Before even getting close, she saw the black-clad men and Xia Hua fighting. Instantly, she rushed out, blocking three of the black-clad men. Her knife spun and flew out, and in no time, she snapped the neck of one of the black-clad men.
Then another man in black was kicked by her, her foot landing on his neck with force. A cracking sound was heard, and the man's neck fell limply to one side.
Now only one man in black remained. The sharp knife in his hand flew out, and as the man in black dodged, he leaped up, grabbed his head, and twisted it with force—perfect.
Turning to look at Xia Hua, who had just dealt with the third man in black, she asked, "How did you get hurt?" She hurriedly ran over, took out a handkerchief from her bosom, and tied it around her wound.
Xia Hua looked at her arm. "This man in black is the leader, and he also has internal strength. He slashed me, but luckily I reacted quickly, otherwise I would have lost my hand."
An Shuyi looked at the still-bleeding wound and said, "I remember there's a village up ahead with a doctor there. Let's go there and get our wound bandaged. When we get back, we'll ask Doctor Liu to get us some medicine to keep on hand, otherwise we won't have any medicine for this sudden injury."
Although we don't know what dangers we might encounter in the future, it's always good to be prepared.
Xia Hua nodded, "Okay, let's leave here first. Hua Hua is still over there." Looking at the person on the ground, she asked, "What about this person? Should we leave them here?"
"It's such a waste to leave it here, and it even caused you to get hurt. See that jade pendant on his waist? That's a valuable item; most people don't even have that." An Shuyi finished speaking and looked at Xia Hua. "Can you walk by yourself?"
"No problem, I only injured my hand, not my leg."
Seeing that she was alright, An Shuyi went over, picked up the man, and said, "Let's go, let's go to the village ahead first."
When they returned to their resting place, she left the person in the carriage before taking Xiaoqi out and letting her and Xia Hua stay in the carriage. Only then did she harness the horses and drive the carriage to the village she had mentioned. The village was very quiet, but some houses still had lights on, though they were very dim.
She tied up the horse, went up to the door and knocked, "Sister-in-law, are you asleep?"
"Coming." Hearing the knock, someone inside hurriedly replied, but cautiously didn't open the door. Instead, they asked from inside, "Who is it? Is something wrong so late?"
"Sister-in-law, it's me. I was just passing by a few days ago. I'm so sorry to bother you so late, but my sister and son were injured and we'd like to see a doctor. I saw your lights were on, so I came to bother you."
Squeak
The door opened, revealing a woman inside. "It's you, An Meizi. Come in quickly. You said Xia Meizi was injured. What happened?"
An Shuyi explained, "I don't know either. A few people suddenly jumped out and tried to steal our things. We didn't give them to them, and they got beaten up. Luckily, my son is strong enough to drive them away, but he also got injured, and my sister got hurt too."
"Then let them in quickly, I'll have my husband go find you a doctor." After the woman finished speaking, she turned her head and said, "Father, go and invite the village's barefoot doctor for Anmeizi."
"Okay, I'm going right now." After saying that, the man hurriedly ran out.
An Shuyi returned to the carriage, picked up Xiao Qi, and waited for Xia Hua to get off before carrying the man down.
"Sister An, your son is quite badly injured. Quickly put him on the bed, the doctor will come to examine him in a bit."
"No need, just leave it here. Once the doctor has examined it and there's no problem, then it's fine. Don't get your bed dirty; we still have to travel at dawn!" Although she was of noble status, she couldn't cause her any trouble.
They don't even have a place to sleep, and neither does Xiao Qi, so this man is unworthy.
They put two stools together, placed the person on them to lie down, had Xiaoqi sit down, and Xia Hua also sat on a stool to wait.
"Doctor, please take a look at my sister. Her injury is quite serious." Seeing the doctor come over, An Shuyi asked him to look at Xia Hua first.
The blood keeps flowing, and we can't get blood transfusions like we do now. With so much blood lost, when will it ever be replenished?
"Sister, your son is more seriously injured. Why don't you go see him first?" the woman beside her suggested.
"No need, men are tough and thick-skinned, a little injury won't hurt them, but my sister's injury is more important."
The doctor also examined Xia Hua's injury. Seeing that her arm was still bleeding, he took out a bottle of powder from his medicine box and poured it on her arm. The bleeding stopped instantly. Then he took out a cloth and wrapped it up.
"This wound is quite deep. For the next month, this hand cannot get wet or lift heavy objects, otherwise the wound will recur and leave a scar."
After saying that, he took out two bottles of medicine. "This one is for stopping bleeding. Change it every three days. This one is for applying after the injury. It can remove the scar, but it can't completely remove it. There will still be some marks, but they won't be obvious."
An Shuyi took the medicine bottle. "Thank you, doctor. Please take a look at my son."
The doctor walked to the side and began to examine the man's injuries, then bandaged them. "Your son's injuries are quite serious; his internal organs have been damaged."
"Especially this leg, it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, it may not heal for a while."
An Shuyi looked at the wound on his leg and asked, "Doctor, will it affect his ability to walk in the future?" If it will, then all the effort to save him was wasted.
The doctor shook his head. "Don't worry, madam. It won't affect your walking. You just need to rest for a while and eat well. I've already bandaged the wound. This is your son's medicine, which will stop the bleeding and remove the scar."
"If you're not in a hurry to get on your journey, you can come to my place tomorrow to get some medicine. Boil three bowls of water down to one bowl for your son, and he should take it for three days. His internal organs will be fine."
"Thank you, doctor. We'll leave tomorrow morning and pick up our medicine then. I wonder how much it will cost tonight?"
"Six taels of silver, only for medicine, nothing else." After saying that, the doctor took the silver, picked up his medicine box, and left.
After watching him leave, An Shuyi turned around and said, "Sister-in-law, we'll have to trouble you again tonight. Here's the money for our stay here. Please accept it." She then took out two taels of silver and handed it over.
"Sister An, you don't need so much," the woman said, declining.
"Sister-in-law, please take this. If you don't take it, how can we feel at ease staying here? We'll stay in your main room tonight and won't bother you." It wouldn't normally cost this much money for one night, but they not only helped us find a doctor, but they were also injured, so it was already kind of them to take us in.
Hearing this, the woman accepted the silver. "Sister An, you can't stay here all the time. How about I make room for you?"
An Shuyi shook her head, "Sister-in-law, no need to trouble yourself. The night will pass quickly. Besides, my son is injured, so I have to stay here to take care of him. You and your family should go and rest. It's so late, you must be tired."
"Alright then, let's rest first. An, Xia, you two should rest early too." After saying that, she went back to her room with her husband and child to sleep.
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