HLnovel Chapter 64 Shui Sheng was ambushed by the thief.
Chapter 64 Shui Sheng was ambushed by the thief.
The thief cursed and grumbled as he lingered before leaving.
Shen Qingchuan was in a hurry to get his daughter to see a doctor, so he quickly turned the cart around and started to leave.
"Shuisheng, Tang'er was kicked by him and vomited blood. I have to take her to see a doctor right away."
"Come on, I'll go with you!"
Shui Sheng, a kind-hearted man, carried a bag of medicine and walked back with him.
He had only taken a few steps when he was suddenly kicked from behind, causing him to stumble. Before he could react and turn around, he felt a sharp pain in his waist as someone forcefully stabbed him.
"Brother Qingchuan..."
Shuisheng clutched his waist and squatted down, blood trickling from between his fingers, staining his old, bluish-gray clothes red.
The thief actually turned around and launched a surprise attack!
He looked fierce, spat at Shui Sheng, and gritted his teeth, "Pah, you unlucky dog, you dare to ruin my good time. I'll teach you a lesson this time, and see if you dare to meddle in other people's business again!"
Having said that, the thief dropped the sharp iron piece and turned to leave.
Enraged, Shen Qingchuan kicked the man in the back, sending him sprawling face-first into the mud. He then picked up a piece of metal from the ground and began slashing it across the man's back.
"You want money but not your life? I'm barefoot and I'm not afraid of anyone wearing shoes!"
The speed was fast and fierce, done in one go, with eight or nine strokes in a row!
"what--"
The man's pig-like screams rang out again, and his back was instantly covered in blood and flesh!
Shen Qingchuan was in a hurry to get his daughter and Shuisheng to see a doctor, and he didn't care whether the man lived or died. After all, a slash on the back wouldn't kill him.
He pulled Shuisheng up with all his might, dragged him onto the cart, put him and his daughter together, and then pulled the cart towards the town.
When he finally found the doctor, panting heavily, he hurriedly pulled out all his silver, his hands trembling.
"Doctor, quick, please check my brother's and daughter's injuries."
Dr. Zheng had just finished treating a patient, writing a prescription and getting the medicine ready, when he heard that someone was injured, he immediately ran over to check on them.
"How did this happen?"
Shen Qingchuan said urgently, "We encountered thieves on the road. My brother was stabbed by one with a sharpened piece of iron, and my daughter was kicked and vomited blood."
The doctor's expression changed in surprise, and he immediately said, "Quick, help me get this person inside!"
He immediately helped the doctor lift Shuisheng over, and then carried his dazed daughter inside.
After the doctor carefully examined and bandaged Shui Sheng, he examined Shen Xiaotang's chest through her clothes, and the tightly furrowed brows on her face gradually relaxed.
Shen Qingchuan was extremely anxious. Shuisheng only had one mother, and the two of them, an orphan and a widow, depended on each other for survival. If anything happened to Shuisheng, even if he gave his life to Shuisheng's mother, it would be too late!
And what about their daughter? If something happens to her, how will he and his wife survive?
Seeing that the doctor had finished his treatment, he immediately asked, "Doctor, how are they?"
The doctor breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. The older one only suffered some superficial injuries, but the wounds are a bit deep. I've already applied medicine for him. The younger one has some minor internal injuries. Luckily, the little girl is young, so the fall wasn't too serious. If an adult had been kicked and thrown that hard, they would definitely have broken one or two bones!"
Shen Qingchuan finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"It's good that they're alright, it's good that they're alright. If something had happened to them, how would I have explained it to my family when I got home!"
The doctor advised, "It's not a big deal, but you need to take some medicine and rest at home. The large wounds shouldn't get wet, and the small ones will require you to stay in bed for a few more days."
"Okay, I've got it. Then please, doctor, write a prescription and get the medicine for them."
The doctor took out paper and pen and wrote two prescriptions in a flourish, then prepared several doses of medicine for each of them.
"The medicine and consultation fee total two taels of silver!"
Shen Qingchuan took the medicine and deftly took out two taels of silver to hand to the doctor.
Seeing that Shuisheng and his daughter both had pale lips, he realized their condition was not good and shamelessly asked the doctor again.
"Doctor, could you please let me brew some medicine for them here first? It's only ten miles from home, it's too much trouble for us to stay here."
"Alright, go to the backyard and fry it." Doctor Zheng nodded in agreement.
He's easy to please even with small things, as long as it's not on credit.
Shen Qingchuan brewed a bowl of medicine for Shuisheng and his daughter, made sure they drank it, and then hurried them home.
They arrived beaming, but left dejected.
Shuisheng comforted him, "Brother Qingchuan, the doctor said we're both fine, so don't be sad."
Qingchuan said dejectedly, "How can I not be upset? Tang'er is so young and she suffered internal injuries while helping me fight off thieves. You were so kind to help, and you were stabbed and bled so much. Your mother must be worried when she sees this. It's all my fault for being useless!"
Shuisheng sighed, "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious. I'll talk to Mother properly. That thief is a notorious gambler in town, with a mountain of debt. He's often chased by a group of people who come to collect debts. I saw him in town. He must have seen you and Tang'er buy so many things and then set his sights on you. The kind of person who's willing to risk his life for money is like a mad dog. No wonder you weren't on guard."
"Sigh, money can be earned back, but people are gone forever. It's not that I'm reluctant to part with the money that I'm entangled with him. He kicked Tang'er first, so I'm protecting the money to see a doctor."
Shui Sheng forced a smile, his face pale, and said, "You did the right thing by protecting the silver and preventing him from getting it. Otherwise, if he had tasted the sweetness of success, this would have happened again and there would have been endless trouble in the future."
There's only one road from Guihua Village to the town, unless you never go to the town again.
These days, every household is poor, and even with a family working hard, they can only barely make ends meet.
Most of these gamblers are lazy and good-for-nothing, burdened with debts and living in abject poverty. When they are driven to desperation by creditors, they resort to crooked schemes.
Shen Qingchuan sighed, "You're right. We'll have to go to town again in the future. We can't let him succeed. But we were lucky this time; he didn't kill us. Next time we go to town, we must bring weapons and be prepared!"
At this moment, Shen Xiaotang gradually regained consciousness, probably because the medicine she drank was taking effect.
But my chest still feels tight and painful.
That heartless bastard stomped so hard, he almost killed her!
She struggled to get up, but Shui Sheng, who was next to her, saw this and immediately reminded her.
"Tang girl, don't move. The doctor said you should lie down and rest."
Upon hearing that his daughter had woken up, Shen Qingchuan immediately stopped the cart and turned around to check on her.
"Tang'er, you're awake. How are you feeling? Does your chest still hurt?"
Seeing her father's anxious and worried expression, Shen Xiaotang shook her head and said, "Dad, I'm fine. Thanks to working every day, I'm very healthy."
Shen Qingchuan's eyes reddened, filled with self-reproach. "It's all my fault, Father. I'm a grown man, and I couldn't even protect my little girl. I even caused your Uncle Shuisheng to get hurt."
“This is not your father’s fault. I am an honest and law-abiding farmer. I only know how to protect myself and I would never have the intention to kill him. But that thief was after money and he was capable of anything.”
"Yeah, it's nothing serious, isn't it? Those gamblers, unless they cause a death, the government won't care."
Right, after they went back to town and saw the doctor, how could they forget to report it to the authorities?