Chapter 15 The Leg Must Be Healed
When the two returned to Li's Pharmacy, Li Yidong had just sent away a patient. When he saw Zhang Juexia pulling Ye Beixiu in, he greeted them with a smile.
"Shopkeeper Li, I've brought the person here. Could you please take a look at him for us?"
Although Ye Beixiu was nervous, he still cooperated and followed Manager Li inside.
After checking everything, Shopkeeper Li sighed, "It's still delayed."
Zhang Juexia's palms were sweaty with nervousness. "Manager Li, is there any hope for my husband's leg?"
"If someone had been sent here when it fell, I could have helped reconnect it with my skills, but now it's already crooked, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do."
"That……"
Zhang Juexia was so anxious that tears were about to come out.
Ye Beixiu was equally depressed. If he hadn't met Zhang Juexia, he would have lived in a muddle-headed state all his life.
But now, she was disappointed after all.
Li Yidong comforted the young couple in front of him, "Let me finish what I'm saying. I'm not good at bone setting, but my senior brother is."
"Then may I ask, Manager Li, where is your senior brother? Let's go find him."
"My senior brother doesn't usually live in a fixed place. He likes to travel. However, he has a habit of coming back around this time every year. How about this? You can come back in ten days or half a month. If he comes back, I will definitely let you keep him."
"Thank you so much, Manager Li. How long will it take to heal my husband's leg? And how much will it cost?"
Li Yidong thought for a moment. "Based on my years of experience, ten taels of silver should be enough. However, a broken bone takes a hundred days to heal. If you want to recover well, you need to take care of it later."
"Um."
Ye Beixiu asked with a heavy face, "Manager Li, approximately how long will I be unable to work?"
"If you want to recover completely, it will take at least six months, and at most a year. Young man, life is still long. In order to maintain a healthy body, you need to rest."
The two men thanked Manager Li again and again, and then left the pharmacy with heavy hearts.
"My husband, your leg must be treated. Don't worry about the money. I have a solution."
Ye Beixiu's eyes revealed a layer of sadness, "I ended up getting you into trouble. I originally wanted to marry you and let you live a good life, but..."
"My husband, Shopkeeper Li didn't say your leg can't be cured. On the contrary, there are people who can cure it. This is actually a good thing, and we should be happy."
"But I need to recuperate at home for a year, and it will cost me another ten taels of silver. So... forget it, I'd better not treat my leg. It won't interfere with my work anyway."
After hearing what Ye Beixiu said, Zhang Juexia felt angry and distressed.
"Ye Beixiu, I'm telling you, your leg must be healed. You're willing to be lame for the rest of your life, but I'm not willing to live with a cripple for the rest of my life."
Zhang Juexia was angry, shook off Ye Beixiu's arm and walked forward angrily.
"My wife, I was wrong, I..."
Ye Beixiu knew that he had said the wrong thing, and like a child who had done something wrong, he chased after Zhang Juexia.
"Ouch..." Whether it was because he was anxious or because his legs were really uncomfortable, Ye Beixiu fell forward.
Zhang Juexia quickly supported him.
This visual effect is truly impressive.
A big, strong and rough man actually needs the support of a delicate and thin young woman.
Zhang Juexia took this opportunity to say with great determination, "This leg must be cured. I don't want to live my whole life with a cripple."
Ye Beixiu leaned on Zhang Juexia's body, his face showing grievance, "As long as my wife is not angry, I will listen to my wife."
The two of them were leaning against each other on the street, and soon a lot of people gathered to watch.
Zhang Juexia didn't want to be played like a monkey by others, so he pulled Ye Beixiu forward.
"Let's go back by ox cart!"
Ye Beixiu and Zhang Juexia discussed it.
"Of course we have to take the bullock cart. Shopkeeper Li said your legs can't walk for a long time."
"I don't feel tired, but it hurts when I walk for a long time."
"Your bones are all dislocated, how can it not hurt? When will you learn to take good care of yourself?"
Ye Beixiu chuckled, "Isn't it because I have a wife who loves me?"
Zhang Juexia even suspected that he had heard it wrongly after hearing such corny words.
Ye Yunhai's oxcart was parked outside the town. When he saw Ye Beixiu and the others, he helped them move their things onto the oxcart. "We're just waiting for you two."
Ye Beixiu gave Ye Yunhai six coins, sat on the ox cart, and resumed his expression of "keep away from strangers".
Zhang Juexia looked at the man in front of him and thought to himself, this person is really good at pretending.
The woman on the ox cart wanted to say a few words to Zhang Juexia, but when she saw Ye Beixiu's cold look, she gave up the idea.
The journey was quite quiet, and when Zhang Juexia was about to vomit, they arrived at Yejia Village.
After the others got off the ox cart, Ye Yunhai carried their belongings to the foot of the slope and helped move them home.
"Bei Xiu, this courtyard looks pretty good after you cleaned it up like this."
Ye Yunhai patted Ye Beixiu on the shoulder and turned to leave.
Ye Beixiu called him into the house to drink some water, but he declined.
"Uncle Yunhai, this guy is really good."
"He used to go hunting in the mountains with my father. After my father got into trouble, he stopped going into the mountains. He used the money he earned from hunting to buy an ox cart and started his current business."
"oh……"
Zhang Juexia didn't want to talk about Ye Beixiu's past sorrows. "We need to pack up the things we bought. You have to help me settle the two hens. I'm going to cook. I've been out for most of the day and I'm starving."
"I went to the backyard to check and put them there. I remember there seemed to be a ready-made chicken coop."
"Okay, I'll call you when I'm done cooking."
Zhang Juexia took out the big bones from the butcher shop, washed them and put them in the pot. He then added cold water, a few slices of ginger and a few pieces of green onion.
While the big bones were being cooked, she hardened her heart and scooped out a bowl of white flour to prepare making hand-rolled noodles.
Add an egg and a little salt to the white flour, knead it with cold water to form a hard dough.
After kneading the dough, use a rolling pin to roll it into a thin large round sheet. Sprinkle cornmeal on the sheet and roll it from the top to the bottom towards the middle. After rolling, use a knife to cut it into thin noodles.
The bone soup in the pot gave off an enticing aroma. Zhang Juexia sniffed deeply, then lifted the lid of the pot with satisfaction and fished out the big bones.
After taking out the large bones, add the rolled noodles.
Looking at the rich soup and thin noodles in the pot, Zhang Juexia felt that something was missing and it would be better if some vegetables were added.
But there were no green leafy vegetables in the kitchen. At this time, she thought of the wild amaranth at the door, so she ran over, picked some tender tips, washed them with water, and put them in the pot.
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