Ko Yang seemed to be telling the truth. Old Master Ning frowned,
“But if they are in town, why was it that my people failed to locate them after
a month’s search?”
“Master, I could tell they weren’t from this town. They are
villagers. I ran into them just outside of town with the town doctor from the
clinic. I think they have a patient at home!” Speculated Ko Yang.
Old Master Ning nodded, “As long as they visit this town
frequently. Ko Yang, get some rest. Starting tomorrow, I want you to pay more
attention to this mother and daughter. Let’s find out whether they are raising
these mythical animals by themselves or what their source is. We will need to
figure this out.”
“Ko Yang understands!”
Cheng’s resident, everybody body was inside the house, surrounding
the bed and waiting for the diagnosis from the doctor!
After a long while, the doctor stroked his beard and said, “Mr.
Cheng’s internal injuries were mostly recovered. Now all we have left was the
severed tendons and crushed bone that are trickier. After my medicines from
last time, the severed tendons are healing quite well. All we have left was the
crushed bones. It’d be quite difficult for him to stand again….”
The doctor’s word weighted down on everyone. The light in Cheng
Biyuan’s eyes dimmed, but he recovered quickly, “We will be happy with the
progress so far. Thank you, doctor!”
“Don’t be too worried, Mr. Cheng. Your base is better than most.
If you continue with the medicine, it is possible that you will be able to
stand in another two to three months!”
“Is that true, doctor?” asked Mrs. Cheng, a little frantic in her voice.
Her biggest fear was that her husband would never be able to stand again.
The doctor smiled and nodded, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Cheng. I feel
hopeful mostly because your husband’s base is strong. I will stabilize the
fractures for him. Just keep up with the medications and he will continue to
get better.”
“Thank you, doctor, thank you so much!” Mrs. Cheng was emotional
and closed to tears. This was the answer she was hoping for.
Cheng Xiao Xiao sighed with relief. Even the three young ones have
bright smiles on their faces.
The Cheng’s invited the doctor and his apprentice to stay for
lunch. After lunch, they collected their house visit fees and departed after
the Mrs. Cheng had, once again, thanked them profusely.
Cheng Biyuan had a gloomy look after finding out that their goods
fetched 100 taels of silver. He let out a long sigh, “I’m afraid the peaceful
life that we are having notice won’t last much longer!”
“Dad, it will be alright. There’s not much others can do as long
as we don’t tell them anything. After all, nobody but us can find the true
source of the mythical animals.” Cheng Xiao Xiao was a little worried, but not
too much. After all, the others were the ones seeking answers, not them.
Cheng Biyuan understood this as well. Helplessly he nodded and
instructed his daughter, “Just be very careful and not to let out any holes in
our stories. Be careful what we tell people when they come and ask!”
“Don’t worry, dad. Xiao Xiao knows how to handle them!” replied
Cheng Xiao Xiao confidently.
Mrs. Cheng was still worried, she sighed, “If only my husbands not
injured, there will be nothing to worry about, except for---”
“Mom, except for what?” Cheng Xiao Xiao looked at her hesitant
mother and couldn’t help but to ask.
Mrs. Cheng looked briefly at her daughter, them at her husband
lying in bed, shook her head gently and said, “Nothing, Xiao Xiao, go rest!”
“Okay!” replied Cheng Xiao Xiao, knowing full well that her mother
was not going to divulge that.
After she left, Cheng Biyuan looked at his wife and asked, “Yuqin,
what’s the matter?”
“Ye, I am afraid if we
cause any ruckus here, what if those people find out? We won’t be able to
handle---”
“….” Cheng Biyuan looked
down wordlessly.
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ReplyDeleteUgh....this all half-way, if not not even said sentence make me stressed out....whats the deal with them? just say the words, no need to cut them apart, can we..?
ReplyDeleteThem not telling her anything pisses me off, she has a right to know and she is an adult in their culture, not telling her just means she is ignorant of a potential threat.
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ReplyDeleteThe parents are putting their own comfort of burying their heads in the sand over the very real dangers around them. If I was her, I would of had enough by now. Screw being filial and respectful. Straight up say "enough. You are keeping something very important from me that obviously is important and dangerous. If I don't know what is happening, I could easily walk into a trap or be caught in a serious situation because you are keeping me blinded and my hands tied."
ReplyDeleteI agree, this is all so frustrating. The fact that they don't tell qny of the other children to be quiet about their current lifestyle is just asking them to tell everyone that their family is suspicious. Also, just because you keep quiet about something or tell lies doesn't mean they won't come looking for them and the truth. Also, why does she keep in increasing the amount she sells when she knows people are suspicious. That's just asking to get captured or bring trouble.
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