Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Chapter 140 Shocking Wounds

Li Yuer and his companions greeted Boss Li and his companions, then went on board to meet Old Lady Cai and her companions.

"Grandma, we are back!"

Old Mrs. Cai originally wanted to put on a cold face and pretend to be angry, but the moment she saw Li Yuer, she couldn't hold it anymore.

"My dear Yu Baoer, you are finally back. I missed you so much! Come and sit next to me."

Old Mrs. Cai gave up a part of the mattress under her for Li Yuer to sit on.

Li Laosan: Mother, I’m back too.

Seeing that his grandparents were both paying attention to Li Yuer, Li Erlang ran to Li Laoer and said, "Dad, I'm back."

Li Laoer patted his shoulder happily, "Anzi! Well done, you have grown taller and stronger. You will be a real man by the New Year."

The next year, the Li family will have two more adults, and the Li family's men's team will be expanded again.

This dynasty emphasized having many children and aspirations, and believed that there was strength in numbers.

Li Laosan and his friends brought back a lot of New Year goods. Old Mrs. Cai said distressedly, "We have bought all the goods at home. Don't spend the money you earn lavishly. Save it for future emergency use."

The money from selling whales is ultimately dead money. The less you spend, the less you have. Your children and grandchildren will have long lives to live. As long as the elderly are alive, they will worry about their children.

"Whose child is this? Where did you get this child from, Lao San?" Only then did Old Mrs. Cai notice that Lao San Li was holding a baby girl in his arms.

It was a tiny creature, curled up in Li Laosan's arms like a kitten. Old Mrs. Cai thought that Li Laosan was holding a big cotton-padded jacket.

Old Mrs. Cai thought about it, and looking at the size of the child, it didn't look like something that Old Li could give birth to, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Laosan put the sleeping Xinxin on Hainiu's bed and said, "Mother, don't you recognize her? She is Sister Juanzi's daughter Xinxin!"

"Xinxin?" Mrs. Cai stared at the little girl for a long time before she dared to confirm, "How did this child become like this? If you don't look closely, she looks like a little beggar."

They all have children, and Fan Xiaojuan had just given birth to a child. When she saw the wound on Xinxin's arm, she burst into tears.

"This is God's punishment. How cruel a heart must be to do such a thing to such a young child."

Li Yuer had bought some strong liquor and wound medicine as a backup, because when going to the beach, one would occasionally get scratched by oyster shells and other objects, which would cause inflammation if not treated in time.

"This wound needs to be treated quickly, otherwise it will become ulcerated over time and leave scars," said Li Meir.

Li Meir had just finished cooking the frying pan and then she washed her hands and went into the house, as the frying pan needed someone to stay at it.

Zhang quickly brought a basin of warm water from the stove. She scalded a new piece of cotton cloth and used it to wipe Xinxin's wound.

This cotton cloth was picked out from the scraps of cloth that Li Yuer got last time. After being sorted and classified by Zhang and Li Meir, who are good at managing their daily lives, it was used as a rag, mostly for wiping the butts of manatees.

Old Mrs. Cai also said that Hainiu was a blessed person, because the things he enjoyed now were not available to Dalang, Erlang and others in the past.

Perhaps because he felt uncomfortable in his sleep, Xinxin's eyebrows were tightly frowned, but he did not wake up.

Boss Li warmed the knife used to cut open the fish belly over the fire at the bottom of the stove, then wiped it clean.

He looked at the horrifying wounds and felt a little reluctant to do it.

"Boss, you can't be soft-hearted at this time, otherwise the child's arm will be disabled!" said old man Li.

Finally, Boss Li gritted his teeth and carefully cut open an abscess with a knife. The abscess was already ripe and yellow-green pus came out with a slight touch.

Li Yuer looked at Li Erlang and Li Laosan and said, "Hold Xinxin down. When the pus is squeezed out later, he will definitely wake up in pain."

Li Yuer handed the cotton cloth disinfected with strong liquor to Boss Li. Boss Li hardened his heart and began to squeeze the abscess.

"Wow!" Xinxin woke up suddenly from the pain. She opened her eyes, twisted her body, and struggled constantly, but was held down by Li Erlang and Li Laosan.

