There was only one clinic in Tianshui Village, and there was only one barefoot doctor in the clinic. Normally, if anyone in the village had a headache or fever, they would go to him to get some herbal medicine.
Anti-inflammatory drugs and western medicines are quite expensive. You have to rely on connections to get them even in the city hospitals, let alone the village clinics.
Cheng Nuonuo had a large area of burns on her face and body. The angry pushing and shoving of the crowd last night and the night spent in the cowshed caused the blisters on her body to burst and fester. She also became drowsy and had a high fever.
The doctor looked at Cheng Nonuo and shook his head. Wei Shuying and Cheng Zheng were both terrified and begged everyone to help send Cheng Nonuo into the city.
The doctor said, "She has a massive hemorrhage. If she takes the bumpy ride into the city, will she survive? She didn't take good care of herself during the confinement period. The burns on her body caused a high fever. She is lucky to be able to survive until now."
The doctor went out after he finished speaking.
Cheng Zheng looked glum, Wei Shuying simply sat on the ground, slapping her thighs and howling. The people helping outside thought Cheng Nuonuo was dead after hearing this.
Cheng Nuonuo lay paralyzed on the bed, dying, staring at the ceiling. The scenes of her last life and this life flashed before her eyes. Why did God give her a chance to start over, but she ended up in a more miserable situation than her last life?
The burns on her face and body were excruciatingly painful, tugging at her nerves. It felt as if a dagger was stirring in her lower abdomen. She could feel that this body was completely broken from the inside, with only one breath left hanging on. She was unwilling to accept this.
She was the first to discover the spiritual spring, her father was on her side, and Shen Yan was also dragged over by her. She had worked so hard for so long to get all this, how could it all collapse?
She was unwilling to give up, she was unwilling to give up... Her mind was a little blurry, and Cheng Nonuo felt that her body was getting lighter. She was just one step away from being free...
The cool water poured into his lips and teeth, carrying with it a strong, surging sense of yang. Cheng Nonuo suddenly took a deep breath and greedily swallowed the spiritual spring water in big gulps, wishing he could chew the cup into pieces.
She was pulled back into this broken body. The intense pain once again penetrated her nerves. Cheng Nonuo coughed and held the cup tightly.
Wei Shuying shouted, "Drink slowly, drink slowly, there's more!"
Cheng Nonuo asked: "Who brought this water?"
She was dying the moment before, but now she can speak, and her eyes are emitting an abnormal light.
Cheng Zheng said, "Yaoyao asked Xie Zhao to bring the brown sugar water. Yaoyao is repaying evil with kindness, don't you feel ashamed?"
Cheng Nonuo pursed her lips, and the malice in her eyes that she couldn't hide in time was clearly seen by Cheng Zheng.
Seeing this, Cheng Zheng said coldly: "What's your attitude? I didn't believe what those people said about your bad character before. But you went to the Xie family's yard and set fire to it last night. I am so disappointed!"
Cheng Nonuo lowered his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Dad, the fire yesterday was not caused by me..."
"Shut up! Stop making excuses!" Cheng Zheng said, "Those educated youth have told me what you did to Yaoyao! Are you still worthy of being a human being?"
On the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhang Xiaofeng and Han Yin ran into Cheng Zheng and couldn't help but tell him everything Cheng Nuonuo had done. Cheng Zheng had been holding back because he saw how miserable his little daughter looked, until the arson incident came to light last night, when he finally couldn't stand it anymore.
When Cheng Nuonuo's eyes were exposed, she did not show the shame as Cheng Zheng had expected. Instead, she sneered, and her mockery was obvious.
Cheng Zheng pointed at her angrily: "You... do you still have no sense of shame? How can you still laugh? I will no longer be involved in your stall!"
Cheng Nuonuo simply tore off her temper: "Have you ever cared about me? From childhood to adulthood, you only have your noble eldest daughter in your eyes. When have you ever seen me? Cheng Yaoyao has everything, but what about me? Now you are acting like a father?"
Cheng Zheng was startled by her touch and trembled, "I... I didn't care about you when you were a child, but later..."
Cheng Nonuo raised her upper body and said, "Later, I became prettier and smarter, and I could cook delicious meals, so you started to like me, right? Why is it that we are both daughters, but Cheng Yaoyao can be so arrogant and willful, while I have to please you like a dog!"
