"The third and fourth brothers don't seem to have changed at all, still the same old them. I wonder how the second brother and his family are doing?" After finishing their meal and returning to their room, Zhao Guihua and Zhou Laoda spoke in hushed tones.
"I heard from the village chief that my second brother and the others have also come back to the village to harvest rice. This afternoon, my second brother walked to the town to get medicine for Dafa. Dafa survived, but unfortunately, he can't use his lower body. I'm afraid he broke his back and legs and will never be able to walk again." Old Zhou said with a worried look on his face.
"The second wife's stall selling food is barely enough to pay for Dafa's medical treatment and medicine, and it's hard for them to make a living. We're not short of money now, so we should help them out more. We should lend them more money so that Dafa can get better first. Once Dafa is better, the second wife can save some money."
Zhao Guihua said she was lending money to the second wife, but she didn't really expect them to pay it back. However, she couldn't just say it was a gift, so she told the second wife to pay it back slowly. If they could pay it back, great; if not, it didn't matter.
Old Zhou didn't say anything, and after a long silence, his eyes suddenly lit up. "There's no use in worrying about this. How could we forget that we have a miracle doctor right here in our family?"
"You mean you want Zhu Chumo to treat Dafa's illness?" Zhao Guihua quickly realized who the miracle doctor was. "But would he agree to help?"
"I'll try asking tomorrow, it should work." Boss Zhou wasn't really sure, but he would do his best, after all, Dafa was his nephew.
Zhou Laoda didn't sleep much that night, thinking about his nephew's illness. So, as soon as it got a little light, he got up and went to the kitchen to cook.
In the past, their family was used to having a stew in the morning, a meat and vegetable porridge, and maybe a steamed egg custard. But now that guests are coming, they can't be so casual.
I cooked a thick white porridge, picked some greens from the garden, chopped some pork head meat to stir-fry with dried bamboo shoots, and braised pork trotters. Although there were only three dishes, the portions were quite generous.
"Dad, you're up so early! I can smell the aroma of meat in the room." Xingxing rubbed her eyes as she stood at the kitchen door. The sun was just rising, and the morning light was a pale yellow, bathing the little girl in its glow.
"Girl, why are you up so early? Brother Fu hasn't gotten up yet." After packing the last dish, Zhou Laoda didn't rush to take it out, but squatted down in front of Xingxing and talked to her.
Old Zhou's feelings were complicated. In the past, he would hug his daughter whenever he wanted and rub her head whenever he wanted, but now he was very restrained and dared not make too many movements.
After all, this child might be a princess, and he couldn't help feeling a little afraid. Even if he didn't show it on his face, he kept it in mind.
"Dad, I heard someone talking about Brother Dafa yesterday. I heard he can't get up and walk yet, it seems he broke his leg. I was thinking of asking Fourth Senior Brother to take a look at him. Fourth Senior Brother has already agreed. He'll go to the old house after breakfast." Xingxing ran out without even combing her hair just to talk about this.
"Good boy, Dad knows. The food is ready. Dad will fetch you some water to wash up. We can eat right away." Old Zhou led Xingxing to the well to fetch water, a little nervously.
"Brother Lin and the others went out early this morning. He left me a note. It seems they went into the mountains. Let's wait a while and eat when they come back." Xingxing looked up at Zhou Laoda with her little head tilted.
He went out? How come he didn't know?
Indeed, it's no exaggeration to say that the people from Fairy Mist Island are elusive; they go out without telling him, so how could he possibly notice?
Are you going into the mountains so early to practice your skills? Your kung fu is already quite advanced, but you still don't want to slack off. That's something we should learn from. Brother Fu should learn from you. If he can't, he'll have to go and wake Brother Fu up.
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