Chapter 26: Son of a bitch
Hearing Liang Caidie's cry, Pei Changfeng came out and saw Su Wanwan lying on the ground in pain.
Su Wanwan only felt a pain in her stomach as if it was being stabbed by a knife, and her throat also hurt, and her mouth tasted bitter.
“Wanwan, Wanwan.”
Hearing someone calling her, Su Wanwan opened her eyes with great effort and finally saw Pei Changfeng in front of her.
"My husband, my back hurts..."
Her voice was like a mosquito's, without any of her usual vigor. Pei Changfeng held her in his arms and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, it will stop hurting soon."
Su Wanwan then realized that her body was shaking. She didn't know when she was lifted onto the donkey cart. The village chief's donkey cart had probably never been driven so fast in her life. She was almost thrown out, but fortunately she leaned on Pei Changfeng, so it didn't hurt too much.
"What's wrong with me?"
Su Wanwan felt Pei Changfeng wiping the corner of her mouth. She wanted to touch it, but his hand was held.
Pei Changfeng's voice trembled, "It's okay, you'll be fine after you have a good sleep, let's go buy some mung bean cakes."
"Husband, my throat hurts so much," Su Wanwan choked and couldn't help crying, "It hurts so much."
Pei Changfeng hugged her tightly, "It won't hurt soon, be good, don't be afraid."
He had never hugged her so actively before. Su Wanwan grabbed his collar and liked his embrace, which smelled like the clean smell of soapberries.
"Husband, can you hug me more in the future?"
Liang Caidie on the side was crying inconsolably, covering her face to prevent Su Wanwan from noticing that she was crying.
Pei Changfeng wiped her tears gently, "Okay."
The wind is clear today and the sun is bright.
The doctor who received him was the same one who had prescribed medicine for Pei Changfeng before.
The doctor gave Su Wanwan an acupuncture, and her eyebrows were knotted together.
Pei Changfeng's back was covered in cold sweat. "Doctor, is Wanwan seriously ill?"
"Luckily he drank water and induced vomiting before being brought here, otherwise even a god wouldn't be able to save him."
Doctor Yang couldn't help asking, "Did you offend someone? Otherwise, why would someone put rat poison in the water?"
"Rat poison?" Liang Caidie couldn't help but scream, "This is murder!"
Pei Changfeng's face was gloomy.
Doctor Yang raised his hand and said, "Be quiet, little girl. Don't scare the patient."
Liang Caidie shut up, clenched her fists, and said to Pei Changfeng, "Let's go to the police! We must avenge Wanwan!"
Pei Changfeng brushed away the hair on Su Wanwan's face and shook his head gently, "They will come again."
Sometimes reporting to the police is not the best solution, at least it may not be the most painless one.
Liang Caidie didn't understand what he was thinking, "What do you mean?"
Pei Changfeng held Su Wanwan's cold hand and said, "Will it be useful if I report to the police?"
Liang Caidie pursed her lips and said nothing more. Indeed, calling the police might not work.
Su Wanwan had a very uncomfortable sleep. She felt pain in her body, dry mouth, and nausea in her throat. She vomited as soon as she woke up. After vomiting, she felt weak all over and had no strength. She asked for candy.
Pei Changfeng wiped her mouth and comforted her, "I'll go buy some candy, and you can eat it soon."
Su Wanwan grabbed his hand and said, "No, stay with me."
Because it was so painful, Su Wanwan's eyes seemed to be filled with tears. It was very rare to see her so vulnerable. Pei Changfeng couldn't help but feel distressed. "I'll stay with you."
Liang Caidie volunteered, "I'll go buy it, Pei Xiucai, you stay with Wanwan."
Pei Changfeng gave her money. Liang Caidie hesitated for a moment, but still took it. She didn't have a single penny in her hand. How could she buy candy without money?
Su Wanwan still had needles stuck in her body. She felt uncomfortable and kept wanting to drink water. After drinking, she vomited and complained of stomachache.
She slept in a small separate room behind the clinic. Pei Changfeng accompanied her. His eyes never left Su Wanwan. He was afraid, but it seemed that as long as he kept staring at her, Su Wanwan would not leave.
Su Wanwan was a little more sober now. She ate a piece of maltose, but still felt bitter in her mouth. After a while, she started vomiting again.
Doctor Yang came to see her twice and brought her a bowl of medicine. After Su Wanwan drank it, she felt even more pain in her stomach.
She rolled around on the bed crying. Pei Changfeng couldn't do anything to relieve her pain. The only thing he could do was to stay with her and do what he could to help her when she needed it.
