In all these years since Yu Huangqi married into Mengjia Village, she has never heard that Liu Sanniang's daughter knows medicine.
"It's strange, she said that when she was young, she had a famous doctor in the capital as her teacher. Who knows if it's true or not." Yu Zhou said, "At first, your father said he would go to your village to ask around, but he forgot about it later."
"According to what mother said, our Yu family is currently supported by Meng Yujiao?" Yu Huangqi sat up, looking for shoes and wanted to get off the bed. "I remember that girl was thin and small, and didn't like to talk. But in mother's words, she seemed like a different person. I have to go and take a look."
Seeing her impatient, Yu Zhou scolded her, "Why are you in such a hurry? We'll see each other sooner or later, so take care of yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Huangqi slowed down his pace and walked outside, protecting his stomach with his hands.
Yu Fuling was making a ruqun, and Yu Jiao couldn't help much. She wanted to learn how to embroider something as simple as a handkerchief and purse. Yu Fuling found a simple pattern for her and used the scraps from a rust basket to put on the flower shed for Yu Jiao to practice.
Yu Jiao held the embroidery thread, and her hands felt like they were not her own. It took her a long time to embroider a crooked leaf, and it was almost impossible to tell that she was embroidering a willow leaf.
Yu Fuling couldn't bear to look at it, "Tear it down and embroider it again."
Yu Jiao sighed softly. She really had no talent for embroidery. Women in ancient times had to learn needlework from a young age, which was really not easy.
Just as Yu Jiao was about to find a pair of scissors to tear it apart, the bamboo curtain in the east room was lifted and Yu Huangqi walked in from the outer room.
"Aunt." Yu Fuling called out.
Yu Jiao also raised her head and looked at Yu Huangqi.
"Are you making clothes?" Yu Huangqi looked at Yu Jiao calmly. He didn't know if it was because of the psychological effect of the old lady's words, but he felt that Meng Yujiao was indeed different from when he first met her.
Originally, he was small and thin, with a pretty face but a pale complexion. However, after staying in the Yu family for some time, his skin has become much whiter and he has gained some weight. His little face seems to have grown up, which is quite eye-catching.
"Meng girl, don't you recognize me?" Seeing Yu Jiao silent, Yu Huangqi said with a smile, but some weird thoughts flashed through his mind.
"How could I not recognize you?" Yu Jiao still had some impression of Yu Huangqi. In Meng Yujiao's memory, it was Yu Huangqi who brought her from Mengjia Village to Yu's house.
Thinking that Yu Huangqi had been in contact with the original body, Yu Jiao became more cautious. She said, "When I met my aunt before, she was still pregnant. How come she is so big now?"
After hearing what she said, Yu Huangqi touched her belly and said, "I was already pregnant at that time, but I didn't show it."
Yu Jiao bit her lip and asked hesitantly, "Aunt, are my mother and brother okay?"
She asked this from the perspective of her original self. Although Meng Yujiao was sold by her family, it stands to reason that such a young girl should still be very attached to her family.
After hearing this, Yu Huangqi's strange feeling disappeared. She found a stool and sat down. She sighed and said, "Your mother is not having a good life. Your uncle's family is not easy to deal with. You know that. The money you earned from selling your body fell into their hands. It's my fault. I should have given the money to your mother."
Liu Sanniang is a weak person, otherwise Meng Yujiao would not have been sold to the Yu family by her uncle. Yu Huangqi originally asked the aunt of the Meng family to test Liu Sanniang's attitude and whether she was willing to sell her daughter for good fortune.
Her aunt's family agreed immediately and took Yu Jiao over. Yu Huangqi gave the money for buying Yu Jiao to her uncle's family. Later, she found out that the money never reached Liu Sanniang's hands.
Because he bought Meng Yujiao to be the wife of his fifth brother, Yu Huangqi paid more attention to Liu Sanniang's family in the village.
"Your uncle was afraid that your mother would remarry with your younger brother and take the land, so he took over your family's land and drove your mother back to her parents' home. He said that your younger brother was the only bloodline left by your father, and took your younger brother to his home to be raised." Yu Huangqi said.
Yu Jiao couldn't help but reveal a worried look on her face. From her memory, Meng Yu Jiao's uncle's family were not good people, but she didn't expect them to be so excessive.
"Your mother came back to the village a while ago. I ran into her once and had a few words with her." Yu Huangqi continued, "Your grandmother passed away, and your aunt didn't want to take her in, so she had to go back to Mengjia Village and make a scene at your uncle's house before she got your younger brother back. They had no land, and it rained a while ago, and the house was leaking like a sieve. After the weather cleared up, I asked your uncle to go over and fix the roof for them."
Yu Huangqi also felt a little sympathy for Liu Sanniang and her son. The orphan and widow were really pitiful. There was no man in the family. When the rain leaked in the house, they could only use a basin to catch the water and watch them get wet without any solution.
"Thank you, aunt. Thank you for your hard work, uncle." Yu Jiao said sincerely.
Although she is not the original body, if she puts herself in their shoes, she will definitely not be able to tolerate it if it is really her mother and younger brother suffering like this. She is so afraid that she even wants to go to her uncle Meng Qingzhou's house with a knife.
Seeing the little girl's eyes slightly reddened, Yu Huangqi's heart softened and he said with a smile, "Repairing the roof is just a small matter. Your uncle is free anyway, it's not a big deal."
Yu Jiao had a very good impression of Yu Huangqi. She originally thought that the daughters and sons raised by Yu Zhou would not be very good either, but she did not expect that she was a kind-hearted person.
"When will you come back, aunt?" Yu Jiao called her aunt from the bottom of her heart.
Yu Huangqi arrived late and planned to stay at Yu's house for one night before leaving. Fearing that Yu Jiao would be worried, Yu Huangqi said, "Don't worry too much. Your uncle secretly sent some food to your mother a few days ago, so the two of you won't starve."
Yu Jiao nodded, but she felt uneasy. The social background here was not like the modern one. No matter whether a man or a woman had hands and feet and worked hard, they would not starve to death.
Without land, how could Liu Sanniang earn money to make a living?
"By the way, girl Meng, are you a medical practitioner? Why didn't I hear about it when I was in the village?" Yu Huangqi asked the question that was in his mind.
Yu Jiao came back to her senses and responded calmly, "When I was young and followed my father to Kyoto, I worshipped an old doctor as my teacher. My father said that girls practicing medicine would easily cause trouble. After I came to the Yu family, I saw that my grandfather was a doctor, and it would be much easier to practice medicine with him, so I took it up."
Yu Huangqi actually believed what she said. Although Yu's ancestors were all doctors, the family's medical skills had never been passed down to girls. It was rare for women to practice medicine in this world.
After talking for a while, Yu Huangqi was already a little tired. Since she became pregnant, she had been lying down most of the time at home.
She stood up with her belly bulging. "Tomorrow I will go back to Mengjia Village with your uncle. If you have anything to tell your mother, please tell me."
Yu Jiao responded, and Yu Huangqi returned to the main room.
Yu Jiao removed the shapeless willow leaf on the flower shed, picked up the needle and thread, but had no intention of embroidering anymore. Although in her memory, Liu Sanniang was cold and indifferent to her daughter Meng Yujiao, she was still the mother of her original body. Knowing that they lived a hard life, Yu Jiao couldn't bear it and felt a little worried.
She believed in cause and effect. Since she had inherited this body, she should repay Liu Sanniang for giving birth to her.
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