The sudden knock on the door startled both Wang Chen and Li Qian, who had just touched each other!
Wang Chen frowned, "Is it Hu?"
Li Qian shook her head, "Impossible, if it were Hu Zi, he would have already pushed the door open and come in."
"Then..."
"Don't make a sound, maybe the person outside will leave if they see no one responds," Li Qian whispered, tightening her grip on Wang Chen's hand.
Clearly, she wanted to strike while the iron was hot and continue.
But Wang Chen abruptly sat up straight.
The walk over here was completely encouraged by alcohol.
The unexpected knocking awakened him, and a sense of guilt flooded his entire body.
Under such circumstances, he could no longer continue.
Watching him suddenly leave, Li Qian's eyes wavered, "Chenzi, you..."
"Uncle Hu Zi, are you home? My mom got bitten by a snake, can you come save her?"
Hearing the childish voice outside, Li Qian suddenly stopped, "It seems like it's Yang's daughter, Duo Duo."
Wang Chen's eyes narrowed and he headed towards the door.
Yang, the widow, lived in Wang Chen's house.
Two years ago, her husband died when the wall collapsed as he was renovating their house; the house wasn't finished, and her husband was gone.
At that time, Wang Chen had just finished dealing with his grandfather's affairs. Seeing Yang and her child all alone and knowing that his house was empty, he invited them to move into his home.
Speaking of which, when he wasn't in the village, Yang and her family had often helped take care of his grandparents.
Now that Yang had been bitten by a snake, he had to go and help.
Moreover, he was now the only person in the village with medical skills.
Watching Wang Chen open the door and leave, Li Qian's bleary eyes filled with a look of loss.
The expectations she had before and the efforts from moments ago had all brought out the pent-up desire that Li Qian had suppressed for years.
Now, the fire was still burning, but the Wang Chen who could have extinguished it was gone.
That hollow feeling made Li Qian feel an indescribable sadness.
"Where's Wang Chen?"
As she stood there lost in thought, Zhang Hu walked in.
Li Qian sighed and told Zhang Hu about Yang and Duo Duo.
Zhang Hu frowned, "This is quite the mess. So you two just now..."
Li Qian shook her head.
Seeing this, the corners of Zhang Hu's mouth twitched.
He actually regretted going out just now, feeling a twinge in his heart, a sense of suppression.
But because of the child's situation, he had held back.
Now knowing that Wang Chen had not done what he dreaded with his beautiful wife, he felt a strange sense of relief, but it was also distressing.
He sighed, "I'll go check next door."
Li Qian looked up, "So what about this..."
Seeing the unmistakable hope in Li Qian's eyes, Zhang Hu's heart felt as if it had been pricked by a needle.
He knew Li Qian wanted to have a child soon as well.
But he always felt that Li Qian was also very eager to do that.
He thought he must hurry up and get Li Qian pregnant, or perhaps one day if she couldn't restrain herself, she would run off with another man.
With this thought, he said, "I'll call Wang Chen over later tonight."
While Li Qian and Zhang Hu were talking, Wang Chen had already gone next door.
Upon entering, he saw Yang lying beside the stove.
Yang's complexion was deathly pale, and even though she hadn't passed out, she no longer had any strength in her body.
All she wore was a vest and panties, with two striking blood holes on her round and fair legs.
Wang Chen recognized these as snakebite wounds.
"Big Brother Wang Chen, please save my mom," Duo Duo, grabbing onto Yang's arm, cried torrents of tears.
Wang Chen nodded, "Go get a basin of cold water for your brother quickly."
Duo Duo obediently ran towards the faucet at the entrance.
"Chen... Chenzi..."
"Yang, don't talk, I'll carry you to the bed first."
As he spoke, Wang Chen picked up Yang.
Even though Yang had given birth before, her figure hadn't changed at all.
Yang's lips were turning purple, and her body had begun to shiver, indicating that the snake's venom was very potent; prompt medical attention was necessary, or her life would be at risk.
He strode to the bed, laid Yang down, and said, "Yang, bear with me a moment, I'm going to suck out the snake venom first."
Yang, in agonizing pain, nodded with difficulty, and as she was about to lower her head, Wang Chen had already bent down toward the wound.
Mmm~!
Although she knew Wang Chen was detoxifying her, being suddenly kissed by a man like this made her involuntarily tense up, and a blush crept onto her pale face.
"Yang, you need to relax, or the venom will more easily meld into your bloodstream," Wang Chen admonished.
Yang's mouth was so dry that she smacked her lips: "I'll... I'll try my best."
Wang Chen bent down once more, sucked out a mouthful of poison, and spat it out to the side.
After several attempts, the blood flowing from the wound had turned from purplish red to bright red.
By that time, Duo Duo had also brought the water.
Wang Chen told her, "Wet the towel and start wiping your mother's body."
Duo Duo asked, "Where should I wipe?"
Wang Chen replied, "Every part of the body must be wiped, don't miss any spot. Cold water can reduce fever, and as the body temperature drops, the remaining venom in the body will move more slowly. This can buy us time to fight the poison."
Duo Duo didn't fully understand his explanation but caught the words about wiping the whole body.
So after dipping the towel in cold water, she hurried to Yang's side and began wiping her down.
Meanwhile, Wang Chen picked up another towel, wet it, wrung it out, and applied the cold towel to the wound.
Then, he asked Yang, "Did the snake run away?"
Yang shook her head: "No... it seems... it seems it has crawled under the bed."
Wang Chen nodded and then lay on the ground to search for it.
They had to catch that snake quickly.
Otherwise, if it suddenly bit Duo Duo or someone else, that would be bad news.
Wang Chen searched meticulously and after a while, finally saw a black snake behind an old iron box.
"Turns out it's a Black Crowsnake," Wang Chen muttered, an odd expression crossing his face as he recognized the snake.
This snake's venom wasn't lethal, but it greatly affected the nerves of humans. More importantly, this type of snake venom had an aphrodisiac effect.
Wang Chen grimaced: "We need to treat Yang quickly; once the poison takes hold, medicine can't cure it."
Having said this, he carefully crawled inside, and after some time, he finally caught the Black Crowsnake.
Grasping its vital spot, Wang Chen crawled out from under the bed.