Chapter 15
Yu Ying received twenty-eight cents and a ten-cent deposit from Manager Chen, adding another income to her small treasury.
Although we have to plan for the long term and save wherever we can, it is really difficult to save money now that even the most basic daily necessities have become a problem.
Yu Ying thought that the He family would come to help clean up the house tomorrow, so she decided to use the silver to buy something.
First, I went to the East Market to inquire about the price of pork.
Fat meat costs 18 wen, lean meat costs 10 wen, and a pound of both fat and lean meat costs 12 wen.
She bought half a pound of meat at twelve cents a pound, spending six cents.
Because it was already lunchtime, there were very few vegetables available, and the remaining ones were wilted, so Yu Ying didn't buy any.
Thinking of seeing Uncle Chen delivering fresh ingredients to the restaurant on the ox cart every three days, Yu Ying decided that when Uncle Chen delivered the jelly tomorrow, she would ask him to come over and she would give him some money.
I mentioned it to Uncle Chen and he readily agreed.
After negotiating the price, it turned out to be a good deal.
Today, Yu Ying went to the East Market to buy pork, and went to the West Market to buy some cloth.
Colored linen costs six cents per foot, while plain linen costs four cents per foot. The quality of both is not very good, but Yu Ying still bought four feet of plain linen.
Including the scissors, needle and thread, a bucket and a basin, it cost another eighteen cents.
All miscellaneous expenses cost a total of forty-three cents.
What I earn today is not enough to cover my expenses, but these are necessary and cannot be saved.
Yu Ying put everything that could fit into the backpack, covered it with herbs, and held the wooden barrel.
Besides, other medical clinics also bought the herbs that Yu Ying brought at a low price and picked some out.
There are four medical clinics in Yu County, but the doctors there are not very capable. Yu Ying knows this, but she does not look down on them.
She was different from the ancient doctors. She had many resources to cultivate her skills, and much of the knowledge she learned was the crystallization of the wisdom of doctors from past dynasties.
Not only was it difficult for people in ancient times to study, but they also did not have as many resources as later generations.
It is difficult to compare the two, so as long as there is no medical ethics issue, Yu Ying will not look down on it.
But although Yu Ying has some skills, she doesn't dare to save strangers easily or open a clinic.
She studied traditional Chinese medicine and had heard of some of the requirements for doctors in ancient times.
Doctors must pass an examination before they can be protected by the government. Otherwise, if any medical disputes occur among those who practice medicine without passing the examination, it will be difficult for the government to make a decision.
Furthermore, those who can open a medical clinic or pharmacy usually have backers. If they don’t have backers, they will easily offend others.
Therefore, in order to maintain peace for the time being, Yu Ying has no idea of opening a clinic as a doctor or practicing medicine to earn money.
It was almost time, so we returned to Lingshui Village.
When we returned to Lingshui Village, the weather was the same as the previous few days.
At the entrance of the village, Luo and Fu An had been waiting for a long time.
Fu An, with his neck stretched out, finally saw the ox cart and was so excited that he kept waving at it.
When they got closer, Fu An ran towards the ox cart, shouting "Sister."
Uncle Chen stopped the ox cart and Fu An also stopped beside it.
Fu Ning felt a little drowsy, but when he saw his brother and grandmother, he instantly felt better.
Yu Ying picked her up from the ox cart, and she immediately ran to her brother, and Fu An immediately took her hand.
Yu Ying smiled, agreed with Uncle Chen on the time for tomorrow, then picked up the backpack and took the bucket to prepare to go back with the three of them.
When Fu An saw the new wooden barrel in Yu Ying's hand, his mouth opened slightly in surprise.
New clay pots, new wooden barrels...
When he returned to the courtyard, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak. There were new basins, new pottery stoves and meat...
Since he was old enough to understand, he had never seen so many new things added to the house all at once, so it was hard not to be shocked.
Shocked, he fell silent.
These things were bought by his aunt, whom he has always been reluctant to admit.
Thinking of this, Fu An secretly glanced at Yu Ying who was rummaging through the backpack.
When Yu Ying stood up, he hurriedly looked away.
Yu Ying handed two bags of melon seeds to Luo and said, "One bag of melon seeds is for Aunt He, and the other bag is for you and Ningning Fuan."
When he heard that it was for him, Luo's heart trembled, and an indescribable warmth emerged in his heart.
After two breaths, he continued, "As long as we are full, it's fine. The children and I don't need to buy snacks."
Yu Ying glanced at Fu An, who hadn't been able to go to Yu County, and whose expression lit up when he heard about melon seeds. She retracted her gaze and said calmly, "I don't buy them often, just once or twice."
Mrs. Luo was silent for a moment, then advised: "You earn money easily, so don't buy it in the future."
Yu Ying just said "hmm" softly, and then Fu An whispered beside her: "Grandma, there is still meat..."
Mrs. Luo was stunned when she heard this. Yu Ying said to her, "Aunt He and Uncle He will come over tomorrow to help reinforce the house and build a small thatched hut. Aunt He refused to calculate the cost, so I thought I'd make them a good meal."
Luo fell silent, and said in a slightly depressed voice, "You decide for yourself regarding your money."
After saying that, he lowered his head with a gloomy look.
Yu Ying roughly knew what she was thinking. It was simply that she felt guilty because the whole family was now supported by her, a not-so-respectable daughter-in-law.
It is much better to feel bad than to rely on her without appreciating her kindness at all.
They relied on her, and wasn't she also relying on them to support herself in this strange place?
Besides, isn’t this thatched hut that provides shelter from wind and rain theirs?
Yu Ying didn't think about it anymore, nor did she try to comfort Luo, but just went about her own business.
