Zhao Huanyu went down the mountain very early today. When she got home, Mrs. Gao was collecting shoe soles under the eaves, and Zhao Dafu was weaving bamboo baskets and other things not far away.
This is a craft passed down from my grandfather. The family used to make money from these bamboo products. However, the Zhao Dafu brothers did not learn the essence and could not make exquisite finished products, so they had to find another way to make a living.
Now that Zhao Dafu was free, he decided to study the craftsmanship left by his father. Even if his legs and feet could not be restored to their original state, he would not be a useless person and could still make some income from bamboo products.
"You came back very early today, are you tired? I'll get you a bowl of water!"
Seeing Zhao Huanyu coming back, Zhao Dafu put down the bamboo slices in his hand and stood up.
"No, I can just go by myself!"
Zhao Huanyu hurriedly stopped her. Zhao Dafu's leg was injured and his hands were inconvenient. How could she ask him to serve her?
Carrying a small basket on her back, she returned to the house, took out the wooden figurine given by Ji Mingxuan, carefully placed it on the table, and then went to the kitchen to scoop out a bowl of water.
"Dad, you wash your hands first, and I'll show you your legs."
Zhao Huanyu poured the medicinal materials in the basket on the ground and sorted them out. If they were stained with soil, she would have to wash them off later.
Zhao Dafu remembered what Zhao Huanyu said last night about showing him his legs today, so he responded and went to wash his hands and clean the dirt on his feet.
"Xiaoyu is a smart kid. Fortunately, Xiaoyu was watching when my second daughter-in-law was injured last time. If it hadn't been for Xiaoyu, my second daughter-in-law would have had to answer the question on the mountain."
Mrs. Gao wanted to see how Zhao Huanyu treated Zhao Dafu's legs, so she stopped paying attention to the soles and came over to join in the fun.
Zhao Huanyu carefully checked Zhao Dafu's injury, knocked it gently, and then asked him if it hurt.
After checking for a while, Zhao Huanyu breathed a sigh of relief: "The doctor I saw in the town before was good, and the bone set was very good, but some details were not handled well, so the recovery is slower. I will help you change the medicine and prick it a few times.
The needle just helps the blood flow."
When she saw Zhao Dafu was in so much pain, she thought it was because the bones were not connected properly, and she thought she might have to interrupt him and reconnect them. Unexpectedly, the connection was quite good. The reason why it hurt so much was probably because he had been suffering from it for the past few days.
It was a blow because he kept helping with the work.
"Dad, if you are injured, take good care of yourself. It will take a hundred days for your muscles and bones to move, and you will be healed in two or three months. Don't rush it. I can do these things at home."
She was talking about things like cooking. During this period, Zhao Dafu was rushing to do everything at home in order to express himself. Neither she nor Xiao Tiedou had anything to do. Thinking about this, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"Xiaoyu is right. If you are injured, take good care of yourself. Just sit and weave baskets. If you want to chop bamboo, ask your second brother to help. Don't do everything by yourself!"
Mr. Gao still feels very sorry for this son. He lost his first wife at a young age and met Mr. Liu, a troublemaker in the family. He was originally a very diligent and honest person, but he has not lived a good life in these years. Now he is suffering from
Even though he was injured, he still didn't want to be idle and always found something to do for himself.
Now the fresh bamboos in the yard were all cut by him in the morning, but it made Mr. Gao very distressed. After saying a few words to him, he happily said that it was fine and that he did not want his daughter to raise them.
"Hey! I understand, mother."
Zhao Dafu agreed with a smile, and then asked Zhao Huanyu tentatively: "There will be another month before the autumn harvest. Can I go to the fields by then?"
"no!"
Zhao Huanyu answered without thinking, "I will pay someone to do the work in the field, and you can take good care of it. Once the injury is healed, I won't stop you from doing whatever you want."
"How can that be done? How can farmers find people to help collect grain? It's not those landlords!"
Zhao Dafu didn't want to, and there weren't many crops in the field. He could finish it in seven or eight days by himself. When the second son's harvest was finished, he could just come over and help. How could he spend money to find someone?
No, no, he worries about money.
Mrs. Gao also felt sorry for money, but she didn't want Zhao Dafu to go to the fields, so she was very torn for a while.
Zhao Huanyu's attitude was firm: "I have the final say on this matter. Find a house with a large population and hire seven or eight people to collect it in one day. No need to worry."
When she said this, Zhao Huanyu thought of what her little boyfriend said, that if something happened, she would spend money to solve it.
Well, she thinks so too, she is not short of money now!
Seeing his daughter's strong look, Zhao Dafu didn't dare to say anything for a while.
Now that he is the daughter's housekeeper, he seems to have no right to refute?
I sighed silently in my heart, he was so useless.
After the examination, Zhao Huanyu started to insert acupuncture for the first time. Her movements were skillful and neat, and it didn't look like she had just learned it.
Zhao Dafu stared at her with wide eyes, as if he had never known this daughter.
Although he knew that his daughter was studying medicine before, he thought it was just the kind of medicine he had just started studying. He didn't expect that he was so skilled at it.
When did my daughter start learning? Why doesn’t he, the father, know anything about it?
Sure enough, he was such a failure!
Mrs. Gao had seen Zhao Huanyu perform acupuncture before, so she was not surprised. She even said to the side: "Xiaoyu is really good at acupuncture. She did it for me once before. It was so comfortable. Tsk tsk, Xiaoyu, why don't you do it for me again tonight?"
once?"
"no problem!"
Zhao Huanyu readily agreed, since there is nothing to do today, just go ahead and get it done.
When she gets busy, she won't think about Ji Mingxuan.
The next day, Zhao Dagui came to find her at dawn and wanted her to take her to the town medical center to sell medicinal materials.
This was something Zhao Huanyu had agreed to before. She happened to have something to go to Zuixian Tower, so she went out with her uncle.
At this time, Xiao Tiedou and Er Mao also had to go to school, so Zhao Huanyu invited everyone to make bullock carts together.
Zhao Dagui went to give the money, but was told that Zhao Huanyu had already given it.
Zhao Dagui glanced at Zhao Huanyu and saw Zhao Huanyu smiling at him. He couldn't say anything for a moment, this kid!
He is an uncle and he always takes advantage of his niece. It would be so embarrassing if word spread.
"I'll pay when I come back, don't argue with uncle!"
Zhao Huanyu smiled and said nothing, but thought in her heart that she might not come back with him at night!
Having had previous experience, Zhao Huanyu took Zhao Dagui directly to Xirentang. The shopkeeper of Xirentang still remembered her and greeted her with a smile.
It was the first time that Zhao Dagui came to sell medicinal materials, and he was a little hesitant. Zhao Huanyu helped negotiate.
This time there were still ginseng, Panax notoginseng, Gastrodia elata, and Polygonum multiflorum, and they were all prepared, which opened the shopkeeper's eyes.
"These are all good things!"
The shopkeeper took the ginseng root and looked at it carefully. This ginseng root was worth more than the two ginseng sticks that Zhao Huanyu brought before. It must be thirty or forty years old.
"Do you still have the goods on hand?"
He looked at Zhao Dagui, who subconsciously looked at Zhao Huanyu. Zhao Huanyu smiled and said: "As long as the shopkeeper gives you a good price, the goods will be easy to talk about!"