Su Wanwan had never felt so uncomfortable in her life. She felt as if there were two people inside her body pulling a rope, trying to tear her into two pieces.
She hugged Pei Changfeng and cried, saying she didn't want to live anymore.
Doctor Yang came over and took another look, then called Pei Changfeng out.
Pei Changfeng looked nervous, "Doctor..."
"Don't be nervous," Doctor Yang said, "She didn't drink much, and she induced vomiting right away, so it's not serious. As long as she doesn't urinate blood within three days, she'll be fine. It's just..."
"Just what?" Pei Changfeng asked.
"She's been poisoned and her body is damaged. I'm afraid she won't be able to have children in the future." Doctor Yang saw that the two were just newlyweds and Su Wanwan was sincere about this man, so he added, "But it's not impossible."
Pei Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that nothing happened, it's good that nothing happened."
Seeing that he didn't care about the issue of having children, Doctor Yang couldn't help but nodded, "I'll prescribe some medicine for you to take back. Take it twice a day. After ten days, the remaining poison will be cleared out."
Pei Changfeng thanked him, then he and Liang Caidie took Su Wanwan back home.
The village chief drove the donkey cart and sighed several times along the way. What was going on? Accidents happened every other day. Could it be that the feng shui of the Pei family's ancestral tomb was not good? Why not find an auspicious day to move the tomb?
It was already dark when the group arrived at the village. Upon hearing that Su Wanwan was poisoned, Aunt Li specially cooked a bowl of winter melon soup to clear away heat and detoxify and brought it to the two of them.
Su Wanwan had no appetite to eat. She lay in the quilt and couldn't stop crying. She felt very uncomfortable.
Aunt Li wiped away tears when she saw Su Wanwan like this, "How could it become like this out of nowhere?"
She comforted Pei Changfeng, "Your wife will be fine, don't worry too much. You are not in good health either, so don't give up. This family still needs someone to hold it up."
Pei Changfeng nodded, "I know."
After Aunt Li left, Pei Changfeng locked the gate and went to the kitchen to boil some water to wipe her face.
Su Wanwan has always loved cleanliness, and she would definitely not be able to accept being covered in sweat.
Su Wanwan fell asleep again, but her sleep was uneasily, with her brows furrowed, as if she had had a nightmare.
Pei Changfeng smoothed the wrinkles between her brows and gently wiped the sweat from her face and neck.
Liang Caidie didn't plan to go back today, so she stayed here to serve Su Wanwan. Pei Changfeng handed the rest of the cleaning work to her, then got up and went outside the yard to check.
Seeing the medicinal powder in the pot and bowl that could not be seen without careful observation, Pei Changfeng's eyes were filled with coldness. He had planned to slowly settle accounts with those people, but it seemed that they could not wait that long.
Su Wanwan endured like this for two days before she felt a little better and was able to eat porridge. Pei Changfeng stayed by her side almost every step of the way, and with Liang Caidie coming to help during the day, she recuperated very well.
After taking the medicine that day, Su Wanwan felt sad when she saw the bruises on Liang Caidie's face. "I told you not to come but you didn't listen. Doesn't it hurt when your mother beat you?"
"It doesn't hurt," Liang Caidie touched her face and laughed foolishly, "If you want to hit me, just hit me. They are still hoping to exchange me for money. You can't beat me to death."
She lowered her voice and said, "Wanwan, let me tell you the truth. I plan to run away."
"Where are you going?" Su Wanwan asked, "Do you have any money? How are you going to make a living if you run away?"
"I know where my mother hid the money," Liang Caidie was worried. "There's my betrothal money and the family savings in there, almost a dozen taels of silver. I won't leave them a single penny. I'm going to take it all."
She wiped her tears and said, "I have inquired about it. The maids in the rich families get two coins of silver every month. I have worked like a slave for my family for so many years. They owe me."
Su Wanwan raised both hands to agree with her idea, "Yes, why should you treat girls as non-human beings?"
Liang Caidie was similar to the other girls in the village, but also different. She sighed, "My mother is planning to marry me off in a few days. I guess she'll lock me up and not let me go out. Wanwan, I won't come tomorrow. I have to run away quickly, otherwise it will be difficult to escape later."
"Run! The farther the better!" Su Wanwan held her hand, "No one can control your whole life."
Liang Caidie's eyes were filled with tears. "I am happy to see you living well. Don't worry, I will also work hard to live a decent life."
