Chapter 187 Meal Ticket

Liu Mingda came and left in a hurry.

Zhang Juexia's home suddenly became much quieter.

No one chased her to ask what she wanted to eat today, and when she saw delicious food, no one came forward to take it to her, and she was forced to be pulled out by Zhang Juexia again.

Liu Mingda left them a silver note for five hundred taels. Ye Beixiu regretted it deeply, "I was so busy saying goodbye yesterday that I didn't take a closer look at the amount on the note.

How about we return it to Doctor Liu when we see him again?"

Zhang Juexia shook his head and said, "Since this banknote is left by him, let's keep it!

Just think of it as his meal ticket in our house. Whenever he wants to come, he will come back.

If you give it back to him, he might think we don’t want him.”

"My wife is so thoughtful. I didn't even think of this."

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they were not in high spirits.

Even Song Yu and Jin Jie felt that the house was not lively at all without Liu Mingda and Gan Cao.

Sister Jin yelled, "I miss Brother Gancao so much. Now that he's gone, there's no one to go out and play with me anymore."

Zhang Juexia pinched Sister Jin's chubby little face and said, "When the weather warms up, I'll take our Sister Jin to the county town to find your brother Gancao, okay?"

Sister Jin nodded heavily, staring at Zhang Juexia with her bright eyes, "Auntie, is the county town fun?"

"Of course it's fun."

"Then can I ask Brother Licorice to take me out to play?"

"Then you'll have to ask him."

"Brother Gancao told me to come and play with him when I grow up. He will then ask his wife to cook delicious meals for me and buy me new clothes."

"good."

Song Yu smiled and pointed at Sister Jin, "Your brother Gancao is such a good man. He keeps talking about wives. He's probably afraid that he won't be able to find one."

Sister Jin quickly defended herself, "No, no, Brother Gancao said he could get married right after he finished his apprenticeship. He also said his wife was already there, and she couldn't run away anyway."

Zhang Juexia smiled and took Sister Jin into his arms, "It shows how popular our Sister Jin is. Gan Cao has told you all his worries.

I, your aunt, didn't even know that Gancao was already married."

Ye Beixiu personally made a lantern for Zhang Juexia, and of course there was also a share for Sister Jin.

Song Yu said thank you, but still put his mouth close to Zhang Juexia's ear and whispered to her, "My sister Jin also benefited from you."

Zhang Juexia smiled and coaxed Sister Jin, asking her to return the lantern.

However, Sister Jin insisted that the lantern was given to her by Ye Beixiu and she refused to give it to him.

Ye Beixiu couldn't bear to watch it any longer. "If you like, I still have some materials left. I'll make another one for you right now."

Zhang Juexia rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll help you."

Song Yu tactfully pulled Sister Jin to the backyard.

Zhang Juexia looked at the empty yard and sighed, "If Doctor Liu were here, it would be so nice!"

"Madam, actually, we should look at this matter from a different perspective.

Doctor Liu cured my leg and taught us to read. To be honest, he is our benefactor.

Since he is our benefactor, we should welcome him to live in our home.

But there is a reason why he lives in our house. Although he never said it, I think it must be something serious.

Now, he is no longer hiding in our deep mountains and forests, which means he is no longer in danger.

We should be happy for him.”

Zhang Juexia leaned on Ye Beixiu's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and instantly felt much more at ease.

"I'll listen to my husband. Since Doctor Liu is out of danger, let him stay outside! Otherwise, it would be a shame if he doesn't use all his medical skills to treat illnesses and save lives."

"My wife!"

"Um!"

Ye Beixiu lowered his head and kissed Zhang Juexia on the forehead, then moved to her mouth and kissed her hard.

"My lady, I love you!"

Soon, the two of them were entangled together.

Have a good night's sleep.

The next morning, when Zhang Juexia woke up, he heard chattering in the backyard.

There was no one in the room. She went to the kitchen and saw that there was food left there, as well as a note left by Ye Beixiu.

"My dear, I'm going to work in the back mountains. There's rice in the pot, remember to eat it."

Zhang Juexia lifted the lid of the pot and saw that the rice in the pot was still hot, so he started eating.

After dinner, she cleaned herself up and went to the backyard.

Song Yu had already led everyone to work. When they saw Zhang Juexia come in, they did not stop what they were doing, but just greeted him.

Song Yu called Li Zao, who was working with his head down, over and introduced him to Zhang Juexia, "This is the Li Zao I was talking about. His skills are truly amazing."

"Li Zao, this is our boss."

Li Zao bowed to Zhang Juexia and said, "Hello, Boss!"

Zhang Juexia reached out and helped Li Zao up. "I think you should be older than me. Like them, you can call me sister, or my name."

Li Zao then dared to look up at Zhang Juexia and said, "That won't do. We can't break the rules."

Song Yu pulled Li Zao aside and motioned her to go back to work. After seeing Li Zao walk away, he whispered to Zhang Juexia, "How is it?"

"Sister Song's choice is definitely not wrong."

"You, she's working right now, take a closer look and see if she's skilled enough."

Zhang Juexia stared at Li Zao for a while and nodded in approval.

"She's not only fast at work, but also smart and has her own ideas."

Song Yu praised Li Zao a lot. Zhang Juexia leaned over and whispered in her ear, "You praise Li Zao so much, aren't you afraid that your apprentice will be jealous?"

Song Yu glared at her, "You really are just looking for trouble. But, let me tell you, my apprentice also said that she also likes people like Li Zao."

"Everyone likes people who work quickly. Sister Song, have you asked her which village she's from? Everyone goes home for lunch at noon, so what does she do?"

"She said her husband's family was in the village down below. I forgot what it was called, but it wasn't far away. It would take about half an hour to walk there."

"This isn't far!"

"Please let me finish what I'm saying. She said she brought some food with her, and we can just provide her with some hot water."

"Sister Song, her job is at the very front of the process. Don't let her go home too late in the afternoon, otherwise it will be unsafe on the road."

"I know. Even if you don't tell me, I have to tell you this. We are both women, and we understand how difficult it is for a woman to go out and earn money."

Zhang Juexia reminded Song Yu of some precautions before going to the front yard.

I happened to meet Ye Beixiu accompanying Ye Jishun and Ye Yunsheng into the gate.

Zhang Juexia went up to greet Ye Jishun and the others. Ye Beixiu explained to Zhang Juexia, "Grandpa and uncle wanted to ask me to go to town to order the bricks and tiles in advance, and then book the carpentry work.

We can start work after the first month of the lunar year, so that nothing will be delayed."