My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 59 Grandma coughed up blood

Si Shilang took a sip of the tea that Lin handed him and continued, "They don't look like they came out with the plague at all. If they really had the plague, there's no way they could have gotten this far."

I watched with my own eyes as someone went from being able to eat steamed buns and drink water normally, then started coughing, and eventually coughed up blood clots!

Cheng Ruoan's eyes widened: "Blood clots?!"

Good heavens, what kind of coughing up blood can produce blood clots?!

Si Shaoheng narrowed his eyes. "Any other details?"

"No...nothing, I was afraid of getting infected, so I rushed back." Si Shilang wiped the sweat from his brow.

Lin held him tightly, sobbing, "Husband, I just thought you had also caught the plague, it scared me to death..."

Shishiro:......

Why did he look so scary when he came back?

Cheng Ruoan tugged at Si Shaoheng's sleeve, "We can't leave. It's so contagious and the onset is so fast, it's practically like a biohazard. If we go out, we'll just be delivering vegetables."

Si Shaoheng nodded: "My brother-in-law and I will go take another look. You guys stay here."

“I’ll go find Boss Qian and give him some money to rent this dilapidated temple first.”

After Cheng Ruoan finished speaking, he turned around and called Ershuan and Erzhu, "You two went to Boss Qian's house yesterday. Go and ask him how much it would cost to rent this dilapidated temple per day."

"it is good!"

Si Silang volunteered: "I'll go with them. Hopefully, we can run into the village chief of Hulu Village and find out his attitude towards our staying overnight."

“Okay, go ahead. Do you still have the money?” Cheng Ruoan asked.

"Yes, Third Sister-in-law."

After everyone left, Cheng Ruoan arranged for her two sisters-in-law to unload the daily necessities from the car. "We have to wait until there are no more refugees on the main road before we can leave. It will take at least one or two days, or at most three to five days. We will have to rearrange our meals and nighttime rest."

Li's hands moved swiftly, but her mouth was also quick with a tirade. She grumbled, "We encountered refugees on our journey, and now we have to pay to stay in this dilapidated temple in Hulu Village. Why is God targeting our Si family with all this trouble? What bad luck!"

Cheng Ruoan ignored her.

As long as I'm doing something, that's fine.

As someone who had bullied the original owner, Li was at least better than Xia in this respect. Although she was lazy, she was quick and efficient no matter what task Zhao or Si Erlang asked her to do.

In the original owner's memory, Xia Shi actually did very light housework.

They took care of the children, did some sewing and mending, and did everything else.

Thinking of the Xia family...

Cheng Ruoan suddenly realized that Si Dalang and the other two might have either left the village or were hiding somewhere nearby.

After getting two gauze masks from Cheng Ruoan, Si Shaoheng went out with Shao Yang. Cheng Ruoan wanted to find someone to look around to see if there was any trace of Si Dalang and the other two.

Her gaze swept over Si Erlang, who immediately clutched his waist, which had long since healed, and cried out in pain.

Cheng Ruoan: ...

Rolling her eyes, Ququ said, "The most useless man in the whole family, there really isn't anyone else like him."

Cheng Ruoan turned her head and saw the best candidates: "Da Hu and Da Niu, come here for a moment~"

Da Niu and Da Hu were silently helping Li Shi and Lin Shi. When they heard Cheng Ruoan call out, Da Niu didn't say anything and silently took over the work from Da Hu.

Da Hu glanced at his brother, sighed with disappointment, and then walked alone to Cheng Ruoan's side.

"Third Aunt, what's wrong?"

Cheng Ruoan whispered, "Take your brother and search around the area or the villages outside Hulu Village. Ask around to see if your father and mother have left."

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Big Tiger's eyes lit up, and he turned and grabbed Big Bull as they ran.

He had originally resented his father and mother, but after hearing the adults talk about how many people on the official road were sick, and about such terrible diseases... he suddenly stopped resenting them.

What if his parents really leave Hulu Village and encounter people with the plague and get infected?

The village where Boss Qian lives is called Hulu Village.

It's not because of gourd production, but because the terrain here is strange, resembling a gourd growing on a vine.

The intersection of Shangguan Road is Hulukou, and the path where the dilapidated temple is located is the vine with the gourd tied to it.

The entire Hulu Village is divided into an inner village and an outer village, which are the two circles of a gourd.

The land inside the gourd is flat, so people live in the inner village, while there are few people in the outer village, which is almost entirely farmland.

The gourd is surrounded by mountains, similar to the deep mountains across the official road, near Panlongzhai, all towering and densely forested.

The entire village relies on wells dug from underground rivers for its water supply; there are no rivers on the surface.

Therefore, even if this village does not have the power to be "extremely xenophobic," it still has geographical advantages.

Hulu Village is located in a highly isolated area.

Cheng Ruoan, along with the two little ones Si Xin and Si Nian, tidied up in the dilapidated back room.

Since we'll be staying a couple more days, this room will have to be divided into two sections for men and women to rest in; we can't just make do with sleeping on the mule cart every night.

As Cheng Ruoan was tidying up, she heard a faint, childlike voice: "Third Aunt..."

Cheng Ruoan paused in her hand holding the straw, then looked up and saw Si Niu sitting up, covered with a small blanket.

Fourth Sister looks a lot like Lin Shi, with fair skin, a small nose and mouth. Right now, the little buns on her head have all fallen out from sleeping, making her look especially pitiful.

Cheng Ruo'an's heart softened, and she quickly picked up the child: "Siniu is awake. Is her breathing easy?"

"My little sister's awake! My little sister~"

Si Nian was originally bending over and dividing straw for her mother when she heard the noise, turned around and saw that Si Niu was awake. She threw down the straw and was about to come over and snuggle up to Si Niu.

Si Xin stopped her: "Mother said that Si Niu is not in good health. You can't hold her if you haven't washed your hands. Come on, let's wash our hands."

"Aww, wash your hands and hug your little sister!"

The two siblings walked out hand in hand, and Cheng Ruoan called out from behind with a smile, "Remember to tell your fourth aunt that Si Niu has woken up."

"Good~"

Cheng Ruoan held Si Niu and asked her how she was feeling, whether she was thirsty, hungry, and whether her breathing was easy.

The four girls answered obediently.

There was absolutely no discomfort; the child felt like they had slept for a very long time.

For two days and two nights, with Lin feeding her drop by drop of milk, she didn't feel particularly hungry.

"Third Aunt, I want my mother."

Si Niu stared longingly at Cheng Ruoan.

“Your older brother and sister went to call your mother. Why don’t you let your third aunt hold you a little longer? Here, your third aunt will give you some candy.” Cheng Ruoan’s eyes were gentle as she took out a White Rabbit milk candy.

There was only rice paper left on the milk candy, which Si Niu didn't recognize. She reached out with her little hands to tear it off, and Cheng Ruoan tore off a little bit and put it to her mouth.

"This is edible too."

Si Niu took a sip, and sure enough, the transparent paper melted in her mouth. She grinned and smiled adorably.

Cheng Ruoan hugged her and took a deep breath, her eyes filled with maternal love as she looked at the child.

Although Niannian is only four years old, compared to a two-year-old, the younger one is definitely cuter.

Seeing Si Niu's eyes shining as she ate the milk candy, Cheng Ruoan glanced at Daya, who was sleeping next to Si Niu.

Unfortunately, Daya still showed no signs of waking up.

It's probably really just individual differences.

However, since Si Niu has asthma and was able to wake up without any problems, Daya should be fine too.

"Mommy, come quick! Grandma's coughing up blood!"