The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 25
Sometimes the pain will make people despair, so desperate that they have no intention of living, but there are always things that will bring people back from despair to reality.

It was late at night and the dew was heavy, and the dampness from the grass gradually spread to the body, and the skirt pressed underneath was wet.

The coolness caused Ah Ju to stop crying slowly, sobbed softly, and raised his head.

In front of him was still the faint patch of sticky land, and the surroundings became completely silent, not even the chirping of insects and the croaking of frogs.

Ah Ju was suddenly scared, she was also cold, and she wanted to go home.

Meng Zhongjing doesn't want her anymore, she still has parents who love her, a younger sister who is cute and lazy, and a younger brother who is lively and sensible.

She still has a warm quilt, and when she returns to the quilt, she won't be cold anymore.

Ah Ju closed her eyes, wiped her face with both hands, and let out a long sigh of relief when she put it down.It doesn't matter, there is nothing to cry about, she just saw the wrong person, liked the wrong person, now he has another woman, she just doesn't like it anymore, parents are so good to her, they will find her another With a new man, she will have a new life and have nothing to do with that man anymore.

A man whose heart softens just because of a piece of clothing, and forgets his childhood sweetheart and fiancee because a woman offered to give it to him, doesn't deserve her to cry.

Ah Ju covered her face, wiped away the uncontrollable tears that came up again, and slowly stood up.

She didn't dare to look at the fields on both sides, she lowered her head and folded her arms, and walked forward quickly.

The girl under the moonlight was thin and pitiful.

Zhao Chen followed her from a distance until he watched her enter the house.He listened by the wall of Lin's house, thinking that she would cry and complain to her parents, but it was quiet inside and there was nothing unusual.He leaned against the wall and tried to imagine what she was doing, but he couldn't.Did you hide in bed and cry, or did you go to sleep after cleansing your face?
In fact, she is demure and strong, seeing her fiancé messing around with other women, she didn't rush out to cry, and she didn't seek life or death.

He likes her more, but also loves her more.

He let out a soft breath, no matter what, the Linmeng family is about to retire, and if she has no engagement, he can make a move.

After standing still for a while, Zhao Chen leisurely walked towards Beihe, his carriage was hidden in the woods, and he could come over tomorrow morning after changing his clothes.

The last footsteps disappeared, and the small village became silent again.In the sleep of the villagers, the moon is slowly setting, and the eastern sky gradually reveals a fish-belly pale.The leaves turned emerald green again, the early birds flew across the sky, and the rooster in the chicken coop shook its wings and flew to the top of the wall to crow with its head held high.

The villagers got up one after another, and soon there was smoke from the roof.

The Lin family couple woke up early, lying on the bed and gossiping, and when the sleepiness was completely gone, they got up and got dressed.

Today is a treat at home, and the couple will split up.Lin Xian tidied up the already clean and tidy yard again, while Liu Shi was busy cleaning the house, washing vegetables and preparing breakfast.After Lin Xian finished his work, he stood by the fence and looked at the doe, thinking that he hadn't worked for a while, so he went to the Westinghouse to pick up his son, and the father and son went to the forest to mow the deer together.

Mrs. Liu watched them go out, and went back to the kitchen to wash rice and make a fire.

Add two sticks of firewood to the stove, and the porridge can be boiled slowly like this. Liu Shi stood up, ready to fry a string of beans, add pickles, and eat these for breakfast.

Busy and busy, Liu Shi suddenly felt something was wrong. The second daughter didn't get up until the meals were ready every day. She was used to it, but the eldest daughter always got up early, why didn't she move today?There is also Miss He, who is an early riser.

Mrs. Liu was a little worried. After the dishes were cooked, she put the lid on the pot first, wiped her hands and went to the side room.The door was opened from the inside, and Liu Shi stood at the door and shouted: "Aju, Azhu Runiang, get up and eat!"

After shouting twice, Lin Zhu rubbed his eyes and turned over, reluctantly answering.

Mrs. Liu asked her worriedly: "Azhu, where's your eldest sister?"

