Volume 1 Farmer's Joy 030 Chickenpox, Transformation

  Liu Lichang's grandson, Liu Changli, was only five years old and was nicknamed Mao Dou. He was a very lively child. Fu Qiulian followed behind Lian Qing and Liu Lichang, walking slowly. When she arrived at the Liu residence, she pushed open the half-door made of bamboo and heard waves of heart-wrenching wails. Her heart tightened - could it be that the child hadn't been saved?

  There was no one in the yard, she kept walking towards the house, just as she reached the door, she bumped into Lian Qing who was coming out. Before Fu Qiu Lian could make a sound, Lian Qing had already hurriedly supported her, with a worried and anxious face. "Didn't you get hurt anywhere? Didn't I tell you to stay at home and wait for me, I'll be back soon? Why did you come again? Liu Shu's dog is sick, the house is in chaos, we can't help either, let's go, I'll take you back."

  Fu Qiu Lian leaned against him, supporting herself, but her feet didn't move. "How's Mao Dou? What did the doctor say?"

  Although some were surprised at Fu Qiu's question, Lian Qing answered in a low voice, "The one who was invited is the old lady. She said that she had contracted hot evil and was collecting evil for Xiao Mao Dou. But judging from what I saw -" Lian Qing shook her head, her voice even softer, "That child is completely red all over, burning with fever, and keeps talking nonsense. It looks like something is wrong."

  It's indeed a fever. Wait, what did Qing say just now? She asked the old lady to take in the evil spirit. Her face turned black, and she lifted her foot to go inside, "Let's also go in and take a look."

  "Girl, it's messy inside, if you run into him again—" His words were not yet finished when Fu Qiulian had already stepped inside, Qing Wu helplessly shook his head and followed in, carefully guarding her side to prevent her from being startled or bumped by the commotion inside.

  What entered the eye was that on the earthen bed in the house, a five or six year old little boy lay with his eyes tightly closed and his face flushed red. In front of the bed were Liu Uncle's family, and beside them stood a woman in her fifties wearing a long Taoist robe that almost touched the ground. One hand held a bowl of water, while the other hand dipped its index finger into the water, splashing it towards the little boy on the bed, who was convulsing wildly. The woman muttered some indistinguishable words from time to time...

  Fu Qiu Lian stopped in her tracks, with Lian Qing standing closely behind her, a look of concern on his face. "Let's go home, madam. You know Huang Pozi, don't you? Just the other day, Second Aunt's child was frightened and they invited her over."

  "You also believe this? Ashamed of you as a scholar, this child is obviously ill, how can we not invite a doctor?" Fu Qiulian frowned, looking at Lian Qing with some resentment. The old woman also stopped, pouring a bowl of water in front of the kang, smiling towards Liu Rizhang's house, "Alright, I've already taken away the evil spirit, you don't have to be afraid, the child will recover tomorrow."

  "Thank you, Aunt Huang."

  Liu Lichang's family was grateful and thanked her, with faces full of gratitude. Wang Shi, Liu Lichang's daughter-in-law and the mother of Miao Dou, hesitated and asked in a low voice, "Auntie Huang, those red spots on the bean won't go away, will they?"

  "How could it be? Tomorrow will guarantee your complete disappearance."

  "If you can make him fully recover by tomorrow, and this child is completely fine by tomorrow, I'll kowtow to you and acknowledge you as my master! But if the child doesn't get better by tomorrow, or even gets worse, what should we do?" Fu Qiulian's words were rapid and urgent, and Lian Qing couldn't even stop her in time. He could only step forward, bowing his hands to Liu Rizhang's family and Huang PoPo, "My wife is a bit emotional, so..."

  Fu Qiu Lian shook off Lian Qing's hand, glared at the woman with a face full of anger and a hint of panic in her eyes, walked up to Liu Ri Chang and pointed at Mao Dou on the kang, "Uncle Liu, if you trust me, let me take a look at this child first. After all, one more person means one more way to save him, it won't delay anything, and who knows, maybe we can even save Mao Dou's life because of this?"

