I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

Aunt Wang was a little confused. If she wasn't in a hurry to get the money for medicine, what else could be wrong?

But she still replied, "Just tell me what's on your mind."

Liu Nanjia spoke up: "I would like to ask you to spread the word about what happened this morning in the village, so that everyone knows that Grandpa is unwilling to pay even 100-odd coins for medicine, preferring to watch my little sister wait to die."

Aunt Wang was still a little puzzled. "This isn't difficult, but why are you promoting this?"

Liu Nanjia pursed her lips and said, "Because we want to separate the family."

"Dividing the family property?" Aunt Wang was surprised.

After all, when families are divided in the village, it usually happens that the parents have passed away, and the brothers usually get a larger share.

But considering the Liu family's situation, I can understand it to some extent.

He sighed and said, "Have you thought this through? Once this family is split up, you'll have to rely on yourselves for everything. Yan Xi is only 13, Nan Jia is 12, not to mention Si Rou, who is only 5 years old. They're still children."

Liu Yanxi firmly stated, "I can do anything and will take good care of my sisters. Right now, they have to do chores at home and are often beaten and scolded by their aunt. If they are separated from their aunt, at least they won't be beaten anymore."

Looking at Liu Nanjia's still-healing head wound, Aunt Wang sighed inwardly and agreed with their assessment.

Nodding, "Have you come up with a plan? With Old Master Liu's temperament, this family business might be difficult to divide."

"That's why I asked you to do that thing,"

Liu Nanjia explained: "According to custom, we should abide by filial piety. While the elders are alive, the family should not separate. But what if the elders are unkind first? My grandfather is unwilling to even pay for my younger sister's medical treatment, and my aunt often beats people. If the villagers know what kind of life we ​​are living, then my grandfather will be in the wrong. At least he cannot accuse us of not being filial."

“That’s right,” Liu Yanxi said. “My little sister is also covered in injuries. If she hadn’t been eating so little and had a weak constitution, this cold wouldn’t have been so severe. So, we want to separate from the family because we simply can’t survive in that other house. We just want to live.”

In modern terms, this would be equivalent to spreading the news on social media, generating public opinion, and using external forces to put pressure on Mr. Liu, forcing him to agree.

"Also, you can subtly mention the property left by my parents."

Liu Nanjia added: "They said that Fang wanted to seize the money, which is why she treated us so badly, for example, with that silver hairpin."

Song didn't own much jewelry; the only one she usually wore was a silver hairpin, a gift from Liu Feng, which was quite exquisite.

She is beautiful and has a good temperament; someone should remember that silver hairpin, and now, that hairpin is on Fang's head.

Aunt Wang understood their plan and said she would take care of it.

Then Liu Nanjia and the other person went to another place, the village head's house.

The villagers' gossip could put some pressure on Grandpa Liu, but they could only talk nonsense and couldn't cause any real harm.

The village head is different; he manages the affairs of the entire village and is the most powerful person in the village.

If he were to step in, the likelihood of the family splitting up would be much greater.

I only hope that the village head will remember his past friendship with my father and be willing to take care of this matter.

Furthermore, if they wanted to live in the abandoned schoolhouse or the dilapidated house in the village, they needed the village head's permission.

The two walked toward the village head's house, and before they even entered the courtyard, they heard a commotion, and it seemed that someone was crying.

The brother and sister exchanged a puzzled look, but decided to go in and take a look first.

The courtyard gate was not closed, and in the open space in front of the house, several people were gathered around a child, unaware that they had entered.

A young woman sat on the ground nearby, crying uncontrollably.

Liu Nanjia recognized the child as the village head's grandson.

The village head was a few years older than his father. His eldest son was already married and had a child, nicknamed Shitou. The person crying next to him was the village head's eldest daughter-in-law, Sun.

Liu Nanjia noticed that Shi Tou's face was turning blue and purple, and he was clearly struggling to breathe. He must have been choking on something for a while.

The village head, his wife, and his mother, Granny Liu, were pacing anxiously nearby. The child's father wasn't there; he was probably out looking for Doctor Li.

The situation was urgent, and Liu Nanjia didn't have time to explain.

He rushed over, picked up the stone, wrapped his arms around the stone's waist from behind, and pressed one fist against the stone's abdomen, quickly squeezing upwards and inwards.

Those around her were stunned by her actions and remained motionless for a moment.

It was Sun, who was on the ground, who reacted first. She got up and tried to snatch the child away, shouting, "What are you going to do to my son!"

Just then, Stone began to cough violently, and after a few coughs, he coughed up a round thing, which was a fruit pit.

Once the foreign object was out, I could breathe again, and my complexion returned to normal.

Sun's anger turned to joy, and she hugged the stone and cried.

When the village head saw that his grandson was out of danger, he noticed the brother and sister Liu Nanjia who had come in, and recognized that it was Liu Nanjia who had just saved Shitou.

Overwhelmed with emotion, he thanked her profusely: "Nan Jia, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, my little grandson would have been in danger."

Liu Nanjia thought to herself, "It seems that learning more things really is useful. I never thought that the Heimlich maneuver I learned in modern times would actually be useful here."

Grandma Liu and Zhao, the village head's wife, finally came to their senses and thanked her profusely while holding her hands.

In the end, it was the village head who rescued her and asked, "Nan Jia, Yan Xi, you came here today because you have something to say, right? Tell me, as long as it's within my power."

Liu Yanxi was still surprised that his sister knew how to save people, but he was secretly delighted when he heard this.

Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted again.

It was the village head's son who finally managed to bring Doctor Li over. Before he even entered, he shouted, "Father! Father! Doctor Li is here! Quickly, let him save Shitou!"

Poor Dr. Li, with his old bones, had been dragged around twice that morning, panting heavily, yet he still didn't forget to check on the stone's condition.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that Shitou was being held by his mother, wailing and crying pitifully, but he didn't seem to be struggling to breathe.

Li Langzhong was immediately furious and wanted to curse. Was this person playing a trick on him?

The village head quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Uncle, I'm not kidding you. Shi Tou really did choke just now. It was a real emergency. Nan Jia came to his rescue. Look, the fruit pit he coughed up is still there. Please sit down and rest."

Doctor Li glanced at the fruit pit on the ground and at Madam Sun, who was still sobbing, and believed it.

He sat down to calm his breathing and looked at Liu Nanjia: "Nanjia, you saved Shitou. How did you do it? What method did you use?"

Although Li Langzhong has some medical skills, they are not very good; otherwise, he wouldn't be working as a doctor in this small village and would have gone to the clinic in town long ago.

In a case like Shi Tou's, he really wasn't confident he could save him.

But Liu Nanjia did it, so naturally he was curious.

Liu Nanjia gave a simple explanation of the Heimlich maneuver, saying modestly, "I learned it from my father's book. It was an emergency, so I didn't think much about it and just tried it. Luckily, the stone is fine."

Doctor Li nodded. This girl's father was a scholar, and she had read some medical books because of her mother's health, and had even discussed medical principles with him. It was normal for Nan Jia to know more.