Lin Zhu blinked, turned back, and saw the eldest sister lying with her back to her.She sat up in surprise, and smiled at Liu Shi: "Mother, come in and have a look, my eldest sister is also lazy!"

Liu Shi scolded her: "You open the door for me!"

"The door isn't open?" Lin Zhu looked at Ru Niang's quilt in wonder, she was already up, why did she close the door?The more he thought about it, the more unreasonable it became. The mother outside the door was urging her hard again. Lin Zhu hurriedly got dressed and went to the ground, and pushed Aju's shoulder before going out: "Elder sister, get up, don't sleep, you are lazier than me today."

Ah Ju answered vaguely.

Lin Zhu snickered, went to open the door for his mother first, and said curiously: "Sister He is already up, why is the door closed?"

Mrs. Liu ignored her, walked quickly into the house, turned to the eldest daughter, looked down, was startled, and stretched out her hand to cover Aju's forehead: "It's so hot, this is sick, Aju wake up, tell me Is there any other discomfort, mother?"

Ah Ju slowly opened his eyes, facing Liu Shi's concerned face, tears came out all at once, and he couldn't cry for a while.

She has never cried like this since she grew up, and even if she gets sick occasionally, she will turn her back to comfort Liu Shi not to worry. Now crying like this, Liu Shi is heartbroken, and her eye circles are red. While wiping Ah Ju's tears, she asked her repeatedly: "Don't cry, don't cry, what's wrong with you, tell mother, mother will ask your father to invite a doctor right away, Ah Zhu, hurry up and get your father back, they have gone to the woods!"

Lin Zhu panicked a long time ago, turned around and ran out after hearing this.

In the room, no matter what Liu Shi asked, Ah Ju just cried, weak and weak, her face was terribly red and hot.Liu Shi was so anxious that she wet the handkerchief and covered Ah Ju's forehead.Hearing her daughter calling her mother non-stop, Liu couldn't bear it any longer, took off her shoes and got on the kang, hugged Aju into her arms as she did when she coaxed her daughter when she was a child, and gently patted her on the back: "Aju is not afraid, mother is here Well, your father will invite the doctor right away, we will be fine after taking the medicine, Ah Ju is not afraid..."

Perhaps it was the long-lost gentle embrace that played a role, Ah Ju gradually stopped crying, and fell asleep again under the comfort of her mother, but her brows were tightly frowned, and her expression was painful.

The three of Lin Xian came back in a hurry. Seeing that Aju was sick like this, Lin Xian hurried to the town to ask for a doctor.Mrs. Liu asked Lin Zhu and his brother to eat first. Wherever the two children had any appetite, they both said that they would eat together after the elder sister got up.After all, Mrs. Liu is an adult. After the panic, she quickly calmed down and asked Lin Zhu, "Where is Ru Niang? If you don't eat, let others eat."

Lin Zhu looked at Lin Chongjiu: "I didn't see her, did Xiao Jiu see her?"

Lin Chongjiu also shook his head.

Mrs. Liu frowned, but the eldest daughter was seriously ill, and she didn't care about an outsider, so she just let Lin Zhu watch, and Ru Niang invited her to eat first when she came back.

Half an hour later, Lin Xian dragged the old man and hurried into the house.

In less than half a month, the old doctor came to Lin's house for the second time, and he was quite familiar with him. He first looked at Ah Ju's face and scratched his eyes before sitting down and taking his pulse seriously.The four members of the Lin family gathered around the side holding their breaths, looking at the old doctor for a while, and Aju who was unconscious for a while, feeling worried.

The old man slowly put down Ah Ju's wrist, stroking his beard and said to Lin Xian: "Master Lin, the elder girl hurt her spleen and lungs because of her heart stagnation, and then damp and cold invaded her body, that's why she can't get sick. Fever is easy to cure, Just take two patches of medicine, but for this stagnation, I will prescribe a prescription to soothe the nerves and nourish the body, but in the final analysis, the heart disease needs the medicine of the heart, after the eldest girl wakes up, you can untie her more."

