When the pears are green

Chapter 195: Punishment of Six Relatives

Jiang Qingzhou no longer hesitated and decisively climbed into the study room with the help of the sycamore tree. He first opened the gate from the inside, and then asked Jiang Qingye, Li Yi, and Song Xing to look for Master Li together.

The study was not big, and Jiang Qingzhou and Song Xing quickly found Master Li lying on the kitchen floor, with a wooden stick as thick as an adult's arm lying by the kitchen door.

Jiang Qingzhou quickly reached out to feel Master Li's breath, and a faint breath was spraying out intermittently.

Jiang Qingzhou was delighted. He originally wanted to ask Song Xing to go get Jiang Qingye and Li Yi first, but then he thought about the north wind that had been blowing all night, and he didn't know how long Master Li had been lying on the cold ground, so he thought it would be better to warm Master Li first.

"Xiaoxing, you lead the way, let's take Master Li to his room first." After Jiang Qingzhou said this, he picked up Master Li, who was still cold all over, and followed Song Xing to Master Li's bedroom.

The sound of Song Xing pushing the door attracted the attention of Li Yi and Jiang Qingye who were looking for Master Li in the lecture hall. They hurriedly ran to the backyard following the sound and just saw Jiang Qingzhou holding Master Li as he walked into the room. Master Li's bare feet were swinging back and forth in the cold air.

"Grandpa", "Grandpa", "Grandpa"...

Li Yi ran into the room crying and looked at Master Li lying on the bed with tearful eyes.

"Li Yi, the master has a big bump on the back of his head, so he can only lie down. It was cold last night, and I don't know how long he had been lying on the ground. I'll go to the clinic to ask a doctor. You and Qingye help warm the master's hands and feet. Xiaoxing, go to the kitchen to boil some hot water." After Jiang Qingzhou gave the instructions, he turned around and left Master Li's room with Song Xing.

Li Yi knelt beside the bed and kept rubbing Master Li's feet, and her tears wet her clothes.

"Li Yi, stop crying. If the teacher sees that your eyes are red from crying when he wakes up, he will be sad." Jiang Qingye, who was rubbing Teacher Li's hands, hurriedly comforted Li Yi.

After hearing this, Li Yi cried even more sadly.

Jiang Qingye hurriedly put Master Li's already warm hand into the quilt, then walked over and pulled Li Yi, who was crying on the side of the bed, up from the ground.

Jiang Qingye wiped Li Yi's tears with his sleeve and asked her what was wrong.

"It's all my fault, grandpa." Li Yi said with sobs.

Jiang Qingye flicked Li Yi's forehead and consoled him, saying, "The Master was clearly harmed by those hateful thieves. What does it have to do with you? Those thieves are so hateful. They beat the Master and stole his shoes."

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been with grandpa. I'm a disaster." Li Yi still insisted that she was the one who harmed Master Li. She was so emotional that she slapped herself.

Jiang Qingye quickly grabbed the crazy Li Yi and said that Li Yi was a very good guy and his good friend, so how could he be a nuisance.

"Yes, I am. Someone told me that I would bring misfortune to my relatives. My father left me to my grandfather and never came back because he was afraid that I would bring misfortune to him." Li Yi, who was a little overwhelmed, cried and said out the words that had been weighing on his mind for four years.

Jiang Qingye patted Li Yi on the back and said that fortune-telling was all nonsense and how could one believe it.

"My mother died of complications during childbirth when I was born. My eldest brother drowned in the river when I was three. My second sister also passed away in an accident when I was five. Now my grandfather has been beaten up. Am I not a disaster? I am a disaster." Li Yi recounted the sad past events one by one. The more she talked, the more she felt that the misfortunes of this family were caused by herself.

Jiang Qingye didn't know what to say, he could only quietly defend himself: "Li Yi, this is all coincidence, don't cry anymore, if you cry yourself sick, how can you take care of Master Li?"

Li Yi then slowly stopped crying and continued to kneel on the ground to massage Master Li's feet.

After Song Xing brought in the hot water, Yang Yu, who met Jiang Qingzhou on the road, also entered the room.

Yang Yu first comforted Li Yi not to think too much, and then reached out and touched Master Li’s slightly hot forehead.

"Li Yi, you and Qingye go to the kitchen to see what's missing. Xiaoxing and I will stay here to look after the Master." Yang Yu sent Li Yi away. He took the towel on the wooden rack and put it in hot water. He took it out, wrung it dry, and applied it on Master Li's forehead.

Yang Yu asked Song Xing not to tell Li Yi about Master Li's fever first, and then asked him to go to the lecture hall to help watch the children who came to the library to study.

