Rebirth 90: The Long Road to Finding a Son

But Qian Xiaoshu was lucky. When Mrs. Qian beat Qian Xiaoshu that day, the child's cry sounded very scary. Luo Changyou's wife Chen Jinfeng, Luo Dajiang's mother, felt that the child was too pitiful. But she had meddled in other people's affairs before, which not only caused trouble for her, but also caused the child to be beaten even more severely. So she didn't dare to go directly to the Qian family to ask about the situation, so she went to find the village chief.

During the day, the village chief Luo Changzheng was not at home because of something, so Chen Jinfeng told Luo Changzheng's wife about the incident. Qian Xiaoshu was beaten up as a common occurrence, and the village chief's wife actually didn't take it seriously, so she didn't go to Qian's house first. When Luo Changzheng came home in the evening, his wife mentioned it while eating.

As the head of the village, although there were some things he didn't want to get involved in, since the villagers came to report the situation, he couldn't pretend to be ignorant. So he quickly ate two mouthfuls of food and went to Qian's house.

At that time, the Qian family's door was closed and locked from the inside with a bolt. Luo Changzheng knocked on the door for several minutes before someone opened it from the inside.

When Luo Changzheng entered the room, he saw Qian Xiaoshu, whose face was red with fever and unconscious. He reached out and touched the child's head, which was terribly hot, estimating that the temperature was over 40 degrees.

How could he do this? Human life was no small matter. And when he was knocking on the gate, the nearby villagers thought something big had happened to the Qian family, and they all followed him into the yard to watch the excitement. He couldn't help it even if he didn't want to.

He immediately ordered Qian Jincai to call the village doctor to come and take a look. First of all, it was important to reduce the child's fever. As for the injuries on the child, it was estimated that he would have to go to the hospital at dawn, but looking at Qian Xiaoshu's condition at the time, it was hard to say whether he could survive until the next day.

At this time, many villagers are still awake. They are either lying in bed watching TV, or gathering together to play cards or mahjong.

The village doctor Luo Changshun's family is now the one playing mahjong. Qian Jincai started shouting through the gate: "Uncle Changshun, are you still awake? Come to my house quickly, there is an emergency at home!"

When I entered the house, I found that in addition to the people playing mahjong, there was also a circle of people watching the fun outside, and I was instantly silenced.

Luo Changshun heard Qian Jincai's shout just now, and when he saw Qian Jincai enter the house, he asked, "What's the matter? Who's sick?"

Qian Jincai knew that family disgrace should not be made public, so he said vaguely: "Well, it's nothing serious. Someone at home has a fever. Bring all your things and come with me!"

Luo Changshun gave up his seat to the onlookers and followed Qian Jincai out. When he asked on the way, he found out that Qian Xiaoshu's child was dying.

This really pissed off Luo Changshun. Luo Changshun had met Qian Xiaoshu a few times, all when he went to collect herbs. The old couple of the Qian family liked to eat wild vegetables, and in spring and summer, when there were edible young wild vegetables, they would let Qian Xiaoshu dig them. Of course, this was only when he dug them up while collecting grass for pigs.

After a few contacts, he found that Qian Xiaoshu was smart, quick-witted, and very interested in Chinese herbal medicines. He could accurately remember all the herbs he introduced to Qian Xiaoshu, and simply explained some methods of identifying herbs and the effects of various herbs.

Luo Changshun is now 60 years old. He is a brother of Luo Changzheng and Luo Changyou. Although Western medicine is now popular, Luo Changshun still uses Chinese medicine more often when treating patients in the village.

He can be regarded as a son following in his father's footsteps. His father is now over 90 years old and still in good health, but he rarely sees patients anymore. His father does not live in the village now, but lives in the city with his eldest son Luo Changgeng. Currently, the 65-year-old Luo Changgeng runs a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in the city of Mafang, and he is considered a well-known local traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.

By the time Luo Changshun entered the Qian family's house and examined Qian Xiaoshu, he was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

He yelled at the Qian family, "Is this how you raise children? What sins did such a young child commit in his previous life that you torture him like this? If you can't raise him, just say so and send him to my house. My family doesn't need a bite of food!"

The other onlookers looked at Qian Xiaoshu's body covered in bruises, with almost no intact skin, and they were filled with hatred. Taking advantage of their large numbers, they began to attack the vicious old lady Qian and the other members of the Qian family who were accomplices.

As the situation at the scene was rather chaotic, Luo Changshun drove all the villagers and Qian's family members out.

This was the first time the villagers had seen Luo Changshun get angry! It was easy to imagine how bad this matter had become.

Time was running out, and it was too late to write a prescription, get the medicine, or decoct the medicine. Luo Changshun took out the Angong Niuhuang Pills from the small compartment of his medicine box, cut out half of it, ground the medicine with warm water, and carefully poured it into Qian Xiaoshu's mouth.

After that, he stayed by Qian Xiaoshu's side, took his pulse, checked his injuries, and performed some basic treatments.

After finishing these things, it was almost twelve o'clock in the night. But the villagers were still curious and wanted to see what was going on at the Qian family. The people in the yard were about to beat up the Qian family, so now they dared not be arrogant and chase them out.

After a while, Luo Changshun saw that Qian Xiaoshu's fever had subsided a little, and he felt a little relieved, but he did not dare to be careless.

He walked out of the house and said to the villagers in the yard: "It's too late, everyone go back first. If you want to know the situation, come back tomorrow morning. It's too noisy outside, and it's not good for the children!"

After hearing what Luo Changshun said, Qian Xiaoshu was most likely to survive, and the villagers gradually dispersed.

However, while everyone was not paying attention, a woman slipped into the room where Qian Xiaoshu was, and then quickly bolted the door.

Luo Changshun's heart, which had just been relieved, was immediately lifted up again. He knocked on the door and tried to persuade the other party not to hurt the child.

The woman acted as if she didn't hear any noise outside. She looked at Qian Xiaoshu lying on the kang and asked softly, "Baby, mommy is here. Do you miss her?"

Then, she gently stroked Qian Xiaoshu's cheek, which was no longer too hot, and said with a smile: "My baby is so good, how come you are so beautiful? Mommy will never lose you again. Come home with mommy later. Mommy will definitely protect you well this time."

Then, the woman suddenly started to cry again: "Baby, don't blame me for losing you, okay? I didn't mean to do that. Can you forgive me?"

This woman who laughs, cries, and spreads rumors is Shen Nan, the third daughter-in-law of the Qian family.

Her child was lost ten years ago, when Qian Xiaoshu was the same age as she is now. Today, she heard someone say that the child was dying, which stimulated her again and reminded her of her son. She suddenly lost her mind and mistook Qian Xiaoshu for the child she had lost.