Chapter 371: An Unintentional Planting of Willows

The little woman was dazed and wanted to get closer to Shen Yueyao excitedly, but she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.

The man opened his mouth, and was so shocked that he couldn't recover for a long time. After a long while, he finally said: "It turned out to be you, Miss Shen, we...we..."

The man seemed to have thought of something, and he knelt down and said, "Thank you, Miss Shen, for helping us. Thank you, Miss Shen, for curing my wife's leg. You are our family's benefactor."

Not to mention that Miss Shen also said that his wife could go directly to the embroidery workshop to work.

This is something they simply dare not think about.

Shen Yueyao hurriedly said: "Hurry up and get up, I can't speak anymore when you are like this."

Su Daya added, "My Third Aunt doesn't like to see others kneeling, so you should get up."

The young man quickly stood up.

"I'm just so excited and grateful. Our kang was just recently built, and everyone helped us get it up early. There's a long queue now to get it built."

"Since we got the heated kang, my wife's legs have gotten much better. Otherwise, when it gets cold, she'll be in excruciating pain. It's painful for me to watch."

"We are all grateful to you, Miss Shen, from the bottom of our hearts. If it weren't for you, how could we sleep on a warm kang? We wouldn't be cold in winter, and we wouldn't have to buy charcoal. We could just burn firewood. There are many mountains and forests around us, so we just need to be more diligent in chopping more firewood in the mountains."

"We can also use chicken and duck feathers to make mattresses. They are really warm..."

"It's salted duck eggs. We also know how to pickle them. These are all taught to us by you, Miss Shen..."

"Not to mention sweaters and trousers. Now most of the women in our village can spin yarn and knit sweaters and trousers, set up stalls to sell them, and earn a few copper coins to supplement their family income. The same goes for salted duck eggs. Everyone's life is much better than before. This winter, no one in the village is afraid of freezing to death, nor are they afraid of starving to death..."

"It's potatoes. We also know about them. We plan to go there and buy some potato seeds. Even if it costs a little, we will learn to grow some. I heard that the yield is very high. It's all thanks to you, Miss Shen. If everyone doesn't believe anything else, they will believe you..."

In fact, there was a sentence that he was embarrassed to say. In fact, everyone had heard of Miss Shen, and they all regarded her as a god in their hearts.

When he actually met the legendary person, he didn't know what to say and spoke a lot incoherently.

In fact, he was just too excited.

The young woman came to her senses, her eyes slightly red, and she hurriedly tried to get off the kang.

But her legs were not in good condition and it hurt a little when she moved.

Her two sons felt sorry for her and rushed to help.

Shen Yueyao said: "Sister, there is no need to do this. If your legs are not good, just rest on the kang."

"I came here just to help heal your leg. If your leg is healed, you can do more things."

"But you still have to take care of your eyes. Staying up late at night making clothes in dimly lit places for a long time is not good for your eyes. You should also pay attention to protecting your eyes."

The young woman said gratefully, “Thank you for your guidance, Miss Shen.”

"Can I really go to the workshop to work after my leg is healed? Don't worry, I will definitely work hard. I won't be lazy and will do things according to the regulations."

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "I took a look at the clothes you made. They are very well made. Talents like you are valued and respected in the workshop. You don't have to worry about anything else."

"If you feel that your home is far away and it's inconvenient to travel back and forth, I can arrange a two-bedroom dormitory for your family. You can live there first and come back during the holidays."

"I think this young man is quite eloquent. If he's willing to come to our workshop..."

Before Shen Yueyao could finish, the young man hurriedly said, "I'm willing. I've always thought about how great it would be if I could work in your workshop, but before, it was just a thought. If I could, I would definitely work hard."

Shen Yueyao said, "I see you have good eloquence, so you can go work as a shopping guide in a clothing store. Working in my clothing store, you get a base salary every month, and you get commissions for every extra piece of clothing you sell. You also get shifts and rest, and you get an average of eight days off a month. You don't have to worry about anything."

"If you do well, you'll be promoted to manager, and your salary and bonuses will increase, based on the workshop's wages. However, based on our clothing sales, the shopping guides at the clothing store in our town receive bonuses of five or six taels of silver every month, so their year-end bonuses are naturally higher than those of the workshop staff..."

"You have experience in selling clothes. I've thought about some clothes that can be sold in lower-tier markets. You can still sell them at a stall or in a store. I'll make the arrangements."

"Of course, the premise is that you want to do these things yourself."

Tears welled up in the young man's excited eyes.

