CHAPTER 710: CHAPTER 706: PEOPLE SEEN IN THE COUNTY LOOK LIKE YOUR UNCLE

"If you won’t say it, then don’t say it. What’s the big deal!" Mu Dazhong covered his face and stood aside.

Zhang Huai Shu was invited into the house by Mr. Mu.

As usual, he checked Mu Xiangxiang’s pulse.

But this time, the expression on Zhang Huai Shu’s face was worth investigating.

He furrowed his brows tightly and turned to sweep a glance at everyone in the Old Mu Family.

"How on earth have you been taking care of the patient? Why is she so thin? Didn’t you give this girl anything to eat? Why is the fever so severe? And her throat—it’s like she doesn’t want it anymore, eating something as spicy as chili."

Zhang Huai Shu asked Mr. Mu with a dark face.

But Mr. Mu didn’t know any of this.

The one taking care of Xiangxiang was Mrs. Lin.

And the one arranging the meals was also Mrs. Lin.

As for the typhoid fever, everyone was even more clueless.

"What did you say? Didn’t eat? And ate chili?" Old Mrs. Mu paused her movements wiping Mu Xiangxiang’s face.

"Lin Xiaozao, Lin Xiaozao, get out here..." Old Mrs. Mu yelled at the top of her lungs.

But ever since moving the blanket, Mrs. Lin hadn’t shown up in Mu Xiangxiang’s room.

Old Mrs. Mu shouted a few times without seeing Mrs. Lin come out, she lifted her small feet and rushed toward the second branch.

Mr. Mu still couldn’t believe it.

"Old Zhang, are you serious? Did the second daughter-in-law really not feed Xiangxiang? And gave her chili?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Huai Shu knew it was an internal family issue.

He shook his head.

"I don’t know, this is your family’s matter. Besides, I can’t treat this girl. You’d better send her to the town!"

Zhang Huai Shu had been practicing medicine for many years, but had never seen a situation like the Old Mu Family’s.

He really didn’t want to treat Mu Xiangxiang, fearing future incidents he couldn’t afford to get involved in.

"What? Old Zhang, are you just going to let her die?" Mr. Mu panicked and hurriedly blocked Zhang Huai Shu’s path.

"I’m not letting her die, I just can’t save her. This girl’s illness is too severe, and I don’t have enough medicine. You must send her to the town." Zhang Huai Shu said.

"But it’s so late, and our Old Mu Family doesn’t have an ox cart or a horse cart, how can we send her to town? Old Zhang, in the past, even if we were unfair to you, I apologize now, you must help my daughter.

Whatever the consultation fee, I’ll pay it. First thing tomorrow morning, I’ll send her to the clinic in town, okay?"

Mr. Mu was almost in tears, about to kneel in front of Zhang Huai Shu.

At this moment, Mr. Mu truly regretted it.

He shouldn’t have offended Zhang Huai Shu, shouldn’t have had a grudge with Fu Wu, those people had never wronged the Old Mu Family.

Zhang Huai Shu was still hesitating, as per the tradition of a doctor being kind-hearted, he should treat everyone.

But for the Old Mu Family, he felt nothing.

Before Zhang Huai Shu spoke, a series of crashing and banging noises came from the second branch.

Mu Qingqing’s screams reached the side room.

The whole Old Mu Family was in uproar, no different from tearing down a house.

Zhang Huai Shu took a deep breath, put down his medical kit, and started administering acupuncture to Mu Xiangxiang.

"I’ll finish giving her acupuncture, then you should brew a pot of ginger water to wipe her down, and finally, cook a pot of ginger soup and feed it to her after a while, the current temperature is just right.

As for the subsequent treatment, tomorrow morning, you can take her to town and see what the town clinic says."

After speaking, Zhang Huai Shu began treating Mu Xiangxiang.

The Old Mu Family’s cries were like the cries of pigs being slaughtered, disturbing for most of the night.

Mu Shuangshuang heard it from the third branch.

A few children huddled together, scared by the sounds they heard.

"Sister, I’m scared..." Little Zhi opened his mouth, on the verge of tears.

"Sister Shuangshuang, Yuanbao is also scared, it sounds like pigs being slaughtered."

Mu Shuangshuang smiled, grabbing the hands of the children together.

"What are you afraid of? Sister Shuangshuang is here, and besides, Little Zhi, can’t you tell this cry is from your Sister Qingqing."

Little Zhi listened carefully and realized it really was Mu Qingqing.

"Sister, why is it Sister Qingqing? Did she do something wrong? Is Grandma scolding her?"

Even a child like Little Zhi knew the Old Mu Family’s fondness for hitting was from Old Mrs. Mu.

"Sort of, Sister will get you some water, after soaking your feet, you can sleep." Mu Shuangshuang said.

Tonight, Yuanbao, Xiao Han, and Xue Zheng would sleep in the room of Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang.

Little Zhi would sleep with Mu Shuangshuang.

After settling the younger siblings, Mu Shuangshuang remembered she hadn’t eaten dinner.

She had just lit the stove again, set up the pot.

Just as she was about to serve the meal, there was a loud noise from outside, followed by the sound of footsteps.

Startled, Mu Shuangshuang stood up, grabbed a stick from the crack of the door, rushed outside, and saw a shadow in the yard.

The shadow was familiar to Mu Shuangshuang because he was still leading a horse.

"Fengzi, you’re back!" Mu Shuangshuang was full of excitement.

Lu Yuanfeng, covered in dust from travel, felt all his weariness vanish the moment he saw Shuangshuang.

It was very dark now, the cold wind was blowing hard in the yard.

It felt as if the next second it could blow a person away.

"Shuangshuang, I just came to see you, I still have to return the horse to Uncle Fu, you get some rest early."

"I’ll go with you, then we can eat together later, I have something to tell you."

After speaking, Mu Shuangshuang returned to the kitchen, took the pot up, and placed it aside.

Then she followed Lu Yuanfeng to Fu Wu’s family.

As the cold wind raged, Mu Shuangshuang, lightly dressed, stomped her feet, trying to generate some warmth.

But Lu Yuanfeng just pulled her into a tight embrace.

His broad arms enveloped Mu Shuangshuang.

The warmth from him instantly made Mu Shuangshuang feel cozy.

The two walked slowly, and all the words Mu Shuangshuang had been eager to say just wouldn’t come out.

No one wanted to disturb the current atmosphere.

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After returning the horse, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng headed back to the third branch.

The fire on the stove hadn’t gone out yet; Mu Shuangshuang added more and set a pot on it.

Soon enough, the aroma of the hot pot spread.

She brought out all the dishes she had prepared for Lu Yuanfeng.

"Fengzi, let’s eat and talk, do you want to go first, or should I?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.

"I’ll go first because there’s something I think you should know," Lu Yuanfeng said.

"Go ahead!"

"I saw your uncle in the county today with a woman I didn’t recognize. They went into an inn and hadn’t come out for a long time," Lu Yuanfeng said, continuing, "They seemed quite close."

"My uncle is indeed in the county, but he told my grandpa it was to network with other scholars. It seems the networking was a cover, and he’s meeting a woman instead.

My aunt has always wanted to make trouble for me. I must pass this news to her to disrupt her peace and see how she bullies me!" Mu Shuangshuang laughed.

(At noon on September 19, there will be an explosive update, estimated to be around 30,000 words or more, more than fifteen updates, working hard to stock up on drafts~)