The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 45 Mr. Bao

"You won't die!"
Chunnuan was very worried when she couldn't see anyone. When she saw the wound, it was just a superficial injury. Fortunately, although the bamboo stick pierced her ear, it didn't hurt any vital organs. Blood was flowing all over her head and face, and she was soaked in the rain, so it looked really scary.

"Then why didn't my mother respond when I called her?"

Chunnuan took his pulse and found it to be normal, with no signs of life-threatening danger.

Did she come back on her own?

"Yes, my mother came back with her head covered and said that she had been poked in the head by a bamboo stick. My youngest brother shouted, 'Mother, your head is bleeding!' My mother fainted when she saw the blood on her hand."

Luo Sanya thought her younger brother was useless; if he hadn't cried out so pitifully, her mother wouldn't have collapsed.

"Your mother is probably squeamish about blood." Chunnuan was relieved to know that the wound wouldn't kill her. "Do you have scissors? Do you have a clean white cloth?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Luo Sanya hurriedly ran over and brought out her mother's sewing basket: "There's a piece of white cloth inside."

Chunnuan cut off all the hair around her ears, took out the hemostatic medicine she had brought and sprinkled it on, then bandaged her up with a white cloth.

"Sanya, go find a set of your mother's dry clothes for her to change into."

"it is good."

When Sanya brought over a set of dry clothes, Aunt Luo had already been woken up by Chunnuan pinching her philtrum.

"Spring is warm..."

"Auntie, are you feeling unwell anywhere? Are you dizzy? Do you feel nauseous?"

"I'm not dizzy, just have a headache." Aunt Luo subconsciously reached out to touch the injured area, but Chun Nuan grabbed her hand: "It's bandaged, don't move it. Don't get it wet for the next few days, and change the dressing every day."

"You bought medicine?" Aunt Luo was heartbroken. "It's just a scratch, why would you need to buy medicine? Chunnuan, how much did the medicine cost? I'll give it to you."

“Aunt Luo, it’s alright. I made this medicine myself, it’s free.” Chunnuan said, “But you really shouldn’t go into the bamboo forest in such dangerous times in the future.”

"Oh, I should have listened to you." He was truly filled with regret: "We didn't even find the chicken, and I even got poked by a bamboo stick. What bad luck!"

"That damn chicken! In this heavy rain, I wonder where it's hiding. It would be such a shame if someone stole it or if it got washed away by the water. I wouldn't even be able to drink a sip of chicken soup."

Oh, I can't take it anymore, the more I think about it, the more my heart aches.

"Auntie, just consider this a favor to avoid further trouble." Chunnuan couldn't find any other words of comfort: "You must take good care of this wound. Remember, don't get it wet, otherwise it will fester and you'll really have to spend money on medicine."

"Alright, alright, thank you so much, Chunnuan." Aunt Luo sighed as she looked at the water gushing from the eaves: "With such a heavy rain, the river is probably going to rise quite a bit, making it even harder for his father to pull the boat."

"Wouldn't it be easier to pull the rope when the water level is high?"

Wouldn't a ship have better buoyancy in deeper water?

“It’s not easy, and it’s even more dangerous,” Aunt Luo said. “Normally, the water is up to our thighs, and we can manage to drag ourselves along familiar routes. But when the water rises, it’s up to our waists, and we can’t see the road at all. If we’re not careful, we might get swept away.”

"It's not easy."

"Yes, it really is hard-earned money," Aunt Luo said. "Spending all year round in the river makes you sick at a young age. When it flares up, your back becomes red, swollen, and painful. I keep saying that once these kids are older, they won't have to suffer like this anymore..."

"Mother, let Father stop pulling the boat. I'll support you when I earn money."

“You have such filial piety, but the problem is you’re only eleven years old. When will you be able to earn money? You’re so small, you can’t even pull a boat…” Aunt Luo touched her son’s head, extremely worried: “I can afford to give birth but not raise him, it’s so worrying. Even raising a laying hen isn’t going well…”

Just as Chunnuan was about to offer some words of advice, a flash of lightning illuminated the main room, followed by a thunderclap.

"A huge thunderclap!" Sanya exclaimed in shock, covering her ears tightly with both hands.

"Oh my, that thunder was really scary." Chun Nuan was also startled, and suddenly remembered something.

"Auntie, take good care of yourself, I have to go back now."

"Hey, it's raining so hard, why are you leaving? Just stay here, Auntie will fry some wheat cakes for you."

"No, I'll come back another day."

Chunnuan put on a straw hat and raincoat and rushed into the rain, slipping and sliding all the way back to the Xiao family home.

"You silly child, why did you come back in such heavy rain?" Xu asked, looking at her daughter who was covered in mud as she ran back. "Is your Aunt Luo alright?"

“She’s fine, just minor external injuries,” Chunnuan said. “Mother, you take care of the house. Auntie, Chunning, you come back to town with me.”

"Why are you in such a hurry? Why don't you wait until the rain stops?" Mrs. Xu said, "We fried some meat and are taking some back with Lingling."

“Aunt, with such strong winds, heavy rain, and thunder, I’m worried that my sister-in-law might be frightened and have an early labor.”

"Ah, then I'll go back to town with you."

Her daughter-in-law was about to give birth, and as the mother-in-law, she had to go. If something went wrong, how could she explain it to Madam Zhu?

“Aunt, it’s only right that you go, but the wind is strong, the rain is heavy, it’s dark and the roads are slippery. You’ve never walked on roads like this before. If you fall or something, we’ll have to take care of you.”

“Yes, eldest daughter, Nuannuan is right.” The old lady nodded: “You are not young anymore. If you fall, it will be a troublesome matter. You should wait until the weather is better and the road is easier to walk. Let the third son’s wife and Chun Ning go. The third son’s wife has four children and is experienced. It will be more convenient for Chun Ning to run errands.”

"I……"

Ms. Xu felt utterly useless, unable to be of any use at crucial moments.

"Go on, Nuannuan, take good care of your sister-in-law." Madam Xu felt sorry for her daughter and worried about her nephew's wife: "Nuannuan, if anything happens, remember to call a doctor."

"Mom, I know."

Alas, her own mother would never know that her medical skills far surpassed those of these doctors.

When you ask a doctor, what you really need is an attitude.

On a rainy day, there was only one raincoat and one bamboo hat, but three people were going out.

Finally, he gave the straw hat to his eldest sister-in-law, who covered her head with the raincoat, leaving her lower body completely soaked by the rain.

Chun Ning had no choice but to go to town in the rain.

"Third sister-in-law." Just as she was about to leave, Madam Xu suddenly called out to Madam Huang.

"Sister-in-law..."

"Third sister-in-law, I'm entrusting Lingling to you." Madam Xu bit her lip, and finally added, "If the situation becomes critical, save the mother first!"

After saying this, she looked at the old lady.

"Mother……"

Huang was somewhat surprised. Her sister-in-law was truly unique. You see, Zhu Ling was pregnant with the Xiao family's great-grandson. The most common thing mothers-in-law say is: "You must protect my grandson!"

"Listen to your sister-in-law," the old lady said. "Lingling is a young lady of the Zhu family. She gave up wealth and honor and traveled thousands of miles to follow us to Shu. We can't do something against our conscience. If we disregard her safety for the sake of our Xiao family's bloodline, would we still be human?"

"Yes, mother."

Huang finally felt relieved. As a daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, she felt warmth again. Marrying into the Xiao family was the right thing to do, and it was worth it to go back to Shu with them!
(End of this chapter)