Come to think of it, does Su Xueli have to worry about what her neighbors think?
She waved her hand and said, "Hurry up and drink some water and get back to work. But I can't guarantee my mother won't come tonight. If she does, you'll be in big trouble, and so will I."
Upon hearing this, Wei Mingshen was at his wit's end. He sighed and said, "I'll go check if the gate is finished."
Su Xueli smiled, pursing her lips.
Wei Mingshen had just reached the courtyard gate when his ears were filled with a chorus of curses. He came back and complained, "Which shrew is cursing men, making them sound worthless?"
Su Xueli sighed, "She's cursing again? It's Sister Xiuhua, Dou Dou's mother. Oh, she's not a shrew, she's been driven to it by a man. I'll go and talk to her, getting angry can really make a person sick."
Wei Mingshen said, "Then come back quickly."
Su Xueli came out and saw Lü Xiuhua struggling with her man, cursing, "You son of a bitch Ding Qingshun, if you dare go out fishing again today, I'll kill myself..."
The man shoved her aside and roared, "Lü Xiuhua, you're always talking about life and death. If we're going to die, let's die together! Let's not live anymore! Come on, let's go home and get a knife to cut our wrists. You cut mine first..."
As she spoke, she dragged Lü Xiuhua toward her home. Lü Xiuhua was stopped by a neighbor, and Su Xueli also went over and hugged her.
To her surprise, her husband indeed took out a kitchen knife from the house and yelled as he shoved it into Lü Xiuhua's mouth, insisting that she cut his wrists.
The crowd rushed over to persuade him, and one man grabbed him and punched him, saying, "Qingshun, why are you arguing with a woman? If you don't live your life, what will happen to the children!"
The man's eyes were red with anger as he shouted, "Look at this! How can I live like this? Am I even a man? She chases me around, beating and cursing me every day. My mother is about to be driven crazy by me. I've been wanting to die for a long time..."
Lu Xiuhua cried out, "Ding Qingshun, do you want to die? If it weren't for Dou Dou, I would have died eight hundred times over. You're a grown man who doesn't do any work, leaving me, a woman, to run a business and take care of the child. Don't you have any shame?"
Her husband yelled, "Do you think I want to not work? Don't you know my back hurts? Are you faking it?!"
"Brother, your back hurts, so you shouldn't get so close to the water. You need to keep warm," Su Xueli suddenly said.
Her voice was pleasant and gentle, and the distraught man immediately looked at her quietly. The noisy crowd also quieted down and looked at this unfamiliar young girl.
Seeing that it was effective, Su Xueli continued, "Brother, in addition to taking medicine, you must keep warm if you have back pain. You catch fish in the water all day long, and the water is so cold. Even a healthy person can't stand it, let alone someone with a back problem."
"Brother, I have a great way to treat back pain: moxibustion and soaking your feet in a soup made with ginger and mugwort. It's very effective. Give it a try. Once you're better, you can go into business with Sister Xiuhua to earn money and support the family, and you won't be arguing every day anymore."
Seeing that the young girl's words seemed plausible, everyone agreed that she should get treatment as soon as possible. She was so young, and once she was cured, she could go back to doing what she was supposed to do. Dragging it out like this was not a solution.
Ding Qingshun's anger gradually subsided. He wiped his face and asked Su Xueli, "How do you do moxibustion?"
Su Xueli said, "Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have moxa sticks. When you go there, the doctor will tell you how to do it. Doing moxibustion and soaking your feet in ginger and mugwort soup will definitely double the effect, but you must stay away from cold water and keep warm."
Ding Qingshun lowered his head and said, "Thank you."
Then he picked up the kitchen knife and went home.
Su Xueli and the others helped Lü Xiuhua, whose face was streaked with tears, to her feet and took her home.
Once inside, Lü Xiuhua took Su Xueli's hand and said, "Thank you, Xueli. Have you ever seen anyone use that remedy for back pain? Is it really effective?"
Su Xueli said, "It will definitely work, Xiuhua, but you need to keep warm and continue taking your medicine. You can keep an eye on him. Once his back is better, you two won't argue anymore."
Lu Xiuhua said, "Okay, sister, this man is really infuriating. Actually, thinking back, he wasn't lazy before he got his back pain. He was good to me and the children. But after he got his back pain, he changed completely."
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