Chapter 40: Still Treating the Leg?
The village chief had been at odds with the village chief of Liukou Village for a long time. It was not until the next morning when Liu Tiezhu and Old Lady Luo were sent to the gate of the yamen that he sent someone to inform the village chief of Liukou Village.
Widow Liu suffered serious flesh wounds and was sent to the town's clinic that evening. Su Wanwan and Su Chaochao accompanied her.
After waking up, Widow Liu didn't cry, but just looked at Su Wanwan without saying a word.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Su Wanwan felt uncomfortable.
"Son," Widow Liu said, "I was thinking yesterday that if I were really gone, you would definitely take good care of your brother."
Su Wanwan covered Su Chaochao's ears, but her eyes were sore, "Bah, bah, bah, what nonsense are you talking about, aren't you fine?"
"What if?" Widow Liu murmured, "I really thought I was going to see your father yesterday."
"It's all in the past, don't say that," Su Wanwan put Su Chaochao down, "If you die, I will let your son become a beggar."
"I don't want to be a beggar!" Su Chaochao cried, "I want to follow my mother!"
Widow Liu touched her son's head and looked at Su Wanwan, "I know you won't do that. You have a sharp tongue but a soft heart."
Su Wanwan felt a little uncomfortable and went out on the pretext of seeing how the restaurant was doing.
Widow Liu stayed in the clinic for half a month. Su Wanwan ran back and forth every day. When the day Widow Liu returned home, she felt like she didn't want to move a single finger. She didn't even eat at night. She just washed herself and went to bed.
Old Lady Luo and Liu Tiezhu were sentenced to three years in prison. No matter what, Widow Liu would be safe for the next three years.
It was already midnight when Su Wanwan woke up. She rubbed her eyes and opened them. Pei Changfeng was sitting at the table reading a book. The room was fumigated with mugwort and there were no mosquitoes. It was a very quiet night.
Su Wanwan didn't say anything, just lay on the pillow and looked at Pei Changfeng quietly. She still felt it was a pity. If Pei Changfeng's leg hadn't been injured, he would definitely have achieved something.
Why can’t people with disabilities take the imperial examinations... Su Wanwan couldn’t understand it. Maybe it was because she was not the emperor, so she didn’t understand.
After reading a page, Pei Changfeng would check to see if Su Wanwan was awake. When he saw that she was awake, he asked, "Are you hungry? There's food warming up in the pot. I'll bring it to you."
Su Wanwan sat up and asked, "Have you been waiting for me to wake up?"
Pei Changfeng nodded, "I'm worried that you might wake up hungry in the middle of the night."
The food in the pot was in a bowl. When Pei Changfeng brought it, Su Wanwan couldn't wait to eat it.
After finishing a big bowl of rice happily and rinsing her mouth, Su Wanwan felt as if she had come alive again when she lay back on the bed. "Ah, I'm so tired and thin."
Pei Changfeng took a careful look and said, "He has lost a lot of weight."
More than just losing weight, Su Wanwan even felt that she had gotten tanned. You know, the sun in July is the hottest. She found a comfortable position in Pei Changfeng's arms, nestled there contentedly, squinting her eyes comfortably.
Pei Changfeng had been waiting for her for half the night and was already feeling a little sleepy. He patted her back, but before he fell asleep, Su Wanwan pulled his finger.
He looked over and Su Wanwan touched his lips with hers.
Pei Changfeng understood, and hugged her and kissed her for a while, "Go to sleep."
Su Wanwan was satisfied, hummed sweetly, and fell asleep contentedly.
Su Wanwan can stay in bed, but Pei Changfeng cannot. He has to get up and teach the children to read.
The children in the village are very hardworking, and many of them can write quite well. In addition to teaching them scriptures, Pei Changfeng also teaches them some basic arithmetic.
The village chief’s grandson Pei Wang was the best at arithmetic, and the village chief’s grandson Pei Ming was also the best at scriptures.
The twins stole the show, and the entire village chief's family was extremely happy.
Because Widow Liu was still recovering from her injuries, Su Chaochao continued to live and eat at Su Wanwan's place. Although he was young, he had a lot of skills. One day, Su Wanwan was washing vegetables when Su Chaochao came back from somewhere. Not only was he covered in dust, but his face was also broken.
Su Wanwan wiped his face while scolding him, "Why do you fall on your face every day? I wonder what you'll do if you get disfigured and become an ugly freak."
Su Chaochao blinked, and after washing her hands, she opened the lid of her small backpack and said, "Look."
