The entire village shakes their heads at Zhuang Qingning - an orphaned girl who, after recovering from illness, stubbornly registers as a female household head instead of living with her uncle.
...Chapter 469: Stomach upset (asking for monthly votes)
"He left early this morning. I guess he won't be back until after lunch."
"It's quite troublesome for Aunt to cook lunch at home alone. If you can't have lunch at my house, you can eat there. Mingli is here too. Mr. Chu and Jinzhou are here too. I was thinking about whether to have hotpot at noon. It's just right for Aunt to have it together. Eating something hot will make you feel comfortable." Zhuang Qingning suggested.
"I dare not, I dare not..."
He quickly waved her hand to refuse, "When Mr. Fan was here before, I didn't even dare to raise my head. This time it's Mr. Chu, so I'm sure I won't even be able to hold the chopsticks."
"Ning girl, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. When Mingli said that day that Lord Chu was coming to teach them, my heart was pounding and I almost couldn't sleep all night. Later, I remembered what you said before and realized that Lord Chu's family were all kind people who didn't care about these things. I felt a little more at ease."
"It's fine if I'm being sensible and bothering Lord Chu, but it's really embarrassing for me to eat at the same table with him..."
To He, she was a commoner, and moreover, a mud-legged peasant who dug for food in the fields, like an ant. Chu Jinnian was a high-ranking official with great power, and they were not people with whom she could eat and talk at all.
The hierarchy in this era was strict. Even though Zhuang Qingning knew that Chu Jinnian was an approachable person, he also understood that the hierarchy was deeply rooted in He's heart, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
"Since Auntie doesn't want to go home, I'll boil a bowl of vegetables and soak some steamed bread for her at noon, so she can have a bowl of hot food."
"That's fine. I'm really tired now, so I might as well take a break..."
Before He finished speaking, Zhuang Yonghe walked into the yard with his head lowered.
"Uncle Yonghe." Zhuang Qingning looked at him, stood up and greeted him.
"Boss, why are you back?" He asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to give the betrothal gift? Why aren't you eating lunch there? Where are the second and third sons?"
If the person who delivered the betrothal gift comes back before lunch, then there is only one possibility: the marriage will not be successful.
"What happened? Is this marriage not counted?"
"No, nothing." Zhuang Yonghe said hurriedly, "There's nothing wrong with the wedding. The second and third brothers are also there..."
"I just felt really sick in my stomach, so I came back..."
"I feel uncomfortable again while talking." Zhuang Yonghe covered his stomach and hunched his waist. "Ning girl, please sit down first. I'll go to the toilet quickly."
As he spoke, he hurried to the thatched house in the corner of the yard.
"Did he eat something bad?" He saw that Zhuang Yonghe had severe diarrhea and seemed unable to bear it for even a moment, and her face was filled with anxiety. "But we all eat the same food at home, and this is not something that is easy to get bad in such hot weather."
"This diarrhea is not a small matter. If it's severe, it can be fatal. No, we need to go see a doctor."
"Don't worry too much, auntie." Seeing that He was in a state of panic, Zhuang Qingning comforted her, "Since Uncle Yonghe was able to walk back home from there, I don't think it's that serious."
"The most worrying thing about diarrhea is dehydration. Let Uncle Yonghe drink some water and add some salt to it. I'll go find Brother Sifu and ask him to take Uncle Yonghe to see a doctor."
"Let's go to Dr. Du in town."
Zhuang Wencheng is still in the county government office now, but if it is just a common diarrhea, Doctor Du in the town can also take a look.
"Okay." He hurriedly prepared warm water and added some salt as Zhuang Qingning said.
Zhuang Qingning was preparing to go look for Zhuang Sifu.
"Don't bother, I think you'll be fine after lying down for a while." Zhuang Yonghe came out of the toilet and said, "I guess I was just a little thirsty this morning, so I just scooped up a bucket of water to drink. My stomach has been rumbling ever since then, and I can tell at a glance that I caught a cold."
"It's winter now, and you're an adult, but you don't care about such a small thing? Then I'll give you a hot water bottle to warm you up." He said unhappily.
"Okay." Zhuang Yonghe scratched his ear a little embarrassedly and said to Zhuang Qingning, "Don't bother, Ning girl. It's nothing serious. Just warm it up."
Zhuang Yonghe seemed to be in good spirits at the moment. His complexion was not as pale and unsteady as those of people who had stomachache. Moreover, Zhuang Yonghe's family was well off now, so he would not refuse to see a doctor for fear of spending money on the consultation.
Zhuang Qingning thought that since Zhuang Yonghe said there was no need to see a doctor, he might have really caught a cold and just needed to be warmed up, so he did not insist. "Okay, but Uncle Yonghe, you should also take a look. If he is not having diarrhea, then it is fine. If he is still having diarrhea, then you really need to see a doctor. It is not difficult to go to town. We can harness the bullock cart and arrive in a short while."
"I know. Don't worry. You're not a child anymore. How can you not know the seriousness of the matter?" Zhuang Yonghe grinned. "Don't worry."
Seeing that Zhuang Yonghe was so confident, Zhuang Qingning didn't think any more about it and just advised him to take a good rest.
Seeing that it was getting late and he had to go back to prepare lunch, Zhuang Qingning went home first.
He sent Zhuang Qingning out and stuffed the hot water bottle to Zhuang Yonghe, "Go lie down on the bed for a while, warm yourself up and get rid of the cold air."
The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!
"Look at you. You are an adult, but you don't care about it in the middle of winter. You are still like a child."
Originally, he went there to give a betrothal gift. Zhuang Yonghe is his uncle, but he just showed up and left. It made people feel that he was not giving face. It would be fine if the girl's family didn't care, but if they did, they could talk about it.
Since He got married, she believed that she had never subsidized her parents' home like other people did. She always put her husband's family first and rarely asked Zhuang Yonghe to help her parents' home with anything.
It was not easy for the eldest nephew to give the betrothal gift, but Zhuang Yonghe did such a thing. On the surface, it seemed that Zhuang Yonghe did not know the rules, but secretly he was talking about how He was not doing well in her husband's family. Even in such a matter, the man did not want to help her save face.
He was naturally a little unhappy.
Although He didn't say it explicitly, Zhuang Yonghe knew why she blamed him. However, this was not what he had in mind. There was something wrong here...
Alas! Zhuang Yonghe moved his lips again and again, but in the end he couldn't say anything.
In the end, he could only smile awkwardly, "It can't be helped. It's usually fine, but who knew it wouldn't work today after drinking cold water. I didn't dare to stay there all the time. If I kept farting, it would be even more ridiculous. So I left the two kids there and talked to my eldest brother."
"I've punished myself by drinking wine, and even gave myself a red envelope of 100 yuan. I guess it should be fine..."
When He heard that the red envelope had been sealed, her expression softened a little.
Generally, at such happy occasions, the uncle-in-law goes to show respect, and giving a red envelope is optional, and it is not wrong to give or not give.
Chapter 15, 30,000 words I have every reason to ask for recommendation tickets, rewards, and monthly tickets~~ (Stand up straight) (End of this chapter)