Chapter 14 Grandma Li
Xie Chunmiao watched the thin boy running away, looked at Xie Shuangbai worriedly, and asked, "Brother, will you be okay?"
Xie Qiushi asked, "Why hasn't Uncle Li come yet?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Old Man Li came in noisily.
"What's wrong, Frost Boy? Are you sick again?"
"It's not my Uncle Li, look at this child."
Old man Li looked in the direction of his hand and asked, "What's going on? Who hit him?"
"I've already taught you a lesson."
The child was carefully laid flat on the ground. Old man Li pressed the wound gently and asked the little boy, then turned around and took out a box of ointment from the medicine box.
"Luckily, you didn't get any internal organs kicked. Apply this ointment. Don't move around too much. Rest for a few days and recuperate."
"Are you sure everything's okay?" Xie Shuangbai looked at the child who was severely beaten and suspected that Old Man Li didn't look carefully.
"Hey, you kid don't believe in my medical skills."
"No, Uncle Li, I'm just worried because he's so badly injured."
Old Man Li sighed, then squatted down to feel his pulse. He stroked his beard and said, "You've lost a lot of money. Let me write a prescription."
"No, I... don't have money to see a doctor." The little boy said awkwardly.
"No money, I just said."
The little boy blinked his big eyes, as if he had never dealt with such a thing before and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"Okay, Shunfa, Shunyi, you two carry him and go to my place."
"What about the kid from the Zhu family?"
"Don't worry, he will go home when he wakes up." Xie Shuangbai said coldly.
The Wang brothers were still a little worried, but seeing Xie Shuangbai's expression that said no one was allowed to interfere, they didn't dare to persuade him.
Xie Shuangbai had originally wanted to take a good look at how the house was renovated, but this incident ruined his mood.
On the way back, I met many villagers, some of whom asked curiously: "What happened? Why did the child become like this?"
"Oh my god, isn't this Grandma Li's grandson? Why is he so badly injured?"
"It must be those bastards who got struck by lightning who did it again." An aunt said hatefully.
Xie Shuangbai looked at everyone talking at once.
He recounted exactly what had just happened in the old house.
He also openly told how he taught the two beasts a lesson.
"Frost boy, you did a good job. This bastard should have been dealt with long ago."
"That's right. They've been bad since they were little. Every child in the village has been bullied by them."
"Shuang boy, the Zhu family is not someone you can easily mess with. You, you...ah!" an aunt said worriedly.
"It's okay, auntie. I taught the person who hit me a lesson, that's right."
The aunt knew that it was right to teach them a lesson, but she was afraid that this thin little scholar would suffer.
"Aunts, the child is important, let's go to Uncle Li's house first."
"Okay, go quickly, don't delay."
Village Doctor Li and his companions had just arrived home when Village Chief Wang arrived shortly after.
As soon as he saw them he asked:
"What's going on? Someone just told me that you hit someone."
Xie Shuangbai was speechless: "The pass was quite fast. Yes, I hit it, and I hit two."
He circled around Xie Shuangbai and asked, "You're not hurt, are you?"
"I'm fine."
"Come and put the baby in this bed."
Village Chief Wang took one look and said, "Douzi, how did you become like this?"
Xie Shuangbai: "You'll have to ask Zhu Fu."
"It's that bastard again."
"Where's Zhu Fu?"
The Wang brothers looked at Xie Shuangbai and told him everything that had just happened.
The village chief was silent for a moment, then cursed:
"You deserve it. Just beat him to death."
Village Chief Wang was really worried about something happening. "Is Mr. Zhu still in the old house?"
Xie Shuangbai: "Maybe, maybe he has woken up by now and went back on his own."
Village Chief Wang: “…”
"Well, I better go and take a look. If anything happens again, those who won't let us have peace will be kicked out of the village!"
"Uncle Wang is angry!" said Xie Chunmiao.
"How can I not be angry? Uncle Wang is busy enough dealing with these annoying people every day." Xie Xiachan said.
Before she finished speaking, a woman's voice was heard at the door of Li Village Doctor's house.
"Don't worry, Mrs. Li. The beans are right here."