  "But what about Grandma Huang?"

  "Hmph, let her see for herself, what does a woman like her know?" Old Lady Huang flipped her eyes and her gaze fell on Lian Qing. "I'm telling you, young master, you'd better keep an eye on your wife, or else she'll bring trouble upon herself."

  "My wife is under my protection, even if she causes trouble for me, I as her husband will take responsibility for it. Don't worry too much about it, mother."

  If it were usual, Fu Qiu Lian would have praised Lian Qing after hearing this, but at this time, she looked at the soybeans on the kang and frowned slightly. Suddenly, she reached out to open his collar and took a look, and immediately her face changed greatly. "Uncle Liu, Mao Dou is going to get chickenpox! If we don't treat it in time, something big will happen."

  "What are you talking about, you're nonsense, how dare you curse my family's Mao Dou." Wang's face turned black with anger, glaring at Fu Qiu Lian, "What did my child do to offend you, why are you so ruthless and want to curse my child?"

  Liu Li Chang's face also turned dark, "Even Qing, you can't say that, my child just has a common cold, the evil spirit has already been dispelled, and he will be fine soon ——"

  "What's good about this? Look at Maodou, he's already showing symptoms and it's only the beginning. By tonight, it'll be even worse. You see these red bumps on his body? He scratched them himself because of the itch. If we don't treat him, these scratches will get infected and inflamed, making his condition even more severe. Uncle Liu, trust me." Fow Autumn Lotus said, turning her head to look at the old woman with a stern expression, "You should ask yourself, was what you did earlier really useful? For an ordinary child with wind-cold, drinking a few bowls of ginger soup and resting for a few days would be enough. But look at Maodou's situation, feel his forehead, how high is his fever? Can he really recover by tomorrow?"

  "I——" Grandma Huang's eyes flickered slightly, and she hesitated for a moment.

  "Hmph, my husband is about to take the imperial examination, and if you dare to tell lies, wait until he becomes an official later, then think about the consequences. Fow Autumn Lotus used both soft and hard tactics, pointing at Liu Li Chang, "This is Liu Li Chang's only grandson, if something really happens to him because of you, how will you face Liu Li Chang in the future?"

  "Hmph, I won't bother looking anymore. Your family's child is an unlucky one and doesn't have the fate to be with me. You'd best find someone else." Old Lady Huang spun around, feigning anger, and stormed off.

  No matter whether it was Lian Qingxiu's identity as a scholar or the Liu family, she couldn't afford to offend either of them. Moreover, just now, she had unknowingly been intimidated by Fu Qiulian's gaze, her heart racing wildly, and after a brief moment of hesitation, Old Lady Huang wisely chose to leave.

  Seeing the old woman leave, Wang Shi and Liu Li Chang's family were at a loss. Wang Shi cried with tears all over her face, "How could you do this? The old woman was very effective, Mother, what should we do now?"

  "What's going on, why don't you hurry up and bring the person back?" The Liu family's face was also black, and they didn't bother to calculate with Fu Qiu Lian. They got up to chase after the person, but were stopped by Liu Li Chang. He furrowed his brow and looked at Fu Qiu Lian with a serious expression, "Lian Qing wife, are you really sure?"

  Although it's not perfect, it's at least 70 or 80%. However," Fu Qiulian said with a very serious tone, and she also looked at Liu Lizhang solemnly, "I dare to guarantee that if Mao Dou's illness is not treated, he will burn so fiercely, who knows, his brain might have problems, and it's even possible that his life will be in danger."

  "You don't understand anything, you lazy wife."

  "Liu Shu, my wife doesn't need to be lectured by others." Lian Qing was displeased. His own wife wanted to help them, but if they didn't want it, that's fine. Why scold her? He turned his sleeve and went to support Fu Qiu Lian, "Wife, let's go home. We don't need to bother with these trivial matters." At this moment, he completely forgot that he had also doubted Fu Qiu Lian's behavior in his heart earlier. Unconsciously, at some point, he had taken Fu Qiu Lian as his real wife, the one who needed his protection and love.

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