Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 597 - 597 597 Stay Away from Me_1

Chapter 597: Chapter 597: Stay Away from Me_1 Chapter 597: Chapter 597: Stay Away from Me_1 Tianniu said anxiously, “Is your arm dislocated? Let me take you to see a doctor.”

Zhao Jiangshui quickly backed away three steps, “No need, no need for you, stay away from me, I don’t have time to mess around with you, go back to wherever you came from!”

“How can that be okay? You got hurt because of me; how can I just abandon you?” Tianniu said, ignoring Zhao Jiangshui’s protests and simply grabbed his arm, only to pinch the arm that was injured.

Zhao Jiangshui cried out in pain with a howl, and Tianniu quickly let go, switching to support him with the other hand: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was this arm that got hurt.”

If it hadn’t been for the intense pain, Zhao Jiangshui would have wanted to grab Tianniu by the neck and ask her if she did it on purpose!

“Don’t worry, I may lack anything else, but I’m definitely righteous! I absolutely won’t leave you behind in this kind of situation. I’ll take you to see a doctor right now!”

Grinding his teeth, Zhao Jiangshui put his hand over Tianniu’s, which was supporting his arm. Tianniu thought he was moved and wanted to thank her, and she was about to say no thanks.

But then she saw Zhao Jiangshui forcefully pry open her hand, grinding his teeth and saying, “I’ll go by myself.”

“But you’re in such a state; I can’t just let you go alone!”

While they were at an impasse, they heard a rough voice, “Tianniu! You’re finally here. If I didn’t see you soon, I was going to leave, and you’d better not ask Uncle Cai to take you into the mountain next time.”

This person was none other than Uncle Cai, with a genial smile on his face. Having arrived in Qinghua City, Tianniu liked to mingle with all kinds of people, and Uncle Cai, who traded in fur, went hunting in the mountains from time to time. Tianniu addressed him as if they were brothers, and they got along well. Otherwise, he would never take ordinary people with him.

Tianniu smiled happily, “Uncle Cai! Here I am. It’s not easy for Uncle Cai to take me into the mountain; I had to hurry over no matter what.”

Uncle Cai’s gaze landed on Zhao Jiangshui, and he smiled slyly at Tianniu, “Who’s this? I agreed to take you, but I didn’t agree to take others.”

It was then that Tianniu became anxious, “Oh no, this gentleman I just met is a hero who just risked his life to save me and hurt his arm. Now it’s dislocated, and I still need to take him to the doctor. What should I do, afraid there’s not enough time?

Zhao Jiangshui said with a dark face, “I didn’t mean to save…”

Before he could finish speaking, Uncle Cai interrupted him with a laugh, “Just a dislocation, no need to see a doctor. Let me handle it.”

Tianniu’s eyes lit up, “Really? Uncle Cai, you know medical skills too?”

“Hey, don’t talk about medical skills. Injuries are inevitable when you go into the mountains. I’ve been in this line for so many years; these are things I definitely should know. Young man, you can rest assured, I can definitely fix it for you. There aren’t any medical clinics nearby, and it would take quite a while to walk there.”

Zhao Jiangshui, in too much pain to cope, was a scholar who couldn’t bear hardship like those rough types. Hearing that there was no medical clinic nearby, he nodded helplessly and let Uncle Cai proceed.

Uncle Cai was indeed as skilled as he claimed, and in just a moment, he had popped Zhao Jiangshui’s bones back into place, “Try moving it and see. I have some medicinal wine over there that I can give you. Rub it on, and it will be fine.”

Zhao Jiangshui thanked him with a bow, “Thank you, Master.”

Tianniu said with a laugh, “No need to thank me, it’s all in the family!”

Zhao Jiangshui shot her a glance, “I didn’t thank you.”

Tianniu touched her nose, but wasn’t the least bit angry, only thinking how even this man’s anger was attractive to her.

“Alright, we still have to head up the mountain. If we’re late, it won’t be good. My donkey cart is over there. When we’ve caught the prey, we can load it directly onto it. Let’s hurry and go,” Cai urged.

Yet, Zhao Jiangshui suddenly asked, “Excuse me, which mountain are you entering?”

Cai laughed, “It’s the mountain behind Fugui Village near the outskirts of Qinghua City. It’s nameless, but because it’s located by Fugui Village, people just call it Fugui Mountain.”

Zhao Jiangshui’s eyes lit up, “That mountain? I just happen to need to go up the mountain to find someone. May I come with you?”

Before even coming to Qinghua City, Zhao Jiangshui had heard that a literary giant was in seclusion within this city. He had wanted to consult the man on some questions. Since arriving, he had been searching with no news. It was only after great difficulty that he learned the man might be living in seclusion up on Fugui Mountain. He had made a trip to Fugui Village, only to find that as a frail scholar, it was quite inappropriate for him to climb the mountains. To say nothing of not recognising the paths and being unfamiliar with the terrain, it was extremely easy to get lost, and if there were any wild animals on the mountain, he would not be able to handle them.

He had wanted to ask a village hunter to take him up the mountain, but no one was willing to do so. For one, it was a burden, and secondly, they were afraid he might learn their hunting skills or discover their good hunting spots, thus competing with them for business in the future.

Hunters all had this taboo, and they naturally wouldn’t easily take someone unfamiliar with them.

Cai said with some difficulty, “That won’t do, I’m going on an important errand, and it’s not appropriate to bring someone along.” His excuse was the same as those of the hunters.

Zhao Jiangshui’s face showed a touch of disappointment. He didn’t want to force anyone, so he was about to say forget it, when Tianniu suddenly tugged at Cai’s arm and said, “Uncle Cai, he’s my life-saving benefactor. Such a small favor, please agree. He’s in a hurry to look for someone, and he must be anxious now. It’s not a big deal to bring one more person, right? Besides, as a scholar, how could he compete with you for business? Look at his frail body; I reckon he couldn’t even draw a bow.”

Zhao Jiangshui’s mouth twitched, clearly the words spoken in his defense felt surprisingly uncomfortable to him!

Cai genuinely liked the girl Tianniu, and now that she pleaded with him like this, his heart softened, and he waved his hand, “Fine then, I’ll take you with me. But you must not hold me back.”

Zhao Jiangshui was overjoyed inside, “Thank you!”

Meanwhile, after Tianniu had run off, her home was already in an uproar. The teaching nanny, who hadn’t caught up with her, was worried about how to explain herself when she saw Madam Liu and Qiao Yuanming return.

“Today, it was Muniang inviting guests over, actually to introduce a decent boy to our Tianniu. You should keep your eyes sharp and see if you can spot anything,” Madam Liu said as they walked.

Qiao Yuanming laughed, “Don’t worry about it. How could I not take it seriously when it’s about finding a suitor for my own daughter?”

But as soon as the two of them entered the door, they saw only the teaching nanny with a mournful face, and Tianniu was nowhere to be seen. Madam Liu’s heart lurched with a bad premonition, “Where’s Tianniu?!”

The nanny started wailing, “She said she needed to use the privy, then she climbed over the wall and ran off. I couldn’t catch up with her at all.”

Madam Liu’s heart tightened, “Such a high wall! Did she jump down? She hasn’t hurt herself, has she?” Her first concern was still her daughter’s safety.

To her surprise, the nanny said, “There was a young man outside who caught her, and the two of them ran off together.”