Matriarch of the Hockleys

"Doctor, she was bitten by a snake. It's a green bamboo snake." Carl carried Andrea, who was unconscious, to the bed, and the doctor on the side hurriedly carried the emergency kit to check.

"Fortunately, the wound has been treated briefly. This snake is not very poisonous." The doctor raised his head, "Did you help her suck the poisonous blood? I will also drink the medicine later." "Yes."

"How is she?" Eden asked worriedly, "It doesn't matter if you are bitten by a snake after drinking the medicine. The main reason is that she may have a fever and typhoid fever."

The doctor's expression was a little serious, "Keep an eye on this evening, I'll prescribe some medicine for her later. If she has a fever, give her a drink and let her drink more sugar water."

"Okay, sorry to trouble you." Eden sent the doctor out.

Carl sat on the edge of the bed, holding Andrea's hand a little upset.

"Lisa!" Doris stood outside the door, wondering if she should go in, when suddenly she saw Andrea's skirt that was still dripping.

"What's the matter? Miss William." Lisa wiped her hands on her apron and called upstairs.

"You come up and help Andrea change into dry clothes. I can't do it alone." Lisa immediately handed over the work of boiling water to others, took a basin of hot water and ran upstairs. "immediately."

After helping Andrea change her clothes, Eden also walked in.

"I'll keep watch tonight," Doris said wiping away her sweat. "It's not convenient for you either."

"The vigil is very tiring. I'll do it." Carl didn't dare to take his eyes off Andrea for a moment. God knows, how worried he was that he would lose Andrea!

"Doris, you should go to rest. Hockley, you can watch until eleven o'clock, and then I will watch." Iden glanced worriedly at Andrea's pale face, and his bloodless lips were a little chapped and peeled. With dry hair sticking to his face, he was lifeless.

In the evening, Andrea really had a fever.The hot water continued to pour down, perhaps because of the effect of the medicine, after almost two hours of tossing, she finally fell asleep peacefully.

"It's much better, but the medicine still needs to be taken for two more days. Don't go out for a few days, try to lie on the bed, and I'll come back in three days." The doctor's words made Carl heave a sigh of relief.

After the doctor left, Carl sat next to Andrea. "Did you hear that? Lay down and rest for a few days, and just call me if you need anything." The two held hands together.

"But I want to get out of bed for a walk," Andrea shook his hand. She had been lying in bed all day.

"No," Carl resolutely objected, "By the way, it's time for you to change your medicine. Do you want me to help?"

Karl glanced at Andrea's shoulder meaningfully, and Andrea couldn't help but shrink back towards the head of the bed.Thinking of Carl seeing hers yesterday, she bit her lip, her cheeks felt a little hot. "No, just call Lisa."

Carl seemed a little regretful, he glanced at Andrea and smiled ambiguously. "I'll call her."

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"Mom, will they come today?" Little Mr. Greg was a little anxious. Doris's refusal had already made him doubt whether he could really marry Miss William.

"How do I know? I asked Jane to ask a long time ago, and I should be back soon." Mrs. Greg was also waiting impatiently.

"Ma'am, ma'am." Before entering the door, she heard Jane's call, and she panted with a 'hoo, hoo,'.

"Let me drink some water, kind wife, I have been running all this way." Jane said weakly with her hips on her arms.

"What do you want to drink? Finish talking first before going to drink in the jar in the kitchen." Mrs. Greg shook her hand impatiently.

"Miss Bruce got caught in the rain when she went to the picnic yesterday, and they were all busy taking care of her. Mr. Bruce and Miss William will come tomorrow afternoon." Jane's voice was a little hoarse, she was really thirsty. "Ma'am, can I go get some water?"

"Go! Go!" She shook her hand like sending a homeless man away. "Thank you ma'am."

"Mom, here," Little Mr. Greg was a little annoyed, but he changed his clothes on purpose!

"Take off your clothes and put them on tomorrow. Fortunately, you haven't prepared dinner yet, or your father will lose his temper." Thinking of Mr. Greg, she still had lingering fears.

"Got it, Mom."

The next afternoon

Eden and the others arrived at Gregor's Manor as promised, with gifts in their hands.

It was a door covered with rust, and through the cracks, one could still see vegetables growing inside.

"Is anyone there?" Eden had to yell inside.

"Yes, oh my god, Mr. Bruce, you are here!" Jane who hurried out rubbed her hands and opened the door for them.

"Mr. Greg is also waiting for you at home." She closed the door, turned around and said.

"That would be an honor," Eden said, looking around.

The scale of the Gregg Manor was far smaller than that of the Delfino Manor. There were no ornamental flowers and plants in the garden, but ordinary vegetables.

There is only a narrow stone road paved on the road leading to the house, so narrow that people have to queue up one by one to walk forward, it seems to be the kind that can be seen everywhere by the river.

The room was dark, and it was only when one walked into the living room that one saw an open window. The dining table was set by the window, and Mr. Gregg was sitting there.

