Siheyuan: What bad intentions could a veterinarian like me have?

Chapter 16 Every trade has its own rules
Hearing the sound mixed with painful cries, Li Xiangdong instantly became nervous. After identifying the direction, he quickly followed the sound track to find the source.

"Sister Huizhen?"

Li Xiangdong had been to Xu Huizhen's backyard several times before. He had the impression that the donkey shed was just behind the ear room at the entrance to the yard. When he ran over, he saw her leaning against the wall with her back facing the wall, covering her arms with a look of pain. The old donkey was snorting anxiously with its hind legs hanging down.

"Sister Huizhen, how are you?" Li Xiangdong ran over and helped her up without hesitation.

"Hiss," Xu Huizhen gritted her teeth and took a breath of cold air. The corners of her mouth twitched. She said with a groan, "This beast is still unwilling to follow me. I pulled it this way, but it was stubborn that way. Look, it kicked me on the arm. Ouch, it hurts so much!"

Li Xiangdong's heart tightened, and he said quickly: "Let me take a look!"

He grabbed Xu Huizhen's hand, and without caring about the taboos between men and women, he held it in his palm and turned it over.

A blush appeared on Xu Huizhen's face, which had turned pale with pain. She unconsciously pulled her hand back, but was suddenly caught again. Then her wrist, as white as a lotus root, was slowly revealed as the sleeves were pulled back.

"Hiss," Li Xiangdong took a breath of cold air when he saw the purple blood clots on it. He was filled with anger and said to the old donkey unceremoniously, "You damned beast, I'll deal with you later! Sister Huizhen, wait for me, I'll be back soon!"

"Hey? Where are you going..." Before Xu Huizhen could react, Li Xiangdong's figure disappeared at the exit of the ear room.

This kid was probably going to get the medicine box, so she felt relieved. She lowered her head to look at her bruised arm, remembering that her entire wrist had been grabbed by Li Xiangdong just now. She felt itchy and tingling, and she didn't know whether it was discomfort or pain. She felt weird in her heart, and half of her face quickly turned red.

"Sister Huizhen! I'm here!" Less than two and a half minutes later, Li Xiangdong's figure reappeared at the end of the ear room, and he approached quickly with steady footsteps. Beads of sweat were already rolling on his head which was hot from running. He came closer, squatted down, put Xu Huizhen's hand on his knee, and fiddled with something in the small medicine box.

Seeing the sweat on his forehead, Xu Huizhen chuckled, "Look how hot you are!"

Li Xiangdong smiled slightly, without saying anything, he opened a new bottle of purple medicine, picked up the cotton with tweezers, dipped it in the medicine and carefully applied it to the purple area.

"Hiss!" The strong stimulation made Xu Huizhen involuntarily retract her hand, but was immediately caught by Li Xiangdong.

"Sister Huizhen, don't move!" He just grabbed it and carefully smeared it with cotton, but found that the beauty in front of him was stiffening her neck and shrinking her head, with an expression that was both painful and seemed to be laughing, so he said unhappily: "Sister Huizhen, what are you laughing at?"

"Yes, it's itchy!" Xu Huizhen said with a red face. Her entire right arm couldn't help but stretch out and froze in the air.

Li Xiangdong rolled his eyes and said, "Then you have to hold back!"

After applying the purple medicine, he picked up a piece of cotton and smeared the bruises and disinfected them. He threw away the cotton and found a small bottle in the medicine box. He opened the stopper and poured a small amount of red liquid into his palm. He glanced at Xu Huizhen and said, "It may hurt a little. You are holding my arm!"

After saying that, without waiting for her to answer, he immediately applied the red liquid to Xu Huizhen's wound...

"hiss!"

This time it was not Xu Huizhen who cried out in pain, but Li Xiangdong himself.

At this moment, Xu Huizhen's hands tightly grasped his cotton coat, and grabbed his big arm deeply, causing him to grimace immediately.

But the pain seemed to be mutual. Xu Huizhen also stared at Li Xiangdong rubbing the purple spot with her beautiful eyes wide open and clenched her teeth in silence. She asked in surprise through her teeth: "Is it safflower oil?" "Yes!" Li Xiangdong sighed, "It's my father's collection, and he rarely uses it! But Sister Huizhen is not an outsider!"

"This thing is expensive, and you use it on me..." Xu Huizhen's eyes flickered.

