Chapter 50 Gift Giving
Ye Beixiu tore open the paper covering the snack, picked up a piece of it, and placed it in Zhang Juexia's mouth. "I'm lying in bed and not moving, so how could I be hungry? But you, you've been running around for most of the day, so you must be hungry."
Zhang Juexia took the snack with a smile, "This snack tastes really good."
"There's some water that Licorice sent over there. Take a sip first, then continue eating."
Zhang Juexia picked up the water cup and took a few sips. "You know what, I'm really thirsty from running. My husband, I did something big today."
"What's the big deal?"
"you guess."
Ye Beixiu shook his head, "It's hard to guess."
"I bought a carriage."
Ye Beixiu was really confused.
"Where did you get the silver?"
Zhang Juexia then told Ye Beixiu about selling pearls and meeting Li Yingyue. She also took out the banknote and showed it to him, "My husband, this is a banknote for three hundred taels of silver! I only brought ten pearls. We have twelve more at home, and I didn't even bring the bigger ones."
Ye Beixiu only took a glance at it before returning it to Zhang Juexia's hand. "Just keep the banknote safe. I told you to be careful when you left. But you ignored my words and even helped catch the thief. You're really too bold."
Ye Beixiu's words were very harsh, and Zhang Juexia could tell from his tone that he was angry.
She stuck out her tongue. "Didn't you teach me some martial arts? Oh, you also taught me archery. Didn't you say it was for self-defense? I didn't think too much about it at the time. Okay, don't be angry, husband."
Zhang Juexia shook Ye Beixiu's arm and acted coquettishly.
"This won't happen again. Go to the kitchen and ask for some food!"
"Are you hungry?"
"Aren't you hungry?"
Zhang Juexia quickly stood up and said, "I'll go to the kitchen to find the cook and ask her to cook. Then, I'll find Doctor Liu. I bought some snacks and will send them to him."
"Well, whatever you want to eat, just order it. Don't save money."
"I know."
Zhang Juexia asked the cook to prepare two bowls of shredded chicken noodles, then took two boxes of snacks from the carriage and went to find Liu Mingda.
She first said a few polite words, and then asked Liu Mingda when Ye Beixiu would come to change the medicine.
Liu Mingda thought for a moment and asked, "Where do you live?"
"Yejia Village, Jinshui Town?"
"Is this Yejia Village in the deep mountains?"
"Um."
"How about this, your husband is having trouble coming in and out. I'm going to Jinshui Town in a few days to do some business, and I might end up in your mountain area. I'll come to your house then!"
"How can I trouble you to come here?"
"It won't be a wasted trip. Just take care of the food and lodging."
“You can stay as long as you want.”
Seeing that Zhang Juexia's words didn't sound like a lie, Liu Mingda picked up a piece of snack and started eating. "I haven't even paid you yet, and you've already brought the snacks. Are you really trying to get me to pay less?"
"Let's be clear. If it weren't for you, my husband would have been lame for life. We are truly grateful to you. We have already prepared the money for his treatment. Don't worry, we guarantee that every penny will be spared."
Liu Mingda smiled and said, "Since you are so sincere, I will definitely pay for the medical expenses. However, I will live in your house and will not pay any money."
"You are here to treat us, so why should we charge you any more money? Doctor Liu, please feel free to come to my house. I will cook delicious food for you every day."
"How are your cooking skills?"
"It's okay."
Liu Mingda waved his hand and said, "If you don't leave now, the food you asked for from the kitchen will get cold."
Zhang Juexia screamed "Ah" and ran out quickly.
Liu Mingda looked at her back and shook his head. "With this kind of personality, no wonder she can become friends with the Li family girl."
Because they were about to go home, Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu were in a very good mood. They talked about their plans after returning home and fell asleep unknowingly.
Early in the morning, Zhang Juexia was awakened by the sound of talking outside.
She lazily got up, and before she had finished washing up, Gancao came running to knock on the door, "Miss Ye, please come out quickly, Miss Li is here with her people."
Zhang Juexia wondered why Li Yingyue came at such a late hour. Didn’t they agree yesterday to meet again in the future?
Is there something wrong with her?
Ye Beixiu also urged her to go out quickly, "You should go out quickly, don't keep others waiting anxiously."
After Zhang Juexia left, Li Yingyue had already been invited by Gancao to the main hall, where she was sitting and drinking tea.
"You're drinking tea so early in the morning. Are you hungry?"
Li Yingyue ran over when she saw Zhang Juexia. "Good morning, sister. I'm sorry to bother you again today. When I got home yesterday, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that we had a good relationship, so I came here early today."
Li Yingyue clapped her hands, and someone brought her a lot of gifts. "My mother knows you helped me yesterday, so she sent some gifts. I hope you don't mind, sister."
Without waiting for Zhang Juexia to nod, Li Yingyue had the things delivered to the carriage.
"You're too polite. I just helped a little, you really don't have to be so polite. Besides, you helped me a lot yesterday."
"Sister, please don't be polite. We hit it off right away. I finally made a friend, and my mother is very happy. By the way, where does your family live? When I'm free, I'll go see you."
Zhang Juexia told her his home address and invited her to visit when she had time.
Only then did Li Yingyue reluctantly leave with her group.
Licorice was smacking her lips in envy. "Didn't you just meet yesterday? Your feelings are already so deep. Everyone in Shunhe County knows that Miss Li has a bad temper, but I never thought she would be so kind to you."
Zhang Juexia asked Gancao, "What does Li Yingyue's family do?"
Licorice's eyes widened, "My dear, you don't even know what the Li family does? You became sisters with Miss Li."
"What's the big deal? Is there any secret in her family?"
"There's no secret. I only know that Miss Li's mother is the elder sister of our county magistrate's wife, and the Li family's business is very big in Shunhe County."
Zhang Juexia felt that he was being reckless and shouldn't have been so eager to address Li Yingyue as a sister. After all, there was a big gap between their statuses.
She patted her forehead and thought that all beings are equal. After all, she has a modern brain and should not have such thoughts.
Just be honest with Li Yingyue from now on.
After Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu had breakfast, she went to Liu Mingda to settle the medical expenses. It cost exactly ten taels of silver in total. In the future, she would not have to pay any more money for changing medicines.
Zhang Juexia handed the silver to Liu Mingda without losing a penny, and Liu Mingda put it away without even looking at it.
"When you get home, tell your husband to take good care of her. You can do whatever work she wants in the spring."
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