Hua Xiaomai tucked her face back into the blanket, her lips turning up in a secret smile.
"You did this to yourself!"
Erniang Hua was decisive and acted as soon as she thought of something. She immediately pounced to help Hua Xiaomai up, saying in rapid succession, "Right, let's go to the County right away. First, we'll visit Sister-in-law Zuo at Lianshun Escort Agency to find out which doctor in the medical hall is best at treating women's ailments. Then we'll hurry there. It's only noon now; if we see a doctor and come back to the village before dark, after taking some prescriptions, you'll be better in no time! You mustn't end up like me..."
She stopped mid-sentence, her eyelids drooping in silence for a moment before she exhaled a long breath. She reached out to move the messy hair from Hua Xiaomai's forehead and said softly, "With you like this, can you walk? Or should I go borrow a cart from Patriarch Pan..."
