Chapter 121

Yu Ying prepared two doses of medicine, one for making a foot bath soup and the other for making a hot compress.

Add appropriate amount of salt and rice wine to the herbal hot compress, stir-fry it into a paste and then pour it into a cotton medicine bag.

After instructing his apprentice to do it, Yu Ying saw that there were still people waiting to be seen in the clinic. He spent half an hour examining the patients and prescribing medicine.

After finishing her work and going upstairs, Yu Ying lit a light fragrance in the private room, and then massaged the old lady's legs and feet.

While the old lady was soaking her feet, Yu Ying also massaged her shoulders and neck.

You know what, although it hurts, it's also soothing at the same time.

After soaking my feet for half an hour, I lay down on the small bed, applied the hot medicine packs to the joints of my feet, and gave the old lady a facial at the same time, doing it all at the same time, which saved a lot of time.

She applied the mask to her face and feet at the same time, probably to relieve the pain, and also because she hadn't slept well in the past half month, so the old lady fell asleep.

Yu Ying stepped lightly out from behind the screen and lowered her voice to Miss Li, "Let Old Madam Li rest for a quarter of an hour. If anything happens, call the medicine lady outside. I'll send someone to get the medicine bag for the old lady later."

Hearing this, Miss Li widened her eyes and lowered her voice, "You're not coming to deal with it?"

Yu Ying said helplessly: "Just take the medicine bag and clean your face, the medicine lady can do it."

"No, you do it!"

Miss Li frowned and insisted on letting her do it.

Yu Ying smiled and asked calmly, "What if I don't do it?"

"Then we won't be in your clinic..."

"If you're not being treated here by me, I can't stop you, right?" Yu Ying smiled, then ignored her and walked out of the house.

Very straightforward.

"You!" Miss Li wanted to say something, but seeing that her grandmother was still sleeping, she could only shut her mouth.

Watching the person leave, Miss Li was annoyed. She thought that after her grandmother woke up, she would ask her to stop receiving treatment in Yongxi Hall.

After Yu Ying went downstairs to wash her hands, Mrs. Chen, who had made a reservation, also arrived.

As they went upstairs, Madam Chen whispered, "I saw the Li Mansion's carriage outside. What's going on? Has Old Madam Li really come?"

Yu Ying nodded and said softly, "I'm taking a nap in the private room."

"You weren't in trouble, were you?"

The Li family is well-known in Yu County for their wealth and power. They have high expectations of others, and Madam Chen has suffered a lot from them.

Yu Ying thought about the nearly 1,500 coins she would earn soon and smiled without any embarrassment: "It's just a matter of attitude, it's nothing."

Mrs. Chen looked at her carefully and saw that she didn't seem sad or troubled, so she didn't care much.

After Yu Ying told her sister-in-law Li how much the consultation fee was, she went to give Chen Niang a massage and apply a facial mask.

After a quarter of a minute had passed, Yu Ying's apprentice Mei Zi went to knock on the door of Old Lady Li's private room.

The old lady slowly woke up when she heard the knock on the door, and after a moment she felt a lot more relaxed.

My legs and feet didn't hurt as much anymore, and the aches in my body gradually eased. I felt refreshed all over, completely different from when I first entered the clinic.

After a while, Mei Zi came in and took the medicine bag off the old lady's knees and cleaned her face.

The old lady looked displeased when she saw the little girl: "Why are you here? Where is your director?"

Mei Zi was only in her teens after all, so she didn't dare to neglect him. She replied tremblingly, "Master said that I just need to clean my face and take the medicine bag. There's nothing special to pay attention to. I'll do it."

The old lady felt she was being neglected, but because she felt better and her mood brightened, she did not get angry. She continued, "Tell your director that I will come at this time tomorrow as well."

The old lady stood up and the maid came over to tidy up her clothes.

Miss Shen originally wanted to persuade her grandmother not to come tomorrow, but she was a little surprised when she saw that her grandmother's face was rosy and her complexion was visibly better.

