Chapter 951: Warning from the Mountain God
After Liu Laosan caused trouble, the courtyard where Yang Qingqing lived returned to peace.
It was just a pity that those medicinal herbs were smashed and destroyed for no reason, which made the female doctor feel sad for a long time.
It is impossible for the Liu family to pay compensation because everyone knows that the Liu family is also a poor family and cannot afford much money.
However, the price of the trouble caused by the third son of the Liu family is now borne by the whole village. The five-fold increase in medical fees and the full charge for medicinal materials from now on are the result of this farce.
It is foreseeable that the Liu family will inevitably be criticized in the village because of this incident, and may even begin to be ostracized, but this is all Liu Laosan's own fault.
If you want to deceive others, you must be prepared to suffer the consequences.
With a man like Tianyun who is good at fighting and speaking, even if the Liu family has grievances, they will not be able to get away with it. Especially Liu Laosan, who was frightened by Tianyun and avoided the courtyard from then on.
Everyone knew that a "distant relative" had come to Yang Qingqing's house and that he was not easy to mess with. From then on, everyone was much more respectful to Yang Qingqing in their words and deeds.
In such a remote and poor place, good people may not necessarily have a good ending, but powerful and fierce people can definitely live a much more comfortable life.
Life in the Medical Women's Courtyard gradually returned to normal. At first, Yang Qingqing was a little uncomfortable with charging five times the medical fee for this village alone, but under Tianyun's tough request, she slowly got used to it.
some day.
Yang Qingqing went up the mountain to collect herbs as usual, but when she came back she was covered in dirt and limping.
Tianyun was silently watering the newly planted medicinal herbs in the yard. When he saw that Yang Qingqing's dress was torn, he suddenly became nervous.
"What's wrong? Is it the Liu family causing trouble?"
The first thing he thought of was that Liu Laosan might be resentful and did not dare to attack him, so he took advantage of Yang Qingqing's absence to collect herbs to bully her.
However, Yang Qingqing just smiled with a red face, took out a medical book from the house, and carefully identified the herbs she had collected.
After a while, the female doctor finally breathed a sigh of relief, put the herbs back in place, and said softly, "No."
"Liu Laosan is just an ordinary farmer. He was scared by you last time. Now the Liu family has a bad reputation in the village and they are in a difficult situation. They will not come to trouble me."
Tianyun solemnly reminded: "Don't be careless. People are easily controlled by emotions. You may become impulsive one day."
Yang Qingqing looked at Tianyun who seemed to be teaching her. After spending more than half a year with him, she had gotten used to it.
She smiled and nodded, like a junior being instructed by an elder, with an agreeable look.
"I know, you don't have to worry about me..."
Originally, Tianyun was just a patient she picked up from the roadside, and she hired a farmer's ox cart to bring him back to the courtyard.
Later, Tianyun recovered quickly, but did not leave. Instead, he insisted on staying to repay his gratitude and helped Yang Qingqing with some trivial and heavy work.
Yang Qingqing guessed that he had nowhere to go. Seeing that he was honest and simple, and knew how to act in moderation, she wanted to take him in and did not ruthlessly drive him away.
After experiencing what happened with the Liu family, Yang Qingqing really developed a sense of trust and dependence on Tianyun, like a family member.
When Liu Laosan rushed in with a group of people, Tianyun stood in front of her without hesitation and did his best to help her deal with this troublesome matter.
Although Yang Qingqing was young, she was very smart. She knew that if Tianyun had not been worried that things would get out of hand and that would be detrimental to her future life, he would not have let Liu Laosan off so easily the day he made his move.
"Since it's not a deliberate harassment, then what happened? You usually collect herbs in the nearby mountains and are familiar with the paths, so nothing should go wrong."
Seeing that Yang Qingqing's clothes were torn and she had some bruises on her body, Tianyun took out some ointment from the house and handed it to her.
Yang Qingqing stretched out her fair hand, took the ointment, and smiled a little embarrassedly:
"I accidentally slipped on the cliff while picking herbs, but luckily I got caught by a branch below to cushion the fall..."
"I thought I saw a tiger, but in the blink of an eye there was nothing there... and after I fell I remembered that there are no tigers in the mountains near us."
