Newborn 1927

The next morning, Aunt Chu went out with dark circles under her eyes. When Zhao Changgui, Chen Ergou, and the others saw her, they assumed she was working too hard taking care of Yang Jiefang and thanked her respectfully. Then, they took turns coming in to check on Yang Jiefang. Seeing that he was still unconscious, as if he were asleep, they didn't dare to disturb him or linger. They glanced at him and then left.

Aunt Chu fetched a basin of water and wiped Yang Jiefang's face and hands. Breakfast was brought to his room as usual, and the two portions were completely devoured, much to the surprise of Chen Ergou and the others. Having not slept well the night before, Yang Jiefang actually fell asleep after breakfast. And to make matters worse, he started snoring. Aunt Chu, worried about being overheard, pinched Yang Jiefang's nose to wake him. Annoyed by being disturbed, he immediately calmed down when he saw it was Aunt Chu. After spending the night together, their relationship had grown even closer, like siblings. Yang Jiefang said, "Sister, could you get me the chamber pot?"

Just as Chu Gu was about to get up, the door was suddenly pushed open. Chu Gu wanted to scold her, but seeing a pretty figure rush in, she quickly shut her mouth. Yang Jiefang quickly closed his eyes as well. The person who entered was Jiang Xiaojun, followed by Yang Lianhua. Yan Donglai's special forces raid on Xu Family Shop overnight had naturally alerted everyone in the shop. At the same time, news of Yang Jiefang's assassination attempt spread like wildfire. The two women, one Yang Jiefang's sister and the other his fiancée, were devastated by the news. If it weren't for Yan Donglai and Wu Laokou stopping them, they would have gone up the mountain that very night. It wasn't until dawn that they arrived at Qinglong Village under Yan Donglai's protection. The two rushed to Yang Jiefang's bedside, grabbing his hands, one calling out, "Yang Jiefang..." the other calling out, "Sanwazi..." Yang Jiefang naturally didn't respond.

Yang Lianhua pressed, "Has he seen a doctor? What did the doctor say? When will he wake up?" Zhao Changgui kept reassuring her, saying, "We've already seen the doctor. Look, the bandages have been applied where needed. He's still unconscious. We have no other choice but to wait here until he wakes up on his own." Yang Lianhua murmured, "Then I'll sit here and wait until he wakes up."

Seeing Yan Donglai standing at the door, Aunt Chu went out and asked, "Captain Yan, have you found any trace of the assassin?" Yan Donglai walked closer and shook his head, saying, "No. After a night of searching, we haven't found any clues related to this assassination. We're currently expanding the search area. The enemy isn't stupid, and with an inside man leading the way, it'll be difficult to find them." Aunt Chu said "Oh," and added, "Remember to let me know if you have any news. Actually, we can trace back; let the intelligence team lurking in the county town start from there and see if they can find out anything!" Yan Donglai shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The intelligence team was built and trained by Little Boss himself, and they use a single-line contact method. Now Little Boss is unconscious, and we can't contact him. Unless they actively send messages up the mountain." Aunt Chu said, "When we were in Yantai, Brother Chu mentioned an emergency contact method to me; perhaps we can try that." Yan Donglai said happily, "That's great! To be honest, we really need intelligence from the county town right now."

Chu Gu left the room and had someone fetch Sun Zhiyong. Together with Yan Donglai, they went to a secluded spot and gave them the emergency contact information for the intelligence agents in the three counties. After discussing it, they decided that Sun Zhiyong would stay behind at Qinglong Village. Three combat teams would be selected from the special forces and dispatched to the three counties to contact the intelligence groups. Yan Donglai decided to personally go to Laiyang County. Firstly, Tian Wu was from Laiyang; secondly, the Laiyang County garrison had the biggest grudge against Xiao Dangjia and was the most suspicious.

When Aunt Chu returned to Yang Jiefang's room, she saw Jiang Xiaojun sitting alone on the edge of the bed, holding Yang Jiefang's right hand in both hands, gazing at his face. Yang Lianhua had already been persuaded to leave by Zhao Changgui. Aunt Chu noticed the chamber pot under the bed and suddenly remembered something. She asked, "Xiaojun, has anyone been collecting urine for the young master?" "Collecting urine?" Jiang Xiaojun didn't react for a moment. Aunt Chu explained, "Although Little Master is unconscious, he needs to urinate every now and then, otherwise he'll wet the bed." Jiang Xiaojun quickly understood and said, "Like a baby wetting the bed?" Aunt Chu nodded, "Yes. Let's go out first and find someone to help him urinate." Jiang Xiaojun shook her head, "How can I trouble others with this? I'm his fiancée, it's my duty to take care of him. At home, I changed my nephew's diapers and helped him urinate." Her words left Aunt Chu speechless, so she reminded her, "There's a chamber pot under the bed, you can handle it! I'll go out for a bit." Without waiting for Jiang Xiaojun's reply, she turned and left the room, closing the door behind her.

