Li Mo held Li Man's hand tightly, looked at the village chief slowly, and said with a solemn expression, "Village chief, Dayong is sick, and he has not been diagnosed by the doctor, so he can't jump to conclusions, let alone make up a crime at will to frame my daughter-in-law." ”

"Whether it is a false accusation or not, it's hard to say now." The village chief stared at Li Man with a cold gaze, "After all, Dayong, this kid has always been in good health, and after returning from your house yesterday, he suddenly fell ill, which can't help but make people suspicious." ”

"Then the doctor has to come." Li Shu was unconvinced and said, "What's more, so many children came to our house yesterday, and one of them was sick, so they said that my daughter-in-law was harmed, your statement is too ridiculous, don't the rest of you usually get sick?" To be sick is to be sick, and it has nothing to do with other people, so don't blame my daughter-in-law just because you are jealous of her goodness. I can warn you, if anyone dares to say half a word about my daughter-in-law, I will not follow it. ”

Saying that, Li Shu raised his fist very unceremoniously towards everyone, talking about fighting, he has been fighting since he was a child, and he has never been afraid of anyone.

Everyone in this village knows about Li Shu's violent temper, and no one wants to touch their heads at this time, not to mention that this matter has nothing to do with them.

The village chief frowned and stared at Li Mo unhappily, "Boss, the third child is so presumptuous, you don't care?" ”

"Although my third brother has a short temper, he is not a reckless and unreasonable person, if he really beats others, it is also the first person to blame." Li Mo looked at the village chief and replied to Ying neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"You?" The village chief's face trembled when he was choked, "Is he still reasonable to the villagers like this?" I also beat Hu Ziniang just now, that's your elder. ”

"That's, it's—" Someone on the side cheered on the village chief.

Li Mo sneered, holding Li Man's hand unconsciously tightened, "Folks? Man'er married into my Li family, she is a member of my Li family, and she is also a villager of our goddess ditch, are you people polite to her? scolded her indiscriminately, and indiscriminately planted charges on her, dare to ask you are these to the villagers? ”

Everyone choked and pursed their mouths, it's really hard to answer, after all, even if someone else is a vixen, you have to come up with evidence.

Li Man also secretly applauded when he heard it, he never imagined that Li Mo, who was usually taciturn, was still very slippery when it came to the critical moment, and his words were so loud that even the village chief had nothing to say.

There was silence in the house, and Li Man only thought that these people had some restraint, but suddenly I didn't know which mother-in-law shouted, "I heard that the fox is afraid of fire, let's use fire to burn her to show her original form." ”

Li Man's heart sank, his whole body was like being poured hailstones, cold and painful, how could anyone be so vicious?

"How dare you." Li Shu glared at the woman viciously.

At this time, another woman swished coldly, "Sanbao Niang, who told you that the fox is afraid of fire and wants to burn it with fire?" If you can't burn the original shape and kill other people's girls in vain, will you pay for it? ”

Li Man glanced at the people who spoke to him, it was Aunt Li, who had met her several times, and couldn't help but look at her gratefully.

Aunt Li glanced at her comfortingly, then squeezed through the crowd, walked over, took Li Man's hand and said, "Girl, don't be afraid, these people are all covered with lard, and they don't even know whether they are good or bad." ”

"Aunt Li, you are kind," Sanbao Niang looked at Aunt Li with a strange yin and yang and mocked, "But how do you know that the Daoist people are not fox spirits?" Now it's Dayong, if one day, everyone in our village is harmed by her, I think you will have to be punished together. ”

These words were quite vicious, and Aunt Li's face immediately sank, "Sanbao Niang, you don't have to curse me, if God has eyes, the one who will be punished by God must be you and not me." A good girl, do you have to say that the fox spirit is still burned with fire? Then let me ask you, just like you, your man scolds you every day for being a broom and swine fever, do you think we are going to burn you and bury you in the mountain? ”

Sanbao Niang was suddenly blocked, and she was stunned for a long time, with a red face and equator, "That, that's just my dead ghost man scolding when he was drunk, I can't do it really." ”

"It's really not true, we mortals don't know it with the naked eye, so it's better to burn it with fire to see if we can show the shape of a pig." Aunt Li sneered.

"Yes, if you want to burn it, you have to burn it first." Li Shu echoed and shouted.

Sanbao Niang suddenly panicked, and her body stepped back, "What about others, what do they say I do?" I'm not harming anyone, I-"

Before he finished speaking, he got out of the door and ran away.

