CH 37.2

Chapter 37: Toss Part 2 (2) Original translation is from tenderflower's blog.

At this time, Shu Maoting had torn apart the rags that Xiao Lang had tied himself, revealing a wound about three inches long. The flesh and blood were turned upside down. Especially in the middle, where it was almost a blood hole. Shu Wan, who came over, was so distressed that she couldn’t bear to look again.

“Older brother Wolf, do you feel pain?” Shu Lan stared blankly at Xiao Lang’s wound. As soon as she opened her mouth, tears fell. He was fine in the morning, why did it suddenly become like this?

Xiao Lang touched Shu Lan’s head with his uninjured right hand, and said with a smile: “It hurt a little at first, but it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

When he finished speaking, Shu Maoting treated his wound without gentleness. Although Xiao Lang maintained a smile, the corners of his eyes and brows twitched uncontrollably. However, he did not regret it. The more seriously he was injured, the more ruthless Xiao Shouyun and his wife would appear to outsiders.

After washing, applying the medicine, and wrapping, Shu Maoting skillfully completed a series of actions, Xiao Lang was already sweating profusely on his forehead.

“Ah Lang, promise aunt that you will never go hunting again, okay?” Qin-shi looked at the pot of blood and said with fear. Her tone was soft and full of strong pleas. She was really afraid something would happen to Xiao Lang!

Xiao Lang lowered his head and said sadly: “I didn’t want to go, but because I only left 10 taels of silver for them, they thought it was too little, so they let me go hunt in the mountain to make money, so I...”

It turned out to be Zhang-shi who forced him!

Qin-shi’s heart was agitated. She grabbed Xiao Lang’s intact right arm, dragged him up, and strode out: “Go, aunt will reason with her. I think they are crazy with money, and let you go hunting as a child!”

“Aunt, forget it. They thought I was capable because I came back with a wolf on my back last time. Now that I’m injured, they shouldn’t force me again in the future.” Xiao Lang persuaded her in an uncertain tone.

Qin-shi didn’t believe what he said because of Zhang-shi’s cold-blooded and ruthless virtue. As long as Xiao Lang didn’t die, she would do every possible way to use him to make money. Today she could force Xiao Lang to go up the mountain, maybe she would dare to sell him tomorrow! If she didn’t take care, Xiao Lang might be tossed into something!

Now she had made up her mind, no matter what Xiao Lang said, Qin-shi would not listen. While scolding Zhang-shi for being black-hearted, they walked towards their house, causing many villagers to follow behind to watch the fun. They were a little disbelieving when they heard it, but the blood-stained gauze on Xiao Lang’s arm could never be faked. Thinking of the quarrel at the door of Xiao’s house in the afternoon, everyone believed Xiao Shouyun and his wife had abused Xiao Lang.

Xiao Yongjiang was not at home and Xiao Shouyun was nowhere to be seen. Only Zhang-shi heard the movement and walked out. Seeing Xiao Lang with his head lowered, her pupils shrank.

“Zhang Chunjiao, are you still human? Ah Lang gave you all the money, but you are not satisfied. You forced a 10-year-old boy to go hunting. Look, his arm was almost broken by a wild boar. If the child hadn’t escaped, what would happen now?! If you don’t want to take care of Ah Lang, just tell me directly, and I’ll take him home now. He won’t need you to interfere in his affairs in the future!”

Qin-shi stared straight at Zhang-shi and shouted in front of all the villagers.

The surrounding whispers disappeared. Everyone looked back and forth at the two women standing face to face, pondering Qin-shi’s words.

Shu Maoting was the only doctor in the village. Usually, when a child or an adult had a headache, they always look for Shu Maoting as a doctor. His medical skills were good, and he did not receive much money. The villagers respect him. Qin-shi was the young lady in the town, but she never put on airs after she got married. She was kind to everyone and had a good reputation in the village. In addition, the Shu family and Xiao Shouwang’s family were always close, so when she just finished speaking, many villagers nodded again and again. They think Xiao Lang would definitely have a better life in Shu’s house than in Xiao Shouyun’s house, even if the latter was his uncle.

As the saying goes, distant relatives were not as good as close neighbors. Xiao Lang could be said to grow up with Qin-shi watching, but Zhang-shi never took the initiative to care about him once. This time, she was eager to bring someone home. Yesterday, some people may think the Xiao family really wanted to take care of their nephew, but now, humph, even a deaf man could hear what was going on!

Being stared at by everyone with contempt, and then looking at Xiao Lang who was standing beside Qin-shi with his head lowered, Zhang-shi only felt her chest tighten. She was so angry she almost vomited blood!

After what happened in the morning, she was already afraid of Xiao Lang. She knew that she could not get anything from him, and she was eager to get rid of this ghostly burden, but if she accepted Qin-shi’s word now, it would be equivalent to admitting that she had robbed Xiao Lang’s ten taels of silver and forced him to go hunting in the mountain, right? When that time came, she was charged with greed for money and viciousness, which daughter-in-law would dare to talk to her, which man would dare to marry her daughter, and when Douzi grew up, who would dare to marry their daughter into their house?

Just when Zhang-shi was about to speak out, Xiao Lang suddenly walked out, lowered his head, pulled her sleeves, and said: “Aunt, you are my only relatives. I still want to live with you, don’t drive me away, okay? I’m still young now. When I grow up I’ll go hunting in the mountains. I will definitely work hard to earn money!”

His pitiful tone made many women who were watching have red eyes.

“How evil, such a pitiful child who has no father or mother treats them as relatives, even if he was beaten or scolded, he is reluctant to leave, and he begs them very carefully. How could they be so cruel to do that kind of inhumane thing!”

“Shouyun’s wife, don’t blame your aunt for talking too much. Your nephew has given you all the family wealth, so it can be seen that he treats you as a family member. Even if he can’t make money now, the ten taels of silver are enough to support him for two or three years. When the child grows up, he will definitely be filial to you, so you can’t make things difficult for him, right?”