Time Travel: A Fisherwoman Goes to the Sea to Raise a Baby

"Your great grandfather and his family won't just ignore it, right?"

Qingshan recalled the scene he had just seen. It must have taken a huge commotion to create such a scene.

"It's hard to say! Don't think my grandfather is steady just because he's old. Sometimes he does things without any reason and acts according to his heart."

Xu Yiyi was also not confident, and as they talked, the two of them quickened their pace tacitly.

The copper bells on the eaves of the clinic were jingling in the sea breeze.

Suddenly, a group of people rushed in. The apprentice Ah Fu's hand holding the medicine pestle trembled. Before he could see the dark figure pushing the door open, he heard a pig-killing scream: "Pirates! Pirates!"

The sound of rough footsteps mixed with the smell of rust and blood came towards us, filling up the small clinic in an instant.

"what? What?"

The dried tangerine peels drying in the backyard rustled as the old medical officer rushed out, stepping on the medicinal residue all over the ground.

The copper pipe knocked against the door frame loudly: "Which damn pirate dares to run wild in my territory?! I will kill you..."

Before he finished speaking, he widened his cloudy old eyes and stared at the group of iron tower-like men in the room.

Xu Mingde and Xu Mingyi stood on both sides of Mr. Xu, and two young men were dragging the unconscious Xu Guining behind them.

Ah Da led several other men holding harpoons, and their posture was indeed impressive.

The old medical officer's Adam's apple rolled twice, and he suddenly put his pipe into his waist, turned around and pulled up Ah Fu, who was shaking like a sieve under the counter.

It hit him on the head with a "bang", and the bun on Ah Fu's head was scattered.

"You little bastard! Are your eyes even on your heels? Take a closer look! How can you say you're a pirate? You're just making a fuss all day long. If you keep on making such a fuss, you're going to scare my old bones to pieces!"

The old medical officer was very angry and seething with rage.

There are a lot of beggars under the bridge in the county town.

But I was just possessed by a ghost. On that rainy day, I felt sorry for the young boy who was soaking wet and holding half a moldy steamed bun, so I felt sorry for him and picked him up.

What's even more outrageous is that I, who never accepted disciples, actually taught him how to identify and prescribe medicines for the first time.

Now, look what happens. This little bastard keeps causing my blood pressure to soar.

He is so stupid and can't be taught anything.

"If you're here to see a doctor, put your things down. If someone doesn't know, they might think you're here to rob us."

The old medical officer muttered something and walked to the table and sat down.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ada took his men out to wait.

When the crowd dispersed, Ah Fu and the old medical officer saw that there was a half-dead person behind them.

"Help me over to the crib so I can take a look."

Only after Xu Guining was settled in did he see it clearly.

The right leg was bent at a strange angle, the left wrist bone was protruding, and the fracture was bruised and swollen;

There was a wound about an inch long on the corner of his forehead, with coagulated blood scabs mixed with dust. A dark red blood line meandered to his neck, soaking half of his clothes.

"Were you bullied? You're so badly injured, shouldn't you report it to the police?"

The old medical officer frowned and felt a headache looking at the injuries on Xu Guining's body. He was beaten like this, maybe there was some deep blood feud.

Thinking about it, while talking to Xu Mingde and Xu Mingyi, he took the opportunity to glance at the calm and composed Mr. Xu and the men outside who were holding harpoons and looking aggressive.

Some people suspected that the person on the bed was beaten by them.

He had doubts in his heart but did not say them. He withdrew his hand from taking the pulse, rubbed his chin with his skinny knuckles, and his cloudy eyes scanned back and forth over Xu Guining.

"A dislocated leg or a fractured wrist can be cured by applying medicine to set the bones, and a broken head can be stopped by a bleeding method."

He suddenly leaned over and lifted the corner of Xu Guining's clothes, pressed his fingertips on the other's stiff belly, and his brows were instantly twisted into a knot.

"But there's something strange going on here—his internal organs aren't damaged, his blood isn't exhausted, yet it's like... it's like all his strength has been drained away."

The old doctor has been running the clinic for many years, but this is the first time he has seen a patient in such a condition.

"What does it mean?"

Xu Mingyi scratched his head, feeling that the old man's words were too flowery and he was completely confused.

"What do you mean?"

The old medical officer said without looking up, "It means that the external injuries are easy to treat, but the reason why his body is so weak is strange. I can't cure it."

Several people looked at each other, they didn't expect Xu Guining to have such an enemy.

He actually beat people like this.

As they were talking, Xu Yiyi and Qingshan ran down the dock.

"The ship is still there."

Xu Yiyi jumped onto the boat and found that there was no one inside.

"Since the boat is still there, that person must not have left."

Qingshan looked around and found the fish boss on the dock.

"Brother, have you ever seen a group of people holding harpoons? The leader is an old man, and he might be carrying a wounded person?"

The fisherman turned around when he heard the sound, his bronze face full of confusion, and the copper bells on his waist made tiny sounds as he moved.

"I have not seen."

As he said that, Yu turned his head to look at his brothers, "Did you see that?"

They both shook their heads.

"I did see a group of people armed with harpoons approaching the dock aggressively."

The fisherman raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his face.

"We're so busy here that we don't really pay attention to these things when we're working."

As the fishing leader said this, he shouted loudly, signaling the movers to work seriously.

"They probably haven't arrived at the dock yet. Let's go up and ask around."

As Xu Yiyi spoke, he took Qingshan to the dock and plunged into the bustling market.

Amidst the constant shouting, Xu Yiyi stood on tiptoe and looked around.

Qingshan opened his mouth to ask the street vendor, but Xu Yi caught a glimpse of a figure under the eaves of the clinic on the corner.

Several men holding harpoons squatted at the foot of the wall. Their faded coarse linen clothes were stained with sea salt crystals, and they had familiar fishbone daggers on their waists.

"No need to ask."

Xu Yiyi patted Qingshan's arm.

"What?"

Qingshan was a little confused. Xu Yiyi pointed at him and he looked in the direction of his finger. Several people were squatting in the corner.

"Isn't this here?"

After saying that, Xu Yiyi walked over.

"Uncle, why are you squatting outside?"

When Ah Da heard Xu Yiyi's voice, he thought he was hallucinating, but then he saw the person in front of him stand up in a flash.

"How did you come?"

"Aren't you afraid that you might hurt someone if you hit them without restraint?"

Xu Yiyi said helplessly, and Ada waved his hand when he heard it.

"Don't even mention it. It's not even our turn to do anything! This guy is making enemies everywhere."

Ah Da said this with disdain, raising his chin towards the clinic.

"I've been beaten to a pulp. I don't know if I can stand up again in the rest of my life."

Xu Yiyi listened and raised her eyebrows.

I guess it’s the effect of Lao Lu’s incense?

She was muttering to herself, and when she went in, she saw the old doctor giving him acupuncture with a silver needle.

Ah Fu held the liquor, wet a cloth with it and wiped the wound carefully.

When the last piece of gauze was wrapped around the bleeding forehead, a glaring crimson finally appeared on Xu Guining's pale face.

"Why are you here to join in the fun?"

The uncle glanced at Xu Yiyi. He had been very silent since he came out of the shabby house. No one knew what he was thinking.

"how is he?"

Xu Yiyi took a quick look and saw that his hands and legs were tied up, and there was a wound on his head.

If his uncle hadn't told him in advance, Xu Yiyi would have thought that all his injuries were caused by his great uncle and his men.

It's too cruel.

"The external injuries are fine, they can be treated! But he's paralyzed, and he'll probably have to spend the rest of his life in bed..."

The old medical officer took back the silver needle and washed his hands.