"Stupid." Aunt Li scolded with a smile, and then looked at Li Man, "Girl, don't be afraid, these mothers-in-law are idle, and they love to mess around." ”

"Xie Lu, Aunt Xie." Li Man said politely.

"Thank you, you taught our eldest and second girls to learn, I haven't thanked you yet." Aunt Li said with a smile.

"Oh, it turns out that the eldest girl and the second girl are your children." Li Man was surprised by the extra that.

"Hmm." Aunt Li said, "When they went back yesterday, they all told me, saying that their Man'er teacher was so good, and the two children didn't want to sleep all night when they were excited. ”

Li Man smiled shyly, she was happy that the children could like her.

Li Mo nodded at Aunt Li very gratefully, as soon as she interjected, the atmosphere eased a lot, and Li Man was much more relaxed.

It's just that the village chief sitting on the main seat has an ugly face.

Not long after, Li Yan and Li Hua came back, followed by a panting doctor.

"Man'er girl, you're fine, are you?"

When he squeezed into the room, the old man was even more worried about Li Man than Li Yan and Li Hua, and was busy searching for her all over the house.

"I'm here." Li Man hurriedly greeted him, and without waiting for him to ask, he took the old doctor to the back room, while introducing, "Please take a good look at that child, I just looked, he seems to have a rash on his body, but he didn't dare to look carefully, I suspect it is smallpox." ”

"Smallpox? What is that? The old doctor asked suspiciously.

Li Man was surprised, "You don't know what smallpox is?" ”

The old doctor really didn't understand, so he walked to the side of the bed led by Da Yong's mother, leaned down, checked Da Yong a little, and retreated again and again in fright, "It's amazing, it's amazing." ”

"Doctor, don't scare me, what's wrong?" Da Yongniang's face turned pale with fright, and she trembled when she asked.

Li Man's heart was also pounding, the child who was still jumping in front of her yesterday has become like this today, she is indeed sad, "Uncle Xu, how is it?" ”

"Get out of the air, get out of the road." The old doctor stretched out his hand and drove everyone out of the back room.

The village chief and others were also waiting at the door of the house, and when they saw him come out, they immediately asked, "How is it?" ”

The old doctor glanced at the crowded villagers in the house, and said directly, "It's none of your business, why do you want to go, what are you doing here?" ”

Then, the village chief also waved his hand, "Go back, don't mess with this fool." ”

Only then did the villagers disperse with reluctance and unwillingness.

"Doctor, tell me, what's going on with that kid Dayong?" Seeing that everyone was gone, the village chief asked again, and his eyes involuntarily glanced at Li Man.

Li Man didn't see it, but looked at the old doctor worriedly.

The old doctor's face was heavy, and he only sighed and said, "It's the plague." ”

"The plague?"

Not only the village chief, but everyone present was stunned, Da Yongniang's 'ah', her eyes rolled, and the whole person fainted, and the two daughters immediately helped her sit on the ground and cried.

The village chief was also frightened, what the goddess was most afraid of was the plague, but this plague came once every two years, and each time it would take away a lot of lives.

"Then, that can only be dragged to the mountains and burned?" This is the safest and most trouble-free way, and it has been done before, that the people who have the plague will be sent directly to the mountains, and they will be burned on wood, and they will not be afraid to burn to ashes.

Li Man was stunned and almost couldn't come back to his senses, "Burn, burn?" ”

"Man'er, don't be afraid." Li Mo hurriedly hugged her crumbling and comforted her in a low voice.

The old doctor looked at Li Man and sighed, "That's also something that can't be helped, it's only the child's bad life." Also, she looks her best and observes her for a few days, I'm afraid that she will also be infected. ”

This said, the mother cried even more fiercely, and the sisters directly hugged the mother who had just woken up, crying and shouting that they didn't want to die.

Li Man's heart was pinched in one place, and he grabbed the old doctor and asked, "Uncle Xu, how can it be a plague?" I looked—"

Speaking of this, Li Man suddenly thought of something, yes, Xu Bo didn't know what smallpox was, perhaps, the smallpox in her mouth was the plague he said.

Plague is contagious and can kill people, and the same is true of smallpox.

Therefore, the meaning of the two mouths should be the same, but the words are different.

But if smallpox is severe, it's not completely lifeless.

"Girl, don't worry about it," the old doctor looked at the village chief with a solemn expression, "This matter has to be done faster, it's very contagious." When we go home, we still have to wash and wash our clothes, and it's best to boil them in water and dry them. By the way, I'll bring some herbs when I go back, and you can send some from house to house, and drink some of them to see if you can prevent it. ”

"Then Xie Lu, Doctor Xu, I'll find someone to come over immediately." The village chief said.