This was the first time Cheng Zheng discovered that his well-behaved little daughter could be so sharp-tongued and fierce-looking. Perhaps he had never seen his little daughter's true face.
Wei Shuying was shocked by this scene. She hurriedly pulled Cheng Nuonuo and said, "Are you confused? How can you talk to your father?"
Cheng Zheng shook his head and said, "I always thought you were a good kid. It turns out that what Yaoyao said was true... I was wrong about Yaoyao."
Cheng Nonuo sneered and touched the bruised wound on his cheek: "Now that I'm ugly and I've lost the good marriage with the Shen family, you look down on me again and turn to your beloved eldest daughter. Do you want to be a good father? Don't forget, your eldest daughter ran away from home because she was so angry with you. Now she is in the same boat with the Xie family and no longer recognizes you as her father!
Cheng Nonuo broke through his false pretense that everything was fine. He married Wei Shuying for his daughter, but he forgot his original intention under the instigation of Wei Shuying and Cheng Nonuo day after day. Now he is over 50 years old, with two daughters, one of whom has a ruined future and the other has left him and his daughter.
Xie Zhao stood silently at the door, listening to the sharp arguments inside. After a while, Cheng Zheng walked out, as if he had aged ten years in an instant, and his shoulders were hunched.
He returned the Xie family's lunch box and water bottle to Xie Zhao. Xie Zhao looked at him, and Cheng Zheng immediately turned his head away, waving his hand and saying, "Go back. ... Don't tell Yaoyao."
Mentioning these things would only upset her again. This was the only thing he could do for Yuanyao now.
Xie Zhao said, "The police have gone back. They said they will call Cheng Nuonuo again when she is better. You cannot leave this cowshed for the time being."
Cheng Nonuo was just about to die, and the police didn't want to cause this trouble. Besides, Cheng Nonuo couldn't escape this state, Cheng Zheng knew it very well, and sighed again.
Xie Zhao said: "I will deliver three meals a day."
"No, no, this is too much trouble for your family." Cheng Zheng said hurriedly, "I can just buy some from the villagers nearby."
Wei Shuying, who was eavesdropping inside, stepped forward and said, "Hey, if they are willing to send you food, just accept it! What kind of food can you buy in this poor and remote place? Our Nuonuo is still sick!"
Xie Zhao's stern face darkened a little. Cheng Zheng's face was burning, so he could only say to Xie Zhao: "Okay, then I'll trouble you."
Cheng Zheng was not a worldly-wise man, but a nerd who devoted himself to scientific research. After a few days of discussion, he did learn a little about the ways of the world. He fumbled in his pocket for a long time, wondering whether to give the money and bills to Xie Zhao.
If she gave it to him, it would seem like she was ungrateful. If she didn't give it to him, she was afraid that Xie Zhaoji would blame Cheng Yaoyao and make others look down on her daughter.
Xie Zhao just said "I'll come back in the evening" and turned and left.
Cheng Zheng stood at the door, not wanting to go in at all, smoking one cigarette after another. He didn't notice that Wei Shuying sneaked out the back door and ran towards the village entrance.
Cheng Nonuo lay on the bed, smelling a rotten smell that she didn't know whether it was from her body or the bedding, and smiled triumphantly. She didn't know what had gone wrong with the Xie family, but they actually sent her a cup of spiritual spring water.
This spiritual spring was much richer than the ones she had drunk before, and it helped her battered body recover bit by bit. Although it was extremely painful, Cheng Nonuo said nothing, and her fingers were firmly inserted into the rotten cotton, with a pair of crazy eyes that were bright and clear.
Even God is helping her, she won't lose like this, she still has the biggest trump card.
In the Xie family yard.
Looking at the empty water bottle and lunch box that Xie Zhao brought back, Cheng Yaoyao asked, "Did she drink all of it?"
"Yeah." Xie Zhao put those things aside.
Cheng Yaoyao smiled sweetly at him. This was what she liked most about Xie Zhao, as long as it was something she wanted to do, Xie Zhao would never ask why.
These days, Cheng Yaoyao cooks some meals every day and asks Xie Zhao to deliver them to Cheng Nonuo and her family of three. Some spiritual spring water is added to Cheng Nonuo's meal, and the amount is controlled just right, which allows Cheng Nonuo to wait for her to go to jail with one breath, but does not require her body to fully recover.
