Qin Junyao felt a lingering fear after hearing Suozi's words. If Zhao Liangcai and the others hadn't found the axe by the roadside, would the person have died?
That was indeed what happened in her previous life.
In her previous life, Madam Qian had not come to the Northwest to seek refuge, so Qian Duo, who knew future events, had not been there.
At that time, Zhao Liangcai had accepted the grain for befriending the Fifth Prince, Prince Luo, but he couldn't transport salt out of the Northwest city. The Erbu and Sanbu tribes kept causing trouble for him at the salt lake, and he was too busy to return to the village often or go to the Northwest city.
Axe, bored at home, was also taken out to play by Mr. Zheng. He didn't encounter his brother on the way back and died of poisoning on the road.
Qian Duo, who knew future events, had considered warning them, but she only knew that Axe had disappeared before the New Year. She didn't know the specific time, place, or circumstances.
Besides, Axe didn't like her. She only needed to change her own destiny; what did other people's lives have to do with her?
A bonfire was lit in the courtyard. Qin Junyao held a cup of hot tea in her hand, watching Doctor Sheng walk back and forth between an empty room and Axe's room.
Sometimes he carried a bowl of green liquid, and sometimes he held a plate of green paste. In short, no one could tell what Doctor Sheng was using to detoxify Axe and the other two.
The sun began to set, and the sky gradually darkened. The buckets and bathtubs in Axe's room were first removed. A while later, Granny Ma, wrapped up tightly, was carried out by Sheng Yining and sent to Granny Ma's own room.
Qin Junyao took a new set of inner clothes and cotton clothes she had bought in the Northwest city and gave them to Sheng Yining. The little girl looked as if she had just taken a swim, her whole body drenched.
Suozi also arranged for people to carry clothes and follow Sheng's grandparents and granddaughter, so they could wash up and change in the guest rooms.
"Sister Jun, these are all new, aren't they? I won't wear them. I can dry off by the fire, and I'm healthy," Sheng Yining said, placing her hands behind her back and not accepting the clothes from Qin Junyao's hands.
"Be good. We're about the same height, so they'll fit you. Don't wash here. Hurry and change. I still need to check on Axe," Qin Junyao placed the clothes on the table and reached for Sheng Yining.
"Axe is fine now. After another half a month of detoxification medicine, he'll be back to his lively self. Sister Jun, stop grabbing me. You can't catch me."
"Yining, if you don't change, I'll be angry. Do you want Aunt Sheng to worry when you go back in wet clothes?"
"Then, then, Sister Jun, don't laugh at me," Sheng Yining said, lowering her head and not daring to look at Qin Junyao.
Qin Junyao didn't understand Sheng Yining's meaning. "Laugh at you for what?"
"I have scars. When I was practicing martial arts as a child, and later when I went up the mountain with Grandpa, I got quite a few scars on my legs and arms."
"I have scars too. You change your clothes in your room, and I'll go out to see Axe." Before leaving the room, Qin Junyao reminded Sheng Yining not to forget to dry her hair.
Every time Qin Junyao saw Sheng Yining, she turned into a nagging old mother.
When she got to the courtyard, Qin Junyao was surprised to see Grandma Qin. "Grandma? Why are you here?"
"Can't I come? Look at the time, and you're still not home. Is the food you're offering that good?" Grandma Qin spoke bluntly as always.
"Grandma," Grandma Qin said with some helplessness, "Doctor Sheng and the others have just finished their treatment. I haven't even seen Axe yet."
"Then let's go together," Grandma Qin said, asking Qin Junyao to lead the way.
Qin Junyao didn't know which room Axe was in, so she took two people from the bench legs in the courtyard to guide them.
As soon as they reached the door of the room, they heard Madam Qian's voice. "Zhou Suozi, how dare you lock us up? Who gave you the nerve?"
"And Zhao Liangcai, Youcai is my son, why won't you let me take care of him?"
Madam Qian was furious. When Zhao Liangcai was not at home, she could order the servants around as she pleased, but now Suozi's words carried more weight than hers.
This made her realize that she still had no say in this family, so she had to hold on to Axe.
Grandma Qin and Qin Junyao pushed the door open. Zhao Liangcai was sitting on the kang, replying to Madam Qian, "When Axe wakes up, you can ask him who he belongs to."
"Who does he belong to? I am his mother, of course, he belongs to me. Does this need to be asked? Zhao Liangcai, you've always forbidden me from getting close to Youcai, what exactly are you plotting?"
"Little Hammer, this is where you're wrong. When a child is sick, of course, his own mother should take care of him."
"The medicine and food made by his own mother are what children like best." Grandma Qin walked closer to look at Axe.
The little fellow's complexion had already returned to its fair hue. His lips were a little dry, his breathing was steady, and his brow was relaxed. He looked like he was out of danger.
Madam Qian had not expected Grandma Qin to speak on her behalf, which left her speechless. She instinctively looked at her niece, only to find Qian Duo staring blankly at Axe.
Zhao Liangcai thought for a moment about Grandma Qin's words and understood. After a pause, he sighed and said, "Alright, someone needs to stay up tonight. Feed Axe some rice soup every half an hour. He might vomit in between..."
These precautions were given by Doctor Sheng during the treatment. Zhao Liangcai remembered them clearly and told Madam Qian one by one.
Grandma Qin watched Madam Qian's changing expression and chuckled. Was a sick child that easy to take care of?
Let alone a biological mother, even the Queen Mother could make you unable to eat or sleep. If it weren't for Mother Qin helping to take care of Qin Sen when he was young, Grandma Qin had even considered abandoning her youngest son.
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After confirming that Axe was out of danger, Qin Junyao and Grandma Qin left first. Zhao Liangcai personally saw them off.
He had only changed into a cotton jacket, and his hair and beard were still wet. They began to freeze slowly outside.
"Go back inside, no need to see us off. Here, my mouth is coming unglued," Grandma Qin said, pointing to the corner of her mouth and showing it to Zhao Liangcai at the main gate.
Zhao Liangcai instinctively touched his beard, but it hadn't come unglued. When he looked up again, Grandma Qin had already taken Qin Junyao a distance ahead. This meant she didn't want him to see them off any further.
He had no choice but to send Dengzi (stool leg) to follow behind them, watching them safely reach home.
When Grandma Qin and Qin Junyao left the Zhao family's main gate, they saw something very interesting. Divine Doctor Mo was holding a lantern and examining the water and dregs poured out in the courtyard.
However, a divine doctor in the mortal world would definitely not be able to identify those things. It would be more like a celestial being.
Upon returning home, Qin Junyao ate the meal left by Mother Qin and informed her family that Axe and Granny Ma were out of danger and would wake up tomorrow.
Mother Qin also said that she would make some food to visit Granny Ma.
The busy and anxious day finally ended. After Qin Xiaoyu fell asleep, Qin Junyao entered her space and boiled water to bathe.
She was now proficient at starting fires, chopping firewood, and cutting vegetables, but she was still bad at cooking. With the same ingredients and seasonings, her cooking was extremely unpalatable.
After bathing, Qin Junyao took a cucumber, ate it, and inspected her space.
She needed to know how much grass needed weeding, which plots needed watering, and which crops were ready for harvest.
To ensure there was always water in the space's well, Qin Junyao had to constantly plant crops in her space.
Her legs were a little sore from walking, so Qin Junyao left her space and lay on the kang. She couldn't sleep, her mind filled with the events that Axe and the others had encountered.
The things she had prepared were still not enough. For example, Doctor Sheng's detoxification pills. She still needed to learn some self-defense martial arts. She hadn't grown Cistanche deserticola yet. She wanted to learn horse riding...