Sun Qingqing's smile widened: "I feel great. I can feel my body getting better every day. It's a blessing for us to have Yu Zhiqing, who has excellent medical skills, as our brigade's team doctor."

Yu Rujia: "Dazhuang's wife is dragging herself down. If you had gone to the hospital, they would have cured you long ago. How could it have dragged on like this?"

Sun Qingqing sighed and said, "Even a hero can be brought down by a penny. If I had money, I wouldn't have dragged this out until now. It's all thanks to Yu Zhiqing for not arguing with us about these things and for being willing to use furniture to pay for the medical expenses."

“My husband loves to tinker with furniture when he has nothing to do. The things he makes have filled the whole house. Come and take a look. If you see anything you like, just take it.”

“If you don’t like any of them, Yu Zhiqing can tell me which style you like, and I’ll let my husband think about it.”

Yu Rujia: "I only care about things being sturdy and durable. I don't care much about other things. After I finish my follow-up check-up with Sister-in-law Dazhuang, I'll go get some furniture. Come on, give me your hand, let me take your pulse first."

Sun Qingqing stretched out her hand and placed it in front of Yu Rujia, thinking that she would ask Dazhuang to send more furniture to Yu Rujia later.

Yu Rujia lives in the old ancestral hall. As a local, she knows the size of the place very well. Even if all of her family's furniture were moved there, it wouldn't be enough room.

There is nothing more affordable than exchanging some worthless wood for a healthy body.

After taking her pulse, Yu Rujia confirmed that her physical condition had been mostly cleared up and that she had improved in all aspects, but she was still very weak. After all, she had been paralyzed for so many years, and it was impossible for her to become energetic again after just one dose of medicine.

Yu Rujia: "Dazhuang's wife is much better, but she still needs to replenish her body to make up for the losses she suffered before."

When it comes to making up for it, Sun Qingqing has no idea: "It's good as it is now. At least I can take care of myself and do some things, unlike before when I could only lie in bed waiting to die."

In an era when even food was scarce, where would one find spare money to buy supplements? Yu Rujia was well aware of this.

Yu Rujia: "How about this, I'll leave the children here this afternoon, and you can watch them for me while I go up the mountain to gather some herbs. We can't supplement with food, so how about we use medicine instead?"

Seeing that Yu Rujia was worried about her health, Sun Qingqing was deeply moved.

Looking at the several well-behaved, fair-skinned children, Sun Qingqing said, "Thank you for your trouble, educated youth. The children can stay here. If you need anything in the future, you can leave them here. I have nothing to do at home anyway, so I can help take care of the children."

After finishing the follow-up visit, Yu Rujia followed Sun Qingqing and her daughter to the Huang family's wooden warehouse, which was indeed filled with all kinds of furniture.

Yu Rujia selected two wardrobes, a large table, six chairs, two large wooden basins, two small wooden basins, and two wooden buckets.

Sun Qingqing saw the sales pitch and said, "Children's hands are unsteady and they easily break bowls. My husband made some wooden bowls that are not easy to break, and even if they do break, it won't hurt. Take a few home."

"And these pots and buckets, they've been made for a while now. All the men in the countryside know how to make these, but hardly anyone buys them. Take a few back with you, they're all cheap stuff, don't be shy about it."

Yu Rujia thought that these things would indeed be useful, so she did not refuse: "Thank you, Sister-in-law Dazhuang. The wardrobe is a bit heavy, and I am not strong enough to carry it. Could you please trouble Comrade Huang to help deliver it when you have time?"

Sun Qingqing readily agreed: "My husband is very strong. If he doesn't deliver it, are you expecting us women to carry it?"

"You can just pick out the things; you don't need to lift a finger to move them. My husband will bring them to you when he gets off work."

Yu Rujia: "Okay, then I won't be polite. Thank you, Sister-in-law Dazhuang."

After choosing the furniture, Yu Rujia took the children home. Too lazy to make any changes, she sent the sensible Duofu out to look after her younger brother, while she cooked some vegetables in the kitchen as a formality.

Then he took out the cooked meat porridge, stir-fried meat and steamed eggs prepared in another world from the space as lunch.

Since tasting steamed egg, Duoxi has stopped drinking milk, and Yu Rujia hasn't forced him to. He's a six-month-old baby who has taken a tonic, so eating complementary foods is fine for him.

Duofu's hands are very steady, and he won't spill food. The twins have been taught by Xia Jingrong for a few days and can use spoons, but they often spill food everywhere.

Duofu took on the role of Xia Jingrong and patiently taught the twins how to use the spoon.

Duofu: "Slow down, hold the spoon flat, yes, like this, slowly put it in your mouth." His serious little face is just so endearing.

While holding Duoxi and feeding him steamed eggs, Yu Rujia watched the brothers getting along harmoniously and once again sighed in her heart how easy it was to take care of several children. If it were those troublesome children, let alone four children, even one child would drive a person crazy.

After dinner, Yu Rujia cleared the table and walked over to Duofu, who was playing with her younger brothers, and said, "Duofu, I'm going to the mountain this afternoon. Can you take your brothers to Sister Xiaohua's house and wait for your aunt to come back?"

Duofu grabbed Duoxi, who was struggling to climb out, and said, "Auntie, I can take care of my little brother. Can we wait for you to come back at home?"

Yu Rujia: "No, you're all too young. Your auntie doesn't feel comfortable leaving you at home alone. Why don't you go play at Sister Xiaohua's house? Your auntie won't come up the mountain for the next few days; I'll stay home with you, how about that?"

Duofu glanced at the twins who were about to fight over a toy, and then looked at Duoxi whose little body was constantly moving. The little guy sighed in his heart, thinking that his younger brothers were so ignorant.

Duofu: "I'll listen to my aunt."

He sent the children to Huang Dazhuang's house. Before he went to work, he was very happy to see Yu Rujia bringing the children over. He had already received instructions from Sun Qingqing.

Huang Dazhuang, with an honest-looking face, rubbed his hands together and said, "Yu Zhiqing, are you planning to go up the mountain already? Do you want me to come with you?"

Huang Dazhuang believed that curing his wife's condition was more important than going to work. He had no money before, so he could only watch Sun Qingqing lying in bed waiting to die.

Now that Yu Rujia is here, they can cover the medical expenses with just some furniture, so he naturally doesn't want to just stand by and do nothing.

Huang Dazhuang was hardworking his whole life. Whenever he had free time, he liked to take things out and make them. He made so many pieces of furniture that the warehouse was full before he had to stop.

These pieces of furniture are valuable in the city, but unfortunately, the government prohibits private buying and selling. He has nothing to sell, so they just sit at home gathering dust. To him, these valuable items have become no different from pieces of wood.