The next day, the snow had not yet fallen.
After getting up early and washing up, the old doctor drank the chicken soup brought by the host family. Feeling warm all over, he thanked them and then checked the patient's pulse. The patient was in stable condition.
"The patient is out of danger, but still needs careful care. As for the external injury, I think the medicine your third daughter-in-law gave me is quite effective, so I won't prescribe any wound medicine to teach you."
"Thank you so much, doctor!"
Grandpa Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone else also showed joy on their faces.
Then Wu Dalang took out the consultation fee from his pocket, and after some refusals, he personally drove the oxcart to take the old doctor back to Huichuntang.
With this incident at home, Daishi took leave to stay home and take care of his sister.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Second Uncle, Second Aunt~"
The young woman leaned against the edge of the bed, struggling to greet her elders.
"Hey, girl, lie down quickly. There's no need to be so polite with family."
Old Mrs. Zhou walked steadily and approached the bedside in a few steps, personally helping her eldest granddaughter lie down.
Seeing this, Old Master Wu called his eldest daughter-in-law aside and instructed her:
"Eldest daughter-in-law, go to the kitchen and slaughter another duck to make soup for our eldest daughter to nourish her."
"But those were sent by your younger brother's wife's family to nourish you and your mother."
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhou hesitated for a moment. She asked her husband to go to town and buy some meat and ribs to take home. They were also stewing duck at home, which might be too conspicuous.
Old Master Wu blew on his beard and said, not very pleased:
"What time is it? Your mother and I are in good health. Let's nourish Da Niu first. This is something our Wu family owes Da Niu. Don't be stingy, the whole family should put Da Niu first..."
"Yes, sister-in-law, listen to Dad. I'll have Xiao Shi buy fish and make fish soup for Da Niu."
Ms. Zhou stepped forward and joined in the persuasion.
Knowing that Da Niu was not in mortal danger, she, as her aunt, felt a little relieved.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, don't worry. We have money in the family. Our family is no longer like before, where we had to stretch every penny. Taking good care of our eldest daughter is more important than anything else!"
Old Mrs. Zhou helped her eldest granddaughter tidy her hair, her eyes filled with affection, and her tone was unquestionable.
"Milk~"
At this moment, Da Niu's pent-up emotions erupted, and she hugged her mother's arm and cried.
At the same time, she recounted everything that had happened to her over the years...
When the Xue family came to Wujia Village in an oxcart to choose a wife, they selected her. She asked for a bag of rice in exchange for her family's livelihood.
After leaving Wujia Village, she and the Xue family lived a nomadic life.
During this period, she hastily married Xue Dagui and they did indeed live a life of mutual support for a time.
Later, when they arrived in Yunshui County, they found it untouched by disaster. The people lived in peace and prosperity. Her husband's family rented a small courtyard in the town. Every day, her father-in-law and husband carried goods on shoulder poles to sell, while she, her mother-in-law, and her sister-in-law stayed home mending and sewing, and occasionally washing clothes to earn money to supplement their income…
I thought life would continue in this uneventful way, but little did I know that my father-in-law and husband had become blinded by the allure of the world and started gambling!
In the following years, my father-in-law gambled away all of our family's wealth!
Finally, he sold his sister-in-law to a wealthy man as a concubine in exchange for a high dowry!
In the process of stopping her, the mother-in-law was accidentally pushed down the steps by her father-in-law and died!
A passing neighbor reported the incident to the police, and the father-in-law was arrested and taken to the yamen, where he was whipped every day until he died.
Ever since her husband became addicted to gambling, he has been physically abusing her. She had been pregnant with three children, but he kicked her out of the hospital afterward...
At this point, everyone's eyes welled up with tears.
They never imagined that Da Niu had been living such a life all these years!
Especially Zhou Shi, before she wondered if Danu didn't miss home and didn't come home, now she just wanted to slap herself!
"Good boy, how did you escape now?"
Old Mrs. Zhou comforted her eldest granddaughter, but her heart ached as if it were being scraped by a knife.
"My husband got drunk and said he'd found me a great place. Once I go there, he'll get a huge sum of money and turn his life around..."
"I took advantage of him being asleep, secretly stole the travel permit, and escaped from there. I climbed mountains and forded rivers, begging for a living, until I finally made it home..."
Da Niu choked up as she spoke.
The so-called good place is the brothel in Yunshui County...
After this, she was completely heartbroken.
"Bah! What kind of husband is that!"
"Our Wu family doesn't have a grandson-in-law like that!"
"My poor girl!"
"Big sister, I can earn money now, I can support you, so you can stay at home and rest assured, no one will dare to touch you!"
"Yes, I'll get back to work once I'm feeling better."
Faced with the care and concern of her family, a glimmer of hope rose in Da Niu's eyes.
......
After having breakfast, Jiang Yue took her daughter-in-law and Yao Yao to visit Da Niu.
Because Da Shi had taken leave to take care of Da Niu, and was worried that the shop would be short-handed and unable to keep up with the workload, Qing Yun volunteered and went to town in the morning with her brothers in their oxcart to help out.
Of course, since she was visiting someone, Jiang Yue carried blood-tonifying medicinal herbs and a goose.
"Clatter, clatter~"
Ahem, it's not Baymax. Baymax is fast and intelligent, so she's not willing to part with him yet.
When we arrived at the old house, my sister-in-law was butchering a duck and plucking its feathers.
Upon seeing her, he quickly put down the duck, wiped his hands, and then came to greet her.
"Third sister-in-law, you've arrived. Please come inside and sit down."
"Hey, sister-in-law, I'm taking Daxue and Yaoyao to see Danu. You go ahead with your work."
Jiang Yue handed the things in her hand to her sister-in-law and explained her purpose.
Da Zhoushi couldn't refuse, and since her daughter really needed these things, she accepted them, feeling extremely grateful to her third sister-in-law.
Upon entering the west wing, Jiang Yue saw her mother-in-law and Xiao Niu taking care of the now-conscious Da Niu. She greeted them with a smile and gestured for her daughter-in-law and Yao Yao to greet them.
"Hello, Sister Da Niu."
"Big sister~"
Both Da Xue and Yao Yao called for help. Strictly speaking, Da Xue knew Da Niu Jie; she was a few years older than them at the time and had taken care of them until the year of the famine...
Yao Yao really doesn't remember this older sister. It's not her fault; she was too young back then and wouldn't remember her at all...
However, Yao Yao took out a bag of candy balls from her bosom and quietly placed it next to her older sister's pillow.
"Heavy snow? Congratulations on your marriage to Da Niu, oh no, Qing Shan."
After seeing the heavy snow, Da Niu was pleasantly surprised, but then she realized what was happening and a smile appeared on her face.
Next is the little girl next to Third Aunt, her youngest sister Cao'er, who should now be called Yao Yao.
"Thank you, Yao Yao~"
Qingyao held her mother's hand and quietly reminded her:
"You're welcome, ma'am. If you find the medicine bitter, just have a piece of candy."
Although they were strangers, the bond of blood made her feel a natural tenderness for this older sister.
"Hey, you all sit down and chat, I'll go get some water."
Old Mrs. Zhou placed a pillow under her eldest granddaughter's head and greeted her with a smile.
The atmosphere was very relaxed. Jiang Yue took his pulse and asked him some questions, then excused herself to check if the water had boiled and left the room...
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