Ugly girl only wants to farm

Chapter 165 Discovering clues

The old woman was so anxious that she groped around for a long time but couldn't find the stick. She hugged the girl tightly, looking very worried: "Da Ya, Da Ya, what's wrong? What's wrong with you? Don't scare your mother!"

Seeing them in a panic, Xu Chaoyan quickly handed the wooden stick to the old woman: "Don't worry, Auntie, I'll go and get a doctor to come and take a look. I'll be right back."

After saying that, she also comforted her older sister, saying, "Sister, don't worry, let's wait for the doctor to see you first."

The little girl's eyes filled with tears. Seeing her grandmother and mother's worried expressions, she raised her little hand and used her sleeve to wipe away their tears: "Mom, don't cry, Yaya will be fine in a little while, it really doesn't hurt."

"Madam Meng, then I'll have to trouble you. We are truly grateful to you all today."

"Sister-in-law, I'm going to town to fetch a doctor. Could you stay here and keep an eye on things, and see if anything is needed?"

After Xu Chaoyan hurriedly brought the doctor over, the little girl seemed to have recovered. She didn't cry out in pain anymore and sat there obediently with her bright black and white eyes open. She sweetly called out, "Auntie."

The old woman patted her daughter's hand a few times and said, "Moon Girl, don't worry. The doctor has been called over. Why don't you go and boil some water? Everyone is thirsty."

Xu Chaoyan then learned that Zhang Xuyang's eldest sister was called Yueniang. Seeing her worried face, she knew that she was probably overthinking it. Zhang Da Niang wanted to send her away because she was afraid that she would panic.

Zhang Yueniang quickly gave up her seat so the doctor could see her more easily: "Mother, I'm a little worried. How about I go see you later, after the doctor has finished his diagnosis?"

The old woman waved her hand helplessly: "Alright, alright, you can stay here. We'll have the doctor take a look at your injuries later. We asked you to see a doctor yesterday, but you absolutely refused. You've suffered so much these past years. I wonder if you've suffered any internal injuries, and how your body is."

Yesterday, the doctor had examined all of the little girl's limbs and found nothing abnormal, so Xu Chaoyan switched to an older doctor this time. The older doctor also examined the little girl carefully, took her pulse, and asked her some everyday questions.

The doctor stroked his long beard, looking ashamed. "I'm sorry I can't help you, but this girl seems perfectly healthy. She doesn't have any serious illnesses, just some minor injuries. As for the headache you mentioned, I wonder if it was caused by an external impact, or perhaps she has migraines? Did any of your ancestors or your mother and daughter have migraines?"

The old woman and Zhang Yueniang both shook their heads and said in unison, "None of us in our family have these symptoms."

Zhang Yueniang thought for a moment: "It's just that in the past few years, my eldest daughter has been complaining of headaches and body aches. When I ask her where the pain is or what other symptoms she has, she can't say anything. Before, she was young and could only cry, but now she can't express herself very clearly. I'm very helpless."

Finally, the doctor left some medicine for treating sprains and bruises, and examined Zhang Yueniang again. He said that she had injured her bones before, and one of the joints in her elbow was dislocated. Now it was beyond repair. The cruelest way was to break it and set the bone again, but that would be quite painful.

When the old woman saw the dislocated joints and the scars on her daughter's hands, tears streamed down her face, and her voice choked with sobs: "Moon Girl, Moon Girl, you've suffered so much all these years. It's all your fault for not being able to stand up for you. If only we had known, we wouldn't have married you off so far away, letting that heartless bastard bully you like this."

The mother and daughter cried harder and harder, pouring out all the grievances they had suffered over the years. From their cries, Xu Chaoyan could tell that the Zhang family had been going through some difficulties. When she reached marriageable age, a matchmaker in town introduced her to a distant relative who said the family was well-off and offered a generous dowry. Considering her parents and younger brother, she married him off to a neighboring town.

The neighboring town is quite far away, so she rarely comes back. In recent years, she has only returned once, when she first got married, and has never come back since.

