Chapter 326: Chapter 325

“Seems, seems, there’s still a breath left.” Although Wang Liansheng had been through a lot, he hadn’t witnessed much life and death, so facing this situation, he couldn’t help but feel a bit tense, and his judgment wasn’t as decisive as usual.

Ling Chengyan, however, was accustomed to scenes of life and death. She directly reached out, felt the side of the other’s neck, the skin under her fingers was elastic but almost had no warmth, ice cold… yet there was a faint pulse beating below her fingers.

“Alive.”

After making her judgment, Ling Chengyan almost immediately squatted down, giving an order without turning her head: “Fetch some snow! The more the better, there are shovels in the car!”

She then grabbed some snow nearby and began vigorously rubbing the person’s hands and feet with it.

Wang Liansheng fetched a shovel to move a heap of snow over and heard Ling Chengyan order again: “Go call some people from the village, call a few more, find a quilt…”

She gave several instructions, and Wang Liansheng remembered each one in his mind, then agreed and ran towards the village.

Ling Chengyan rubbed the person’s hands and feet, then undid their clothes, holding snow against their chest, rubbing vigorously. Gradually, the person’s previously frozen stiff limbs began to relax, and warmth returned to their chest.

Ling Chengyan fetched her own coat from the car and covered the person completely.

Just then, Wang Liansheng returned with villagers, a group of twenty to thirty robust young men in their twenties and thirties, carrying a door panel dismantled from somewhere, running all the way.

Wang Liansheng couldn’t outrun those people, lagging slightly behind, watching as the person was lifted onto the door panel, covered with a quilt, and carried back to the village. He ignored the others, rushing directly to his wife, who remained at the original spot. He quickly took off his coat to wrap her, seeing her fingers red as carrots from the cold, his heart trembled. He hurriedly held them in his hands, rubbed them vigorously, then cupped them to his mouth to warm them with his breath…

Seeing his nervous look, Ling Chengyan tilted her head slightly and suddenly smiled, her eyes curling up.

Wang Liansheng suddenly paused his actions, matched her smiling eyes, and then started to chuckle foolishly.

Ling Chengyan gave him a gentle push: “Let’s go back and take a look.”

The person was discovered by them, and although the villagers carried them back, they wouldn’t necessarily be responsible for subsequent medical treatment and care. The couple couldn’t just leave it be.

The couple didn’t rush. Wang Liansheng tucked his wife’s hands into his pocket, heading back.

Before reaching Uncle’s house, they heard heart-wrenching cries approaching: “Lianxiang, my poor daughter…”

Their pace halted, turning their heads toward the direction of the cries.

Just then, someone came out from Uncle’s house, seeing them, said: “You two saved Lianxiang and brought her back. Someone just sent word to your parents, seems they’ve arrived after receiving it!”

Wang Liansheng and Ling Chengyan exchanged glances, seeing astonishment in each other’s eyes. They really didn’t expect that by rescuing a vagrant frozen by the roadside on their way, how coincidentally it turned out to be the little sister, Wang Lianxiang, who was said to have been trafficked with no clues or news?

Wang Liansheng looked at his wife, tried to say something, but was stopped by Ling Chengyan’s smile: “Come on, let’s go in and take a look.”

If it were when she first arrived, she had no feelings for the people in front of her, not even any affection, and naturally wouldn’t consider his face. But now, it’s different.

As they stepped through the gate, the crowd grew, and Ling Chengyan withdrew her hand from Wang Liansheng’s pocket. In the countryside, public displays of affection could invite gossip, even for couples.

Wang Liansheng didn’t feel his wife was distancing him because when she withdrew her hand, she squeezed his hand tightly.

Thanks to Ling Chengyan’s timely rescue, Wang Lianxiang caught her breath.

Upon returning and being identified, of course, she wouldn’t be neglected.

The old couple from the Wang Family’s second household came to see their daughter. Wang Guizhang just sighed, and Zhou Xiuying just cried… Wang Lianxiang’s other brothers and sisters-in-law just stood with hands tucked, feigning ignorance.

The second household was like a pile of mud, with no one competent and capable.

Uncle Wang Futang took charge, letting the eldest cousin Wang Lianqi drive his Jinbei van to take Wang Lianxiang to the county hospital for examination and treatment. Wang Liansheng looked at Ling Chengyan, and seeing her nod, he followed along.

Qu Cui watched the scene, then at the second couple and those self-interested nephews and nieces-in-law, felt a surge of anger and pulled Zhou Xiuying outside: “What are you crying for now, go home and find some clothes for Lianxiang!”

Zhou Xiuying cried with red eyes and nose, said bitterly: “Where are the clothes? She took her two new outfits when she went to the city!”

“If she doesn’t have any, yours will do, they’re certainly better than what she’s wearing now!” Qu Cui didn’t give her a chance to argue, called the eldest daughter-in-law Zhao Erni, and the two dragged Zhou Xiuying to the second household at once.

Soon, Qu Cui and Zhao Erni returned with a small bundle.

Seeing Ling Chengyan, Zhao Erni said: “Just a thin padded jacket and pants, this weather… sigh!”

Although she and her mother-in-law cared, they were of a different household, and with second aunt being the way she was, she couldn’t be bothered. Not to mention those sister-in-laws, who vanished once things went awry, didn’t even go home. What could you do? Search her room yourself for clothes?!

Ling Chengyan, having eaten half a bun, put down her chopsticks, stood up: “I’ll drive her there.”

While saying this, she didn’t look back at Zhou Xiuying following behind.

Aunt glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law: “We’ll go with you.”

Ling Chengyan drove, bringing aunt and daughter-in-law, along with Zhou Xiuying, to the county hospital. Wang Lianxiang had already been taken into the emergency room.

The men were less thoughtful, only wrapping in two quilts, and the nurse, looking at the filthy Wang Lianxiang, asked for clean clothes, which they hadn’t brought.

Just after the New Year, not to mention state-owned stores, even individual clothing stores and stalls hadn’t opened yet, there was nowhere to buy even if you wanted to spend money.

The second cousin Wang Lianfa reluctantly said: “Maybe I’ll look for some friends…”

Wang Lianfa sold clothes, naturally knew some peers, there was someone in the county, he meant to visit their home to see if he could buy some clothes.

“It’s just that thick winter clothes were mostly sold before the New Year, might not have stock.”

There was no other way, Wang Lianfa could only try his luck.

Just then, Ling Chengyan brought people in. Although it was just a set of slightly worn padded clothes, it was far better than the rags Wang Lianxiang was wearing.

Wang Lianqi received them and hurriedly took them into the emergency room.

The nurse took them, frowned, but said nothing.

After nearly two hours, the nurse wheeled out Wang Lianxiang, who had changed into clean clothes and had been treated.

The doctor and nurse just changed her clothing, cleaned and treated the frostbite on her face, hands, and feet, but her hair remained unwashed. Yet she looked much better, at least her tangled hair was tied up, revealing her entire face.

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