The old village chief seemed to recall the disaster that was unbearable decades ago. His leg was broken in those days. At its peak, there were hundreds of people living in this village, but that was the history of many years ago.
Currently, only the old, the weak, and the disabled remained in the A Family Village. There were only a dozen of them in total, and they were basically still struggling to survive, just like him.
Brucille was very interested in the history of Ai Family Village. As an excellent successor of traditional Chinese medicine, he preferred the saying that there was a plague.
Many years ago, people attributed the diseases that could not be cured to the plague. In recent years, the plague might only be a common cold.
Therefore, accompanied by the old village head, Brucille and the two A sisters came to Hu Yunshang’s house. A divorced woman was abandoned by her husband and could not see her son.
She was about to finish the last journey of her life on this one-and-a-half-meter bed.
Looking at this pale face, Hongyu found that Hu Yunshang, who was already skinny and had suffered from illness, was suffering the last torment of life.
Different from most healthy people, she would rather die earlier in this kind of life full of great pain.
There was an iron basin in the room, which was filled with rough toilet paper. Each piece of toilet paper was more or less stained with blood, and then Hu Yunshang had a corner of her mouth.
Xiangyu stroked Hu Yunshang with her trembling hands and said softly, “Sister Yunshang.”
Hu Yunshang, who was lying on the bed, seemed to have heard the sound of nature. She opened her eyes with difficulty. She guessed that it was time for her to come back to life.
Unexpectedly, she heard a silver bell-like voice. “Who, is it the Eldest Young Lady?”
Xiangyu’s voice was always different from that of the other two sisters. There was more expectation and intimacy in her voice.
Even after so many years, Hu Yunshang could still recognize the origin of the voice in the first place. The three sisters of the Ai family were called Eldest Girl, Second Girl, and Third Girl by the villagers. No one cared about their names.
What Hongyu didn’t expect was that after so many years, Sister Yunshang could still tell who she was as she had been when she was a child.
Tears rolled out like a surging river.
Brucille, who thought that he was cold-blooded and heartless, was also deeply touched at this time. There was always a little softness in the depths of everyone’s heart, and once touched, it could shock the soul.
Jiuniang also touched Big Sister Yunshang’s hand with her own. Was the Big Sister in front of her still the same rotten Big Sister as a mountain flower?
What kind of pain and torture did she have to suffer in order to torture a beautiful woman like this?
Even though the old village head was already at the age of Heaven’s Will, he still burst into tears when he saw this scene.
Hongyu replied in a trembling voice, “Sister Yunshang, it’s me. I’m the Eldest Young Lady. The Second Young Lady and I are back. We’ve come back to see you.”
Jiuniang cried, “Sister Yunshang, we’re back.”
A naive smile appeared on the corner of Hu Yunshang’s mouth, and her dry face shed tears along the corners of her eyes.
“Well, God treats me well, well. It’s worthwhile to see you two girls before I die. But you should not come back at all. You should not go back to this damn village. If I die, you will burn me. Just burn me.”
Brucille, who was standing by the side, felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on his chest, making it so that he couldn’t breathe. He breathed out a few long breaths painfully.
Finally, he calmed down. Out of respect for life, he said lightly, “Xiangyu, I’ll check sister Yunshang’s body first. Please give way to her first.”
Xiangyu and Jiuniang quickly got out of the way and gave the bed to Brucille. Brucille put his hand on Big Sister Yunshang’s pulse and then checked other parts for her.
At this moment, Brucille’s expression was solemn. Big Sister Yunshang’s situation was so critical that it was a matter of life and death.
There were still tears on Xiangyu’s face, and her two eyes were fixed on Brucille. She didn’t want to hear the desperate words from Brucille.
Brucille looked at the two sisters and said, “The result is a little better than I expected. The medicine I brought can be used for the time being, but since this place is remote, we have to go to the Spring River City to get better medicine.”
“However, this place is backed by a big mountain. I believe there should be some herbs on the mountain. Maybe I can find some that I need. When Big Sister Yunshang’s condition is stabilized, I will take her to the Spring River City for treatment.”
Such news was already the best news for the two sisters. Brucille did not announce that there was no cure.
Xiangyu excitedly grabbed sister Yunshang’s hand and said, “Sister Yunshang, did you hear that? We have invited the best doctor in the world. He can cure you. No matter how serious your illness is, you can see your son. He must be.”
For the sake of this pair of expectant eyes, Brucille used the Nine Star Needle Method to force out the blood stasis in Big Sister Yunshang’s body, and then personally concocted the medicine.
After a series of operations, it could also be regarded as treatment.
It was not until the night fell that Brucille saw Big Sister Yunshang’s father, Hu Dahu.
Hu Dahu bent his back and carried a bamboo basket on his back. The bamboo basket was full of picked herbs. Brucille couldn’t cure the disease by looking at these herbs, but it could relieve pain or be regarded as a kind of anesthetic.
Hu Dahu was extremely shocked to see the sisters of the A family. The old village head told him the news that the three of them came to the village to save Yunshang.
Hu Donglin actually knelt down before Brucille in the guest hall with a thud.
“Dr. Yip, save my daughter. There is no one left in our family. They are all dead. She is still young and wants to live.”
Brucille took a step forward and quickly helped Hu Donglin up.
“Uncle Lin, don’t worry. I will do my best. If I have a chance, I will put in a hundred times more effort. These medicines can’t be used. After using them, not only can they not cure the disease, but they will also deepen her pain. I will pick them and give me my flashlight.”
Xiangyu looked at the mountain behind her. The mountain in her childhood memory was a taboo for the villagers. Children were absolutely not allowed to go up the mountain. It was said that there were fierce beasts like wolves, tigers, and leopards in the mountain.
She looked at Brucille with concern. “Brucille, if you want to go up the mountain to collect herbs, you can wait until tomorrow.”
Brucille shook his head vigorously. “I need the Datura flower. Most of these words only bloom at night. Only blooming Datura can have excellent healing effects, so setting off at night is the best choice.”
Of course, it was better to save Brucille. Hongyu reached out to grab Brucille’s hand and said gently, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have lied to you, but you saw that she really needed our help. I know it’s very dangerous in the mountain. You have to be careful.”
Brucille pinched her nose with his own index finger as he looked at her big, watery eyes, which were about to cry.
“Don’t worry, my little girl, there is no place I can’t go. Just wait for me at home.”