jdhmnovel Chapter 121 Sheng Lan Awakens
Chapter 121 Sheng Lan Awakens
Chapter 121 Sheng Lan Awakens
Sheng Lan slowly opened her eyes.
"Ruru, you're finally awake!" Wang Wenzhou said tenderly.
With tears welling in her eyes, Sheng Lan said aggrievedly, "I am not Liu Rushi!"
"Slap slap slap..." Wang Wenzhou kept slapping himself. Damn it! He had just been daydreaming, his mind was only on how to teach Liu Rushi medical knowledge and train her to be a qualified female doctor.
"Ru Ru..." Wang Wenzhou mispronounced the word again!
Wang Wenzhou felt like crying. Damn it! This was really a slip of the tongue!
"Slap! Slap!" Wang Wenzhou slapped himself hard across the face.
"Sigh!" Sheng Lan sighed softly, reached out and placed her hand on Wang Wenzhou's large face, gently stroking it, and said softly, "Stop hitting me, I'm hungry."
Sheng Lan has been in a coma for the past few days and unable to eat, so Wang Wenzhou had to pry open her mouth and feed her some liquid food. Come to think of it, she really should be hungry.
"Lazy Blue, wait here, I'll go get something to eat right away." After saying that, Wang Wenzhou rushed out.
Sheng Lan wiped away her tears. Although her husband was a bit of a womanizer, he cared for her deeply. Sheng Lan was very content to marry such a good man.
"Young Master, what are your orders?" Wang Qiang asked hurriedly as he saw Wang Wenzhou leave.
"Quickly, go to the No Return Tower and get the food. Hmm..." Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment and continued, "Have Old Zhang make some sweet and sour pork, and some sweet and sour carp. Make a few more sweet dishes, Lan Lan likes sweet food."
"Understood, young master!" Wang Qiang was very puzzled. Had his young master gone mad, or had his sister-in-law really come back to life? Logically speaking, his sister-in-law should have been dead long ago.
Thinking of this, Wang Qiang moved closer to Sheng Liang and whispered, "Xiao Liang, go inside and check on your aunt."
Sheng Liang nodded and said to Wang Wenzhou, "Brother, I want to go inside to visit Aunt!"
Wang Wenzhou frowned and said, "Let's wait a few days until Lan Lan's wound has scabbed over before she can see anyone. The wound is prone to infection now, and you all have bacteria and viruses on you, so you can't come into the house."
Sheng Liang glanced at Wang Qiang.
Wang Qiang nodded seriously, thinking, "Young Master has probably really gone mad!"
A short while later, Wang Qiang returned with a food box, which Wang Wenzhou brought into the house to serve Sheng Lan her meal.
"Open your mouth!" Wang Wenzhou picked up some food and held his chopsticks to Sheng Lan's mouth.
"My lord, let me do it myself!" Sheng Lan said with a smile.
Wang Wenzhou shook his head repeatedly, speaking in a coaxing tone towards a child: "Lazy Lan, listen to me, you're a patient now, come on, open your mouth."
Sheng Lan smiled slightly, opened her small mouth, swallowed the food, and savored it. The taste was so fragrant, and she felt so happy. A man, a magistrate of Hanshan County, disregarded his status and personally fed her. What did Sheng Lan do to deserve marrying such a wonderful man?
"Here, have some soup so you don't choke. You're feeling weak right now, so you need to drink more bone broth." Wang Wenzhou picked up a soup spoon and brought it to Sheng Lan's lips.
"Mmm!" Sheng Lan smiled happily.
As darkness fell, the religious ceremony outside the stadium began again.
"Heaven and earth are natural, and impurities disperse. The cave is mysterious and vast, radiant with the primordial energy. The mighty gods of the eight directions command me to be natural. The spirit treasure talisman proclaims to the nine heavens..."
"Namo, harada, doraya, Namo, aliye, bulujieti, shobolaya, bodhisattva vaye, mahasattva vaye..."
"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, Queen Mother of the West, please show your power..."
Sheng Lan frowned and asked, "What's going on outside? It looks like they're performing a ritual."