As the saying goes, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet.
The female doctor often went up the mountain to collect herbs, and she had accidentally fallen before. It didn't seem strange that she accidentally slipped and fell this time. At least Yang Qingqing didn't suspect anything.
But Tianyun frowned and couldn't help asking for details:
"Did anything else happen at that time? Did you hear any whistling wind or feel the trees shaking around you?"
"Or, before you went to pick herbs, did you see a lot of small insects crawling on the grass leaves, which was unusual?"
He spoke subconsciously, and these questions naturally popped up in his mind.
Yang Qingqing thought about it for a while, then suddenly looked at Tianyun with a look of doubt and said:
"You guessed it right. I heard a strange sound of wind before I fell, as if someone was breathing heavily in my ear... But there was no one around at the time, and I thought it was an illusion!"
"Also, when I went up the mountain today, I discovered that there were many different kinds of insects crawling on the branches and leaves of some of the more precious medicinal herbs. This is obviously not in line with their habits..."
Hearing these words, Tianyun's brows furrowed even tighter, almost forming a "川" shape.
"This is the mountain god warning you...you are not allowed to continue collecting herbs."
"Don't go up the mountain for the time being. Before noon tomorrow, buy some long incense sticks and follow me to the local mountain god temple to kowtow and confess your sins to the local mountain god."
Seeing Tianyun's solemn expression, Yang Qingqing's face suddenly turned pale. This world really does have gods, ghosts, demons and monsters. If she offends the mountain god, she, a mortal, would probably encounter a disaster.
She did not bother to question Tianyun. In order to avoid disaster and to get peace of mind, she quickly agreed.
Tianyun didn't know why he knew these things, but such "rules" just popped up in his mind.
Some of the medicinal herbs growing in the mountains have the chance to transform into magical medicines, and it is even possible that they will be born with spirituality and become intelligent creatures.
However, before these herbs could gather spiritual energy, they were gradually picked away by mortals, which somehow cut off the "opportunities" for these plants.
However, mortals also collect herbs to cure diseases and heal injuries, which is the cause and effect between all living things, and the mountain gods generally do not interfere. Unless the medicinal materials in the mountains are seriously depleted, so that the spiritual energy cannot be condensed and the spiritual medicine cannot be cultivated, it may cause a warning from the mountain gods.
He fell, but was lifted up by the branches in time. He did not break any bones, just some scrapes. The warning from the mountain god here was merciful enough.
According to the rules, as long as you go there to pay your respects and offer incense sincerely at noon tomorrow, you can get rid of the mountain god's resentment. As long as you don't over-exploit, the mountain god will even continue to turn a blind eye.
Of course, generally speaking, mortals may not understand this meaning. It’s okay if you don’t worship in the temple or burn incense, as long as you make sure not to anger the mountain god for a period of time.
Thinking of this, Tianyun breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it’s nothing serious.
But it was beyond his expectations.
That night, someone from another neighboring village came hurriedly in a ox cart and asked Yang Qingqing to come for a medical consultation.
The man was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He knocked on the gate of the courtyard, knelt down, and cried, begging the female doctor to save his critically ill father.
Yang Qingqing obviously knew this person and knew some information about his father. Even though her steps were still a little unsteady, she picked up the medicine box and went out without saying a word.
There were torches hanging next to the ox cart, which gradually moved away in the night.
Only Tianyun looked solemn, and for some reason, he felt depressed in his heart.
The neighboring village is more than ten miles away, and we don’t know how serious the other person’s illness is. If we go back and forth, we will definitely not be able to get back tomorrow morning.
Now we can only hope that Yang Qingqing has enough medicine in her medicine box, and she won't take any risks to go up the mountain to look for medicine...
Tianyun prayed silently for the female doctor, but the feeling of depression in his heart never subsided.
"How could it be such a coincidence..."
"Could it be... that I, an unlucky person, brought bad luck to her?"
Some desperate wailing sounds rang out in his mind, and the painful tragic memories impacted Tianyun's emotions, forcing him to think more. He began to worry whether it was because of his existence that Yang Qingqing encountered these things.
After all, before he came, the female doctor Yang Qingqing had lived here peacefully for many years and nothing unexpected had happened.