The Lucky Farmgirl

"Where else could it hurt? My entire backside and lower back are in pain. Didn’t you see they’ve turned blue?" Zhou SiLang was still acting indignant. He tried to look back over his shoulder, then flopped back down onto his pillow, "It really hurts, you know. Hurry up and have your fourth sister-in-law rub some medicinal wine on it for me."

"No way." Manbao confiscated the medicinal wine, "Even if you do need to rub it on, you have to wait until tomorrow night. This medicinal wine is for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Even if you don’t have a broken bone or internal bleeding, your capillaries have definitely bled. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be turning blue like this. Right now, we need to ice it with well water first, and then apply the medicinal wine tomorrow."

Zhou SiLang was somewhat incredulous, "Really? I remember we’ve always used medicinal wine right after a fall. That sensation..."

Manbao was firm.

Since she was holding a book, Zhou SiLang and Ms. Fang, although somewhat doubtful, decided to listen to her.

Then Ms. Fang hesitated, "Manbao, did your fourth brother really not break any bones? What you just mentioned about internal bleeding... should we not go to the big market to see the old doctor?"

Manbao replied, "Of course, that would be for the best. But internal bleeding is not likely. Just look at the fourth brother’s complexion, look at his lips, you can tell there’s no way he has internal bleeding. It’s more likely that he could have broken a bone."

Zhou SiLang: "... Can’t you hope for something better for me?"

Manbao snorted.

Ms. Fang went to help him up, "While it’s still light out, let’s hurry to the big market. If it gets dark, we can stay overnight at my mother’s house."

"I’m not going," Zhou SiLang firmly pressed himself into the bed, "Seeing a doctor costs money. It was just a fall onto my backside. Who would go see a doctor for that?"