Outside the yard, a thin old woman with gray hair and shabby clothes was supported by a middle-aged woman and was trembling as she came towards this side.
"What is this?" Xie Shuangbai asked.
Xie Shuangbai was not familiar with the villagers and did not know many of them.
"This is Grandma Li, Douzi's grandmother," said Xie Qiushi.
"Beans, my beans."
Only when Granny Li came closer did Xie Shuangbai see clearly that her dark, thin face was full of carved grooves, and her old hands were covered with calluses and scratches.
His clothes were all patched up. It was already autumn, but he was still wearing thin clothes. He looked so thin that he seemed like he could be blown down by a gust of wind.
When Douzi heard Grandma Li’s cry, he immediately ran off the bed.
"Grandma, I'm here. I'm fine." He said softly.
Grandma Li has poor eyesight, so Xiaodouzi walked over and touched her hands:
"Grandma, feel me, I'm really fine. It was Xie Xiaoxiu who saved me."
Grandma Li touched Xiaodouzi with her old hands tremblingly. "It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay. If anything happens to you, I... how can an old woman like me live?"
"Grandma!" Xiaodouzi seemed to have gotten used to it, and he snuggled gently into Grandma Li's arms.
"I haven't thanked you yet."
She squinted her old eyes, trying to see who saved Douzi.
Xie Shuangbai walked over, bent down, looked her in the eye, and said softly, "Grandma, Douzi is fine. You don't have to be polite."
Perhaps it was the first time someone spoke to her in such an equal manner, or perhaps his voice was too gentle, but Granny Li suddenly burst into tears and pulled Xie Shuangbai's sleeve and said:
"Thank you so much, benefactor. Thank you so much, benefactor. If it weren't for you, Douzi might have...just..."
She took a breath and cried again:
"They bullied me, a blind woman, because I couldn't keep an eye on him. They always bullied him. Douzi was filial and never said a word even when he was beaten.
I know, I know everything. This child has suffered a lot because of me, a blind old woman. If my son were still here, if he were still here... woooooooo! "
Grandma Li cried so hard that she couldn't breathe, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances she had suffered over the years.
Douzi also started crying. The scene was heartbreaking and everyone in the room had tears in their eyes.
"They should be beaten to death!" said Wang Shunyi.
Xie Shuangbai was surprised that Brother Wang would say that, but then he remembered that he was also a father, and people with children would hate to see their children being bullied.
No one wants their children to be bullied, and as long as they are still in the village, no one can prevent them.
"Zhu Fu's family is the worst kind of person, and Gou Dan is also a bastard."
The aunt who cursed had already learned the details from the villagers, and now she was even more angry when she saw Douzi who was seriously injured.
Seeing that the man's mood had stabilized, Old Man Li walked over and told Granny Li, "This is Douzi's ointment. Apply it twice a day when you go home. It will be healed in a few days. As for the medicine, have him come to me every morning after breakfast to drink it."
Granny Li didn't move. She mumbled and stammered for a long time before she managed to squeeze out: "I, we didn't..."
Before the money was even mentioned, Village Doctor Li said, "The money has already been paid, don't worry."
"How can this be called a benefactor..."
"I like Douzi very much. When he gets better, I will ask him to help me with the work to pay for the medicine." said Xie Shuangbai.
"Okay, okay, Bean, did you hear me? Work hard for your benefactor."
"Yes, I will, grandma." Douzi said softly.
Xie Shuangbai: "Don't worry, grandma. Wait until he's better. I don't want to order a patient around."
"The child is fine. You can go back today and start taking medicine tomorrow. Don't forget to apply the ointment."
Grandma Li wiped her face, feeling a little embarrassed. She pulled Douzi and thanked them again. Finally, Xie Shuangbai sent them out of Li Village Doctor's House. She watched their backs until they walked away.
"What are you looking at?"
"nothing."
Old man Li sighed:
"I didn't know you were soft-hearted again, kid. There are so many pitiful people these days. Are you the most pitiful?"
Xie Shuangbai didn't say anything.
"The money for the medicine just now is mine."
"It's definitely yours. I remember it all."
Xie Shuangbai smiled: "You old man don't suffer any loss at all."
"Hey! I think you're asking for a beating."
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