After wearing it: I traded a pig for a man.

To keep him alive, they fed him water by mouth.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when his brain began to drift into a hazy state. He vaguely heard someone telling him not to die, to hold on a little longer, and that he wanted to live in the family's new house.

Jiang Yun Ning dragged Jiang Che for a long time, until their hands were worn raw.

"Let go." Jiang Che had been awake for a while, only just realizing he was being dragged along. "Jiang Yun Ning."

He didn't speak loudly, and Jiang Yun Ning only heard him after he called several times.

"You're awake!" Jiang Yun Ning excitedly squatted down. "Jiang Che, don't be afraid, we'll be out soon. Don't worry, I won't leave you behind."

And then came the words, "Don't be afraid."

Jiang Che, however, felt that these three words carried a heavy weight. He suddenly felt that Jiang Yun Ning wasn't so annoying anymore.

"You should walk by yourself." His eyelids were heavy, and his voice was weak and feeble. "You can't walk with me."

Jiang Yuning pouted, somewhat disgusted, and opened the water gourd, holding his head and making him drink water: "Shut up, save your energy."

When she was forced to drink water, Jiang Che's gaze fell on her blood-soaked palm. Before he could speak again, he fell into a deep sleep.

The disdain on Jiang Yun Ning's face had long since disappeared, replaced by worry.

She sniffed and continued walking forward, dragging the vines along.

I couldn't help but shed tears as I walked.

She truly regretted it, regretted insisting on coming to the deep mountains. Now, Jiang Che had suffered so much.

If Jiang Che really died because of this, she didn't dare to think about how she would live the rest of her life burdened with this guilt.

"Jiang Che, don't die!" she muttered as she walked.

We traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently along the way. It had only taken us a little over a day to get here, but now...

She has been gone for almost two days.

After finally emerging from the deep mountains and reaching the outskirts, Jiang Yun Ning spotted several blurry figures in the distance. Startled, Jiang Yun Ning took a jolt.

If someone were to rob her right now, she would be completely defenseless.

Just as she was about to take Jiang Che into the space, she heard a familiar voice.

"Yun Ning!" "Daughter!" It was Jiang Yuntian and Jiang Laosan.

"Jiang Yunning!"

"Yun Ning!"

There were even the voices of two uncles and cousins.

"Father! Big brother! Uncle!" Jiang Yun Ning couldn't help but wave his hand again, and didn't forget to put the nearly worn-out quilt into his space.

Several figures in the distance were startled for a moment, then hurriedly ran over.

Seeing the pitiful Jiang Yun Ning and the unconscious Jiang Che being dragged along, Jiang Lao San's eyes instantly reddened, and he slapped his thigh in heartache.

"You wretched daughter! Why are you always causing me so much trouble!"

Jiang Yuning's eyes stung uncontrollably. She sniffed and grinned foolishly.

"Father, I'm back now, aren't I? I even brought Jiang Che back with me." She wiped her face and swallowed the tears that were about to fall.

"You're really bold, girl." Her uncle was so frightened by her pitiful appearance that his hands trembled slightly, and his eyes couldn't help but overflow with heartache.

"Yun Ning," Wang Erlin said, his legs a little weak and he was a few steps behind Wang Dashan and the others. "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Faced with such selfless concern, Jiang Yun Ning was at a loss for how to respond. This was something she had never experienced in her previous life.

Jiang Yuntian and Wang Henian had already helped the unconscious Jiang Che up.

"I'll carry him on my back." Jiang Yuntian squatted down and carried the person on his back.

"Big brother, Jiang Che has an injury on his back, be careful," Jiang Yun Ning reminded him.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly remembered that the basket was still in his storage space. How would he get it out if he went back empty-handed?

"Dad, my basket is still behind me, I'll go in and get it." After saying that, she hurried inside, afraid that someone would offer to help her.

Jiang Laosan was stunned for a moment, but Jiang Yunning had already run several meters away.

He quickly followed, saying, "You leave it there, Dad will get it for you."

