Chapter 283 Siblings
Xiao Qing woke up lying in bed.
She had changed her clothes, and surprisingly, she was dressed in women's clothing. The material was ordinary, a coarse cotton skirt, suggesting she came from an ordinary family.
She tried to remember, but her head was still spinning, which reminded her of the excruciating impact on her head before she lost consciousness.
I reached up and touched it; it was bandaged.
My nose twitched. There was a faint herbal scent in the room. It wasn't the smell of brewing medicine, but rather the odor of herbs that had been stored for a long time.
She slowly got up and looked around. It was indeed a room for storing herbs. It wasn't big, and the bed seemed to be a makeshift structure, just a few pieces of wood pieced together with bedding laid out haphazardly, but it was still relatively clean.
Just then, the door was slowly pushed open, and an old woman with a hunched back walked in, steadily holding a bowl of herbs in her hands.
Seeing her sit up, the old lady gave her a nonchalant look and handed her the medicine. "Drink it yourself when you're awake. Your brother is already awake but you're still not. His health is much weaker than yours."
As he spoke, he slowly walked out with his hands behind his back.
Xiao Lang is awake?
Xiao Qing drank the medicine in one gulp, then took the bowl and headed out.
But I can't walk too fast, my body is still weak.
As soon as she reached the door, she saw Xiao Lang sitting on a wooden rattan chair outside, his legs tightly bound by wooden frames.
Xiao Lang looked at her, but her gaze was fixed on his legs.
Instantly, Xiao Qing exclaimed with delight, "Is there any hope for his leg?"
The old woman picking vegetables next to him didn't even lift her eyelids, saying, "I don't know."
Xiao Qing was delighted. She took the bowl and moved over, ignoring the old lady's cold face. She squatted down and took the initiative to help pick the vegetables, doing so naturally and affectionately.
"Isn't Grandma a miracle doctor? She can definitely cure him!"
If there's absolutely no chance of Xiao Lang's leg recovering, why bother binding it so tightly? It's completely unnecessary.
The old woman scoffed: "Decades of injuries, poisoning, broken bones and tendons, muscles have atrophied, you think you can cure it? Whether you can save your life is another matter, why would you care about your two legs? You'll be dead before treatment even begins."
Xiao Qing was startled.
This old lady is definitely a very capable person, otherwise she wouldn't be able to provide so much information.
Xiao Qing was overjoyed and jumped onto the old lady's lap, looking up at her with bright, sparkling eyes. "Please, Grandma, save me!"
Xiao Lang was so shocked he almost jumped up.
Unfortunately, his legs were immobilized, and he felt excruciating pain all over his body whenever he moved his upper body, his forehead covered in sweat.
From his perspective, Xiao Qing's lunge posture appeared as if she were kneeling on the ground, with her body leaning forward and her upper body straight up... How could she so easily kneel down to someone!
"Xiao Yan!" Xiao Lang exclaimed in shock and anger.
Xiao Qing was taken aback and turned to look at her.
Xiao Lang's expression darkened further, but then he felt her eyes were too bright, so he unconsciously turned his face away.
The old lady chuckled, "Such deep sibling affection, but alas, human life can never prevail over fate."
Xiao Qing turned her face again and looked at her sincerely: "Grandma must have a way, as long as it can save his life, Grandma? Grandma?"
Xiao Qing boldly approached, grabbed the old lady's sleeve and shook it, pleading as she did so.
The old lady looked at her coldly, neither speaking nor pushing her away.
Xiao Lang simply couldn't bear to watch any longer.
"Xiao Yan, come here!"
Xiao Qing was unwilling and wanted to try again. She felt that this mother-in-law was not only very capable, but might actually have a solution. Look, she didn't refuse!
Moreover, this mother-in-law is only cold on the surface; judging from the things she does, she may not necessarily be a cold-hearted person.
"Xiao Yan!" Xiao Lang started pounding his legs, but after a couple of poundings, he suddenly got angry and started looking for stones, his face clearly showing his irritability and anger.
