Chapter 183 Gloomy Boy
Lu Qiniang took out a pillow from the house.
Yes, it was a strange-looking pillow that was three inches wide and less than a foot long.
Without waiting for Mr. Li to ask, she introduced herself: "It's a pillow made of jujube kernels. I don't know if it's good, but I heard that it makes you sleep well. I made one for Xiao Yan and one for you. Last time, Doctor Hu said that you can't sleep well, which is bad for your health. Xiao Yan can't sleep well either--"
"Why can't he sleep well?" Mr. Li asked with a smile.
"I can't really say. Anyway, I fall asleep as soon as I touch the pillow, but whenever I wake up and call him, he's always awake."
"Whether it works or not, you can go back and try it. It's not a valuable thing anyway, it's just a folk remedy."
Master Li looked at the tiny scratches on her rough fingers that were barely noticeable. "The sour jujube tree must have pricked you."
"That's nothing," Lu Qiniang said. "I used to pick them often in the fall and sell them for money! It's better than catching scorpions. Scorpions are expensive, but if you get stung, your hands will swell up..."
She excitedly told Mr. Li about how she went to the mountains to pick fruits and look for medicinal herbs in the autumn to make money.
There was also a story about a man who was so hungry that he stole peaches from a rich man's house. He was chased by the rich man's vicious dog and lost one of his shoes, but miraculously found it the next day.
Those memories, in her mouth, seemed to have been filtered out of the pain, leaving only the fun.
Master Li's eyes fell on Xiaoshen.
Seeing this, Lu Qiniang smiled and said, "My uncle likes the little god, so go and have a look. It looks fierce, but it won't attack people. Just don't reach out and it'll be fine."
Xiao Yan took Master Li to see the little god.
Master Li stood there quietly, looking into the eyes of the little god, in complete silence.
He was so silent that even Lu Qin's mother wondered why he spoke so little!
"Where are Daya and Yunting?" Lu Qiniang asked Xiao Yan.
"Go collect the bills and buy some food. The master wants to eat at home today." Xiao Yan said.
"Oh, okay, then I won't go shopping."
As they were talking, Doctor Hu arrived.
When he saw Master Li, he glared at Lu Qiniang.
She called him over again to treat other patients. How could she be so enthusiastic every day?
Lu Qiniang hurriedly said, "Old Hu, isn't Dujuan embroidering her dowry? I bought her a quilt cover. You can bring it to her later. Isn't it a coincidence that you came today and Master Li is here too? Can you show it to Master Li again?"
"You, you——" Doctor Hu pointed at her, so angry that he couldn't speak.
"Look, let me see."
Doctor Hu took Mr. Li's pulse, and Xiao Yan also came over, but Mr. Li was still standing there looking at Xiao Shen.
Lu Qiniang noticed this and thought to herself, why does Mr. Li’s son not look very smart?
How could he not be worried when his own father was sick?
"Have you been worried and staying up late again recently?" Doctor Hu put his hand on Mr. Li's pulse and said unhappily, "I can cure illnesses, but I can't change fate. You have to bear the consequences of your own actions."
"If you have something to say, why don't you just say it nicely?" Lu Qiniang muttered, then turned to nag Master Li, "You're disobedient again. You're really right, you're just a little bit better, and you're disobedient. Is there anything more important than your own health..."
She kept on chattering and asked Doctor Hu to prescribe another prescription.
Doctor Hu thought for a moment and said, "Remove the cinnabar from the original prescription and replace it with three grams of Polygala tenuifolia."
"Hey, hey, Lao Hu, why are you leaving? Stay for dinner!"
"I don't dare eat your food. Who knows what kind of work you will assign me next?"
"Look at this guy—"
"Hiss——" Master Li behind him suddenly gasped.
"What happened? Was it pecked by the little god?" Lu Qiniang immediately went over to take a look nervously.
Seeing Master Li pressing the back of his right hand with his left hand, she lifted his right hand and said, "Come, let me see, is it bleeding?"
She was always strong, so Master Li had no time to resist, or rather, he couldn't resist, because she raised her right hand and her sleeve slipped down.
"How did it get scratched like this?" Lu Qiniang looked at the scars on his wrist and said, "This is quite deep. Lao Hu, Lao Hu——"
She was so concerned about the injury that she didn't notice the flash of nervousness in Mr. Li's eyes.
But Xiao Yan saw it.
He also knew that the wound on Master Li's wrist was not caused by the little god, but by a cut...
"No need." Master Li said to Lu Qiniang, "I'm fine. No need to bandage. I'll be fine soon."
Lu Qiniang chased after her.
Master Li said, "Come here and let me take a look."
Young Master Li put down his hand and showed the back of his hand to Master Li.
"That's not a problem. Qi Niang is too nervous."
"Um."
A moment later, Lu Qiniang came back from outside with a small porcelain bottle in her hand. "Come, come, I asked Lao Hu for some medicine for external injuries."
"Abandoned Mother, I'll do it." Xiao Yan took the medicine bottle from her hand, "Go and see if San Ya has run far away. Don't let her out of your sight, little girl, I'm worried."
"good."
Lu Qiniang thought to herself, San Ya is playing at the door, you are trying to get me away, I know.
Mr. Li asked Xiao Yan about his corvée labor.
Xiao Yan answered one by one.
Master Li suddenly changed the subject and said, "I heard that the Black Armored Army has also been dispatched?"
Xiao Yan did not hide anything and told Mr. Li about the rat plague. He also told Mr. Li that although the embankment was repaired every year, its quality was worrying, the riverbed was seriously silted up, and the silt had to be cleared on time.
Master Li nodded after hearing this and then asked Master Li, "Jia Nu, have you written everything down?"
Mr. Li nodded.
Lu Qinniang was tearing leaves at the door out of boredom, thinking to herself that Master Li had so many sons, and why did he name his son "House Slave"?
The thoughts of these rich people are really hard to understand.
After a while, Daya and Yunting came back with Dai Qi.
Dai Qi smiled when he saw Lu Qiniang and said, "Qi Niang, you are so polite. You even invited me to dinner."
Lu Qi Niang:???
When did she invite him to dinner?
But everyone is here, so even if I invited the wrong person, I have to make the best of it. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be so embarrassing?
"Aren't you leaving soon? Come on, come in. I'm telling you, there's an elder at home today, so let's have a meal together."
After sending the person in, Xiao Yan introduced them.
Seeing that Mr. Li was of outstanding bearing, Dai Qi only dared to sit at the lower seat.
In the kitchen, Lu Qiniang whispered to Daya, "Why did you ask him to do that?"
Daya lowered her eyes and said, "My father asked me to invite him. He said he wanted to chat with Master Li. Maybe, maybe he thought Master Li might be interested in the canal transportation and wanted to listen to some interesting things."
"It has to be your father. I didn't expect that. He's really thoughtful."
Outside the house, Mr. Li frowned as he listened to Dai Qi talking about the chaos in the canal transportation.
Master Li stood aside with his head down, his eyes gloomy, and no one knew what he was thinking.
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