Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Dongling, Jiazhou Prefecture, Luer Village.

Recently, three things have been circulating in the village.

First, the only son of Mr. Zhang in the county has been ill for more than ten years. Recently, his condition has suddenly worsened and no medicine can cure him. It is unknown how many days he has left to live.

The Zhang family was a strange family, with few descendants since their ancestors. By the time of Master Zhang's generation, he had married at the age of seventeen, and later took in more than a dozen fertile concubines.

But it wasn't until Mr. Zhang was in his thirties that Mrs. Zhang gave birth to a son, but the child was in poor health. As for the concubines, let alone sons, they didn't even give birth to a daughter.

The neighbors sighed, saying that what was the use of having more money? Without incense and offerings, there would be no one to burn paper for the underworld after death. Wouldn’t they still be poor in the underworld?

There is a bit of schadenfreude in the sympathy.

But one day later, news came out that Mr. Zhang paid a large sum of money to invite Dr. Xue Henian, the old imperial physician, to see him.

Old Doctor Xue was once the director of the Dongling Imperial Hospital. He had superb medical skills and Mr. Zhang's son could be saved.

What's more, he was the imperial physician, someone who had treated royal nobles! This was the closest the villagers had ever been to the royal family.

Money makes the world go round! This time everyone was left with only envy.

The second one is the Song family, who moved to the east end of the village more than ten years ago. Their son was injured for some reason.

If anyone in the village gets sick or injured, doesn’t he/she just go to the barefoot doctor Hu Er to get some medicine?

But the Song family's son actually lived in Renjitang. I heard that he would need to stay for at least a month. How much money would that cost? The Song family's wife rented a house in the county and was afraid that she would never come back.

Renjitang was the clinic that the aforementioned Dr. Xue, after retiring, opened in various counties and towns in Jiazhou Prefecture. While it was said that the old doctor, returning home with wealth and success, never forgot to benefit his neighbors, in reality, Renjitang's consultation fees were quite high, making it affordable only for the wealthy. A single visit by a villager would cost the family several years' worth of food.

The Song family usually keeps a low profile and you wouldn't guess they are a wealthy family.

But the Song family did not engage in farming. The Song family's wives and sons dressed in fancy clothes all day long, like the ladies and young masters of wealthy families, and did nothing. Only the little girl of the Song family went up the mountain to collect firewood every day. She wore tattered clothes and was as thin as a bean sprout.

I heard that the head of the Song family works as a shop assistant in a shop. How much can a shop assistant earn? So, where does the Song family get its money?

Third, the village's barefoot doctor, Hu Er, demonstrated his miraculous powers in the neighboring Niujia Village, bringing Niu Dayong's mother back from the brink of death. Everyone present at the time said that Hu Er was a reincarnated miracle doctor.

The villagers didn't know that Niu Dayong's mother fainted due to phlegm, and Hu Er just expelled the phlegm in time. But no matter what, the barefoot doctor Hu Er has transformed himself into the magic doctor Hu.

In the past few days, Xie Qingli was busy processing medicinal herbs, conditioning her body, and preparing for her revenge. When she heard this news, she just laughed it off. The villagers were so simple and gossipy.

That evening, several villagers carrying a woman on their backs ran past Xie Qingli's door. Xie Qingli faintly heard the word "difficult birth" and, not knowing whose family was in trouble, hurriedly followed them.

It turned out to be Hu Er's wife, Li Lanzhi, who was nine months pregnant. This morning, when she was sorting medicinal herbs, she accidentally hit her waist and has been suffering from abdominal pain ever since.

An experienced woman in the village examined the baby and said it was in an abnormal position and that she was afraid of a difficult birth. Hu Er turned pale with fear and was completely bewildered.

A woman suggested that Zhang, a midwife from the town who specialized in delivering babies for wealthy families, be invited. Hu Er hurriedly asked a few young men to go and invite her.

The young men were full of youthful energy and disliked Mrs. Zhang's slow pace, so they carried her on their backs and ran back. Mrs. Zhang was so dizzy that she retched after landing.

