"Shu'er, what's wrong with your wrist?"
Li Shu had already attracted everyone's attention because she ate so little. After hearing what Chen said, everyone shifted their attention to Li Shu's wrist.
The scar on Li Shu's wrist was very obvious, half a circle around her wrist, as thick as her little finger, and looked a bit hideous at first glance, as if she was wearing a bracelet made of scars. Judging from the scarring, she must have been injured a few days ago.
But why is the wound so big and the scar so deep? How much suffering did this child have to endure? How did he get this injury
It's so heartbreaking.
Chen looked at Li Shu's scar and her eyes became wet with heartache.
Sister-in-law Juan'er also asked with concern. Although Zhu's father and the others did not say anything, their eyes were full of concern.
In their opinion, these hideous wounds might have been caused by the last encounter with pirates on the sea. After all, those pirates were desperate criminals who killed without blinking an eye. It was normal for them to cut and injure people, and even killing people was not surprising.
But these pirates were too cruel. They could even be so harsh on a girl like Li Shu!
"Oh, nothing, just a scar." Li Shu smiled lightly and calmly, then pulled her sleeve down slightly to cover the scar, and continued to serve the rice.
Although Li Shu covered the scar with her sleeve, the hideous appearance of the scar just now became more prominent in everyone's mind.
"It's nothing, but he has such a big scar left. He must have suffered so much... Those ruthless pirates were too cruel. They even killed a girl like Shu'er so harshly..." Mother Chen felt very distressed and her eyes were wet. She seemed to see the scene where those ruthless pirates raised their knives and swung at Li Shu. The thought was terrifying.
"Mom, it's not a pirate, no." After Li Shusheng finished the meal, she shook her head and smiled to comfort Chen.
"Not a pirate? Then how did he get injured?" Chen asked curiously.
"I did this myself. It looks scary, but it's actually nothing." After sitting down, Li Shu looked at her wrist again and said nonchalantly. She smiled and comforted everyone, as if the scar was a trivial matter.
You did it yourself? Chen was stunned, and so were everyone else. Except for Zhu Pingan, how could such a serious injury be caused by herself? Uh, this new daughter-in-law is not mentally ill, why did she hurt herself and leave such a big scar? Is she self-harming? There is a madman in the next village. He looks normal at ordinary times, but when he gets crazy, no one can stop him. He will use scissors, kitchen knives, whatever he has in his hand, to hit others, regardless of whether you are a relative or a stranger.
Although she didn't believe it, Chen couldn't help but think of a certain scene: Zhu Ping'an was eating, and Li Shu rushed out with a kitchen knife; Zhu Ping'an and Li Shu were resting on the bed, and Li Shu suddenly pulled out her hairpin with a fierce look on her face... It's scary to think about it!
"Sister-in-law, why did you get such a big wound on your hand?"
There were some questions that Chen was not comfortable asking, so her elder sister-in-law Juaner took the initiative to ask.
"Oh, this..." Li Shu began to recall. When she talked about danger, her pretty face was still full of fear. "It was the last time we encountered pirates at sea and we encountered a big storm. The boat capsized, and my husband, Hua'er and I were washed up on an island. When we were almost at the island, a big wave came and washed us to the shore. However, there were many reefs on the shore of the island. The waves hit us on the reefs. My husband protected me, but he himself hit the reef..."
Hearing this, Chen and the others all became nervous. Even though Zhu Ping'an and Li Shu had returned safely, they couldn't help but become nervous when they thought of the scene Li Shu described, and their hearts were in their throats.
"My husband passed out. Huaer and I carried him to the shore. No matter how we called him, he wouldn't wake up. He was just trying to protect me..." When she said this, a tear fell on Li Shu's pretty face.
Everyone started to feel worried after hearing this, especially Chen, who was extremely worried and terrified.
"My husband was unconscious. I called him for a long time, but he didn't wake up. He just said 'water' unconsciously. His lips were white and cracked. I was so worried, but sea water is not drinkable and there was no water nearby..." When Li Shu said this, her face still showed the anxious and helpless expression she had at that time.
"But if my husband doesn't drink the water, something bad will happen... In a hurry, I cut my wrist with a shell on the shore and gave the blood to my husband to drink." Li Shu said these words very normally, with a normal tone, as if what she did was a trivial matter. There was a faint smile on her face, as if she was a little happy that she could find a way to give Zhu Ping'an water.
Zhu Ping'an was unconscious and severely dehydrated. There was no water around, so I cut my wrist with a shell and fed the blood to Zhu Ping'an.
Li Shu's words were very calm, but they stirred up huge waves in everyone's hearts, as if they saw the spoiled young lady sitting on a deserted island, picking up a rough shell and scratching her wrists again and again...
"Maybe the wound was too small at first, so the bleeding stopped after a while. Then, I scratched it a few more times with the shell, and more blood flowed..." Li Shu said as she used her little finger to imitate the shell.
Even the creaking sound seemed to be heard by my ears.
Chen and the others couldn't help but take a breath and their faces changed color. A scene appeared in front of them: when Li Shu cut Zhu Ping'an's wrist with a shell to feed him blood, the blood stopped flowing and the wound was a little coagulated. Then Li Shu looked at the wound, and then pressed the shell on the wound and scratched it again... ...
Chen and her friends had never heard the story of Sakyamuni Buddha cutting his flesh to feed the eagle, nor did they know the story of Jie Zitui cutting his flesh to feed Chong'er. However, when they heard about Li Shu cutting her wrist to feed her blood to Zhu Ping'an, they were even more shocked.
"Fortunately, my husband woke up after drinking the blood..." Li Shu said with a happy smile on her face.
When everyone looked up at Li Shu again, they felt ashamed. When they first found out that Li Shu had injured her hand, they thought she was crazy. They didn't expect that Li Shu cut her wrist to save Zhu Ping'an, and in order to let more blood flow, Li Shu cut the wound very big... This silly girl, why did she use such a heavy hand? It almost hit the bone, does it hurt...
At this moment, Chen's eyes were moist when she looked at Li Shu.
In Chen's heart, Li Shu is the best second daughter-in-law. In Chen's heart, no one can replace Li Shu's position as daughter-in-law.
In the eyes of everyone in the Zhu family, Li Shu is already a member of the Zhu family, not just in form, but they truly regard Li Shu as a family member from the bottom of their hearts.
It only took Li Shu half a day to meet her parents-in-law and completely integrate into the Zhu family.
"Zhu Ping'an!"
Mother Chen suddenly turned her head to look at Zhu Ping'an and called out Zhu Ping'an's name.
"Ah?" Zhu Ping'an was stunned, because his mother Chen had never called him like this. Usually she called him Zhu'er, Xiao Zhui, or Lao Er. This was the first time that she called him by his name so formally.
"Ah, what? You must treat Shu'er well in the future and don't bully her. If I find out that you touch Shu'er, I will break your legs!" Mother Chen looked at Zhu Ping'an fiercely, protecting Li Shu like a hen protecting her chicks.
"Mom..." Li Shu raised her head and looked at her mother Chen, her big eyes filled with emotion and mist.
"Mom..." Zhu Pingan was caught off guard and looked confused. (To be continued.)