Cheng Nonuo's body had been broken down from the ground up, and these spiritual springs were repairing her body bit by bit, but they could not make her fully recover in one breath. Repairing the body was a very painful process, and Cheng Nonuo gritted her teeth every time. But when it came to the next meal, the severe pain would start again.
This additional easter egg was far from expected.
When Wei Shuying first saw Cheng Nuonuo's look, she started to wonder if Cheng Yaoyao had poisoned the food, but was slapped hard by Cheng Zheng.
The two had been married for 20 years, and this was the first time Cheng Zheng had hit her. Wei Shuying was completely stunned. However, Cheng Nuonuo was also very nervous about the food sent by the Xie family. Every time the food was sent, she would eat it up without leaving a single bite.
Cheng Nuonuo's health was getting better. Although the injuries on her face and body had not healed, her spirit had obviously recovered. She still stayed in bed and pretended to be weak, because once she recovered, the police would come to interrogate her.
Cheng Nuonuo and his family of three were locked up in the cowshed, and Shen Yan was not much better off, being looked down upon everywhere and having conflicts with others several times while working. Shen Yan, a foreigner with a bad reputation, was no match for the villagers who clung together, and he was almost beaten several times.
Seeing her spoiled son living such a life in the countryside, Shen's mother cried until her eyes were swollen. She forced the secretary to call and send a telegram to Shen's father, asking him to bring her son back no matter what, otherwise she would not leave.
Cheng Zheng and Shen's mother both came to the same conclusion through different means. These days they have been constantly calling Shanghai for help.
After anxiously waiting day after day, news finally came from Shanghai.
Shen's father personally gave instructions to his secretary: let Shen Yan and Cheng Nonuo return to Shanghai to get married immediately.
This news not only shocked Shen Yan and his mother, but also the entire Tianshui Village. Shen Yan's father must have gone crazy to let his son marry Cheng Nuonuo?
Let's not talk about Cheng Nuonuo's character. Now her face and body are ruined. People in the village say that she can never have children again. Why would the Shen family marry such a woman? Besides, Shen Yan's father is a high-ranking official, and Shen Yan is also handsome. Even the most beautiful virgin in the village can marry her!
Naturally, Shen Yan and his mother would not agree. They were pulled out by the secretary to talk for a long time, and finally they agreed, but with a very unhappy look on their faces.
Wei Shuying was extremely proud. She never expected that things would take such a sudden turn! She felt like she had fallen from heaven to hell these days. When she thought she could never turn things around, she was sent back to heaven!
On the way back to the village, Wei Shuying couldn't hide her joy and announced it to everyone she met. This incident really caused an explosive discussion in the village. No one thought that Shen Yan's father was so kind and righteous that he would let his son marry Cheng Nuonuo!
Wei Shuying completely forgot about what happened before and focused on discussing with Cheng Nonuo how much dowry she should ask for from the Shen family and what kind of position she should get for her nephew from her natal family.
Only Cheng Zheng was suspicious. Father Shen had never liked Cheng Nuonuo, so why would he agree to this marriage so easily? Was he trying to save his own reputation?
Cheng Zheng's gloomy face caused Cheng Nonuo to mock her. She was now confident of victory and no longer had to pretend to Cheng Zheng: "Dad, you haven't thought about whether my marriage will be successful or not, right?"
Cheng Zheng advised: "There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Nunuo, we have to think about this matter seriously."
Cheng Nuonuo sneered: "What are you considering? No matter how good your eldest daughter is, she can only marry a farmer. And my little daughter, whom you don't want, married a Shanghai boy. Are you afraid that my status in the future will surpass that of your beloved eldest daughter?"
Cheng Zheng was completely disappointed and left in anger.
Lin Jiaqi brought the police to Tianshui Village again, this time he brought a psychiatrist and a document.
Cheng Zheng was not at home that day, Cheng Nuonuo fell asleep, and only Wei Shuying was there. Secretary Lin quietly explained to Wei Shuying that Cheng Nuonuo's arson was a criminal case of a serious nature, and Shen's father had cleared the joints and asked a doctor to diagnose that Cheng Nuonuo was mentally stimulated so that she could be sent back to Shanghai for treatment.
When Wei Shuying heard this, she immediately pulled Cheng Nonuo's finger and pressed her fingerprint on the document.
