Translator: Rize
Editor: Larkspur
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"Okay okay..., Aunty is playing with Xiao Bao! What about your mother? Why didn't she come to play with Xiao Bao?"
"Mother was there, making 'wa wa' sound... then drank aunty's medicine and fell asleep." Xiao Bao put his hands on his chest and made a gesture of vomiting, apparently mimicking Li Furen.
"Mother is really hopeless, not as good as Xiao Bao. Look, Xiao Bao is alright. Xiao Bao is a little man." The little fellow said as he rolled up his sleeves and held his fist in front of Lin Yixue to show off.
"Ha ha ha... You have no conscience, your mother is sick, yet you are laughing at her behind her back." Xiao Bao was abashed and buried his whole face in Lin Yixue's embrace. He did not want to come out. Then he smiled mischievously as he coiled around Lin Yixue.
"Mother did not let Xiao Bao come to see aunty. She said aunty is not in good health and needed rest. Hee hee... Xiao Bao knows that aunty is strong and is alright. Aunty play with Xiao Bao, okay?"
"Okay okay! Xiao Bao's aunty is strong! Let's go, Aunty will take you to play, alright?" Lin Yixue picked up the little guy and walked out.
This was a large passenger ship that had two floors. Because the whole passenger ship was reserved by Lu Yuan, several rooms on the first floor were empty. Lin Yixue led Xiao Bao to an empty room to play hide and seek.
"Where is Xiao Bao? Aunty can't find him!"
"Aunty come and catch me! La la la... Aunty is silly, can't even catch Xiao Bao!"
"Good, you cunning little fellow, let's see where you can run! Ha ha ha... I got you!"
"Xiao Bao refuses to accept... Ah, ha ha ha."
"Won’t accept? Did you say... you refuse to accept?"
"Aunty spare me! Ah... Ha ha ha... Xiao Bao! Xiao Bao accepts!"
"Aunty, again, catch Xiao Bao again!"
"Aunty is tired. Aunty will go out to see the big fishes with Xiao Bao, okay?"
"Okay, okay, very good, Xiao Bao likes fishes."
After the two of them had their fun time, Lin Yixue was tired. She took the little boy to the deck to enjoy the scenery outside.
The warm sunshine in the early summer sprayed on the rippling river, which reflected the wind dancing on both sides. From time to time, the fragrant flowers drifted from the wind. The scenery around was a picturesque landscape.
From time to time, several ships passed by.
"My little master, it turns out you are here; you frightened this servant to death!"
Xiao Lian ran over, sweating.
"I played hide and seek with aunty"
"Young Miss Lu, thank you for taking care of the little master. I'm really sorry for troubling you."
"Your welcome, it's only a breeze..."
"Aunty, look... Look, there's a big fish over there, there's a big fish there..." Suddenly, Xiao Bao's excited shout sounded with his little fat finger-pointing not far away.
"Where is the big fish? Xiao Bao is so great that he found the big fish." Lin Yixue's eyes followed the little hand and got a slight scare.
In the river, there seemed to be a black shadow lying on a piece of floating wood.
"Not good, there's somebody in the water. It looks like somebody drowned! Xiao Lian, quickly tells the boatman to lean the boat and rescue the person."
"Yes", Xiao Lian turned around and went to find the person.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, pull him up!"
Soon, there were many people on the deck, they worked together to fish out the person.
It looked like a youngster, wearing dark blue clothes, lying quietly on the deck at this moment.
"Ah, this youngster seems to be only ten years old. How could he have drowned?"
"It's a pity this person is quickly losing his breath! He seems to be dying!"
As Lin Yixue heard the discussion, she quickly pushed Xiao Bao to Xiao Lian. She then hurriedly parted the crowd and turned the person over to check.
She saw the lips and body of the youth were purple and swollen, limbs stiff and breathing weakly. He wasn’t in the water for too long. Time was of the essence as there was still hope for survival! No matter what, there was still a ray of hope. She had to work swiftly to rescue him. Even if, in the end, the person couldn’t be saved, she’d have at least done her best.
"Eldest Young Miss..., you’re here?" Lu Yuan's little manservant saw the manner in which Lin Yixue approached the drowning boy. He felt that it was beneath her identity and wanted to stop her. After all, Lu Yixue is the Eldest Young Miss of a rich family, and having close contact with a drowning man, even if he were a youngster, would still harm her reputation.
"Te Shu, come here to help." Lin Yixue was worrying about finding a helper until this young man delivered himself. What a good thing!
"Eldest Young Miss, he is already dying, you still…"
"Yes, Eldest Young Miss, this is a dead person. You'd better hurry back to your room." At the side, an older manager chimed in to dissuade her.
"Eldest Young Miss, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble…"
"If you touch a dead person, it would spread bad luck!"
"Precisely, if this reaches Shengjing and to the ears of those affluent families, it will be bad for you in future."
"Eldest Young Miss, please think again!"
……
They all tried to dissuade Lin Yixue.
"If only you were to help in time, he may still have hope for survival. He won’t die. He is only ten years old and still a child. His life has just begun. In your mind, are those etiquettes more important than human life? Just imagine, if he were your son or brother, would you have stopped me from saving him?" Lin Yixue glanced at the crowd and questioned in a loud voice.
She was really angry.
What kind of society is this? Human life is precious, yet at this moment all everyone is concerned about is etiquette rather than saving a person's life!
The people were still somewhat hesitant, but seeing a resolute Lin Yixue, they undeniably gave in. If it were their own family would they have really been afraid and shunned it so?
Since it concerned human life, the people didn’t dawdle for a long time. They quickly followed Lin Yixue's orders.
In order to keep the child's respiratory tract unobstructed, Lin Yixue immediately cleared his mouth and nose of silt and other things. She loosened his collar, wrapped a handkerchief on his tongue to drag out the silts.
Then, she had a servant kneel on one leg and bend his knee on the other side, rested the boy's abdomen on his thigh with his head suspended, and press his back with both hands. With this, the water in the stomach poured out.
……
After a moment, the youngster eventually woke up and turned over. He looked around the crowd for a long time and finally burst into tears. After consoling him, the youngster opened up.
Ding Ming and his parents had a small business and lived well. His father was persuaded by a friend who wanted to be his business partner. So, they sold all family assets and were on their way to Shengjing in the hopes of starting a new business. However, halfway aboard the ship, there’s a dispute. His family of three was robbed of everything and thrown into the water. Now, he was all that remained of them.
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