NOVPUB27: Chapter 27 Frightened
27 -27 Frightened
The sunlight shone outside the door, it being midday, but it couldn’t penetrate into the house.
The brightness outside contrasted sharply with the darkness inside, and the two unruly children hadn’t adapted to the dark, they couldn’t see the person inside clearly for a moment, but the gleaming knife in Gu Youyou’s hand was exceptionally conspicuous.
The two unruly children were frozen on the spot, their excitement from kicking down the door completely gone.
Gu Youyou, with her dry and yellow hair, glared at the two children standing outside the door with her eyes wide open.
She knew how terrifying she looked.
However, she hadn’t expected that these two who dared to kick her door would be so easily frightened.
One of them, terrified out of their wits, rolled and crawled out of Jin Zijin’s courtyard, their screams echoing through the fields, startling the working villagers.
The other one simply stared with wide eyes and fainted.
Did this…
did this scare him to death?
It would be terrible if it scared him to death!
Hearing the commotion spreading through the fields and the villagers’ chattering discussions, they came at her with hoes and sticks. 𝚗o𝚟pub.𝚌𝚘𝚖
Lying on the ground was a small child, looking around seven or eight years old, who had fainted.
Gu Youyou thought for a moment and crouched down to check the child’s pulse.
Thankfully, he had just fainted from fright, not scared to death; a pinch of the philtrum would wake him up.
The villagers were already rushing over, so Gu Youyou decided not to be the one to wake him.
What if he got startled by her appearance just as he woke up?
Gu Youyou retreated to the bamboo chair, gently lay down on it, and covered herself with a blanket.
The large hood of her cloak covered most of Gu Youyou’s face, only exposing her eyes.
“Oh dear, oh dear, my child…”
Among the many voices, this one crying to the heavens was the most distinct; and without fear of any so-called ghost, she was the first to rush to the child on the ground and pick him up.
“What sins have I committed, oh…
I had three daughters before having this precious son.
Oh my child, if you have suffered the slightest harm, how can your mother go on living!
Oh, I can’t go on living anymore!
The woman cried out while stomping her feet on the ground with intent to possibly roll a couple of times in her anguish.
This was the first time Gu Youyou had seen a villager’s wife behave like this, and for a moment, she didn’t know what to say.
The villagers behind her had also caught up, and they kept advising the crying woman, “Wang Family’s second auntie, don’t rush to cry.
First, see if your Youcai is still breathing.
If he is, quickly get Doctor Sun to have a look!”
“Yes, yes, have Doctor Sun take a look.
Don’t delay the child’s care!”
Doctor Sun wasn’t from Lotus Village; he was from the neighboring village and the only doctor for several surrounding villages.
He couldn’t treat serious illnesses, but it was said that he had a way with unruly women in the household.
This man was known for his womanizing ways, taking advantage of being the only doctor in several villages.
He had been ambiguously involved with two widows from their own village for many years.
The strange thing was, his own unruly wife always made a big scene, but in the end, he always managed to calm her down well, never allowing the situations to escalate too much.
Aside from Gu Youyou, Doctor Sun was another source of gossip in the nearby villages.
Often a few old ladies would gather to discuss and pass the time, so Gu Youyou had heard plenty of gossip about Doctor Sun!
Wang Family’s second auntie made a scene, but she was still clear-headed.
She hurriedly placed her hand under Wang Youcai’s nose to check his breathing, and finding him alive and well, she finally felt relieved.
She brushed herself off, stood up, holding Wang Youcai, and fiercely said to Gu Youyou on the chair, “You demon girl, just you wait, I’m not finished with you!”