Hu Er hurriedly asked Mrs. Zhang to come into the house to check.

Mrs. Zhang was a little proud: "Oh, it turns out to be Doctor Hu. There are also cases that the miracle doctor can't cure, and they need an old woman like me to take action. Then, am I not more powerful than the miracle doctor?" After saying that, she went into the house with a smile.

Hu Er's face flushed with embarrassment. Yesterday, he had been inflated with the reputation of this miracle doctor, imagining a life of luxury, fine food, and a multitude of servants. Now, he just wanted Zhi'er to be well, and to live a stable life with her in his care.

Mrs. Zhang went in and came out shortly afterwards, shaking her head regretfully at Hu Er. "The fetus is in an abnormal position, even the gods can't do anything. Prepare for your funeral!"

Mrs. Zhang's words completely sentenced Li Lanzhi and her son to death. Upon hearing this, Hu Er knelt down and cried, beating his chest and stamping his feet.

"Do you have silver needles? Prepare a set for me." A clear and tender female voice came.

Hu Er's face was covered in tears, and he stared blankly at the little girl before him. The little girl was dressed in coarse cloth and was thin, but her big eyes sparkled like gems. He couldn't remember who she was.

Seeing Hu Er stunned, Xie Qingli was slightly angry: "Why are you still standing there like an idiot? Don't you want to save Sister Lanzhi?"

Hu Er hurriedly came back to his senses and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll get it right away."

Hu Er prayed silently in his heart: "Ancestors of the Hu family, and all the gods in heaven, no matter who this girl is, as long as she can save Lanzhi, I, Hu Er, will recognize her as my mother and worship her for the rest of my life." Hu Er stood up and was about to leave, but his sleeve was grabbed tightly by a dry hand. Turning around, he saw that it was Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang looked at Xie Qingli with disdain on her face: "You little girl, your hair hasn't even grown out yet, do you know where babies come from?"

"I've been a midwife for over ten years, and I've had at least eighty, if not a hundred, babies born through my care. And none of them, with the feet-down position, have ever been saved."

Xie Qingli said coldly: "Just because you can't doesn't mean others can't."

Mrs. Zhang was furious: "You cheap girl, you have a life but no one to support it, yet you are talking nonsense and making fun of human life."

Mrs. Zhang thought to herself, "I absolutely cannot let this girl go. If she is really saved by this bitch, wouldn't her reputation as Mrs. Zhang be ruined? And if those families who died in childbirth come to her, it will be troublesome!"

Saving people was the most important thing at the moment. Xie Qingli was too impatient to argue with Mrs. Zhang. He chopped Mrs. Zhang on the back of her neck with a knife, and Mrs. Zhang fell limply to the ground.

Without paying attention to the surprised looks and whispers of the surrounding neighbors, Xie Qingli said to the stunned Hu Er, "Go get the needle quickly, and then go get a dose of labor-inducing medicine. Boil it and have it ready. Do you know the recipe?"

Hu Er replied as he ran: "I know, I know."

Inside the room, Li Lanzhi lay on the bed with a pale face, her eyes closed, her breath barely alive, her life hanging by a thread.

Xie Qingli held Li Lanzhi's hand and said softly, "Sister Lanzhi, don't be afraid. You and your son will be safe." Li Lanzhi often helped Xie Qingli. She was the only light in her bleak life for more than ten years. She would not let anything happen to Li Lanzhi.

A tear fell from the corner of Li Lanzhi's eye. She could hear the outside world, but she couldn't open her eyes. She had heard Mrs. Zhang's voice just now. She thought she and her child were doomed, but she didn't expect...

Hu Er brought a set of silver needles. Xie Qingli washed his hands, carefully warmed all the needles over the fire, then lifted Li Lanzhi's clothes and skillfully inserted the needles.

Hu Er held Li Lanzhi's hand tightly and stared at Xie Qingli anxiously. After a while, Li Lanzhi slowly woke up, and Hu Er jumped up happily, crying tears of joy.