Then she thought of the faded dark spots on Yu's face, and the beauty-loving girl couldn't help but feel moved.

Does she want to have a massage too, and then apply a facial mask?

But she has always looked down on Luo. If she really came, she would definitely be ridiculed by Yu.

But her grandmother's complexion seemed to have really improved a lot. The more she thought about it, the more she wanted to give it a try. What should she do?

Old Mrs. Li looked in the mirror and saw that her complexion had improved a lot, and she rarely showed a look of joy.

When he left, he asked his servants to give him some silver and money as a reward.

Yu Ying came out of the private room, told Mei Zi to go and wash Chen Madam's face, and then went downstairs.

Wen Xing saw her sister-in-law and hurried over, smiling and saying, "Sister-in-law, the Li family is very generous. Not only did they double the consultation fee and the money asked for, they also gave her two strings of cash directly."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ying immediately forgave Miss Li for her rudeness.

Right now, when money is scarce, Yu Ying naturally cannot be at odds with money.

As the tax payment approached, the amount of grain on the market gradually increased and the price was pushed down.

Before the harvest month, most of the grain is old grain from last year, but grain can be stored for three years, so there is no harm in storing more.

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Fu Wei stayed at home all day, sitting in his study. He wanted to study the terrain of Lingnan carefully, but he couldn't calm down.

From time to time, I looked out the window to see the sky outside.

Why isn’t it Youshi yet?

If I had known it would be boring to stay in this house, I would have gone to work.

They got married yesterday and finally became husband and wife. After a night of lovemaking, Fu Wei couldn't stop thinking about his wife whom he hadn't seen for half a day.

Xiao Funing entered the room carrying pastries and saw his uncle looking out the bed, as if he knew something.

Fu Wei heard the noise and turned to look at the little girl.

He looked at his daughter with big eyes and took the pastry from her hand and put it on the table, then lifted her up and put her on a high stool beside her.

Because Fu Wei would sometimes teach the brother and sister to read, a bench was placed in the room.

He pinched a piece of cake and gave it to the little girl.

Fu Ning held the cake in his hand and asked, "Uncle, do you miss your aunt?"

Fu Wei smiled and nodded truthfully: "Yeah, I thought about it."

"Then why doesn't the uncle go to find the aunt?"

Fu Wei patted her head and said gently, "Auntie is busy with important matters, and uncle cannot disturb her."

Fu Ning is already six years old, and Yu Ying has often reasoned with the brother and sister over the past year, so it was easy for her to understand what her uncle meant.

Although I understood, I still asked, "Is it okay to just watch and not say anything?"

Fu Wei shook his head and patiently said to his niece, "Love lasts forever. Your aunt, your father, and your mother all have their own busy lives. We can't neglect everything just because we miss each other and cause trouble for each other."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at his niece, who was a woman, and after thinking for a moment, he added, "If the other party causes you trouble, you must not give in too much. You must know how to refuse."

These principles were still too profound for Fu Ning, and he could only nod his head with a half-understanding.

She quickly finished a piece of cake, and Fu Wei gave her a second piece and poured her half a cup of tea.

Every time Mrs. Luo sent in some pastries, they would most likely be eaten by the brother and sister and Yu Ying.

Seeing his niece eating with relish, Fu Wei smiled.

If he and Aying also had children, they would probably be as sensible as An'an and Ningning.

As soon as the thought came to mind, the smile faded.

Although I want to have a blood-related child with Aying, now is not the right time, at least not in the next two or three years.

While I was lost in thought, I heard my mother coughing outside.

Fu Wei recalled that around this time last year, the whole family had been coughing badly, probably because they were weak.

Although my mother has been recuperating for a year, her health is still very poor.

Fu Wei closed the book and took Fu Ning out of the study.

Mrs. Luo was preparing dinner, but maybe she thought too much last night and went to bed very late, so she felt a little heavy when she got up today.

