dtnovels Chapter 237 My Mother is a Fortune Teller 22
Chapter 237 My Mother is a Fortune Teller 22
Upon hearing Xiaoxiao's words, Li Xiuzhi freed one hand, grabbed her daughter's arm, and pulled her close to her eyes.
"Auntie, be gentle, it will hurt my little sister."
Xiao Xiao hurriedly pointed at her and advised her.
Li Xiuzhi quickly moved more gently and looked down. Sure enough, a look of pain appeared on her daughter's face, and her brows furrowed slightly.
She was so heartbroken that tears were about to fall.
There are needle marks?
Sure enough, she found several red spots on her daughter's fair little arm, which looked like they had been pricked with a needle.
Who did this?
Li Xiuzhi's mind was racing. Her parents-in-law lived with her older brother and sister-in-law, and on weekends they would take their children to their older brother and sister-in-law's house.
Who did this? Was it the chubby baby born to my sister-in-law?
That boy is the most mischievous and naughty, and he doesn't know his own strength. Sometimes, when he plays with Ruan Ruan, he often makes his daughter cry.
He even stole his daughter's snacks.
At this moment, Lu Yingniang also walked up, squatted down, and examined her carefully. Suddenly, a terrible thought arose in her mind.
She recalled a superstitious belief about witchcraft circulating in the village.
Pricking a girl with needles can scare away the female ghost that comes to be reincarnated, ensuring that the next child will be a boy.
Moreover, she was pricked from birth. The little girl in front of me is two years old, and I don't know how many pricks she has inside her body.
Her heart clenched; no wonder, judging from the girl's appearance, she would suddenly die two years later.
I'm afraid that at that moment, the embroidery needle pierced his heart through a blood vessel.
Although Lu Yingniang was a sorceress, she could at most mix some talisman water with some cold medicine; she would never do such a despicable thing.
Moreover, this is most likely done by the child's grandmother, but the child's father may also be unaware of it.
"A fairy maiden?!"
Li Xiuzhi noticed that the fairy's expression was unpredictable, sometimes frowning and sometimes sighing.
"To tell you the truth, I just examined your child, and it seems your child has the potential to die young."
I didn't understand at first, but now I know the answer.
You should take your child to a major hospital in the provincial capital as soon as possible; perhaps it's not too late.
"What? Fairy, please save my daughter, please save you, fairy..."
Li Xiuzhi immediately became anxious and repeatedly bowed her head.
"Hey! How can you still not understand? Your daughter isn't possessed by an evil spirit."
There were probably quite a few embroidery needles stuck in her veins.
"What?! A needle?"
Li Xiuzhi shuddered in fright, and the little girl in her arms was shaken, letting out a couple of uncomfortable whimpers.
"How could this be? Who would be so vicious, Fairy?"
"Let me ask you, do you live with your parents-in-law?"
"No, no, my parents-in-law live with my older brother and sister-in-law, and we take the children back every weekend."
"Does that mean that every time you take your child there, they will cry and fuss when you come back?"
"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right, Fairy! That's exactly it. I was wondering about it too!"
"It's highly likely that your mother-in-law did it. You should go to a major hospital to get checked out and then call the police."
"My mother-in-law? How could that be? Why?! Why would she do that?"
Li Xiuzhi originally guessed that it was her sister-in-law's chubby son who pricked her daughter with needles, but what did she hear now?
The child's grandmother stuck a needle into her daughter's vein?
How could she possibly believe such a sensational story?
Seeing her shocked yet still disbelieving expression, Lu Yingniang sighed helplessly.
"You're a city girl, so you probably haven't heard of this superstitious belief in the countryside."
If the first child is a daughter, pricking the girl with a needle will scare away the female ghost that comes to be reincarnated, guaranteeing that the next child will be a boy.
Your mother-in-law is probably just superstitious. Besides, look at the numerous needle marks on your daughter's arm; she's probably done this a lot over the past two years.
You should go to a big hospital in the provincial capital as soon as possible. I heard they have some foreign-made machines that can scan your body and see what's inside.
Hopefully it's not too late, hurry up and go!
After Lu Yingniang finished speaking, Li Xiuzhi was stunned, as if struck by lightning.
Then his whole body began to tremble.
No wonder that old hag, despite clearly disliking Ruan Ruan, would always warmly and affectionately hug her daughter every time she returned.
She was quite happy at the time, thinking that her mother-in-law had changed her attitude.
That's true. She's soft, white, tender, and fragrant. Who wouldn't like her?
But now that I think about it, when my daughter was born, my in-laws' faces were so long when they found out it was a girl!
They didn't even hug me, they just left.
How could she possibly change? No wonder every time I go there, she asks me to give her my daughter and then instructs me to go out and buy groceries or something.
But every time I come back, I see my daughter's eyes are red.
When she asked with concern, the old woman complained that she had come back late and that Ruanruan missed her mother.
She was immediately filled with self-reproach; looking back now, she realized how stupid she had been!
And Liu Zhijun, he was inside the house at the time!
The thought sent chills down Li Xiuzhi's spine.
You beasts! You're a whole family of beasts!
Li Xiuzhi was absolutely furious.
His chest was filled with rage, as if he were about to explode.
"Fairy, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I would still be in the dark. I only have this little bit of incense money on me. I'll come back to thank you after I've cured my daughter!"
Li Xiuzhi pulled out a roll of ten hundred-yuan bills wrapped in a handkerchief from her pocket and stuffed it into Lu Yingniang's hand.
Lu Yingniang paused for a moment, then took out only one hundred-yuan bill and returned the other nine to Li Xiuzhi, saying that the child needed money for medical treatment.
Li Xiuzhi thanked her profusely, but as she picked up the child to leave, Lu Yingniang called her back again.
She turned and took a peace charm from the altar, handed it to her, and said with instructions:
"Keep it close to your child's body and never let it out of their sight, hoping it will protect them and help them get through this ordeal safely."
Li Xiuzhi burst into tears, her voice choked with emotion as she said:
"Thank you, Fairy! I will definitely come back to thank you again after my child is discharged from the hospital safely!"
"No need, go ahead!"
Lu Yingniang waved her hand, seeing Li Xiuzhi off.
Xiao Xiao held Lu Yingniang's hand and stood on the threshold, watching Li Xiuzhi's departing figure.
"Mom, will my little sister be alright?"
"Probably not. Mom just looked at the little girl's face again, and the signs of an early death have changed."
But what Lu Yingniang didn't say was that the child was still in danger, his appearance was indistinct, meaning his life was hanging in the balance.
Perhaps they will live, or perhaps they will die.
Hopefully, it will be a good result!
Lu Yingniang sighed inwardly and said silently.
Li Xiuzhi, carrying her child, did not go home but went directly to her parents' home.
After telling her parents about the outcome of the trip, her family members were furious after carefully examining the needle marks on Ruanruan's arm.
The next day, I took my child to a large hospital in the provincial capital.
Then, on the third day, the surgery began.
Li Xiuzhi called the police the day she was diagnosed.
The doctor discovered from the X-ray that there were thirteen embroidery needles inside the daughter's body, scattered throughout various parts of her body.
The doctors were astonished when they saw it, and the entire department's medical staff were alarmed.
She held her daughter and cried uncontrollably, her heart aching beyond measure.
No wonder my daughter cries whenever she moves.