Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 131: Sealing Acupoints to Block the Venom
Originally, Uncle Yaozi was focused on her, and he felt something was off seeing her intense reaction.
"What’s wrong?"
Yi Chichi ignored him and quickly read through the letter.
Then, she started cursing in her heart.
Wen Shi was really something. Either he didn’t write letters, or when he did, he would ask for medicine or pose a challenge for her.
Looking at the letter and then at Uncle Yaozi, she had a look of despair. Should she tell him, or not?
If she told him, Uncle Yaozi might get so angry that he’d give her a beating.
If she didn’t tell him, Uncle Yaozi would truly live his life in solitude.
With someone in his heart, he couldn’t possibly find someone else.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have ended up an older bachelor.
Perhaps noticing the odd and conflicted look in her eyes, Uncle Yaozi had a bad premonition rise in his heart.
Could this letter be related to him?!
"Did something happen? Is it related to me?"
He asked cautiously.
Yi Chichi... forget it, better to face it sooner than later.
For the happiness of Uncle Yaozi’s later years, charge ahead~~~
With a decision in her heart, she no longer hesitated and, under Uncle Yaozi’s somewhat uneasy gaze, got straight to the point.
"Uncle, there’s news about Aunt Mu."
"??? Who is this?!"
Uncle Yaozi didn’t react immediately and subconsciously asked.
"Mu Da!"
Yi Chichi, revealing the answer, cautiously watched him. She noticed that his expression was normal, and he even laughed, "I thought it was someone else; turns out it’s Mu Da, Mu Da..."
The voice grew softer, and the smile on his face froze like a still frame, his eyes starting to go blank.
He finally realized.
Yi Chichi watched him, saying nothing and not prompting him, allowing him time to digest it.
And digest he did, for several minutes.
Finally, coming out of his petrified state, Uncle Yaozi robotically moved his stiff body over to Yi Chichi and tugged her ear, gritting his teeth, "Where did you hear about Mu Da?"
"That’s not the point; the point is Mu Da is single and hasn’t married."
Yi Chichi, with her ear tugged, neither struggled nor resisted, just dropped another bombshell.
Instantly, Uncle Yaozi was so shocked by this news that he almost split apart, but his heart started thumping, and a smile gradually spread across his face.
"Not married?"
"No."
"Still alive?"
"Alive."
Though she is disabled.
Recalling the contents of Wen Shi’s letter, Yi Chichi wasn’t sure how to start, so she handed the letter to him, "Uncle, don’t celebrate just yet, read the letter and then decide."
Uncle Yaozi, dumbfounded, released her, staring at her for a moment before shakily taking the letter.
The news of his beloved was on this thin sheet of paper. He felt both joy and fear.
It was an indescribable feeling.
He wanted to read it, desperately wanted to read it, to know Mu Da’s news.
Yet he was afraid to read it.
As for what exactly he feared, he couldn’t articulate.
"I, I..."
He trembled. Yi Chichi couldn’t bear watching, "Uncle, I suggest you take a look. Be a man and stand tall; Aunt Mu is still waiting for you."
"Whether you can rekindle your past or not, you should say farewell to your past and welcome a new beginning."
Life is painful, yet also joyful.
Because every day is different, and the future holds endless possibilities.
Those trapped in the past can only welcome a better tomorrow by moving forward courageously.
"Alright, I’ll take a look!"
He started reading the letter, and Yi Chichi watched his expression change from joy to confusion, followed by a neglected heartache.
As the seconds ticked away, the world seemed to freeze, engulfed in silence.
Finally—
"Plop!"
A tear slipped down the corner of his eye, breaking the stillness.
"Chi, Chichi, you handle this, I need some time alone!"
He left in a daze with the letter, while Yi Chichi silently took over his work, processing the herbs that needed handling.
She put them in the medicine cabinet.
"Yaozi, Yaozi!"
Before the person arrived, the voice did.
Aunt Niu’s voice was filled with urgency.
Yi Chichi’s heart skipped a beat; had something happened?
She instinctively thought it was the child Zhuangzhuang, but after rushing out to ask the tearful Aunt Niu, she learned it was her husband, Liu Yongliang, who had been bitten by a venomous snake.
Yi Chichi’s eyes widened abruptly, "Bitten by a snake?"
"Yes, where’s Yaozi?"
"In the back."
She was about to call for Uncle Yaozi when he came back in from the back door with a serious look and a medical kit, "Is the snake still there?"
"Yes."
"What kind of snake?"
"Soil Ball!"
Yi Chichi was full of question marks, what kind of snake was a Soil Ball?
Just as she was about to ask, Uncle Yaozi shouted, "Chichi, bring the silver needles."
In terms of acupuncture, Yi Chichi was better than him; maybe taking her along would bring a pleasant surprise.
"Okay!"
Yi Chichi answered, grabbed the silver needle box, and followed closely.
From afar, they could see a group of people gathered on the ridge discussing something, Aunt Ma spotting Yi Chichi and the others arriving, shouted, "Yaozi and the others are here."
Instantly, the crowd turned to look.
They were all from the team, and Bai Chen and the other educated youths were there too.
Clearly, this was an unexpected incident during farm work that led to a snakebite.
"Make way, make way."
Uncle Yaozi carried the medicine box through the crowd, with Yi Chichi following closely behind.
Then, she saw the so-called Soil Ball, which turned out to be a Ussuri pit viper.
Indeed, it was a venomous snake with a wide distribution.
It can be found all over the country, and is a type of snake that commonly causes harm to humans.
In later times, it would be easier to deal with, as you’d just go to the hospital for an anti-pit viper venom serum injection.
But now, whether this serum was available was uncertain.
The best they could do was pray that Liu Yongliang’s poisoning wasn’t severe.
Uncle Yaozi checked the wound with a serious expression, and Yi Chichi came over to observe, finding that Liu Yongliang’s calf wound was obviously swollen and bleeding.
"Chichi, seal the points to block the venom flow."
After examining, Uncle Yaozi instructed in a deep voice. Yi Chichi nodded, took out her silver needles, and began applying them swiftly.
"How long since the bite?"
"As soon as it happened, we called for help."
It was Aunt Niu who replied. She nodded, "Uncle, give me the knife."
"Ask the team leader to prepare the tractor; I’ll detoxify Uncle Liang, and once done, we’ll head to the hospital."
On the ridge, given how thoroughly the team inspected the fields, even if there were antidotes growing, they’d have been cleared as weeds by the team.
Therefore, Yi Chichi didn’t even consider searching for antidote herbs to detoxify the venom.
The only option was manual extraction followed by a trip to the hospital.
"I’ll go shout!"
Liu the Fifth sprinted off with amazing speed.
Yi Chichi didn’t lift her head, "He’d better not move later; find a door to carry Uncle Liang to the tractor."
"I’ll go dismantle a door!"
Another two people left.
At this moment—
"The poisonous blood is out."
As soon as the words fell, an indescribable smell filled everyone’s noses.
It was a little stinky, with a hint of fishiness, just unpleasant overall.
