You are unlucky and I am tough

Chapter 117 Cause must have consequences

The autumn harvest in the village had not yet ended, and the fields were full of people. After the officers and soldiers ran over, the villagers nervously and fearfully passed on the same story from mouth to mouth.

Cheng Dafu is dead.

Ever since he was stabbed in the fight with Zhao Daya, Cheng Dafu has been lying in bed recuperating. His wound is not recovering well. Doctor Wang is a barefoot doctor and he has asked them twice to ask a doctor from the county town to see him.

But Cheng Dafu was reluctant to spend the money and didn't hire anyone to go, so he asked Doctor Wang to change the dressing every day. In the past two days, Doctor Wang was busy at home and didn't come, so Zhao Daya changed the dressing for him. The wound was healing and looked much better than before.

Only Zhao Daya and her two half-grown daughters were left to work on the rice at home. Cheng Dafu lay in bed all day and still ordered Zhao Daya around. If he was unhappy, he would beat and scold her and say he wanted to divorce her.

Zhao Daya didn't dare to argue with him anymore. She endured her anger and continued to work in the fields. She also calculated the time and ran home to take care of his eating, drinking, and going to the toilet.

Today, Zhao Daya was busy in the fields as usual, and then ran back home for a while. She ran back several times in the morning, and many people in the village were watching her.

But just now, around noon, the family returned home to make lunch, and after a while, terrified screams were heard in the house.

The screams were so frightening that Cheng Dafu's two daughters burst into tears and ran out shouting, "My father is dead, my father is dead."

The noise attracted the attention of the yamen runners at the village entrance. Several of them ran to check and found that someone was dead. They hurried to report to the county magistrate.

When County Magistrate Zheng heard that something had happened, he immediately rushed to the scene. He never expected that he would encounter a murder case while visiting the village, and his expression became solemn.

Cheng Shuang and Wei Qinglang were also shocked. Although the yamen runners did not say who was dead, they guessed it as soon as they heard the name of the family at the village entrance. When they went over to see that it was indeed the Cheng family surrounded by people, they found that it was indeed the Cheng family.

Zhao Daya was so scared that she fell to the ground in the yard and cried all over. Cheng Dagui and Cheng Daming, who rushed over after hearing the news, went into the house and took a look. They both looked as if they had been struck by lightning. Cheng Dagui picked up a stick and was about to hit her, saying that he would take Zhao Daya to see the authorities and sue her for murder.

Cheng Lizheng called a few people in to separate the fight. The sounds of crying, cursing, shouting for fighting and killing, and voices of dissuasion filled the entire yard, and the scene was in chaos.

Until someone shouted, "The county magistrate is here."

Seeing County Magistrate Zheng come in, Zhao Daya crawled over crying, "Sir, sir, I didn't kill anyone. I stabbed him several days ago. He was fine this morning and even asked me to make soup for him at noon.

I don’t know how people suddenly died, wuwu…”

Zhao Daya broke down and cried, fearing that the county magistrate would arrest her and kill her. She didn't know why she had been so impulsive and stabbed with a sickle during the fight, nor did she know why the person didn't die at that time. He had the strength to slap her yesterday, but suddenly died today.

She felt like the sky had fallen. How could such a good life turn out like this in the blink of an eye?

The yamen runner stepped forward and stopped Zhao Daya before she met County Magistrate Zheng. County Magistrate Zheng frowned and walked into the house, took a look and then came out.

He put his hands behind his back and asked everyone, "Who can tell me what's going on?"

Cheng Dagui was so excited that his face flushed red as he pointed at Zhao Daya and shouted, "It was her, this stinky bitch who killed my brother."

As he spoke, he waved his arms and was about to rush up to hit someone. Cheng Lizheng glared at him, had someone stop Cheng Dagui, and walked up to the county magistrate with a serious face to explain the whole cause and effect in detail.

Cheng Shuang also entered the yard and asked Cheng Daming, who looked grief-stricken, "Can I go in and take a look?"

After getting consent, she walked into the house.

Cheng Dafu was lying on the bed with his eyes wide open, his mouth open, and his face blue and purple. It was obvious that he was experiencing extreme pain in the last moments of his life.

Cheng Shuang was frightened and took a step back. Suddenly, someone appeared behind her and supported her shoulders.

Wei Qinglang frowned. "He's gone, why are you still looking at him?"

Cheng Shuang opened her mouth but didn't say anything. She just wanted to confirm how the person died.

Wei Qinglang knew what she was thinking and said in a deep voice, "This has nothing to do with you."

Then he grabbed Cheng Shuang's wrist and tried to pull her out.

Cheng Shuang was pulled a few steps and then stopped. She pulled her hand back and said seriously, "I still want to take a look."

Wei Qinglang had no choice but to accompany her back.

It was the first time that Cheng Shuang faced a dead body so directly and closely. He took a deep breath, prepared himself mentally, and bravely went over to check.

