Shipin Dalizheng

Rong Tang was startled by Chuncao's desperate screams while he was boxing, "Oh no... Oh no, Master..."

Without having time to wipe the sweat off his face, he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Chuncao panted and said, "Daya...Daya jumped into the river..."

Rong Tang's heart sank, and he hurried out. Many people in the village had already heard the news and were rushing to the river. Rong Tang ran a few steps, then turned and told Rong Wanli, "Carry Old Man Zhang over first."

Rong Wanli went back in a flash, and in the blink of an eye he rushed out again carrying Zhang Pojun on his back. Zhang Pojun had gotten up late and hadn't put on his clothes yet, with his pants only half on. He cursed, "You bastard, let me put on my pants, my pants..."

Gone!

Rong Zhan pulled Rong Tang. His lightness skills were not as good as Rong Wanli's, but they were not much worse. He arrived at the river earlier than most of the villagers. Two or three breaths later, Rong Qianqi also brought Chuncao over.

Daya had been rescued by the villagers who took turns fetching water at night. They were all elders from the same clan and didn't have so many taboos. One uncle held her two legs and hung her upside down behind him, jumping and dancing, trying to drain the water for her.

"Put it down, put it down, Doctor Zhang is here."

The man put Daya on the ground. Zhang Pojun cursed while fastening his pants with half of his old butt exposed, and walked forward with his bare chest to check.

Fortunately, he is an old man, so no one bothers him.

"I've drunk enough water. I need to induce vomiting. Damn it, I didn't bring the needle."

Rong Wanli said, "I'll go get it."

"It's too late, Rong Zhan. You have some internal energy. Listen to me. Press this acupuncture point and push some internal energy in."

That was the area below the girl's chest where her stomach was. Rong Zhan was a little embarrassed, and Rong Tang said quickly, "Human life is at stake."

Rong Zhan took a risk and used his palm to resist and exerted some internal force. Daya felt as if someone was squeezing her stomach hard, and she squirted out water uncontrollably, one stream after another.

"Okay, okay, the water is coming out."

Everyone in the village breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Daya was saved, but after waiting for a while, there was still no movement from Daya.

Zhang Pojun felt her pulse, sniffed her breathing, and then put his hand on her heart to feel it. His face darkened, "No breathing, no heartbeat, no pulse."

That means he’s out of breath and dead!

The villagers were buzzing with activity, and from the outside came the voice of the Third Grandma wailing to the heavens, "My eldest granddaughter..."

Rong Tang's mind was buzzing. She couldn't believe Daya had died like that. She'd heard from the people who had rescued her that Daya had run to the bridge and jumped. They'd seen her and immediately rushed down to save her. She'd been struggling just before they pulled her out, indicating the golden rescue time hadn't expired. In other words, her current breath holding meant she was either in suspended animation or she had lost the will to live.

Someone asked Zhang Pojun to find a way to save people, but Zhang Pojun got angry and said, "I'm a doctor, not a god."

Rong Tang suddenly said, "Everyone get out of the way. I'll do it."

Rong Zhan immediately knew what he was about to do. During the Southern Dynasty, he had used this method to save Princess Hejing. But now, he felt that it was inappropriate for his master to do so. He was now the savior in the eyes of the villagers. Putting aside the saying that sex was not allowed, if he failed to save her, his image in the eyes of the villagers would undoubtedly be greatly damaged.

But it's unrealistic to stop him and not save him.

"Master, I will do it. Trust me. I know what I am doing."

He had seen Rong Tang save people and remembered the steps. Besides, he had just induced vomiting in Daya and had already touched the little girl's chest.

Rong Tang stepped aside without hesitation to make room for him, and then instructed Chuncao, "Come here and hold Daya's head. Pinch her nose with one hand. When I tell you to blow, blow into her mouth. Everyone, please disperse. Why are you crowding around so tightly? Turn around and don't look."

