The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Xu Chongshan Asks Gu Jiaojiao for Help

Xu Wenwan felt like she was going to die from exhaustion. She walked into the main hall, plopped down on a chair, and didn’t want to move an inch.

As for Yu Fangfang in the other room, she simply didn’t have the energy to care.

Meanwhile, Xu Chongshan went looking for help, only to find out that the barefoot doctor, Liu Changshu, had gone to the County Town to pick up medicine and wouldn’t be back until that evening.

The news almost made the 1.8-meter-tall Xu Chongshan buckle at the knees.

Just then, Aunt Zhao happened to be coming out from the house of an auntie she was close with, right next door to Liu Changshu’s place.

She had come over to buy radishes for Gu Jiaojiao and had already arranged it with the seller.

When she came out, she saw Xu Chongshan, his face pale, looking as if he could faint at any moment.

Aunt Zhao was startled.

Xu Chongshan was an excellent worker who always earned full work points. Even at the height of summer, when the sun peeled the skin from a man’s shoulders, he had never fainted.

’What on earth happened?’

”Zhong Shan, what’s wrong with you?”

Xu Chongshan was on the verge of tears. ”Auntie, I think my wife is having a miscarriage. It’s really dangerous, but Doctor Liu isn’t here.”

It takes two hours to get to the County Town from here. By the time they got her there, it would be too late.

Aunt Zhao was startled as well.

’I didn’t think it was this serious.’

Finally, she gritted her teeth and suggested, ”Why don’t you go ask Gu Zhiqing? See if she has a solution.”

Ordinarily, Aunt Zhao wouldn’t have said something like that so casually.

But a life was on the line. What if Gu Jiaojiao could actually do something!

Hearing Aunt Zhao’s veiled suggestion, Xu Chongshan didn’t even ask a follow-up question. He just turned and bolted toward the foot of the mountain.

「Leng Yuan’s house.」

Gu Jiaojiao was tidying up her private plot.

She had finished pulling up all the vegetables and loosened the soil so she could plant some small greens next spring.

Because she had married Leng Yuan, her family had gained an additional two *fen* of private plot land.

The area at the foot of the mountain was originally wasteland. The production brigade leader had directly allocated two *fen* to them, letting them clear it themselves.

Gu Jiaojiao had no complaints about this.

Come next spring, Gu Jiaojiao planned to plant some chili peppers.

After living together for a while, she discovered that Leng Yuan could really handle his spice. Since she liked it too, she decided she would plant a lot more chili peppers next year.

Then there were fruits.

Fruit was too expensive these days, so she could plant some easy-to-grow varieties herself.

She’d also plant some peanuts and soybeans.

Cooking oil was also expensive, so she could plant peanuts and press them for oil.

She liked luffa, so she also planned to build a trellis and grow some.

She would let a couple of them grow old. Not only could she save the seeds, but she could also use the dried gourds to scrub dishes, which was perfect.

Just as Gu Jiaojiao was excitedly planning out her private plot, someone started pounding on the door.

Judging by the force, it sounded like they wanted to tear her door down.

Gu Jiaojiao jumped in alarm.

”Who is it!”

Hearing movement inside, Xu Chongshan quickly called out, ”Gu Zhiqing, it’s me, Xu Chongshan! My wife is having a miscarriage, and it’s very dangerous! Do you... do you have any way to help?”

By the end, Gu Jiaojiao could hear a choked sob in his voice.

She frowned, but still picked out a few herbs from the ones she had drying, then opened the door and stepped out.

”I’m not sure if this will be useful. I only know a little about health preservation.”

Hesitation was clear in Gu Jiaojiao’s voice.

Xu Chongshan heard it immediately and rushed to reassure her. ”Gu Zhiqing, my wife is in great danger. Please, just come and take a look. Even if something... happens, it won’t have anything to do with you.”

He was still thinking clearly. He knew that even if something happened to his wife, the blame couldn’t be placed on Gu Jiaojiao.

In truth, Gu Jiaojiao wanted nothing to do with the village chief’s family.

Mainly because Xu Wenwan had returned. In the book, it was written that the village chief’s family doted on this daughter, treating her like a precious treasure held in the palm of their hands.

Her older brothers doted on their younger sister even more and could never bear to let her work in the fields.

If it weren’t for the fact that Xu Chongshan cared so much for his wife, she really wouldn’t have wanted to get involved.

Fortunately, Xu Chongshan was being quite rational.

Gu Jiaojiao sprinted after him all the way to the village chief’s house, nearly having the herbs in her hand blown away by the wind several times.

When Gu Jiaojiao arrived at the village chief’s house, she didn’t even have time to catch her breath before entering Xu Chongshan and Yu Fangfang’s room.