There was another quarrel outside. Cheng Dagui insisted that it was Zhao Daya who killed his brother and asked the county magistrate to arrest her and put her in jail. It was a mess.

Cheng Shuang came out after a while. Master Lin had already noticed her going in. When he saw her coming out, he immediately went over to ask, "Did Madam Wei find out anything?"

In an instant, everyone in the yard looked at Cheng Shuang.

Cheng Shuang lowered her eyes and said calmly, "He probably died of respiratory muscle spasm caused by tetanus."

County Magistrate Zheng frowned and asked, "What is tetanus? Madam Wei can also perform autopsies?"

Cheng Shuang shook her head. "I don't know how to perform an autopsy. I just looked at the wound and made a guess. Tetanus is a wound infection, a common wound spasm in the military. It's caused by the sharp weapon that caused the injury, which contains rust and bacteria."

As soon as the name of the disease "Jincangjuju" was mentioned, County Magistrate Zheng knew that this disease often occurred in the army during wartime, and once it occurred, there was almost no cure.

Looking at the weeping family members of the deceased and the deceased's eldest brother who was still refusing to give in, County Magistrate Zheng paused for a moment before ordering Master Lin, "Send someone back to bring the coroner over for an autopsy."

The yamen runners all rode fast horses, but it took almost an hour to go back and forth. The village head invited the county magistrate to his home to rest and wait, and asked the villagers to go back and continue the autumn harvest. There were more than a dozen yamen runners guarding the scene and no one was allowed to approach.

Cheng Shuang returned home and sat in the yard in silence. Her brothers and sisters were also very quiet. Someone had suddenly died in the village, and everyone was feeling a little heavy.

Wei Qinglang told Cheng Pan that he would just cook some porridge for lunch, and then pulled Cheng Shuang into the room.

"well........"

After a long time, Cheng Shuang, who was sitting beside the bed, let out a long sigh.

She lowered her brows and spoke softly, "Wei Qinglang, do you think that if I had treated him, he would not have died?"

Wei Qinglang raised his eyes and looked over. "You warned him that the infection could be fatal, and you were willing to treat him. It's him who doesn't trust you. It has nothing to do with you."

"But...but I'm a doctor. I knew how dangerous the situation was, but I let my emotions take precedence over my duty."

When someone comforted her, Cheng Shuang's suppressed emotions began to fade away. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes became wet. "Why did I become like this? If I hadn't come to this world, I wouldn't be like this."

Wei Qinglang didn't expect her to cry, so he immediately went over, squatted in front of her, and held her hand.

Her hand was gently held. Cheng Shuang looked blankly at the person squatting in front of her and choked up, "Do you think I'm a saint? Actually, I do. Sometimes I wonder if I came here because I was injured and unconscious, and had a very long dream.

So it’s okay to do whatever you want, all of this may be fake, but I still felt very uncomfortable when I saw the body.

It's not because Cheng Dafu died, it's because of me. You said that in my previous life, I would rush forward when I saw strangers getting hurt, which cost me my life. How did it become like this now?

Wei Qinglang looked up at her and saw the tears slowly sliding down her eyes. He felt as if his heart was being pressed down by a heavy rock, making it hard for him to breathe.

He raised his hand and slowly moved closer, tentatively at first, but in the end he wiped away her tears without hesitation.

"When you were lying at home injured, Doctor Wang came to see you once." Wei Qinglang said softly, "He said Cheng Dafu wasn't doing well and wanted you to go see him. I stopped him, saying you couldn't go because you were injured.

If I hadn’t stopped him, you would have gone.”

Cheng Shuang was slightly stunned and looked at him straight.

Wei Qinglang's voice was heavy. "So, Cheng Shuang, it's not that you didn't help him. It's that I was narrow-minded. I just didn't want you to treat him. I was surprised that he died of the infection, but I don't regret it, nor do I feel guilty."

As he spoke, he stood up and sat on the edge of the bed. Wei Qinglang raised his hand and gently embraced the person in his arms.

"Because I know that every action has its consequences. Cheng Dafu is treacherous, lazy, greedy, and cunning. He steals and cheats, and has no sense of shame. These are the reasons for the consequences today. If he were not such a person, he would not have lost his life."

What I mean is that this is all retribution for Cheng Dafu!

Cheng Shuang did not refuse the embrace. She leaned her head on Wei Qinglang's shoulder, and the confusion in her eyes gradually faded away.

Because she found that when she knew that it was Wei Qinglang who stopped Doctor Wang from coming to see her, she was not angry, and could even understand why he did it.

Taking a deep breath and closing her eyes, she reached out and grasped the corner of Wei Qinglang's clothes little by little, and whispered, "Wei Qinglang, thank you."

Wei Qinglang lowered his eyes, slowly raised his hand to touch her head, but hesitated when he got closer, and finally patted her back gently.