Chapter 37 When it rains, it pours

"Hui Shan!"

Song Wenhui, who was always calm, shouted for the first time and ran into the yard like a wolf. Yin Huaixi followed closely behind her, her heart in her throat.

"I, I'm fine..."

When Yin Huaishan heard the voice, he quickly jumped to the door on one foot. His face looked so haggard that it almost resembled the time when he was exiled.

Seeing him, the two men finally felt relieved. But the next moment, they noticed that he was standing on one leg, so they quickly went forward and helped him sit down in the house.

"What's wrong with your leg?"

"Well, the wall collapsed."

Yin Huaishan felt that he was unlucky. First, the place where he slept started to leak, and then when he moved his bed to another place, the wall on that side collapsed. Now both legs hurt, but the right leg hurt more and he couldn't use any strength at all.

"Let me see."

Yin Huaixi went straight to lift up her brother's trouser legs, which scared Yin Huaishan, who quickly held his sister back to prevent her from seeing.

"No, don't look!"

He is a man, how can I look at his legs?

At this time, Yin Huaishan's pedantic spirit of a scholar came to the fore again, and he refused to let anyone see it. Fortunately, Song Wenhui was sensible, so she squatted down and lifted up her husband's trouser legs.

"Little sister, please give him a good look."

There is no doctor in the village, and it is good that my sister is willing to see her husband. There are only family members in the house, so who should I see those broken rules about sex being forbidden?

Yin Huaixi looked at her elder brother's aggrieved face and almost couldn't help laughing.

She checked and found that both of his legs were injured. The left leg was slightly bruised and easy to treat, but the right leg was more serious and had a minor fracture. My brother would probably have to rest at home for a month or two.

"Brother, stretch out your hand, I'll take your pulse again."

Yin Huaishan was still hesitant, but when he saw his sister's serious look, he froze for some reason and obediently stretched out his hand.

"It's okay. He didn't suffer any internal injuries from the wall. He just had some stomach upset. I have all these medicines. I'll bring them over and you can make them for Big Brother."

“Okay, okay!”

"The rest are minor issues. Big brother's right leg is seriously injured and needs to be healed. Try not to let him walk. I'm going to get some medicine now, and I'll also find some bamboo boards to fix his leg. I don't have many medicines for leg injuries, so I have to go to the city to buy them."

Yin Huaixi looked relaxed, as if she was confident about the condition. Song Wenhui inexplicably gained confidence and kept everything she told her in mind.

Soon Yin Huaixi brought the medicine back, and her two cousins ​​came back with her.

The whole family was worried when they saw the collapsed courtyard wall and house, but buying medicine was the most important thing at the moment. Yin Huaixi simply fixed the eldest brother's leg with a bamboo board and went to Xiaoman's house.

She went to borrow a bamboo hat and a raincoat, otherwise she would be soaked even if she rented a bullock cart all the way to the city.

Alas, as time goes by, I find that there are things to buy everywhere. This time, I not only need to buy my elder brother's medicine, but also a straw raincoat and a hat. Xiaoman's mother said that the rainy season on this island is from June to August, and there are many times when you need a straw raincoat and a hat.

Yin Huaixi went out in the morning, and it was almost dark when he came back.

Fortunately, the ox cart delivered her and the things she bought directly to her doorstep, otherwise it would have taken a while to move those things.

"Mother, are you alright on the way? What took you so long?"

"Nothing happened. It was just that the road was slippery due to the rain, so the oxcart moved a little slower. Plus, it was a bit troublesome to find the things I bought in the city in different stores, so I came back late."

Yin Huaixi sorted out the things she needed for her family and asked her daughter to take them back first. The rest were some medicinal materials, food, and bottles and jars. She bought two pairs of straw hats and raincoats, one for each family. She also bought two oil lamps, which were also necessary.

All in all, he spent another six or seven hundred coins.

Yin Huaishan opened his mouth several times to ask his little sister how much she spent, but then he thought that he had no money at all, so it would be useless even if he asked.

