Chapter 27: Huo Chen Gets Injured
“Lin Huaizhi…”
Huo Chen wanted to grab Lin Huaizhi’s hand, but the latter dodged it.
“I’m going out for some fresh air. You guys get busy first. After tasks are assigned later, you can save my part for me.”
The young man’s voice revealed weariness and hoarseness. Until he walked out the door, he didn’t look back at Huo Chen once.
【What happened? Why did Lin Huaizhi suddenly lose his temper so badly? Did someone provoke him?】
【Who else could it be? That cup of green tea, Fang Mo. He can’t stand seeing Huo Chen standing with Lin Huaizhi. He feels uncomfortable if they say two more words to each other. What concern for Huo Chen? It’s just not wanting Huo Chen and Lin Huaizhi to get along well.】
【Boohoo, is the CP I just started shipping going to be BE (Bad Ending)?】
【Lin Huaizhi’s lips are dry and cracked, his face looks a bit red, and his voice is hoarse beyond recognition. Does he have a cold?】
Silver carving is delicate work, including a series of processes like hammering, chasing, engraving, and filigree. The quality of silver craftsmanship is reflected in this link, and it greatly tests the care and endurance of the worker.
For guests with no foundation, completing this process was impossible.
Fortunately, their task wasn’t carving.
The tiny parts on the silver hat were all made of silver. The guests’ task was to cut these parts from silver sheets, fold them into various styles, and finally assemble them all onto the silver hat.
The guests were divided into two teams and began work under the guidance of two old masters.
Huo Chen looked very serious, but two minutes later, he cut his left hand with the carving knife. A long, thin wound spread from the top to the bottom, crossing the entire palm diagonally.
Blood didn’t spray, but it oozed out rapidly.
Huo Chen quickly put his hand under the table, preventing the blood from staining the silver hat parts.
Fang Mo had been stealing glances at him from time to time. Seeing this scene, he immediately stood up anxiously. He grabbed Huo Chen’s hand, wanting to help stop the bleeding.
“Why are you so careless!”
“Master! Please go find the staff quickly and ask the doctor to come over!”
Huo Chen was indeed bleeding fast. In just a few seconds, a small pool of blood accumulated on the ground. The red liquid dripped down his fingers, looking thrilling and shocking.
Fang Mo was so anxious he was about to cry.
“Master, go quickly!”
The master was truly an old master, looking sixty or seventy years old. He was a bit hard of hearing. Although he didn’t quite hear what Fang Mo said clearly, seeing Huo Chen’s constantly bleeding palm, he could guess what Fang Mo was saying.
The old master looked very calm.
“Don’t worry. I’ll go get some wood ash from the fire pit downstairs and sprinkle it on him. It will stop the bleeding very quickly.”
Su Rui stopped him: “Don’t use wood ash. It does have a hemostatic effect, but it can also cause wound infection. If bacteria from the wood ash enter the wound, it might even cause tetanus. Even if lucky and the wound heals, this powdery substance easily causes scarring.”
“Better call the doctor to handle it!”
The old master understood Su Rui’s meaning but still went to get a bowl of wood ash. “It’s nothing serious. I’ve used this stuff to stop bleeding my whole life. Go ask around; who in our village hasn’t used it? One handful of this wood ash, I guarantee immediate results!”
The old master really sprinkled a handful of wood ash on Huo Chen’s wound, and just as the old master said, Huo Chen’s wound stopped bleeding very quickly.
“It really stopped!”
Fang Mo was so happy he jumped. He grabbed the old master’s hand, his heart and eyes full of gratitude: “Thank you! If not for you, who knows how long Huo Chen’s blood would have flowed!”
The old master waved his hand.
“It’s a small matter!”
Until the task ended, Lin Huaizhi didn’t return.
When returning to the mud house, Huo Chen passed by the Village Chief’s house. Sister-in-law Wu pulled him for a warm chat, saying she hadn’t seen Lin Huaizhi, asking him to find Lin Huaizhi and come to her house for dinner now.
Huo Chen was silent for a moment.
“Do you have cold medicine?”
