Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

Zhou Xinyue kept looking at the painting and felt that this was a picture of Goudan's mother curing illnesses and saving lives at that time, and she didn't know who recorded it.

When Zhou Xinyue came to the yard, she saw the village chief smoking a bamboo cigarette with a smile on his face. He was chatting and laughing with everyone, surrounded by the smoke.

Zhou Xinyue moved a small stool and sat next to the village chief. She said with a smile, "Village chief, you should listen to me first, right? The things in this box must be what you cleaned out when you cleaned up the burned-down village. This painting shows a scene of my mother curing illnesses and saving lives at that time. There are also some half-burned books in this box. They are all my mother's daily records of each patient's recovery status. Because her medical skills were limited, she could only try to use different methods to treat the villagers. Although most of them have been burned, only these few words at the beginning are left. But she was still very careful, serious, and kind."

The village chief's eyes were filled with tears. He put down the chimney, picked up the half-burned booklets, some of which had unclear words, and said with emotion: "Ning Fang was really miserable at that time. All of us here have been treated by her. Ning Fang could solve our minor illnesses. She could treat our children who had fever and were uncomfortable and cried at night. She was really hardworking and kind. During the epidemic, she insisted on treating villagers who had been given up by other doctors. She never gave up. Although there were failures, her spirit of perseverance and never giving up touched every villager in our Guihua Village."

Zhou Xinyue looked at the atmosphere in the courtyard which was originally full of smiles and now turned into a solemn atmosphere. Everyone's thoughts seemed to have gone back to many years ago.

Many elderly people were even wiping away tears. Zhou Xinyue was also very surprised. She did not expect that Goudan's mother Ye Ningfang was so popular, so kind-hearted, and such a loving person. No wonder she was unanimously missed by the villagers. It can be seen from Ye Ningfang's tombstone that there are blooming flowers all year round, and fresh mountain fruits and meals are placed in front of the tombstone, which shows that the villagers often visit the grave and Ye Ningfang will be remembered forever by the villagers.

The villagers were very grateful to Ye Ningfang. At this time, Zhou Xinyue came back to her senses and continued to listen to the village chief muttering: "We are not afraid when Ningfang is here. Even when she was sick later, she never slacked off for a day. If she knew that a child was not feeling well, she would immediately go to help treat him. If an elderly person fainted, she would go no matter how uncomfortable she was. Ningfang, this silly child, finally exhausted herself."

Zhou Xinyue couldn't help but sigh: "She is such an amazing woman."

An elderly grandmother said sadly, "It's true. My grandson was still young at that time. I don't know what he ate in the mountains and got a stomachache. He rolled on the ground with a stomachache. We didn't know what to do. Your mother came here in the heavy rain with a big belly. She helped to boil medicine and take care of my grandson. My grandson was brought back from the brink of death because he was treated in time. If it weren't for Doctor Ning Fang, I might have lost my only grandson. I'm really sorry to Ning Fang. It was because of saving my grandson that you gave birth prematurely and almost killed both of you. I'm sorry to you."

After saying this, the old woman was about to kneel down. Zhou Xinyue was startled and hurriedly stopped her, saying, "No, no, no, grandma, don't do this. I think my mother doesn't want to see you like this. Get up quickly, grandma."

It took a lot of tugging to finally convince the old lady and help her sit down.

When Zhou Xinyue heard this, she just solved the doubts in her mind and said, "Grandma, I have a question. What kind of person is my father? Where did he go after my mother passed away?"

The old lady lowered her head and said a little embarrassedly: "It was because of that time that your mother gave birth prematurely. Your mother helped me heal my grandson that day. After my grandson's stomach pain stopped, we found that your mother was bleeding from her lower body. Later, we quickly called your father. When your father saw your mother's miserable and suffering appearance, he sadly yelled at your mother and told her to take care of herself and not to work too hard. She was weak to begin with, and there were already signs that the fetus was in danger. She even ignored her own body and braved the wind and rain to come to my house to treat the child. Only then did we know the real condition of your mother's body at that time. That silly girl concealed her physical condition for a long time in order to save us. We felt so sad, that silly Ning Fang."

At this point, the old lady covered her face and started crying. Some villagers came over to comfort her, and it took her a long time to calm down.

Alas, Zhou Xinyue couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She was indeed a woman that people respected and loved. She was great, but she disregarded her own life and death and even her own children and her own life. Even Zhou Xinyue didn't know how to judge her.

Because Zhou Xinyue thought that she could never be so selfless. After all, she was pregnant at the time. If she saved others and lost two lives, it would be really not worth it. After all, she was still a pregnant woman at the time. Even if she didn't think about herself, she had to think about the baby in her belly. If she sacrificed her life to save others, it would be too not worth it.

It is completely possible to give birth to the child safely and then do good deeds. It is best to do good deeds after ensuring that there is no risk of error. If you already cannot keep the child and are showing signs of miscarriage, and you still rush to save others regardless of the weather, although you may win the gratitude and praise of others, you may lose your own life and that of your child. This is an unwise move.

Zhou Xinyue also understood why Goudan’s father was so angry and yelled at her without considering other people’s feelings. If it were me, I would also scold him loudly. Selfless love is worthy of praise, but if you lose your own life, it seems to be meaningless.

Zhou Xinyue thought of this, and since they also mentioned Goudan's father, she took the opportunity to ask: "Where did my father go later? Did he die? What was his name?"

The village chief said hurriedly, "Your father might have died in the fire that night when his farm caught fire. But later, we didn't find his body. It's possible that he was closer to the source of the fire and was burned to ashes. I remember that he once introduced himself as Xiang Zhengyang."

Zhou Xinyue frowned and sighed, then asked, "Then how did the three of us escape that catastrophe?"

The village chief said, "Erdan and Sandan were visiting their parents' graves at the time, so they escaped. You escaped because your mother threw you into a dry well at home. When we rushed to rescue you, it was raining heavily. The fire was too big at the time. Maybe God saw it, and the Dragon King saw it and sent down this heavy rain to help us save you. After the fire was much smaller, we hurriedly put out the remaining fire and looked for you and your mother everywhere. Who knew that we found you in the dry well just by following the sound of crying, and found your mother in the ruins. She was in a terrible state. The mouth of the dry well was very small. If you were not so thin, the well might not have been able to save you."