When Xiaoyue saw Lu Xiaomei fall, she instinctively pulled her arm, but instead of helping her up, she was pulled forward a few steps by Xiaoyue. Xiaoyue squatted down and blocked Lu Xiaomei, afraid that she would fall. The little boy also used his small body to support Lu Xiaomei.
Xiaoyue supported herself with one hand, turned around, squatted down, and let Lu Xiaomei climb onto her back. Xiaodouding also pushed Lu Xiaomei, and the two of them together carried Lu Xiaomei on their backs.
Xiaoyue wiped her sweat, placed her hands on her bent knees, and tried to stand up. She stumbled twice, then leaned on the little boy's shoulders for support. After regaining her balance, Xiaoyue mustered all her strength and managed to stand up.
Xiaoyue got up, and carrying Lu Xiaomei on her back, she ran back as fast as she could, afraid that she wouldn't be able to hold on.
Once inside the room, Xiaoyue asked Xiaodouding to call Yun Xingfei in. Xiaodouding cried as he went to call for him, and Yun Xingfei ran in as well. When he entered the room, he saw Xiaoyue carrying Lu Xiaomei on her back, covered in sweat, her cheeks flushed, and her lips tightly clenched, as if she had used up all her strength.
Yun Xingfei hurriedly moved Lu Xiaomei from Xiaoyue's back onto the kang (a heated brick bed). Xiaoyue, ignoring her own sweat, quickly laid Lu Xiaomei flat on the kang, then went into the kitchen to fetch a bowl of water and fed it to Lu Xiaomei. She wiped Lu Xiaomei's face with a cloth, but her complexion was still not good.
Xiaoyue hurriedly took out the medicine pot to brew the medicine. When she went to find Lu Xiaomei's medicine bag, she found that the medicine had already been brewed. She hit herself hard on the head. How could she have forgotten to get the medicine for Lu Xiaomei?
Seeing that Xiaoyue was so busy, Yun Xingfei quietly left. Xiaoyue didn't even notice him leaving, as she was busy going inside to check on Lu Xiaomei.
Pushing open the door, Xiaoyue saw Lu Xiaomei with her eyes tightly closed and her lip bitten. Hearing the door open, she forced her eyes open and gave Xiaoyue a brave smile. Just as she was about to get up and speak, Xiaoyue quickly helped Lu Xiaomei up, preventing her from doing so.
Seeing Lu Xiaomei's appearance, Xiaoyue frowned, and large beads of sweat rolled down her face. She took a deep breath to calm herself before speaking calmly to comfort Lu Xiaomei, "Third Sister-in-law, I'll go find a doctor for you."
Lu Xiaomei shook her head painfully, and said in a soft but firm voice, "It's all my fault for dragging you down. You don't need to see a doctor, just lie down for a while and you'll be fine."
Xiaoyue gently pressed her hands on Lu Xiaomei's shoulders. Her sallow complexion, furrowed brows, and pained expression were evident on her face. She sighed quietly and then found a blanket to cover Lu Xiaomei's stomach.
She took the little one outside, told her not to disturb her mother, and then hurriedly left.
She rushed to Doctor Hu's house, where Doctor Hu had just arrived. Upon seeing Xiaoyue, Doctor Hu smiled and said, "You're better now, why did you come to see me?"
Xiaoyue said with some anxiety, "In the evening, Old Man Ge called my third sister-in-law to his house for another family meeting. Something happened in the middle. After I helped my third sister-in-law out, she fell down. Luckily, I was there and carried her all the way home. When we got home, I wanted to make medicine for her, but I found that we were out of medicine."
Xiaoyue glanced at Doctor Hu, who didn't seem to be in a hurry, and said, "A while ago, Third Sister-in-law stopped taking her medicine. I thought she was better. She even made clothes for me during the day. I never expected..."
When Doctor Hu noticed Xiaoyue's condition, he put down his medicine box and comforted her with a smile, "It's nothing, just a sudden onset of anger. You won't feel any more anger at your place, and you'll recover quickly. You must have encountered something that caused your anger at Old Man Ge's house. Come on, I'll go take a look with you right now."
