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Nianyang heard the commotion and her eyebrows twitched. Now that her memories had completely fused with the original owner’s, she quickly found the memories related to the Golden Widow.
The Golden Widow’s husband was a hunter who accidentally fell off a cliff and died while hunting in the mountains two years ago, leaving behind a five-year-old son, Doudou.
In the previous life, Doudou was also accidentally bitten by a venomous snake, and because the rescue was delayed, he ended up in a vegetative state. Now that she is here, putting aside her duty as a doctor to save lives, even for the sake of the precious life value, she wouldn’t stand by and do nothing.
Besides, the Golden Widow was notoriously gossipy—any little bit of news about any family could quickly spread from her to the entire neighboring town.
In her previous life, the original owner was schemed by Gu Youlan and sent to the bed of an old widower, and everyone knew about it. The Golden Widow certainly contributed to spreading that, but Nianyang did not plan to take revenge on the Golden Widow. After all, if it had been someone else, the result would have been the same. The original owner was simply too foolish.
The Golden Widow was selfish and cared most about her only son. Since Nianyang was going to help save Doudou’s life, the Golden Widow would remember the favor and surely stop speaking ill of Nianyang. Instead, she might even start spreading good things about her and perhaps help Nianyang speak against Gu Youlan in the future.
In this era, reputation is more precious than gold. With a good reputation, Nianyang could quickly establish herself in town and get things done with half the effort.
This is called strategy!
Having made up her mind, Nianyang immediately ran to the kitchen to get a small knife, then went out through the back door.
In the courtyard, it was a mess. As soon as Nianyang went out, she saw Doudou convulsing on the ground. His once fair and tender face was turning purple, and his lips were alarmingly black. It seemed like the venom had already entered his bloodstream!
The neighbors were terrified, not daring to get too close, chattering incessantly.
"Good heavens, what kind of poisonous snake bit Doudou? The poisoning is severe!"
"This kid is too mischievous. How could he run into the back mountain? It’s full of snakes and wild animals. A little carelessness can lead to disaster. What a pity!"
"When life is at stake, stop saying useless things. Quickly call the doctor to come and take a look!"
The Golden Widow was kneeling beside Doudou, afraid to touch him, crying her heart out, "Oh my son, help! Someone, please call the doctor!"
"Golden Widow, don’t worry. My wife has already gone to call Li Er for you!" said Uncle Wang, the neighbor who first discovered Doudou was poisoned and helped carry him back.
After he spoke, Uncle Wang’s wife came running over in a panic, "It’s terrible! Li Er drank too much yesterday. He’s sleeping like a dead pig now and can’t be woken up!"
The Golden Widow looked as if she was struck by lightning, collapsing to her knees in front of everyone, "I’m begging you, please save my son. He is my life. I’m willing to be your servant!"
"Golden Widow, don’t be like this. We aren’t doctors, we can’t help!" everyone said, feeling helpless.
Watching her son’s convulsions grow weaker, the Golden Widow’s heart ached as if twisted, tears falling like beads.
Saozi from across the street suggested, "Why don’t we all help you take Doudou to the clinic?"
"But it takes half an hour to walk to the clinic. Can my son still be saved?"
The Golden Widow, having a primary school education, knew that venom spreads quickly. She had a cousin who died after being bitten by a snake because the rescue was too slow.
"This..."
Everyone looked at each other. Although they didn’t know much, seeing how bad Doudou’s condition was, they were sure he couldn’t last half an hour.
The Golden Widow was filled with despair. Out of pity, Uncle Wang suggested, "Golden Widow, I once heard about a home remedy. Why don’t you try sucking the venom out with your mouth?"
The Golden Widow’s eyes lit up, just as she was about to lower her head to suck out the snake venom, Nianyang squeezed through the crowd and stopped her, "Sister Jin, you can’t. The venom can be transmitted through saliva, not only would it fail to save Doudou, but you would also get poisoned."
The Golden Widow froze, "Gu, Gu Er Ya? How do you know this?"
Nianyang said seriously, "Sister Jin, don’t worry about how I know. What I’m saying is I can detoxify Doudou’s snake venom. Why don’t you let me try?"