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Chapter 34: Making a Wheelchair for the Fifth

The Yi family had pumpkin steamed rice for lunch. Yi Mingxue fried several vegetables and even stewed meat and bone soup.

Due to the improvement in food, several radish cubes have been gaining weight to varying degrees recently.

And he has changed from his former skinny and sallow appearance, becoming more plump and energetic.

Yi Mingxue looked very happy.

After the meal, she took out two new rabbit skins, a fox skin, and her two wolf skins, and spread them on the table.

Liu Dong's skinning skills are not as good as Liu Er's, but he is better than those of Liu Er because the fur of these skins is pure and has little variegation.

"It should be sold for a lot of money." Yi Mingxue said.

Several children gathered around the table, sometimes touching wolf skins, sometimes feeling fox skins.

Had a great time.

Yi Mingxue poured the money she won today on the table again, picked up a copper plate, and taught on the spot.

"This is a copper plate, which is one penny. You can buy a vegetable bun or a piece of rice krispie treats for three pennies."

"One hundred Wen is a penny, a thousand Wen is a guang, and a qian is one tael of silver. And one tael of silver is enough for our six siblings, and our daily household needs range from two to three months."

"But do you remember everything?"

The older ones have reached the age where they should be sensible, and they had no one to teach them before.

Now Yi Mingxue only said it briefly and understood everything.

Yi Baoer tilted his head, seeing his brothers and sisters all nodding, he followed suit and nodded seriously.

Yi Mingxue divided the copper plates on the table into four piles, assigned one to each person, and continued.

"Well, do you still remember the counting method I taught you? Now I want you to count how much money you have in front of you."

Yi Tianlei is most afraid of math class. When he hears that he has to count money, he screams with worry.

On the contrary, Yi Qingqing and Yi Changle seemed to be very interested in counting money.

Yi Mingxue tapped her right index finger on the table. Yi Tianlei was so frightened that he quickly joined the army of counting money.

On the contrary, Yi Yutang was in the corner, his head lowered and did not move for a long time.

Yi Mingxue walked over, took off the quilt on his legs, and carefully inspected the wound on his knee.

Thanks to her regular treatment, all the previously inflamed and suppurated areas have been cleaned up.

The wound has healed again and a thin scab has formed.

Once the scabs and calluses have completely fallen off, you can plan to re-attach the bones.

But... for such a young child, it would be too cruel to have his bones broken and reattached.

Neither Lao Wu nor Yi Mingxue herself was fully prepared.

She covered Yi Yutang's quilt back and asked with a smile, "Why don't you count the money with your brothers and sisters?"

Yi Yutang didn't look at her, his tone was gloomy and depressed, "It's inconvenient for me to go out, there's no need..."

Yi Mingxue held up his thin little face and forced him to look into her eyes.

"Nonsense, you will be able to go out soon! And I promise, you can go wherever you want."

A glimmer of hope flashed in the young man's eyes, but it quickly dimmed again.

"You're lying! I need my second sister to hold me even when I get out of bed..."

Yi Qingqing looked at her fifth brother with a distressed expression, and said softly but firmly, "Second sister... I can hold you for the rest of my life..."

"I don't want it!" Yi Yutang suddenly became emotional.

He pushed Yi Mingxue's hand away and turned his head to the other side with a sullen face.

"I'm just a waste, you don't need to worry about me..."

Yi Mingxue's heart tightened, and then she took action decisively and forced him back.

She looked into the young boy's eyes, her eyes firm, and her tone was firm: "I didn't lie to you, or let's make a bet! As long as you learn how to count money, I will let you come and go freely, how about that?"

Yi Yutang's eyes were filled with tears, and when he spoke again, even his voice was trembling.

"Really?"

He really wanted to go out, like his brothers and sisters, go to the town to go to the market, go hunting in the mountains, or... just run and jump in the yard, that's fine too.

Yi Mingxue reached out and hooked his right little finger, and said softly, "Really, eldest sister is hooking up with you!"

Yi Yutang stared at Yi Mingxue for a long time before finally breaking down into a smile.

In the past, he would never have believed in Yi Mingxue.

But these days, he has quietly seen every change in his eldest sister.

Sometimes he even suspected that the current eldest sister and the evil girl in the past were not the same person at all.

Seeing that Lao Wu's mood finally stabilized, Yi Mingxue couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

I don’t know what the progress is on Carpenter Wang’s side.

In the afternoon of that day, Yi Mingxue went to Carpenter Wang's house carrying some rice and noodles.

However, as soon as he walked to the door, he heard a strange man scolding from inside.

"The inside of this drawer cannot be seen or touched. Wouldn't it be a waste of money to use good red pine? Listen to me, just use cypress."

"But... Da Ya paid a lot of money..."

"Brother-in-law, why are you so stubborn? If you don't tell me, if I don't tell you, how can Yi Daya know? Then you tell her that they are all made of fine red pine wood, isn't that the end?

"

"You...you are lying..."

Carpenter Wang is stupid and obviously not as eloquent as the other person.

Yi Mingxue's expression remained unchanged as she opened the door and walked into the courtyard.

"Uncle Wang, have you had lunch?"

The conversation in the room suddenly stopped, and then, there was only a crisp creaking sound, and Carpenter Wang opened the door and came out.

"Da Ya... why are you here? Come and sit in the room!"

Yi Mingxue handed over the rice noodles she brought and said with a smile, "Let's see how your progress is."

When Carpenter Wang saw that she had brought something again, he refused again and again.

While they were talking, a young man came out and immediately took the rice noodles that Yi Mingxue brought.

Then with a smile on his face, he got close to her and said:

"This must be the eldest girl of the Yi family. She has grown so big after not seeing her for several years."

Yi Mingxue didn't recognize the person coming, so she could only look at Carpenter Wang inquiringly.

Carpenter Wang quickly introduced, "Da Ya... this is my wife's uncle... his surname is Zheng. He is also a carpenter. I called him to help."

"Oh, hello, Uncle Zheng." Yi Mingxue greeted him politely, and then asked Carpenter Wang, "How is my fifth brother's car and wheelchair doing?"

"It has basically taken shape. There are still a few things missing from your original ingenuity. Zheng...my wife's uncle...and I have some differences, but don't worry, we will definitely be able to deliver it within three days."

Yi Mingxue was quite surprised.

Great! It can be delivered in three days.

"I want to take a look, can I?" she asked.

"Of course... you can..." Carpenter Wang quickly led her into the main room.

I saw an exquisite double wheelchair placed on the operating table in the middle.

Although it was still a semi-finished product, it was already very similar to the wheelchair she had imagined on the drawings and in her mind.

Yi Mingxue walked over excitedly.

However, after she saw clearly the key change between the two rounds.

His expression suddenly changed.

"Uncle Wang, what's going on?"


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