Chapter 9 The End of the Bed

After lying in the toilet and vomiting for a long time, Lu Yuan thought that he must have eaten too much hawthorn last night, which hurt his stomach. He secretly complained in his heart. His stomach was empty, so he vomited a few mouthfuls of bile. After a while, he washed his face again. As soon as he returned to the room, second ger came over with a bowl of medicine.

“This is the medicine prescribed by Doctor Su before he left. It is for typhoid fever. Brother Xiao Yuan, drink it quickly!”

Hearing him say this, Lu Yuan felt that he really looked like typhoid fever. Except for no runny nose, he basically had symptoms such as drowsiness, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Lu Yuan took the medicine bowl in response. Suddenly, he felt that the smell of today’s Chinese medicine was unusually irritating. He couldn’t help but wrinkled his nose and forced himself to drink it down.

“Brother Xiao Yuan, take a rest first. If you are hungry, eat baked buns! Your stomach is uncomfortable, and the sugar cake is too sweet, which makes you feel uncomfortable.” Second ger smiled and sat beside Lu Yuan to weave a bamboo basket.

 Lu Yuan was bored and picked up a bamboo leaf. He grew up in the countryside and later went to the city to study. He passed the exam and became a doctor. He didn’t learn proper farm work when he was young, but he learned some unconventional skills. He twisted the bamboo leaf around his fingers and woven a rough grasshopper in a short while.

“Hey? Brother Xiao Yuan’s grasshopper is so beautiful!” Second ger was attracted and looked over. He really had never seen such a rough grasshopper in the village. It was very fresh, and his almond eyes were bright.

 “If you like it, I’ll give it to you!” Lu Yuan smiled and waved the rough grasshopper in front of second ger, but he didn’t let him take it: “But you have to teach me how to weave this bamboo basket!”

“Xiao Yuan, you kid, how come you only know how to please my brother! No matter what good things are, your brother Ganzi can’t miss out!” Seeing the lively laughter over there, Ganzi couldn’t help but go over to join in: “Hey! Xiao Yuan, how come your hands are more skillful than my brother, this is for me!”

“Then I can’t give it to you for free, brother Ganzi, take me to the market one day!” Raising his hand and holding up the popular little grasshopper, Lu Yuan smiled and negotiated the terms. He leaned back, and rolled with Ganzi and the others.

When Su Huai entered the room, he happened to see Lu Yuan being pressed by Ganzi, laughing foolishly. His face sank at the time.

 “Doctor Su is here! Come and sit down!” If it weren’t for the call from Daddy Wang, Su Huai would have really rushed over to pull Lu Yuan out.

 Glancing over, Su Huai responded, “Ah! I’m here to pick up Xiao Yuan. How is Daddy Wang? Did you take the medicine on time?”

“It’s okay, I’m fine! It’s New Year’s Day, and I’m so sorry to make Doctor Su worry about me!” Daddy Wang smiled. His hand had already pinched Ganzi’s ear, pulling him over, and glanced at second ger: “Hurry up and cook! Doctor Su, eat here today!”

Second ger responded, pinching the little grasshopper and ran away with a red face. Ganzi also rolled down from the bed, made a face at Lu Yuan as if he was very familiar with him, and then ran to Su Huai to act coquettishly: “Brother Su! Let Xiao Yuan stay here for two more days! His illness is not fully recovered yet, let him live with me. I, Ganzi, will definitely take good care of him for you!” Patting his chest, Ganzi looked at Su Huai with a smile.

 Ganzi is usually a thick-skinned man, but he is very likable. But today, Su Huai didn’t know what was wrong. He just couldn’t like him and felt a little irritated.

“Brother Su, Xiao Yuan is also willing to stay here. If you don’t believe me, ask him! Right, Xiao Yuan!” Ganzi saw Su Huai hesitate, and quickly added fuel to the fire, turning his head and winking at Lu Yuan.

He thought that he didn’t need him to hint, he was also unwilling to follow this black-faced god back. Lu Yuan immediately said “mm”. I don’t know if it was his illusion, but after he spoke, Su Huan’s face seemed to be darker.

“Brother Su?” Seeing that Su Huai didn’t respond for a long time, Ganzi couldn’t help asking again.

 “When I came out, the stove was still burning. I’ll not eat here today! Daddy Wang, you are already eight months pregnant. Xiao Yuan will definitely make you tired here. I’d better take him back first.” Su Huai said a long sentence in one breath, then turned his face and stared at Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan looked at his eyes and felt that they were a bit threatening: “Xiao Yuan, come here!”

He couldn’t help but shrink back because of the momentum. Lu Yuan despised himself in his heart. After all, he was a grown man in his twenties. He used to have a tall and straight figure. How could he be frightened by a rustic ancient man!

“Xiao Yuan?” Su Huai shouted again. Just when Lu Yuan was about to shrink back, Su Huai strode forward and grabbed his arm.

“Doctor Su!” Daddy Wang also blurted out worriedly when he saw that the atmosphere was not right.

Hiss, it hurts me to death… Su Huai, you fucking plague god!