These damn legs! He'd had enough of them!
Xiao Qing was startled and quickly rushed over to grab his hand, shouting, "What are you doing!"
Quickly check if the wooden boards are loose or damaged. She can smell it; it's full of medicine.
The old lady continued to pick vegetables absentmindedly, not even glancing at them.
Xiao Qing got angry, raised her eyebrows and yelled fiercely at Xiao Lang: "Even if you're unhappy, you can't hurt your own legs like that. How old are you? Don't you have any sense of propriety?"
Xiao Lang sneered: "Where's your sense of propriety? Are your legs weak? You can't speak while standing, so you have to kneel down to say it?"
Xiao Qing was taken aback, vaguely finding the source of his irritability.
She glanced at Xiao Lang, then looked at the old lady: "Mother-in-law is an elder. I sincerely begged for such an important matter. If it can be accomplished, it is only right to kowtow to the elder. How is that being inappropriate!"
"You...you..." Xiao Lang was so angry that his face turned red.
The old lady suddenly laughed, got up, and tossed the dishes aside.
"Since you're so energetic, little girl, you can cook lunch. I'm sleepy and need to go to bed."
Two pairs of eyes looked over, and the old lady went back into the house with her hands behind her back.
Xiao Qing glared at Xiao Lang, then went back to picking vegetables.
Xiao Lang laughed in anger.
Good, good, good. When they were in the palace, she spoke to him gently, as if afraid of startling him, but now she's giving him the cold shoulder.
Seriously...really...are you tired of living?!
The sun was shining brightly, its warmth bathing him.
He watched Xiao Qing skillfully preparing the meal, wondering how she knew how to do these things, while also feeling sleepy from the sunlight and Xiao Qing's figure.
In the end, she actually fell asleep.
Xiao Qing glanced at him, went inside to find a thin blanket, took it out and gently covered him with it, carefully unfolding it so as not to make it too heavy on his legs.
Xiao Lang seemed to want to open his eyes, but his eyelids were too heavy and he couldn't open them no matter what he did, so he simply gave up.
Xiao Qing studied how to use the stove and pots here and prepared to start cooking.
The old woman came in at some point and started throwing firewood into the stove under the stove.
Xiao Qing looked closely and leaned closer to ask, "Grandma, is there a way to save her?"
The old woman tossed down the firewood, seemingly rolling her eyes. "Watch how you start a fire. These things will be yours from now on. Don't expect me to teach you again."
Xiao Qing chuckled and began to seriously learn how to cook over a fire.
After a lot of fuss, the food was ready. Although the old lady didn't have any fresh meat, she did have some cured meat. Xiao Qing stir-fried some greens with some cured meat. Although she was a novice, the dish still tasted alright.
The old lady slapped Xiao Lang on the shoulder and called him to eat.
Xiao Lang woke up groggily and saw Xiao Qing busy setting the food and dishes on the stone table in the courtyard, while the old lady sat on the stone bench with her hands in her sleeves, waiting for her meal.
Xiao Qing set out the food and came over to pull the rattan chair toward the stone table with all her might, planning as she did so: "This needs two wheels, it's so heavy!"
The old lady took her bowl and chopsticks to eat, ignoring them.
Xiao Lang's mind only fully cleared up after he was pulled to the stone table.
He was somewhat surprised, because he had never slept so soundly before. His gaze unconsciously lingered on the old woman a few more times.
When he woke up, his legs were already tightly bound, and he was sitting in a chair. He didn't know who had moved him to the chair, but the old lady didn't seem to have the strength to do so.
Not long after he woke up, Xiao Qing—no, Xiao Yan—came out.
He discovered while they were in the water that Xiao Qing was a girl.
The old lady also told him that his sister would wake up today.
younger sister……
The old man's twins, a boy and a girl, the girl is clearly Xiao Yan.
Fu Mingyi actually did something so big without telling the world!
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