Ah Chou had no way to answer. Not only could she not answer, she clenched her teeth even tighter. She hugged her knees tightly with both hands, so tightly that the joints of her fingers turned blue and white. She seemed to want to stop herself from twitching, but she twitched even more violently.
Zhong Mingwei sat on the kang in a daze, looking at Ah Chou who was twitching non-stop. After a short pause, he hurriedly took the cotton-padded jacket that Ah Chou had put aside and wanted to put it on Ah Chou. But Ah Chou's whole body was twitching violently, and his hands and feet were extremely stiff, just hugging each other tightly. Zhong Mingwei tried several times, but failed to pry Ah Chou's hands apart. Zhong Mingwei was so anxious that his eyes turned red. When he spoke again, his voice was hoarse: "Girl. Be obedient. Put on your clothes, I will take you down the mountain to see the doctor... Girl. Be obedient, be obedient..."
"If you don't listen, I'll beat you." Zhong Mingwei was so anxious that beads of sweat dripped onto Ah Chou's face. He quickly reached out to wipe off the beads of sweat, and then moved closer. He held Ah Chou's face and kissed her repeatedly, "Girl, be obedient, please listen to me for once..."
I don't know if it was because he heard the man's plea, but Achou's hand finally loosened. Zhong Mingwei was busy putting the old and dirty cotton jacket on Achou, and then went to put on her cotton trousers. It was at this time that he discovered that Achou's cotton trousers were wet, and most of the trouser legs were wet. Zhong Mingwei was stunned and put the trousers under the candlelight. The black cotton trousers, even if they were wet, it couldn't be seen. No wonder he didn't notice it before.
Zhong Mingwei suddenly turned around, staring blankly at Ah Chou who was still sleeping. He was holding a pair of wet cotton pants in his hand, his chest heaving violently. He felt pain and hatred in his heart. He felt pain for this girl who didn't know how to worry about him, and hated himself for being old and blurry at only in his early thirties. He didn't even notice it earlier and didn't know how long the girl had worn these wet cotton pants.
After a moment of hesitation, Zhong Mingwei hurriedly threw away the wet cotton trousers, took out his own cotton trousers and put them on Achou, then took out Achou's scarf and hat and put them on, and then wrapped Achou tightly with a quilt. Then he got off the kang holding the edge of the kang, staggered to the big bed, found some thick trousers and put them on himself, and then took out a hemp rope from the outer hall.
The hemp rope that was used to tie him and Achou when he was learning to walk was now tied to the two of them. Zhong Mingwei sat on the edge of the kang, carried Achou, who was wrapped in a quilt, on his back, and tied the two of them tightly with the hemp rope. At the same time, he took out fifty taels of silver from the box at the end of the kang and put it in his arms. Then he took a few deep breaths, held the edge of the kang, and stood up. His trembling leg shook in place for a long time, and finally took the first step. Zhong Mingwei gritted his teeth, held the edge of the kang, the stove, and the wall all the way, and limped out of the outer hall.
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"Gudong!"
This was the third time that Zhong Mingwei fell. The cold and hard ground made him feel as if all the bones in his body were broken. His knees were getting more and more painful, making it increasingly difficult for him to get up. He breathed in big mouthfuls of the dirty snow in front of him, raised his head and looked at the gate that was still a long way away. He breathed in a few mouthfuls, then supported himself on the ground with both hands and struggled to get up, gritting his teeth.
"Gudong!"
This time, he took only two steps before he fell to the ground again. His ankle must have been twisted, it was burning with pain, and his chest was probably bleeding from the pain from the silver inside. Zhong Mingwei struggled to wake up, and the cold wind was mixed with the vague crying of the little girl, which made Zhong Mingwei's heart twitch with pain. He reached out and patted Ah Chou on the back, and said softly, "Girl, don't be afraid, you will feel better after seeing the doctor..."
Zhong Mingwei supported himself on the ground with his hands, trying to get up again, but he couldn't. With someone on his back, it was naturally inconvenient for him to move, not to mention his body condition. In addition, his ankles and knees were burning with pain, so he really couldn't stand up.
"Bang, bang!" He pounded the ground in frustration, looking at the closed door in front of him and the row of small footprints on the snow. He calmed down again, took a few puffs, then dug the ground with both hands and supported himself with his feet, crawling forward inch by inch. His palms were numb from the cold and felt a dull pain, but Zhong Mingwei was grateful for the freezing snow. If the snow hadn't been slippery on the ground, he would have had a hard time moving forward.
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