Chapter 1: Village Aunt Pan'er

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Pan'er stood at the door, her thin fingers on the door panel, this kind of door panel is made of several pieces of wood, because it has been used for a long time, the small thorns on the edge are all smoothed and become oily, she did not go in, she rubbed outside the house, the whole person is as thin as a bamboo pole, if the wind is a little stronger, it can blow people away.

The little girl is only fourteen years old, and there is a bowl-sized scar on the left side of her face, the scar is purple and black, pitted and rotten in the flesh, uneven, and there is no good meat on the left side of the face.

This scar was left when Pan'er was three years old, and there was a fire in her house, and her mother tried desperately to save her, but the left side of her face was still burned.

When the children in the village saw Pan'er, they thought she was uglier than the devil and a big fool.

Pan'er has been bullied a lot over the years, even if she was angry in the past, she was pushed down in the mud and dirt, and Pan'er, who kept salivation, would not hold a grudge.

After all, everyone knows she's a fool.

But today is different, Pan'er reached out and touched her eyebrows, where a big hole had just been broken, and blood was gushing out.

Pan'er is not only not stupid, but also remembers some things that should not be remembered.

She is Qi Chuan's daughter-in-law, living in Qi's house with her mother Lin, the weather changed suddenly, there were a few heavy rains, it became colder and colder day by day, Lin contracted the wind cold, and launched a high fever, although Pan'er was a fool, but she depended on Lin for her life, and her feelings were deep, she had no money to give Lin medicine, so she simply went into the mountains to find herbs, but she didn't find the herbs, and she fell off the cliff and broke her head.

After she was injured, Pan'er thought she was dead, but she didn't expect her to fall into a spring, not only did she not die, but the hole in her brain also grew, and she returned to Qi's house in a crazy way, but her own mother burned to death with a high fever because she had no money to buy medicine.

Pan'er was still stupid at that time, she didn't understand what it meant for people to die, and without her mother's protection, she was driven out by the Qi family and became a beggar, begging with the villagers in the village, without food, without clothing, and freezing to death in a broken temple in winter.

Somehow, she went back to when she just broke her head, and now it's different from before, and the things she couldn't figure out before, Pan'er is now all smooth.

If the memory in her mind is true, then she has lived for two lifetimes, and soon after, her mother will lose her life, in order to save money, the Qi family hastily buried the Lin family in the mound, greedy for money, and when the old lady was old, delirious and could no longer take care of the house, they directly drove the fool Pan'er out of the house.

Rubbing her eyebrows, Pan'er seemed to hear the sound of spring water tinkling in her ears, which was clear and crisp, like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley.

The little girl's eyebrows are sparse and light, there are not a few in total, although the skin is dark, but under a closer look, the facial features are still good, but unfortunately the bowl-sized scar on the left side of the face is too scary, as long as others look at Pan'er, they will be scared to death, how can they look at her facial features carefully?

Pushing open the door of the house, Pan'er walked in with her head down, and the woman who was collecting the soles of her shoes in the house heard the movement, raised her head, covered with horizontal meat, and her face was disgusted, stopped what she was doing, and scolded:

"You fool, don't stay at home honestly, and go out crazy again! It's a shame for our Qi family! ”

The woman was extremely fat, covered in fat, staring at those round eyes, her face was shaking, and the soles of her shoes were thrown in the basket, she stood up suddenly, and walked forward in a few steps to twist Pan'er's ears: "Are you deaf?" I pretended not to hear you when I talked to you, our Qi family had poured blood mold for eight lifetimes, so we married an ugly monster like you, a mourning star, my son was killed by you! ”

Referring to her son who has been missing for three years, Qi's mother's whole body is trembling, her physique is strong, and her strength is naturally not small, she twisted Pan'er's ears vigorously, the twisting was red and swollen, and the pain was hot, so that Pan'er couldn't help but struggle and screamed.

Pan'er's small arms and legs, where can she compare to this sturdy woman? She kept struggling and exerted her strength to eat milk before she broke free from Qi's mother's hands.

Don't dare to stay in the house any longer, Pan'er lifted the curtain, pushed open the wooden door, and ran away directly.

Looking at her back, Qi's motherly face turned pale, stomped her feet fiercely, and snorted:

"What a fool!"

Running out of Qi's mother's house, Pan'er trotted to a dilapidated tiled house, compared to the neat blue brick and large tiled house opposite, this dusty hut was the residence of Pan'er's mother and daughter in the Qi family.

Pushing open the door, Pan'er looked at Lin who fell on the bed, because of the fever, her thin white face was flushed, her eyes were half-closed, and she had already begun to talk nonsense, her mother was a weak woman, and she finally raised herself to such a big age, this time she was very sick, if there was no medicine, she would definitely not be able to survive, thinking about the Lin family in her previous life, she was burned alive in a few days, and Pan'er's heart was as if she had been pierced through a hole, which was extremely uncomfortable.

Pan'er was anxious, rushed to the edge of the bed, and grabbed Lin's hand, Lin was the same as Pan'er, thin as a bone frame, and the hands he held were as hot as coals.

"Pan'er...... Pan'er"

Lin's lips were buzzing, calling her name, Pan'er's eyes were red, and big tears slipped down her cheeks and dripped on the back of Lin's hand.

