After Yan Qingqing looked around, she asked Chen Deyun to make slight modifications to the parts she had mentioned, and then the beam could be raised.
These days, raising the roof beam of a house is a big event, and it's customary to invite the workers to a feast, also known as the "raising the roof beam feast," which symbolizes "a long time to come."
Yan Qingqing was also concerned about this matter. Just as she was about to say a few words to Li Xiangping, she saw Li Xiangkang rushing over.
Fearing he might fall, Yan Qingqing quickly called out, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic? Watch your step."
Li Xiangkang took a breath and said, "Mother, we have guests at home."
Yan Qingqing was somewhat surprised. What relatives did they have? Could it be that the old lady of the Yan family had come? Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing felt ashamed.
She had promised Old Madam Yan that she would go back to her parents' home whenever she had time, but she had been so busy lately that she had forgotten.
As Yan Qingqing walked, she asked, "Did your grandma and the others come?"
Li Xiangkang took a breath and replied, "No, I don't know them either. They said they came to thank Mother for saving them. My sister-in-law asked me to inform Mother."
Yan Qingqing exclaimed, "Ah!" She didn't remember doing anything to save anyone.
Instead of racking your brains here trying to figure out what good deeds you've done, you might as well go and see what's going on.
Upon hearing that guests had arrived, Li Xiangping accompanied Yan Qingqing home.
Because guests had come to visit, Yuan Huiniang sent all the workers away.
As soon as Yan Qingqing entered the door, she heard a middle-aged man say, "Quick! Quickly kowtow to your benefactor!"
Immediately afterwards, a thin-looking child knelt down on the ground with a thud and said, "Thank you, Grandma, for saving my life."
Yan Qingqing: ……
This grandson is really quite old, he looks to be about six or seven years old. She's only in her early thirties, so she could barely accept being called "auntie" or something. Why does she have to call him "grandma"?
Just as Yan Qingqing was speechlessly gazing at the sky, the person standing beside her spoke up: "Little sister, do you still recognize me?"
Yan Qingqing then looked at him carefully and said, "You are Wei Laosan, the one who sells cattle."
Yan Qingqing remembered that this person was Wei Laosan, who had sold them the cow.
Back then, Wei Laosan wanted to sell his cow to pay for his grandson's medical treatment. Liu Si, who lived in the same village, tried to take the opportunity to lower the price, but Yan Qingqing bought the cow for twelve taels of silver.
Yan Qingqing remembered that Wei Laosan's grandson had tuberculosis, and she had even given Wei Laosan a prescription.
The child in front of us must be Wei Laosan's grandson.
Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing realized that the child was still kneeling on the ground, so she quickly helped him up and said, "Get up quickly, you shouldn't be like this. Grandma didn't prepare a red envelope for you."
After saying that, Yan Qingqing wanted to slap herself. What was with all this talk about grandma and grandma? It was all because of this child that she got confused.
With tears in his eyes, Wei Laosan said excitedly, "No red envelope, no red envelope, sister, just let this child kowtow to you a few more times."
Saving this child is equivalent to saving our whole family.
It's not that I, the old man, am biased towards boys; it's just that our Wei family has had only one son for nine generations, and we can't let the family line end with me."
Yan Qingqing could understand Wei Laosan's feelings very well. Not to mention ancient times, even in modern times, some people with old-fashioned ideas would try every means to have a son if they didn't have one. Let alone someone who had been the only son for nine generations.
Yan Qingqing couldn't let the child kneel like that, so she had Li Xiangping help the child up from the ground and said to him, "Child, you really don't have to do this. Actually, I just gave your grandfather a prescription. You're lucky to have such a loving family."
How are you now? Are you fully recovered?
The child nodded and said, "I'm all better now. I'm not coughing anymore. The doctor said that after taking a few more doses of medicine to consolidate the treatment, I'll be fine in the future."
At this moment, Yuan Huiniang came over and said, "Mother, please have Uncle Wei come inside and sit down. We have some food ready at home, and I will prepare some meals to treat them well."
Wei Laosan quickly stopped him, saying, "No need, no need, we just came to thank you, sister."
We didn't bring any thank-you gift, so how could we possibly eat here?
After saying that, she grabbed her grandson and was about to leave. Yan Qingqing sighed; they were all honest people.
Yan Qingqing couldn't let them leave so easily since they had come all this way. So she said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Even if you don't eat, you should at least drink some water. Besides, this child and I seem to have a special connection. I don't even know his name."
Wei Laosan then stopped and said, "Look, I was so busy thanking you, sister, that I forgot to introduce you. My grandson's name is Baoyou, and he has five older sisters."
Although she is spoiled a bit, this child is very sensible.
Sister, you know that the child recently contracted tuberculosis and has seen many doctors, but nothing has worked.
Thanks to the recipe my sister gave us, we were able to save our only grandson.
I've been meaning to thank you for a while; I finally found Canghe Village after making many inquiries.
After saying that, Wei San once again expressed his gratitude.
Yan Qingqing chatted with Wei Baoyou for a few minutes and found him to be a sensible and polite child, quite different from the other children in the village.
Yan Qingqing asked with a smile, "Baoyou, have you ever been to school?"
Upon hearing about reading, Wei Baoyou's eyes dimmed, and he bit his lip as he replied, "I studied for a few months, but I had to drop out because of my poor health."
Yan Qingqing knew he was referring to his tuberculosis, so she comforted him, saying, "It's okay, you're still young, you can start over."
Wei Baoyou shook his head and replied, "My family has already sold the cow for my sake. Studying is not something that can be done overnight, and it costs a lot of money. I'm not going to study anymore."
Studying these days is indeed an expensive endeavor, but just the fact that this kid understands his family's hardships makes him better than many others. Those few months of studying weren't wasted.
Yan Qingqing chatted with the father and son for a while longer. Yuan Huiniang had prepared some gifts for them, mainly their family's braised offal and some pastries.
Yan Qingqing's family usually has these kinds of things.
Wei Laosan naturally refused to accept it, but Yan Qingqing said, "Brother Wei, I like this child very much. This is a small token of my affection for the child, so please don't refuse it."
I think this child will be successful in the future. Let's keep in touch often; it's not about this now, right?
Having no other choice, Wei Laosan finally took the gift from Yan Qingqing and said, "Since you've put it this way, I'll shamelessly accept it. But I, Wei Laosan, keep my word. If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know!"
Yan Qingqing glanced at Wei Laosan and said, "Okay!"
After Wei Laosan and Wei Baoyou left, Yuan Huiniang took out the gifts they had brought, which included some mountain products and an animal pelt.
Yuan Huiniang said, "Uncle Wei just brought these over. I haven't opened them yet, but there are quite a few of them."
Yan Qingqing nodded. These items were all in good condition. Wei Laosan was a thoughtful person and knew how to be grateful. She could help him out if she had the chance in the future.
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