Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 602 - 560 Wei San Has Another Love (2)

"Sister, your brother-in-law just twisted his ankle. How could he become a cripple? Are you sure you didn’t see it wrong?" Li Yuwen became anxious.

Li Yuzhu said, "This is an internal injury, not an external one. With an external injury, even if it’s a cut that bleeds, the wound heals in seven or eight days without any issue. But an internal injury is different. There are tendons inside the heel. If the tendons are injured and cannot be treated properly, wouldn’t he become lame?"

Li Yuwen’s face grew increasingly pale, "Sister, you even healed the lump on our elder sister-in-law’s neck. Why can’t you heal a foot injury? You’re trying to scare me, aren’t you?"

Her voice carried anxiety, and Pei Shenyan raised his eyes to look at her.

Li Yuzhu glanced at her and continued, "Elder sister, I didn’t say it can’t be healed. I said that during the healing process, you need to rest it. You can’t be treating it on one hand and putting strain on the foot on the other. How can it heal? It’s like catching a cold but wearing only thin clothes and going out in the rain. How can the body heal when it’s being treated and tormented at the same time?"

Pei Shenyan smiled faintly, "Yuwen, it’s not that serious. I feel fine. You don’t need to worry too much."

Li Yuwen gave him a side glance and sneered, "I’m not worried about you. I’m just... I just don’t want to walk with someone who’s limping."

Li Yuzhu looked at her again, pursing her lips with a smile.

Even Mu Yuanxiu, standing by, slightly curled his lips into a smile. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Pei Shenyan’s foot was injured at the Wei Family. Wei Dalang, worried that Pei Shenyan’s foot might be permanently damaged, quickly persuaded Li Yuwen, "Mrs. Pei, it’s important for Mr. Pei not to walk around during this time. With plenty of rest, his foot injury will heal quickly."

"Young mistress, Li San Niang only said that Mr. Pei’s foot injury needs plenty of rest and didn’t say it couldn’t be healed. Don’t worry too much." Cui Xi also said.

Li Yuwen glanced at her, "Why would I worry? I just..." She glanced at Pei Shenyan, maintaining a cold expression, and said, "Listen to my sister’s advice, walk less."

Pei Shenyan nodded with a smile, "I understand, dear."

Li Yuwen remarked irritably, "Your foot’s injured, yet you still smile? Heartless."

Li Yuzhu glanced at Li Yuwen, then at Pei Shenyan, pursed her lips, and smiled.

She took out two medicine bottles from her backpack.

Handing a smaller bottle to Li Yuwen first, she said, "This is for internal use, twice a day, morning and evening." Then she handed a two-inch high porcelain bottle to Li Yuwen, "This is for external application, also twice a day, morning and evening. Apply it to the painful area. Use the internal medicine until it’s gone, no more is needed. As for the external medicine, keep applying it until the pain is completely gone. Once it’s finished, come get more from me."

Li Yuwen looked at the two bottles and told the maid Cui Xi, "Quickly, get some water for the young master to take the medicine."

"Yes, young mistress." Cui Xi turned and busied herself.

Wei Family’s eldest son thanked Li Yuzhu and asked about the consultation fee.

On the way there, Li Yuzhu had heard from the Wei Family that Pei Shenyan’s foot was injured at their place, so the medicine expenses would be covered by the Wei Family.

And this Wei Family was one of Pei Shenyan’s major tenants.

Li Yuwen mentioned the consultation fee, "For family, just fifty copper coins."

Wei Dalang took out his purse and began counting copper coins, and Li Yuwen then said, "Sister, there’s another patient you must see."

Li Yuzhu nodded, "Elder sister, who else is sick?"

"It’s the third lady of the Wei Family." Li Yuwen called out to Wei Dalang, "Wei Dalang, aren’t you going to have your sister checked? Quickly, bring her here."

After handing the consultation fee to Li Yuzhu, Wei Dalang frowned and said, "We think she’s sick, but she insists she’s not and refuses treatment."

Li Yuwen raised her eyebrows, "She refuses treatment, and you can’t force her here? Leaving it like this for a long time only frightens others, but in the end, it harms her the most. She’s a lady, after all!"

Wei Dalang looked conflicted, "I’ll go persuade her again."

"Hurry, we’re waiting for you." Li Yuwen urged.

Wei Dalang sighed to himself and left.

Li Yuzhu asked curiously, "Elder sister, what illness does the third lady of the Wei Family have? Why doesn’t she want to be treated?"

"It’s a long story. Your brother-in-law’s foot injury was also her doing." Li Yuwen snorted coldly.

Pei Shenyan, receiving the warm water handed over by Cui Xi, took the medicine and said, "Yuwen, she didn’t mean it."

"Ha, defending that woman again." Li Yuwen rolled her eyes at Pei Shenyan.

Li Yuzhu held Li Yuwen’s hand, stifling a laugh, "Alright, elder sister, let’s not hold grudges against a patient. Tell me what’s really going on, I’d like to hear."

At this time, Pei Shenyan looked at Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu and said, "Sister, Yuanxiu, just listen and don’t spread what happened to Wei San."

