"My poor little girl, don't scare me, wake up quickly!"
The woman's soft cries were mixed with despair, and there was a buzz of discussion around her.
"I think this big girl is probably dying. Why did she fall into the river in such a cold weather?"
"I'm sorry for Mrs. Liu. The head of the family just died, and my daughter is gone. She is an orphan and a widower. How will she live in the future?"
"No, you forgot that Li Tiezhu has a younger brother. I heard that they had already planned to seize Li Tiezhu's house."
"Mrs. Liu, please stop crying. It's such a cold weather. Let's take the girl back to change clothes first."
Mrs. Liu looked dazed and raised her head blankly. Yes, it was cold outside, but it would be warm when she got home.
The rustling cry reached Li Xi's ears.
She struggled to wake up, but there was a stabbing pain in her head, and a wave of unfamiliar memories rushed in.
Li Xi opened his eyes suddenly, and the people around him were startled.
"Big girl?"
Li Xi looked at Madam Liu. She knew that she had traveled through time, and her memory told her that she was the mother of the original owner.
"mother?"
Mrs. Liu sobbed and wiped the tears on her face carelessly, "Mom is here. Big girl, you scared me to death. How can you let me live if something happens to you?"
Mrs. Liu cried while talking.
The people around couldn't see it and said, "Ms. Liu, please stop crying. The big girl is still wet. Take her back quickly to change her clothes."
Aunt Ma couldn't help but shake her head when she saw Madam Liu's weak look.
This orphan and widower have a brother-in-law who is eyeing him at home. How will he live his life in the future?
"Yes, yes, big girl, let's go. Mom will take you home to change your clothes. You're cold. When you get back, mom will make some ginger soup for you to drink. You'll be fine after drinking the ginger soup."
Madam Liu staggered and helped Li Xi up.
Li Xi's cotton-padded clothes were completely soaked by the river water. They were heavy and cold, making it difficult to move. When the cold winter wind blew, she felt like she was about to freeze into a popsicle.
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"Huzi, go and burn the kang in your sister's room."
Back in the house, Madam Liu took off Li Xi's wet clothes and stuffed her whole body into the quilt.
Li Xi didn't struggle. Falling into the water in winter was no joke. She was now confused and her temples ached. She just wanted to close her eyes and rest.
"Big girl, just lie down and don't move around. Mom will make some ginger soup for you. Just drink it and you'll be fine."
Madam Liu looked at her pale daughter on the bed, wiped the tears from her eyes, turned and left to make ginger soup in the kitchen.
Thanks to the earthen bed under him, Li Xi regained his composure and reluctantly opened his eyes. He saw a dark and skinny little boy lying beside the bed. He looked about five or six years old, with his eyes wide open and babbling. Look at yourself.
She knew that this was the original owner's brother, Huzi.
The room was very dark, with a small kerosene lamp placed on the table next to the bed.
"Huzi will help sister get a needle."
Huzi didn't say anything. After hearing this, he climbed out of bed and came back with a needle in a short while.
Li Xi endured his headache and said, "Be good, Hu Zi. Sister is too sleepy. You go out and stay with mother for a while."
"Okay." Huzi nodded obediently.
His mother had just told him that his sister was not feeling well and asked him not to disturb her.
After Huzi left, conditions were limited, so Li Xi put the needle on the fire to roast it for simple disinfection.
She neatly inserted needles into her Shi Xuan and Dazhui to let blood flow.
After the blood was drained, she lay panting on the bed. Madam Liu and Huzi also came in with ginger soup at this time.
"Big girl, get up and drink the ginger soup. You'll be fine after drinking it."
Li Xi was helped up by Madam Liu, took the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Madam Liu looked at her pale face and bloodless lips, tears falling down her cheeks.
"Mom, please stop crying. I just need to rest for a while and sleep. Huzi, please stay with me."
"Okay, I won't cry anymore. You can go to sleep now."
Li Xi endured his headache and comforted her. When she agreed, he finally couldn't help but fell into a drowsy sleep.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already bright outside.
"Mother, mother! Sister is awake!"
Lying on the bed, Huzi saw her wake up, his eyes lit up, he stood up and shouted outside.
After a good sleep, Li Xi felt much better. Apart from dizziness, she had no other discomfort. She checked her own pulse. Well, she should be fine.
"You scared me to death." Mrs. Liu trotted into the house, her eyes red, "Big girl, you have slept for two days and two nights, are you hungry?"
Two days and two nights?
Li Xi didn't expect that he had slept for so long. When Mrs. Liu said this, his stomach growled "gurgling" in a very appropriate manner.
Mrs. Liu also heard it and said with a smile, "It's good to be hungry. It's good to be hungry. It's good to know you're hungry. The rice is hot on the stove. I'll get it."
After Mrs. Liu finished speaking, she hurriedly left to serve the meal.
"Sister, are you okay?" Huzi looked at Li Xi longingly.
"Sister, my mother has been sitting on your bed crying for the past two nights. Huzi doesn't want you to die, and he doesn't want to see my mother in pain."
Li Xi:......
I sit on my bed and cry every night, why does it sound so penetrating...
When Mrs. Liu came in with a dustpan, Huzi had already placed the kang table skillfully.
"Eat quickly, I'll serve the soup."
Li Xi looked at the potatoes in the dustpan in silence. Seeing that she was not moving, Huzi tilted his head and picked up a potato and handed it to her, "Sister, you eat it!"
Looking at the potatoes handed to him, Li Xi seemed to be discouraged and took a big bite of the potatoes.
Whether it was her shrinking figure or the surrounding environment, she had to accept that she had transformed from a master of traditional Chinese medicine into a poor villager in Lizhuang Village in the northwest.
Looking at the wild vegetable soup that Mrs. Liu brought in, she just remained silent for a moment, then took a big gulp of it and drank it.
After being hungry for two days in a row, she didn't care whether it was delicious or not. Filling her stomach was the most important thing.
After finishing the meal, Li Xi struggled to clear away the dishes, but Lady Liu stopped her and said, "Just rest, just these few bowls, mother will do it."
"Sister, rest a while, Huzi helps mother." Huzi imitated Madam Liu and put her small bowl into the dustpan.
"Okay." Li Xi leaned against the wall and watched them clearing the dishes, sorting through the memories of the original owner in his mind.
Looking at the caring Hu Zi and the gentle Lady Liu, Li Xi comforted herself that although she had traveled through time, it was not too bad after all.
Suddenly there was a bang from outside, the door was kicked open from the outside, and then there was a loud noise from outside.
"Liu, you loser, get out of here!" The speaker was an old woman with a shrill voice.
Madam Liu trembled subconsciously when she heard the man's voice, and the chopsticks in her hand fell to the ground.
After she came to her senses, she said: "Huzi, you stay with your sister in the house, and don't come out, do you hear me?"
"I heard it." Huzi nodded in horror.
"Be good." After Mrs. Liu warned her, she went out.
Madam Liu looked at her mother-in-law standing in the yard and asked timidly, "Mom? Why are you here?"