I felt a little depressed for a while and even spoke less.

Song Wenhui, who had been married for many years, knew what he was thinking. She wanted to say something but swallowed it back when she saw her daughter was still there. Her husband was the head of the family, so she had to give him some face in front of her daughter.

If she were to say that her husband was too hypocritical, then he would be too hypocritical. Huaixi was his biological sister, so there was nothing wrong with her taking care of him. He was not going to depend on her for the rest of his life. When his leg healed, he could do more work for his sister, or find some odd jobs to earn some money and then give it to her.

Sometimes a family needs to keep things clear, but sometimes they don't need to be too formal. Just keep it in mind.

After all the hassles, the newly bought oil lamp came in handy at night. Yin Huaixi evenly applied the prepared ointment on his elder brother's legs and then rolled it up with a clean cloth.

It's a bit troublesome, but it saves money.

When she went to the pharmacy to buy medicine today, she asked about it. The ointment for treating broken bones costs one yuan per patch. But if she bought the medicine herself, she could mix a large bowl of ointment for two yuan, enough for four or five patches.

Although she was not very good at treating diseases such as bruises and injuries, she had benefited from the wisdom of her predecessors and had memorized many good prescriptions since she was a child.

Those good prescriptions were passed down from generation to generation, and were tested and improved by successive generations. They are not better than the prescriptions of this era, but they are definitely not worse.

After the ointment was prepared and used, Yin Huaixi finally had some free time. After dinner, the family did not leave but sat together to discuss the house.

"This yard has collapsed like this and it definitely needs to be repaired, but we can take our time. But the room where you guys sleep needs to be repaired as soon as possible."

Yin Huaixi took out a tael of silver and gave it to his sister-in-law, and before his elder brother could speak, he said, "This is a loan from me to you and me. You can pay it back when you make money in the future."

Song Wenhui accepted it generously, and Yin Huaishan was at a loss for words.

The house really needed to be renovated, and his leg was injured. What else could he do if he didn't pay someone to repair it?

When Jiang Wan and her daughter returned home at night, they took Yin Ning back to the small stone house. Because Yin Ning's room was given to her parents, she would have to squeeze in with the mother and daughter in the small stone house for a while.

Fortunately, the two girls were very thin, so there was still some room for the three of them to lie together. Yin Huaixi was really tired today, and fell asleep soon after lying on the bed.

It was unknown how long it had been before Yin Ning carefully moved his stiff body.

"Cousin, you haven't slept yet."

Yin Ning was startled when she suddenly heard someone talking in the silent night. She heaved a sigh of relief after realizing it was her cousin.

"Cousin, you haven't slept yet?"

Jiang Wan hummed, turned sideways to face her cousin, and asked her in a low voice.

"Cousin, are you thinking about your uncle's leg injury, or are you thinking about how to make money?"

"I……"

"I guess cousin is thinking about both."

Jiang Wan now knows her cousin very well. Her personality is really similar to her uncle's. Now that the family has no stable source of income, it is very uncomfortable to spend money, especially when it is not money she earns herself.

"Don't worry about uncle's leg. He will be fully recovered in two months at most."

"As for money, don't worry, cousin. We are going to do a small business selling conch meat soon, and the money we earn will be divided according to the work. Or if you don't want to do small business with me, you can go to the city to get some handkerchiefs and clothes and embroider them to make some money. We are still young, there are many things we can do, and we can earn money slowly."

Yin Ning felt a little sad after hearing this. As the cousin, she always had to rely on her younger cousin to guide her.

"Cousin, are you asleep?"

"No, I was listening to you. Cousin, you are so nice."

Jiang Wan chuckled and was about to speak when she heard her cousin speak again: "It's just that I always feel like you are the older sister and I am the younger sister. It's weird."

After saying this, she couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Wan sighed in her heart, scratching her head. That's right. She is in her early twenties nowadays, so of course she is the elder sister.