The snake finally died. Lu Yuanfeng was busy dealing with the snake and then walked towards Little Black.
Little Black stared at Mu Shuangshuang, all its previous arrogance and swagger gone.
It kept pointing at the Little Black Dog, seemingly pleading to Mu Shuangshuang.
Mu Shuangshuang glanced at the Little Black Dog on the ground; it didn’t even have the strength to stand up, and even its gaze had beco sowhat blurry.
It should die, right!
Mu Shuangshuang didn’t know if Little Black considered the Little Black Dog as its friend and was montarily at a loss on how to speak.
"Little Black... the Little Black Dog will die..."
She didn’t know when the Little Black Dog was bitten, nor how to treat it, and in this era, there was no serum available.
Little Black lay on the ground, letting out a series of wails, different from the way it used to be when she first saw it.
At this mont, it was desperate...
Mu Shuangshuang felt extrely uncomfortable, scooped up the Little Black Dog from the ground, and rushed down the mountain, mumbling as she went.
"Lu Yuanfeng, handle everything here; I’m going to find Grandpa Zhang!"
Mu Shuangshuang nearly unleashed the energy she used in police academy competitions, dashing straight down the mountain in one breath.
Thickets and thorns were all charged through by her, as long as there was a passage. Yu Si Niang down the mountain only saw a black shadow, and when she looked again, it was gone.
When she reached Zhang Huai Shu’s house, her face was scratched, her wrists were covered in blood, and even her clothes were torn and tattered.
"Grandpa Zhang... I beg you, save this dog. It was bitten by a snake, a black one, as thick as a wrist, with triangular-shaped eyes..."
Mu Shuangshuang described the features of the snake she saw to Zhang Huai Shu, hoping he could prescribe the right dicine.
Zhang Huai Shu just took one look and shook his head.
"It’s too late, this dog... cannot be saved..."
Little Black, who had rushed over, wailed again and again.
The cries made Mu Shuangshuang heartache, but what pained her most was the puppy in her arms. It seed no more than a few months old, could it really die just like this?
"Grandpa Zhang, I beg you, please try to treat it. I’ll return the ten taels of silver I owe you later. No matter how much it costs, I’ll pay for this dog. Please, please..."
As Mu Shuangshuang pleaded, Little Black also knelt beside her, showing its spirituality. Perhaps this puppy was the friend it had chosen.
Mu Shuangshuang told herself, she must, must save it...
"Child, it’s not about the money; it’s that it can’t be saved."
"You haven’t even tried to save it, can you really say that? At least you should attempt it!"
Mu Shuangshuang refused to give up, and Zhang Huai Shu reluctantly took the Little Black Dog into his house. Before entering, he said, "I can’t guarantee I’ll save it!"
Mu Shuangshuang and Little Black waited outside for Zhang Huai Shu’s treatnt, waiting for two hours.
After two hours, the sun had already slanted west, and Zhang Huai Shu ca out holding Little Black, covered in sweat.
"I treated it and gave it dicine. Whether it survives depends on tonight."
"Thank you, Grandpa Zhang. It... it will be alright, I believe! How much is the dical fee this ti? I’ll bring it to you, including the previous ten taels of silver."
Mu Shuangshuang originally planned not to return Zhang Huai Shu’s silver imdiately.
After all, the agreed deadline was six months, and now that she was here at his place, there was no reason not to pay back the silver.
"It’s fine, I didn’t put much effort today, so don’t worry about the silver. As for your dad’s consultation fee, we agreed on six months, so six months it is, I am not in a hurry to use it."
Mu Shuangshuang said nothing, but she had made up her mind. These days, she had earned quite a bit of silver, almost twenty taels altogether.
Even if she returned Zhang Huai Shu’s silver, there would still be more than ten taels left, but after deducting the purchase of corn and Xiao Han’s tuition, there would be very little left indeed.
Returning inside with the Little Black Dog in her arms, it was still the sa motionless state. As soon as she put the Little Black Dog on the ground, Little Black ca up to it.
It just stayed there, squatting on the ground, its eyes glued to the Little Black Dog.
Mu Shuangshuang felt a pang in her heart, closed the door, and instructed Xiao Han and Little Zhi not to disturb Little Black in her room.
Earlier, she hadn’t felt the pain from her injuries, but now, as she relaxed, Mu Shuangshuang realized her whole body ached, her wrists and legs were full of thorns. It took her quite a long ti to remove them all one by one.
When Lu Yuanfeng returned, his bamboo basket was already filled with gold and silver flowers and bitter greens, gathering a whole sack full.
He had originally intended to return earlier, but since Yu Si Niang was alone there, he wasn’t at ease.
As he knew with Shuangshuang around, there wouldn’t be any major problems, he finished all the mountain work before coming back.
"Shuangshuang, how’s the little black dog doing?"
"I don’t know, Little Black has been keeping watch, and I felt too sad, so I ca out." Mu Shuangshuang shook her head.
"It will be fine, Shuangshuang, don’t worry. I think the snake was poisonous, so I didn’t take it, but I did bring back the gallbladder."
The most precious thing from the snake is its gallbladder, even if Lu Yuanfeng didn’t take the body, he had to keep the gallbladder.
"Yeah!" Mu Shuangshuang’s interest seed low, her mind still preoccupied with the little black dog, unsure if it would make it.
Lu Yuanfeng, knowing Shuangshuang’s mood wasn’t good, silently undertook all the work.
He discussed with Yu Si Niang, removed the door panel of the kitchen and spread the gold and silver flowers on it to dry them out.
For the remaining space that wasn’t enough, Yu Si Niang found a piece of unused cloth, laid it on the ground, and spread the gold and silver flowers on it to dry.
Instantly, the entire courtyard was engulfed in the fragrance of gold and silver flowers.
A whole sack of bitter greens was also chopped up by Lu Yuanfeng, and for a whole hour he was busy without uttering a word of complaint, not even pausing to rest.
By dinnerti, Mu Shuangshuang perked up and started preparing dinner and grinding grist for making cold noodles at night.
She worked until the middle of the night, and Little Black hadn’t left the room, not eating anything but just continuously watching over the Little Black Dog.
Mu Shuangshuang, unable to sleep, simply sat with Little Black through the night.
On the second day, as the dawn light broke, Mu Shuangshuang realized, to her surprise, that an entire night had passed.
Little Black maintained the sa posture, constantly staring at the Little Black Dog.
Fortunately, the Little Black Dog didn’t die. In unfortunate circumstances, luck prevailed, and finally, its eyes regained clarity.
Little Black excitedly barked around, the happiest it had been from yesterday to today.
"Little Black Dog, welco as a new mber!"
At this mont, Mu Shuangshuang finally breathed a sigh of relief; everything was fine at last, but now she had to head to town for work.
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