"Don't." Da Yong Niang hugged the village chief's leg and cried and begged, "Village chief, you can't burn my family Dayong, I'm just such a son, you burned him, who will I rely on in the future." His father is still outside, if Zhiludao's son is gone, then he won't kill me, please, village chief, you can do well. ”

"Dayong Niang, you have to understand, it's useless to beg me for this matter, if Dayong doesn't burn it, your mother can't save it, and the people in our village can't save it." The village chief shook off Da Yongniang.

Da Yong Niang wailed, and suddenly hugged Li Man's thigh again, "Girl, save my family Da Yong, I know that you are not a mortal, save him, or else, you take my life, take me for my son's life, okay?" ”

"Daughter-in-law." Li Shu bent down and broke Da Yongniang's fingers, and said helplessly, "We all want to help with this, but there is nothing we can do." ”

Li Mo was afraid that Li Man would be sad if she stayed any longer, so he took her to go out.

But Li Man suddenly reached out and grabbed the door frame, turned around and said, "You can't burn the child, he's not dead yet." ”

Da Yongniang was shocked when she said this.

The village chief and the others frowned, "What do you know about a girl's family, go home with your men." The village chief said politely.

Who knows, Li Man broke free of Li Mo's hand and took the initiative to block in front of the village chief, "You can't burn it." He is not dead, and you burn him like this, you are murder, you are committing a crime. ”

The village chief frowned, looked at Li Man unhappily, and blamed her for being ignorant.

"Man'er, good, come back with me." Li Yan walked to her side distressedly, held her hand, and coaxed.

"Li Yan." Li Man grabbed him suddenly, and immediately, his eyes swept over everyone, and said, "Or, hand him over to me, okay?" Whether it can be cured or not, I only need a month-"

"A month? Aren't you afraid that all the people in our ditch will be rumored to die? The village chief yelled angrily.

"Half a month." Li Man had to shorten the time, "Otherwise, you are afraid that he will infect others at home, so it is better to go to a ventilated place in the mountains, build him a spacious hut, and I will take care of him." ”

"Man'er." The four brothers of the Li family looked at her almost at the same time.

"Plague is contagious." Li Mo said with difficulty.

"Daughter-in-law, you can't have an accident." Li Shu was a little scared.

Li Hua walked up to her and persuaded softly, "I know that you will feel cruel about this, but now it can only be like this, for the sake of more people-"

"Li Hua, believe me once, I won't be infected." In modern times, she has been vaccinated, she thinks she has antibodies in her body, and smallpox is just her guess, maybe not so serious.

"Girl, you can't be fine." Li Yan suddenly hugged her into his arms.

Li Mo and the others hurriedly got out of the way, hugged each other, and walked out of the house together.

Li Man was startled, and shouted in Li Yan's arms, "Li Yan, you let me go, you can't let them burn Dayong, he can still be saved." ”

The old doctor followed behind and reprimanded, "Little girl, my old man knows that you are kind-hearted, but this kindness must also have a degree, if you keep him, it will be unfair to the rest of the village." Also, you don't care about taking care of that child, in case you have three long and two short, leave you men behind, and let them beat singles for the rest of their lives? ”

"It's not—"

"Uncle Xu is right, listen carefully." Li Yan pinched her waist angrily, don't look at her usually looks soft and weak, she looks like a bully, no one knows him, this dead girl is willful and stubborn, if she really makes up her mind, the nine cows can't pull it back.

Therefore, he was too lazy to persuade her, and took her home directly, and then saw that it was the most direct and safest to be at home.

Li Man shook her head, tearing and kicking in his arms, but no one cared about her, so she had to ask Li Mo for help, "Big brother." ”

"Man'er, you can listen to Dr. Xu about this." Li Mo felt sorry for her, but at the moment there was no other way than to do this, he couldn't let his woman take risks.

"Li Hua." Li Man reluctantly shouted Li Hua again.

Li Hua's eyes were full of confusion, "Man'er, you know the way, if you have something, we-"

"No, it won't." Li Man said busily.

Li Shu interrupted in a deep voice, "No, no." It is a plague, and if it is infected, it will die. Daughter-in-law, don't make a fuss, okay? Come home with us. ”

Li Man struggled and couldn't break free, and others didn't listen to what he said, and finally was helplessly carried home by Li Yan.

When he got home, Li Man sat on the kang alone, looking at a room full of men, and suddenly had mixed feelings in his heart.