"Oh, Mr. Bruce. It's great that you can come." He stood up and greeted him, as if meeting a friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Mr. Greg, good afternoon." Eden hugged him and handed him the paper bag in his hand. "Red wine and freshly baked biscuits, you will like it."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Mr. Greg Jr. came in from outside the house.

"Miss William, long time no see." He specially oiled his hair today, and Edward walked in front of her confidently.

"How about, I'll take you for a walk outside." Doris looked at Eden, who was chatting happily with Mr. Greg, and agreed to his suggestion.

She didn't see the disapproving look in Eden's eyes when she walked out.

"We grow a lot of things here, and we can get vegetables every day." Edward led her through the vegetable field.

Even though she didn't like Mr. Greg Jr., Doris had to praise it. Although the environment on the edge of Gregg's manor was not exquisite, it had a special taste.

But while they sat in chairs waiting for dinner, Eden had been discussing with Mr. Gregg how beet prices would be for the next year.

"Gentlemen, it's time for dinner." Mrs. Greg brought out a plate.

"Really? Jane, bring the lamp." Eden couldn't believe his words. As far as he knew, even ordinary people in Givernia had the ability to use electricity.

When he saw the dilapidated oil lamp that seemed to have been buried in the soil for a long time, his whole body was messed up again.

"The oil lamp is a good thing," Mr. Greg touched the lampshade, "it's cheaper than electric lamps."

Doris frowned somewhat disapprovingly of Mr. Greg's proud words, but she did not refute.

When the dishes came, she couldn't help frowning again.Three dishes, one staple food and fruit, it stands to reason that she wouldn't be too embarrassed.

But one of these three dishes is stewed mushrooms with unknown bones, and the bones that look smooth can reflect light.One was boiled fish nuggets, only five pieces.There is also a shredded chicken that seems to be cold, and it seems that they can be counted, and the dark yellow bottom of the plate can be seen through them.The main course was mashed potatoes, which was fine.The fruit is a cherry, and there seem to be only five of them.

Even the well-informed Eden couldn't help but be stupefied when he saw it. He also visited other people's houses these days, and it seemed that the hospitality at Greg's house was the worst among them.But his family seems to be the richest in the country.

Eden suddenly noticed that Mr. Greg seemed a bit thrifty.

Fortunately, he brought a bottle of red wine, but that bottle of Zinfandel from California was not low in alcohol.But after they drank a glass, the faces of Mr. Greg Jr. and the two ladies present were a little red.

The dinner soon came to an end under the dim light. Both Eden and Doris, who had no taste for food, had something left over, and they were too embarrassed to eat the fish nuggets and cherries.

Mr. Greg seemed to have guessed that they would do this, and he calmly ordered Jane to take the cherries back and make jam, and then preserve the fish pieces for tomorrow's noon dish.

The gentlemen were sitting around chatting, and Mrs. Gregg pulled Doris down on a low stool.Doris twisted a little unnaturally. The stool was small and low, and she really couldn't get used to it.

Mrs. Gregg talked to her as if she didn't see it.

"Our Edward started in Givernia so my wife's dream son-in-law," she smiled smugly.

"Every girl longs to be able to marry him. It's a pity that I haven't been able to find a suitable one for him," Mrs. Gregg said with pretended regret. "It's not that there are no sensible and obedient girls who like him, but those people's family background is really Not good enough for him. Otherwise he wouldn't have dragged on until now."

"By the way, Doris, you don't have a fiancé yet, isn't your brother in a hurry?" Mrs. Greg only knew that she was living with her brother now, but didn't know that her brother was an earl.Otherwise, she would definitely act even more fanatical.

"What do you think of Edward?" Doris asked again before she could speak.

"He is absolutely worthy of you. A woman's youth is short-lived." Perhaps because of alcohol, she said to herself, "You are a lady from a rich family in London, so you can bring more dowry. I'll save it for you, saving you a lot of money. You can't buy another [-]-pound headband, such a small one, [-] pounds!"

"Mrs. Greg, you are drunk." Doris was a little angry, saying this in front of her was too much!

"I'm not drunk, you should bring more dowry." Mrs. Greg shook her head, "Remember to bring more." After she finished speaking, she turned her head and fell asleep.

The author has something to say: the green bamboo snake (Trimeresurusstejnegeri Schmidt) has a large head, a triangular shape, a thin neck, and a short tail.There are tiny scales on the top of the head.The back of the body is grass green, and the center of the outermost dorsal scale is white, so there is a white lateral line behind the neck, and some have a red lateral line inside the white lateral line, but some have no lateral line.Ventral pale yellow-green.Pupil oval, red.Tail burnt red.Body length up to 90 cm.Often found along mountain streams.It likes to live in trees and is active at night.Zhuyeqing is widely distributed in the provinces south of the Yangtze River.Its toxicity is mainly hemorrhagic changes.There are 2 tooth marks in the wound, with a distance of 0.3-0.8 cm.There is a small amount of blood oozing from the wound, severe pain, burning like, local redness and swelling, can be ulcerated, and develops rapidly.Systemic symptoms include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and abdominal pain.Some patients had mucous membrane bleeding, vomiting blood, blood in the stool, and severe toxic shock.