First to be examined is, of course, the eldest uncle.
"Everything else is fine, just this waist..." Xiao Changhe pressed on his waist, "When I first arrived, I lifted stones. I've never done such heavy work before. A heavy object was on my shoulder, and I couldn't stand steady, so I fell. Since then, this waist has never been well."
Members of the Xiao family, who could neither bear burdens nor grind on their backs, came to the Northern Desert with no one to care for them and no money to spare, naturally being assigned the heaviest work.
Xiao Changhe was unlucky, injuring his waist on the first day.
And with no money for treatment, it was left to linger.
Only later, because of the medicine Chun Nuan sent, coupled with some Silver Tael, and with Chun Quan's efforts, the tasks became lighter.