Things went surprisingly smoothly. Shanghai kept urging them to return as soon as possible, so Cheng Zheng's family and Shen Yan's mother and son quickly packed up and prepared to go back.
The two cars sent by Shen's father stopped at the entrance of the village, attracting a lot of attention from the villagers, but they did not dare to get close.
Before getting on the bus, Cheng Nonuo saw Cheng Yaoyao in the crowd. She still had the same beautiful face as before, holding a little white cat in her arms, with the tall Xie Zhao beside her.
Cheng Zheng said a few words to Cheng Yaoyao, then left quickly with his head down. The Shen family arranged for Cheng Zheng, Wei Shuying, and Shen Yan and his mother to get on the first car, and were urging Cheng Nonuo to get on.
Cheng Nonuo said, "I have something to say to Sister Yaoyao."
Cheng Zheng was about to get out of the car when he saw this, but Secretary Lin said, "You guys go first, I'll stay and watch."
"No, no..." Before Cheng Zheng could finish his words, the driver stepped on the accelerator and the first car left.
Cheng Nonuo chuckled and walked towards Cheng Yaoyao. Cheng Yaoyao did not dodge and looked at her calmly.
The two stood face to face. At this time, Cheng Nonuo's cheeks stopped being bruised. She changed into new clothes. Although she looked thin, her eyes sparkled: "Sister Yaoyao. I'm going back to Shanghai."
"Oh?" Cheng Yaoyao tilted his head, looked her up and down, and said, "You succeeded after all."
"You can't believe it, right?" Cheng Nonuo pursed her lips and smiled. The wound on her face was pulled, and she grimaced in pain. "Are you very unwilling? No matter how beautiful you are, no matter how much Xie Zhao likes you? If you marry him, you can only stay in the countryside for the rest of your life. And I... still got what you wanted, married the man you wanted to marry the most, and I am going back to Shanghai."
"And..." Cheng Nonuo moved closer and smelled a rotten smell.
Cheng Yaoyao frowned, and the little white cat in his arms showed its sharp claws. This was a little wild cat that could catch snakes, and Cheng Nonuo was so scared that she immediately stepped back and covered her face. She had wounds on her cheeks repeatedly, and if she was scratched by this wild cat again, she would be doomed.
Cheng Nuonuo calmed down and continued to smile: "You don't know yet? Xie Zhao secretly brings us meals every day without your knowledge. The meals contain..."
"There is a spiritual spring." Cheng Yaoyao continued calmly.
Cheng Nonuo's smile froze: "You know?"
Cheng Yaoyao slowly stroked the little white cat's ear and said calmly, "I asked him to give it to you."
Cheng Nonuo tried to find the slightest difference in her face, but she saw Cheng Yaoyao's face full of confidence. Her heart began to beat wildly, and she felt that she had missed something.
"Why? Why did you give me the spiritual spring?"
Cheng Yaoyao's charming peach blossom eyes were exactly the same as the cat in her arms, and a mysterious smile appeared at the corner of her lips: "Of course it's to help you get better and live longer."
Cheng Nonuo naturally didn't believe her, but...but why did Cheng Yaoyao give her the spiritual spring? Judging from her own experience, Cheng Nonuo panicked: "Cheng Yaoyao, what are you plotting against me? Why do you do this?"
Over there, Secretary Lin gave a look and the people sent by Shen's father walked towards them.
Cheng Yaoyao smiled slightly, and uttered a few words from her rosy lips: "If I were you, I would never go with them."
Cheng Nuonuo was in a state of panic. She saw those people saying to her, "It's getting late. We have to go into the city to catch the train."
Cheng Nonuo threw them away like crazy and rushed towards Cheng Yaoyao: "Cheng Yaoyao, what on earth are you planning!"
Xie Zhao immediately stepped forward to protect Cheng Yaoyao, and the little white cat jumped up and scratched Cheng Nonuo's only intact cheek.
Cheng Nonuo wailed, and the men looked at each other and grabbed Cheng Nonuo. Cheng Nonuo was so crazy that he had great strength. He grabbed and hit desperately, screaming Cheng Yaoyao's name. Unfortunately, he was still no match for the strength of the men and was taken back to the car.
Even after the car started and drove away, Cheng Nonuo's distorted and wailing face could still be seen leaning against the car window.
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