"Second sister-in-law, this is the blood-replenishing medicine I bought for you. Drink it once before going to bed at night. Just mix it with boiling water. If you feel good after taking it, I will buy it for you next time." After dinner, Zhang Qiurui came to the room where her second brother lived. She changed the inner and outer packaging of the donkey-hide gelatin blood-replenishing granules she bought from the trading supermarket, wrapped it into a small package with yellow paper, and handed it to her second sister-in-law.
At this time, Xie Lin was sitting by the bed, holding a needle and thread in his hand, and was carefully mending an old piece of clothing with his head down. When he saw Zhang Qiurui coming in, a warm smile immediately broke out on his face.
As for the two younger ones, Mingduo and Mingxia, they had already fallen asleep.
"Replenishing qi and blood? It's sweet, it shouldn't be cheap, right? Where do you get the money?" Xie Lin took the medicine package and opened it. A sweet fragrance came to her. She licked her lips with her tongue and felt that the qi and blood replenishing medicine Qiu Rui gave her should not be cheap.
"Why are you asking so many questions? Qiurui gave it to you, just eat it." Zhang Wenfu pushed Xie Lin, signaling her not to ask so many questions.
Zhang Wenfu thought that the money his younger sister used to buy the blood-replenishing medicine was from the money she had secretly saved from selling mushrooms.
Zhang Wenfu was very grateful to his younger sister. When he saw that his younger sister saw that her second sister-in-law was weak and lacked energy and blood, she thought of buying medicine for her second sister-in-law when she had some money. She was thinking about them and felt that his younger sister was still close to him.
As for whether eating too much would harm their health, Zhang Wenfu and Xie Lin didn't think much about it.
In their simple understanding, as long as it is medicine, it can always cure diseases and save lives. What's more, this medicine smells sweet and tastes sweet, so it should not be a bad thing.
What's more, these days sugar costs a few cents per pound, so if this medicine is sweet, it must not be too bad.
Xie Ling thought so in his heart, and carefully put away the medicine bag, planning to brew it and drink it before going to bed at night.
"Qiu Rui, thank you so much. You are always so thoughtful. Knowing that I am weak, you bought me some medicine to replenish my qi and blood." Xie Lin looked at Zhang Qiu Rui gratefully, his eyes full of warmth.
Zhang Qiurui smiled and waved her hand, "Second sister-in-law, you're too polite. We're all family, and it's only natural for us to help each other. If you think the effect is good, I'll buy it for you next time."
However, I came here today to ask for your help on one matter."
"What favor? As long as it's something that my second brother can do, I'll do it for you." Zhang Wenfu patted his chest, looking as if he had no choice but to do it.
"What I asked you to do, second brother, must not be known to any other person besides the three of us, and you can't tell my parents either.
If you can help me accomplish this, I'll give you five yuan as a reward." Zhang Qiurui still held the remittance slip for her manuscript fee from Xiaoxiang Magazine.
So, seeing that her second brother and sister-in-law had come to the county, and it was inconvenient for her to go and withdraw money at her age, she had to ask her second brother to withdraw money for her.
"What? Give me five dollars for doing a favor. Qiurui, you won't let your second brother kill people, set fires, or rob houses, right?" When Zhang Wenfu heard this, his eyes widened and he looked at Zhang Qiurui in disbelief, as if she had made some shocking request.
"You are my second brother, would I cheat you? What are you thinking! How could I let you do such illegal things? It's just a small favor, definitely something you do casually." Zhang Qiurui glared at her second brother unhappily.
Xie Lin also smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Yes, Wenfu, don't let your imagination run wild. Our Qiu Rui has always been sensible and would never let you do anything unreliable."
Zhang Wenfu scratched his head and asked in confusion, "What on earth is going on? Why is it so mysterious?"
"I have a remittance slip here, and I want you to help me withdraw the money.
This remittance slip was not stolen, robbed, or picked up, nor was it obtained illegally. I got it honestly.
If I wasn't young and had gone to withdraw the money with the remittance slip, I would have been afraid that it would become known to everyone, and you wouldn't have been in trouble, second brother.
Don’t ask me how it came about. Even if you ask, I won’t tell you.
Also, this matter cannot be told to anyone other than you.
"From now on, I'll ask you to take the remittance slip to withdraw money. This won't be the only time. Every time you withdraw money for me, I'll give you five yuan as a reward." Zhang Qiurui was the first to block the question her second brother wanted to ask.
After saying that, Zhang Qiurui gently handed the remittance slip in his hand to Zhang Wenfu, his eyes full of expectation and trust.
"Remittance slip? How much is it?" Zhang Wenfu looked at the remittance slip in his hand and asked curiously.
Zhang Qiurui smiled mysteriously and said, "Well, you'll know once you withdraw the money. You won't lose anything. Don't worry, second brother. I always know my limits."
Xie Lin also echoed, "Yes, Wenfu, don't ask too much. If Qiu Rui said that, she must have her reasons. Just do her a favor. It's not a big deal to withdraw the money anyway. Just go there tomorrow."
Zhang Wenfu thought about it and agreed to it. He carefully looked at the information on the remittance slip, confirmed it was correct, and put it away.
"Okay, Qiurui, don't worry, your second brother will help you get it done. But you have to remember what you said, and give me five dollars as a reward every time you withdraw money in the future." Zhang Wenfu said jokingly.
Zhang Qiurui smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, Second Brother, I won't default on my debt. I won't be short of that little money from you."
The amount on a remittance slip during this era was usually not directly shown on the bill, but was transferred through the post office or bank. The specific amount of the remittance had to be checked through the records of the post office or bank, rather than directly on the remittance slip.
The three of them smiled at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed. Zhang Wenfu and Xie Lin knew that although Zhang Qiurui hadn't revealed the origin of the remittance slip, she must have had her reasons for insisting so. They chose to trust her; after all, she was their family, and they were willing to lend a hand when she needed it.
After delivering the medicine to her second sister-in-law and instructing her second brother to withdraw the money tomorrow, Zhang Qiurui returned to her room.
After Zhang Qiurui decided to write her second novel, "Hidden in the Dust", she sorted out her thoughts, prepared the letter paper, and began to write quickly.
Zhou Guihua, who slept in the same room with Zhang Qiurui and Zhang Mingqi, nodded with satisfaction when she saw her younger daughter and older granddaughter lighting lamps and studying hard.
However, she always saw her little girl concentrating on writing, and not flipping through the textbooks like Mingqi did.
Zhou Guihua walked up curiously to see what the little girl was doing and why she was writing non-stop.
"Qiu Rui, what are you so busy writing? An essay? Why aren't you flipping through the textbook like Mingqi?" Zhou Guihua didn't know any words, so she asked curiously.
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