"Mother, wake up, I'm fine....I'm not stupid anymore... Open your eyes and look at me......"

Pan'er was sad, crying until she hiccuped, as her tears accumulated, the sound of water in her ears seemed to be louder, the clear spring surged, her eyebrows were shining, and a drop of spring water fell, just dripping on Lin's chapped and bleeding lips.

The blood on his lips was stained with the drop of spring water, and there was a faint tendency to heal.

Pan'er's eyes widened, not understanding what was going on, she subconsciously reached out and touched her eyebrows, where it was wet, big drops of spring water gushed out, dripping on Lin's lips, because of the fever, Lin was very thirsty, unconsciously opened his mouth, sucking the spring water.

Seeing that her mother's face was a little better, and the blood on her lips had disappeared, Pan'er was surprised and guessed that the spring water should be a rare and good thing.

Thinking of this, Pan'er desperately wanted to get more spring water, but the wetness at the center of her eyebrows gradually dried up, and the sound of spring water in her ears had disappeared.

"My son, don't cry....my mother is fine..."

"Mother, I'll buy you medicine, you'll definitely get better!"

Although the Qi family is ruthless, Grandma Qi is a conscientious person who has been protecting Pan'er, and she should be able to ask for a little silver as medicine money.

Pan'er ran to the backyard and borrowed a bunch of money from Grandma Qi, she grabbed the silver and ran to Dr. Li's house at the entrance of the village, and soon came back with herbs.

The Qi family's family is not good, only Qi's father and mother work in the field, and all the family funds are for Qi Chuan to study, and the days are getting poorer and poorer, if you know that Pan'er takes money to buy medicine for the Lin family, she will definitely have to make a fuss.

Qi Chuan took the last fifty taels of the Lin family to Beijing three years ago to catch the exam, and there was no news after that, Shiqiao Village had to walk for three days to go to the provincial capital, and at least two months to go to the capital, the road was so difficult and dangerous, Qi Chuan probably died a long time ago, but there was no news coming, and the Qi family had not mourned.

Because of Qi Chuan's disappearance, Qi's mother decided that Pan'er was a mourning star, a disfigured fool, and killed her son, even if she took fifty taels of silver, what was the use?

Qi's mother was upset when she looked at her money-losing goods, and Lin was a delicate beauty like an apricot blossom on a branch, which made people feel pity at a glance, although Qi's father hated Pan'er, but he had always been gentle with Lin, Qi's mother was angry and scolded Lin many times behind her back, saying that she was a vixen who seduced men, and she couldn't wait to drive Pan'er's mother and daughter out of the house immediately.

Sneaking into the kitchen, Pan'er took a clay pot and put it on the fire, poured the herbs into the jar, added water to it, squatted in front of the brick-built stove, and added firewood to the stove.

After boiling three bowls of water into a bowl, it can be taken by Lin's family, thinking of the tragic death of her mother in her memory, Pan'er felt uncomfortable, reached out and wiped her face, and soon the medicine was boiled, Pan'er held the remaining herbs in her arms, held the medicine bowl in her hand, and trotted back to the house.

Walking to the bedside, Pan'er found that Lin's spirit was not bad, although his face was pale, but it was not as sallow and sallow as before, his lips were pale pink and shiny, and there were no more blood marks that had been cracked before.

Thinking of the spring water dripping from the center of her eyebrows, Pan'er's eyes flashed, and a picture appeared in her mind, she fell down from the cliff, her eyebrows just hit a sharp stone, the door of her head broke a big hole, and blood gushed out, and the stone stood in a spring, and when Pan'er woke up from a coma, there was only one stone left on the ground, and the spring disappeared without a trace, there was no scar on her forehead, and she reached out to touch it even more delicate than the original.

I couldn't figure out what the spring was, but seeing that Lin's complexion was better, Pan'er was happy, and hurriedly sent the medicine bowl forward and fed Lin the medicine.

Seeing Pan'er's face full of anticipation, although Lin knew that it was difficult for him to recover as before, he didn't say anything, took the medicine bowl and swallowed it in a big gulp, the medicine soup was bitter, faintly smelly of fish, and when she drank it into her stomach, Lin almost vomited, she endured it stubbornly, and she didn't vomit in the end.

Lin fell asleep after drinking the medicine, Pan'er brushed the bowl, returned to his room, leaned in front of the bronze mirror, and stared carefully at the piece of meat in the center of his eyebrows, which was fairer than the surrounding complexion, and obviously looked like it had grown newly.

If the spring water had such an effect, would it also be able to cure the Lin family?

"Come out... Come out ......"

Pan'er muttered quietly, rubbing her eyebrows with her hands, the newly grown skin was thin and tender, so grinding, the meat was red, and the skin was still dry, not moist at all.

Pan'er was a little deflated, gritted her teeth with hatred, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, the scar on the left side of her face was pitchy, uneven, and she couldn't see any good meat at all, she reached out and touched it, and she didn't even feel it at all, listening to the doctor, this is because the skin and flesh under the scar have all been necrotic, so it hasn't grown well for so many years.

When she was three years old, Dahuo Pan'er had long forgotten it, but this scar has been with her until now, if it weren't for the Qi family's lack of money, the Lin family gave the remaining fifty taels of silver to Qi Chuan, how could a handsome and well-read young man like Qi Chuan marry such a stupid ugly monster?

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