Li Yuwen’s eyebrows shot up, glaring at Pei Shenyan with anger, "Wei San, Wei San, you can’t stop talking about Wei San! What’s so good about her? Why are you so concerned about her?"

Mu Yuanxiu chuckled.

Pei Shenyan looked embarrassed, "Yuwen, she’s just a patient."

"When I was sick, you didn’t care for me like this." Li Yuwen snorted lightly.

Li Yuzhu leaned in front of Li Yuwen, teasingly saying, "Big sister, why do your words sound so sour, are you jealous of Wei San? You weren’t like this before."

Li Yuwen appeared awkward, snorting coldly, "Jealous of her? Ridiculous, who am I? Why would I be jealous of some woman?"

Li Yuzhu laughed, "You didn’t care before, but today you do. Brother-in-law merely mentioned Wei San, and you got mad. You used to never bother saying even one extra word about another woman, claiming no one could compare to you."

Li Yuwen was rendered speechless by Li Yuzhu’s inquiry.

Knowing the main matter was important, Li Yuzhu just smiled and stopped talking about Li Yuwen, then turned to Pei Shenyan and said, "Brother-in-law, if you say not to harm Wei San, she must be of help to you?"

Pei Shenyan nodded, "The Wei Family has been farming my land, and this year is the eleventh year. Initially, the measured land was fifty acres, but in eleven years, it’s short by two acres. The Wei Family can’t explain why, only Wei San’s expression seemed different. I wanted to ask her about it, but she refuses to speak much."

"This Wei San knows you’re investigating the land, yet she remains silent; she truly is cunning," Li Yuzhu remarked.

Pei Shenyan’s words carried dissatisfaction with Wei San, which improved Li Yuwen’s mood.

"She’s a member of the Wei Family, of course, she’d speak for her family and not reveal the truth to us," Li Yuwen snorted softly.

"Help her treat her illness, and if she recovers, then we’ll have something to say." Pei Shenyan added.

Li Yuzhu laughed and said, "I see what you mean, brother-in-law. If she receives your kindness, let’s see if she’ll still have the nerve to hide."

Li Yuwen gazed out the window, "Alright, as long as you understand what needs to be done. We’re still in the Wei residence; be careful not to let them hear." She said to Cui Xi, "Cui Xi, go outside and keep watch, report immediately if someone from the Wei Family approaches."

The young maid responded and ran out.

Having decided to help Wei San, Pei Shenyan then started speaking about her situation.

Li Yuzhu’s eyes narrowed slightly, "Sen Lang? The two words she murmurs while sleepwalking; it sounds like a name. Who could it be?"

Li Yuwen also said, "Sen Lang... it should be a man’s name, but is it ’Sen’, ’Sheng’, ’Sheng’, or ’Shen’? Or maybe even ’Sheng’, like my eldest brother Sheng’s character, that would be hard to find."

Mu Yuanxiu suggested, "How about I go ask around?"

Li Yuzhu said, "That would be best, this person might be her heart’s knot."

Mu Yuanxiu stood up and left.

Over an hour later, Mu Yuanxiu returned.

He shared what he had found out with everyone.

"I asked around the nearby children if anyone’s name sounded similar to ’Sen’. I found five people but eliminated a sixty-six-year-old man, a forty-eight-year-old blind man, a five-year-old toddler, and a half-year-old baby boy. Only a young man remains, but it’s also unlikely he’s the one Wei San is thinking of."

Li Yuzhu said, "Yuanxiu, tell us anyway."

Li Yuwen and Pei Shenyan both looked at him curiously.

Mu Yuanxiu explained, "This man is named Yang Runsen, thirty-two years old. After bringing misfortune to three fiancées, he has remained unmarried and single until now. He comes from a wealthy family, owns twenty acres of land, and a five-acre fish pond. His family has eight brick houses, and he’s the eldest child. Two brothers and a sister have already started families, and he lives with his parents. He’s attempted the county exams several times with no success and has since returned home to farm."

Li Yuzhu commented, "He’s already thirty-two, and Wei San is only sixteen. Yang Runsen is a whole fifteen years older than her. It does seem a bit unlikely."

"Thirty-two isn’t that old. It’s not a thirty-two-year age gap." Li Yuwen didn’t think it was a big deal, "I’ve seen plenty of couples with a ten-year age difference."

Li Yuwen was very hopeful that this Yang Runsen might be Wei San’s secret love.

Mu Yuanxiu continued, "However, there is another possibility that’s highly unlikely."

Li Yuzhu looked at him, "Yuanxiu, what is it?"

Mu Yuanxiu said, "Although both families are from the same village and live close—just three fields away—they haven’t interacted for over ten years. Villagers say that these two families are sworn enemies. Just last spring, the Yang Family’s Erlang and Sanlang got into a fight with the Wei brothers. Wei Erlang broke Yang Sanlang’s leg, and the Yang Family wanted to report it to the authorities. Ultimately, the village chief mediated and the families settled privately; the Wei Family paid the Yang Family two hundred eighty liang of silver as compensation, and the Yang Family did not report it."

Li Yuwen exclaimed, "Oh, so the people the Wei Family had a conflict with and paid a lot of money to are the Yang Family. They demanded two hundred eighty liang, which is no small amount, no wonder the Wei Family cries about being poor."