The villagers didn't understand what was going on, but most of them were obedient and turned their backs when they heard the voice. However, some turned around late and saw out of the corner of their eyes that Rong Zhan pressed his hands on Daya's chest, applying force again and again. After receiving Rong Tang's order, Chuncao put her mouth to Daya's mouth and blew a deep breath into it, making Daya's chest bulge.

The Third Grandma pushed her way through the crowd, screaming, "You can't harm my granddaughter like this. Her reputation will be ruined by you. Will she even be able to live..."

Rong Tang glared at her, and the Third Lady choked. She was about to say something, but the Third Lady slapped her across the face and said, "You old woman, if you say another word, I'll divorce you."

The third grandmother fell silent.

The Third Master desperately dragged the Third Grandmother to the outside and turned away without looking. His old body was hunched and shaking uncontrollably.

It didn't take long, but it felt very long to everyone present. Finally, after a cry of surprise, everyone's heart was at ease.

"Okay, okay, Daya is awake and alive."

The villagers turned around and saw that Daya was being helped up by Chuncao to sit up, her eyes were open, and her breathing was regular.

Everyone else expressed their relief. Most of them came forward to say a few words of comfort and then dispersed to go back to their work. Only the Third Master seemed to be unable to hold on and fell to the ground.

"Old man."

The third grandmother cried again, and several people gathered around and pinched his Ren Zhong and touched his chest to wake him up.

Rong Tang looked at the old couple inquiringly, then at Daya, who remained silent and pale, and ordered, "Take them all back. I want to know what's going on."

Daya tried to keep the peace, "Nothing else, Prince Tang, I just couldn't think straight..."

"Don't talk, I'll check it out, let's go."

The Third Master and his family were brought to the main courtyard. Chuncao found dry clothes for Daya to change into, while the Sixth Master and the Eighth Master came again to help deal with the chaos in the Third House.

Although Daya didn't say anything, Rong Zhan still found out the truth. Rong Erhe and his wife were timid, and when they were a little scared, they told everything without missing a word.

In fact, it was the news of Daya going to Dahong Village that reached the ears of Third Grandma. She heard that Daya was talked about by her mother-in-law and scolded her the night before yesterday.

Yesterday, she brought two kilograms of rice wine to Dahong Village to apologize to Grandma Daya, but she was insulted by Grandma Daya again and kept saying she wanted to cancel the engagement. Grandma San smiled for a long time, but her anger boiled over and exploded in the evening, when she scolded Grandma Daya again.

That wasn't the end of it. This morning, Third Lady forced Daya to resign, saying the Hong family marriage was doomed and she needed to behave herself and stop running around in public, or else her next husband would dislike her. Daya, overcome with frustration, got up early and jumped into the river.

Rong Tang suppressed his anger and listened to the whole thing. He took the tea bowl handed to him by Chuncao, took a sip, controlled his emotions, and turned to the Third Grandma with an expressionless face.

"Third Grandma, do you think it's shameful for Daya to come out and do the work?"

The third grandmother said in a low voice, "No, we are all village girls, who doesn't do the work?"

"She went to Dahong Village with Chuncao to buy pears. Was she showing off?"

"No, no, they are all village girls. It's common for them to visit each other and have fun."

"Is Daya's mother-in-law right to let her steal pears?"

The third grandmother's face flushed red, "No."

"Is it wrong for Daya to refuse to steal pears for her mother-in-law?"

"No..., that's right... No no, I mean, Daya is not wrong, her mother-in-law is wrong."

"Since her mother-in-law was wrong, what's the point of you giving her something to apologize? If outsiders see this, they'll think it's our daughter's fault. How will she hold her head up high in the future?"

The Third Grandma raised her head and complained bitterly, "Prince Tang, but she is Daya's mother-in-law, right? Even if the elders did something wrong, it is the younger generations who should apologize. I am doing this for Daya's own good. I hope that after Daya gets married, her mother-in-law will give her less trouble."

Rong Tang took another sip of tea and said, "Third Grandma, you keep saying that you're doing this for your granddaughter's own good. If you really are doing this for her own good, you should be the one to stand up for her when she's been wronged, instead of taking the lead in apologizing and then scolding the child when you get home."