He was excited and couldn't believe it, he choked and said: "Thank you, Miss Shen, I will do my best."

He couldn't even imagine earning five or six taels of silver a month.

Not to mention that his wife will also receive wages and bonuses if she works in the workshop.

In this way, their family can live a stable life, and his wife will not have to get up early and work late every day to make clothes, and keep the lights on until midnight.

You have to know that they buy their own cloth and make their own clothes, which is really expensive. The cloth itself costs a lot of money.

Moreover, clothes are sold at the market only during the Chinese New Year, when many people are willing to buy clothes. On weekdays, people rarely buy new clothes.

Even if you make embroidery and sell it in an embroidery shop, the shop will lower the price very severely.

After working hard for a month to embroider a handkerchief, he might only earn a few dozen coins, so his wife thought of making clothes for him and he would sell them at the market.

It’s a little better, at least the family won’t go hungry.

He always wanted to work harder and make more money so that he could cure his wife's leg.

But it was no use seeing a doctor.

Who would have thought that he would suddenly meet the fairy-like Miss Shen.

Miss Shen said that his wife's leg could be healed, so it would definitely be healed, and they were all convinced.

Not to mention, Miss Shen also said that she would provide them with accommodation.

He heard that the dormitories next to Miss Shen's workshop were in excellent condition, with all the necessary supplies, and the quilts and mattresses were made of good cotton, so he could just move in.

There is also a commercial street over there, and I heard it is convenient to set up stalls and do small business.

They had always wanted to go and see it, but unfortunately his wife had a bad leg, and the county town was far away from Liuhe Village, so they had never been there.

Shen Yueyao looked at the two boys who were about five or six years old. They blinked their curious eyes at her, their eyes sparkling and looking very cute.

Shen Yueyao suddenly thought of something and said, "You don't have to worry about not being able to take care of the two children. In the spring, a kindergarten will be opened near the village. The children can play in the kindergarten of the academy on weekdays and learn to read and write."

Shen Yueyao also took into consideration that some parents work in workshops and cannot take care of their children, so they can let them play in kindergarten.

It just so happened that she also wanted her eldest and second child to play with some facilities in the kindergarten and communicate more with children of the same age.

"Kindergarten is free, and lunch is provided, so you don't have to worry about anything..."

The man's surname is Ke, Ke Guangzhi, and his wife's surname is He.

When the two heard this, they were so excited that they were speechless.

They felt as if the huge pressure and huge rocks on them were removed at once, and their bodies and minds felt much more relaxed.

They thanked Shen Yueyao repeatedly and didn't even know what to say to express their gratitude.

Shen Yueyao gave each of them a wooden sign, which was equivalent to a workshop worker.

"The workshop is closed now. When your leg heals, go to Liuhe Village in the spring and take this to the embroidery workshop to find Geng. She will make all the arrangements then."

The two people took the wooden sign with gratitude.

Shen Yueyao explained some things and said a few more things before leaving.

Since the young lady He was not convenient to come out to see him off, Ke Guangzhi came out to see him off.

He didn't have anything special at home, so he just pickled some duck eggs and made a little bit of food that he wanted to give to Shen Yueyao.

Shen Yueyao said: "There is no need to do this. If you want to be grateful in the future, just work hard in the workshop after you come."

“Yes, yes!”

Ke Guangzhi stood at the door for a long time, until he could no longer see the carriage. Then he walked into the house in a daze. He felt a little unbelievable, as if he was dreaming, so his legs felt a little unsteady.

After returning to the inner room, the young woman He said, "Dad, have you sent your benefactor off?"

"Have you given the things to your benefactor?"

Ke Guangzhi said: "My benefactor didn't ask for any medical fees or gifts. He said that if you are really grateful, when your leg is healed, we will go to the workshop and do our work well."

He choked up and said, "Of course. I didn't expect that you would meet your benefactor when you set up a stall to sell clothes."

Ke Guangzhi sighed: "Fortunately, fortunately, when someone buys clothes, I will be happy to talk to them more. I never thought that she is the legendary Miss Shen."

"My dear, it's better now. Your leg will definitely be fine. Miss Shen is very sure. Besides, we can all go to the workshop to work in the spring. We can get wages and bonuses every month. If we work hard, we don't have to worry about anything. The children can also go to kindergarten to play. Although we don't know what kindergarten is, the things Miss Shen makes are definitely good..."

"It's natural."

They only heard a lot about Miss Shen’s story, and they were convinced and admired in their hearts.

