I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Aunt Song bent over and sucked out the black blood mouthful by mouthful.

Ji Xiaobei patted Shitou on the back and said soothingly, "Don't worry, Uncle Laohei is fine. Take Decai back and harness the donkey cart over here."

Stone turned and ran away.

Ji Xiaobei wanted to save Uncle Laohei, but she didn't want to put her family at risk. She also didn't know what kind of snake it was or how poisonous it was.

She didn't want Shi Tou to take risks, so she would do her best to save Song Laohei.

If she couldn't save them, she would not ignore Aunt Song's family.

Ji Xiaobei tore off a strip of cloth from Aunt Song's jacket and tied it tightly around his calves.

"Uncle Shugen, you and your men should go and rest first. I'll call you later if I need you."

The tree roots took the onlookers away.

Ji Xiaobei took out disinfectant and bite ointment from the refrigerator and applied them to him.

Aunt Song and Ming'er were so frightened that they didn't pay any attention to what Ji Xiaobei was holding.

After the treatment was completed, several men carried him onto a donkey cart.

Ji Xiaobei and Aunt Song followed him to the town.

The time had come to test Ji Decai, and he kicked his hooves and ran very fast.

When they arrived at the drugstore in the town, Aunt Song was just about to ask the shop assistant to come out and carry the person away.

When he looked again, Ji Xiaobei had already carried him on his back and walked quickly into the house.

Aunt Song was shocked: Oh my god, what a divine power!

Immediately afterwards, he ran in happily.

The two young men in the room were so frightened that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and they stepped back to make way for her.

Wow, where did this woman with such great strength come from?

The old doctor examined him carefully and asked about what happened. Ji Xiaobei told him what had happened.

The old doctor looked at Ji Xiaobei, who was as strong as an ox, and the woman didn't even breathe.

Question: “Have you studied medicine?”

Ji Xiaobei: No, I only treated children’s finger wounds!

She couldn't say such things.

"I've seen others treat it. Doctor, is he okay?" Ji Xiaobei asked with his bright eyes.

"It doesn't look like he's in any serious trouble now. The dirty blood was discharged in time, so it's not a big problem. I'll apply a kind of powder on him. It's our secret recipe here, which is specially used to treat snake bites."

"Okay, use it!" Ji Xiaobei didn't hesitate at all.

The old doctor looked at Aunt Song and said, "This medicine costs two taels of silver for a small bottle. After using it, you will basically be cured."

"It's so expensive..." Aunt Song was startled, and then she reacted wittily: "Doctor, didn't you just say that it's not a big problem? If we don't use the powder, there won't be any problem..."

"Auntie, use it. It will heal faster! Doctor, use it on him!"

"This young lady is right!" The old doctor stroked his beard, smiled and told the waiter to get it.

Aunt Song pulled Ji Xiaobei's sleeve, hesitant. Lao Hei's leg might be fine, but what if something happened...

This medicine is really too expensive!

Ji Xiaobei comforted her and said, "Aunt, we are still waiting for Uncle Hei to help with the land reclamation, and we can't do without him for the housework, so use him!"

Song Laohei woke up slowly, shaking his head and waving his hands desperately.

"The total is 2 taels and 2 wen. The taels are for the medicine and powder, and the wen are for the consultation fee!" said the waiter while fiddling with the abacus.

Ji Xiaobei rolled up his sleeves, and the waiter hurriedly put the abacus under the bun hole and stepped back a few steps.

It was clearly written on his face: The prices are set by the shop, and I'm just a bill clerk!

Ji Xiaobei looked at his panicked look and thought: I didn’t say anything, I didn’t say the medicine was expensive!

There is no bargaining in the hospital. You have to pay whatever is asked, without even a penny less!

Ji Xiaobei took out the silver and handed it to the waiter.

The young man stood at a distance, stretched out his arms, snatched the silver, turned around and ran away.

Song Laohei cursed in a hoarse voice: "What a rip-off, it's so expensive!"

Aunt Song slapped him and said, "It's OK as long as you don't die. Why are you talking so much?"

After resting for another quarter of an hour, Song Laohei felt the numbness in his legs eased and he clamored to go home immediately.

When villagers get sick, they don’t come to the clinic. They just wait for a few days to get better. If things really don’t work, they go to the mountains to pick some herbs, boil some water to drink, and then lie down for two days to get better.

The pharmacy in the town is a place where only rich people go, and once they come, they will be blackmailed.

Song Laohei didn't want to stay for a moment, for fear that the waiter would fiddle with the abacus and ask for money again.

Aunt Song supported him and limped out of the door.

Only after sitting on the donkey cart did Song Laohei feel at ease.

The broken black ointment costs 2 taels of silver, it's so expensive!

After sending them home, Ji Xiaobei asked Song Laohei to take good care of them and drove the donkey cart back home.

When Lin heard that Song Laohei was fine, she felt relieved. She also heard that he had spent two taels of silver to buy ointment.

She started to mutter and curse: "God damn it, it's so expensive, why don't you go eat people!"

For the whole afternoon, none of the men dared to enter the wasteland.

Some said: No one has been to the barren mountain for many years. I'm afraid that some gods have been offended. Look at the black blood flowing!

Some said: Song Laohei went to turn over the big rock and broke the black snake's nest, so it bit him.

Some said: I can’t earn money at the cost of my life, I can’t do this job anymore.

The tree root squatted on one side, and when people stopped talking, he said, "The boss pays us to work, and the food is not bad. Why are you gossiping so much? All of us old people have been bitten by snakes when we went hunting in the mountains!"

People were silent, and one person whispered, "But that snake was so scary. Lao Hei's legs turned black in a short while. The snakes here are different from those in the mountains."

"Yes, if Lao Hei dies..."

"Bah bah bah..."

It was not until the sun went down that the men returned to the village muttering to themselves.

The men were relieved when they heard that Song Laohei was fine and had returned by donkey cart.

Shugen asked who could come to work tomorrow, but no one spoke.

Shugen went home angrily, carrying the machete on his back.

Ji Xiaobei was also a little worried. Before dinner, she and Lin went to Aunt Song's house and brought back a small bag of brown sugar.

"Mrs. Lin, he's not in confinement yet, why are you giving him brown sugar? Take it home and give it to the children." Aunt Song felt very sorry and made Ji Xiaobei spend more than two taels of silver in the afternoon.

Their family couldn't save even two taels of silver in a year.

"Auntie, give it to brother Laohei to drink. It's for blood tonic. He's lost so much blood. Don't be polite!" Lin stuffed the drink into her arms.

"Auntie, please keep an eye on Uncle Hei at night and pour him some water or something! If anything happens at night, just call me across the wall!" Ji Xiaobei instructed.

"Bei, don't worry, uncle has caused you trouble!" Song Laohei said embarrassedly.

After a few pleasantries, Ji Xiaobei and the others came out.

If he doesn't have a fever tonight, it means the injury is fine. But if he has a fever, it will be dangerous.

On the way, Lin asked Ji Xiaobei: "Bei, is your uncle Hei all right?"

"He drank three bowls of brown sugar water in a row. Does that look like something's wrong?" Ji Xiaobei said with a smile.

Lin was relieved and went home with Ji Xiaobei.

In the middle of the night, I heard Aunt Song clinging to the wall and shouting, "Bei, Xiaobei, your uncle Hei fainted again..."