Wang Wenzhou fed Sheng Lan some food and replied, "They're all swindlers who cheat people out of their money. If shamanic rituals could save lives, doctors would be long gone!"
Sheng Lan frowned and exclaimed, "Husband, you mustn't speak nonsense! How can you be disrespectful to the gods!"
Wang Wenzhou smiled wryly. "What a difference between ancient and modern times! People in the Ming Dynasty didn't receive modern scientific education. They believed in ghosts and gods and were very superstitious!"
"Come on, have another bite of fish. Old Zhang made a really good fish today!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.
This was the first time Wang Wenzhou had served Sheng Lan a meal. Sheng Lan was flattered, even though she was already full. But Wang Wenzhou kept feeding her, and she was too embarrassed to refuse. So she ate one bite at a time. Now, hearing the sounds of a religious ceremony outside, Sheng Lan wanted to go out and see what was happening, and perhaps also to fulfill her vow and thank the gods for saving her life.
"I'm full," Sheng Lan said after hesitating for a moment.
When Wang Wenzhou was clearing away the dishes, he turned around and found that Sheng Lan had already sat up in bed.
Wang Wenzhou exclaimed, "Lazy Blue, what are you trying to do? Your wound hasn't even scabbed over yet, why are you getting up?"
"I want to go for a walk. I've been lying here for so long and I feel uncomfortable all over," Sheng Lan said, pouting.
"No! What if the wound gets infected without antibiotics? Lazy Blue, be good and lie in bed to rest. I'll take you out to play after you're healed," Wang Wenzhou comforted her.
"Mmm!" Sheng Lan nodded, feeling a warm feeling in her heart. The adult was so considerate.
Wang Wenzhou carried the food box out of the house, threw it to the yamen runner Lao Wu, and then walked toward the people kneeling on the ground.
"Lord Wang has arrived!"
"Wang Qingtian, don't be sad!"
"Wang Qingtian, I'm so sorry!"
The people kowtowed to Wang Wenzhou in apology.
Wang Wenzhou waved his hand and said, "Everyone, get up quickly! Thank you all for your prayers these past few days. Your sincerity has finally moved Heaven, and our Lazy Blue has woken up!"
"Wow..." The people all wore expressions of disbelief. They had heard a little about Lord Wang's methods of treating "Madam Zhou." He sprayed human blood, sprayed wine, and even stitched up the wounds—such haphazard treatment, yet the person had survived. Perhaps it was truly our sincerity that moved Heaven.
"Wang Qingtian, this is a small token of my appreciation. It was originally a wedding gift for you, but now I'll accept it as a gift to congratulate your wife on her recovery."
"Wang Qingtian, please accept my gift!"
"Don't push, don't push, I was here first!"
People carrying gifts rushed toward Wang Wenzhou.
Wang Wenzhou clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, fellow villagers. I appreciate your kindness. If it weren't for your sincere prayers these past few days, my wife wouldn't have woken up so quickly. I should thank you all; I can't possibly accept your gifts!"
"Lord Wang, this is just a small token of my appreciation, nothing special, please accept it!"
"Wang Qingtian, if you don't accept it, I won't be able to explain it to my wife when I get home!"
"Yes, Wang Qingtian, please accept it!"
Wang Wenzhou held such a lavish wedding, obviously to collect small sums of money, but he didn't want to take small change from ordinary people. Although every little bit helps, it wouldn't sound good if word got out. People would then call him a corrupt official behind his back, and all the hard-earned reputation of "Upright Official Wang" would be gone.
"I really can't accept this! Thank you all for your kind offer, fellow villagers! I've said before that before I took office, my father repeatedly instructed me to be an honest official who wholeheartedly serves the people. I thank you again for your kindness, please go back now! I still need to go back to take care of my wife. Farewell!" Wang Wenzhou maintained an incorruptible demeanor and refused to accept the gifts no matter what.
The people present exclaimed in admiration, "Wang Qingtian is truly an honest official who wholeheartedly serves the people!" Little did they know that Wang Wenzhou was planning to hold another charity auction.