Chapter 11 Saved Baoshuan
At night, Lu Qingqing slept in Lu Feng's room, using straw spread on the floor as a makeshift bed.
Feng Xiaowan has been married into the Lu family for two years. While most people are tormented by their mothers-in-law, she doesn't have a mother-in-law, but she does have a wicked sister-in-law.
She had an instinctive fear of Lu Qingqing.
Unexpectedly, when Lu Qingqing woke up, she was completely different.
She was extremely weak after childbirth and her injuries were severe; she could barely turn over, and Lu Qingqing helped her wipe her body and apply medicine without fear of getting dirty.
But she was still afraid, and she kept her eyes open, too scared to sleep.
My body was just too weak, and I fell asleep without realizing it.
When you wake up again, it will be when the child is crying.
Under the oil lamp, Lu Qingqing sat on the edge of the bed, gently rocking the child in her arms. Her gentle features seemed so unfamiliar.
This isn't the original sister-in-law!
Feng Xiaowan was startled by this thought.
Lu Qingqing had already placed the child on her shoulder.
"Sister-in-law, you can go back to sleep. I'll feed you."
Then she lifted her clothes and cradled the child's head...
Feng Xiaowan: "..."
the next day.
Lu Qingqing needs to go up the mountain to dig up some common medicinal herbs.
A spring breeze carrying the fragrance of flowers gently blows by.
She carried a bamboo basket on her back, held an iron shovel, and wore a light blue headscarf as she entered the mountains.
The most common type is amaranth, which is used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, edema, and bee stings.
The tender leaves are edible.
Wrinkled sorrel is used to treat constipation, cough, and sores. It is slightly toxic and should not be eaten.
Lu Qingqing dug up a lot of things haphazardly, and soon the basket was full.
As I was leaving, I saw a ragged child emerge from the woods.
The child turned pale with fright at the sight of her and ran away as fast as he could.
Although he tried to hide it, Lu Qingqing still saw that he was carrying a fish in his hand!
"Hey, Xiao Sixi, don't run away, I'll buy your fish—" Lu Qingqing shouted.
But the child vanished in an instant.
This person was frightened by Lu Qingqing, who had stolen a nest of bird eggs from someone last time.
Drinking crucian carp soup can help with lactation.
After Feng Xiaowan started lactating, Lu Qingqing discovered that she was "craving milk".
Drinking light rice porridge will reduce breast milk production, while eating oily or meaty foods will increase it.
Therefore, drinking crucian carp soup is a good choice.
Old Man Lu also needs a drink.
Lu Qingqing followed the direction Xiao Sixi had come from and walked further in.
Sure enough, a pool of water was found.
To be honest, this pool is dangerous.
The surrounding area is steep, and the pond is covered with reeds that obscure the surface. If one is not careful, it is easy to fall in.
Moreover, there are many aquatic plants at the bottom of the water.
I don't know how Xiao Sixi got the fish.
After observing for a while, Lu Qingqing decided to go home and make a fishing net.
Faintly, the calls of wild ducks could be heard on the wind.
Lu Qingqing's eyes lit up. There must be wild duck eggs in the cattail bushes in the middle of the pond!
We also need to build a raft!
She descended the mountain with light steps.
The sound of a child crying could be heard from beside the ditch at the edge of the village.
A group of children surrounded them, shouting and yelling.
"He's going to die! He's going to die!"
He rolled his eyes!
"Go quickly and call Doctor Ding!"
Hearing the commotion, Lu Qingqing hurriedly ran over.
A seven or eight-year-old child was kneeling on the ground, clutching his neck, tears and snot streaming down his face, which had turned purple.
Looking at the elm seeds scattered on the ground, Lu Qingqing immediately understood.
He ate the elm seeds too quickly and didn't remove the stems properly, so they got stuck in his throat!
Lu Qingqing dropped the basket and immediately grabbed the child's hand to stop him from gagging.
Trying to swat a foreign object will push it further in, making it even more dangerous.
She hugged the child from behind, made a fist and placed two fingers above the navel, and quickly thrust upwards into the abdomen, performing the Heimlich maneuver.
In the eyes of a group of children, all they saw was her holding the child and swinging him around, making the child dizzy!
"Stop hitting Baoshuan, stop hitting him..."
"The witch from the Lu family is bullying people again!"
A bunch of kids making a racket is giving me a headache.
Finally, Baoshuan vomited something with a "goo".
Then, a loud shout came from behind: "Lu Qingqing, let go of the child!"
A hand forcefully pulled her away.
"Uncle Ding is here! Quick, save Baoshuan! He's suffocating!"
Doctor Ding picked up Baoshuan and patted his back vigorously.
Baoshuan was able to breathe and burst into tears.
"Uncle Ding is amazing, Baoshuan is all better!" A group of children clapped their hands.
Lu Qingqing rolled her eyes.
If you really let him save the person, he'll kill them.
"You've already lifted the lid of the steamer after the buns are cooked? You really know how to time things."
She said something, then picked up a pile of elm seeds from the ground and put them in her basket.
"This will cover the treatment costs."
Unexpectedly, when Lu Qingqing wanted to leave, someone wouldn't let her.
"Lu Qingqing, stop right there!"
Dingxiang and several companions blocked her way.
Ha, village bullying, huh?
"Lu Qingqing, you almost killed Bao Shuan, and you think you can just leave like this?"
What are you going to do?
“My father saved Baoshuan for you, sparing you from imprisonment. Here’s twenty taels for medical expenses!”
Dingxiang's eyes gleamed with calculation, and her round face revealed a worldly nature.
They took greed to its extreme.
However, she herself was completely unaware of this, and the few followers around her were typical lackeys, fawning over Dingxiang and looking down on Lu Qingqing.
Dingxiang is the village doctor's daughter. When someone gets sick, they inevitably have to seek help from Dr. Ding, so it's normal for them to lick her.
However, to say twenty taels is truly outrageous.
She probably came here to extort money because she saw that Lu Qingqing got the money back from Ning Xiuwen that day!
"Dr. Ding, did you save Baoshuan?" Lu Qingqing asked.
"If it's not me, then is it still you?" Ding Hongshi raised his eyelids and said impatiently.
"Lu Qingqing, there's a limit to your mischief. You're bullying such a young child. I really don't know what sins your father committed to give birth to such a troublesome child like you!"
Lu Qingqing's face suddenly turned frightening.
Qing Lingling stared at Ding Hongshi with eyes as sharp as knives and sneered, "I don't know if my father committed any sins, but I think you have committed quite a few. You don't even have a medical license, and you've probably taken countless lives over the years."
The villagers will fawn over you, treating you like a doctor, but if they ignore you, you're nothing!
They really think they're someone important.
To put it bluntly, the village lacks doctors and needs him.
After all, hiring a professional doctor is expensive and requires them to live far away.
Ding Hongshi was a skilled doctor, but also a bad person.
"Lu Qingqing, how dare you speak to my father like that!" Dingxiang started crowing like a hen again.
That's a real insult to the name "Lilac".
"Ha, you look down on my dad? Even your dad wouldn't dare be so rude to him. The other day when you came to my house to borrow a needle, you almost knelt down before him. You didn't see him bowing over like that..."
"Smack—"
With a loud, crisp sound, Lu Qingqing, her eyes filled with malice, slapped Ding Xiang hard across her arrogant face.
"A few broken needles, and my father had to beg for them? That just shows that your father is petty and stingy!"
They're not hesitant to take money from others, asking for twenty taels. Go ask a proper doctor how much it costs to save someone.
They're utterly incompetent and ruthless!
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