Su Wanwan took a closer look and found that there was actually a nest of little rabbits inside. Each one was only the size of a palm, huddled together like a ball of fur, and was extremely cute.
"Hey, a rabbit," Su Wanwan caught one and rubbed it in her hand, "Where did you catch it?"
Su Chaochao didn't say anything.
Su Wanwan immediately noticed something was wrong and pulled his ear, "Did you go to the mountain? Didn't I tell you not to go to the mountain? Aren't you afraid of being eaten by a tiger?"
Su Chaochao immediately covered her ears and begged for mercy, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I will never go there again."
Seeing that Su Wanwan refused to let go, Su Chaochao had no choice but to call Pei Changfeng, "Brother-in-law, help me! My sister is trying to twist my ears off! Brother-in-law, help me!"
Pei Changfeng listened to what was happening in the room, then walked out and shook his head, indicating that there was nothing he could do.
A child this young should be beaten for going up the mountain.
Su Chaochao was severely beaten, and finally confessed, "I went up the mountain with Brother Tieniu, but Brother Tieniu didn't get the rabbit, only I got it."
"No matter who you follow up the mountain, you are not allowed to go there again. Do you understand?" Su Wanwan raised her eyebrows.
"I understand." Su Chaochao glanced at Su Wanwan's expression and smiled flatteringly, "Sister, let's go feed the rabbit."
Su Wanwan tapped his forehead again and asked Pei Changfeng to circle the rabbit.
After making the circle, Su Chaochao took a piece of cabbage leaf and fed it to the rabbits. About six rabbits in the litter immediately crowded up and took turns taking a bite. In a short while, they finished the cabbage leaf.
While Su Wanwan was not paying attention, Su Chaochao broke off two more leaves. When Su Wanwan was about to cook, she found that there was only the heart of the cabbage left.
Seeing that Su Chaochao was having fun, Su Wanwan didn't say anything and went to the vegetable garden to cut another cabbage.
That night.
There were some noises in the yard. Su Wanwan thought that the rabbit had run out of the pen. When she went out, she found that the rabbit was fine and the noise came from the door.
She frowned, and Pei Changfeng also put on his clothes and came out.
The person outside the door seemed afraid of being discovered, so he knocked on the door very softly, which was a bit weird late at night.
Su Wanwan rubbed her arms, feeling a little chilly in the middle of summer. She asked, "Who is it?"
"I," the person outside the house said in a very low voice, "I'm Liang Caidie, Wanwan, open the door for me quickly."
Su Wanwan recognized it as Liang Caidie's voice. She went to open the door. After not seeing her for a month, Liang Caidie seemed like a different person. Her hair was cut neither too long nor too short, and she was wearing men's clothes.
Su Wanwan understood that it was not easy for her to be a woman outside, so she welcomed her in, "Cai Die? Why are you back?"
Liang Caidie's face was full of joy, and she held Su Wanwan's hand, "Wanwan, I found a way to cure your husband's leg!"
Hearing this, Pei Changfeng couldn't help but look over. Su Wanwan asked, "Really?"
"Really!" Liang Caidie told what happened to her during the past month away from home.
It turned out that she fell ill before she had walked far. Fortunately, she had money, but the place she was in was remote, and she could only find a barefoot doctor who happened to be traveling there to treat her.
The barefoot doctor not only treated her at that time, but also treated a man with red spots on his waist, a woman who had been trying to give birth for two days but couldn't, and a child with a big lump on his back.
No matter whether Liang Caidie had seen or heard of it, the barefoot doctor could cure it.
The first thing Liang Caidie thought of was Pei Changfeng's legs. She followed the barefoot doctor for half a month and found that the barefoot doctor had some skills. She begged the barefoot doctor to accept her as his apprentice.
After almost a month of procrastination, the barefoot doctor finally agreed, and Liang Caidie immediately brought the patient over.
"But have you ever seen him treating someone's leg?" Su Wanwan was worried.
"It can definitely be cured!" Liang Caidie almost cried, "I saw him use a knife to cut off the rotten flesh of an old man, and then add some unknown medicine. The old man grew new flesh on the fifth day. And the woman who gave birth was my master's knife..."
Su Wanwan understood the rest of the words. It seemed that this barefoot doctor was indeed capable.
"If you want treatment, I'll come back tomorrow night."
After Liang Caidie left, Su Wanwan and Pei Changfeng lost their sleepiness.
"Husband, can you cure it?"
Pei Changfeng held her hand and said, "I want to give it a try."
"Then treat it!" Su Wanwan decided.
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