119 Parents Should Stay in the Village
I returned home at noon and saw my parents stewing meat in front of the stove. The aroma was overwhelming.
"It smells so good, Auntie. Why do we need to dry the meat? I think it's better to eat braised meat in big bites."
Mei Niang laughed and said, "You only know how to eat meat. You can't eat it at noon because the meat is not yet cooked. It needs to be soaked in flavor after it is cooked. Besides, is the meat you eat in jerky? You eat the flavor. You have to take small bites and taste it slowly."
"Mom, even though the marinade is not much, it still has a strong aroma. It's better to make less during this period. If we really want to make it, we can do it ourselves. It's better to avoid it when the smell is strong."
Wan Changsheng hurried his wife back to her room: "Hurry up, we all know how to do this, go back to your room and close the door, I'll bring food in later."
He was still careless.
Mei Niang shook her head: "My husband, you are really making a fuss. What woman doesn't do anything when she is pregnant? This marinade is not musk. When the smell is strong, I will just hide in the yard."
Wan Changsheng refused and insisted that she go to the room. It was early November and the breeze was cool, so it would not be good to catch a cold.
"This smell is too irritating. We'll have dinner later. I'm going to the yard to chop some firewood." Erqiang kept looking back.
"Dad, don't make jerky out of this. Keep some for yourself. Invite Uncle Grandpa to come over to eat. Leave some for Master and Master. Give the rest to Qingshi and the others. They're all greedy. Bring some for Jixiang Ruyi tomorrow, too. This way, it won't be too much."
"Okay, just in time to let your mother rest. She said she had a slight pain in her lower abdomen two nights ago, but it went away soon. Then I forgot about it. Let your uncle check it out tonight."
Ping'an nodded. In fact, he could take pulses himself, but his uncle was also a good doctor. These days, he would occasionally read medical books to him.
"Dad, you and mom should not go to the valley at the end of the year. Just live with uncle and grandpa on the farm. It's still a long way to go to the valley. Before, it would not be a problem for mom, but not now. I am worried.
You see, our uncle is here and Baicaotang is also here, and now that our master is back, he will probably leave in the next few days.
I came back ten days before the Lunar New Year, and after the eighth day, my master will go in with me again, along with Erqiang, Qingshi, and the others, as well as Master Dawu and Master Xiaowu."
Wan Changsheng was silent for a moment, but still nodded: "Okay, I'm worried about your mother being far away from Baicaotang now. Your uncle is living in the village now, so he will hear her if she shouts louder."
In fact, after Ping'an knew the reason why his master went out this time, he planned not to have his whole family follow him at the end of the year. His mother was less than three months pregnant, which was a time when problems were prone to occur. There was still a section of mountain road after getting off the carriage and entering the valley, and he really couldn't afford the risk.
It will be the same next year. There is no better place than living closer to Baicaotang, even though there are medicines and doctors in the valley.
This is an inexplicable psychological state. Subconsciously, I always feel that it is a mountain.
At the dinner table, Sun Hongyu also agreed with Ping An's decision. He also agreed to stay. Tong Miao was a female doctor, so of course she stayed as well.
But after Ping An left, he had nothing to do at the farm, so he went to Baicao Hall to work during the day, leaving early and returning late.
Since everyone said so, Mei Niang could only agree.
She knows best how much her husband cares about the child, and she herself has a very gentle personality, so she has to listen to her husband and son.
What's more, there is now an elder in the family. Although they call him uncle, the couple actually treats him as their father-in-law. My husband even proposed to recognize him as his godfather, but Uncle Sun refused, saying that these are not important and it is good to be an uncle.
"I almost forgot, Ping An, your master told me to tell you that you will go there with the master tomorrow afternoon. He will be waiting for you at Baicaotang. A scholar will come back with him. He is probably his patient. He is skinny and looks young, but he is not in good health. People need to be healthy."
"Have you talked to that person?" Ping'an asked secretly, not knowing what was going on in his mind.
"Well, that's very gentle, but with your master's help, it should be healed quickly."
Ping An said nothing and followed Er Qiang in eating with big mouthfuls.
But my heart couldn't help but think of that man, thinking about how skinny he was, and wondering if he couldn't bear it.
It seems that the power of blood is still strong and cannot be controlled.
He once thought that there was a 99% chance that the person was dead and a 1% chance that he was alive.
Later I found out that he was really alive, young, handsome and elegant. I thought it was not bad. Being alive is better than being dead. So we all lived in peace and happiness.
But when I knew that this person was not living a happy life, I felt uncomfortable and sad, and I couldn't help but worry about him.
What if that person is also in Baicaotang tomorrow?
In his heart, he still refused to see this person.
At Sun Sicheng's insistence, Wu Min moved into the Sun Mansion, which made it convenient for the eldest master to receive acupuncture every day. It was inconvenient for the inn to accommodate the constant coming and going of people, and it was undeniable that he was still short of money.
There was silver available for the time being, but it was less than a hundred taels. If it was in the countryside, it would be enough for a family to use for ten or even twenty years. But for a scholar, especially one preparing to go to Beijing, it was not worth mentioning at all.
After arriving in Beijing, he planned to find a job while receiving treatment.
He is good at accounting and has beautiful handwriting. He learned painting from others in recent years. His painting is not too good, but just average.
In fact, his main source of income in recent years was not from accounting, but from writing storybooks. His servant knew this best, but no one else knew.
When he arrived in the capital, writing storybooks was still a necessity. People had to spend money to live, and they had to support themselves and Xiao Sanzi. This sixteen or seventeen-year-old book boy was someone he had accompanied his classmates to a pawnshop. He took a liking to him at first sight and has been following him for more than four years since then.
In the study, Sun Sicheng and Sun Wen were talking about the trip to Huainan Prefecture, and both of them were sighing.
A woman who is too pretentious will only hurt others and herself. Fortunately, the second son insisted on marrying his younger brother's wife, thus avoiding a family disaster.
"Awen, I think I'll be leaving in the next few days. Siyuan will send a pigeon message when he leaves. He won't take this route. We'll meet up in Qi County. I'll take Wu Min to treat him. This is my little sympathy coming out. He's really unlucky.
Ping An is counting on you to take care of him. I will let him enter the valley after I leave. It is necessary for a medical student to be able to make medicine. Master Qin is the most suitable person. "
"Don't worry, even if I can't get in by the end of the year, I will go once in the middle. That child is a very fast reader and his comprehension ability is something I have never seen before. I will study very hard.
Zhou Heng is grateful to you and likes Ping An very much. He feels relieved to have him accompany me when I am not around. During these days when you were away, Uncle Sun accompanied him to read medical books every afternoon. "
Sun Sicheng smiled proudly: "Ping An is lucky to have met you and me, and to protect him sincerely.
I met Zhou Heng by accident, and Uncle Sun treated him like his own grandson. Wu Min is well-educated, but it's a pity that I have to take him for treatment, otherwise I could help teach him."
"Forget it. I believe in fate to some extent. That guy has a bad fate. Don't let it affect Ping An. I'm just busy with the year-end reconciliation. I'll be much freer in the spring.
By the way, He Lai received a letter saying that everything is going well there now. The braised food shops are doing very well. With so many shops, they must make a lot of money in a year. How about we open a few more in Beijing later?"
"You, Ping An has infected you with the habit of being obsessed with money. But let me make it clear that I may not have the time to do all this."
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