CH 50

Zhulan was half a beat slower than her daughter before she said, “Boss, bring up the child quickly.”

Boss Zhou untied the firewood from the child and threw it on the ox cart, picking the child up again, muttering, “What a crime!”

Zhulan didn’t dislike the shabby clothes and touched the child’s forehead, which was hotter than Zhou Shuren’s at the beginning. It was not good to burn like this, it will make the child a fool, “Hurry up, go home.”

“We must first reduce the fever. If we go directly to see a doctor, there are no miracle drugs in ancient times, and making medicine takes time. I’m afraid it will delay treatment and worsen the fever,” said Zhou Shuren.

Fortunately, it was very close to home. When they reached home, Zhulan signaled Xuehan to fetch water and signaled Boss Zhou to carry the child to the main room.

Zhou Shuren said to Zhou Er (1) who came out to welcome him: “Take off the things in the car first, and then go to the county to invite the doctor over.”

Zhou Er had many selfish thoughts in his mind, thinking that the doctor would charge a high fee. He was thinking mostly of his family, but his father was becoming increasingly incomprehensible. All he could do was respond, “Okay, Dad.”

Zhou Shuren entered the main room, “Give some money to the second child to invite the doctor, this child is too weak and cannot afford to be agitated.”

Zhulan rubbed the child’s forehead, and touched the skinny body, feeling uncomfortable, “Okay.”

Boss Zhou stood at the door, hesitating, “Father, do you want to inform Zhou Datie’s family?”

Zhou Shuren pondered, “Zhou Datie’s wife is very unreasonable. When you go there don’t say that we saved the child; otherwise, she will come here to make a scene to get some money out of us. Rather say that the child startled the ox which caused Xuehan to fall out of the cart. And say that we want money for Xuehan’s treatment and that the child now has a high fever and would become stupid.”

Boss Zhou, “…remember.”

After all, it was Dad, who was thoughtful, but why didn’t he understand the deep meaning, and always felt that he had overlooked something?

Zhou Shuren looked for the girl who was waiting for news outside, “I will let your mother tie an arm sling for you to pretend that you got injured. Just play along for a few days.”

Xuehan heard it outside, and blinked, “Don’t worry, Dad, I will definitely pretend well.”

Zhou Shuren liked this smart girl very much, “Yes.”

Zhulan signaled Zhou Shuren to continue cooling the child, pulled a piece of dark cloth and tied it to the girl’s arms, and then stained the girl’s clothes, messed up her hair, and touched her face. Next, she asked her to smell ginger and cry.

Zhulan is very satisfied, it is much simpler than modern makeup techniques.

Then she gave the silver to Zhou Er, told him not to be too fast and pay attention to safety, and then went back to the house.

Zhou Shuren made a move and signaled Zhulan to sit down, “This child is also poor. Without the love and care of his parents, he will never live a good life.”

Zhulan had memories from her past life. Zhou Datie was a relative of the Zhou family who had been expelled from the family for five generations. When he was a child, Zhou Datie was sold to become a servant, and later his leg was broken for unknown reasons. He was released from his bondage with his wife and child, and they returned to their ancestral home. Zhou Datie had four daughters, and it was said that he sold two of them to be servants and brought back two daughters and a son.

After returning, Zhou Datie became enemies with his own parents. He bought land and built a house, and then had two more sons. The eldest son was not valued, and Zhou Datie and his wife made the four-year-old eldest son work harder than the female servants in the house. Even the life of the third daughter was better than this child, who was the most miserable child in the village.

There were also people in the village who couldn’t bear to see the child suffer and helped him from time to time. But Zhou Datie’s wife turned around and went to make a fuss, yelling, and asking the family to buy him as a son or mind their own business. Zhou Datie’s wife was very willing to touch porcelain (2) and blackmailed many homes, so the villagers gradually stopped helping the child, but secretly gave him some food now and then.

The original body also gave the child food, but the original body hated the wife of Zhou Datie, Zhu shi, and made sure she didn’t know it when she helped the child.

Zhou Shuren handed the face cloth to Zhulan, “What do you think of this child?”

Zhulan nodded, “Well, this child has lived so far is such a miracle.”

Zhou Shuren grew up in an orphanage and had seen many abused children. Many of the scars on his body were caused by beatings, “Hey, what a crime!”