From Hoarding to Time-Travel: My Supplies Saved Him-Chapter 41 - 42: Help

As the eldest brother, Gu Yuanjin set aside all other concerns and started assigning tasks.

The grandchildren and women of the family stayed to guard their belongings, while the brothers quickly split up to find a doctor. Whoever found one was to bring them back immediately. And they couldn’t forget—Gu Dashishi wasn’t the only one injured.

"Where’s the youngest?" Ancient Wen Heng looked up, just now noticing someone was missing.

Li Cuicui suddenly became agitated. "Don’t even mention that unfilial son! If he hadn’t suddenly left, your father wouldn’t be lying here."

"He’s been bewitched by that woman from the Lan Family. He abandoned all of us to protect that little vixen."

Everyone was stunned. They had been so focused on the old man’s injuries that they had no idea this had happened.

They all looked over to where the Lan Family had been. Gu Yuanlei, who should have been fighting alongside them, was now carefully attending to the Lan Family.

Just as everyone was taking this in, Liu Liu suddenly turned on the couple. "That’s right, Seventh! Where did you two run off to? If you had been here, maybe Father wouldn’t have been hurt."

Ancient Wen Heng wasn’t about to put up with her. He raised his blood-stained machete. "Qianqian and I went aside to look for some rations. We rushed back as soon as we heard the commotion. We didn’t cower on the way here; we cut down who knows how many bandits. I wonder, though, what were *you* doing, Fifth Sister-in-law?"

Liu Liu stared at the still-dripping machete and stumbled back two steps in fear, only stopping when she bumped into the two children behind her.

Jin Qianqian gave a brilliant smile and also raised her knife, showing it off. "I helped too, Fifth Sister-in-law."

Liu Liu bit her lip, not daring to say another word.

Li Cuicui snapped, "All you know is how to fight amongst yourselves at a time like this! What good were you earlier?

"You lot, hurry up and find a doctor! Can’t you see your father’s face getting paler and paler?

"Does anyone have any water? Quickly, give your father a few sips."

Li Cuicui knelt down, carefully watching Gu Dashishi’s face. She was terrified the old man wouldn’t make it and would just kick the bucket. Though she often found his favoritism annoying, he was still her husband.

"Old man, you have to hold on for me. I don’t want to be a widow," Li Cuicui said, quickly patting his cheeks when she saw Gu Dashishi’s eyes close.

When he didn’t open his eyes, she continued to chatter at him, "Didn’t you tell me? Once the youngest gets married, you’d have the right to go brag to your parents. It was so hard for them just to get a wife for one son, but you managed to get all seven of your sons married and settled. Have you forgotten all that?"

Gu Dashishi’s eyes snapped open. He mumbled something, but the words "unfilial son" could just be made out.

Tears immediately fell from Li Cuicui’s eyes. "Yes, how did we raise such an unfilial son? To think he’d abandon his own parents at a time like this."

Seeing Gu Dashishi’s breathing become ragged, Jin Qianqian also knelt down. "Father, don’t be angry. Since you also think the youngest is an unfilial son, let’s focus on getting you better. Later, you can teach him a lesson or give him a good thrashing. We’ll all support you."

"That’s right! When you’re better, we’ll beat him up together. And if we can’t do it, don’t forget, we have six other sons. As his older brothers, they can certainly teach him some manners." Li Cuicui caught on, afraid the old man would die of anger right then and there. She quickly lowered her voice to soothe him.

Jin Qianqian saw Gu Dashishi’s chest rise and fall a little more calmly. She ran over, grabbed the bamboo tube she had entrusted to Li Cuicui earlier, and pushed it into her hands. "Mother, give Father some water first. And keep talking to him. Don’t let him fall asleep."

’With so many people around, I can’t secretly give him any medicine,’ Jin Qianqian thought. ’All I can do is find a way to keep Gu Dashishi conscious.’

"You still have water in this tube?" Li Cuicui’s expression was complicated. The other daughters-in-law were hoarding every last drop of their water, yet Seventh and his wife trusted her enough to entrust her with their life-saving supply.

Jin Qianqian said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, "Of course there’s water! I wouldn’t have given it to you if it was empty."

Looking at her daughter-in-law, who was covered in bloodstains but had a silly grin on her face, Li Cuicui murmured under her breath, "Silly girl. What a pair of fools."

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Ancient Wen Heng and his brothers made a full circuit, returning at last, panting. "We couldn’t find a doctor."

Gu Yuanmu said, "I managed to find a doctor, but he wants three bowls of water to make a house call."

"Then give it to him!" Li Cuicui blurted out, but her face froze as she finished. They probably didn’t even have that much water combined. If they gave it all away, wouldn’t they be trading the lives of an entire family for one old man?

Jin Qianqian secretly swapped in a full bamboo tube from her space. "I have more here. This should be enough to get the doctor to come."

"Seventh Sister-in-law, how do you have so much water?" Wang Caiyue’s tone was laced with jealousy. A bamboo tube of water right now was worth more than silver.

Jin Qianqian looked smug. "It’s because we’re frugal and saved it up. This just proves I’m a good homemaker."

Wang Caiyue pursed her lips. ’So what if you’re a good homemaker? You’re still an idiot, playing the fool and giving it all away.’

Ancient Wen Heng took the bamboo tube from Jin Qianqian and thrust it into Gu Yuanmu’s hands. "Second Brother, hurry and get the doctor. There’s definitely more than three bowls of water here. Tell him to bring all his medicine."

Gu Yuanmu nodded heavily and turned, sprinting back the way he came.

At this critical moment, many families’ true colors were revealed. People started to realize that they weren’t the only ones holding back; many others had secretly kept something in reserve for themselves.

The happiest of all was the doctor Gu Yuanmu had found. By the time he had cleaned all the wounds, the amount of water he’d received was enough to make everyone’s eyes turn red with envy.

Fortunately, this Doctor Liu was no fool. After receiving enough water, he immediately traded it for real gold and silver, keeping only enough for his own family to survive for the time being.

There was a small incident during all this. While Doctor Liu was treating Gu Dashishi’s wound, Gu Yuanlei appeared with a weeping Lan Ying and tried to pull the doctor away.

Li Cuicui marched over and slapped Gu Yuanlei across the face, then said in a cold voice, "Doctor Liu, *we* were the ones who paid with water. You will treat our patient first."

"Doctor, please, save my father! His leg is injured, and it won’t stop bleeding." Lan Ying stood there, tears streaming down her lovely face, yet she still managed to state her plea clearly.

Jin Qianqian couldn’t help but nudge Ancient Wen Heng gently. "Isn’t this the type you men like the most? What are your thoughts, seeing this now?"

Ancient Wen Heng gave her a look that screamed ’don’t get me in trouble.’ "She is not my type. I have no taste for angsty romance. Are you insulting me? Or are you insulting me?"