Chapter 97
97 Need to Break Legs
As soon as Third Aunt Hu said this, everyone could not help but look over.
In response, Old Madam Wang picked up the old man’s rod and chased after Third Aunt Hu.
“Flower Jiang, stop right there. I’ll pay my respects to your grave next year today! Don’t worry, I’ll definitely offer you three incense sticks!”
“Donkey Zhang, are you tired of living? Why are you running so quickly? Don’t break your old waist!” Third Aunt Hu really couldn’t run anymore. She happened to see her husband return and hurriedly hid behind Hu San.
She placed her hands on her lower back and panted like an ox.
Old Madam Wang ran closer and sneered. “Flower Jiang, if you have the ability, don’t hide behind a man. Come over. Let’s fight one-on-one and kill each other!”
“Who would dare to fight you? You’re a lunatic!” Third Aunt Hu said fearfully. “Why are you so anxious? Did I step on your tail?!”
When Hu San heard this, he knew that it was his wife;s fault. She must have gone to provoke Old Madam Wang again.
He said helplessly, “Stop quarelling.”
“I just casually made a joke about her. It’s her who’s anxious.” Seeing Old Madam Wang’s murderous gaze, Third Aunt Hu’s neck shrank, but she did not dare to continue.
At this moment, the old man followed over and looked at the stick that Old Madam Wang had thrown into the mud with heartache.
“Oh my god, this dog-beating stick of mine is a treasure that has been consecrated!” The old man looked pained.
At this moment, Old man Wang also heard the commotion and slowly walked out. From afar, he saw his wife’s flustered and exasperated expression.
He raised his voice and said, “Calm down. Don’t get angry again.”
Old man Wang limped towards Old Madam Wang. Seeing that her chest was heaving with anger, he hurriedly patted her back.
Third Aunt Hu hid behind Hu San and said softly, “Old Wang, look, Donkey Zhang brought an old man back for you.”
Old man Wang also saw the old fellow and immediately said, “Oh, this is the doctor I asked her to invite. What’s wrong?”
Everyone was disappointed when they heard this. So that was what happened.
However, on second thought, they felt that something was wrong. Wasn’t there a Dr. Hu in their village?
Why did he invite a doctor from outside?
Moreover, this old man looked unreliable.
He was dressed in rags and had not even mended the holes in his clothes.
Although they were poor and covered in patches, at least their clothes had been patched up.
There was also an old auntie who said to Third Aunt Hu, “Save your breath. Didn’t you cause the Fourth Brother to almost not get a wife? Why are you ruining his reputation now!”
Third Aunt Hu immediately remembered that part of the rumors about Old Madam Wang outside was because of her.
She did feel guilty.
“How would I know that you’re going to spread the word?” Third Aunt Hu also felt that she had spoken too quickly just now. It was indeed not good.
But it was absolutely impossible for her to apologize to Donkey Zhang.
“I was just joking…” Third Aunt Hu watched as Old Madam Wang’s voice became weaker and weaker.
Sigh, her stupid mouth!
Whenever she saw Donkey Zhang, she could not help but say a few words.
It was uncomfortable not to open her mouth.
Old Madam Wang did not care what Third Aunt Hu thought at all. She brought Old Wang and that old man back to the house.
Old Madam Wang did not return to her maiden home at all. She walked all the way south and found a village that was almost empty. There were many beggars there, including this old man.
Because he spoke mysteriously and had some mental problems, Old Madam Wang decided to bring him back to fool her family.
Old man Wang naturally knew, and so did Meatball in the spatial pocket. This was because Meatball could clearly tell that there was something wrong with the old man’s mental state.
Moreover, it also knew that Old Madam Wang and Old man Wang probably had some plan that they were hiding from the rest of the family.
After returning to the Wang family, Old Madam Wang brought the old man to Wang Chuangui’s bed.
On the way, the old man received the coarse flatbread that Old Madam Wang had fed him. He immediately followed Old Madam Wang’s instructions.
“There’s a cure for your legs.” The old man stroked his long beard and shook his head. “It’s using my dog-beating stick technique to knock your legs seven multiplied by seven, 91 times. Then, wait for another eight multiplied by eight, 28 days, and it will recover.”
Wang Chuangui’s eyes lit up when he heard the first sentence. When he heard the last sentence, he began to doubt his life.
He vaguely remembered that seven multiplied by seven did not seem to amount to so much.
It had been more than ten years since he last studied. Could it be that his memory was messed up?
The last sentence was not taught by Old Madam Wang. She looked at the old man speechlessly.
Forget it, she just wanted him to send a message. It was enough.
“Mother, where did this person come from? Is he a proper doctor?” When Wang Chuangui saw the old man and the long wooden stick in his hand, he felt that his legs hurt.
After knocking on his leg so many times, could his leg really be fine?
Could they be knocked into dumpling fillings?!
“Why? Do you suspect that I’ll harm you?” Old Madam Wang said expressionlessly. “In order to invite him over, I gave up all our family’s assets. You decide if you want to get treated.”
Wang Chuangui did not dare to say that he would not take the treatment. “I just feel…”
This old man looked unreliable.
“Trust your mother. I’ll treat my legs with you!” Old man Wang said righteously.
Actually, Old man Wang was especially uncertain because he knew better than anyone that this old man was someone his wife had randomly found, and the person who would really treat his leg was his wife.
Compared to Old Madam Wang, he actually felt that it might be better if the old man knocked on his legs.
After all, the old man looked like a very capable person.
But his old wife had never practiced medicine before.
The others in the family also persuaded Wang Chuangui.
Wang Chuanfu said, “Second Brother, just listen to Mother. When has Mother ever harmed us? This time, Mother was gone for two days before she managed to invite this divine doctor here. It’s all for you. Not to mention whether you can be treated, we can’t let her down.”
Wang Chuanman also said, “That’s right, Second Brother. Don’t let Mother worry about you.”
Wang Chuangui could only nod. He really wanted his legs to recover.
Even if he had to plow the fields every day, it was better than lying on this bed and living a life worse than death.
If he kept lying down, he would not be able to remain calm.
Little Ah Yu and the other children naturally did not enter the house. She had been very interested in kites for the past two days and did not want to stick to the adults at all.
After Old Madam Wang convinced Wang Chuangui, she went to do something else and that was to buy land from Village Chief Hu.
“Serve Divine Doctor Xue well first. I’ll go do something first. I’ll officially treat your legs tomorrow.” Old Madam Wang left after instructing them.
Wang Chuanfu was in charge of receiving this so-called Divine Doctor Xue. Wang Chuanyuan and Wang Chuanman continued to work in the fields. The new batch of seeds at home should have sprouted by now. They had to take a look.
15 minutes later.
Wang Chuanyuan and Wang Chuanman looked at each other as they stood in the field.
“Isn’t this sprouting too quickly?”
“It’s only been a few days!”
At this moment, Village Chief Hu, who was receiving Old Madam Wang, suddenly spat out a mouthful of tea.
“Dewang’s wife, what did you say? Your family wants to buy land worth 500 taels of silver?!”
Was he old and his ears useless?!
Why did he suddenly hear such an impossible thing?