C1 I Did a Wicked Thing

Deep within a remote mountain, it was barren and desolate.

At the end of the winding road, there were a few low, adobe houses.

It was a small, nameless village.

Directly opposite the village entrance stood a two-meter tall rock.

It is said that a long time ago, there was a family of three living here. One night, the hostess suddenly disappeared and was nowhere to be found. Thus, his son stood on the soil slope at the village entrance all day, waiting for his mother to come back.

Years later, the child turned to stone.

It was impossible to determine whether this legend was true or false. In any case, many of the old people in the village had said so.

One day, the village chief felt that it was inconvenient to go in and out, and there were no signs of children or stone monkeys popping out of the stones.

In the end, the originally cloudless sky was suddenly filled with flashes of lightning and claps of thunder. It rained for three days in a row, and many crops were flooded.

There was a fortune-teller in the village who was known as a little deity. He suggested to the village chief that it would be best to move the rocks at the village entrance back to their original position. The village chief thought for a while and decided to give it a try.

Strangely enough, on the afternoon of their return, the rain stopped. In the air, there was a beautiful rainbow.

After that, no one dared to touch the rock again.

After this strange event spread out, the people from the nearby villages all felt that it was magical. So here was a name — "Stone Village."

From the east end of Stone Village, on the door of the third house, hung the sign that read "Xu Clinic". The owner of the clinic was a widow named Xu Zhuan.

After her husband passed away, he left her with a pair of young children, living a life of poverty. She was afraid that her children would be wronged, so she made up her mind not to marry again.

Originally, there were two thin fields at home.

After all, she was a woman, and the farming of the harvest was too heavy. She had to run back and forth all day in the fields, so she couldn't bear it and rented the land to someone else. He decided to plant something for himself when the two of them grew up.

Rent alone makes it difficult to sustain a livelihood. In order to support the family of three, Xu Zhu decided to start a small business.

When her father was alive, he was an old Chinese doctor. Xu Zhu often helped from the side, and learned how to cure illnesses.

So she packed her things and opened the clinic.

The small clinic's business was not bad. Everyone had a headache or something, so they all came to look for her. Just like this, she single-handedly brought up the two children.

As the saying goes, the heavens cannot predict the weather.

At the age of fifty, Xu Zhu's family had undergone a huge change. She did a wicked thing when she had to.

It happened in August of that year, after the third day, and the area was hot and stuffy, like a fire.

Many of the old people in the village said that it was the first time in their lives that they had seen such a hot Tian'er.

It had not rained for more than ten days, and the crops had withered. In order to avoid the cold, even chickens, ducks, and geese all stuck to the wall.

Noon, waves of heart-wrenching screams came from the clinic.

Even though it was called a clinic, it was actually a dilapidated mud house. The room was simple, with cobwebs in the corners. There was a faint smell of mold in the air.

The young woman lying on the brick bed had a round belly, and her expression was painful. The few strands of hair hanging down from his forehead were drenched in sweat and stuck to his white cheeks.

The woman had a pair of long and narrow almond-shaped eyes, red lips, white teeth, and delicate skin.

Whether it's pink dresses or white sandals, they're all international fashion brands. The sapphire necklace around his neck glittered brightly.

Dressed from head to toe, it was enough to show off his extraordinary background and taste.

Such a rich lady, lying in this dry and cracked, small and shabby room, seemed out of place.

Xu Zhu stood beside the low kang, concentrating on delivering the baby.

She was short and thin as a stick. A half-new, short-sleeved white coat was draped loosely over her. The mask covered almost half of his face.

A limousine was parked in front of the clinic. In the narrow courtyard, a handsome man paced back and forth nervously with his hands behind his back.

This morning, he and his wife met with an emergency and had to return home overnight. As they drove by, the wife, who was nine months pregnant, suddenly clutched her stomach and said she felt bad.

In the mountains, the mobile phone was not connected to the ambulance. The man got out of the car alone and went to the village for help.

When he asked around, he found out that the only midwife here had passed away a few days ago. Some villagers suggested to him that they should go to the clinic to find Doctor Xu.

At first, the man thought the conditions were simple and wanted to change his wife to a large hospital. How could a woman's stomach ache so much that she couldn't even move an inch? Helpless, he could only choose to stay.

After the pregnant woman was helped into the clinic, the amniotic fluid had already been broken. Xu Zhu made a prompt decision and decided to deliver her baby immediately.

However, five hours later, the baby was still not born.

During this time, the man asked the village to help him call the emergency center. But it was too far away, and it would take time for the ambulance to arrive.

Maternity is difficult and the situation is not very optimistic. Xu Zhu's brows were locked together. Beads of sweat the size of beans poured out from her forehead.

"Ouch, it hurts so bad." The woman's facial features were twisted, her slender almond-shaped eyes were tightly shut, and her voice trembled in pain. "No, I'm really tired."

"Take a deep breath and persevere." Due to the mask, Xu Zhu's voice sounded a little depressed, "It's almost time to come out. I can almost see that baby's head is about to come out."

The woman took a deep breath, gripped the old mattress under her body and used up all her remaining strength.

The next second, a loud cry pierced the sky above Stone Village.

The woman tilted her head and closed her eyes.

The young man in the courtyard instantly breathed heavily and stopped moving.

After staring blankly for two seconds, Xu Yingyu put her hand under the woman's nose for an interview before her tensed nerves finally relaxed.

"Doctor." The man hurried to the wooden door. As he clapped, he asked in a deep voice, "What's the situation like?"

Xu Zhu's exhausted voice came from inside the house, "I'm alive, it's a little girl."

"Is my wife all right?" The man's tone was urgent.

Doctor Xu wiped the sweat from his forehead and comforted her, "Don't worry, mother and daughter are safe." Your wife stayed awake for a few hours and fell asleep. "

She had been a doctor for many years and had given birth no less than twenty times. This was the first time they encountered a family member who was concerned about the situation of his wife the moment the child landed on the ground.

The man sighed in relief. "Can I go in and see them?"

"Not yet." As Dr. Xu cut the umbilical cord, she replied, "We say here that men see blood and filth as bad luck. "Wait until I've wiped the child's body, then clean up the room, then you can come in."

"Alright!"

The child's crying grew smaller and smaller until it finally quieted down. A few minutes later, with a creaking sound, the old wooden door was opened from the inside.