When they arrived at the clinic, Old Man Zhang's leg had been reattached and Xiang Chunhua's hand had been bandaged.
Seeing Zhang Hulan and the others coming over, Zhang Hubing asked, "What did the county magistrate say?"
Zhang Hulan glanced at Zhang Hubing. It was really amazing that he still cared about her.
"It's all right."
Zhang Hulan went to the counter to pay, and the shopkeeper said, "Be careful next time, don't drop it again."
Zhang Hulan nodded, "Okay, shopkeeper, we will pay attention to it next time."
"It's six hundred coins in total, and I got a few more prescriptions. I'll give your father the herbs that Doctor Yang asked you to find last time. I'll keep wrapping him for seven days."
"Okay, shopkeeper." Zhang Hulan wrote it down, paid the money, and then lifted Old Man Zhang onto the ox cart.
"Uncle Lizheng, let's find a place to eat. It's this late, and everyone is hungry."
Zhang Hubing immediately said, "Okay, okay, I've been hungry for a long time."
Zhang Hubing thought that he must order something delicious later.
Zhou said, "What are you going to eat? Go home and eat. Eating in the city is so expensive. We have steamed so many buns at home, don't waste them."
Zhao Guoliang did not stop the ox cart, but drove it out of the city directly.
Zhang Hubing muttered, "Aunt Zhou, it's not your money, why are you so upset? Zhang Hulan has money."
Zhou patted Zhang Hubing and said, "You are such a younger brother. It's not easy for your sister. She has to take care of three children by herself. There are many places to spend money. Now we are building a house, so we should save as much as possible."
Zhang Hubing curled his lips, feeling very unhappy. He finally came to the city, but it was such a pity that he didn't get such a good chance to kill Zhang Hulan.
When we returned to the village, it was already dark.
When Wang saw Zhang Hulan and the others coming back, she finally felt relieved.
Zhang Hujun and Zhang Hubing quickly carried Old Man Zhang into the house. Wang asked, "How is your father's leg?"
"It's not a big deal, just take good care of yourself. You just need to rest for a while longer."
"It's all right, it's all right."
Wang was worried the whole afternoon. What if the old man’s leg couldn’t be reattached?
The food was still hot in the pot. Li brought it to the table and called out, "Uncle Lizheng, Aunt Zhou, come and eat."
Zhang Hulan also arranged for Zhao Guoliang and his wife to go for dinner, so there was no need to call Zhang Hubing and Xiang Chunhua.
While eating, Zhang Hulan told Wang about what happened in the county government office. After listening, Wang said that the county magistrate was a good official who understood what was happening.
After dinner, when Zhao Guoliang and his wife left home, Zhang Hulan gave Zhou one or two taels of silver.
Zhou asked, "What are you doing?"
Zhang Hulan said, "Aunt Zhou, thank you so much today. If it weren't for you and the other aunts and sisters-in-law, Xinyao and the others would have been taken away by the Chen family. Xinyao and the other three are my lifeblood. This is a small token of my appreciation, please accept it. I'm not just giving this to you, I'll also give this to the other aunts and sisters-in-law."
Zhao Guoliang said, "It's not a big deal. If you want to thank them, you can treat them to a meal someday as a thank you. Don't give them money."
"Uncle Lizheng, Xinyao and the other two are more important to me than anything else. How can I compare with them with just a few taels of silver?"
Zhang Hulan stuffed the silver into Zhou's hand and said, "Aunt, there are still many things that I need to trouble you and the head of the village for in the future. If you don't accept it, how can I ask you for help if I need help again in the future?"
Zhang Hulan insisted on giving it, and Zhou had no choice but to accept the silver.
After seeing Zhao Guoliang and his wife off, Zhang Hulan left with the money. She went to the other women who helped her in person to thank them.
When Zhang Hulan came back, she saw Zhang Hubing and Xiang Chunhua staying in Old Man Zhang's room. Zhang Hulan asked, "Why aren't you going to bed yet?"
Xiang Chunhua bumped Zhang Hubing with her shoulder, and Zhang Hubing stammered, "Well... Chunhua also helped today, and she was injured, the most seriously..."
The corner of Zhang Hulan's mouth twitched, and she understood.
The couple were waiting to get the money.
Wang also understood what he meant and immediately scolded him, "You have no conscience, why are you asking for money to help your sister?"
Zhang Hubing muttered, "She has given to others, shouldn't she give more to her family members..."
Zhang Hulan glanced at the couple and then took out a tael of silver from his sleeve.
Zhang Hubing and Xiang Chunhua's eyes lit up when they saw the silver.
Zhang Hubing immediately reached out his hand, but Zhang Hulan held the silver in her hand, then looked at Zhang Hubing and Xiang Chunhua and asked, "Hubing, Chunhua, do you think we are a family?"
Xiang Chunhua's eyes were fixed on Zhang Hulan's hand holding the silver. When she heard Zhang Hulan's question, she smiled awkwardly and said, "Look at what my elder sister said. Of course, we are a family."
Well, if you see the silver, then she is the elder sister. If you don’t see the silver, then she is the little soldier’s aunt.
Zhang Hulan rolled her eyes at Xiang Chunhua and said, "Since you already call me Big Sister, then as the Big Sister, I will speak frankly."
"I will definitely give you this silver. Just like Hu Bing said, I will give it to outsiders, so how can I not give it to my family?"
"But before I give you the money, I want to say a few words to you. It's up to you whether you want to listen or not."
Xiang Chunhua smiled again, "Big sister, you say."
Zhang Hulan first said to Zhang Hubing: "Hubing, it's not wrong for you to love your wife, and it's not wrong for you to be good to your father-in-law's family. Your father-in-law and mother-in-law are also your parents, and you should be filial to them like your own parents.
But you can't just care about your father-in-law and mother-in-law and ignore your father and mother. What did you do when your father broke his leg? Do you think you did the right thing?"
“I…I…”
Zhang Hubing lowered his head after hearing what Zhang Hulan said, "Isn't there still an older brother at home..."
"Big brother is our parents' son, aren't you one too? You can't just push everything onto Big brother."
"I……"
Zhang Hubing was speechless.
Zhang Hulan continued, "I only have one request of you. Treat your parents the same way you treat your father-in-law and mother-in-law. If you can do that, I will not forget you no matter what good things happen in the future. But if you continue to be the same as before, you will have to rely on yourself in the future."
Zhang Hulan ignored Zhang Hubing and turned her gaze to Xiang Chunhua, saying, "Chunhua, it is only natural to be kind to your parents and be filial to them.
But after all, you are married, you already have your own family and your own children. Sometimes you need to think more about your own family and your children.
You have something good to bring to your mother's house, but what have you ever received from your mother's house? Although parents should treat their children well and children should treat their parents well without asking for anything in return, both sides should give back to each other.
I think you should also know that Xiaobing couldn't even eat a piece of meat at your mother's house. Your mother gave all the meat to your brother and your nephew. Can't you see that your mother didn't treat Xiaobing as her own grandson?
You treat them with all your heart, but how do they treat your son? Can't you see it?"
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