Even if I haven't seen it before, I am grateful.

Not to mention them, anyone in the village who pickled salted duck eggs, worked on the kang, or learned how to knit sweaters was grateful to Miss Shen.

It’s just that they were lucky enough to meet Miss Shen.

Ke Guangzhi understood that this was all thanks to the good clothes made by his wife.

"Ma'am, I told you, the clothes you make are just great."

"Oh, by the way, I also heard that Miss Shen's husband, Master Su, is now a juren. Before, when his leg was broken, the doctors couldn't help him, but Master Su healed it. I heard that it was all Miss Shen who helped heal him. However, she didn't tell anyone about her medical skills, so we don't know the details. We never thought her medical skills were really that great."

He carefully felt her leg and said, "I feel my leg is much better now. My benefactor used the silver needles to acupuncture it for a while, and I feel much more comfortable in my leg. It doesn't hurt as much anymore."

Ke Guangzhi held the prescription in his hand and said, "Here is the prescription. I'll go get the medicine."

"Oh, by the way, this water bag was also given by my benefactor. He said to drop a small spoonful during the medicinal bath, and don't use too much."

They didn't know what kind of water it was, but Shen Yueyao understood that what was given to them was spiritual spring water, which contained spiritual energy for repair.

It can help He’s legs heal quickly.

"Besides, my benefactor said that the medicines for medicinal baths are not expensive, so just go get them without worry."

The two talked for a long time, then hugged each other and cried.

They cried with excitement, and suddenly saw hope in life.

What Ke Guangzhi has always felt sorry for is his wife's legs.

Now it's really okay.

Even the two children couldn't help sobbing and wiping away their tears when they saw their parents crying.

When the two saw the children crying, they didn't care about anything else and quickly cleaned up. They hugged them and said, "Dad and Mom are fine. We are just happy. Our family will have a better life in the future."

"You can also go to that kindergarten to learn to read and write. Being able to read and write is a good thing."

…

Shen Yueyao and her group got on a carriage and went home.

On the way, Su Erya excitedly said to Madam Meng, "Third Aunt's medical skills are amazing. Now I know how good it feels to be able to help people."

She could feel that by curing the man's leg, her third aunt had helped the whole family.

Su Daya said, "The herbal medicine book that Third Aunt gave Tongtong is very well written. Erya and I read it often, and now we have a certain understanding of herbs."

When Shen Yueyao heard Daya say this, she said, "Daya also wants to study medicine?"

Su Daya nodded and said, "Well, Third Aunt, can we learn?"

Shen Yueyao looked at her interested expression and asked, "Weren't you not interested before?"

Su Daya was a little embarrassed and said, "That was before. Now I feel that medical skills can cure diseases and save lives and help so many people, so I want to learn it. I feel fulfilled when I learn more."

Now Su Daya can't wait to learn more and wants to study medicine.

Su Erya said, "Aunt San, can we learn from you? I know learning medicine is not something that can be accomplished overnight, but I can learn every day."

Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "You can first learn surgery, which is some methods of dealing with trauma."

"You can also learn how to mix medicine, how to pound herbs, bandage wounds, and deal with emergency wounds. These are quick to learn, but learning to take a pulse is difficult without a certain foundation."

"Now that you mention it, I think you can learn. You're right. Learning more is always useful."

Shen Yueyao actually also has an idea, which is to establish a medical school.

But running a medical school is not an easy task. She is very busy and probably cannot teach every day. Inviting doctors to teach is not an easy task either.

Because many doctors are very busy, some have opened clinics, and those who don’t have clinics have been hired to work as doctors in clinics.

Shen Yueyao said, "You can first learn more about medicinal herbs, and you can also learn to treat and bandage the wounds of small animals. Practice makes perfect. I will also write a book for you on some surgical knowledge. If I don't have time to teach you on weekdays, you can read the book."

Su Daya and Su Erya nodded.

Madam Meng looked at Shen Yueyao and said, "Mother Yao, thank you for your hard work."

Shen Yueyao shook her head and said, "Mom, it's okay. It's not hard. It's always good for Da Ya and Er Ya to learn more."

It took a long time to get home from the county town. Su Erya had nothing to do on the way, so she couldn't help but talk to her Third Aunt: "Third Aunt, I didn't expect that everyone in the county town knew your name. It's really useful."

She felt proud just watching and listening.

