At noon, the sun was very hot, making Jiang Wan feel dizzy.
Before she went up the mountain to collect herbs today, she forgot to eat because she was walking in a hurry. She originally wanted to go back and eat after digging out the herbs.
As a result, she went up the mountain and collected medicine all morning.
Now I am so hungry that my chest touches my back.
She shook her head, protected the child in her arms, and quickened her pace, thinking that after sending the child back, she could go home for dinner.
On the way, many villagers working in the fields saw her holding a child and asked about her.
"Jiang Wan, isn't that the child of Li Daniu's family? Why are you holding it? What's wrong with the baby?"
Jiang Wan briefly told them what happened. Perhaps some villagers got the news from her and ran to notify the child's parents.
After a while, the child's mother, Feng Shui, ran over in a hurry.
"Oh, my baby!"
"What's going on here?"
Jiang Wan breathed a sigh of relief, returned the child to Feng Shui, and said, "I found him in the ditch at the foot of the hillside. He had a hole in his head. I guess he fell because of fun."
"I have dealt with it and my life is no longer in danger. I need to go home and rest."
Feng Shui took the child and apologized to Jiang Wan, "Dr. Jiang, thank you so much!"
"If it weren't for you, my child..." Feng Shui's eyes turned red when he said this, "You will be a great benefactor to our family from now on."
Jiang Wan said, "This is what I should do. Even if the person passing by is not me, any villager would not ignore him."
Feng Shui thanked Jiang Wan profusely, and then at Jiang Wan's suggestion, he hurried back to rest with the child in his arms.
In the evening, Jiang Ling came back from hunting.
While the siblings were eating at the dinner table, Jiang Wan told Jiang Ling about her rescue of Li Xiaobao, the boy from the Li family, in the morning.
After Jiang Ling heard this, he suddenly said, "Li Xiaobao is fine, he will probably be beaten again."
Jiang Wan: "No way? Li Daniu and the others seem to love Xiaobao very much."
Jiang Ling also looked very confused, "Yes, I love him very much. Why do you want to hit him again?"
Li Daniu's family lives in the east of the village, while Jiang Wan's family lives in the south of the village, so the two families are far apart.
Jiang Wan had never heard of rumors about Li Daniu beating his children, but whenever Li Xiaobao had a slight pain or disaster, his family would send him over in a hurry, showing great care and nervousness towards Li Xiaobao. Love him.
Jiang Wan asked, "Jiang Ling, how did you know?"
"Li Xiaobao told me," Jiang Ling said while eating. "Li Xiaobao said that his parents were very strict with him. They always forced him to do things he didn't like. If he didn't do well, they would beat him with a stick."
"Li Xiaobao also asked me, do his parents love him? Otherwise, why do they always beat him? He also said, sister, you never hit me."
Jiang Wan couldn't answer this question for a while, so she only said, "Maybe his parents have too high expectations for him."
Jiang Ling blinked, obviously unable to understand Jiang Wan's answer, nor why one person's expectations should be pinned on another person.
In his world, he loves his sister, he will only protect her and will never hit her.
The next day, Jiang Ling got up early to process the wild deer he had brought down from the mountain yesterday. Part of the deer antlers could be kept and sold, and some of the rest could be saved and eaten.
He had been hunting in the mountains for several days and was ready to rest.
Jiang Wan got up from her sleep, got dressed and prepared to make breakfast for her and Jiang Ling.
As soon as she put the rice into the pot, there was a banging and crying sound outside, which sounded like someone had died.
Jiang Wan poked his head to take a look, and saw a group of people swarming on the country road from a distance, led by Feng Shui, who was as mournful as a heir, and Li Daniu, who was sad and angry.
Jiang Wan said to herself, "Oh no, something happened to Li Xiaobao?"
It shouldn't be. She had wrapped the child yesterday. Although it bled a little, it was not serious because the rescue was timely.
How could he die?
Li Daniu angrily kicked open the wooden door of Jiang's courtyard and said, "Jiang Wan! Give my son his life."
Li Daniu didn't see Jiang Wan, but he caught a glimpse of Jiang Ling, who was undressing a deer in the courtyard. The kid had a big knife in his hand, which was stained with bright red deer blood.
Li Daniu was a little frightened by Jiang Ling's eyes. He knew that Jiang Ling was a good hunter, and his boxing and kicking skills were also good.
He swallowed and silently cheered himself up. He was not afraid. He had brought so many people with him today. How could he still be afraid of a young boy? !
"Where's your sister?" Li Daniu said deliberately and viciously.
Jiang Ling: "What are you doing with my sister?"
Jiang Wan was frightened when she saw this scene in the kitchen. She was not afraid of Li Daniu and the others, but worried about her brother.
Fortunately, her brother must have heard what she said to him that day. Although he kept glaring at Li Daniu and the others, he did not take action against them.
"What are you going to do?" Jiang Wan rushed out of the kitchen, protecting Jiang Ling behind him.
"My son is dead!" Li Daniu said.
"Li Xiaobao?!" Jiang Wan was so shocked that her voice raised, "How is that possible?"
Li Xiaobao was clearly fine yesterday.
"Can there be any lie?!" Li Daniu patted the jar behind him and said, "My son's bones are still here!"
In their village, children who died under adulthood were not allowed to be buried. They would only be put into a jar and thrown into the river.
"You killed my son!"
"Jiang Wan! You pay for my son's life!"
It's impossible. When she handed Li Xiaobao to Feng Shui yesterday, the child was still fine.
Jiang Wan looked at Feng Shui and said, "Aunt Feng, when I handed Xiaobao to you yesterday, did you see it? He was fine at the time, so why did he die suddenly?"
"If the injury suddenly worsened last night, you should have sent Xiaobao over."
Feng Shui looked up at her and seemed to open his mouth to speak, but was blocked by Li Daniu's fat body.
"Are you still making excuses?! My little baby was killed by a quack like you!"
"You pay for my little treasure's life!"
Jiang Wan frowned. She saw Xiaobao's injuries. It was impossible for him to die because of the injury on the back of his head. Did something happen last night that she didn't know about?
Jiang Wan raised her eyes and asked, "Can you let me see Xiaobao's body?"
Li Daniu was furious, stepped forward and pushed Jiang Wan down, shouting, "You killed my little treasure and you still want to see the body?! Do you want my little treasure to never be born again?! Jiang Wan! Hello! Poisonous heart!”
"Sister!" Jiang Ling hurriedly stepped forward to help Jiang Wan to prevent her from falling. "Are you okay?"
There were more and more people watching around. They had been taken care of by Jiang Wan on weekdays, and they were well aware of Jiang Wan's character and medical skills. Someone spoke up to speak for Jiang Wan, "Li Daniu, you have gone too far. No matter what, Jiang Wan is a little girl, how can you do it!"