 Lu Yuan was so angry that he was about to kick him, but Su Huai came over and whispered in his ear: “Go home first, I have something to tell you.” After a moment of silence, he added: “…We can discuss it…”

What can we discuss?

Lu Yuan didn’t hear clearly, and continued to struggle restlessly for a few times. He scolded Su Huai in his heart. After a long time, he froze as if he woke up, and then met Su Huai’s heavy eyes.

This guy… just now… was he trying to show his good will?

Seeing that Lu Yuan finally calmed down, Su Huai pulled him up, and said “put on your clothes”. He nodded to Daddy Wang: “It’s okay, Xiao Yuan is angry with me! I’ll take him back now.”

After glaring at Su Huai, Lu Yuan really put on his coat. If he really had a big fight with Su Huai here, it would be too embarrassing. And although he didn’t want to go back to Su Huai’s place, it wouldn’t be good to stay at Wang’s house all the time.

 As the two were about to leave, Daddy Wang looked on in a daze. He felt that it was not like the elder brother leading the younger brother home, but rather like… With a sneer, Daddy Wang also felt that he was getting more and more absurd the more he thought about it.

Seeing that Lu Yuan was about to leave with Su Huai, Ganzi tried to stop him, but was stopped by Daddy Wang. He looked at Lu Yuan eagerly as he left the house, looking reluctant to let him go. However, just as Lu Yuan and Su Huai stepped into the yard and had not yet left the house, they saw the head of the Wang family coming in from outside. As he walked, he nodded and bowed to the person behind him.

“Officials! Our family is small, and we really can’t hide any criminals… If you don’t believe me, search us. There is really nothing…”

Lu Yuan felt Su Huai tighten his grip on his hand, and when he looked up, he was stunned.

The courtyard door opened, and the head of the Wang family came in with five or six soldiers in red clothes.

“Brother!” Lu Yuan rolled his eyes, and hugged Su Huai’s arm while shouting loudly. He pretended to be frightened, and kept hiding behind Su Huai.

“Xiao Yuan, don’t be afraid.” Su Huai also reacted, touched Lu Yuan’s head, and looked like a kind brother.

 This shout caused the group of soldiers to glance over, but only a glance. Then they turned to the head of the Wang family and unfolded the portrait that was almost crumpled: “Have you seen this person?”

“This is still a child! Officer, this person has committed a serious crime?” The head of the Wang family looked at the portrait carefully and felt that he was familiar, but he couldn’t remember where he had seen it.

“I just want to ask if you have seen it, why are you talking nonsense!”

“Yes, yes… um… I really haven’t seen it…”

“Call your family out!” The thin leader snorted, pulled the portrait over, waved to Su Huai and Lu Yuan in the middle of the yard, and shouted: “You two, come here!”

They looked at each other a little nervously, and the palms of their clasped hands were a little sweaty. They didn’t know whose sweat was coming out. The two went over together, and Lu Yuan suddenly regretted the “brother” he had just called out for being smart. If he was really caught by the soldiers, Su Huai would definitely be implicated by him.

 “Raise your head!” The soldier raised his hand and grabbed Su Huai’s hair roughly. He looked at his face and side profile for a long time, and then came to grab Lu Yuan’s head. Just after looking at the front face, he heard the leader of the soldiers exclaimed “Huh”, and then ordered his soldiers to unfold the portrait and compare it carefully.

“Take off your clothes and let me see!” After looking for a long time, the soldier suddenly said with a cold face.

The wounds from the bamboo leaves have not healed yet. Will he be exposed soon after taking off his clothes? !

Lu Yuan’s heart sank, and he turned his head to look at Su Huai a little aggrieved: “Brother… cold…”

What to do? He really had no idea!

“It’s okay, just let the officer take a look.” Su Huai frowned, stretched out his hand to unbutton Lu Yuan’s clothes, revealing half of his shoulders, which were smooth and clean. Lu Yuan couldn’t help but shudder.

“Take them all off!” The soldier was a little impatient and started to pull Lu Yuan’s clothes.  Lu Yuan staggered when he was dragged, thinking, damn!

“Brother Su! Brother Su, come quickly!”

Seeing that the scar was about to be exposed, there was a sound from the house. Then Ganzi rushed out with a loud shout, and ran towards Su Huai with a frightened face, shouting as he ran: “Brother Su! My daddy accidentally fell and now his stomach hurts so much! Come and have a look!”

This is the author’s little drama

Complaint point:

The two of them were about to leave, and Daddy Wang was staring blankly over there. He always felt that it didn’t look like the eldest brother leading his younger brother home, but rather like… With a sneer, Daddy Wang also felt that he was getting more and more outrageous the more he thought about it. (The above is excerpted from the text, line oo, xx words…)

Author’s aunt: Daddy Wang, what do you think they look like? Just say it!  Don’t be embarrassed!

Daddy Wang (simple and honest): Haha, I just think it’s weird, and I don’t know what it looks like…

Author’s aunt (laughing): Does it look like… the eldest brother-in-law who went to his mother-in-law’s house and persuaded his arrogant young wife back with kind words?

Daddy Wang: What is mother-in-law?

Ganzi: What is young wife?

Xiao Yuan: What is arrogant?

Su Huai: What is persuading with kind words? —＿—b