They all care about her too much, that's why they screw her like this.

She didn't want to have anything to do, but she really couldn't watch a child who was still angry being burned to death, and if she didn't do anything, she probably wouldn't have peace of mind for the rest of her life.

"Uncle Xu." Calming down, Li Man called Uncle Xu, sat on the stool together, and said slowly, "The plague you just talked about is contagious and will kill people, but it is really not that terrible, maybe, I can cure it." ”

"You?" Xu Bo looked at her suspiciously, "Girl, don't waste your saliva, it's useless for you to say anything now, even if your men listen to you, Uncle Xu, I have to stop you, that kid is already like that, you can't take your own little life, but if you can save it, I won't let it go, my old man is not as poisonous as you think." ”

Li Man smiled slightly, trying to be calm, trying to convince them with facts, "Uncle Xu, I know that you are a good doctor, and your medical skills are also excellent, but there are indeed many things in this world that you don't know, right?" Since there is such a disease, then there is naturally a way to cure it, but now we don't know the way, but we can't just kill the person who gets the disease because we don't know the way. In this way, there will never be any progress in medical skills. ”

When Xu Bo heard this, his eyes widened, and he couldn't come back to his senses in a daze.

"Man'er, Uncle Xu is also for your good, don't be tough." Li Mo said helplessly.

"Big brother, I know what to do." Seeing that Uncle Xu was shaken, Li Man continued to persuade, "The medical skills of human beings are so developed precisely because there are many good doctors who are not afraid of danger and diligently explore. ”

Xu Bo slowly lowered his head, as if in deep thought.

Li Yan frowned, and poked his finger on Li Man's forehead, "Dead girl, even if you break the sky today, we can't let you do stupid things." ”

"What stupidity? It is obviously a good thing for the benefit of future generations. Li Man rubbed his forehead and gave Li Yan a fierce look, "Let me ask you, is this plague the first time in your place?" ”

"It's not." Li Shu shook his head, "It seems to have happened every year before, but in the past two years, there have been fewer of them, but who knows that there will be again." ”

"That's it, if we don't get rid of this plague completely, maybe more people will be harmed in the future. It's Dayong's kid today, in case it turns our turn to change the sky—"

"Man'er." Li Hua hurriedly stopped her words, looking a little panicked, "No, nothing like that will happen." ”

Li Man didn't want to irritate them, so his tone softened a little and said, "If I can save Dayong this time, wouldn't it also be a matter of immeasurable merit?" ”

"But what if you don't save him, but you get infected yourself?" Li Yan said angrily, this dead girl's mind is made of stone, and she is not civilized.

Uncle Xu, who had been silent for a long time, raised his head at this time, "Girl, do you have a way?" ”

"Hmm." Li Man nodded hurriedly, even if she is not ten percent sure, she should have seven or eight percent, and this is also thanks to the fact that her cousin Li Yun had measles when she was a child, and she saw with her own eyes how her mother took care of her.

"How sure are you?" Xu Bo still asked worriedly.

"Seventy or eighty." Li Man said, "By the way, Uncle Xu, I'll prescribe a few pairs of medicines here, please help me match them, in addition, we can find a room with a better environment for Dayong, which can be breathable, but it has to be backlit, and the diet should be more nutritious, and the most important thing is to isolate him from the crowd to avoid more people from being infected." ”

Xu Bo nodded when he heard this, "Okay, since you are not afraid of this little girl, my old man will also go away, my family lives at the foot of the mountain, there is no one in front of and behind, and there are two people at home, I and my wife, if you believe it, you will send the child to my house, and it is convenient to feed and take care of medicine." ”

"Huh?" Li Man was surprised, and then he was full of emotion, "Uncle Xu, you are really a doctor with noble medical ethics. ”

"Don't talk to me about that. I told you, if I and my old woman get infected, you'll have to collect the bodies for us. In the future, every year Qingming has to go to our grave to burn paper——"

"Uncle Xu, don't say that frustrating words, your old body is hard, besides, I won't let you have an accident." Li Man breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

Li Mo and the other brothers glanced at each other, all helpless.

But what can be done? What their daughter-in-law wanted to do, they stopped it, but they didn't stop it.

The key is that they themselves are afraid that their daughter-in-law is a kind person, if they really let her watch the child burned to death, it is estimated that she will have pimples in her heart for the rest of her life, and they will not feel good with them.

Therefore, the brothers glanced at each other, and they all silently recognized it, but they all made up their minds in their hearts, their brothers went first in everything, and they didn't dare to let their daughter-in-law do it herself.

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