Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 20 - Home Remedies

Chapter 20: Chapter 20 Home Remedies

Chapter 20 -20 Home Remedies

“What?”

“A group of kids were climbing a tree to pick fruit, and your Xiao Yu fell from the tree, right by our place.”

Susu felt a ringing in her ears and, not bothering with the meat and ribs that had dropped to the ground, she hopped on her bike and sped straight to Aunt Wang’s house.

“Auntie, please could you go to my house and let my mom know.”

“Ah, ah, ah, I’ll go right away.”

Aunt Wang, being kind-hearted, picked up the meat and ribs from the ground and ran toward the Lu Family’s home.

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Susu arrived as fast as she could, only to see a group of children gathered together.

“Xiao Yu.”

The little guy was lying on the ground, drenched in sweat, yet he still tried to hold back his tears.

“Auntie, I—”

With reddened eyes, Susu quickly stepped forward and carefully picked him up, “Xiao Yu, don’t be scared, Auntie will take you to the hospital right now.”

Perhaps because someone cared, the little guy who had been bravely holding back his tears suddenly began crying with a pout and hiccupping sobs.

County Hospital

“You parents are really careless, the child’s collarbone is broken.”

“Broken collarbone?”

Susu’s heart skipped a beat, “What do we do? Doctor, does he need surgery?”

Seeing how anxious the parent was, the doctor’s attitude softened a bit.

“No need, I’ll prescribe some medicine; just try to avoid bumping his right arm. Fortunately, he’s young, and the bone will heal over time.”

“You parents should be careful when you get home, and regarding the wound on his head, make sure to change the dressing and keep it dry.”

As Susu was worrying, Mrs. Lu and Father Lu came running in a panic.

“Susu, how is Xiao Yu? Is it serious?”

“Mom, Dad, Xiao Yu’s collarbone is broken.”

Looking at the listless little fellow, Susu stood up, “Mom, Dad, I don’t have enough money on me, give me the money now, I’ll hurry to the pharmacy to buy the medicine.”

“Ah, ah, ah, hurry up, Mom and Dad will stay here with Xiao Yu.”

Mrs. Lu immediately handed all the money from her pocket to her daughter-in-law.

Looking at the anxious grandparents, Xiao Yu guiltily hung his small head.

“Grandpa, Grandma, I’m sorry, it’s all Xiao Yu’s fault, spending so much money.”

The old couple looked at the little guy with his arm in a sling, heartbroken, wanting to touch him but afraid of aggravating his other wounds, they softly consoled the guilty Xiao Yu.

In no time, Susu returned with the medicine in hand.

The family of four pushed the bike back home, with Xiao Yu seated on the rear of the bicycle, Mrs. Lu and Susu guarding him on both sides.

Today had been a day of highs and lows, having beaten up Su Baogen, argued with the Old Su Family, come back feeling delighted, and then in a frantic rush taking the little one to the hospital.

After the emotional rollercoaster, now feeling relaxed, Susu felt so tired she didn’t want to move at all.

But the meat had been bought, and in this weather, it couldn’t be left out without cooking. Fortunately, her cousin Xian Yue was at home.

Susu was very grateful, glad that she had asked her cousin to come over to work, keeping the house in perfect order.

Looking at the little fellow beside her, Susu felt it was necessary to have a proper talk with him.

“Xiao Yu, can you tell Auntie why you climbed the tree today? It’s so dangerous.”

“I’m sorry, Auntie, Xiao Yu was wrong, I won’t dare to do it again.”

Seeing the little one apologizing ever since the accident, Susu felt a mix of emotions and patted his small head.

“There’s no need to say sorry, getting hurt wasn’t your fault. But can you tell Auntie why you climbed the tree?”

Xiao Yu looked up at Auntie, fumbling with his fingers.

“I wanted to pick some fruit for Auntie to eat.”

Hearing this, Susu’s heart melted even more, she sighed deeply and affectionately patted the little one’s head.

“Aunt was so touched, Xiao Yu wanted to pick fruit for Aunt to eat. But, from now on you must never do such dangerous things again, Aunt’s heart aches when she sees Xiao Yu hurt.”

“Did you hear that, Xiao Yu? If you want to do something in the future, discuss it with Aunt first. Aunt doesn’t want Xiao Yu to get hurt.”

“Mm!”

Seeing that Aunt wasn’t angry, Xiao Yu’s dangling heart relaxed, and he nodded his head vigorously.

“Alright, alright, your head is still injured, you can’t move it randomly, hurry and lie down to sleep.”

Susu hurriedly protected Xiao Yu’s head, really afraid that the little guy would make himself uncomfortable by moving too much.

The next day, as the first rays of dawn spilled over, noises rose from every household.

“Sister Su, how did Xiao Yu get injured?”

Xiao Sun, who came to pick up goods, saw Xiao Yu with his arm in a sling around his neck just as he entered the courtyard.

“He fell from a tree yesterday. Luckily he’s still young. The doctor said his bones will slowly heal on their own.”

Afraid that the little one would be scared, Xiao Sun quickly comforted, “It’s okay, Xiao Yu, Brother used to fall a lot too, it’ll get better slowly. Look how strong Brother is now.”

Xiao Yu frowned and said, “Mm, thank you, Brother Xiao Sun.”

“Xiao Yu, today you and your cousin Aunt stay at home.”

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were leaving, the little guy still wanted to follow them to sell goods as usual.

Both Mrs. Lu disagreed, and Xiao Yu obediently stayed at home.

In the summer of the north, there’s a different temperature in the shade and under the sun.

Susu found a cool place to hawk her wares, the breeze coming in waves, taking the heat away.

As it approached noon, the sun was baking everything leaving no shade to hide in.

Susu, braving the scorching sun, hurried home.

Because the little guy was injured, Susu specifically asked the meat delivery boss to include some extra big bones with each day’s delivery.

The thinking was ‘eat what you need to repair,’ as in ‘like heals like.’

After arriving home, Susu immediately got busy boiling the big bones for soup. As time passed, the soup in the pot gradually turned white, and the rich aroma of bone broth drifted around.

The kids next door were drooling and clamoring to have some too, since Aunt Wang next door got along well with her own mother-in-law. They would sometimes pass a bowl of food over the wall.

Just as Susu was about to bring over the bone soup, Mrs. Lu came back with a mysterious package.

“Susu, look what mother has brought, something good.”

“Perfect timing, Mother. You’re close with Aunt Wang, take this bone soup over for her to try.”

“Okay, okay.”

Mrs. Lu placed the item she was holding onto the table and stood at the edge of their own wall with a big bowl, calling out,

“Xiue, Xiue!”

“What’s up?”

“Hurry up, my daughter-in-law Susu asked me to bring you some bone soup to try. You know my Xiao Yu injured his bone.”

“Oh dear, let me clear a bowl for you, just wait a moment.”

…

Inside the kitchen

The aunt and sister-in-law were both curious about the yellow-paper package but didn’t touch the contents.

“Mother, what did you bring back?”

Mrs. Lu slapped her thigh, almost forgetting, and picked up the yellow-paper package to bring it over.

“Let me tell you, this is good stuff. I heard of this folk remedy, and eating this is really effective for bone healing.”

Susu and Xian Yue both leaned in curiously to take a look.

The next second, the yellow paper was opened, revealing a pile of stiff, dead geckos (mouse spiders) lying peacefully inside.

“Ahh—”

“Goodness~”