Chapter 159: He’s Done for, He Has Stopped Breathing
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Ying understood Meng Zi’s meaning. She wasn’t someone who liked to beat around the bush either. “Uncle Meng, you don’t have to worry. I might as well explain to all of you. The reason I dealt with the Venom Cult, attacked the Azure Dragon Base, and integrated the West District was to give my children and family a safe living environment.”
“What does this have to do with you coming to the North District?” Meng Zi asked.
“Of course, there is. The North District is also part of the Tiger Base. I hope that the North District can integrate into the Tiger Base as well. It will be like a small state with its own rules and regulations. It will have its own code of conduct. This way, this place will be able to develop better for a long time.”
Meng Zi was a little surprised as if he was amazed that Su Ying would say something like that.
“That’s right, Uncle Meng. You know what our Tiger Base used to be like. Although the North District was pretty peaceful under your jurisdiction, do you really want the people of the North District to be stuck here for generations and not be able to go out? That’s so boring, isn’t it?” Qiao Yang also chimed in. “You mean you want to merge with us?” Zhou Xing finally understood.
Qiao Yang clapped his hands. “That’s right. That’s what I mean. When the rules and regulations are written out, we can discuss them together. If there’s anything that you think is unreasonable, we can discuss and amend it. When everyone has passed the rules, we will implement them in the Tiger Base. Everyone has to follow the rules. This way, we can prevent bad things from happening to a large extent.”
Su Ying sipped her honey water silently. She felt that it was a good idea to bring Qiao Yang along. This kid had become her spokesperson.
“The Tiger Base will be managed like a state.”
Su Ying nodded. “You can put it that way.”
Meng Zi also drank a mouthful of water. The water was very sweet, but he couldn’t taste it. His mind was filled with the words Su Ying and the others said.
“Alright, alright. If there’s anything else, we can talk about it after we have eaten our fill. There’s nothing in this world that’s more important than eating.” Tian Niu came in at the right time with the steaming hot dishes.
Tian Niu cooked a total of four dishes, namely wild vegetables with scrambled eggs, braised fish, cold wild vegetable salad, and garlic streaky pork.
These four dishes were already very sumptuous for the Meng family. Not only were the dishes sumptuous, but the portions were also very big.
“Don’t just talk. Let’s eat first. Let’s eat first.”
Tian Niu stood up to scoop out the rice.
“Aunt, let me help you.” Qiao Yang eagerly got up and brought in a small pot for cooking rice.
The staple food was mixed-grain rice, and there was a lot of white rice mixed in it. The fragrance was very alluring.
With such good dishes and rice, Su Ying couldn’t think of anything else, so she picked up her chopsticks and started eating without ceremony.
In the beginning, everyone was very polite. However, when Su Ying was filling her third bowl of rice, they all slowed down. They watched in shock as Su Ying stuffed mouthful after mouthful of rice into her mouth. She didn’t look like a demonic goddess at all. She was more like a starving spirit!
Su Ying only put down her bowl and chopsticks somewhat reluctantly when the rice in the pot was almost empty. “You guys carry on.”
Qiao Yang looked at the bowl of rice from which he had only eaten two mouthfuls. He was a little reluctant, but he gritted his teeth and placed the bowl in front of Su Ying. “Madam Su, I’ll give you mine.”
Su Ying frowned. Her eyes were filled with disdain and she looked as if she was having some internal struggle. In the end, she declined very politely.
“You eat it. My boy Ji said that eating a fool’s saliva will make one stupid.”
Qiao Yang felt a little hurt, but he still picked up a big piece of streaky pork and began chomping on it.
After everyone was full, Tian Niu brought out the honey water again.
As Su Ying sipped the honey water, she felt that this trip was quite worthwhile.
“I will discuss your suggestion with all the managers of the North District. If they think it’s feasible, then we will do as you say,” Meng Zi suddenly said.
Meng Zi’s rejection was within their expectations. At least, judging from the other party’s attitude, it wasn’t impossible to discuss this matter.
Su Ying was already very satisfied with the food and drinks provided on this trip today.
After she had finished her meal and conveyed her intentions, Su Ying didn’t intend to stay any longer.
“Then I won’t…”
“Uncle Meng, Uncle Meng, bad news, bad news! Meng Jiang accidentally fell down the mountain when he was catching the wild boar. He’s not going to make it!”
Before Meng Zi could finish speaking, an anxious shout rang from outside the courtyard.
Upon hearing this, Tian Niu’s expression changed at once and she dashed out immediately.
“Jiang’er! What happened to Jiang’er?” She opened the courtyard gate and rushed out. She saw Meng Jiang, whose whole body was covered in blood, being carried over.
Tian Niu quickly stepped to one side and let the men carry the injured person into the house.
Meng Zi couldn’t care less about Su Ying and the others. He followed Tian Niu out of the house and saw Meng Jiang’s twisted legs. His expression could no longer remain calm.
“Where’s Doctor Li? Go and get Doctor Li here, quickly!”
“Here, here! Doctor Li is here.”
They had just stepped into the courtyard when a hunched old man was ushered in by two young men supporting him.
“Doctor Li, quickly take a look at Jiang’er. You must not let anything happen to him.” At this moment, Tian Niu no longer had the smart and neat appearance she possessed earlier. Her face was filled with panic, and she could barely stand firmly.
“What are you crying for? Let Doctor Li take a look first!” Meng Zi’s tightly clenched fists also revealed the panic in his heart, but he still hugged Tian Niu tightly.
Doctor Li was brought into the house. Before he could catch his breath, he was ushered to the front of Meng Jiang.
“Oh, Great Heavens! Can you guys slow down? My old bones can’t withstand this kind of torture from you guys.” Doctor Li didn’t look young, and he almost couldn’t catch his breath when he was frantically propelled in by two people.
“Doctor Li, please take a breath and check how Meng Jiang is doing.”
Doctor Li was the only doctor in the North District. He had been here for many years and was very familiar with the people here. He knew that Meng Zi only had one son, so he was not neglectful in his duties.
“Don’t worry, don’t worry. Let me take a look.”
Doctor Li looked at the wounds on Meng Jiang’s body and gasped. His brows were tightly furrowed. “How did he get so badly injured to such an extent…”
He quickly took out some medicinal powder from the medicine box to stop the bleeding on his leg, but the blood was like a water stream, spraying out constantly and could not be suppressed at all.
It was late autumn, yet Doctor Li’s forehead was already covered in fine beads of sweat. As time passed, Meng Jiang’s face gradually took on a deathly pall.
Doctor Li had used all the hemostatic drugs in his medicine box, but the bleeding still could not be stopped.
Meng Zi looked at his son’s state and his heart gradually sank to the bottom. His arms that held Tian Niu tightened and his expression became increasingly unpleasant.
“Quick, get some clean cotton cloth. Press it down. Press it down hard. Don’t let the blood spray out again.” Doctor Li’s voice was trembling as he spoke.
Su Ying and Qiao Yang walked out of the hall. Just as they reached the door of Meng Jiang’s room, they heard Doctor Li’s loud cry.. “He’s done for, he’s done for! He has stopped breathing!”