After a while, the door opened, and Jiang Xiaojun came out carrying a chamber pot. It was unclear how she managed it, but she had actually filled it with urine. Jiang Xiaojun said, "Sister, please watch over him for a while, I'm going to wash up." Aunt Chu agreed, went into the room, walked to the bedside, and said, "You can open your eyes now." Yang Jiefang opened his eyes, his face contorted with worry, and said, "Sister, help me think of a way to get rid of her." Aunt Chu replied, "Look at how enthusiastic she is, what can I do? Couldn't you have woken up earlier?" Yang Jiefang shook his head, "It's not time yet. The culprit behind this hasn't surfaced yet. Who knows who's the real person and who's the fake one on this mountain? Sister, you have to help me. If I don't get rid of her, it'll be hard for me to keep up this act." Aunt Chu said, "Then tell her the truth. She's your betrothed, surely she'll believe you?" Yang Jiefang replied, "The best way to keep a secret is to not know it. Let's not tell her yet, lest someone see through our act."

Aunt Chu asked, "You asked me to give Sun Zhiyong and Yan Donglai the contact information for the intelligence groups in the three counties? Aren't you afraid they'll see through our scheme?" Yang Jiefang replied, "Perhaps they already have. They're smart enough not to expose us. Besides, they're trustworthy." Aunt Chu asked doubtfully, "Are you so sure they're trustworthy?" Yang Jiefang explained, "Power is only accountable to its source. The power and position they currently possess are all given to them by me; as long as I'm alive, I can give them even more, so I can trust them." Aunt Chu seemed to understand, but didn't press further.

When Jiang Xiaojun came in after washing the chamber pot, Yang Jiefang was still pretending to be unconscious. Jiang Xiaojun started talking to Aunt Chu, asking about the assassination attempt and the location of his injuries. The two chatted until noon, when Zhao Changgui and Yang Lianhua brought lunch. Jiang Xiaojun suddenly asked, "He's been unconscious for so long, has he eaten anything?" Aunt Chu shook her head and said, "He's been unconscious the whole time, how could he eat anything? He can only drink some water." Jiang Xiaojun immediately became anxious and said, "How can he not eat? He'll starve!" Yang Lianhua said, "I cooked some millet porridge, let's see if we can feed him a little." As she spoke, she placed the food on the table. Knowing that Jiang Xiaojun would definitely feed him herself, and worried that Yang Jiefang might accidentally give himself away, Aunt Chu quickly said, "Let me try!" But Jiang Xiaojun shook her head and said, "Wait, he's so badly injured, he needs to replenish his nutrition right now. How can just millet porridge be enough?" Yang Lianhua pressed on, "Then what should we do? We're not lacking in fish and meat, but we need to make sure he can eat them."

Jiang Xiaojun thought for a moment, recalling the scene of her little nephew nursing with his eyes closed, and said, "Feed him." But then she realized something was off and said, "I know there are sheep on the mountain, and ewes give birth, so there must be sheep milk. Go milk some for him." Aunt Chu asked, "How do you milk it? Do you have to bring the sheep over?" Jiang Xiaojun replied, "We'll milk it in the sheepfold; I know how." She started to walk out. Yang Lianhua said, "I'll go with you," and followed her out. Zhao Changgui also went out, leading the two women and helping to milk the sheep.

Only Yang Jiefang and Aunt Chu remained in the room. Yang Jiefang opened his eyes and ate something while no one was around. Seeing him eating so heartily, Aunt Chu teased, "You have quite the appetite! Your fiancée is so worried she can't eat anything. You're so heartless!" Yang Jiefang felt a headache coming on. He looked up at Aunt Chu and laughed, "Sister, later you should persuade that girl to eat something too. She's an adult now; she should know how to channel her grief into food!" With that, he continued to wolf down his food. Aunt Chu reminded him, "Eat less; someone will feed you goat milk later."

Sure enough, not long after, Jiang Xiaojun and Yang Lianhua brought in goat milk. Jiang Xiaojun sat on the edge of the bed and gently pried open Yang Jiefang's mouth with a thin bamboo stick, scooping a spoonful of goat milk and feeding it to him. The pure, unadulterated goat milk flowed into his mouth, with a bland taste and a slightly fishy smell; it wasn't pleasant at all. Yang Jiefang resisted a little, but still swallowed the goat milk. Jiang Xiaojun was overjoyed and fed him spoonful after spoonful. Yang Jiefang had already eaten a full meal, and after a few sips of goat milk, he felt a little bloated. But Jiang Xiaojun kept feeding him until he finished a large bowl of goat milk. Yang Jiefang felt nauseous from overeating. Jiang Xiaojun, however, was very satisfied and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Taking the opportunity, Aunt Chu urged, "Xiao Jun, he's probably full after drinking such a big bowl of goat milk. You should go eat something too!" Yang Lianhua also chimed in, "Yes! You haven't eaten a thing since you heard the news of my brother's accident. How can that be? What if you're starving when my brother wakes up?" Jiang Xiao Jun nodded and stood up, saying, "Sister, you haven't had lunch either. Let's go get something to eat together!" The two walked out hand in hand. As they walked, Yang Lianhua sighed, "My brother is truly blessed to have married a wife like you!" Jiang Xiao Jun felt a sweet warmth in her heart, but Aunt Chu inexplicably felt a pang of sadness.

