Chapter 454 - 452: Interesting
Old Granny Zhang, in the inner room, heard her daughter’s words and hurried into Wang Yongzhu’s room. As she watched Wang Yongzhu busily pack, she cautiously asked, "Wasn’t it said that Chongjin was fine after taking Lao Shizi’s antidote? Why then must you still go deep into the mountains to find a doctor?"
Wang Yongzhu pulled Old Granny Zhang to sit down and briefly explained in a low voice, "With all the commotion today, everyone knows that Song Chongjin’s eyes are troubled. If we don’t make up an excuse to seek a skilled doctor, how will we explain when his eyes are cured? Besides, Song Chongjin also needs to attend to some matters, so seizing this opportunity to head out is ideal."
Old Granny Zhang, visibly relieved, originally wanted her daughter to stay home—for matters like these, the fewer people who knew the better. After thinking it over, she still nodded in agreement.
"Then I’ll go prepare some dry food for the road," said Old Granny Zhang, unable to sit still any longer. She rushed off to the kitchen to be busy.
Waking up in the morning, Old Granny Zhang had prepared a large bundle of food: well-cooked pancakes, dried meat, and meat sauce.
Song Chongjin packed a couple of clothes, and his eyes were intentionally wrapped with a cloth strip, to show plainly that there was an issue with them.
After breakfast, Wang Yongzhu, supporting Song Chongjin and carrying a large bamboo basket on her back filled with food, secretly placed a short hoe at the bottom, covered by the wrapped items. Walking under the curious gaze of Qilidun Village residents, they entered Dahei Mountain.
Watching Wang Yongzhu and Song Chongjin disappear into the mountain forest, the villagers could not contain their curiosity. "Granny Zhang, what’s with your son-in-law? Why’s his eyes bound with a cloth? Did he get injured?"
Old Granny Zhang wiped her eyes with a sleeve soaked in ginger juice, and suddenly tears began to flow. With a mournful face, she said, "Don’t mention it, my son-in-law is unlucky. He encountered two unreliable masters who forced him to ingest some poison, which ruined his eyes."
"He can’t see now, can he? There’s no choice, he’s still young, with most of his life ahead of him; he can’t become blind, right? We heard that there’s a remarkable person in Dahei Mountain, who cured my Eldest Brother’s back and legs with his medicine. Now, as a last resort, we are hoping he could cure my son-in-law’s eyes. Otherwise, in the future..."
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked; some came forward to offer comfort, while others secretly relished the misfortune.