Chapter 19: This Child Probably Won't Live Long

"Physician Zhou, how is the child?"

"Sigh, this child's body is too weak, a heavenly deficiency, and she has been depleted for years. Now, having suffered a shock, her body is injured..."

The old man with the goat beard sitting at the bedside took Jiang Xiaoxiao's pulse, shook his head helplessly, and sighed: "... Looking at this constitution, this child probably won't live long."

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Wei's brows tightened instantly.

Qiulian Niang on the side hurriedly said: "Physician Zhou, money is not a problem. Do you have any way to save the child?"

"There is no other way; she can only be carefully nurtured slowly like this. The child has been hungry for years, her body is weak and her spleen is deficient. Try to eat some fine grain. Usually, she cannot be hungry or cold, do less heavy work, and cannot be stimulated."

Physician Zhou withdrew his hand and opened his medicine box. "I will prescribe a dose of medicine for her to take first, and we will see later."

Jiang Wei glanced at the medicinal herbs on the prescription; they were almost all tonics to nourish the body.

She paid the money and sent the physician away.

Qiulian Niang had already taken the initiative to pick up the prescription: "You look after the child at home; I will go get the medicine for you."

"Sorry to trouble you." Jiang Wei nodded slightly and took out two taels of silver to hand to Qiulian Niang. "Take this first; if it's not enough, I will make it up later."

"It's enough, it's enough!"

Qiulian Niang hurriedly pressed her hand down. A few doses of medicine wouldn't even cost one tael of silver. "You finally earned some money; save it well and buy Xiaoxiao some good food. Didn't the physician say that Xiaoxiao's body is severely depleted and needs to be nurtured well..."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but sigh: "Sigh, it's all the fault of that group of people in the Lao Li family. They have ruined the child for so many years. It's not easy for Xiaoxiao to have survived until now."

"... It's also my fault." Jiang Wei lowered her eyes and looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao lying on the bed.

If she hadn't been in a hurry to go to the county seat to sell the wild wolf today, this wouldn't have happened.

"It's not your fault; it's all the Lao Li family's fault! They are heartless and don't treat the child like a human being!" Qiulian Niang said, patting her hand to comfort her. "Alright, don't blame yourself anymore; I'll go get the medicine first."

After Qiulian Niang left, Jiang Xiaoxiao also gradually woke up from her coma. Seeing Jiang Wei standing in front of her, she asked in a weak voice: "Mother, am I going to die..."

Just now, in her daze, she heard the physician say that she wouldn't live long.

According to the plot development of the original book, at this time, the original host had probably already died.

Although she had successfully escaped the Lao Li family now, was she ultimately unable to escape the ending of death...

"No, you won't die." Jiang Wei looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao's red, swollen, and bloodshot cheeks, took out an ointment from her sleeve, squeezed out a little, and carefully applied it to her face.

Jiang Xiaoxiao's eyes were full of bloodshot veins, her vision was still blurry, and her head was buzzing with pain. She didn't know that her mother had taken something out of the space again; she only felt a layer of cool ointment applied to her face, and the originally burning pain seemed to be smoothed out by this coolness...

Seeing that the swelling on Jiang Xiaoxiao's face was gradually fading, Jiang Wei said again: "Xiaoxiao, where else is uncomfortable?"

"Headache, a bit nauseous, want to vomit..." Jiang Xiaoxiao said in a weak voice. Now, every time she opened her mouth to speak, the flesh inside her cheeks that had been beaten to a pulp also hurt.

Hearing this, Jiang Wei's eyes turned colder, and her hatred for the Lao Li family rose to another level.

This brutal beating by the Lao Li family had given the child a concussion.

"You sleep well first; it won't hurt when you wake up."

Jiang Xiaoxiao was already drowsy, and listening to her mother's words, she gradually fell asleep.

After Jiang Xiaoxiao was completely asleep, Jiang Wei sank her consciousness completely into the space.

Heavenly deficiency, weak body, won't live long...

These illnesses were accumulated over years and months; even modern medicine couldn't cure them in a short time.

Unless...

Jiang Wei's consciousness landed on a safe in the corner.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was sleeping, but she was still very restless in her dreams. Her body was in unbearable pain, her consciousness was drowsy, and she felt as if a big hand was pulling at her soul in the dark, as if trying to forcibly pull her out of this body...

Suddenly, she felt her arm being pricked by something, and it hurt a little.

In her daze, she opened her eyes slightly. Her blurry vision only saw a syringe needle stuck in her arm, and the emerald-green medicinal liquid was being pushed into her body bit by bit...

She soon fell into a coma again.

In this sleep, she seemed exceptionally peaceful.

Her body strangely stopped hurting, and her bones and flesh seemed to be repaired by something, with a slight itching sensation.

This feeling was very wonderful, as if something new was slowly growing in her body...

During this time, Qiulian Niang came back once, put down the medicine, and looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao twice. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, she didn't say much and prepared to leave.

Jiang Wei stopped her and took out half a tael of silver from her bosom and stuffed it into her hand.

"This, this won't do..." Qiulian Niang was about to refuse when it was forcibly stuffed into her bag by Jiang Wei.

"Sorry to trouble you today. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened to Xiaoxiao. You must take this money and buy some food and clothes for the children at home..."

As she spoke, Jiang Wei suddenly lowered her voice: "You use this money to hoard more grain. I went to town today and saw that the grain prices in many grain shops have risen quite a bit."

Now that Heaven isn't raining and the fields are suffering from drought, today's harvest probably won't be optimistic.

Grain is becoming scarcer, and grain prices will naturally rise. Later on, I'm afraid commoners won't even be able to afford grain!

Qiulian Niang was a smart person and quickly understood Jiang Wei's meaning. She didn't refuse again and accepted the silver.

After Qiulian Niang left, Jiang Wei moved some of the things she bought during the day out of the space.

Ceramic basins, several sets of brand-new bowls and chopsticks, a rosewood wardrobe, a bronze mirror, a wooden comb...

She also changed the door locks and door bolts for the house.

Immediately after, she placed several large bags of rice, flour, grain, and oil in the kitchen, and additionally filled ceramic basins with dried fruits, pistachios, almonds, macadamia nuts...

Then, she cleaned the small iron sheet boxes she bought from town and placed toothpaste, shampoo, body wash, face cream, and some moisturizers for hands and faces in them respectively.

Returning to the room, she put the mother and daughter's clothes in the newly bought wardrobe. In addition to the two sets custom-made from the embroidery workshop earlier, she also picked out several sets of durable, breathable, and comfortable clothes from the space, as well as several pairs of light, soft, and comfortable cloth shoes.

The clothes she took out were all of the ancient style, so wearing them out wouldn't attract the attention of outsiders.

The next day, at dawn.

Jiang Xiaoxiao woke up, opened her eyes, and saw the brand-new room, stunned and unable to come back to her senses.

What happened?

Why did so many things suddenly appear in the house after she slept?!

At this time, Jiang Wei pushed the door open and walked in: "Xiaoxiao, is your body better?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 20 =====