After lunch, Jiang Xiaojun went to Yang Jiefang's room again. Aunt Chu, quite naturally, got up and made way for her, letting her sit on the edge of the bed, right next to Yang Jiefang. Yang Jiefang had repeatedly told her to get rid of Jiang Xiaojun, but she had long forgotten about it, seemingly feeling that she was the one who should leave. Aunt Chu, head down, silently walked to the door, opened it, and was about to quietly leave when Gao Huilan rushed in. Aunt Chu exclaimed, "Miss…"

Gao Huilan, sweating profusely and panting, asked, "Where's Yang Jiefang? How is he?" Facing Gao Huilan, Chu Gu didn't want to lie, but she couldn't reveal the truth either. After hesitating for a moment, she replied, "He's inside. Go see for yourself!" She then stepped aside. Gao Huilan strode inside. Behind Gao Huilan, Pang Ya hurried along, pulling a thin, elderly man with gray hair, who looked to be in his fifties. The old man walked rather slowly, lagging far behind.

Gao Huilan entered the house, waving her hand as she said, "Make way, make way! Do you think staring at him like that will wake him up?" Jiang Xiaojun immediately retorted, "Why should I make way for you? He's my fiancé, what's wrong with me staring at him? What's it to you?" Gao Huilan replied, "Oh, so you're showing off your status? Too bad I'm not falling for that. You know where you are, right? You know who I am, right? Even if you were married, I'd still snatch you up and make you my bandit husband." "Do you believe me?" Jiang Xiaojun said angrily, "You... can't you have any ladylike restraint?" Gao Huilan scoffed and said, "What restraint? Isn't it just pretending? Do you think anyone can't do that? I can't be bothered with you. One word, will you give way or not?" Jiang Xiaojun stubbornly replied, "No." Gao Huilan shouted loudly, "Fatty, get Miss Jiang out of here!" The reason she called her Fatty instead of Aunt Chu was because Aunt Chu and Jiang Xiaojun had always been on good terms, while Fatty had always disliked Jiang Xiaojun.

Fatty agreed, put her hands on her hips, and stood in front of Jiang Xiaojun, saying, "Miss Jiang, are you going to walk out yourself, or should I take you out?" Jiang Xiaojun wanted to be stubborn again, but faced with Fatty's threat, she couldn't be stubborn at all. It's not just wise men who don't fight when they're at a disadvantage; a good woman understands this principle too. Seeing that Jiang Xiaojun was caught in a dilemma, Chu Gu suddenly spoke up, "Isn't this Doctor Sun? Miss, did you invite him to treat Little Master?" Inwardly, Chu Gu was speechless. If Miss Jiang had invited a doctor, she could have just said so directly. Why did she have to argue with Miss Jiang first?

Last night, Qinglong Village sent messengers out to inform the other four detachment leaders of Yang Jiefang's assassination attempt. The purpose was to raise their vigilance and prepare for a return mission to reinforce Qinglong Village. In Haiyang County, the area north of the Gao family, spanning several dozen miles, was almost entirely under the Black Widow's control. The Wolf Detachment was dispatched to Haiyang County to expand southwards. Bai Lang led his men to the vicinity of Zhu Wu Village, very close to the Gao family. Upon receiving the news, Bai Lang informed Gao Huilan early the next morning. Gao Huilan immediately went to invite Doctor Sun to Qinglong Village to rescue Yang Jiefang.

Aunt Chu's words drew everyone's attention to Doctor Sun. He had been dragged along by Fatty, running so fast he was drenched in sweat and panting heavily, clutching his chest. Gao Huilan said, "See? I've brought the best doctor in the area. He'll definitely be able to save Yang Jiefang. Unlike some people who just sit here as decorations." Jiang Xiaojun immediately retorted, "Who's just a decoration? My brother rushed back to Yantai early this morning. He'll definitely bring the best doctor in Yantai." Gao Huilan retorted, "Yantai? How did you even come up with that? That's four or five hundred li round trip! Are you here to save a person or to collect a corpse? Hurry up and move aside, don't delay the rescue!" Jiang Xiaojun angrily said, "You jinx! Can't you say something nice?"

Auntie came over and advised, "Xiao Jun, Dr. Sun's medical skills are quite good, let him take a look first!" This time, Jiang Xiao Jun listened to the advice and came to Dr. Sun, saying, "Dr. Sun, thank you for your hard work!" Dr. Sun shook his hand and said, panting, "Let me catch my breath first! My old bones are about to fall apart."