. Fortunately, they arrived in time and the man with the wooden stick hadn't hit them on the head yet.
If someone were to hit you on the head with a stick like that, it could cause a concussion at best, a fracture at worst, and if it hits the brainstem, it could be fatal.
The handkerchief was too small, so they used the handkerchief that Sister-in-law Li had given them, tied it together, and used it to wrap the woman's wound to prevent it from getting dirty again.
Li San Niang asked her a few questions about whether she felt dizzy or had a headache, but she didn't answer at all. Her eyes were lifeless, and she had lost all vitality, wanting to die.
At this moment, Li San Niang still had time to think that she really couldn't go out. Going out meant rescuing people, rescuing people meant encountering trouble, and encountering trouble meant getting involved. It was truly full of tricks.
But in such a situation, how can we ignore it and not offer any assistance?
If you can't help everyone, then help everyone in the world. But helping one or two people is still an option. Otherwise, how can you live with yourself?
Just now, Li Sanniang had taken the opportunity to check the woman's pulse. Yes, that was the original Li Sanniang's skill.
This woman has a body that is chronically malnourished and lacks sufficient food. Her period has probably not come for several months. Without a healthy body, how can she ovulate? And without eggs, how can she have a child?
They didn't find anything else, but Li San Niang's pulse-taking technique was a true inheritance from her father. To be honest, it was even better than Li Er Xiong's. Talent is a really hard thing to say.
If Li San Niang prescribes medicine and ensures sufficient nutrition and rest, she should be able to recover in six months. With menstrual blood, she will naturally have a chance to conceive.
If it can be combined with the acupuncture techniques that Li's father once told Li San Niang, it should be faster.
Of course, it's not appropriate to ask this in public. Is it that you haven't been pregnant even once in the past five years? Or did you get pregnant but miscarry?
If menstruation was normal before, and the couple has been married for five years without having children, then the man likely has some issues.
Just as Li San Niang was pondering what to do, the constables on patrol arrived.
"What are you doing! Why are you blocking the road? Get out of the way! Clear the path, no more standing around watching!"
A constable, wearing a round-necked robe and carrying a long sword at his waist, shouted loudly at the onlookers.
The common people were still afraid of the officials. Although the team of six constables was not many, their six long knives were very sharp. So they gave up their desire to watch the excitement and carefully dispersed, clearing the congested road.
At this point, only Li San Niang and her group of eight, along with the family of three and the kind old man, remained in the place.
Brother Li handed the sleeping Dewdrop to Li Erlang to hold, then took out his Golden Guard badge from his bosom and saluted the head constable.
You know, Dewdrop is really something, sleeping so soundly even in such a noisy environment.
"Oh, it's a brother from the Imperial Guard. What's going on?"
The head constable, having seen the waist tag, seemed a bit more enthusiastic, but still pointed at the woman on the ground and the wooden stick that Li Dalang was still holding.
In general, the responsibility for maintaining order in Chang'an City fell to the Jingzhao Prefecture. However, due to the events surrounding Emperor Taizong, the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Court, including the Jinwu Guard, were also tasked with guarding Chang'an.
Not to mention, in the event of a serious crime, the Dali Temple has the authority to get involved.
It's a three-way relationship; there's no real harmony, but they're probably on good terms, at least for the sake of saving face.
At this moment, the old man stepped forward with a sense of responsibility and said, "Qiu Niang has a hard life. Her family fled here many years ago, and now she is the only one left."
"Never mind whether Qiu Niang can have children or not. Since you can't live together anymore, why not get a divorce? Part ways peacefully and each find your own happiness."
"Divorce? Bullshit! Qiu Niang is my wife. She can't bear children, so she should work even harder to support our family. Besides, she had that kind of affair with the Hu people. What if I beat her to death!"
The man's extremely arrogant manner was truly disgusting.
Suddenly, a Hu man with a head full of braids came running from the other side of the road. When he got close, he knelt down next to Qiu Niang, carefully hugged her, and cried out urgently, "Qiu Niang, Qiu Niang, I'm here, I'm here! Don't die, don't die! I'll marry you!"