Fortunately, Jiang Yuning ran fast. After looking back to make sure Jiang Laosan couldn't see her, she immediately took out a basket from her spatial storage.

At this moment, Jiang Laosan also approached.

"Dad will carry it for you." Jiang Laosan picked up the basket on his back and reached out to hold Jiang Yun Ning's hand.

Jiang Yun Ning's palms were a little damp, and when he looked down, he saw that they were covered in blood.

Jiang Laosan could no longer hold back his tears.

Not daring to exert any more force, he only dared to grab Jiang Yun's wrist: "Come on, Dad will take you home."

As soon as they entered the village, they saw Liu Yuzhi and Wang Cuihua standing there anxiously, with their two aunts behind them. Seeing them return, Wang Cuihua rushed over to them.

Another loving scolding followed. Jiang Yun Ning smiled, feeling a warm glow in her heart.

Upon arriving home, Liu Yuzhi and Wang Cuihua quickly started cooking, while the two aunts set up a large pot in the yard to heat water for the two women to bathe in.

"Brother," Jiang Yun Ning washed his hands and face, "Go to town and invite Doctor Li here. Jiang Che is not fit to be moved."

Jiang Yuntian nodded, got on the oxcart, and left.

After helping prepare the bathwater and confirming that Jiang Yun Ning was alright, the two uncles and aunts left with Wang He Nian.

Jiang Yuning took a shower and changed her clothes. The wounds on her hands, no longer covered by blood and grime, were even more shocking to behold.

"You brat! You're never allowed to go into the mountains again! Even if I don't build a house, I don't want you to be in danger again." Wang Cuihua didn't dare to use any force, but just gently held her hand.

"Look at you, what have you done to yourself?" she said, tears that she had just held back welling up again.

"Mother." Liu Yuzhi brought over the food. "Let Yun Ning eat first. She probably didn't eat enough in the mountains."

Jiang Yun Ning nodded and reached for the spoon.

"Mother will feed you." Wang Cuihua took the bowl. "Don't move your hand. Wait for the doctor to come and take a look."

Jiang Yunning blinked and waved her hands in front of her eyes, saying, "It's not that serious, it just looks scary."

I was really scared at the time, afraid that Jiang Che would lose his life because of my decision, and I forgot to wrap my hands with several layers of cloth.

But now that she had finally brought Jiang Che out, her tense heart relaxed, and she finally felt the burning pain in her hand.

But seeing Wang Cuihua's expression, she didn't dare to cry out in pain. She could only pretend to be indifferent, afraid that Wang Cuihua would continue to cry.

Jiang Yuntian returned quickly, followed by Physician Li carrying a medicine box as he strode in.

"Dr. Li," Jiang Yun Ning stood up, "Jiang Che has injured his back, and it's probably an infection that's causing a high fever and he's unconscious."

Upon hearing this, Doctor Li's eyes lit up again. He thought that if Jiang Yun Ning had studied medicine from a young age, she might be his colleague now.

Jiang Che lay unconscious on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Doctor Li took the patient's pulse and examined the wound.

"The wound infection isn't too serious. It's mainly due to excessive blood loss. I'll prescribe some medication."

Jiang Yun Ning nodded: "When will you wake up?"

Doctor Li stroked his beard: "He'll wake up after taking the medicine tonight."

"Dr. Li." Jiang Yun Ning was relieved and then asked about bear bile: "Do you buy bear bile? The bile of black bears that are about three meters tall."

"What?!" Doctor Li almost dropped the pulse pillow in his hand.

He looked stiffly at the unconscious Jiang Che, then at Jiang Yun Ning, and quickly realized, "You went into the mountains? Were you injured by a bear?"

Jiang Yun Ning nodded, took out the bear bile, and said in a half-joking tone, "So you have to give me a reasonable price, otherwise I won't sell it."

"Let me take a look." Doctor Li took the money, glanced at it, and nodded repeatedly. "The county town can charge sixty taels. I'll give you fifty-eight taels. How about that?"