"Xinxin, be good. My uncle is cleaning your wound. It will be healed in a while. If the wound is not cleaned properly, your arm will be lost. When Xinxin grows up, he will be a weird kid without an arm."

Li Yuer coaxed Xinxin gently.

The other female relatives also followed suit to comfort him. Seeing a group of smiling grandmothers, aunts and sisters who spoke gently, Xinxin's emotions stabilized a lot.

But she still sobbed softly in pain, but did not scream.

What a sensible and strong little girl! She is only four years old, yet she is so patient. I wonder how much this child has suffered under the control of Mrs. Zhang.

Li Yuer kept talking to Xinxin to attract her attention.

"Xinxin, look, what is this?"

Li Yuer took out a shell oil lamp and asked, "Isn't it beautiful?"

Girls generally like shiny things.

"Oil, oil lamp, expensive, my brother slapped me on the ground, my stepmother blamed me, I was beaten, my grandma beat me, it hurts so much."

Everyone understood from Xinxin's intermittent words that it was probably Xinxin's younger brother who accidentally dropped the oil lamp and broke it, so the stepmother framed Xinxin and ended up beating him up by Mrs. Zhang without knowing the truth.

Li Yuer didn't expect that her unintentional action would bring up Xinxin's sad memories.

So she took out delicious cakes and candies to attract her attention, and this time it worked.

"Hungry! Xinxin is so hungry!"

Even though her arms were very sore, the little girl's eyes were still deeply attracted by the snacks and candies.

Old Mrs. Cai was heartbroken. She had many children and grandchildren, and she had worked hard with her husband all her life. She always gave the good things to her children first. She hated to see children suffer the most.

"Xinxin, be good. When your wound is healed, Grandma Shiyi will make you some meat and give you some snacks and candies. Sister Yubaoer will also play with you."

After the wound was treated, Boss Li's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

The basin of water that Zhang brought also turned into bloody sewage.

"Pour it away, don't attract wild animals."

The smell of blood easily attracts wild animals that do not hibernate. Zhang poured the blood onto the front beach. The sand quickly absorbed the blood. When the northwest wind blew, the smell quickly dissipated.

Old Mrs. Cai asked Zhang to bring porridge and fried meatballs, and soaked the crispy fried meatballs in rice before she dared to give them to Xinxin.

Children have weak appetites and cannot eat hard food.

Maybe he was very hungry. After Xinxin took a spoonful of rice porridge, he couldn't stop. He ate it with a smacking sound, like a little wolf cub, eating without raising his head or opening his eyes.

After she had eaten two small bowls of rice, Zhang didn't dare to give her any more.

I coaxed her by saying, "Xinxin, if you eat any more your tummy will explode. You need to save some room for snacks and candies."

Xinxin's little face was red, as if she was a little shy, but also because she was full, her face had regained some color.

Mrs. Fan took out a new cotton-padded jacket made by Li Yuer and asked her daughter for her opinion. "Yubaoer, I want to give one of your cotton-padded jackets to Xinxin. Is that okay with you? I'll make you a few more in a few days."

"Okay, of course. I have the most clothes in the house. Mom, please don't make clothes for me anymore. I grow up fast and will be too small soon."

Old Mrs. Cai, Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Fan, and Li Meir all made several sets of clothes for Li Yuer. Together with the ready-made clothes that Li Yuer bought herself, her small wicker box was replaced with a large box.

"But this one won't do. Let's change it. Let's give Xinxin the bright red one that my aunt made. It's better for children to wear something festive during the New Year, and it can also ward off bad luck."

Mrs. Fan said reluctantly, "You only have one bright red one, aren't you going to keep it for New Year's Day?"

Li Yuer quickly said, "Mom, you know I don't like particularly bright clothes."

Mrs. Fan touched her head and said helplessly, "Why is our Yu Bao'er not coquettish at all?"

Li Yuer chuckled and replied perfunctorily. It was not that she didn't like to be coquettish, but her aesthetic taste was different.

She didn't want to wear a bright red silk flower on her head and a bright red cotton-padded jacket, and show off everywhere like a flower fairy.