Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family - Chapter 471
Chapter 471: Chapter 471: Good Things
Liu Sisi raised her eyebrows in surprise! She couldn’t see it coming, the man was actually a great filial son!
She suddenly lost interest in causing trouble for him.
“No harm done! Sisi didn’t save your aunt for the silver. Consider it a small repayment for your help in finding San Mao. Let’s call it even between us.”
Her words also hinted an intention not to have any further contact with him.
“No! This matter must be kept separate. I from the Zuo Family still owe you one!”
After Zuo Xingyu finished speaking seriously, he helped his still babbling mother to leave.
“Ah! I completely forgot!”
Liu Zhi’er suddenly exclaimed and rushed out of the door, immediately attracting Da Mao’s attention, who cried “wa wa” and ran outside as well.
“Second Sister! Second Sister, where are you going?”
Liu Sisi hurriedly chased after her, but couldn’t see Liu Zhi’er’s figure.
Not long after, Liu Zhi’er returned, looking despondent and constantly glancing back.
“Second Sister, what’s wrong?”
“Sisi, Big Brother Zuo has no silver on him and he’s with Auntie. How will he get back? I was chasing after him to give him some silver so he could rent a carriage or a bull-cart, but I couldn’t find him.” Liu Zhi’er was anxious.
Liu Sisi looked deeply at her. Why had Second Sister suddenly taken such an interest in Zuo Xingyu? She still remembered that when Zuo Xingyu was mentioned before, Second Sister had always gritted her teeth and looked absolutely resolute. This was quite different from how she appeared now.
Could it be… what she had thought?
This was too dramatic!
Think for a moment about the relationship between Zuo Xingyu and Second Sister… She hurriedly shook her head, dispelling the thoughts that shouldn’t have been in her head.
“What’s the matter? Sisi, do you disagree with what I said?” Liu Zhi’er asked.
Liu Sisi, with an embarrassed expression, said: “Second Sister, what were you just saying? I didn’t hear clearly.”
Liu Zhi’er shook her head, amused: “I said, Da Mao and I will temporarily live in the room where Auntie lived before. Is that okay? This way we don’t have to clean up another room.”
“Of course that’s fine. But first, take the bedding out and wash it. Also, bring two new quilts over. I knew you’d be coming back to stay, so I prepared quilts in advance…”
It was only then that Liu Sisi realized, hurriedly stepped forward to hold Liu Zhi’er’s hand, and the two, talking and walking, entered the house.
As Liu Zhi’er returned, Liu Sisi’s load suddenly became much lighter.
She had been worried about the new family servants not being conscientious enough, and she had to supervise and deal with them. As soon as Liu Zhi’er returned, she took over many tasks. Meanwhile, Liu Sisi focused on taking care of her pregnancy and tutoring Xuan’er and Yun’er’s homework after dinner.
Liu Zhi’er had always been a hard worker. With her leading the way, no one dared to slack off.
Her embroidery skills were also top-notch. Liu Sisi had saved a lot of cloth, and Liu Zhi’er chose a few of them and said she would make spring shirts for Sisi and YingEr. Liu Sisi naturally didn’t object, as long as Second Sister could recover from her grief, she could do whatever she wanted.
But a few days later, when she accidentally got up in the middle of the night, she heard faint crying from Liu Zhi’er’s room. It was then that she understood that Second Sister hadn’t really recovered from the blow.
It seemed she must not slacken in her efforts to find Er Mao and San Mao!
Time slipped quietly away, and by the time Di Yelei returned, it was already a dozen days later.
“Sisi! Sisi, I’m back! Sisi…”
Di Yelei hadn’t even entered the door yet, and he was already shouting and rushing in from outside.
Liu Sisi was in the middle of preparing cooked dishes for her father.
“Huh? Sisi, is this dish for… ”
As Di Yelei came in, he saw Liu Sisi closing the lid of the large food box.
“Ye Lei, you’re back? Perfect timing. This is the food I prepared for the clinic; you can take it over! And check on your father while you’re at it.” Liu Sisi saw him and quickly handed over the large food box.
“Bringing food to Dad? Is he not feeling well? Or is he sick? What’s going on, Sisi?” Di Yelei asked anxiously.
“No, no, here’s what happened…”
Liu Sisi quickly explained: “Recently, Dad has been visiting the clinic every day, chatting and laughing with Old He. He’s been eating and even staying at the clinic. Old He has been giving him acupuncture treatments to clear his meridians and remove the after-effects of his stroke…”
Liu Sisi tried to pay with silver, but was strongly refused by Old He, and almost had a falling out with him. She quickly apologized, and simply decided to cook some delicious food to bring to Old He as a way of repaying his kindness.
Besides Old He, there were his apprentice Zheng He and another sitting doctor at the clinic, both of whom gradually got a taste of the benefits and started enjoying free meals every day.
Over time, everyone got used to it, waiting for the food to be cooked and delivered.
“I figured that since I’m sending food to one person, it wouldn’t be much more trouble to send food to a few others. It’s just a matter of adding a bit more rice and a few more dishes.” Liu Sisi said as she pushed the large food box forward again, “Hurry up and take it! It’s so heavy, and my arm is sore.”
Di Yelei quickly took it and nodded repeatedly, “Indeed, it should be done. Although Old He didn’t say it explicitly, the cost of daily acupuncture treatments isn’t cheap. Are we giving too little by just delivering some food?”
“Well… Old He didn’t want to accept silver. How about you buy some good wine and bring it to him as well?” Liu Sisi suggested.
“Sounds good! Even if Old He doesn’t drink it, he can use it to make herbal wine.”
Only then did Di Yelei happily carry the large food box out of the courtyard.
It wasn’t until after he left that Liu Sisi remembered that she had forgotten to ask him about the situation at the riverside.
The work at the riverside has come to an end, and Di Yelei, in a good mood, bought a jar of good wine and went to the clinic diagonally opposite with a light step.
From a distance, the sharp-eyed medicine pageboy spotted him and waved at him.
“Third Uncle Di, how come you have time to come over today? Is the spring military recruitment over?”
“You little rascal, you had to bring up that, didn’t you!”
Di Yelei quickly entered the clinic, tapped the medicine pageboy on the head, and everyone laughed as the boy exclaimed, “Ouch!”
“Although the spring military recruitment isn’t over yet, it will be soon. Once everyone comes back, the workload will be reduced. Hello, Old He, Doctor Zheng, Dad, Third Child brought the food.”
Di Yelei’s face was full of joy, and he looked exceptionally energetic.
“Third Son Di, you really seem invigorated. Is there some good news? Share it with everyone!”
Old He teased him with a laugh.
Di Yelei put down the large food box, straightened his back, and said, “Old He, you’re absolutely right. There is indeed some good news.”
