Love Lock

Chapter 86 The Family Leaves
The next day, Wei Chengchao went to find Han Lei, only to be told that Han Lei had gone out.

After showing Yang Haibo and his companion around the winery, Han Lei followed them to Yang's home in Yangjia Village. The main reason for visiting Yang Haibo's home personally was to conduct a home visit.

Upon entering Yangjia Village, passersby greeted them along the way. From the villagers' greetings and pleasantries, Han Lei sensed that Yang Haibo was a well-known filial son in the village.

His mother was a hardworking and simple rural woman. Years of hard work, coupled with the fact that his father was beaten to death by a powerful family, caused her to fall ill from grief.

The village's old traditional Chinese medicine doctor examined the patient repeatedly, and brewed pot after pot of herbs, but the condition showed no improvement. This plunged the already impoverished tenant family into even greater hardship.

Besides caring for his mother, Yang Haibo spends his days traveling around selling goods and inquiring about ways to cure her illness. But what miracles could possibly happen in this isolated little village?

"Mother, Mother, I'm back!" Yang Haibo shouted as he pushed open the dilapidated wooden door of the thatched hut, his joy barely concealed.

During his time in Songyang Town, he gradually became familiar with Tang Xiaotong and Da Wu's brothers.

According to Da Wu, they were wounded on the battlefield and were on the verge of death. It was Miss Han who saved them from the brink of death.

Miss Han's medical skills are superb. Now, his mother is actually able to receive treatment from Miss Han; his family doesn't know when they accumulated such good fortune.

Han Lei followed Yang Haibo into the dilapidated, dark thatched hut. As soon as she entered, she frowned. The room was dimly lit and filled with an indescribable smell.

Yang's mother lay on the bed, her face sallow and her eyes lifeless. A little girl of about twelve or thirteen sat beside the bed, feeding her a bowl of porridge made of wild vegetables and some unknown mixture.

On the floor in front of the bed lay a pair of shoes woven from palm fiber, which clearly belonged to Yang's mother.

Upon hearing Yang Haibo's voice, the little girl's eyes lit up, and she stood up happily.

"Brother, brother, you're back?"

"Little sister, I brought you some delicious food." Yang Haibo picked up the several paper packages in his hand and shook them, asking, "How is Mother?"

Yang Xiaomei, who was initially quite happy, gradually lost her joy when she heard her mother being asked about her.

"Not good, Mother is still the same."

Yang's mother's eyes finally focused, and she turned to look at Yang Haibo, her voice extremely weak.

"Haibo, is that you back?"

"Mom, it's me."

Yang Haibo put down the paper package in his hand, quickly stepped forward, squatted down by the bed, took his mother's hand, and pointed at Han Lei with tears in his eyes.

“Mother, there is hope for your illness. Your son is fortunate to have met this Miss Han. She is not only kind, but also a doctor who can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. She will definitely be able to cure your illness.”

“Yes, godmother! Miss Han’s medical skills are excellent.” Tang Xiaotong quickly walked to the bedside and squatted down, looking at Yang’s mother as if she were her own mother.

Yang's mother turned her gaze to Han Lei, who smiled slightly at her, her nose feeling a little sore.

She hadn't expected Yang Haibo's family to be like this; no wonder he and Tang Xiaotong risked stealing the wine. Such a destitute family, yet they adopted an orphan like Tang Xiaotong—they were truly a family of kind-hearted people!

"Auntie, my name is Han Lei. I know a little about medicine, and perhaps I can cure your illness." Han Lei squatted down to be at eye level with Yang's mother.

“Girl, let it go. But, but still... thank you, we... we don’t have the money to pay for the medicine.”

When Yang's mother saw Han Lei's expensive clothes, she instinctively wanted to resist.

Actually, Han Lei didn't want to be too flashy when she went out, so she was still wearing the ordinary dress that Zhao Zun had bought for her in Beiguan. But even such clothes were still considered very expensive by the poor.

