Shan Hua I clearly remember, my father died from a fall while picking herbs there, so I asked carefully, "Does Mother understand this?"
Shui Hua replied, "Of course Mother can't know, otherwise she wouldn't let me come here."
Shan Hua said, "Sister, you are really brave! Do you think that 'snake peony' can really cure our mother's illness?"
Shui Hua said, "There's also an old man in Fake Zhang Village who had the same illness as our mother, and he was almost dying. After taking this medicine, he can now work in the fields!"
Shan Hua I was very excited when I heard that. "That's great! Let me tidy up and go with you."
The two sisters crossed over a mountain range, passed through a jungle, and finally arrived at their destination.
Laolongyan is tens of meters high, and looking down, the cold air below is chilling. Shui Hua tied one end of the rope to a big tree, pretending to be about to go down.
At this moment, Shan Hua stopped her and said, "Sister, I am light and know the kind of herbs down there. Let me go down!" As she spoke, she quickly and skillfully tied the rope around her waist.
Watching Shan Hua step by step towards the cliff, Shui Hua couldn't tell if it was out of fear or guilt, and blurted out, "Sister, be careful!"
Hearing Shui Hua's shout, Shan Hua suddenly stopped at the edge of the cliff. As if in disbelief, she asked, "What did you just call me?" Shui Hua said, "I called you sister!" This was the first time in over twenty years that Shui Hua had called her sister. Shan Hua wanted to say, "With just this 'sister,' I would be willing to die," but she couldn't say it.
Shui Hua Holding a machete, she walked step by step to the edge of the cliff. She understood that her sister's life was hanging by a thread, and with one self-inflicted blow, she could achieve her goal without anyone knowing.
But for some reason, today the knife in her hand felt unusually heavy. It weighed on her so much that her heart raced, her hands trembled, and her palms were sweaty, making it hard for her to even catch her breath.
She gritted her teeth, swung the knife fiercely at the rope, only to hit the nearby rock with a loud "clang." Two crows were startled and cawed at her. Startled, she stumbled backwards and fell off the cliff!
In an instant, panicked cries for help echoed from the mountainside: "Help, someone come quick! My sister has fallen! Help—!"
Perhaps it was Shui Hua's lucky day. When she fell off the cliff, she was blocked by the wild vines on the cliff wall. Even luckier, an old man was gathering herbs that day and heard Shan Hua's cries for help. He quickly called nearby villagers and they were able to rescue the sisters in time.
Shui Hua survived, but her face was badly disfigured from the fall. She needed twenty-seven stitches on her fair and delicate face!
Her mouth was crooked, her eyes were askew, and half of her ear was missing. To make matters worse, her right leg was also disabled, it seemed she would have to use a crutch for the rest of her life.
Faced with this sudden change, Queen Dowager was in unbearable pain. She couldn't understand why, everything was fine, why did Shan Hua and Shui Hua go to Laolongyan. She had asked the two sisters, but Shan Hua's words only confused her more, and Shui Hua refused to say anything, only crying.
The younger brother of Queen Dowager came and, seeing his sister crying until she fainted, hurriedly went to fetch Liu Banxian.
Before long, Liu Banxian arrived. She first went to Shui Hua's bedside, carefully examined her, shook her head as she looked, and ultimately said nothing.
Queen Dowager took one look at Liu Banxian's appearance and felt her heart sink. "Is this child's injury really beyond hope?"
Liu Banxian shrugged and said, "To be honest, if she were to go to a top hospital in Shanghai or Beijing, her leg could be healed. As for the injuries on her face, with plastic surgery, she might end up even more beautiful than before! But, that would cost a lot of money! Without at least a hundred or eighty thousand, there's no point in discussing it. But your family..." After saying this, she sighed and prepared to leave.
At this moment, lying in the inner room, Shui Hua loudly called out to her. Liu Banxian had to turn back to Shui Hua's room. Shui Hua asked her, "Auntie, you just said that my injury can be cured."
Liu Banxian was eager to leave and couldn't be bothered to say much: "Even if it can be cured, it will cost a lot of money!"
Shui Hua Interrupting her: "You don't need to worry about the money, my family has it!"
Shui Hua Speaking so confidently and with such a big attitude, Liu Banxian was taken aback. She couldn't help but sit down and ask, "Where does your family's money come from?"
Shui Hua said, "Auntie, didn't you say that the Shan Hua in my house, with Cinnabar bones, are priceless and worth tens of thousands? Please help me... I, Shui Hua, will never forget your kindness for eternity!"
Liu Banxian never expected that Shui Hua would come up with this idea. She frowned and stood up abruptly, saying, "Miss Shui Hua, this is no joke! When did I ever say such a thing to you?"
Shui Hua cried and said, "Auntie! In the future, I won't let you suffer any losses!"
Liu Banxian dared not stay in Shui Hua's room any longer. She said, "Okay! Okay! Don't worry, don't worry! I'll go home and think of a solution for you, think of a solution."
As she turned around and tried to escape, she was unexpectedly stopped by Shan Hua as soon as she stepped out of the door.
Liu Banxian felt a little uneasy and awkwardly said, "Miss Shan Hua, do you need anything? If not, I..."
At this point, Shan Hua spoke: "Auntie, I heard everything you and Shui Hua just said. Are you telling me that I really have Cinnabar bones?"
Liu Banxian became afraid and said incoherently, "Where did this start with you two sisters, what's going on?" After saying that, she tried to avoid Shan Hua and leave.
I don't want to. Shan Hua "Dong" knelt down in front of her and said, "Auntie, please save my sister! Please help me find a buyer for myself!" Liu Banxian suddenly pushed Shan Hua away and fled the village.
Shan Hua knelt in the middle of the road, then suddenly jumped up, picked up a broken basin from the roadside, and started running around the village, banging on it.
Her action immediately attracted many people. Some said, "What's going on? Is there a fire somewhere?" Others said, "Oh no, Shan Hua from Queen Dowager's family has gone crazy!"
So more and more people followed to watch the excitement.
Shan Hua ran to the dam at the village entrance, she "clanged" the basin aside, and knelt down in front of many villagers.
Her actions confused everyone, and the noisy crowd suddenly quieted down.
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