As the sound of reading aloud rang out, Jiang Qingzhou also came to the study with the doctor.

The doctor first carefully examined Master Li's injuries, then placed his hand on Master Li's wrist and patiently took his pulse.

"The big lump on the back of the head is not a problem and will go away slowly. As long as he doesn't vomit after waking up, there won't be any big problem. However, since the injury is on the back of the head, it may cause the patient to lose his memory or become demented. Also, the pulse is tight, like a rope being pulled, and the patient has caught a cold. Young man, come with me again, and I will get you some medicine for treating the cold and reducing swelling and blood stasis. Don't worry, he will wake up soon." After the old doctor finished speaking, he picked up the medicine box and walked out. He didn't want to waste time here as there were still patients waiting in line in the clinic.

Jiang Qingzhou then followed the doctor out. Li Yi, who was hiding outside the door, reached out and pulled Jiang Qingzhou's sleeve and whispered, "Brother, I'll go with you."

Jiang Qingzhou first looked at Jiang Qingye beside him with a reproachful look, then motioned for Li Yi to follow.

The two of them walked in silence all the way to the clinic. The doctor grabbed a few herbs and handed them to Jiang Qingzhou, and specifically told him to boil them in two portions, three times a day.

Li Yi asked the doctor about the cost of medicine and consultation.

"It's not easy for you two, grandfather and grandson. Just give me two hundred coins." The doctor said, stroking his gray beard.

Li Yi quickly took out a small piece of silver from his purse and handed it to the doctor. The doctor weighed it with a scale and gave Li Yi sixty copper coins.

"Li Yi, don't think too much. The Master is a lucky man."

"I know, brother."

The two chatted casually on the way back.

"Something was lost from the bookstore. Do you want to report it?" Jiang Qingzhou asked.

Li Yi replied in a low voice: "Let's wait until grandpa wakes up before reporting the case. The food and chickens in the kitchen are all missing, as well as grandpa's purse."

Jiang Qingzhou nodded and suggested that Li Yi and Master Li stay at his house tonight. After all, the tung tree outside the study was a big hidden danger.

Li Yi said that she would discuss it with Master Li when she got back. If Master Li agreed, she would go with him; if he disagreed, she would stay and accompany him.

When the two returned to the study, Master Li had already woken up. Li Yi excitedly lay down beside Master Li and started crying.

Master Li patted Li Yi on the back gently and told him to stop crying.

"Grandpa, let's live in Qingye's house first. When you get better, cut down the tung tree and then we can move back." Li Yi said to Master Li while crying.

Master Li smiled and nodded. He pointed to his head and said that the lump on the back of his head was very painful, so he asked Li Yi to boil some medicine for him.

After Li Yi and Jiang Qingye left, Master Li asked Jiang Qingzhou in confusion: "Young man, who are you?"

"Master, you are really good at joking. I am Qingzhou, Qingye's elder brother." Jiang Qingzhou thought that Master Li was joking with him. After all, Master Li and Li Yi seemed very familiar with each other just now.

"Oh, it's Qingzhou, I forgot everything. Before you came back, the boy named Qingye specifically told me that the boy with red eyes just now was my grandson, and asked me to pretend to remember that boy." After Master Li finished speaking, he shook his head. Apart from the pain, he still couldn't remember anything.

Jiang Qingzhou hurriedly stopped Master Li's actions and said that if he couldn't remember it, he shouldn't think about it, and he would remember it one day.

Jiang Qingzhou took advantage of the time when Li Yi was decocting medicine to tell him everything he knew about Master Li.

Master Li thanked Jiang Qingzhou gratefully. Although he couldn't remember who these children were, he felt that they were very kind.

Jiang Qingzhou waited until Master Li finished drinking the medicine before leaving. He was afraid that Song Li would be anxious waiting at home, so he decided to go to the government office to report the case in the afternoon. Before going home, he stopped by Zhang's house to borrow a plow.

"Qingzhou, do you know a girl named Chen Shu?" Jiang asked while pulling Jiang Qingzhou.

"It's that tall and beautiful girl." Zhang Pingan added with a blushing face.

Jiang Qingzhou understood. He nodded and said that he knew him, then curiously asked Zhang Ping how he knew him.

"Miss Chen came to my house yesterday to visit my second sister. She stayed at home for one night and left early this morning." Zhang Pingan regretted getting up late.

After hearing this, Jiang Qingzhou first glanced at Ruyi who seemed a little guilty, and then decided to beat up Chen Yuan while going to the government office to report the case.