"Don't worry, Auntie, I won't take your money." Han Lei said, taking the bowl from Yang Xiaomei's hand and handing it to Yang Haibo. "Auntie can't eat this anymore, it's not nutritious. Take the pork from the carriage and make some broth, then add some minced meat to make porridge for Auntie. Auntie's diet must include meat."

Before coming here, Han Lei had put some pork and rice in the carriage. She originally intended to give them to Yang's mother as a gift when she first came to the Yang family, but unexpectedly, they have now become the first medicine she prescribed for Yang's mother.

"Eh!"

Yang Haibo agreed and was about to get up to cook porridge when Tang Xiaotong grabbed him from behind.

"Brother Yang, you stay here with your godmother, I'll go cook."

After saying that, Tang Xiaotong got up and walked out.

Watching Tang Xiaotong's sensible figure from behind, Han Lei became even more determined in her decision.

Now that she has come to this era, she is determined to work hard to ensure that these poor people can live a better life.

"You two should go out too! I'll treat the old lady here." Han Lei waved to Yang Haibo and his sister, signaling them to leave.

Han Lei stepped forward, lifted Yang's mother's eyelids, examined her carefully, gently pressed a few acupoints, and asked her about her symptoms. After Yang Haibo and his sister left, she took out a bunch of instruments from her spatial storage.

She first used instruments to measure Yang's mother's blood pressure and heart rate, then applied a seemingly ordinary ointment to Yang's mother's abdomen and gently massaged it. Yang's mother was initially somewhat resistant, but after feeling the slight coolness of the ointment, she gradually relaxed.

The initial diagnosis indicated that Yang's mother did not have any major problems; she was simply suffering from chronic illness due to overwork, malnutrition, poor immunity, and emotional distress.

The reason why her condition hadn't improved for so long was that the village doctor prescribed cheap and common herbs, which weren't very effective for her illness.

Han Lei gave her some intravenous nutrition and medication to treat her symptoms. After improving her diet, she believed that Yang's mother's health would gradually improve soon.

After putting away the tools, Han Lei opened the door and let Yang Haibo and his sister in.

The siblings stared in surprise and curiosity at the needles stuck in their mother's hand and the IV drip bottle hanging high above. Aside from drinking dark, black herbal medicine, this was the first time they had ever seen such a peculiar treatment.

Just as Yang Xiaomei was about to ask something, Yang Haibo immediately stopped her with a look. Yang Xiaomei choked and could only obediently stand behind Yang Haibo.

Han Lei glanced at Yang's mother, who was already asleep, and said, "Don't worry, Auntie is just asleep. I've already given her the medicine, and she'll feel much better after she wakes up."

"Thank you, thank you, Miss Han," Yang Haibo said repeatedly.

"Thank you, Sister Han," Yang Xiaomei said timidly.

Han Lei smiled slightly, glanced around at the bare thatched hut, and sighed softly.

“Yang Haibo, your mother needs a long period of recuperation, and it’s inconvenient for her to stay at home. Once Xiaotong has cooked the porridge, take your mother and sister to the brewery to recuperate! You can come with me to learn and take care of them at the same time. When your aunt’s condition improves, you can take them to the capital together.”

"Okay! Thank you very much, young lady."

Overwhelmed with gratitude, Yang Haibo pulled his sister down to kneel and kowtow to Han Lei.

Han Lei gently helped him up, saying, "Get up! From now on, we're all family. Don't kneel down in front of me all the time."

Just then, Tang Xiaotong brought in the meat porridge she had cooked, but Yang's mother was still asleep.

Han Lei took an insulated lunchbox from her spatial storage and handed it to Tang Xiaotong. After filling the lunchbox to the brim, she let Yang Xiaomei eat the rest.

Yang Xiaomei ate and cried at the same time; she couldn't remember the last time she had eaten meat.

Han Lei figured that since Yang Haibo's family was going to leave with her anyway, she took advantage of Yang Xiaomei's meal break to have Tang Xiaotong and Yang Haibo distribute the pork and rice they had brought to the surrounding neighbors.

Then, they carried Yang's mother onto the carriage, and the group returned to the county's winery.

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