“Wood, we should learn from Sister Xia and Aunt An, but you’re not much better. I hit several of them today,” a middle-aged man said.
Another man next to him chimed in, "Who do you think you are? I've had my share of killings too. It's a shame I don't have a knife, otherwise I could have killed a few as well."
As their words became increasingly outrageous, Village Chief Lin rebuked them, "Do you think this is like killing chickens? You're killing several of them! Sister Xia and Sister An were killed to intimidate the refugees, not because you want to kill them. Hurry up and cook, get some rest, we have to travel tomorrow."
After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and looked at his sister-in-law. He had seen blood on her head when she got off the carriage earlier, which must have been because she had torn open her wound while fighting the refugees earlier that day.
After An Shuyi got off the carriage, Xia Hua pulled her aside and asked, "Does it hurt?"
"It hurts, it hurts so much! I was so scared back then, I didn't even notice the pain," An Shuyi said pitifully.
"Bear with the pain, I'll go get you a doctor." Xia Hua said and ran off. At that time, she had no choice but to fight, as she was too weak to fight against so many refugees.
"Shuyi, are you alright?" An's father and mother rushed over at this moment, looking at her with heartache. They never expected that their usually gentle and kind daughter would actually take a knife and fight with those refugees.
"Father, Mother, why did you come here? I'm fine, don't worry." An Shuyi tried to stand up, but her mother held her down.
"Don't move now, the wound is bleeding. Husband, go and get the medicine from the carriage and apply it to our daughter."
An Shuyi called out to her father, "Dad, there's no need to go. Huahua has gone to invite Doctor Liu and will be back soon."
Mother An nodded, "That's good. It's reassuring to have a doctor. Daughter, how can you be so brave? Those are all refugees. Fighting is a man's job, not yours as a girl..."
“What are you saying?” Father An looked at Mother An. “I think it’s good that our daughter killed those refugees. What else could we do if we didn’t kill them? Wait to be robbed by those refugees?”
“I used to think Shuyi had too good a temper, but now I think it’s great. Our son is still a man, and his personality is just like yours. He has no manly spirit at all.”
“So what if I’m like this? You’re no better than me,” Mother retorted.
Weren't you worried about her? Why are you arguing? "Alright, Mom and Dad, stop talking. My brother and sister-in-law are behind us!" An Shuyi looked at her brother's helpless expression and her sister-in-law's smugness and found it amusing.
"Shuyi, you were really amazing just now, your sister-in-law is impressed," Chen said as she came over.
She never imagined that her gentle nun could be so cool. She really liked her; it was just like the saying in the book, "Women are not inferior to men."
"Thank you for the compliment, sister-in-law. I appreciate it," An Shuyi said.
When Village Chief Lin came over, he saw that there were quite a few people here. "Uncle An, you've come to see your wife too."
"Yes, come and take a look." Father An nodded.
"We really owe a lot to you two sisters-in-law today. Sister-in-law, are you alright? I've already asked Liu to go and fetch Doctor Liu," Village Chief Lin said, turning his head.
When I arrived, I asked Liu to go and invite Doctor Liu first. My two sisters-in-law must have been beaten by those refugees, especially Sister An, whose head wound was bleeding.
"Thank you, Village Chief. But Hua Hua, your sister-in-law Xia has already gone to look for her. Look, she's already here." However, Liu Shi was not seen. It seems that she was a step too late, allowing Hua Hua to arrive ahead of time.
After all, this place is big and there are so many people, it's impossible for everyone to squeeze together, so it naturally takes time to find them.
"It's good that you're here," Village Chief Lin said, turning around. "Uncle Liu, could you please take a look at my sister-in-law? Has her head injury gotten worse?"
"Okay, don't worry, let me take a look first!" Doctor Liu put down his medicine box and took off the cloth wrapped around his head. "The wound was torn and bled, but thankfully it hasn't gotten worse. I'll reapply the medicine."
“Be careful next time, let men fight…” Thinking of the current situation, Dr. Liu changed his words and said, “Wait until the injury is a little better before fighting, otherwise it will draw blood again, and if it happens too often, the wound will get worse.”
"Thank you for getting old. I'll be careful. And after what happened today, no one will come to rob us for the next few days." As for a few days later, who knows? After all, these refugees were terrified of them. But they will still encounter other refugees in the future.
When the refugees saw that they had food, horses, and cattle, they wouldn't just stand by and do nothing.
How could Dr. Liu not understand what she was saying? He sighed and said, "Well, I'll prescribe some medicine later. Change it every night so it will heal faster. Try not to touch it for the next few days. Although it won't heal completely after a few days, it won't bleed anymore."
They're too conspicuous, but splitting up is just as dangerous. It's better to stick together; at least there are more of us, and the refugees won't dare to rob us.
After the bandage was finished, An Shuyi looked at Xia Hua and said, "Hua Hua, are you injured anywhere? Let Doctor Liu take a look at you too."
Xia Hua shook her head, "No need, I'm not injured anywhere. But Dr. Liu, could you take my pulse and give me some medicine to regulate my body? My old bones are really not as good as they used to be."
Doctor Liu nodded and took her pulse. "Your pulse is weak, which is caused by long-term overwork. I will give you some medicine to regulate it, but it is a bit expensive and requires ginseng."
"Okay, go ahead and prescribe it. It's fine if it costs more money, as long as you get better. Oh, and also prescribe some medicine for Shushu to help her recover; she's also quite weak."
"Okay, I'll prescribe some for the An family too, but I need to go back to prepare the medicine. Your son can come and pick it up later." Doctor Liu handed the medicine to An Shuyi. "These are the dressings you've been changing these past few days."
"Okay, thank you very much. How much is it?" An Shuyi asked as she took the medicine.
"I'll give it to Xiao Wu when he comes to get the medicine. I'm going to get the medicine now."
Seeing him leave, Village Chief Lin said, "Sister-in-law, if you're alright, I'll go back now. You should get some rest."
"good"
An Shuyi turned her head and said, "Father, Mother, Brother, Sister-in-law, I'm fine now. Let's have dinner together tonight. I'll have Zhao and Wu prepare it."
“No need,” Mother An shook her head. “We’ll go back and do it ourselves. You should rest well and we’ll talk about it when you’re better. We’re going back now. If you need anything, just have the eldest son let us know.”
Madam Chen chimed in, "Yes, sister, Jin'er was already working on it when I arrived. You should rest well. We're leaving now."
"Alright, then I won't keep you any longer. You should get some rest too."
"Xiao Wu, go get the medicine, and bring your aunt's too." After saying that, An Shuyi took out ten taels of silver from her bosom and gave it to him. "Go quickly, and come back for dinner soon."
"Okay, Mom!" Xiao Wu ran off.
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