When I woke up, I found that I was already lying on the bed at home, and Jianjian was lying on the edge of the bed, seemingly asleep.
What happened? Did I have a dream?
I struggled to sit up, but I felt dizzy. As soon as I put my right hand on the bed, I immediately felt a sharp pain in my right arm. I couldn't hold it back for a while and yelled "Ah".
This cry woke up Jianjian who was lying aside. He suddenly raised his head and looked at me. He was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was saying in surprise: "Brother! Are you awake?"
"I...why am I lying here?" My mind was confused and I didn't quite remember what happened.
"You've been sleeping all day and all night! You lie down first, and I'll call my dad!" Jianjian said, rushing out of the house impatiently, shouting at the top of her lungs: "Dad, come up quickly! Brother, wake up!"
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Immediately there was the sound of hurried footsteps, and after a while, Huang Yixian and Uncle Zhai walked in quickly one after the other.
As soon as I saw Huang Yixian, I couldn't help but feel nervous, and my mind suddenly became clearer. I struggled to sit up, but Huang Yixian stepped over and held me down, saying softly: "Don't move, just lie down."
"Master...Uncle Master, I..." I stammered and wanted to explain to Huang Yixian, but he waved his hand to signal me not to speak. Then without saying anything, he grabbed my wrist and took my pulse.
After a while, Huang Yixian's expression was slightly startled, and he murmured: "Weird, really weird!"
Uncle Zhai asked with concern: "Boss, how is this boy's pulse?"
"His pulse is calm and he seems to be fine."
Uncle Zhai showed a surprised expression on his face: "Nothing serious? He was bitten by a female voodoo that was about to turn into a voodoo spirit. He was lucky to have saved his life. How could he recover so quickly!?
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"Yu'er, how are you feeling now?" Huang Yixian leaned over and asked me. In my memory, he had never spoken to me in such a soft voice, and I felt inexplicably moved in my heart.
I raised my bitten right hand and answered truthfully: "My head is a little dizzy..., this... this arm also hurts a bit..."
Uncle Zhai said with a smile: "Haha, your arm was bitten by the mother voodoo, it's no wonder it doesn't hurt!"
"Then...will I die?" I suddenly remembered that he once said that the saliva of the mother voodoo contains deadly poison, and I couldn't help feeling worried.
Uncle Zhai smiled and said: "Haha, you are a lucky boy. You went to the Palace of the King of Hell for a while, but the Lord of Hell refused to accept you. Otherwise, even if you can save your life, this arm may be useless."
Huang Yixian looked at the wound on my right arm again, his expression becoming more and more confused.
After a while, he stood up and said to Uncle Zhai: "Yu'er hasn't eaten anything for a whole day and a night. Hurry up and bring the stewed black-bone chicken over and give him some food."
"Hey! I'm going right away!" Uncle Zhai limped out of the door.
Huang Yixian turned to Jianjian again and said, "Jianjian, stay here and stay with your brother. If there is anything wrong with him, call me immediately."
Jianjian nodded desperately.
After Huang Yixian went out, I quickly asked Jianjian: "What's wrong with Huang Yixian? Why didn't he even scold me?"
"Don't tell me, after you passed out last night, he was so anxious that he carried you back himself! Moreover, he and Uncle Zhai almost didn't sleep all night last night."
"What exactly is going on?"
"The situation was critical at that time!" Jianjian said, telling me what happened after last night:
After I was bitten on the arm by the mother voodoo and passed out, Huang Yixian arrived. He came with Li Changshui and others. When they saw the mother voodoo, Li Changshui and others were immediately shocked and stood up.
Not daring to go in outside the fence, Huang Yixian rushed over with a quick step, quickly pulled out a sharp sword from his waist, raised the sword with his hand, and cut the female Gu into two pieces with one strike.
After killing the mother Gu, he saw me lying on the ground with a blue face and clenched teeth. There was no response when he called me, so he squatted down to check. When he saw the wound on my arm, his face changed greatly and he quickly took it.
He took out a handful of white powder and applied it to my wound. Then, without caring about what to tell Li Changshui and others, he picked me up and hurried home. After returning home, he immediately asked Uncle Zhai to prepare the medicinal materials.
He used silver needles on me.
At that time, my entire right arm had turned black and swollen a lot, and a lot of black blood flowed out from the wound, which was very scary. Uncle Zhai boiled a big pot of concoction, and they used this concoction to help me heal all over my body.
I applied it once, poured a lot of it into my mouth, and applied the dregs of the medicine to my wound. I worked all night, and it wasn’t until the next morning that the swelling on my right arm gradually subsided and the skin color returned to normal.
