Arrival in Another World 057, Medicinal Wine (Countdown 1 Day)

  Dà Hǔ's hand is not just swollen, it has already started to turn black!

  Although the scorpions in this area are not deadly to humans, their venom can be cumulative. If one hand is stung multiple times in rapid succession, the consequences can be quite severe.

  Her heart was all aflutter, as if the scorpion had stung not the big tiger's hand, but her own heart.

  She grabbed his arm and pulled him to the table in the front hall, moving all the lamps and candles from inside the house over there. She took out the embroidery needles she used to sew clothes with Chuyan every day, first burning them with candle flames and then carefully wiping them clean with wine.

  "Does it hurt?" Ling asked, bowing her head and carefully examining the wound under the bright light.

  "En." Datou replied.

  "Alas, it hurts! Why didn't you say so earlier? How come you only mention it after dinner? If I hadn't seen it, would you have waited till tomorrow to tell me?"

  "Did you sleep last night?" Da Hu replied evasively.

  In simple words, Su Lianwei only felt a sour nose and furrowed her brow. If someone wanted to mock her as a crybaby, then so be it. She indeed couldn't help but be moved to tears for the first time a man treated her this well, silently taking care of her, wordlessly protecting her.

  No longer making a sound, she carefully used the needle to pick out the reverse thorns left in his wound by the scorpion, trying her best to be gentle, although the pain from picking out the thorns was nothing compared to the pain of the scorpion's venom, she still tried to minimize her movements as much as possible.

  One root...

  Two roots...

  Three roots...

  Thirteen of them were picked out, and the small reverse thorns were arranged in a row on the table, piercing Lianyi's eyes.

  This morning, Sun Xiaojin caught 17 scorpions, Da Hu caught 16, Su Bai caught 8, and Lian Yi only caught 3.

  Sixteen scorpions, thirteen reverse stingers, Great Tiger this newcomer clearly didn't care about the cost to catch them, just to help her.

  She inserted the needle into the thread package, rubbed her eyes with her hand and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

  "What's wrong?" asked Da Hu.

  "The light is too bright, it hurts my eyes," Lingling said with a smile, calmly telling a lie. "It's all right now, come with me to the courtyard."

  Lianyi mixed the soap powder with water, carefully flushing out the wound on Da Hu's body, making sure to rinse it clean. After that, she meticulously squeezed out the toxic blood under the lamp light.

  "Shouldn't you have some antidote?" Ling asked, Da Hu wasn't an ordinary villager, his identity was mysterious, he must have stocked up on this kind of medicine.

  "It's okay, I'll just apply the medicine myself." Da Hu entered the room to get the medicine, but unexpectedly, Lian Yi followed him in.

  "I'll help you." She snatched the medicine and carefully applied it to Da Hu's wound, then wrapped it with a clean cloth.

  The big tiger lowered its head and watched her every move, its stiff and cold eyes softened a lot.

  After treating Datou's wound, Su Liangwei remembered the main event and ran to the kitchen to bring over the wine jar, refusing Datou's help. Datou could only stand aside and watch.

  Lianyi first poured wine into a delicate small urn, and then carefully put the live scorpion caught in the daytime into the urn, sealing the opening.

  "Scorpions are poisonous, but they can cure diseases. The medicinal wine made from scorpions has the effects of strengthening muscles and bones, dispelling wind and activating blood, relieving inflammation and pain. After seven days, it's ready to drink. At that time, you'll be the first one to taste it." Liang Wei smiled as she helped Da Hu explain, resolving his doubts.

  "En." Da Hu's lip corners slightly curved up, and his stiff facial lines relaxed.

  His face, full of pus-filled pimples, was smoothed out a lot in the dim light, losing its ferocity from daytime. His eyebrows were perfect, thick and sword-like, slanting into his temples, full of masculinity. His eye sockets were deep, with a pair of big eyes that seemed like two pieces of dark jade. His nose was straight and high, below which was a pair of lips that were neither too thin nor too thick, always pursed together.

  Appreciate flowers under the moonlight, and appreciate people by the lamplight.

  The lamplight beautified his complexion and deepened the contours of his features, and at this moment, Su Lianwei thought that Da Hu was very handsome and beautiful.

  "Great Tiger, treating skin diseases isn't my strong suit, and the boil on your face, I suspect it's eczema, but can't be certain. But... if you're willing, I can try." Su Lianwei hesitated before speaking up.

  She didn't want to practice medicine, but she didn't know how to repay Da Hu's kindness to her, the only thing she could contribute might be her medical skills.

  The big tiger frowned, and his already deep contours became even more profound. His eyes had a hint of doubt, but also a thread of hope.

  "Smallpox", he didn't know what it was, but vaguely remembered Su Lianwei saying, "You mean, you can cure my face?" His voice gradually filled with hope.

  Ripples of inexplicable tension, "I don't dare to be certain, but I'll try my best, if it's really incurable, then..."

  "It doesn't matter." Datou hastily said.

  Ripples saw the big tiger's hasty reply and guessed his intention. She secretly vowed that even if she failed 10,000 times, she would cure him! "Well, I'll hurry up and study it."

  As he spoke, he couldn't help but let out a small yawn, only then remembering that he hadn't slept for two days and one night.

  Dahuaben wanted to ask more questions, but seeing Lianyi like this, he couldn't bear to bother her. "You go rest early."

  "Ah...... En." Lianyi wiped the corner of her eye because of the tears squeezed out by yawning, turned around and went back to the room, "Dahu, goodnight."

  "Good night..." Big Tiger also echoed Su Lian's strange greeting, then watched her tall figure enter the room. The door closed, and soon the lights went out.

  He stood there for a long time, and it wasn't until then that Da Hu realized he was staring blankly at her back, his hand subconsciously touching the uneven contours of his face. Memories flooded back, memories of strangers' disgusted and rejecting gazes, his eyes empty and hollow.

  Can his face... be cured?

  Digression

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