CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 45: SAVE THE MOTHER

"Won’t die!"

Even when she couldn’t see the person, Chun Nuan was very worried, but upon seeing the wound was superficial, fortunately, the bamboo branch pierced the ear entrance but didn’t hit any vitals. Blood was streaming down the face, and coupled with being drenched from the rain, it really looked frightening.

"Then why didn’t my mother respond?"

Chun Nuan checked the pulse, it was normal, showing no signs of life-threatening danger.

"Did she come back on her own?"

"Yes, my mother came back holding her head saying it was pierced by a bamboo branch, and my younger brother shouted ’Mother, your head is bleeding!’ As soon as my mother saw the blood on her hand, she fainted."

Aunt Luo’s daughter thought her brother was useless; if it weren’t for his terrible shouting, her mother wouldn’t have fainted.

"Your mother is most likely scared of blood." Chun Nuan felt relieved knowing the wound wouldn’t take her life: "Do you have scissors? Is there any clean white cloth?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Aunt Luo’s daughter quickly ran to fetch the sewing basket used by her mother, bringing out a piece of white cloth from it.

Chun Nuan cut off the hair next to the ear, took out the hemostatic powder she carried, sprinkled it on, and then wrapped the wound with the white cloth.

"Aunt Luo’s daughter, go find a set of dry clothes for your mother to change into."

"Okay."

When Aunt Luo’s daughter brought over the dry clothes, Aunt Luo was awakened by Chun Nuan pressing the philtrum.

"Chun Nuan..."

"Aunt, do you feel any discomfort? Dizzy or want to vomit?"

"Not dizzy, just head hurts." Aunt Luo instinctively wanted to touch the wound, but Chun Nuan grabbed her hand: "It’s bandaged, don’t touch it, and in the coming days, don’t let it get wet, you must change the medicine every day."

"Did you buy medicine?" Aunt Luo felt heartache: "It’s just a skin break, is it necessary to buy medicine? Chun Nuan, how much did you spend on the medicine, I’ll give it to you."

"Aunt Luo, don’t worry, this medicine was prepared by myself, no need to pay." Chun Nuan said: "It’s just that you really shouldn’t go into the bamboo forest when it’s dangerous."

"Oh, if I had only listened to you earlier." She really regretted it: "Didn’t find the chicken, and was hurt by the bamboo branch, truly unlucky."

"That damned chicken, such heavy rain, no idea where it’s hiding, if someone stole it or it got washed away, that would be injustice, can’t drink even a bit of chicken soup."

Oh, can’t help it, the more she thinks about it, the more it aches.

"Aunt, just take it as misfortune relief." Chun Nuan couldn’t say more comforting words: "You really must take care of this wound, remember, don’t let it get wet, otherwise if it gets infected, you truly will have to spend money on medicine."

"Okay, okay, thank you so much, Chun Nuan." Aunt Luo sighed looking at the water pouring from the eaves: "Such a heavy rain, the river water must rise quite a bit, it will be more difficult for his father to tow."

"Doesn’t the rising water make towing easier?"

Doesn’t deep water improve the boat’s buoyancy?

"Not easier, more dangerous." Aunt Luo said: "Normally, the water reaches the thighs, familiar routes can be dragged. When the floodwater rises, it reaches the waist, can’t see the road at all, even a slight misstep could get washed away by the water."

"Not easy indeed."

"Indeed, truly hard-earned money." Aunt Luo said: "Soaking in river water year-round, young ones develop illnesses, when sick, the waist aches, turns red and swollen, I’ve been saying, once these kids grow a bit older, they won’t have to suffer this punishment..."

"Mother, let’s stop father from towing, when I earn money, I’ll support you."

"You have filial piety, but the problem is you are only eleven years old, when can you earn money, so small, can’t even tow..." Aunt Luo touched her son’s head, worrisome: "Can afford to give birth but not to raise, worries to death, even raising a hen isn’t smooth..."

Chun Nuan was about to persuade, suddenly a lightning bolt illuminated the hall, followed closely by rolling thunder.

"A big thunderclap." Aunt Luo’s daughter was startled and covered her ears tightly with her hands.

"Oh my, this thunder is truly scary."

Chun Nuan was also startled, suddenly remembered something.

"Aunt, take good care, I must return."

"Oh, such heavy rain, why go out? Stay here, aunt will make oil wheat pastry for you to eat."

"No, I’ll come another day to eat."

Chun Nuan donned a hat, put on a rain cloak, and dashed into the rain curtain, slipping her way back to the Xiao family.

"Child, why come back in such heavy rain?" Mrs. Xu looked at her daughter returning, her skirt full of mud: "Aunt Luo is alright, isn’t she?"

"She’s fine, just a minor external wound." Chun Nuan said: "Mother, keep watch over the house, aunt, Chun Ning, come back to town with me."

"Why the rush? Wait until the rain stops?" Mrs. Xu said: "We made meat, take some for Lingling."

"Aunt, with such strong wind and rain, sudden thunder strikes, I’m afraid my sister-in-law might be startled into early labor."

"Ah, then I shall go to town with you."

The daughter-in-law is about to give birth, she as the mother-in-law must go, if something happens, how to face Mrs. Zhu?

"Aunt, you should go, but with such strong wind, heavy rain, dark sky and slippery roads, you’ve never walked this route, if you fall we still have to take care of you."

"Yes, elder sister-in-law, Nuannuan is right." The old lady nodded: "You aren’t young either, truly a hassle if you fall, if you must go, wait for better weather. Let the third sister’s family and Chun Ning go, the third sister has four children, and experienced, Chun Ning is convenient for errands."

"I..."

Mrs. Xu felt useless, unable to help when needed.

"Go, Nuannuan, take good care of your sister-in-law." Mrs. Xu was worried for her daughter, also concerned for her niece-in-law: "Nuannuan, if anything happens, remember to call a doctor."

"Mother, I know."

Oh, her own mother wouldn’t know her medical skills were far more advanced than those doctors’.

Calling a doctor, must be for attitude.

Heavy rainy day, going out, only one rain cloak, only one hat, three going out.

Finally gave the hat to her sister-in-law, covered with the rain cloak including the head, the lower half got completely drenched.

Chun Ning could only brave the rain to the town.

"Third sister-in-law." As they were about to leave, Mrs. Xu suddenly called Mrs. Huang.

"Elder sister..."

"Third sister-in-law, I entrust Lingling to you." Mrs. Xu bit her lip and finally added: "If the situation gets critical, first... first save the mother!"

Having said this, she turned to the old lady.

"Mother..."

Mrs. Huang was a bit surprised, the elder sister-in-law was truly unique, knowing Zhu Ling was carrying the Xiao family’s legitimate great-grandson, yet all those mother-in-law commonly said: must save my grandson!

"Listen to your elder sister-in-law." The old lady said: "Lingling is the Zhu family’s lady, leaving glory and wealth behind, coming to Shu City thousands of miles away, we can’t do heartless things, sacrificing her safety for our Xiao family’s bloodline, would we still be human?"

"Yes, mother."

Mrs. Huang’s heart finally settled, as the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, once again felt warmth, marrying into the Xiao family was not wrong, following to Shu City was worthy!