.However, I have been in a comatose state. Just before I woke up, Huang Yixian was still hesitating whether to send me to the County People's Hospital for a checkup, because the toxicity of the mother voodoo is somewhat similar to that of some highly venomous snakes.
At this point, he thought that maybe the antivenom could have a certain detoxification effect. Fortunately, I was lucky and finally woke up.
After listening to Jianjian's story, I was a little surprised. I had always thought that Huang Yixian was only willing to take me in out of sympathy and Master's instructions. He had no real feelings for me, but I didn't expect that he would care so much about my life and death.
I can't help but feel a little warm in my heart. Thinking back carefully, over the years, Huang Yixian has actually been pretty good to me. He has never been shabby in terms of food and clothing. He also spends a lot of money on study, but his daily pocket money is slightly less.
.As for the beatings and scoldings against me, they all happened for a reason. They only really took action three or five times. Each time, it was because I had really caused a big disaster. For example, one time, I secretly took Jian Jian to a reservoir for a swim, which resulted in serious harm.
I almost drowned. That was the worst spanking I had ever received, and my whole butt was covered in flowers.
Just when I thought of this, something suddenly flashed in my mind, and I thought to myself: The disaster I caused this time is no less than that time. First, I chopped down the peach tree that was used to suppress evil, and then took Jianjii to dig him up and bury him in the ground.
He almost killed both of us with money to ward off evil spirits. It could be considered a huge disaster. How should he deal with me!?
I quickly asked Jianjian: "Did Huang Yixian ask why we were there?"
"did not ask!"
I felt a little relieved, and just as I was thinking about what kind of excuse I should find to explain to Huang Yixian, I said again, "But he took away the two evil-proof coins."
"What!?" I almost sat up from the bed, "You...why did you give him those two evil-proof coins!"
"I didn't give it to him, it was the money that fell out of my trouser pocket and he saw it."
"Did he say anything?" I asked quickly.
Jianjian shook his head: "I didn't say anything. He was busy helping you apply medicine and didn't even care."
"It's over now. He discovered the money to ward off evil spirits. When I get better, he will definitely ask where we got it from. No! No! He must already know where we dug it out. We also brought it with us."
He's holding the shovel! What should I do? How should I explain it to him?" I was so anxious for a moment.
Jianjian advised from the side: "Hey, don't think so much, just take good care of your injuries first!"
"Nurture your wounds and wait until Huang Yixian beats me half to death!" Just after I finished speaking, an idea suddenly came to my mind: "Hey, do you think if I continue to pretend to be sick, will I be able to avoid this?"
A beating."
"Why are you pretending to be sick? You still need to pretend when you are like this! I think you should get better quickly. You will take the high school entrance examination in three days." Jianjian reminded.
I thought the same thing. The high school entrance examination is about to take place. I can't even skip the high school entrance examination just to avoid a beating.
Just as I was thinking about it, Uncle Zhai opened the door and came in. I immediately smelled the strong aroma of chicken soup. He brought me a large bowl of black-bone chicken, and there was actually a ginseng in it.
"This is decades-old wild ginseng, a great supplement! The boss has been reluctant to take it out, but today you are a blessing in disguise!" Uncle Zhai said with a smile.
When I smelled this fragrance, I immediately threw away all the worries in my heart. I struggled to sit up, but my body couldn't find the strength. Uncle Zhai hurriedly said: "Don't move! Bitch, help your brother.
I'll feed him."
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In the next two days, I enjoyed treatment that I had never imagined before. Every day, Uncle Zhai would stew a black-bone chicken with Laoshan ginseng for me. Huang Yixian also came to check on me from time to time, and personally helped me change my dressing, which made me a little bit nervous.
Flattered.
Because I was too weak, Huang Yixian helped me take a leave of absence from school and reviewed my homework at home. The strange thing was that he never asked me about what happened that night, nor about the two evil-proof coins. I didn't dare to say more.
I asked, but I kept muttering in my heart, my mind was full of random thoughts, and I couldn't read the book.
Thursday was the day for the high school entrance examination. Although I could already walk normally, Huang Yixian was still worried and personally sent me to school to take the exam.
Although I lost a few days of studying after telling this story, fortunately, both me and Jianjian have pretty good basic skills. In addition, most people these days have taken the technical secondary school entrance examination, and those who have passed the high school entrance examination are not counted.
There was not much competition and there was not much competition. We both successfully passed the high school entrance examination. However, because Niu Fatty’s academic performance was too poor and he had no intention of going to high school, he went to a technical school in the county.
After taking the high school entrance examination, I fully recovered within a few days. Except for an extra scar on my arm, there were no other abnormalities in my body. However, Huang Yixian still checked my pulse every day, which made me confused.
I was very nervous. Of course, what I was most worried about was that he would ask me to explain what happened that night. I had never been able to think of a good excuse to explain to him.