After drinking a sip of warm water, he was about to cut vegetables when his second son suddenly came over, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let me do it."

Luo said hurriedly: "No, no, you are so busy, how can I ask you to help?"

Fu Wei sat in the study and could not concentrate on reading. He said, "I'm not busy."

As he spoke, he had already picked up the kitchen knife, glanced at the pork on the chopping board, thought about the size of the pork he usually ate, and then he started to cut. The slices of meat were even in size and there was no sign of unfamiliarity.

Luo was about to persuade him again, but at this moment, the sound of the gate outside the courtyard rang. Fu Wei paused and said, "It must be Liu Niang who has returned. Mother, go open the door."

Luo Shi could only go and open the door first.

After opening the door, it was Yu Ying.

Luo asked, "It seems like it's not time to finish work yet, why are you back?"

"There are many people here today, I'm a little tired, so I'll come back first."

Although I only went through this twice yesterday, the clinic is busy again today and I'm really tired.

Last night, her first time with Fu Wei was a little short, but it was Fu Wei's first time after all, so it was normal. Since she was a doctor, she also expressed understanding.

But it was probably her understanding that made Fu Wei's face darken. The second time he acted, his expression was completely different from the gentle one he had shown before, as if he had become a different person.

When Mrs. Luo heard her daughter-in-law say she was tired, she seemed to have thought of something. She looked at her embarrassedly and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Yu Ying seemed to understand what this "mother-in-law" meant. A little embarrassed, she quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Erlang doesn't have to go on duty. Where is he?"

"In the kitchen." After saying that, he coughed a few more times.

Yu Ying heard Luo coughing, and then said, "After we finish eating, I will go and see you, mother."

Luo nodded and did not refuse.

Fu Ning came over and called out, "Auntie."

Yu Ying touched her head, then went to wash her hands and prepared to go to the kitchen to find Fu Wei.

Fu Ning wanted to go with them, but Mrs. Luo wanted to give the young couple some time alone, so she took her granddaughter and daughter-in-law and said, "My head is a little heavy. Let's take Fu Ning back to the house to rest for a while."

Yu Ying nodded, then walked towards the kitchen where the sound of cutting vegetables came from. She couldn't help but wonder how Fu Wei could cook?

When he was in Lingshui Village, he had difficulty walking and had never cooked. Even in Yu County, it was mostly his sister-in-law and mother-in-law who cooked. This was the first time she saw Fu Wei cook.

Yu Ying walked into the kitchen with some curiosity. As soon as she entered, she saw Fu Wei standing upright in front of the stove with his sleeves rolled up, revealing half of his arms with smooth lines and well-proportioned muscles.

Yu Ying's heart moved slightly.

Very pleasing to the eyes.

Even Yu Ying, who has a rather dull personality, couldn't help but feel distracted.

Fu Wei turned to look at her and said with a smile, "Are you back?"

After saying that, he concentrated on cutting the meat.

He looked so serious, as if he was not cutting pork but playing chess calmly.

Yu Ying glanced outside the yard and saw that there was no one, so she walked over and imitated the intimate actions of the male and female protagonists in the movies and TV dramas she remembered. She passed through Fu Wei's strong waist, hugged his waist, and pressed against his back.

Fu Wei stopped moving completely, his ears flushed slightly, and his voice was hoarse: "Aying, this is outside the house."

After all, he is a gentleman, and he still feels a little uncomfortable doing intimate things outside the house.

In short, he is half old-fashioned.

Yu Ying smiled and said, "There's no one outside. We just got married, and you can't even hug me?"

Although Fu Wei was a little nervous, afraid of being seen by his niece and mother, he still smiled helplessly: "Of course you can, hug me however you want."

Yu Ying stopped talking and just hugged him quietly for a while, then asked, "Can you cook?"

Fu Wei: "I've never done this before, and I want to give it a try. Why don't you teach me?"

Yu Ying's ideas were different from those of women of this era, so she let him go and then taught him how to cook.