I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

Lan Zhi, who was performing surgery on Mo Ning, frowned slightly.

"Xiaoxin, stop her."

This is the most critical moment of the surgery; if it is interrupted, all the previous efforts could be wasted.

With a wave of her arm, Xiao Xin instantly enveloped the room in a transparent halo, making it impossible to hear any sounds from outside, and preventing anyone from getting close.

Wu Erniang outside was still shouting incessantly. Mao Mao tried to persuade her to leave several times, but she refused. Mao Mao was so anxious that she almost cried.

Seeing no movement inside, Wu Erniang rushed straight towards Mo Ning's room, and Mao Mao quickly grabbed her sleeve.

"You can't go in."

Wu Erniang angrily shook off Mao Mao's hand.

"She won't let me in? Is she doing something shady inside, and leaving you, this little wild child, to guard the door?"

After uttering those vicious words, she stepped forward again. Mao Mao, terrified, turned red-faced and screamed into the house.

"Sister, I can't stop her."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Erniang, who had been moving forward like a madwoman, stumbled backward a few steps as if she had bumped into something, and then fell to the ground.

"Ouch!"

She rubbed her bottom while muttering curses.

"There's clearly nothing there, so why does it feel like I bumped into something? Am I trapped in a maze?"

She looked up at the sky again.

"No way, it's broad daylight."

As she spoke, she got up from the ground and prepared to walk towards Mo Ning's room again, when Lan Zhi pushed open the door and questioned her unhappily.

"Wu Erniang, what do you want to do?"

Upon seeing Lan Zhi, Wu Erniang immediately changed her tune.

"Lan Zhi, I have something urgent to tell you, but this child wouldn't let me in. I had no choice but to force my way in, so please don't blame me."

"What's your business?"

She had no interest in listening to her explanation; she just wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible.

Wu Erniang said directly:

"Here's the thing, my niece came over and accidentally fell, scraping her knee. I was thinking of asking you to bandage it for her, but you know, it's not worth making a trip to the city for such a small injury!"

Ah!

Her knee is scraped; should we tell her to get it bandaged?

This Wu Erniang really dares to think big.

She immediately gave a cold laugh.

“I never go to people’s homes; I want to bring them here for treatment.”

Wu Erniang immediately became anxious.

"She's injured, how can she come? We all live in the same village, why don't you go and help her?"

Lan Zhi frowned slightly in displeasure.

"Alright, two taels of silver for a home visit, one tael of silver for bandaging, three taels of silver to pay first."

Wu Erniang's face immediately turned ashen with anger.

"What did you say? You want three taels of silver for such a small wound? How can you be so greedy?"

"I didn't beg you to come. You'd better hurry into town and find a doctor, or your wound will heal by the time you get there."

After saying this, she instructed Mao Mao:

"I'm going to town tomorrow to buy two dogs. They'll be useful for dealing with some clueless people. You're too much of a brat to stop, so I'll have to bring the dogs."

After saying that, she turned and went back into the house. Wu Erniang was so angry that she gritted her teeth and left.

Mao Mao put his hands on his hips and muttered behind her:

"You're not worth going to the city. It's not like the doctors there are better than my sister Lan."

As Wu Erniang walked home, she grew angrier and angrier, and the angrier she became, the more she wanted to vent her anger.

So she spoke ill of Lan Zhi to everyone she met, and whenever she saw Xiang Xiuniang, she would run towards her from afar.

"Hey, Xiangxiu's mother, let me tell you, from now on, tell your Xiangxiu to stay away from that Lan woman. I just went to her house, and guess what?"

Her words successfully piqued Xiangxiuniang's curiosity, and she quickly pressed for more information.

"what is wrong?"

Wu Erniang glanced around and replied in a low voice:

"When she came out of that dilapidated house, she was covered in sweat, her clothes were disheveled, and she was panting heavily. Tell me, what could possibly make her look like that?"

"No way! Are you sure you didn't see wrong?"

“There can’t be any mistake. When I went there, the child was guarding the door. I called her for a long time before she came out. I think there must be a man in her house. I don’t know who it is, but that guy surnamed Lan is so handsome, and her man is such a scumbag. All the young and old men in the village are always ogling her. How can she be honest?”

Xiangxiuniang still didn't believe it.

"No way, you're saying she came out of that good-for-nothing's room? She couldn't possibly be doing that kind of thing with someone else in front of that good-for-nothing, could she?"

"Why not? That good-for-nothing can't do anything. He can just look at her and have his fill. Besides, she's always flirting with that Nie Yuan. Who knows, maybe Nie Yuan is in that room."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Xiuniang's face instantly turned cold.

Xiangxiu had feelings for Nie Yuan, and she knew it. She originally thought that since Nie Yuan's family was well-off and he was now working in the city, it would be a good thing if Xiangxiu could marry him.

But ever since Lan Zhi arrived, rumors about the two of them have never stopped in the village. How could her daughter marry a man with a wicked heart?

She had no desire to continue the conversation with Wu Erniang and was about to turn and leave when Wu Erniang grabbed her sleeve.

“Xiangxiu’s mother, let me tell you, you should tell your Xiangxiu to stay away from Nie Yuan. I heard that she’s been going to the city a lot these past few days, and she keeps going to the county government to look for Nie Yuan. Nie Yuan keeps going to Mo Ning’s house and keeps bringing food for Mo Ning’s wife. What kind of mess is this? It’s all in chaos.”

Wu Erniang spoke with a pout, and Xiang Xiuniang angrily shook off her hand.

"Just mind your own business."

Despite saying that, Xiangxiuniang was still very angry.

She stormed home and saw Xiangxiu preparing to leave. She called out to her directly.

"Where are you going?"

"Mom, I'm going to town to sell eggs."

"You don't need to go, you're not allowed to go."

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, if I don't want you to go, then you're not allowed to go. By the way, I'll ask Aunt Hu to arrange a marriage for you tomorrow."

"I do not want."

Xiang Xiuqi pouted her lips.

"Mom, I don't want to get married."

"If you don't want to get married, why are you always hanging around Nie Yuan? Aren't you afraid of gossip? You're a grown woman, how can you not feel ashamed?"

"What embarrassment have I caused?"

Xiangxiu placed the egg basket on the ground, her face flushed as she looked at her mother.

"Where did I lose face? I do like Nie Yuan, but he doesn't even give me a second glance. How can this be the basis for gossip?"

"Snapped!"

Enraged, Xiangxiuniang slapped her across the face. "Shameless! You're in such a hurry to get married? I'll go find Aunt Hu right now, and you'll be married off tomorrow!"

Xiangxiu touched her face, which was red from being slapped, and nodded through gritted teeth.

"If you force me to marry someone else, I'll die."

After saying those words, she stormed out the door. Xiangxiuniang called after her a few times, but she didn't turn her head back.

Every time she went to town to sell eggs, she would secretly run to the county government office to find Nie Yuan. The way he looked in his official uniform made her even more infatuated.

But Nie Yuan didn't like her, which made her very distressed.

She ran to the lakeside, gazed at the clear water, and secretly wiped away her tears.

What she just said to her mother was just said in anger. How could she have the courage to die? It's not that she doesn't want to get married; she only loves Nie Yuan and doesn't want to marry anyone else.

She glanced at the sky, guessing that Nie Yuan was about to return. She steeled herself and decided to go find Nie Yuan and have a clear talk with him.

Thinking of this, she ran straight to the road that Nie Yuan always took on his way back and sat by the roadside in a daze.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves approached, and she knew that Nie Yuan had returned.