Chapter 40 The old couple of the Zhu family became paralyzed and mute
Wen Zhenyi took out what she had made in the afternoon, opened a crack in their window, and blew some things in.
After waiting for about ten breaths, she found Old Lady Zhu's room, pushed the door open and walked in, pinched her mouth open, took out a packet of medicine from her arms, pinched her mouth open and poured the medicine directly into her.
As for Old Man Zhu, she also gave him a packet of medicine powder.
When she saw Zhu Dafu, he had a bandage wrapped around his head with bright red blood seeping out of the bandage. It looked like he was seriously injured.
Zhu Dafu's mother fell asleep beside his bed.
Wen Zhenyi did not attack the two of them. Sometimes the best torture is not to kill them, but when the most important thing to them is about to disappear.
She cleaned up all the traces of her presence, climbed over the wall, and also cleaned up the traces left when climbing over the wall.
When she returned to the yard, she still walked lightly, making sure that no one was awake before bolting the door and going back to her room to sleep.
The next day, when Wen Zhenyi and the others returned from the town, they heard a piece of news.
The old couple of the Zhu family were not only paralyzed, but also became mute.
The Zhu family suddenly had three more patients.
Wen Zhenyi was quite satisfied with the result, and he felt much more at ease.
Many people in the village secretly applauded, saying that evildoers will be punished for their evil deeds.
Time passed quickly. There were still two days left before Mr. Cheng's birthday. After Wen Zhenyi closed his stall today, he saw Cheng Lesheng's servant coming over.
"Miss Wen."
"What's up?"
"The thing you requested has been made. The young master asked me to send it to you. He wanted you to see if there is anything that needs to be modified so that we can hurry up and have the blacksmith shop make some changes."
Wen Zhenyi originally thought that they might be late, so she wanted them to make the things that would be useful right away, but she didn't expect that they had already made everything for her.
"Let me see."
The servant placed a wooden box on the table of the stall and opened it.
When Wen Zhenyi saw the rows of tools inside, he reached out and took a carving knife. He weighed it and found it was just the right size. He then tried the feel and found it was also very good.
Although it is not made of stainless steel, the craftsmanship of these blacksmiths is really good.
She carefully examined each one and found that, apart from the different materials, they were no different from what she used in her previous life.
"Go back and tell your young master that there's no need to change it, it fits the job perfectly."
The servant smiled and agreed, "Okay, I'll keep the things for you. Tomorrow morning I'll drive the carriage to Xinglin Village to pick you up and take you home."
"Okay, just come over tomorrow morning."
Ma Yinghe watched the servant leave before coming over to look at the things in the box: "Yi Yi, what are these?"
"These are kitchen carving knives. I'll be using them the day after tomorrow, and you'll see."
"It looks weird."
"It's a bit strange, but it will be much more convenient when used."
During this period, the Zhu family's life became increasingly difficult. In order to pay for the medical treatment of the three people in the family, they had started to sell their few acres of fertile land, but the price was too high and they had not been able to sell it.
Zhu Tao's burden became heavier. Not only did she have to take care of her younger brother, but she also had to take care of two elderly people who were paralyzed in bed.
Zhu Dafu's mother watched as Zhu Dafu, lying in bed, became thinner and thinner, but showed no signs of waking up.
In order to earn more money, Zhu Dafu's father went to the dock to move goods for others, leaving only Zhu Tao and her mother at home.
Wen Zhenyi sat in the yard of his home, looking at the tools in the box and thinking about the layout of the dishes for his birthday party the day after tomorrow.
This requires some thought, at least the one hundred taels must be worthwhile.
Old Lady Wen and the others now have nearly twenty taels of silver in their hands. She is considering whether to pay Liu Si back first. Although this man has not appeared since that day, it is always uncomfortable to owe others money.
"Yiyi, we have nearly twenty taels of silver at home now. If you don't need too much money for food later, I want to go and pay Liu Si back."
"Grandma, we'll pay you back after Mr. Cheng's birthday party. Keep it for now. What if you need it and you don't have the money?"
"You're right, then wait a little longer."
Wen Zhenyi remembered that Xie the Butcher had been taken away and had never returned: "Dad, what happened to Xie the Butcher and the others?"
Wen Chengwen sighed, "All the pigs have been taken away. Now all the pigs in the entire county have been taken away and slaughtered and destroyed. He lost much more than us this time, at least nearly thirty taels."
"Did he take in so many pigs?"
"It's not just the pigs. They also have to pay for the townspeople's medical care. And then there's the fines. They knew the pigs were sick, didn't report it, and sold them. It's a good thing they didn't get a beating or even jailed."
"Won't this empty our family's wealth?"
"This is still considered lucky. No one was killed. If someone had died, he would have to pay with his life." Wen Chengwen felt a little scared as he said this.
Old Man Wen now had to be thankful that he had listened to his wife, otherwise his family would not have been able to escape the punishment this time.
Old Lady Wen looked at her old man and said, "Gains and losses are just a matter of thought. Our family can be said to have lost money and avoided disaster."
Ma Yinghe sighed, "Who knew the pig disease would be so serious this time, affecting the entire county?"
Wen Yongnan: "If Butcher Xie wants to start the pig slaughtering business again, it will probably be much more difficult."
"Yes, the other butcher is not much better."
Wen Yongnan looked at Wen Zhenyi and said, "Yiyi, pork is not available right now, and the prices of mutton and beef have gone up a lot."
"It's okay, it's just temporary. It's not like the pigs will always be sick. Besides, we can use other alternatives."
Old Lady Wen shook her head. "Normally, it's considered good for ordinary people to be able to eat a bite of pork. Now pork is gone, and the prices of mutton and beef have gone up. It's really making it impossible for people to eat meat."
"Grandma, you forgot, there are also chickens, ducks, fish, shrimps, crabs, and other things."
"You're right, but chicken and duck are not cheap either. The only cheap ones are fish, shrimp and crab, but not many people know how to cook them."
Wen Zhenyi was thinking about something else: "Dad, is anyone interested in buying some sheep and cow offal?"
"It seems that not many people buy this. It's as cheap as pig offal."
Wen Zhenyi smiled and said, "After we finish the Cheng family's birthday celebration, we can go buy these sheep and cattle offal to sell."
"Can this be eaten?" Wen Yongnan looked at her curiously.
"Yes, it tastes just as good as pig offal. They each have their own unique flavor."
Wen Chengwen was very familiar with these vendors: "Okay, I'll go talk to the owners of the mutton and beef shops and ask them to keep these for us, and we'll take them back and sell them later."
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