As soon as these words came out, except for the ignorant Lin Chongjiu, the three of Lin Xian were stunned.

Ah Ju hasn't shown any abnormalities in the past few days, and she hasn't been exposed to rain or cold. How could she get such a disease?

It was Lin Xian who was the calmest. After being slightly startled, he immediately thanked him and asked the old doctor to go outside to prescribe medicine.Even if you doubt it, you can't show it in front of the doctor. Wouldn't that mean questioning his medical skills?Besides, Lin Xian has been teaching in the town for so many years, so he has already heard about the old man, otherwise he would not have invited him over.

After prescribing the medicine, Lin Xian told Liu Shi a few words, and went to the town with the doctor to get the medicine.

Liu felt distressed and blamed herself.

There are three children in the family, the second daughter is lazy and coquettish, and the youngest is so naughty that she can't wait to be tied to her body to watch. Only the eldest daughter is sensible since she was a child, she doesn't have to worry about it, and she also helps her take care of her younger siblings. Neglecting the eldest daughter, she can't even tell that she has something on her mind.

Mrs. Liu called Lin Zhu outside and asked her if she noticed anything unusual.Lin Zhu only knew that Ah Ju had a quarrel with Meng Zhongjing, but he didn't know the reason, so he called Lin Chongjiu over and asked him what happened after he went out that day.Lin Chongjiu didn't dare to hide anything at this time, he said everything in detail.

Lin Zhu was the most sensitive, he frowned and asked him: "Elder sister Meng and her didn't come out to chase you after elder sister led you away?"

Lin Chongjiu shook his head.

Lin Zhu gritted his teeth: "That woman must be obsessed with Brother Meng, otherwise, what else could make my eldest sister feel so sad? Where is she, I'll go find her!"

Mrs. Liu grabbed her and reprimanded her in a low voice: "This is all your guesswork, just stay at home and don't cause trouble, and we will talk about it after your elder sister wakes up!" Such a person, there must be a misunderstanding.

Lin Zhu couldn't help swearing, and was pinched in the face by Mrs. Liu, Lin Zhu threw his hands away, leaning against the kang and sulked.

Soon there was movement outside again, and there was the sound of a carriage. Before Liu Shi went out, Xiao Liu Shi's anxious voice came in: "What's wrong with Ah Ju, why is he so sick?" , Lie down in front of the kang to see Ah Ju, and saw that the eldest niece was so sick and lethargic, I felt distressed.

Lin Xian was also at the back, and when he came back out of the town, he happened to run into the carriage of Zhou's family, so he told the story.

The whole room was full of people, Liu Shi felt a little headache, so Lin Xian asked Zhou Pei and his son to sit in the upper room, and she went to decoct medicine.Just before the medicine was cooked, there was the sound of a carriage at the door, and she felt a thump in her heart. When she went out to have a look, it was indeed Mr. Zhao who had come.

Lin Xian and the others all went out to meet them again.

Zhao Chen changed into a moon-white brocade robe, and with a smile on his lips, he greeted everyone one by one. When he was walking in, he saw Mrs. Liu coming out of the kitchen with a soup bowl. He knew it was medicine as soon as he smelled it. He was surprised and asked with concern. : "Auntie, this is?"

Mrs. Liu sighed: "Xiaojiu's eldest sister is ill, I'll go and deliver her medicine, Mr. Zhao go sit in the room." After saying that, without bothering to exchange pleasantries, he went around behind several people and went straight to the wing room.

sick?

Zhao Chen kept turning his head for a little longer, but fortunately, it was only for a moment, and the strangeness in his eyes flashed away, and no one saw it.Turning around, Zhao Chen asked Lin Xian about Ah Ju's condition, his tone was just right, expressing concern without being overly attentive.Lin Xian just said a few words, without specifying the reason.Zhao Chen knew it well, so he didn't ask any further questions, and followed Lin Xian and Zhou Pei into the upper room.

(End of this chapter)