Chapter 134: Incurable
They soon entered Liujia Village.
Liujia Village is even poorer than Songshan Village.
Almost all of them are mud and thatched houses.
As they passed by a courtyard, they heard people talking inside: "Do you know, I heard that Zhang Gan's mother is very ill and is about to die."
"No way. I passed by her house a few days ago and saw her soaking beans. I thought she was well."
"Really? His family has consulted doctors several times. I even saw a doctor from Xinglintang in the county town visit his home the other day."
"Tsk tsk tsk, seeing that Liu Ruyue is gone, his family's life will be a little better, why is it..."
"Didn't his biological daughter marry into the Songshan Village next door? They sent tofu there every few days, and now that she's sick, they haven't even come to visit."
"Who says it's not? After all, I didn't raise him by my side, so how could I have real feelings for him?"
Liu Laosan felt uncomfortable when he heard this, but he didn't want to argue with the woman, so his face turned red.
Wen Yan shook her head at him and told him not to pay attention to it.
After a while, they arrived outside the Liu family's door.
Although I have lived two lives,
Wen Yan was here for the first time.
Previous life,
Before she got married, the Wen family did not allow her to have any contact with the Liu family, and after she got married, the Huo family also did not allow it.
The Liu family runs a tofu business, but their lives are only slightly better than those of ordinary villagers.
There are three main rooms and two side rooms on the east and west sides, all made of mud and thatch.
There is a shed on the south side near the courtyard gate, which is a tofu-making workshop.
The ground was paved with stone slabs, and many racks were built on top of them to dry the crystal bean curd skins.
The yard is very clean and tidy.
"Mom and Dad, Brother and Sister-in-law, look who's here." As soon as Liu Laosan entered the door, he started shouting.
The four people working in the yard all put down their work and looked at them.
The surprised face was filled with lingering sadness and fatigue from long hours of work.
When Wen Yan saw them, she didn't know how to greet them.
It was the third son's wife, the dazzling black pearl, who came forward happily to greet them.
"Madam Scholar, it's really you!" She wiped her hands on her apron and held Wen Yan's affectionately.
Wen Yan smiled and nodded: "I'll come over to see the patient."
"Mom must be very happy when she knows you come to see her. Come, I'll take you to see mom." Hei Zhenzhu said, and pulled Wen Yan into the main room.
"Mother, mother, the scholar's wife is here to see you."
As soon as they reached the door, Zhang Ganniang held on to the wall and walked to the door of the room.
Zhang Gan'niang was so thin that she looked unrecognizable, with a hunched back and a sallow complexion.
Even holding onto the wall, her body was still shaky.
She used to be thin, but now she looks very healthy and energetic.
After not seeing her for a few days, there was almost no flesh on her cheeks, only a layer of skin attached to the bones, making her cheeks look sunken and her cheekbones particularly prominent.
The eyelids were stuck to the eyeballs, as if they would fall out of the eye sockets at any moment.
Maybe it was the bond of blood, even if we added up the two lives, the total time we spent together was no more than ten days.
Wen Yan's eyes couldn't help but feel hot.
Wen Yan controlled her emotions and greeted her with a smile: "I heard that you were sick, so I came to see you."
Zhang Gan's mother quickly stepped back: "Don't come over here, or I might pass my illness on to you."
Wen Yan smiled and said, "I'm young and have a good foundation."
She stepped forward and held her arm.
The next moment, she felt that what she was holding in her hands were not human arms, but two wooden sticks.
Zhang Gan'niang's condition may be more serious than expected.
She was surprised in her heart but did not show it on her face. She helped Zhang Gan'niang lie back on the kang.
Zhang Gan'niang's eyes were filled with tears, and she stared at Wen Yan, as if she could never see enough of her!
Wen Yan smiled faintly and let her look at him.
Finally, Zhang Gan's mother couldn't help herself and asked in a hoarse voice, "Child, do you know everything?"
Wen Yan nodded.
Zhang Gan's mother couldn't hold back her tears and started to sob: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of you. I made you suffer from the criticism..."
Wen Yan comforted her: "It's not your fault. You didn't switch the babies on purpose. It was just a chaotic situation at the time and you took the wrong one."
“But, but…”
"If you really want to make it up to me, take care of your health so that if something happens to me in the future, I won't be left without anyone to help me."
Zhang Gan's mother perked up immediately: "You're right. If you get married, you might have a baby next year.
You don't have a mother-in-law above you, so I have to take good care of my health, take care of you during your confinement, and help you take care of the child."
Wen Yan smiled and nodded, saying, "There are also tiger-head shoes and hats for children. The ones bought outside are never as good as those made by our family."
The word "family" made Zhang Ganniang's tears, which had just stopped, flow again.
Zhang Gan'niang was weak and her emotions were fluctuating greatly. After just a few words, she fell asleep.
When Wen Yan came out of the room, the Liu family invited her to the main room to talk.
Zhang Ganniang and her husband Liu Dashan had five children in total.
Three sons and two daughters.
The eldest, third and fourth are all boys, and Liu Erniang and Wen Yan are two girls.
Liu Erniang is already married.
Liu Laosi could read and write a few words, and by chance he got a job as a waiter in an inn in the town.
Today, Zhang Gan'niang and his wife make a living by making tofu with their eldest and third sons.
"What kind of doctor did you hire?" Wen Yan asked.
Boss Liu said hurriedly: "Except for the barefoot doctor in the village, doctors from the town and county have all been invited to see him.
It is said that it was because of overwork when young that the foundation was damaged. There is no other way but to carefully nourish it with precious medicinal materials.
But my mother resisted."
It's all because of poverty.
Although my family runs a tofu business, life is not easy.
Liu Ruyue, now known as Wen Ruyue, is a real money-eating beast.
She wanted the best food and clothing, and she also wanted to go to a private school.
Her family worked tirelessly grinding beans and selling tofu to barely cover her expenses.
It was only after she returned to her ancestral home last year that her family started saving money.
The whole family tightened their belts, lived frugally and saved up thirteen taels of silver, originally intending to leave it for the fourth son to get married.
Zhang Gan'niang was ill for half a month and all the family savings were drained.
Zhang Gan'niang was afraid of implicating her family and wanted to give up treatment.
Wen Yan thought for a moment and said, "You should go to the capital to see a doctor."
"Ah?" The Liu family members haven't reacted yet.
Wen Yan said, "The Dragon Boat Festival is coming in a few days. I have to go to the capital to do some business. You can come with me then."
The Liu family looked at each other and did not give an answer for a while.
"Is there any difficulty?"
Father Liu mumbled, not knowing what to say. Third Liu said, "It's not that we don't want to go, but we have no money at home."
"So it's because of this. I have the money, so you don't have to worry."
“How can I use your money…”
"Then write an IOU." Wen Yan said, "You are in the tofu business anyway, you will not be unable to pay it back."
"Okay, we'll borrow it. As long as it can save Mom's life, we're willing to spend any amount of money."
"Yes! At most, I can just work harder and make more tofu every day. The third brother and I will sell it, and I will carry it to the next town. We can always make money."
Wen Yan pointed to the yard and said, "Didn't you make tofu skin? Didn't you sell it?"
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