Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 414 Wang 5, the seriously ill mother

The driver with the scar on his face was quite distinctive, so after Shan Wei went out, she quickly got the news and came back: "Miss, I got the news. The driver's name is Wang Wu. He was a soldier in the barracks before. He made a mistake and was punished by military law. He was expelled from the barracks. After he was released, he did some murder and robbery for others. He is also very cunning. I took people to catch him several times, but he ran away every time. He has a seriously ill mother at home."

"Seriously ill mother?"

"Yes, his mother's illness used up all the family savings. In order to treat her, he has been working for dignitaries for decades, offending many people. His mother doesn't know and just thinks he is driving a cart for others. And he lives in the city on weekdays. Outsiders don't know that he has a mother. He is cautious in his actions. I only discovered it after following him for several days. Maybe he is worried that others will use his mother to threaten him."

Unexpectedly, he is such a filial son. After Yao Qingnian asked Shan Wei to find their home address, he decided to go and meet Wang Wu. He must know something about Shen Youran falling off the cliff.

Coming to the civilian area of the capital, it was like stepping into another world. The houses here were out of tune with the bustling capital. The narrow streets were winding, with low and dilapidated houses on both sides. Some of the walls were mottled and peeling, revealing the bricks and stones inside. The tiles on the roofs were incomplete and looked particularly vicissitudes under the erosion of wind and rain.

The people here are dressed in simple clothes, busy shuttling between the streets and alleys. Their faces show the fatigue and tenacity of life, running for a living. Children are playing in the narrow alleys.

Arriving at Wang Wu's door, Yao Qingnian knocked on the door: "Is anyone there?"

"Who is it..." an old and weak voice came from inside. After waiting for a long time, the old wooden door finally creaked open slowly. "Ahem..." A vicissitudes of life and frail old woman poked her head out from inside. Seeing that it was two young girls, she coughed twice before asking, "Girls, who are you looking for?"

"Mother-in-law, we are passing by here and would like to come in and ask for a glass of water." Yao Qingnian said softly.

"Girl, I am seriously ill and have difficulty drinking water. If you don't mind, please come in and fetch water from the well..." The old woman started coughing violently before she could finish two sentences. She was trembling and seemed like she would fall down at any time.

"Thank you, grandma." Yao Qingnian had just walked into the courtyard when she was hit by a strong smell of medicine. Yao Qingnian asked Shan Wei to fetch some water while she helped the old woman sit down. She looked around for a while and started chatting with her: "Are you usually alone at home? Where are your spouse and children?"

"Alas, my husband passed away a long time ago. My son went out to work. He was a filial son, and all the money he earned was spent on my medical treatment and medicine. I advised him not to go out to work, because my illness could not be cured, and it would be a waste of money to buy medicine. It was not worth it. It would be better to use the money to marry a wife and start a family. Even if he died of illness, I would be at peace. But he didn't listen. He is in his forties and still alone. Cough cough..." After saying so many words in a row, the old woman's cough became more and more severe.

"Come, drink some water. What did the doctor say about your illness?"

"The doctor said it was an old illness left over from a previous cold. It can't be cured. I take so many medicines every day, but they're of no use at all."

"I'll show you."

"Girl, don't bother me. My disease cannot be cured."

"I know a little bit about medicine. Let me take a look. It will be your reward for the water you bought me."

The old woman did not refuse. Yao Qingnian asked her to stretch out her hand and examined her. Finally, it was determined that the old woman had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a common geriatric disease that can lead to airflow limitation, causing long-term coughing and sputum. The cough will worsen as the condition worsens.

"How is it?" The old woman said with trembling hands.

"It can't be cured, but it can relieve the symptoms. I'll prescribe some medicine for you, you can try taking it. Don't stay at home all the time, you can take a slow walk in the yard." Yao Qingnian took out some medicine from the space and prepared for her to take it.

But before the old woman could take it, a short but strong man rushed over and knocked the medicine in Yao Qingnian's hand to the ground.

"Who are you! What are you doing in my house!" The man protected the woman behind him and scolded her with a fierce look on his face. His expression also looked ferocious because of the scar on his forehead.

This person is Wang Wu.

"Awu, don't be rude! They are girls passing by. They came in to ask for water to drink. They saw that my mother was coughing non-stop, so they kindly helped her to diagnose the disease." The old woman stood up and pulled Wang Wu.

"Then what was she holding in her hand? It's weird, I've never seen it before." Wang Wu was very alert.

Yao Qingnian was not annoyed: "Those are pills for your mother."

"What are pills, mother? Didn't I tell you not to talk to strangers when I'm not home?" He helped the old lady sit down: "You have already drunk the water, let's go!"

"Mother-in-law, take this pill. It's up to you whether to take it or not. There's only one day's supply here. If it works for you, you can come to Menghua Pavilion to find me." Yao Qingnian took out the medicine again and put it on the table. After telling them the address of the jewelry shop, she got up and left.

"Miss, why don't you arrest him and interrogate him directly?"

"Don't worry, he will definitely come to me on his own initiative soon." Yao Qingnian could see that this man was full of murderous aura, and it was useless to use force against him.

After everyone left, Wang Wu picked up the white pill on the table and looked at it. He didn't take it seriously and put it aside. He helped his mother get up and went back to the house to rest: "Mom, go back to the house and rest."

"I've been lying in the house all day. Mom thinks I've gotten sick even though I'm not sick. Why were you so mean to that girl just now? She was treating me with good intentions. I think that girl is a good person."

"I've never seen this thing before. Just in case, you'd better not take it. This is the medicine I just got back. I'll boil it and bring it to you later." Wang Wu recalled the girl's every move just now and felt it was unusual. Although she deliberately wore a coarse cloth dress, her temperament could not be concealed. These two people were not simple.

"I won't drink. I've been drinking for so many years but my illness hasn't improved. If you could ever marry a wife, I'm sure I'd be cured immediately. I'd even rather die than drink!" After the old woman said this, she tapped him on the body with her walking stick and he almost fell to the ground.

"Mom, take it easy! What nonsense are you talking about? What life or death? Just hit me, but don't fall." The man changed his ferocious face and did not dodge. He let his mother's crutch fall on him. He looked at his mother worriedly, afraid that she would fall accidentally.

"Cough cough..." Coughing sounds were heard from time to time in the dilapidated house...