"I've already told you, Sister Huizhen, you're not an outsider!" Li Xiangdong kneaded and massaged the donkey, waiting for the medicine to digest. He turned his head and looked at the old donkey. After observing it for a while, he came to a conclusion, "No wonder it doesn't want to go out with you. Its paws are festering. It needs to be repaired!"

Xu Huizhen exclaimed in surprise, "The veterinarian is indeed a veterinarian. He knew the problem after just a quick glance!"

The old donkey's right hind hoof would be lifted from time to time, and every time it was put down, the donkey would groan involuntarily. It was obvious that there was a problem. Before, she was only busy feeding the donkey, but she didn't quite understand the problems with the animal.

"In the past, if Old Xing was still around, he would come over every six months to trim the donkey's hooves. But I haven't seen him for nearly half a year, and I don't know where he went to find work! It's getting harder and harder for those of us in this old business to make a living!" Xu Huizhen sighed.

"Let me handle it!" Li Xiangdong guessed Xu Huizhen's situation after hearing this.

The tavern business needs to be run, and it is common to go out to purchase liquor, rice and flour. Xu Huizhen, a woman, naturally would not ride a tricycle. There is a reason why she uses a donkey cart. The donkey's hoof has not been repaired for several months. After a long time, the donkey's hoof became diseased, which directly affected the business. No wonder when I came in just now, the stools in the tavern were all upside down on the table. It seems that the tavern has not been open for some time.

He observed Xu Huizhen's arm and saw that the bruises were beginning to subside. He carefully rolled down her sleeves, helped her up, and plucked a handful of hay from the side. He went to the donkey shed to comfort the old donkey, saying, "It has affected the business. This old donkey is no longer useful. Can't we go out and find a helper, ask Sister Zhao to wait for a tricycle to go to the suburbs to fetch some wine together?"

Hearing Li Xiangdong's reminder, Xu Huizhen knew what he meant and lamented, "Xiangdong, why didn't I know this? I just used my own money and asked for help. It would cost money. I'm just a small business, so I can't afford to hire anyone! The situation is not good now! Okay, I'm glad you're back. I feel much more at ease... I don't know why!"

Li Xiangdong smiled, knowing that businessmen are very careful with their money, so he stopped trying to persuade the donkey. He fed the donkey some grass and scratched the old donkey's neck to make it feel comfortable for a while. Then he pulled the reins to lock it tightly, put a rope around its right leg from behind, tied its ankles, lifted it back and placed it on a bench, then took the pliers from the medicine box and began to trim the donkey's paws and treat its hooves.

In the past, the Li family had dealt with cattle, horses, and donkeys a lot, so they were very good at trimming the paws. Although their work was not as good as that done by Xing, they understood medical knowledge and were very skilled in handling various hoof diseases.

"If you can refine your skills a bit more, I think Lao Xing's horseshoe shop next door should close down! It would be better to ask you to come over and fix their horses and check the animals' health, and that's it!" Xu Huizhen said jokingly as she sat aside, covering her arm and watching.

"That won't do. Stealing someone's money is like killing their parents! Every profession has its own rules. Otherwise, how could our Li family and Xing family be so close? In the past, we often went to the countryside together. He practiced palm and we treated illnesses at the same time. We helped each other wherever there was work!"

Xu Huizhen sighed after hearing this, "You are still able to stick to your old business. I heard that Old Xing's son had a quarrel with his father, and the two of them parted ways. Now Old Xing is missing, and Little Xing is also missing!"

"Because of what?"

"What else could it be? It's a question of inheritance. One wants to pass it on, and the other doesn't want to take it. We've wasted so much time and effort, and now we don't even know where the person is hiding! The argument is so intense that even the neighbors know about it!"

Li Xiangdong was silent and sighed.

If it wasn't for the inheritance, how could he become a veterinarian? He and Xiao Xing were brothers in distress. Maybe Xiao Xing didn't want to continue to repair horseshoes because of his experience?
After sighing for a while, Li Xiangdong thought of the quarrel and asked casually, "By the way, Sister Huizhen, Sister Zhao has injuries on her neck and wrists. What happened? Was she beaten by her husband after the quarrel?"

"What?!" Unexpectedly, Xu Huizhen stood up and asked angrily, "Is this true?"

(End of this chapter)