Qi Xiuxiu lay on Xiao Hei's back with her eyes closed. An old man was also sitting on Xiao Hei's back.
Xiaoman walked beside Xiaohei.
Qi Dazhu knew something was wrong the moment he saw Qi Xiuxiu and Xiaoman together. After telling his son to go back and find Old Man Qi and Old Mrs. Qi, Qi Dazhu walked over to Xiaoman. "What did you do to my sister?"
Xiaoman didn't even bother to pay attention to Qi Dazhu.
Xiao Hei raised his leg to kick Qi Dazhu.
Qi Dazhu quickly moved to the side.
After Xiaoman led Xiaohei, Qi Xiuxiu, and the old man over, Qi Dazhu quickly followed. "What exactly did you do to my sister? Let me tell you, if anything happens to my sister, you can forget about leaving this village. You…"
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"ah!"
Qi Dazhu thought he would be safe by following Xiao Hei. Unexpectedly, he was still kicked by Xiao Hei.
Now, Qi Dazhu dared not grumble anymore.
After getting up from the ground, Qi Dazhu silently followed Xiaoman into the village.
When they were almost at Yangyang's grandma's house, Old Man Qi and Old Lady Qi arrived with their other two sons.
They were kicked over by Xiao Hei as soon as they got close.
After a moment of surprise, Grandma Qi tried to lie down on the ground and pretend to be injured.
Xiaoman smiled as she looked at the Qi family members lying on the ground. "Are you hurt? If you are, I have a doctor here. A good doctor."
When Grandma Qi and Grandpa Qi heard Xiaoman say "good doctor," they nervously shut their mouths.
Xiaoman led Xiaohei, Qi Xiuxiu, and the old man past the Qi family.
Grandma Qi got up from the ground. "Comrade, what happened to my daughter?"
Seeing that the old woman dared not act rudely anymore, the old man sitting on Xiao Hei's back said, "Your daughter is fine. She's just too tired."
Grandma Qi was relieved. But... seeing the old man's rural attire, she asked, "Which village are you from?"
"I'm not from here."
"You're not from around here. And who are you?"
The old man smiled. "I came down here for reform."
As they were talking, they arrived at Yangyang's grandma's house.
Xiaoman led Xiaohei, Qi Xiuxiu, and the old man inside.
Grandma Qi looked at Grandpa Qi and asked, "Old man, shall we go in or not?"
Old Qi thought for a moment. "We won't go in. Eldest son, you stay here and keep watch. If you see your sister, tell her to go home."
"good."
Back home, Grandma Qi asked Grandpa Qi, "Do you think that old man could tell how our son-in-law got sick?"
"It's okay if they can tell. As long as we stick to the story that we didn't drug him, they can't do anything to us."
"Too."
Old Qi took out his pipe. "Besides, even the doctors in the city couldn't tell. He's just an old man who's been sent down for reform, so he certainly wouldn't be able to tell either."
Grandma Qi was relieved.
On the other side, Yangyang saw Xiaoman return and came over to greet her. "Second Aunt, you're back?"
"Okay." Xiaoman helped the old man down from Xiao Hei's back. "This is the doctor. Your stepmother has told him about your father's illness. Take him to see your father."
"Alright. This way, sir."
"Um."
After Yangyang left with the doctor, Xiaoman carried Qi Xiuxiu on Xiaohei's back into the house. There was a chair in the house, and Xiaoman put Qi Xiuxiu on the chair.
After a while, Grandma Yangyang came out of her son's room excitedly. "Xiaoman, the doctor said my son can still be saved. Xiaoman, where did you find this doctor? Xiaoman, I don't know how to thank you enough."
Xiaoman pointed at Qi Xiuxiu. "She's the one who found the doctor."
Grandma Yangyang was too excited to see Qi Xiuxiu at all. "She's the one who found her?"
"Um."
Grandma Yangyang had mixed feelings. "Has she been looking for a doctor for my son these past few days?"
"Yes. The doctor didn't want to come at first, but she begged him for several days before he agreed. Because he was sent down here, he didn't have any medicine. So after he agreed, he asked her to prepare the medicinal herbs. There were some herbs she couldn't get, so she asked him to draw pictures for her. After he drew them, she went into the mountains to collect the herbs."
Grandma Yangyang's feelings were complicated. Before Qi Xiuxiu married into their family, she had secretly helped them. Last time, when her son was seriously ill, it was thanks to the ginseng Qi Xiuxiu gave him that he recovered. Grandma Yangyang looked at the dark circles under Qi Xiuxiu's eyes. "Did she tell the doctor how my son got sick this time?"
“I don’t know about that. When I arrived, she was on her way back with the doctor. Seeing that I had a horse, she asked me to help her bring the doctor and medicine back. I saw that the place she mentioned was your house, so I asked her if she was your daughter-in-law. She said yes, so I agreed. After I helped the doctor onto Xiao Hei’s back, she fainted. Seeing that she was faint, I put her on Xiao Hei’s back and carried her back.”
Grandma Yangyang felt that the Qi family was to blame for her son's current state. On the other hand, she also felt that Qi Xiuxiu had been too good to her son. "Well... then I'll help her into my room first."
"Let me do it." Xiaoman helped Qi Xiuxiu up from the chair.
Grandma Yangyang: "She's quite heavy, I'll go with you."
"No need. I can help her." After Xiaoman helped Qi Xiuxiu into Yangyang's grandparents' room, the doctor also came out of Ouyang Jiahui's room.
Grandma Yangyang immediately went over to him: "Doctor, can you tell what's wrong with my son?"
The doctor glanced at Xiaoman, and Xiaoman got up and left. Yangyang stayed inside watching his father. Now only the doctor, Yangyang's grandparents, and two others remained in the living room.
The doctor looked at Yangyang's grandfather and said, "Your son's health is already poor. He still dared to take aphrodisiacs. Does he have a death wish?"
Grandma Yangyang was furious: "I knew it was the Qi family's fault that my son turned out this way."
Qi Xiuxiu had told the doctor that her parents-in-law and husband had also been sent to the countryside for reform through labor. It was precisely because of this that the old doctor agreed to treat Ouyang Jiahui. "Are you saying your son became like this because someone else harmed him?"
"Yes. A few nights ago, his father-in-law invited him to dinner. The next day, my son couldn't get out of bed."
The old doctor, remembering Qi Xiuxiu's efforts in treating her husband, spoke up for her. "They probably didn't know that your son would become like this after eating those things. Those things wouldn't be a problem for others. But your son was already weak. Those things might be enjoyable for others, but for your son, they could be fatal."
After saying all that, the doctor told Yangyang's grandparents what Qi Xiuxiu had done in the past few days.
After saying that, the old doctor prescribed several doses of medicine for Ouyang Jiahui. "You guys brew these medicines for him first. Come find me after he's finished taking them."
Grandma Yangyang took the medicine. "Okay."
Grandpa Yangyang wanted to pay the doctor for the consultation. The doctor refused, saying, "I only came because I saw that your daughter-in-law had gone to great lengths to get your son treated, asking for favors and gathering herbs."
After finishing their meal, Xiaoman and Xiaohei went to see the old doctor off.
After Xiaoman left, Yangyang's grandma asked Yangyang's grandpa, "Old man, can we still keep this daughter-in-law?"
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