Liang Caidie left, and Pei Changfeng prepared a meal to feed Su Wanwan.
Su Wanwan drank a mouthful of porridge and couldn't help laughing. Pei Changfeng asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"Husband, now it's your turn to serve me," she winked, "but we should both avoid getting sick in the future, otherwise I will always feel uneasy."
"Okay," Pei Changfeng fed her a mouthful of porridge, "Don't get sick."
"Husband," Su Wanwan called him again, "Actually, I heard everything."
"What did you hear?" Pei Changfeng looked at her.
Su Wanwan pursed her lips, her nose felt sore, and she burst into tears, "The doctor said I can't have children anymore, will you dislike me?"
"Oh." Pei Changfeng sighed.
"No," Pei Changfeng wiped her tears with a handkerchief, thinking about her mood. "I don't dislike you."
Su Wanwan took his hand and put it on her cold hand. "If you dislike me, then I will remarry. Anyway, I am so beautiful that I won't have trouble finding a husband. You can just marry someone who can give birth."
She said this, but her eyes were fixed on Pei Changfeng.
Pei Changfeng knew that if he said a good word, Su Wanwan would become angry.
He put down the bowl and said carefully: "I will never despise you."
Su Wanwan was satisfied, "Then if we have money in the future, I will marry you another one."
“No need.”
"Is it okay even if I can't have children?"
"OK."
"Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
"No."
“…”
Su Wanwan was happy and went to bed after eating a bowl of porridge.
Pei Changfeng wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood up and went out.
Zhou Lingshan asked for three days' leave from the academy. His palms were aching and he was still thinking about whether Pei Changfeng had been poisoned to death. After one night, he took Zhou Chanyue to Peijia Village again.
Zhou Chanyue was scared. She hadn't slept well for two nights. She was afraid that Pei Changfeng was really dead. If the truth came out one day, wouldn't she be implicated?
Halfway through the walk, Zhou Chanyue became scared. She was afraid of seeing a dead body, so she lied and said she had a stomachache.
Zhou Lingshan glanced at her unhappily. Since things were almost done, there was no point in bringing Zhou Chanyue with him. "Go back. I can do it alone."
The reason he went there this time was, first, to confirm whether Pei Changfeng had been poisoned to death, and second, to check whether there was any evidence left. However, even if Pei Changfeng was really dead, the people in Pei Village would not be idle enough to investigate who did it.
Zhou Lingshan was full of confidence, believing that his plan was sophisticated and there would be no accidents, and that Pei Changfeng would not be able to escape whether he was cooking or drinking water.
With the experience of entering the door last time, Zhou Lingshan covered his mouth and nose, then opened the door of the Pei family courtyard and went in.
As soon as he entered the yard, he felt a dull pain in his leg. A big dog was biting his leg and wouldn't let go. Zhou Lingshan didn't dare to shout. He wanted to grab a stone on the side to hit the dog, but when he grabbed it, half of his palm was cut off.
He finally couldn't help but scream out.
Pei Changfeng came out with a candle in his hand, "Cousin, long time no see."
Zhou Lingshan was bitten by a dog and couldn't move. He hit the dog fiercely, but the dog took the opportunity to bite his hand and broke it. Zhou Lingshan's screams became even more miserable.
Pei Changfeng made a gesture to keep quiet, "Cousin, do you want people to know that you came here in the middle of the night to kill someone?"
He waved his hand, and the big dog immediately let go of Zhou Lingshan and ran to Pei Changfeng's feet, wagging its tail.
Several households in the village had already turned on their lights, but when they heard no movement, they went back to sleep.
Su Wanwan was awakened, "Husband, what's wrong?"
Pei Changfeng closed the courtyard gate again and went into the house.
Seeing the big dog, Su Wanwan was startled, "Where did the dog come from?"
"I picked it up a few days ago," Pei Changfeng patted the dog's head, and the big dog immediately sat up. "I kept it in my uncle's yard because I was afraid it would scare you."
"Who was shouting in the yard just now?"
"Thief," Pei Changfeng opened the window, "You go to sleep, I'll go check if anything is missing."
Su Wanwan rubbed her eyes and continued to sleep.
After comforting Su Wanwan, Pei Changfeng walked out of the yard. This time he lit an extra candle so that he could see more clearly.
"You... uh, what do you want to do?" Zhou Lingshan threatened him, "If you dare to touch me, someone will come and break down your door tomorrow!"
"Really?" Pei Changfeng smiled softly and handed him a bowl of water. "Cousin, drink some water."
