Chapter 86: Regret
Basin after basin of bloody water was carried out from the room.
Wang Qiang’s mother saw this scene and slapped Wang Qiang across the face, cursing in pain, “Such a good daughter-in-law has been ruined by you like this, are you satisfied? Others provoke you a few words, and you believe it to be true, without using your brain, how come it’s not you who’s dead? My such good daughter-in-law, you were able to marry her only because her mother and I are handkerchief friends. If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have thickened my face to beg to marry her back to suffer.”
“Ying Niang, my poor Ying Niang, when your mother left, I repeatedly promised to take good care of you. I guarded against everything but didn’t guard against this useless thing harming you to this extent! I have let down my good sister…”
Su Yaoguang supported Wang Qiang’s mother and comforted her, “Auntie, don’t be sad. Fortunately, you found us in time, at least the lord’s life was saved. If it had been a little later, I’m afraid even the lord couldn’t be saved.”
Doctor Lin stood by with a face full of guilt.
If not for his blunder, an innocent child wouldn’t have been implicated. In the end, he had to bear half the responsibility for this misfortune.
Wang Qiang hugged his head and squatted on the ground, filled with regret. He cried suppressedly, like a trapped beast that had suffered grievance.
When Jiang Jing came out, Su Yaoguang asked about the situation inside.
Jiang Jing said, “Her body has suffered severe loss, she needs careful conditioning for the next three years. If conditioned well, there will be no problem, but if not conditioned well at this time, letting the bodily loss worsen, the worst result is that she will never be able to have children again in this lifetime.”
“How to condition?” Wang Qiang’s mother said, “Whatever the doctor says, that’s what I’ll do, I will definitely help her condition her body well. If I can’t condition it well, I won’t have the face to go underground to see my old sister.”
Zhaodi came out from inside and said to Doctor Lin, “This is all I can do, prescribing the prescription is still up to you, we’ll head back first.”
“Yes, Doctor Lin, I believe in your medical skills, whatever you say to condition, that’s how I’ll condition.” Wang Qiang’s mother wiped her tears and said, “Don’t take to heart what my stupid son said.”
“If you still trust me, I can prescribe the prescription. If not, you can go to the city to invite a doctor to see. Anyway, your daughter-in-law’s condition has stabilized, no life danger.” Doctor Lin said, “In the end, it was also because a misunderstanding arose before. I really didn’t expect such a misunderstanding to cause such a disaster.”
Zhaodi took Jiang Jing and Su Yaoguang back.
Fortunately, the moonlight tonight was good, not affecting their ox cart ride back at all. When the ox cart neared the home door, the courtyard gate opened, Yingdi was there waiting for them to return.
“Finally back.”
“I’m starving, boil us a few poached eggs.” Zhaodi said tiredly, “As a midwife today I did a female doctor’s work, and really learned a bit. If I encounter this situation again in the future, I also know how to handle it, it wouldn’t hurt to learn gynecology. Jing’er, when you have time teach godmother some other medical theory, godmother feels she’s still young and can learn.”
Jiang Jing said, “Godmother is amazing. Although I’ve seen many patients with my parents before, personally handling a miscarrying woman’s situation is still the first time, it’d be fake to say I wasn’t nervous. Fortunately godmother was with me, so I could steady my mentality and not panic.”
“You two are blood-related, I’m just the picked-up one.” Su Yaoguang said sourly, “Look at your mother-daughter affection, I’m a bit superfluous. Fine, I’ll go boil brown sugar boiled eggs.”
“Stinky girl, what sour words?” Zhaodi said irritably, “I’ll go lie down, call me when the eggs are done.”
Su Yaoguang went to the kitchen to boil brown sugar boiled eggs, Jiang Jing wanted to help but was shooed by Su Yaoguang to rest. Today Jiang Jing and Zhaodi were busy inside, she only guarded the door, didn’t exert much effort.
Yingdi helped with the fire.
“Has uncle rested?”
“Yes, he’s resting in the workshop.” Yingdi lowered her voice and said, “I told second aunt and cousin to rest too. Just now many in the village were eavesdropping outside, I had second aunt make a big commotion, she tired herself out fussing. Your cousin also coughed for a long time, if she coughs more her throat will really have problems. These people are sick, such heavy curiosity, if the door opens, they’d probably come right into the house to look.”
“Normal, no need to mind them.” Su Yaoguang beat the eggs, “Starting tomorrow we’ll rush production, in a few days send them to the city to recuperate as reason, just right for second aunt and cousin to oversee the new shop’s renovation in the city. Anyway second aunt and cousin have thoroughly escaped Jia family, let them slowly recover to normal, even if Jia family people come to the door it’s useless.”
Su Yaoguang and Yingdi smiled at each other.
Yingdi sighed with emotion: “In the blink of an eye, you’ve grown so big. When you were born, second sister and I specially rushed over to see. Such a tiny you, now you’re our mainstay.”
“We’ll get better and better.” Su Yaoguang said, “Although we’re women, we can still hold up half the sky. As long as we work together with one heart, we can live better and better.”
Su Yaoguang and Yingdi brought brown sugar boiled eggs to Jiang Jing and Pandi. The two were really exhausted, pushed several times before waking. Su Yaoguang only ate two brown sugar boiled eggs, gave the other two to Yingdi. Yingdi was embarrassed to eat, Su Yaoguang forcefully stuffed them to her, saying she’s so thin, who knows when she’ll faint from fatigue, then medicine money won’t be just the price of two eggs.
Yingdi saw her trying every way to make her eat, amused and helpless. One reason she didn’t want to eat was Pandi and Chunni hadn’t eaten, it wasn’t good for her to sneak eat alone here.
Su Yaoguang knew her thoughts, amused and helpless, only asked if Pandi and Chunni suffered a few days of torment, wouldn’t everyone feel more sorry for them, would there be more good food for them later? Also, Wang Huanzhi has always been weak and sickly, eats and drinks the best. Only Yingdi never considered herself.
In her eyes, this one hasn’t eaten, that one needs nutrition, but she won’t remember she’s also a slender woman like a willow.
Yingdi doesn’t love herself, reminding her of her past self. Her previous life self only cared for others, never thought she too was a woman needing love.
This time, she won’t wrong herself. She’ll love herself more than anyone. Of course, she’ll love her mother more, love all who truly care for her. Those who don’t care, she’ll treat as weeds.
Yingdi eating the egg, looking at Su Yaoguang smiling sweetly under candlelight, said: “I finally understand why that traveling monk named you Yaoguang. Yaoguang, thank you.”
