Chapter 177 Sending Pigs
Fu Zhi woke up early the next day. When Mother Lu saw her, she talked to her.
Most of the talking was done by Mother Lu, and Fu Zhi was listening quietly beside her, but even so, Mother Lu was happy.
On that day, Mother Lu called back Elder Sister Lu and Second Sister Lu who were far away.
Lu Xiang was still wondering why her second sister came back?
When asked, the second sister said: "It was Mom who brought the message!"
Mother Lu rarely acted like this. My second sister thought something had happened at home, so she hired a carriage and came back early.
Arrived at the Lu family’s old house.
Lu Xiang was the last to arrive. When she arrived, her mother asked her, "Is Fu Zhi asleep already?"
Lu Xiang said: "I just gave him some medicine and he fell asleep!" The Chinese medicine might contain some ingredients that help with sleeping, which can help people fall asleep quickly.
When Mother Lu heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Second Sister Lu asked, "Who is Fu Zhi?" She had never heard of her.
Sister Lu told her second sister about Fu Zhi's situation. After hearing this, her second sister also felt sorry for Fu Zhi. What kind of person is that? If they can't get it, they will destroy it. How despicable.
Lu Xiangma called everyone into the house, which was very unusual because she was usually a quiet person.
She had never taken the lead in anything. Seeing her three daughters and a man standing by, she said, "I want to raise a pig for Fu Zhi."
This was a big deal. She paid for the piglets and raised them, and she would be paid whatever the pigs sold for.
Although it was to help her raise pigs, in reality it was just to give her money.
At least two or three hundred yuan.
Mr. Lu didn't say anything.
The others were a little surprised. This was no small amount of money; more than two hundred yuan was a huge sum for many people.
Mother Lu's eyes were red. "I know you must be wondering if I've lost my mind, but I tell you, if it weren't for her, I would have died a long time ago."
Mother Lu then told everything that had been hidden in her heart for all these years.
She was not favored in her parents' home before she got married! When she had a fever, her family was reluctant to seek medical treatment for her, and she had to rely on herself to recover.
At that time, she had been having a fever for two days and could not walk.
Her mother called her unlucky.
I'm going to die soon.
At this time, she vaguely felt that someone was talking to her and feeding her medicine.
Later she got better.
As expected, she was scolded by her mother, who said she was faking illness and so on.
But she didn't care at all and immediately asked her brother, only to find out that the person who came was Fu Zhi. She gave her a Western medicine.
That was an imported medicine back then. It wasn't even available in the county, and each pill cost ten yuan—that was ten yuan twenty years ago.
Mother Lu burst into tears: "If it weren't for Aunt Fu Zhi, I might not be alive today! I know that I want to repay you, but I have to take the money from our family. I don't know how to repay you. Just promise me this. I will work like a slave for you!"
Mother Lu has been in dire straits for the past few years. But she has been searching for her benefactor, and unexpectedly, she found that the benefactor was in the next village, and she had caused him so much suffering for so many years.
Mother Lu wished she could give her life to someone else, feeling heartbroken and sad.
She doesn't have the final say on pig farming alone. She has to give 30% of the profits to the villagers and is also responsible for feed and feeding herself.
Giving away another part will make the already poor family even worse off.
But she really didn't know how to deal with Zhi.
The second sister had been worried, not knowing what was going on at home. When she heard it was about raising pigs, she said, "I have no objection!"
The village has always favored boys over girls, saying that a daughter who is married off is like spilled water, and her parents can do whatever they want with their affairs. She felt very respected that they could invite her back to discuss things with them!
As for Fu Zhi, what's wrong with giving her a pig? It was a life-saving favor! Giving her more is what she deserves.
My eldest sister also agreed.
Lu Xiang said, "I'll listen to Mom too!"
Father Lu said, "You decide."
Everyone agreed with her suggestion.
Mother Lu felt a little guilty. This was not fair to the family, but she really had no choice. She didn't know what to say and just kept wiping away her tears.
Mr. Lu wiped her face with a handkerchief.
Only then did she stop crying.
Their conversation was brief and they went back home after that.
When I got home, I saw Fu Zhi still asleep.
Lu Xiang called Old Yang over again. Old Yang said, "The plaster is ready. You need to apply it all around the knee, then wrap it with gauze. Change the dressing once a day."
Her body was just in poor health and could be recovered after some recuperation, but her leg was in extremely serious condition.
Lu Xiang had no doubts about her medical skills, but she still reminded her, "Doctor, can you please not tell the villagers about your treatments in the future?"
Medical condition is also a kind of privacy. Although this was not a big deal in the 1980s, Fu Zhi had suffered for so many years, and it was still uncomfortable to be talked about by others.
Old Yang looked embarrassed. He had never expected that his wife would tell others about it and cause so much trouble for Lu Xiang.
He had heard everything that Grandma Lu had said to him yesterday and said, "I will definitely not tell you about it in the future."
To ease the awkwardness, Old Yang said, "This medicine is quite stimulating and might hurt. Her leg is also an old injury, so she needs a strong medicine!"
Lu Xiang asked, "How painful is it?"
Old Yang said, "It hurts more than giving birth!" This medicine is irritating to the skin, not to mention wrapping it around the wound.
Only barefoot doctors dare to use this kind of medicine. It's a strong medicine that works quickly. If this prescription were given to a traditional Chinese medicine hospital outside, it would scare people to death! No one would dare to use such a strong medicine.
Lu Xiang was hesitating when she heard Fu Zhi say beside her: "I am willing to take medicine, as long as it can cure my leg."
Old Yang was also honest and said, "I can't guarantee this, let's take it one step at a time."
Finally, he said to Fu Zhi, "They are really nice to you. The plasters they put on you only cost 20 yuan."
Lu Xiang looked at him again, and Old Yang immediately understood that he had been talking too much again. He was secretly annoyed that he could not change his habit of talking too much.
It’s a pity that I’m a barefoot doctor in the village. If I had gone to the city, I would probably have been beaten back in two and a half days.
Lu Xiang said: "It doesn't matter, our family is rich."
Sure enough, when the plaster was applied on her legs, Fu Zhi's whole body shook violently. Old Yang was quick to wrap it around her legs before leaving.
I saw that Fu Zhi's clothes were soaked with sweat.
Lu Xiang asked her, "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you." Using food can also divert some of the anxiety.
Fu Zhi was very touched. She had been living with no food to eat for years, but the stewed cabbage she had eaten yesterday was the most delicious dish she had ever eaten in her life.
She knew she was a guest at someone else's house and shouldn't make requests, but for some reason she said to Lu Xiang, "Can I still eat cabbage?"
Lu Xiang said: "Of course!"
Their local Chinese cabbage has no tendons at all and tastes tender and smooth. It even has a slightly sweet taste after being cooked for a long time. It is also very cheap. Lu Xiang said, "Let's stew some Chinese cabbage with frozen tofu!"
Fu Zhi nodded.
After a while, Mother Lu came with Sister Lu and Sister Lu and introduced her three daughters to Fu Zhi.
When she gave birth to three daughters, she was despised by her mother-in-law and could not hold her head up in the village.
Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better, and now everyone began to envy her for having three daughters.
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