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Chapter 348: Chapter 351 Arm Broken_1
The next morning, the first thing Wang Clan’s Heart did upon rising was to go check on the eastern chamber.
Only Widow Xú was in the room. Wang Clan’s Heart silently greeted Tan Zhengyuan several times.
She tiptoed cautiously to the bedside before reaching a hand toward Widow Xú’s nose, when suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded.
"What are you doing?"
Wang Clan’s Heart was startled, her hand retracting as if shocked by electricity, and she even took a few steps back. Seeing that it was Widow Xú who had opened her eyes, she then patted her chest in relief.
"Why did you start speaking out of nowhere? You scared me to death!"
Widow Xú lazily blinked her eyes, and was just about to say something when she fainted again.
Wang Clan’s Heart glanced around the room and realized that Tan Zhengyuan hadn’t come back all night, which gave her a sudden ominous premonition.
As her heart pounded erratically, someone knocked on the courtyard door.
Wang Clan’s Heart hurried over, and indeed, outside stood Tan Zhengyuan – but he was being carried back by others.
He was covered in mud and looked especially wretched. 𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑝𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝘮
"Auntie, I saw Brother Tan lying by the roadside, it looked like his arm was hurt, so my big brother and I brought him back," Li De briefly explained the situation.
Wang Clan’s Heart thanked him and called for Tan Yuancheng and Tan Zhengyong to bring the injured man inside.
Tan Zhengyong quickly examined him and found that the right arm was broken, and there was a bruised purple welt on the forehead.
"The Fourth Boss’s House knows how to set bones; if you have her take care of him, it could save some money," Tan Yuancheng instructed.
Wang Clan’s Heart gave an unimpressed look to Tan Yuancheng, "If you’re so capable, why don’t you go invite her?"
Tan Yuancheng cleared his throat uncomfortably and then left with his hands behind his back.
By chance, Tan Zhenghong and Qiao Duo’er, a married couple, were at the doorstep, one washing clothes and the other preparing breakfast.
"Zheng Hong, your older brother has broken his arm, can you take a look?"
Tan Zhenghong responded indifferently, "I am not a doctor, how would I know how to deal with this?"
"Didn’t your wife set your leg for you?"
Tan Yuancheng stole a glance at Qiao Duo’er.
He didn’t actually come looking for Tan Zhenghong; he just thought it would be better if Tan Zhenghong asked Qiao Duo’er to step in, but he hadn’t expected Tan Zhenghong to play dumb even though he clearly understood the situation.
"Without Joint-Healing Grass, my wife can’t do anything. You should hurry and invite Uncle Wu instead, don’t delay the treatment for my brother’s injury."
Tan Zhenghong spread his hands; everything he said was the truth.
Tan Yuancheng took a couple of deep breaths, holding back a surge of frustration in his belly, but he still had to go and invite Doctor Wu.
It was uncertain whether Wu Youcai could properly fix the elder brother, but it didn’t matter much, considering the elder brother hardly ever worked anyway.
Qiao Duo’er raised an eyebrow, "So he didn’t manage to teach a lesson to others, but instead got taught a lesson himself?"
"Who knows?"
Tan Zhenghong shook his head helplessly, being long accustomed to his older brother’s unreliability.
They chatted about this and quickly moved on, turning their conversation to the matter of the house construction.
The walls of the house and the courtyard had been nearly completed; now they could prepare for the main event – the beam-raising.
The beam-raising ceremony is often scheduled during a full moon or high tide, symbolizing family unity and wealth flowing in like the tide.
However, it was also necessary to consult a feng shui master to calculate one’s birth characters because the time for the beam-raising should not clash with the family members’ zodiac signs.
Both Qiao Duo and her husband were clueless about these matters, so they had to ask Uncle Huang for assistance.
While they were having breakfast, they suddenly heard screams like those from slaughtering a pig.
Tan Zhenghong felt a chill at the back of his neck, remembering how he himself had endured the same pain when both of his leg bones were set at once.
That blissfully painful memory... was indeed unforgettable!
