However, the peaceful days were soon disrupted.
That day, Jiang Yue and her daughter-in-law wrung out the bed sheets and were about to take them into the empty room to dry when they heard a heavy knocking on the front door—
"Bang bang bang~"
"Something terrible has happened to the third brother's family!"
"Yaoyao, go open the door quickly."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue, whose hands were still wet, quickly called her daughter to open the door.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Qingyao nodded, put down the fire tongs, and nimbly ran to the front yard.
"Heavy snow, you hang the sheets out to dry first, let me see what's wrong."
Jiang Yue found a dry cloth, casually wiped her hands, and gave a brief explanation.
"Mom, you're busy. I'll take care of things here."
The snowflakes nodded, a little sweat trickling down their temples, but they didn't bother wiping it away; drying the sheets was the priority.
Otherwise, once the steam from the hot water dissipates and the sheets freeze, they will look old, wrinkled, and uneven when you try to dry them.
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After opening the door, Qingyao sweetly helped him up, saying:
"Grandma, please walk slowly and watch your step."
"Yaoyao, where's your mother?"
Old Mrs. Zhou couldn't even praise her granddaughter for being filial; her face showed obvious panic.
"Mother, what happened?"
Just then, Jiang Yue arrived and, seeing her mother-in-law's distraught state, immediately ran over to support her, fearing that the old woman might fall.
"Something terrible has happened! Da Niu was being bullied by her husband's family, so she escaped!"
As Old Zhou spoke, tears streamed down her face. Da Niu was the eldest grandchild in the family and also the child who had endured the longest hardship!
When Da Niu fainted at the doorstep just now, she almost didn't recognize her!
After finally managing to get their granddaughter home with the old man, they discovered that the child was extremely thin and covered in bruises under her clothes!
When Da Niu regained consciousness, she told the elderly couple that she had been kicked out by her husband's family, and then she fainted. Upon closer inspection, they found that she had a fever!
Only the youngest daughter was at home; the eldest and second wives had gone to town to buy supplies. She had no choice but to ask the youngest daughter to take care of her older sister, while the old man stayed home to boil water. She came to the third wife's house for help!
"What? Mom, besides the fever, is Da Niu injured?"
Jiang Yue was stunned when she heard the news.
In my memory, Da Niu was a gentle and quiet girl, and exceptionally sensible. How could this happen!
She quickly asked a few more questions, told her mother-in-law to calm down, and went back to her room to get the medicine powder!
For fever, use antipyretics and cephalosporins; for external injuries, use gentian violet, alcohol, cotton swabs, and cloth strips!
Jiang Yue hadn't used the system shop in a long time, and she was flustered when she tried to redeem her points, which quickly dropped to only two digits.
Saving lives is the priority right now. We can think of other ways to accumulate points later. We only have one life!
Fortunately, no one rushed her, so she had plenty of time to deal with the outer packaging and put it in an inconspicuous medicine bottle.
Of course, she ground all the pills into powder and opened the capsules of cephalosporin. It might taste a bit bitter, but we don't care at times like this!
After tidying everything up, Jiang Yue, carrying a small basket and helping her mother-in-law, gestured for her daughter to stay home with her daughter-in-law and watch the house; she would be right back...
Wu Dalang and the others have returned to the old house.
At this moment, Madam Zhou held her emaciated daughter, tears streaming down her face.
Her daughter, Da Ni, has become so thin!
His whole body was covered in bruises and frostbite; it was obvious he had been beaten up!
What about the peddler?
That damned bastard!
He married her daughter, but he didn't treat her well; he abused her like this!
She wanted to take a kitchen knife and kill him!
"Aunt, don't be sad. Eldest sister will be alright. Grandma will go and ask Third Aunt to come and help..."
The little girl helped her elders wipe her older sister's body and change her clothes throughout the process. Seeing her older sister in such a miserable state, she was also moved to tears.
But she had to comfort her aunt, otherwise what if her aunt became depressed?
“Sister-in-law, don’t cry in front of the children. Let’s get Da Niu treated first, and we can talk about other things later.”
Little Zhou brought over hot water and a handkerchief, but her complexion wasn't much better.
Although Da Niu is the daughter of the first wife, she was someone Da Niu grew up under her care. She even breastfed Da Niu when she was little, and she was no different from her own daughter!
If it weren't for the family's poverty a few years ago, and the fact that my eldest daughter was of marriageable age, she accepted a bag of rice from the peddler's family to save food for the family...
Oh, seeing Da Niu like this, it breaks her heart!
"Sister-in-law, I'm so heartbroken. Could you please help me wipe Da Niu's body? I can't bear to look."
Madam Zhou wiped away her tears and turned her back to her.
Ms. Zhou readily agreed to the request, subtly gesturing for her daughter to make some space, and then gently began to wipe her daughter's body...
At the same time, Jiang Yue also helped her mother-in-law arrive.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw my father-in-law sitting on a chair at the entrance of the main house, smoking a pipe with a solemn expression.
Upon seeing her arrive, the old man stubbed out his pipe, propped himself up to stand, and said in a trembling voice:
"Third son's wife, your father knows you're capable and know a little medicine. Your eldest brother drove to town to fetch a doctor, and we don't know when he'll be back. Why don't you go in and check on Da Niu? That child, there's not a single part of her body that's unharmed..."
"Dad, don't worry, Mom. I'll go in and check on Da Niu. She'll be alright!"
Jiang Yue comforted him, saying that it broke her heart to see her father-in-law like this.
Without saying a word, she went inside first. As soon as she entered, her sister-in-law burst into tears and knelt down when she saw her, begging her to help save her daughter!
“Sister-in-law, get up. Mother called me here to apply medicine to Da Niu. Stop crying, or you'll disturb Da Niu.”
Jiang Yue sighed. Women are inherently gentle, but become strong when they become mothers.
My sister-in-law has the heart of a loving mother, and so does she.
If it were her daughter Yaoyao, she wouldn't be much better than her sister-in-law!
"Hey~ Sister-in-law, you go ahead with your work, I'll stay here and not say a word!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhou immediately stopped crying, stubbornly wiped away her tears, and waited aside, making room for her.
Jiang Yue stepped forward and carefully observed Da Niu's expression.
Skin and bones!
This was her first impression of Da Niu after seeing her. Then she sat on the edge of the bed, took Da Niu's wrist, and carefully took her pulse...
The pulse was very weak, and long-term malnutrition led to fainting.
The room was full of women. Jiang Yue asked the young girl to leave, and went to fetch some warm water and a spoon. After she was gone, she lifted the covers and checked everything...
The numerous soft tissue injuries and extensive bruising suggest that the injury was not caused by a fall, but rather by someone deliberately injuring the person.
Sigh, you can tell from these wounds what kind of life Da Niu has been living all these years!
Damn it, she wants to kill someone!
"Third Aunt, the water's here!"
Hearing the little girl's cry, Jiang Yue quickly put down the blankets...
These gruesome wounds should not be seen by unmarried young girls, lest they leave them with psychological trauma!
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