Just as they were about to put everything away and start cooking, a loud "bang" suddenly came from the room where Fu Wei was. It startled everyone in the yard and they hurried towards the house.
But just as he walked out the door, a dull and tense voice suddenly rang out: "Don't come in!"
The voice was urgent and filled with a hint of anger.
Yu Ying's hand, which was about to lift the curtain, paused. This was the first time she had heard Fu Wei's emotional voice in so many days.
Yu Ying, who had been a doctor, vaguely guessed that he had been in trouble. She quickly stood at the door, blocking Fu An and Luo Shi, and said, "Don't go in yet."
He looked at Fu An first and said, "Use a wooden bucket to get some water and boil it."
Then he looked at Luo Shi and said, "You and Ning Ning should go out for a walk first."
Mrs. Luo seemed to have guessed something and said to her granddaughter, "Ningning, take grandma to Grandma He's house."
Fu Ning glanced at his aunt, then nodded, took his grandmother's hand and slowly walked out of the house.
Fu An watched his grandmother leave, then turned back and asked in surprise, "Why can't we go in? My uncle fell!"
Yu Ying said, "I'll be fine, you go get some water."
Fu An frowned, and as he thought, a solemnity that didn't match his age appeared on his young face. He said earnestly, "Then don't bully my uncle. If you want to bully someone, just bully me."
Although he is not close to my uncle, he is my grandmother's biological son.
Grandma often secretly wipes away tears because of my uncle, he doesn't want to see her sad.
Yu Ying: ...
After a moment of silence, he asked unhappily, "Who have you seen me bullying recently?"
Fu An was stunned, then after thinking carefully, he realized that she had never bullied anyone. Thinking of this, he shook his head.
"So, are you still worried?" Yu Ying asked.
Fu An shook his head again.
He glanced at the curtain behind her, then turned around and walked to the water tank without saying anything. He originally wanted to pick up the old basin to fetch water, but after pausing for two breaths, he took a new bucket to fetch water.
Seeing that everyone had left, Yu Ying breathed a sigh of relief and said to Fu Wei in the room, "If you need help, just tell me."
The room was silent. Yu Ying didn't expect him to reply to her, so she didn't continue waiting. Instead, she lit a fire on the new ceramic stove and filled a ceramic pot with water to boil on it.
Because she was not far from the house, she could vaguely hear low breathing sounds coming from inside.
Yu Ying looked at the straw curtain and sighed.
Elderly people have difficulty walking, and when they encounter an indescribable emergency, their self-esteem will be hurt and they will need some time to adapt.
During this process, even a person with a good temper will become anxious and irritable.
Fu Wei is relatively good. He hasn't cursed anyone or been angry for such a long time.
After taking a look, Yu Ying decided to go in half a minute later.
Half a minute later, the water was heated.
She poured the hot water into an old wooden basin and added some cold water, making it about half full of warm water.
Yu Yingfu cut a new piece of cloth and put it into the basin. She picked up the water and walked to the door, whispering, "I'm coming in."
She lifted the straw curtain and walked in, and saw Fu Wei, who was pale, sitting on the bed with sweat all over his head and his clothes were quite messy.
Fu Wei turned to look at her, silent.
Yu Ying came over with a basin of water and said, "It's hot water, wash yourself."
After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Do you need help?"
Fu Wei had never felt so frustrated as he did now. Even when he had just broken his legs, he had never felt so embarrassed.
His throat rolled, and he asked hoarsely with a dry mouth and tongue, "Don't you mind me being like this?"
Yu Ying placed the water on the table beside her and said calmly, "So if you cooperate with the treatment of your leg, you will only be despised for a few months. If you don't cooperate, you will be despised for the rest of your life."
Fu Wei was silent for a moment. "A lifetime?" He paused, then said quietly, "My lifetime might just be tomorrow, or next month, or even a year."
Yu Ying twisted the towel and turned to look at him: "No, you will live a long life."
Fu Wei was stunned: "Why do you think so?"
Yu Ying wrung out the cloth and handed it to him: "Wipe your sweat."
Fu Wei did not refuse her in the end. He took it and wiped his face.
Yu Ying replied: "Intuition."
"Your intuition is wrong." He said slowly.
Yu Ying didn't explain, and then asked him: "Where did you fall?"
Mentioning what happened just now, Fu Wei's palms tightened slightly, and his voice was slightly tense: "I can do it myself, you can go out."
Yu Ying nodded: "Wash it first, I'll come in later and show you where you fell."
Having said that, he turned and left.
When he reached the door, he suddenly heard Fu Wei's voice from behind him: "What should I call you? Or who are you?"
Yu Ying paused and her heart skipped a beat, but she quickly calmed down.
In the book, the hero is intelligent and wise. If he can't even notice her changes, how can he ever rise to prominence?
He could see her clues, she had already thought of it.
She turned to look at him and asked him calmly, "You can choose who you want me to be, but I am just Yu Liuniang now."
Fu Wei's eyes met hers in the air, and the two looked at each other for a few breaths.
After a few breaths, Fu Wei slowly spoke: "Since you said you are Yu Liuniang, then you are Yu Liuniang to me."
Having experienced being taken away by mistake and having a broken leg and being humiliated, what else could Fu Wei not accept?
It seems to be gone.
After hearing his words, she felt relieved, then she said "hmm" softly, lifted the curtain and walked out of the room.
Looking at Fu Wei after she left, he squeezed the towel in his hand thoughtfully.
She said she was Yu Liuniang.
But does she remember that Yu Liuniang and he are husband and wife?
Fu Wei couldn't understand why she would rush in when he was a useless person, the Fu family was in such a situation, and there were enemies eyeing them covetously?
Aren’t you afraid of being dragged down or of retaliation?
There must be something that made her decide to stay.
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