Su Daya looked at her father and Third Uncle and said, "Third Uncle, just now in the house, when they heard Third Aunt's name and where she came from, they were all shocked. They talked a lot, saying that they learned how to make a kang, pickle salt duck eggs, and knit sweaters from Third Aunt. Everyone is grateful to her."

Shen Yueyao said: "I didn't do anything myself."

It's just bringing things from the technological age into this age.

It's useless for her to master so many secret recipes. It's okay to release some of them appropriately so that more people can learn them.

It turned out to be an unexpected success.

Su Xueyi looked at Shen Yueyao and said, "Aren't you afraid of hardship like this?"

"I made a special trip to save people."

Su Xueyi knew that with so many people in the entire Dayan Dynasty, they could not help at all.

If that happened, his mother Yao Niang would be heartbroken.

Shen Yueyao said: "I'm not that kind-hearted, I just saw it and thought Xicai was a good person, so I helped him."

“The more skilled embroiderers there are in our workshop, the better it will be for the studio.”

"Besides, our ready-made clothes are also high-end and will not compete with the common people's market. Therefore, they have no impact on the clothes and other things in the market. Most of the people who buy clothes and things from our embroidery workshop are from wealthy families. Common people still buy most things in the market."

Shen Yueyao makes some things and doesn't want to impact the market of ordinary people.

Many things are also high-end.

Although Shen Yueyao said that she was not that kind-hearted, everyone understood that she actually did a lot and helped many people.

She is the pride of everyone.

Shen Yueyao looked at everyone's expressions and said with a smile: "Okay, there are many things to do and they need to be arranged at the beginning of spring. The New Year is just a few days away. We have already bought the things, so we must prepare the New Year's goods when we go home this time."

"Yes, yes, prepare New Year's goods and delicious food."

When it comes to preparing New Year's goods and delicious food, everyone becomes excited.

"Tomorrow is the Little New Year."

"We have to make dumplings for Little New Year."

Shen Yueyao said: "Let's make dumplings at home tomorrow afternoon and make some candy in the morning. Although we bought some candy, we also want to make some ourselves. When we pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone will feel different when they eat the candy we made ourselves."

Shen Yueyao really likes the New Year atmosphere here.

In the technological age, because the pace of life in cities is fast, coupled with the short New Year holiday, and some places not setting off firecrackers, the New Year doesn't really have that flavor.

But the New Year atmosphere here is very strong. Lanterns are hung outside the shops on the streets. When shopping during the day, the market is colorful and filled with things needed for the New Year, including calendars, various drawings pasted on the walls, couplets, window decorations, etc. The atmosphere of the New Year is everywhere.

There are also a lot of people shopping.

Just looking at it makes me feel good.

It’s so nice to be lively and bustling.

Although everyone was riding in a carriage and traveling quite fast, it was still quite late when they returned home.

Usually at this time, most people in the village are asleep.

But maybe it’s because the Chinese New Year is approaching, and many households light oil lamps during this period, so no one goes to bed so early.

When their carriage entered the village, there was no one in the village. Most people had gone home to eat and rest. It was different from summer. In summer, the village streets would be full of people, all enjoying the cool air.

The weather is cold now, and everyone stays at home when they have nothing to do.

When they arrived at the village, small snowflakes were falling from the sky.

Madam Meng looked at the small snowflakes floating in the sky and said, "Fortunately, the weather was good during the day and there was no heavy snow on the road. If it had snowed heavily, it would have been difficult to walk."

Old Madam Meng was worried about heavy snow, so the carriages were blocked on the road.

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Mother, you don't have to worry about this. My husband looked at the weather and said that it will be fine during the day, but it will snow at night, so there is no need to worry."

Su Erya said, "Third Uncle is the one who knows how to read the weather."

Shen Yueyao felt that Su Xueyi was quite impressive in this regard. In the technological age, everyone looked at the weather forecast and didn't know much about astronomy and geography.

But there was no weather forecast in ancient times, so people could only calculate it themselves.

Some people who often farm also know a little bit about the weather, such as judging by the clouds in the sky and what kind of wind is blowing, but it is not very accurate.

But Su Xueyi really understands astronomy and geography.

Shen Yueyao cannot learn this ability.

So I admire him a lot.

The weather was indeed good during the day, but it started snowing lightly at night.

They went to the county town on this day because it would snow in the next few days and they probably wouldn't have much time to go out.

I just bought almost everything I needed.

“Wangwang…”

When you enter the village, dogs will bark a few times when they hear any noise.

Shen Yueyao felt relaxed when she heard the barking of dogs in the village.

I think this is the real rural atmosphere.