At this moment, Hu Banxia, who had been hiding behind the door, came out and said, "Dad, eat something before you go. The food is getting cold." After saying that, he looked at Xiaoyue angrily.
Xiaoyue glanced at the sky. It was already so late. If she didn't go to Lao Ge's house soon, she would have eaten by now. So she smiled apologetically and said, "Doctor Hu, you should eat first. You said yourself that Third Sister-in-law is fine."
After saying that, Xiaoyue left Hu Langzhong's house. As she approached Hou San's house, she suddenly noticed a dark figure loitering around the entrance. Xiaoyue immediately recognized the figure; she had seen this person coming and going from Hou San's house many times before.
Xiaoyue felt a little uneasy. She remembered that she had just beaten Ge Erlin at Old Man Ge's house. Xiaoyue was afraid that if the two of them met in the dark night, he might do something else.
Thinking of this, Xiaoyue hesitated whether to go back, but thinking that Lu Xiaomei and Xiaodouding were still waiting for her at home, she wanted to take a step forward, but she really didn't dare to go. In the dark, who knew what Ge Erlin, with his mad dog-like temper, might do?
As Xiaoyue hesitated, Gao Lei caught up from behind. He was slightly out of breath when he reached her, clearly having run up.
Gao Lei took a breath and calmed his unsteady breathing before asking, "Why are you stopping?"
The moon tonight, like a woman with small eyes squinting, revealed only a sliver of light, so bright that it was difficult to see clearly when it shone on people. Although I wasn't sure what the person behind me looked like, I recognized Gao Lei's voice.
Xiaoyue felt relieved and answered with a forced smile, "I'm walking." Xiaoyue was happy; now that people were coming from behind, she no longer had to worry about Ge Erlin going crazy.
So Xiaoyue, trying to make conversation, said, "You're back."
Gao Lei didn't accommodate Xiaoyue: "You saw Hu Banxia, so just assume you know I'm back. I went to Hu Banxia's house to discuss when to enter the county. The provincial examination is in a month and a half."
Xiaoyue replied casually, "Oh, okay."
Even in the darkness, with only a sliver of light, Gao Lei could see Xiao Yue's absent-minded expression, so he asked angrily, "Why didn't you accept the list of all the shops in Hejia Town that I wrote down for you, which I had Gao Yu give you?"
Hearing the hint of anger in Gao Lei's tone, Xiaoyue took a few steps forward, almost reaching Ge Erlin's side, but then retreated, took a deep breath, and pointed in Ge Erlin's direction: "Someone's there."
Gao Lei had already prepared Xiaoyue's expression to answer the question, but Xiaoyue changed the subject. He was furious. Didn't he see the person in front of him? Did he need her to point it out to him?
Gao Lei really wanted to grab Xiaoyue's arm and shake her head to ask her what she was thinking, but he suppressed his anger and said impatiently, "I saw it."
Xiaoyue suddenly moved closer to Gao Lei, moving behind him. Gao Lei was still standing between her and the dark figure. Xiaoyue looked back at Xiaoyue with a puzzled expression, then took a step forward.
Xiaoyue came closer again. Gao Lei looked down at the short person next to him, smiled helplessly, and said, "So you're afraid of someone? I thought you were fearless."
Xiaoyue unconsciously tugged at Gao Lei's clothes and pulled him forward. When Ge Erlin saw two dark figures walking in his direction, whether out of guilt or fear of being discovered, he also slunk away.
When Xiaoyue saw Ge Erlin leave, she breathed a sigh of relief, straightened her back, puffed out her chest, and picked up her pace. In the blink of an eye, she was in front of Gao Lei.
Gao Lei grabbed Xiaoyue by the back of her neck and pulled her back in an instant.
"Tell me, why didn't you accept the name of the shop in Hejia Town that I wrote for Gao Yu to give you? That's what you asked me for."
Xiaoyue thought to herself, "Here we go again. It seems we can't get over this if we don't talk about it." So she sighed and said, "It seems we've crossed a line."
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