Farmhouse Green Plum

"Did your grandma and others also talk about this?" Lai Di asked.

Daya nodded.

Lai Di let out a long sigh, "My mother said that Aunt Liu San invited a matchmaker to go to Guoxiang to propose marriage to a family surnamed Ma. The family wanted 10 taels of silver as a dowry. The rich families in the county only gave 7 or 8 taels of silver to buy slaves, so..."

She didn't say anything else. She slowly lowered her head and stared at the back of her hand that had turned white from blisters. "My dad said that if I don't listen, he would let me go and keep Sister Xiaohua company."

"My mother said so too." Xiaoxiang also hung her head and shuddered.

Daya raised her eyes, looked at the sparkling river, looked at the shadowy trees on the other side of the river, thought of Song Tian's frequent troubles, and thought of the eggshells thrown in the woodshed. Her vision gradually blurred, and her voice became hoarse.

"We have been very obedient."

The sky was clear and the breeze was blowing, making the leaves rustle.

By the river, none of the three girls spoke anymore, only the bang bang sound of pounding clothes could be heard in the breeze.

Suddenly, an anxious cry broke the silence.

Lai Di reacted quickly and was the first to stand up. She looked across the river where the sound came from, looking stunned: "Could someone else be sold?"

She turned and ran, but after a few steps, she stopped again, her mood becoming depressed, "Forget it, it's useless for us to go there."

Daya listened carefully and shook her head, "No, no one was sold. I seemed to hear Uncle Huang or something."

The anxious cries were getting closer and clearer.

"Hurry up, someone - my man was bitten by a snake - Uncle Huang, come quickly - Dahe was bitten by a snake -"

"It looks like Xu Yulan's mother?" Daya murmured softly, putting her hand on her forehead and looking up. On the mountain where they were shaving pine needles yesterday, two figures were running quickly down the mountain.

No, not two people, but three people!

The middle-aged woman in front was carrying someone on her back, and the one behind her was a girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old.

"That's right, it's Xu Yulan and her mother!" Lai Di was shocked, "Her father was bitten by a snake!"

She exchanged a glance with Daya, dropped the laundry beater, and ran over there, disappearing in a flash.

Daya stamped her feet, "Xiaoxiang, go find Grandpa Huang!"

Huang Yihai in the east of the village knows a little about herbal medicine. Most of the people in the surrounding villages go to him for help when they have any problems with their pigs, cattle and poultry. Villagers also go to him for help when they have minor illnesses or pains.

Living in a mountain village, they are used to seeing snakes, insects, rats and ants. Xu Yulan and her mother would not be so anxious about an ordinary snake bite. It is very likely a poisonous snake. Others would be anxious too. They have to find a doctor quickly!

"Okay!" Xiaoxiang didn't hesitate and ran towards the east of the village.

Daya took Song Yuan and rushed to the other side of the river.

Taking Song Yuan's short legs into consideration, when they arrived, a group of villagers had already gathered under the paulownia tree at the entrance of the village. There was a lot of noise, mixed with Xu Yulan's crying.

Daya looked through the gap and saw that Huang Yihai had not arrived yet. A hunter in the village was helping to suck out the poisonous blood.

Xu Yulan's mother, Chen, was extremely panicked. She held Aunt Meihua's hand and kept repeating to confirm: "After I found out that he was bitten, I sucked out the poisonous blood immediately. Dahe will be fine, right? He will be fine, right..."

However, even after mouthful of poisonous blood was sucked out, Xu Dahe remained unconscious.

"Grandpa Huang is here, make way! Make way!" Xiaoxiang's voice was heard, and the crowd automatically parted to make way for Huang Yihai, and the hunter who helped suck out the poisonous blood also retreated.