That night, Xu Lanyin lay down on the kang and began to feel pain all over her body. Climbing rocks and trees had scraped her palms, leaving her with numerous bruises. She took out the Jade-like Skin Regenerating Ointment, smeared a little on her palms, and felt better. She then took a small dollop of ointment, the size of her index finger, and scraped it into her empty rouge box. She would use it to wipe Zhao Xiaodi's face tomorrow, as a thank you for helping her find the blackroot grass.
Looking at the blackroot grass on the kang cabinet, Xu Lanyin laughed out loud. Having obtained this treasure and saving people, all the hard work was worth it.
The next day, Xu Lanyin got up and checked her palm. The bloodstains from yesterday had already scabbed over. She took the blackroot grass to Qin's bedroom. She told Qin and Xu Lanting to take turns watching it while it dried. She also told them not to tell anyone about the appearance of the herb.
After breakfast, Xu Lanyin put a bag of soft glutinous cakes, twenty eggs, a small bag of salt, two pounds of refined rice, some vegetables, two bags of medicine, a small jar of pickled vegetables, a roll of clean old cloth, and a fire starter into a bamboo basket, and took Huazi to Heifengling.
As soon as she walked into the yard, Xu Lanzhou stopped her. He looked unhappy and said, "Sister, why are you giving so much to someone you don't know? He's a troubled man, and you don't know him well. It's not right for you to marry him."
Xu Lanyin was really angry. She, the eldest sister, was so unbearable in the eyes of this child.
Xu Lanyin said in a deep voice, "I went to help a dying boy just to throw myself at him and marry him? Xu Lanzhou, what kind of person do you think I am? Am I so unbearable in your heart? Can you be more generous and think the best of me? Besides, the little I took is far less than what I earn for my family. You have no right to accuse me like that. If you dare to call me a spendthrift, a fool, or a man who throws himself at you again, or if you dare to touch me, don't blame me for being rude. Get out of the way!"
Xu Lanyin left angrily.
Xu Lanzhou's face flushed with anger, and he said from behind, "I'm just worried that you'll do something stupid and get cheated."
Qin came out and gently scolded, "Zhou'er, she is your sister. You can't think of her or say that about her. It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. These days, she has done so much for the family, for you and Ting'er, and how hard she works. Don't say you didn't see it."
Xu Lanzhou muttered softly, "I saw it all. I was just worried that she would be deceived, so I kindly gave her a warning."
Qin said, "It's wrong for you to think so much about your sister. She just wanted to help people. You hurt her heart and made her sad, do you understand?"
Xu Lanzhou lowered his head and stammered, "I'll apologize to my sister when she comes back."
Walking on the road, Xu Lanyin felt very uncomfortable.
During the days since she traveled through time, she had endured all kinds of complaints and insults for the original owner. In order to "repay the debt" for the original owner and to make life better for herself and her family, she worked hard, but was still criticized by that brat.
It took more than two quarters of an hour to reach the Black Peak Ridge, and another three quarters of an hour to reach the cabin, which took more than half an hour. Seeing the cabin, Xu Lanyin's mood finally calmed down.
She opened the door and saw the pile of grass on the kang, just as she had left it yesterday.
She walked over quickly and lifted the grass. Zhao Wu's eyes were closed, his eyelids were red, and his lips were dry and chapped. He had a fever.
Xu Lanyin quickly cleaned up the stove, lit the fire, washed the pot, boiled some water, and washed a few earthenware pots. When the water boiled, she scooped it into a large earthenware pot and left it to dry. She added some salt and put the medicine into another pot to boil.
Because the stove was connected to the kang, the kang would also be warm when the stove was burning. Xu Lanyin spread hay against the wall of the hut and helped him lie down there.
She took the cloth off Zhao Wu's face, wiped it clean with warm salt water, and first applied a little Yuru Regenerating Cream on the wounds on his cheeks, chin, and forehead, and then applied ointment for treating external injuries.
There were several serious scratches on his right leg, back, and chest, especially the one on his right leg, which was deep and had the flesh pulled back. Xu Lanyin had stripped him down to his shorts, which were also scratched, and two strips of white flesh on his buttocks were faintly visible. Xu Lanyin had lived to her thirties in her previous life, and she was facing a child again. As an aunt, she was very calm.
Although Zhao Wu looked thin, he was actually strong and his muscles were taut.
He had a purse hanging around his neck, and it was unknown what treasure it contained that required such care. Xu Lanyin felt fortunate for him; if the purse had gotten caught on a branch, it would have strangled him to death.
Xu Lanyin cleaned the wounds on his body, applied ointment, and bandaged them with cloth. Zhao Wu seemed to be dazed by the fever and did not react at all, allowing Xu Lanyin to torment him.
Although Xu Lanyin studied psychology in her previous life, she still knew how to perform simple clinical bandaging.
After treating the injury, Xu Lanyin brought half a bowl of water to Zhao Wu. Zhao Wu was so thirsty that he drank all the water in a daze.
By this time, the medicine was ready, and he was given another bowl of it. After the porridge was cooked, a cloth soaked in icy stream water was placed on his forehead to cool him down physically.
After a busy day, the sun soon set, and Xu Lanyin fed her porridge and medicine. When she left, Zhao Wu was fully awake and her fever had subsided a little.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Zhao Wu sniffed and his eyes became moist.
Xu Lanyin instructed, "Keep the stove fire low so it can burn until night. Keep the porridge and medicine warm in the pot and drink them after an hour. When the kang is no longer too hot, go to sleep on it; the ground is cool..."
Zhao Wu agreed, "Well, thank you Sister Xu, you have to come earlier tomorrow."
There was deep reluctance in his eyes.
"Okay, I'll bring you some delicious food tomorrow." Xu Lanyin said with a smile.
On the way back, she picked some more herbs. She put grass at the bottom of the bamboo basket and spread a layer of herbs on top to hide it from people's eyes and ears.
She returned home before dark. When Li returned home, she walked to the gate of the courtyard with a small bowl of four-happiness meatballs in her hand.
Li smiled and said, "Brother Zhou brought back a piece of meat from the county town. Second Aunt asked me to help make four-happiness meatballs, saying that my sister likes it the most."
Qin came out of the kitchen and said with a smile, "Yin'er is back. I asked your sister-in-law to help cook the dishes today. They are all your favorites, including fried tofu and mushroom and pork soup. I made a little too many four-happiness meatballs, so I'll leave two for the child tomorrow." She looked very cautious.
Xu Lanzhou also came out of the kitchen, looking a little embarrassed. She said, "Sister, don't be angry."
Xu Lanyin didn't mention the unpleasant things. After they had dinner, Qin rushed to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
She said, "Yin'er had a hard day going into the mountains, and Zhou'er had a hard day decorating the shop."
Xu Lanting immediately said, "I'm not tired, I'll help mother collect the dishes."
After Qin finished washing the dishes, the three children went to her room to talk. Xu Lanyin then told her about how she had fallen twice while picking wild ginseng. One time, she missed a step and slid down the hillside, where she was stopped by a large rock. Another time, she fell into a trap and was rescued by Huazi and Zhao Wushi.
PS: Three o'clock in the evening.
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