Xie Qingli said gently, "Now is not the time to be happy. Sister Lanzhi needs to eat something to replenish her energy. Do you have any brown sugar at home? Make a bowl of brown sugar water and find a midwife who has delivered babies before."

"Don't want Mrs. Zhang." Mrs. Zhang is not a good person. She might do something bad in the future.

Hu Er grinned and wiped away his tears: "Yes, everything is available. I'll go prepare it." After a while, a bowl of hot brown sugar water was brought in, followed by a kind-looking old woman.

After drinking the brown sugar water, Li Lanzhi's complexion became more rosy and she regained some strength.

Xie Qingli rubbed his hands with liquor, then washed them with hot water. He placed his hands on Li Lanzhi's belly and gently touched it, carefully feeling for the position of the baby in her belly, and then rubbed her in the same direction with both hands at the same time.

About half an incense stick later, Xie Qingli asked the old woman to check the baby's position. The old woman's eyes widened: "Oh my God, the baby's position is right."

After Li Lanzhi took the labor-inducing drug, her cervix quickly dilated to ten fingers, and the labor pains intensified. Half an incense stick later, a loud baby cry echoed through the courtyard.

The old woman stuffed the child into the arms of the grinning Hu Er, turned around to help Li Lanzhi clean her body, quickly changed the bed mattress, and took the dirty things out the door.

Hu Er wrapped the baby with trembling hands and excitedly carried the child to Li Lanzhi. He turned around and knelt down in front of Xie Qingli, shouting, "Mom!"

Xie Qingli accidentally choked on his saliva when he heard this: "Cough, cough, cough, you were calling Lanzhi sister-in-law and wife, you were too excited and forgot a word?"

Hu Er said seriously, "No, I'm calling you. From today on, you are my mother."

Xie Qingli jumped in shock. She had only saved one person, so how could she have an extra son, a son more than ten years older than her? By his logic, wouldn't she be a grandmother today? Just thinking about it gave her goosebumps.

Seeing Xie Qingli and Li Lanzhi both looking puzzled, Hu Er hurriedly explained, "Just now in the yard, when you said you could save Lanzhi, I silently made a wish in my heart. If you really save Lanzhi, I will recognize you as my mother."

"Besides, saving a life is like giving birth to a new parent. I have every right to shout like that."

Xie Qingli was speechless. Is this guy mentally ill? She didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "How can you repay kindness with enmity like this? I'm only thirteen, and I have no face to go out when someone as old as you calls me mother?"

Hu Er was shocked and said, "You are already thirteen? I thought you were at most ten years old." As he spoke, he gestured to Xie Qingli's height.

Xie Qingli was furious...

Li Lanzhi, who was lying on the bed, looked at Hu Er, who was acting so foolishly, and quickly winked at him: "Fool, how can you call an unmarried girl like that? It's ruining your reputation. If you want to repay her, just respect her in your heart. Now that she is the only one in the Song family, if she has any difficulties, just help her out."

Hu Er finally stopped being silly: "Yes, Sister Song, I was abrupt."

Xie Qingli corrected him: "My last name is not Song, and the Song family is not my family. You can just call me 'Qingli'."

Hu Er repeated in a low voice: "Qingli?" What a strange name.

Li Lanzhi looked at Hu Er's stunned expression, feeling somewhat helpless. She asked softly, "I still don't know if it's a son or a daughter?"

Hu Er was stunned again and said blankly: "I don't know either. I was too excited just now and forgot to look."

Looking at the two idiots, Xie Qingli chuckled: "It's my son. You two really live up to the saying: If you are not from the same family, you will not enter the same house." She checked Li Lanzhi's wrist and found her pulse was stable, so she was fine. She gave her a few words of advice and went out.

As she walked out the door, she couldn't help but burst into laughter. On her heavy road of revenge, she unexpectedly encountered two such pure people, some of whom were silly, but also a little cute.

The two people in the room blushed...