“Yes, yes, yes.” Sister-in-law Wu rummaged inside and brought out a box of 999 Cold Remedy. “You caught a cold? Is the quilt not thick enough, not sleeping warmly at night?”
Huo Chen took the medicine: “I didn’t catch a cold.”
Sister-in-law Wu had a quick temper, but she was very adept at handling situations. Influenced by the Village Chief, her ability to read expressions reached the pinnacle of perfection at times.
“It’s Little Lin who caught a cold, right?”
“En.”
“You and Little Lin quarreled?”
Huo Chen nodded truthfully. There was no need to lie about this, and he never lied.
“I knew it!” Sister-in-law Wu clapped her hands. She advised Huo Chen, “That child Little Lin, his eyes light up when he sees you. It’s obvious he likes you terribly. Did you provoke him somewhere?”
Sister-in-law Wu seemed to remember something.
“I remember yesterday when he walked out of my place holding the quilt, he was all smiles. When he went back, it was wrong. I looked at his back; it even exuded killing intent!”
“What did you say to make him unhappy?”
Huo Chen also really wanted to know where exactly he provoked Lin Huaizhi. Just because he asked why he had to carry all the quilts?
But that was just a simple question.
He didn’t carry any emotion. Moreover, if Lin Huaizhi didn’t want to carry them, he could have just told him; he could totally do it for him.
In the end, didn’t Lin Huaizhi say he didn’t want to carry, and he hugged the quilts back to the mud house without a second word?
Huo Chen was born emotionally detached. In his worldview, right and wrong were visible to the naked eye, and everything could be explained by logic.
But things like feelings had no logic at all.
The starting point wasn’t for profit either.
His IQ and EQ completely failed in this field he wasn’t good at, making him completely unable to understand Lin Huaizhi’s abnormality from yesterday to today.
“You blockhead!”
The dignified top boss of Long City—others were respectful and afraid when seeing him, but the rural woman in front of him poked Huo Chen’s head forcefully.
Huo Chen’s eyes were full of astonishment.
But Sister-in-law Wu didn’t care about his expression at all. Instead, she spoke earnestly: “When I came out yesterday, I saw you talking to that guy surnamed Fang. You talked so happily. Little Lin also doesn’t get along with the guy surnamed Fang. Is that why Little Lin got angry?”
Huo Chen actually thought about this reason seriously. “It is possible, but to get so angry just over talking, the jealousy is a bit too much.”
Sister-in-law Wu revealed a look of hating iron for not becoming steel.
“You really don’t know how good you have it!”
“Little Lin is so good-looking, gentle, and hardworking. He doesn’t say much, but which time isn’t he doing things for your good?”
Jinzhai Village wasn’t particularly wealthy. regarding the director saying he wanted to come to the village to film and would donate a hundred thousand yuan to the village, the Village Chief agreed without hesitation.
However, technology is advanced now, and there are many micro-cameras. To avoid causing trouble and affecting the villagers’ lives, the director’s team came saying they were here to play and experience Miao culture.
But as the Village Chief’s wife, Sister-in-law Wu naturally knew the truth.
And she specifically followed the livestream!
So at this moment, advising Huo Chen, she had a handful of words to say: “The first day, Little Lin was afraid you weren’t used to working. When sweeping the mud house, he exerted all his strength, just wanting to do a bit more.”
“And the second day, you went to sell tofu. Little Lin knew you spoke little, so he didn’t let you shout wares; he was shouting all by himself.”
“That guy surnamed Fang keeps saying he cares about you. What did he do for you? Caring with just his lips. Knowing every time he cares, it causes conflict with Little Lin, he still insists on caring. Don’t know what heart he harbors!”
Huo Chen’s answer still lacked EQ.
“The mouth grows on Fang Mo. Lin Huaizhi can’t control him, but he can control himself, tell himself not to be so emotional.”
Sister-in-law Wu: “???”
For a moment, Sister-in-law Wu didn’t know how to speak. She stared at Huo Chen: “You wouldn’t happen to like the guy surnamed Fang and have no interest in Little Lin at all, right?”
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