Seeing Chen Xiaobei and Cui Hongyu return with the fish mint, Xiu Mei and Cuihua were so excited that tears almost started to flow.
Cui Hongyu crushed the fish mint and squeezed out the juice, continuously cleaning Da Chun's wounds.
She kept cleaning until no more pus or blood came out, then she applied the crushed fish mint to the wounds and wrapped the area with cloth.
"Alright, for now, this is all we can do. We'll deal with everything once we're back down the mountain."
"Yes, yes, let's hurry down the mountain," Xiu Mei immediately agreed, busying herself.
Chen Xiaobei stood up, "Second Aunt, you and Cuihua should figure out how to get Da Chun down."
Upon hearing this, Xiu Mei was stunned, looking at Chen Xiaobei in surprise. "What do you mean by that?"
"There's still someone at the Mountain God Temple. He's badly injured and has already passed out."
"What? Another one? Who is it?"
Chen Xiaobei shook his head, "I don't know him. He looks unfamiliar, probably not from the nearby village."
Cuihua couldn't help but say, "Since you don't know him, then..."
Before she could finish, Xiu Mei, always quick to adapt, immediately grabbed Cuihua's arm, "Well, no matter who it is, since we've encountered him, we should lend a hand, right? So, we'll take Da Chun down, and you two go save the other person."
Cui Hongyu nodded, pulling Chen Xiaobei to turn and leave. Once they had gone far, Cuihua couldn't help but complain, "Mother, why didn't you let me speak earlier? Since we don't know him, why bother? Da Chun is so heavy. If they could help, we'd have an easier time."
Xiu Mei shook her head, "Enough, they've made up their minds. How can you stop them? Why make yourself the bad person for no reason?"
Chen Xiaobei and Cui Hongyu quickly made their way to the Mountain God Temple, where the injured man had woken up and was leaning against a rock.
When he saw Chen Xiaobei, his eyes showed a grateful look.
"Brother, thank you for saving me."
Chen Xiaobei waved his hand and pointed to Cui Hongyu, "Don't move. My wife is a doctor. Let her check your injuries."
The man looked up at Cui Hongyu, "No need. I know I've broken several bones, and I can't move."
Saying this, he took something from his chest, "My name is Liu Tie. Please go to the Liu family in the county town tomorrow and find Miss Liu Rumei. She has seen this item and will send someone to rescue me."
Chen Xiaobei was a bit speechless. He hesitated and looked at Cui Hongyu.
Cui Hongyu raised an eyebrow, "I'm a doctor, saving lives and healing the wounded is my job. Please trust me."
Saying this, she stepped forward and reached out to touch Liu Tie's leg.
After a brief examination, Cui Hongyu sighed softly.
"How could you have fallen so badly? Both of your legs are broken."
Liu Tie picked up the conversation, "Yes, not just my legs."
"My waist is also injured."
"My head is hurt too."
Chen Xiaobei looked at Liu Tie in surprise. This man knew exactly what was wrong with his body. He must be quite resourceful.
Cui Hongyu stood up. "Xiaobei, I think we should follow his suggestion. He has multiple fractures. If we move him rashly, it might cost him his life."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaobei's heart tightened.
Luckily, there were no accidents while he was carrying this guy up. Otherwise, he could have ended up harming Liu Tie.
Chen Xiaobei looked up at the nearby Mountain God Temple. "How about we put him inside the temple? At least it will provide some shelter from the wind and rain."
The two of them each supported one of Liu Tie's arms, carefully dragging him little by little. With a great deal of effort, they finally managed to get him into the Mountain God Temple.
The potential of humans is sometimes limitless. After settling Liu Tie, the two of them headed down the mountain. They didn't encounter Xiu Mei or Cuihua on the way, which meant that they had already managed to get Da Chun back home.
Once they returned home, Chen Xiaobei felt like his whole body had been dismantled. He was exhausted after all the trouble he had gone through that night.
But even though he was tired, he couldn't rest. The sky was already lightening in the east, and thinking about Liu Tie's suffering in the Mountain God Temple, Chen Xiaobei decided to head to the county town immediately.
After hearing his decision, Cui Hongyu was conflicted.
Normally, after all the trouble Chen Xiaobei had been through during the night, he would need a good rest. But thinking about Liu Tie, who urgently needed help, she hesitated.
"Darling, why don't you stay home and rest? I'll go to the county town."
Chen Xiaobei shook his head. "No, you're a woman. You can't walk as fast as I can!"
"By the way, give me the fish mint you picked yesterday. I'll stop by Huahaotang to sell it on the way."
Chen Qiao'er firmly disagreed. "No, husband. The fish mint should be saved to treat Da Chun's wounds. We'll talk about selling it later."
Chen Xiaobei knew this was just an excuse from Cui Hongyu. Even if it was for treating wounds, they didn't need so much fish mint.
But he didn't press the matter, pretending he didn't know.
Chen Xiaobei had good luck today. As soon as he left the village, he unexpectedly ran into Li Dong.
Li Dong was driving a cart, and fortunately, it was going in the right direction. Chen Xiaobei hopped on the cart and began talking to him.
"Li Dong, where are you going to the county for?"
Li Dong sighed lightly. "My wife is about to give birth, and I need to hire a midwife. I borrowed the cart from the village head to pick her up."
Giving birth is a joyous event, but why does Li Dong seem so unhappy?
"Brother, your family is adding to its population, that's a happy occasion! Why are you not happy?"
Li Dong shook his head. "I already have three kids at home. Honestly, with all these mouths to feed, I'm already busy enough. Now, my wife is giving birth, and for the next few months, she won't be able to work."
Reality can be so helpless.
Chen Xiaobei felt speechless.
At this moment, the image of Cui Hongyu flashed across his mind. She practiced medicine—maybe she knew how to help with childbirth?
But this was something he couldn't bring up, since Li Dong was going to hire someone else.
Before long, their pleasant journey came to an end. Chen Xiaobei had to rely on his own two feet to run to the county town.
By the time he reached the county, it was already bright, and the city gates were open.
At the entrance of the Liu residence, Chen Xiaobei handed over his token and explained his purpose. The gatekeeper's expression grew serious, and he immediately turned to report inside.
Not long later, the housekeeper of the Liu family, Liu Guan, hurriedly came out to meet Chen Xiaobei and respectfully clasped his fist. "Young master, may I ask where Liu Tie is?"
"He's on Qingniu Mountain, about twenty miles away. If you wish to see him, please follow me." Chen Xiaobei replied politely, cupping his hands.
As they were speaking, hurried footsteps could be heard. Liu Rumei, accompanied by Xiao Qing, rushed out.
Upon seeing Chen Xiaobei, Xiao Qing furrowed his brows. "Hey, you..."
Before he could finish, Liu Rumei raised her hand to stop him and continued.
"Young master, are you willing to take us to find Liu Tie?"
Chen Xiaobei nodded. "I already spoke with Liu Guan. If you wish to find Liu Tie, just follow me!"
Xiao Qing tugged at Liu Rumei's sleeve. "Miss, do you think the people over there purposely sent him?"