Zhou Lingshan refused to drink, so Pei Changfeng pinched his chin and forced him to drink.
"What did you give me to drink?" Zhou Lingshan asked.
"That depends on what you put in the water tank, cousin," Pei Changfeng said with a faint smile, "Cousin, do you want your leg? Or your other hand?"
The big dog bared its teeth and pressed against Zhou Lingshan's face. Zhou Lingshan was afraid that it would bite him, so he glared at Pei Changfeng, "Are you threatening me?"
"No," Pei Changfeng took out a piece of paper from his arms, "I'm ordering you."
He squatted down and said, "You know, my wife almost died."
There was undisguised murderous intent in his eyes, and in the dim candlelight, he looked like a demon.
Zhou Lingshan hated himself for being careless. He gritted his teeth and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Pei Changfeng handed the paper to him and said, "Sign it."
On paper is...
"impossible!"
"It's up to you whether to sign or not." Pei Changfeng kept smiling.
After a while, Zhou Lingshan's stomach began to hurt. He realized that he had drunk the water with rat poison in it, and he began to panic. "Hurry up and take me to the clinic, quickly!"
Pei Changfeng did not move.
As the pain in his stomach became more and more frequent, Zhou Lingshan became afraid. He began to beg Pei Changfeng, "I sign, I sign, send me to the clinic! Quick!"
Pei Changfeng handed the paper over. Zhou Lingshan pressed it tremblingly, then looked at him flatteringly, "Is this okay now?"
"Okay," Pei Changfeng opened the gate, "Cousin, please."
Zhou Lingshan gritted his teeth, knowing that Pei Changfeng wanted him to walk back, but walking back was better than losing his life here.
After seeing him off, Pei Changfeng looked at the paper calmly and put it away carefully.
Zhou Lingshan won’t die for the time being, as Pei Changfeng is still waiting for him behind.
After cleaning up the bloodstains in the yard, Pei Changfeng returned to the house and found that Su Wanwan had not slept at all and was looking at him with her big eyes.
The two looked at each other in silence.
Su Wanwan spoke first, "Husband, come to bed."
The two of them are in cahoots with each other.
After lying down, Pei Changfeng asked softly, "Did I scare you?"
"No," Su Wanwan said in a soft voice, "They deserve it."
She didn't know who they were, but she knew that those who were retaliated against by Pei Changfeng were definitely not good people.
It was late at night, and Su Wanwan fell asleep quickly after saying this, but Pei Changfeng turned sideways, looked at her profile, and lost his sleepiness.
He stretched out his hand and traced Su Wanwan's eyebrows with his fingers, finally pausing at the tip of her nose and tapping it lightly.
It was already dawn when Zhou Lingshan returned to the town. He was found by passers-by and carried to the clinic.
His right hand was broken in half and was disabled. His left leg was bitten through and was also disabled. When Wu Sanniang got the news, she fainted immediately. After waking up, she grabbed Zhou Chanyue and beat and scolded him.
"You unlucky guy, why don't you follow your brother? It's all your fault!"
Zhou Chanyue's hair was all disheveled after being beaten, and she hid and cried.
Zhou Lingshan watched coldly. After a long while, he finally spoke, "Mom, stop hitting me."
The wound on Wu Sanniang's buttocks split again. She and Zhou Lingshan lay side by side, crying uncontrollably.
Zhou Lingshan stared at Zhou Chanyue's face for a while, then said, "Go to the town tomorrow to help me deliver a letter."
Zhou Chanyue nodded while crying, "I will listen to you, brother."
Su Wanwan was very happy to have a big dog at home, and immediately named the dog Xiaoxiao.
Pei Changfeng had no objection to this name. Su Wanwan felt very distressed when she saw Xiao Xiao happily chewing the cabbage stalks. "Poor thing, I don't know what kind of suffering you have endured outside that you even eat cabbage stalks. Don't be afraid, Xiao Xiao, your mother will love you in the future."
"Ahem," Pei Changfeng choked on a mouthful of water, his face turned red, and he looked incredulous, "What?"
Su Wanwan's eyes were red, "Husband, I can't give birth. From now on, Xiaoxiao is my son and your son."
Xiaoxiao followed with a "woof" and rubbed against Su Wanwan affectionately.
Pei Changfeng frowned, "This is inappropriate."
Su Wanwan wiped her tears and said, "Good boy, call daddy quickly."
Xiaoxiao barked at Pei Changfeng again, wagging his tail happily, as if he had seen his father.
Pei Changfeng: “…”
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