When Jiang Pan and his sons found Chen Yuezhi and Jiang Wan, the mother and daughter were lying unconscious in a mountain gully.
The men rushed forward and quickly freed Jiang Wan from Chen Yuezhi's body.
"Mother, Mother!"
"Wanwan, wake up quickly!"
Jiang Pan pinched Chen Yuezhi's philtrum, waking her up.
Chen Yuezhi looked at them blankly, "What's wrong with you all?"
Su Shi cried, "Mother, you and Wanwan fell down the mountain."
Chen Yuezhi remembered everything. She heard Jiang Wan warning her to be careful, saw Jiang Yu pounce, and wanted to dodge, but it was too late.
"Wanwan! Where is Wanwan?"
"Mother, Wanwan is here."
Chen Yuezhi turned her head and saw Jiang Wan unconscious, while Jiang Pan and his sons were sweating profusely with anxiety.
They had tried every method they could think of, but Jiang Wan showed no signs of waking up.
"Her mother, come quickly and see what's wrong with Wanwan? She has no injuries, so why isn't she waking up?"
Chen Yuezhi rushed over and examined Jiang Wan all over. Indeed, there were no external injuries, and her bones were all fine.
She quickly grabbed Jiang Wan's wrist and carefully felt her pulse. The pulse was also normal.
Chen Yuezhi hastily rummaged through her belongings and took out a cloth bundle. This contained her precious silver needles, which she rarely used.
Taking out a silver needle, Chen Yuezhi had Jiang Pan lay the child flat. She then unbuttoned Jiang Wan's top and inserted needles into several acupoints on her body.
Each time she inserted a needle, Chen Yuezhi's hands trembled violently.
Fortunately, this flurry of activity proved useful.
Jiang Wan's eyeballs rolled a few times, and she finally opened one eye a sliver.
"Wanwan, Wanwan, can you hear Mother speaking? Can you see Mother's hand?"
She was terrified that Jiang Wan had hit her head during the tumble.
Jiang Wan saw Chen Yuezhi waving her hand in front of her eyes and found it a little amusing, but she was so tired that she couldn't even lift the corners of her mouth.
However, it was good that her mother was alright.
As this thought crossed her mind, Jiang Wan lost consciousness again.
The family members urgently shouted, "Wanwan!"
Chen Yuezhi quickly went to feel Jiang Wan's pulse again. The pulse was still normal.
Her medical skills were limited, and she couldn't understand Jiang Wan's condition, so she cried anxiously.
An old woman who had come to watch the commotion said, "Looking at Wanwan, the child has no external injuries and just woke up. It's likely not a serious problem. Perhaps she was just frightened, and she'll be fine after a good sleep."
Jiang Pan thought for a moment and said, "Yuezhi, don't cry. Let's take Wanwan to the county town to find a doctor!"
Chen Yuezhi nodded and was about to get up when the village chief came to dissuade her. "The refugees came from the county town. Do you think there will be any doctors there? Don't rush. I don't think this child has any major problems. She might wake up in a while."
Others also chimed in, "Yes, Dapang. Be careful not to be impulsive. You know the situation outside better than anyone. If you leave now, you might not even survive."
As everyone was urging them, Chen Yuezhi suddenly remembered that they had a life-saving item at home!
So she quickly said, "Alright, we won't go. We'll wait a bit longer. Everyone, stop crowding here. Hurry back to the village to check the situation."
Jiang Pan was surprised by her words. After everyone had dispersed, he asked, "Yuezhi, you don't want to save Wanwan anymore?"
Chen Yuezhi glared at him. "That's my child, born after ten months of pregnancy. I'd rather give up my own life than not save her! Don't we have a ginseng at home? That's a good life-saving item!"
Jiang Pan smacked his forehead. "Right, I almost forgot about it!"
He quickly untied the bag tied to his waist and took out the still quite fresh ginseng.
They hadn't put their valuables with the luggage. Instead, they had distributed them among everyone.
This was to prevent anyone from stealing things from the cart, and also in case the family got separated on the road. Everyone would have some valuables on them to save their lives!
The ginseng was the most valuable item in the family, so it was entrusted to Jiang Pan, who had the highest combat power.
Chen Yuezhi took the ginseng, took out a small knife, and without hesitation, cut off a slice. She then quickly put it into Jiang Wan's mouth.
Sanlang asked, "Mother, will this work?"
Chen Yuezhi wasn't sure if it would work, but it was the only option they had at the moment.
Her medical skills were too limited, and she couldn't figure out Jiang Wan's condition.
Jiang Pan put away the remaining ginseng, tied it back to his waist, and said with a cold face, "Let's go. I'm going to find Jiang Yu!"
The brothers immediately helped lift the cart, which had been pushed down the mountain by the villagers, and headed towards the village.
Along the village road leading to the Jiang family's house, cries of grief could be heard incessantly.
The refugees were too detestable. Since they couldn't find food or money, they caused destruction in the village. Many houses were smashed and burned, and some clothes and tools that people hadn't managed to take with them were also stolen or destroyed.
The villagers couldn't help but cry out in pain as they looked at their homes being ravaged.
Jiang Pan's family couldn't stop to comfort the villagers and headed straight for the old Jiang family residence with murderous intent.
The Jiang family was also sitting at their doorstep, crying and wailing. Last night, they were in a hurry to escape. Besides money and food, they hadn't taken many things from their home, so they suffered heavy losses.
Sanlang spotted Jiang Yu and rushed forward, grabbing her and swinging his arm to slap her repeatedly. "How can your heart be so venomous! If anything happens to my sister, I'll make you pay with your life!"
Jiang Yu was beaten so badly that she had no strength to dodge and could only cry out loudly.
Zhou Shi, seeing her daughter being beaten, immediately rushed out. "You little bastard, you've gone too far! Let go quickly, or I'll skin you alive!"
Dàláng and Èrláng hadn't intended to fight. After all, they were older, and it wasn't appropriate for them to hit Jiang Yu. It was more suitable for Sanlang, who was about the same age as her, to do it.
However, Zhou Shi's mouth was too foul. That sentence had insulted the entire eldest branch of the family. How could Dàláng and Èrláng tolerate it? They dropped what they were holding and rushed forward, pinning Zhou Shi down and beating her.
Jiang Lao'er, seeing his wife being beaten, tried to help. Jiang Pan glared at him. "If you dare to make a move today, I'll break your legs!"
The cowardly Jiang Lao'er turned and shouted for Jiang Laotai and Jiang Laotou.
Zhou Shi couldn't stand the beating and screamed, "Help! Someone's being beaten to death! Nephews are beating their aunt! Help!"
But none of the neighbors came. Either they were too busy dealing with their own situations, or who cared if Zhou Shi was being beaten to death.
Moreover, Zhou Shi's beating was deserved!
Back on the mountain, many people had seen Jiang Yu push Chen Yuezhi and her daughter down the mountain. How could such a vicious child at such a young age be taught by adults?
What's more, if it weren't for Jiang Pan's family's righteousness in returning to the village to report the news last night, they might not even be alive now. By all rights and reason, no one would come forward to watch the commotion, nor would anyone speak up for Zhou Shi.
Seeing that Zhou Shi and Jiang Yu had both been beaten black and blue, Jiang Laotou and Jiang Laotai rushed out of the house.
"Stop! Your eldest branch family is truly lawless!"