The elderly couple didn't have the energy to visit their daughter, so they only sent a few messages back through intermediaries. Each time, Zhang Yueniang only reported good news and never bad.

So the two elders always felt that Zhang Yueniang was doing well. In addition, their son-in-law would come every two or three years and bring some things home each time, saying that he felt sorry for his wife and didn't want her to travel so far. Therefore, they felt that their daughter was doing well.

When Zhang Yueniang gave birth to her daughter, Zhang Xuyang visited his sister's house once. He thought the family was decent in terms of their manners and how they treated people.

I've been busy with my studies these past few years, and the neighboring town is too far away, so I haven't been there since.

Seeing that her sister-in-law had just rushed back and was covered in sweat, Meng Jiuxia felt a pang of sympathy: "Sister-in-law, you two rest first. I'll go with the doctor to get the medicine and brew it for the girl later."

After Meng Jiuxia saw the doctor off, the group chatted casually for a few more minutes. The little girl sat there obediently and was not naughty at all. In Xu Chaoyan's memory, children of this age were usually the most mischievous. Seeing her sitting there so quietly, she must have suffered a lot at home.

Suddenly, the little girl clutched her head and cried out that her head hurt. The old woman and Zhang Yueniang were so worried that tears streamed down their faces. They were at a loss and hugged her, comforting her, "Little girl, don't cry. I'll go get some medicine. After you drink the medicine, your pain will go away. Just bear with it for a bit, and I'll give you some candy, okay?"

Zhang Yueniang, with tears streaming down her face, comforted her daughter, looking completely lost and bewildered.

Xu Chaoyan was very puzzled, as the doctor examined her for a long time but couldn't find any injury.

She walked over and said softly, "Sister Yue Niang, may I take a look at the child? I'll examine him carefully to see if the doctor has overlooked anything?"

Zhang Yueniang nodded: "Then I'll have to trouble you."

Xu Chaoyan first took out a handkerchief to wipe away the little girl's tears, then opened the oil paper package, picked up a piece of candy, and put it in her mouth, gently coaxing her: "Your name is Yaya, right? Don't be afraid, Auntie will take a good look at you. Tell me where it hurts, okay?"

Although Ya Ya still looked pained, she obediently nodded and whispered, "Yes, thank you, Auntie."

Xu Chaoyan then carefully examined her head, temples, and forehead, brushing her hair to one side: "Does it hurt here? Does it hurt there?"

She kept touching her, but didn't find anything unusual. Just as she was about to give up, Ya Ya suddenly cried out again, "It hurts, it hurts a lot."

She pressed on the left side and asked softly, "Does it hurt here, Ya Ya?"

Ya Ya nodded: "Yes, this is the place."

Xu Chaoyan simply pulled her hair to one side and gently pressed it with her finger: "Is it here? Is it this way?"

"Ok?"

After confirming the location, she looked at Yue Niang as if she had made a great decision: "Sister Yue Niang, it's not very clear from here. Could you get a pair of scissors so we can cut off the hair here and take a closer look? What if there are any hidden wounds or anything we don't know about?"

Zhang Yueniang nodded: "Okay, wait here, I'll go get the scissors right away."

After cutting off that tuft of hair, Xu Chaoyan pressed it again in the same spot: "Ya Ya, is it here?"

The little girl immediately nodded: "Yes, it hurts here."

Xu Chaoyan then noticed a small bump there, which hurt the little girl when pressed lightly.

She looked at Zhang Yueniang with a puzzled expression: "Sister, was Yaya injured or hit hard when she was little? Why is there a lump here? Do you know anything about it?"

Zhang Yueniang shook her head and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Is something wrong? I felt a small lump here before when the girl said she had a headache, but I couldn't feel anything. Is there something wrong here?"

Xu Chaoyan gently pressed the small package again, as if she felt something hard, but she wasn't sure and said it very euphemistically: "I'm not really sure either, it's just a guess. It feels a little hard on it, maybe something sharp got stuck in it by accident. The doctor probably didn't think of that and just checked the limbs or head for any external injuries. Plus, the girl has long hair, so he overlooked that."