Chapter 223 – Ms. Wang’s Change
Ms. Wang had been beaten quite severely, and her body was in excruciating pain. Reminded by Tian Qingquan’s wife, she suddenly remembered that Yan Xiaosi’s medical skills were quite good.
Not long ago, when she was cooking, she had carelessly slipped and fallen in the kitchen, injuring her arm. It was Yan Xiaosi’s medicine that had healed her.
Since the General stationed at Tongluo Plain had indicated Dazhuang and Yan Shuqin’s engagement, from now on, the Tian family and the Yan family’s third branch would be considered close kin. With this relationship, going to seek medicine from Yan Xiaosi would no longer be a difficult matter.
“Qingquan’s wife, thank you for the reminder. I’d almost forgotten how skilled Xiaosi is. Baogen is waiting for you at home, you should hurry back. Dazhuang is here to take care of me.”
Tian Qingquan’s wife was worried about leaving her child alone, but seeing Ms. Wang in much better spirits, she stood up to leave. “Auntie, then I’ll head back to check on the child. I’ll come visit you again when I have a chance. Remember to have Dazhuang go to Big Sister Peak.”
With that, she hurriedly left the Tian residence.
Tian Dazhuang cooked rice porridge in the kitchen and stir-fried a couple dishes. Carrying the bowl of porridge, he went to Ms. Wang’s room, but did not see Tian Qingquan’s wife.
“Mom, has Qingquan’s wife left?”
He was very grateful to Tian Qingquan’s wife for rushing to the cornfield to notify him. He shuddered to think how his mother would have fared if the Yan family had beaten her without him knowing.
Seeing Tian Dazhuang with the porridge bowl, Ms. Wang struggled to sit up.
“Baogen just just recovered from his illness, and he’s alone at home. Qingquan’s wife couldn’t rest easy and went back to check on him.”
“Baogen has been healed!?” Tian Dazhuang was greatly relieved to hear this.
“It seems Xiaosi’s medical skills are truly remarkable, curing Baogen with just a few doses of medicine.”
Seeing Ms. Wang struggling, he quickly reached out with one hand to support her arm while holding the porridge bowl.
“Mom, you’re injured, just stay in bed and let me feed you.”
Gently and carefully, he fed Ms. Wang the entire bowl of porridge. Holding the empty bowl, he stood by the bed. “Mom, Xiaosi’s skills are good, I’ll go to Big Sister Peak and have him prescribe some medicine for your injuries.”
This was exactly what Ms. Wang had in mind.
“Dazhuang, I noticed Xiaosi really likes to eat preserved meat. Take the half a piece left from last time along with you. Also, there are some scraps of cloth and cotton in my wardrobe, take those too. The weather is getting colder by the day, we can’t let your future mother-in-law and her family be without cotton shoes to wear.”
Ms. Wang had finally come to terms with making peace with the Yan Third Branch.
Tian Dazhuang was delighted.
“Okay, mom, thank you.”
“No need to thank me. From now on, when you marry Yan Shuqin, the Tian family and Yan Third Branch will be like one family. The Yan Third Branch is currently building a new house, they’ll inevitably need some supplies. We have extra cloth and cotton. We might as well lend a hand.”
This was the kind of person Ms. Wang was. If she disliked someone, no matter how she looked at them, she would find them unpleasant, like how she used to view Yan Xiaosi, seeing him as a complete scoundrel. But if she liked someone, she would wholeheartedly be good to them, just like now, finding Yan Xiaosi completely agreeable.
Tian Dazhuang went back to the kitchen, quickly gulping down two bowls of porridge to fill his stomach. Then, following Ms. Wang’s instructions, he gathered the cloth scraps and cotton from Ms. Wang’s wardrobe, and then picked up the remaining half piece of preserved meat, before hurrying off toward Big Sister Peak.
But when he rushed to the cave dwelling on Big Sister Peak, Yan Xiaosi was not there, only Ms. Zhong and the Yan sisters were there.
Ms. Zhong was cooking breakfast in the cave, while Yan Shuqin and Yan Shuxue were drying wild mushrooms outside.
Seeing Tian Dazhuang arrive with the items, Yan Shuxue nudged Yan Shuqin with her elbow, smiling brightly. “Big sister, Brother Dazhuang is here.”
Tian Dazhuang, wearing a simple blue cloth garment, was tall and burly. Having hurried, he had a light sheen of sweat, giving him a very masculine look.
Yan Shuqin glanced at him, her earlobes flushing slightly, and she quickly averted her gaze, lowering her voice to say to Yan Shuxue, “I see him.”
“Big sister, if you saw him, why don’t you go greet your future husband?”
“You little brat, say one more word.”
Yan Shuqin glared playfully at Yan Shuxue, tossing the wild mushrooms in her hand and taking small steps to approach Tian Dazhuang.
“Brother Dazhuang, why are you here?”
Tian Dazhuang looked around, not seeing Yan Xiaosi, so he handed the items to Yan Shuqin.
Yan Shuqin accepted them, rather embarrassed.
“Brother Dazhuang, you didn’t have to bring all this.”
“It was my mother’s instructions. Xiaosi likes preserved meat, and there’s some cloth scraps and cotton for you to make cotton shoes.”
The two sisters were astonished, their eyes widening as they spoke in unison.
“Auntie. Tian instructed you to bring these?”
The sisters simply couldn’t believe their ears. In the past, when Tian Dazhuang came to Big Sister Peak to hunt, Ms. Wang had always worried he would give the prey to them. But today, Ms. Wang had actually taken the initiative to send them preserved meat, cloth, and cotton – this was quite unexpected.
“Yes, mother said we should get along well with Third Aunt in the future.”
Hearing Tian Dazhuang repeat this, Yan Shuqin and Yan Shuxue finally believed him.
After all, Ms. Wang had a fierce temperament. If she hadn’t consented, Tian Dazhuang wouldn’t have dared to bring these things over.
Ms. Wang made a gesture for them to accept the gifts, and Yan Shuqin couldn’t refuse, so she accepted everything.
“Brother Dazhuang, please convey our thanks to Auntie Tian.”
Tian Dazhuang nodded slightly.
He had thought Yan Xiaosi would still be lazily sleeping in the cave, but after chatting with the Yan sisters for a while, Xiaosi still hadn’t emerged. So he asked, “Shuqin, has Xiaosi gone out?”
“Yes, he went to the military camp in Tongluo Plain to deliver medicine to the War King.”
Hearing this, Tian Dazhuang’s brow furrowed with worry.
“What do I do now?”
His mother had been beaten so severely, her injuries were swollen and in need of treatment, but Yan Xiaosi had gone to Tongluo Plain’s military camp. He didn’t know when he would return.
Seeing Tian Dazhuang’s troubled expression, Yan Shuqin hurriedly asked, “Brother Dazhuang, what happened?”
Tian Dazhuang briefly recounted the incident of Ms. Wang being beaten by the Yan guards.
“My mother was pinned down and hit over ten times by the Yan guards. Her injuries are swollen, so I came to get medicine from Xiaosi. Shuqin, did Xiaosi say when he would be back?”
Yan Shuqin shook her head. “No, he didn’t mention when he’d return. But Xiaosi just went to Tongluo Plain to deliver medicine to the War King, so he shouldn’t be long. Brother Dazhuang, why don’t you wait here for Xiaosi?”