The head constable watched this scene with amusement, thinking that today's show was truly entertaining.
Li San Niang only realized that this Hu man was the young man who had controlled the horse through the fire hoop during the circus performance at Ruyi Tower earlier that day, after Li Da Sao grabbed her arm.
Alright, now even without anyone saying anything, Li San Niang can guess the gist of it.
It is said that Qiu Niang had been married to that man for many years without having children, which angered him. In order to make a living, she took a laundry job in the West Market. Coincidentally, she was part of the circus troupe that is now performing at Ruyi Tower. She got to know the horse handler, who was interested in Qiu Niang. However, Qiu Niang was a married woman and probably rejected him.
But after a while, someone probably saw it and told the old woman, who then instigated the man to beat Qiu Niang, and that's when Li San Niang ran into them.
"Brothers, watch closely. This is getting involved with the Hu people, so it's no longer just a regular street disturbance. Come on, let's get going before Chen Shaoyin leaves his post."
As soon as the head constable finished speaking, the other constables standing guard around grabbed and dragged several people away, scaring the man so much that he knelt down and begged for mercy while crying.
"Heh, brothers of the Imperial Guard, let's go. You've run into this situation, there's nothing I can do. The newly arrived Vice Magistrate Chen is a fair man who loves to solve cases. Once he understands the whole story, it won't affect your family's affairs, but you still have to make a trip to the yamen. Please!"
Li San Niang and the others exchanged glances and then went to the Jingzhao Prefecture with the constables and the others.
On the way, Li Sanniang sighed again about her bad luck. She would save people as soon as she went out, then run into trouble, and then get involved.
Jingzhao Prefecture, I've never been here before in my life. I doubt there's anything to visit in modern times. Today, Li San Niang can finally have a day trip here.
Upon entering the Jingzhao Prefecture, the group was first invited to wait at the gatehouse next door, where each of them was served a cup of tea.
At this moment, Dewdrop woke up and asked Li San Niang in surprise where they were and why they weren't going home. Were they going to watch the circus?
Li San Niang coaxed her to drink some water and explained in a way that a child could understand what had happened, how it had been resolved, and that they would go home soon.
At this moment, the strength of the Tang Dynasty became apparent. Qiu Niang had been carried in the arms of the horse-riding man the whole way. When they arrived, a middle-aged man and a young girl came to examine Qiu Niang's injuries. They went to the inner room specifically to examine her, presumably to have her clothes removed for a proper examination.
Li San Niang was worried, so she handed Lu Zhu'er to Li Da Sao and went inside with her. No one stopped her.
The Hu man also wanted to go in, but was stopped by the constables at the door.
After sitting for a short while, first the old man from the neighborhood was asked to leave, and after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the old woman was called out. In this way, almost every other cup of tea, someone was called out to be questioned.
In the end, only Li San Niang and Lu Zhu'er were left.
Because Lu Zhu'er slept the whole time, which the head constable noticed, he called Li San Niang himself this time and entrusted Lu Zhu'er to Li Da Sao after he finished questioning her.
Upon entering the house, one sees a man with a short beard, exuding an official air, wearing a round-necked robe and an official hat, sitting in the seat of honor in the main hall. He is quite approachable. "Mrs. Li, come here and tell me in detail what happened back then."
Li San Niang then recounted the events in this manner and waited for Shao Yin's conclusion.
Finally, everyone was summoned to the courtroom, where the magistrate announced: "Today, Wang Fu publicly assaulted his wife, Shen Qiuniang. An examination by this prefecture revealed several old injuries, confirming him as a repeat offender. Old Man Wang and Lady Li are both kind-hearted citizens who joined in stopping Wang Fu's violence; they deserve commendation. The Western Region Hu man, Tuva, and Shen Qiuniang did not behave inappropriately, and Shen Qiuniang has remained chaste. Wang Fu and Shen Qiuniang have been married for five years without children, and it is a fact that Shen Qiuniang was assaulted by Wang Fu. Therefore, this prefecture hereby decrees that Wang Fu and Shen Qiuniang are to be estranged!"
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