allonlinenovel Chapter 218 He might have fallen asleep
Chapter 218 He might have fallen asleep
"How are Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang? Are they in good health?" Ye Xiaoxiao asked.
Mother He said, "Uncle Wang looks about the same as usual, but I heard him say that Aunt Wang hasn't been feeling well lately."
"Then I'll go to Dongyuan Village to visit the two elders tomorrow."
"You should go see him. I'll go with you tomorrow." Mother He nodded. The old couple, Aunt Wang and her husband, had been kind to their family, and it was only right to return the favor.
"What delicious food is there? I want some too!" He Wuyang's voice came from outside.
The little girl ran up to Ye Xiaoxiao and looked at what was in her bowl.
"Wuyou and I want to eat too!" Lu Shi'an and He Wuyou followed closely behind.
When Mother He saw that her little gluttons had returned, she smiled and went to the kitchen to make a bowl of soup for each of them.
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The next day, Ye Xiaoxiao went to the clinic first and asked Bai Qing to take care of it while she was there.
Afterwards, they hired a horse-drawn carriage and headed towards Dongyuan Village with Mother He.
The carriage traveled fast and soon arrived at Dongyuan Village, stopping in front of Grandpa Wang's house.
Grandpa Wang was working in the yard when he saw a horse-drawn carriage parked at the gate and wondered who the person coming was.
Upon seeing that it was Mother He and Ye Xiaoxiao who got out of the car, she stopped what she was doing and went to greet them: "Why are you here? It's all my fault for being so talkative yesterday, making you come all this way, sigh!"
He looked guilty, regretting that he had said something extra yesterday, that his wife wasn't feeling well.
Mother He comforted him, "Uncle Wang, what are you saying? You're being too polite."
Ye Xiaoxiao nodded, looked around but couldn't find Aunt Wang, and asked, "Where is Aunt Wang?"
"She said she felt dizzy and was lying in her room. Go and see her, have a seat, I'll pour you some tea."
Hearing the noise, Aunt Wang, who was half asleep inside, struggled to sit up.
"Xiao He! Xiao Xiao! What brings you here! This old woman thought I was still half asleep and dreaming."
Granny Wang forced herself out of bed and mustered her strength to move chairs for Ye Xiaoxiao and the other person.
Mother He quickly helped the woman to bed, saying, "Aunt Wang, don't bother!"
"Oh!" Aunt Wang sighed. "When people get old, they're like the withered trees on this hill behind the mountain; you never know when they'll fall down."
Ye Xiaoxiao sat by the bed and took her pulse.
The pulse felt weak and shallow, and her heart was racing. In addition, Grandpa Wang said she was feeling dizzy and disoriented.
Ye Xiaoxiao had already made up her mind. She smiled and comforted her, "Aunt Wang, don't worry, there's nothing wrong. It's just that it's been hot these days, and you've caught a heatstroke. I'll prescribe some medicine for you, and you'll be fine after a few doses."
Before she came today, she had already gone to Wujitang to buy some spare medicine.
With the hot weather, and given that Aunt Wang is a restless person, she guessed that she might have suffered from heatstroke.
Surprisingly, I actually guessed right by accident.
Grandpa Wang came in carrying two bowls of tea. He was relieved to hear that his wife was alright.
Mother He advised, "The weather is hot these days, so you two shouldn't go out when the sun is at its strongest."
“My mother is right. You two should have some free time when you need to. It’s not worth ruining your health,” Ye Xiaoxiao chimed in.
The group chatted for a while longer before Ye Xiaoxiao and Mother He prepared to leave.
"Xiao Xiao, are you there?" came the voice of village chief Li Shanhai from the doorway.
The people inside exchanged glances, and Ye Xiaoxiao went outside.
She hadn't expected that in such a short time, Li Shanhai seemed to have aged more than ten years. It seemed his life hadn't been easy since his daughter's tragic death.
Now his hair is completely white, his back seems a little hunched, and he walks like an elderly man in his eighties.
"Xiao Xiao, I heard you're back." Li Shanhai forced a smile onto his pale face, his expression quite unnatural. "Could you go see my wife? She..."
Ye Xiaoxiao had already learned from her casual conversation with Aunt Wang that Zhao Chunhua had gone mad.
When Li Shanhai came looking for her, she refused without even thinking.
"It's true that I have medical skills, but I can't cure Zhao Chunhua's madness. After all, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Her problem is there. It's better that she's mad; at least a mad person can't feel pain."
Li Shanhai nodded, feeling as if a thousand pounds weighed on his chest. He didn't insist, hanging his head and leaving without saying a word.
Sometimes, we reap what we sow.
Ye Xiaoxiao watched Li Shanhai's retreating figure, her heart completely unmoved.
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When Ye Xiaoxiao and her companion returned to town, it was already noon.
After having a quick lunch at home, she rushed to the clinic.
"Bai Qing, are there any urgent patients this morning?" she asked as soon as she stepped into the clinic.
"Sister Xiao Xiao! You're back!" Bai Qing seemed relieved, as if she had seen a savior.
Ye Xiaoxiao asked with a serious expression, "What's wrong? Judging from your complexion, is there a patient with an emergency?"
"No, no! There are no patients." Bai Qing paused. "Sister Xiao Xiao, that old man from yesterday... he still hasn't woken up at this hour... could there be something wrong?"
For example, he just fell asleep and drifted off to sleep?
"Manager Yan went out again today. I've been busy looking after both the clinic and the pharmacy by myself. I haven't had time to go see anyone..." Bai Qing's voice grew increasingly weak.
Okay, he admitted that he wasn't actually that busy.
He just didn't dare to go, so he made up an excuse...
Ye Xiaoxiao sighed: "I'll go take a look. You wait outside."
Upon entering the house, she saw that the old man was sleeping soundly with a rosy complexion, so she left with peace of mind.
"How is it?" Bai Qing asked, craning his neck.
Ye Xiaoxiao replied casually, "It's nothing, I guess I haven't slept in a long time and I'm sleep-deprived."
Bai Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
call--
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That day and night.
Ye Xiaoxiao tried on the new clothes that He's mother had made for her.
"Ah Jing, look at the new clothes your mother made for me, aren't they pretty?" She walked up to He Jing and twirled around.
He Jing lifted his gaze from the book and gently placed it on the bright woman in front of him.
She wore a light blue jacket over a light pink strapless top, and a long, water-red pleated skirt that swayed gently like a lotus flower standing gracefully on the water in summer.
The colorful belt tied around her waist perfectly accentuated her slender figure.
He subtly moved his Adam's apple and praised, "Beautiful."
When Ye Xiaoxiao heard her beloved praise her, her little face beamed with joy.
“My mother’s craftsmanship is excellent, but I’m worried that she’ll hurt her eyes by embroidering day and night like this.”
Seeing that the joy on her face was replaced by worry, He Jing comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll talk to Mother tomorrow. But having her do something will distract her and prevent her from overthinking."
Ye Xiaoxiao had wanted to ask He Jing and his family what happened before they went to Dongyuan Village for a long time.
"Ah Jing, I have a question for you."