CHAPTER 111: CHAPTER 111: DU CHUNMEI

The nail was very long and seemed to pierce the heart, but in reality, it was still some distance from it. It hadn’t hit a vital spot, otherwise, even with Beisitian’s spirit now, getting Zhang Yuzhi’s vital signs to recover would have taken much more effort.

Seeing that his mother was indeed saved, Liu Chunshu couldn’t say anything and ran to Shuangshui Village with the prescription Beisitian gave him to get the medicine. Among the nearby villages, only over there had a Chinese medicine shop.

Yang Wulang pressed the stethoscope against Zhang Yuzhi’s chest, changed a few positions, and found her heartbeat was much stronger than before, and much steadier. Clicking his tongue in wonder, he looked up and said, "I never thought your medical skills were this excellent before, Little Tian’er. Uncle Yang is truly impressed!"

"It just looked scary; that nail didn’t actually pierce Auntie’s heart, otherwise I would have been powerless too," Beisitian said with a smile. If it had pierced the heart, perhaps in the prime of a past life, there might have been a way.

Beisitian gave further instructions on precautions for this period, then went home, and Yang Wulang followed along.

On the way, Yang Wulang praised Beisitian again, and Beisitian had to bring up the original owner’s father as a shield.

"Like father, like daughter! Back then, Doctor Bei was a renowned doctor far and wide, and now Little Tian’er is going to become a famous doctor too! Ah, fortunately, even if a pearl is covered in dust, it will eventually shine through one day!" Yang Wulang sighed.

Yang Wulang was educated, among the few in the village, his education was only matched by a few, like Luo Anguo. Although he couldn’t go to college due to policies at that time, he had put in a lot of effort in self-study later on.

After Beisitian returned home, she told Mrs. Qin and Luo Anguo about the events, and they both were delighted.

"You often hung out with Liu Chunyu when you were a child, Zhang Yuzhi took pretty good care of you back then; if it weren’t for Du Bapi later on..."

"Alright, alright, what’s the point of saying that!" Luo Anguo interrupted Mrs. Qin.

Although the original owner didn’t remember childhood memories clearly, Beisitian knew what Mrs. Qin wanted to say. If it weren’t for Du Chunmei, perhaps the original owner wouldn’t have become so timid, even afraid to speak to people.

Luo Anguo didn’t want to talk about those things, so Mrs. Qin kept silent.

Beisitian smiled and said nothing, practiced calligraphy for a while, and prepared to go herding sheep.

Luo Anping didn’t follow because he hadn’t finished his assignment yesterday and was punished to write two more sheets today.

Beisitian herded the sheep towards the North Slope, crossed the small bridge at the village entrance, and saw a woman standing under a tree not far away.

The woman was wearing flared pants, currently in fashion, with a black leather jacket on top, also trendy in the city, with small leather shoes on her feet, and her hair was permed in a small curl.

This trendy outfit attracted the attention of many passersby.

"Oh my, who do we have here, isn’t that Du Bapi!" A wife looked carefully at the woman and suddenly exclaimed.

Because of this shout, more people looked over there.

Beisitian was startled, took a closer look, and indeed, the woman looked very similar to the person in the original owner’s memory. However, back then, Du Bapi looked no different from the village women, all wearing blue jackets, gray pants, with a pair of cloth shoes, and sometimes, a bit of floral pattern considered bright.

Now Du Chunmei seemed like a new person, looking like a woman from the city, making everyone’s eyes almost pop out.

Du Chunmei had some light makeup on her face, with red lipstick, looking very striking. Seeing people around watching her, she wasn’t a bit embarrassed, with her chin slightly raised, walking over in her small leather shoes.

Du Chunmei seemed to enjoy the envious looks from people around, walked up to Beisitian. After years of absence, this damn girl had grown prettier!

"Tian Tian, don’t you recognize me?" Du Chunmei lightly raised her painted eyebrows, her red lips moving as she smiled and said.

For some reason, Beisitian felt a bit queasy in her stomach. She felt this symptom was directly linked to what Du Chunmei called her.

"Do you need something?" Beisitian didn’t say whether she knew her or not.

Du Chunmei’s upturned lips slightly reined in as she saw the people around, then lifted her lips again, "This child, it’s only been a few years and you don’t recognize your aunt. Come, come, let’s talk over there. All these years Aunt lived in the city, so I haven’t come back to see you. Do you blame Aunt?"

She said it loudly, everyone around heard it clearly.

City generally referred to Qingzhou City, hearing Du Bapi living in the city left people both surprised and envious, of course, jealousy was not rare.

After gaining another round of envious looks, Du Chunmei felt more proud inside.

Beisitian didn’t know what Du Chunmei was up to, but since she came looking for her, there must be something, better to know clearly sooner than later.

So Beisitian didn’t avoid her, nodded and followed her to the side under the tree.

Although everyone around was from the same village as Du Chunmei, they were divided between familiar and unfamiliar, and those present weren’t familiar with her, so no one went up to talk.

Seeing they were at a distance, Du Chunmei’s smile faded a bit, she looked up and down at Beisitian, as if examining some goods.

"It’s been a few years, and the damn girl has gained weight, seems like you’re living well with your in-laws!" Du Chunmei’s red lips curved, but there wasn’t much warmth in her eyes.

Beisitian remained silent; she was too uninterested to engage in such pointless talk.

"Wow, not only gained weight, but your temper has also grown; don’t even know to greet me when you see me, huh?" Du Chunmei furrowed her brows.

Seeing her not getting to the point, Beisitian prompted, "What do you want from me?"

Du Chunmei eyed her up and down again, noting how the little girl didn’t avoid eye contact, and even spoke boldly now. When did she ever dare speak to her like this before?

Du Chunmei’s hand itched, habitually wanting to give her a couple of slaps, but remembering her purpose here, she twitched her fingers, refraining from lifting her hand.

"Look at you, a few years and we’ve grown apart, your aunt has made it big now, just thought of bringing you along to enjoy life!" Du Chunmei smiled.

Beisitian raised her eyebrows, was the sun rising from the west?

Events proved, the sun wouldn’t rise from the west!

"What do you mean?" Beisitian asked.

Du Chunmei’s smile widened, looked around, seeing some people hanging around but not coming closer, then she said, "Your aunt found out not long ago that Luo Xudong passed away. You’ve been a widow for so many years! See other women at twenty, their kids can be buying soy sauce, and look at you, ah, it’s all Aunt’s fault, I left hastily then and didn’t care for you, now Aunt found you a good family, much better than Luo Er’s family. They have a house in the city, plus a car!"