Chapter 505: Enlightening My Brother

But Chen Hongxia was not so lucky.

She slumped to the ground, her face filled with despair.

If my second brother becomes paralyzed, there will be no strong labor force left in the family.

My grandparents are old, and my sister-in-law just gave birth a few months ago. She also has to take care of two little nephews and can't get away at all.

How will the family live with the elderly, the weak and the disabled?

“It’s not completely incurable.” Perhaps he couldn’t bear to see the Chen family feel too hopeless.

Jiang Fubao suddenly changed the subject.

"First wait for his wound to heal, then I will use silver needles to assist him. Of course, he will also need your long-term care. After all, he cannot be paralyzed in bed for too long. His legs will atrophy. He needs to be supported and walked for more than a quarter of an hour every day to train his ability to stand.

However, you must be mentally prepared. He cannot recover in a short period of time. This is a long battle. In addition, I will teach you to recognize a few acupuncture points. When he finishes his daily walk, you need to massage to stimulate these acupuncture points. "

Jiang Fubao gave the Chen family hope.

As long as it gets better, it doesn’t matter how long it takes.

Old Chen, who had been through countless hardships, quickly cheered up.

Chen Hongxia also secretly vowed that as long as her brother was not well, she would be the strong labor force in the family.

Never marry.

"Okay, I'll go prepare first and sew him up later." In ancient times, wounds were sutured with thread made from sheep intestines or mulberry bark.

Jiang Fubao used the latter.

After stitching the wound in front of the Chen family, she sprinkled some light yellow powder on Chen Tianfeng's wound. It was a golden abscess medicine she made according to an ancient recipe.

Finally, wrap it with a linen bandage.

You're done.

"Grandpa Chen, it's getting late and I should go home. But Brother Tian Feng can't go back tonight, so let him rest here. It would be dangerous if he gets a fever at night. He just needs to get through tonight. Who do you think should stay here with him?" Jiang Fubao washed his hands and prepared to go home for dinner.

It was already getting dark.

Before leaving, she asked Lao Chentou.

"I'll stay. If my grandson gets a fever, I'll go to the Jiang family to call you, or I can carry him over on my back," said Old Chen.

"I want to stay too. Grandpa, you are old, and there is no way you can carry my brother. I will do it." Chen Hongxia quickly interrupted.

"Then you all stay. There are beds here anyway, and there are vegetables in the backyard if you are hungry. It's up to you to cook or buy food. We are all acquaintances, so don't be shy. There are two servants guarding the clinic. If Brother Tian Feng has a fever, you can go to the backyard and call them.

You can call anyone you want, and ask him to come to my house to find me, and I will come over. Remember, Brother Tian Feng’s wound cannot be easily moved, so don’t carry him around. As for Jiang Cheng, you go back first and come pick them up tomorrow morning.”

After Jiang Fubao gave his instructions, he left with his second sister's servants.

Jiang Cheng left the city and returned to the village.

Chen Hongxia washed the blood off her hands, ran to the street with her bulging wallet and bought four steamed buns, two for her and two for her grandfather.

This money is what she saved over the years.

She brought all of them because she was worried that her brother might not have enough money for his medicine.

"Grandpa, please eat some steamed bread, otherwise you won't have the strength to lift my brother tomorrow. Don't worry, since Miss Jiang said so, my brother will be able to stand up sooner or later. I believe in her medical skills."

Jiang Fubao's medical skills have conquered Chen Hongxia.

The person she admires most now is Jiang Fubao.

"Well, you should eat too, Hongxia. It's our family that's a burden to you. We have a grandfather at home, so don't worry. Next month, I'll ask your sister-in-law to help find a matchmaker for you. You're seventeen now, so we can't put it off any longer."

The person who knows Chen Hongxia best is Old Chentou.

When he saw his granddaughter's expression just now, he knew that she had made up her mind not to get married.

"Grandpa, my brother is still injured, how can I feel at ease to get married? Stop saying that. If my brother can't stand up, what does it matter if I stay an old maid for the rest of my life?"

Chen Hongxia finished her speech stubbornly, then turned her head and started eating the steamed bun.

No more talking.

"Hey, kid, your family is a burden to you after all. Forget it, just take it one step at a time." Old Chen sighed and shook his head helplessly.

The fine-wheat steamed buns that I used to be reluctant to eat, now taste like spicy food when they enter my mouth.

Except for going to the toilet, the grandfather and grandson basically never set foot in the backyard. They stayed by Chen Tianfeng's side the whole time and didn't even prepare a bed to sleep in.

They feel that if they are dirty, and if they dirty the bedding, it will be a nuisance to others.

At this time, Jiang Fubao was already sitting with his family having dinner.

Today's dinner was not prepared by Jiang Ruyi, nor by the maids or the cooks.

Instead, it was done by Zhang Jinlan and her three daughters-in-law.

Since moving to the town, they hired a bunch of servants, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rarely cook.

Jiang Tongji almost cried when he ate the food prepared by his mother and grandmother.

Having been away for so long, all he ate every day was either dry and crumbly steamed buns or food from the restaurant.

Nothing like the food in front of me, which is full of the flavor of home.

Jiang Tongji ate three large bowls of food in a row, which made his stomach uncomfortable at night, and he had to rely on Fubao to give him an injection to help him digest the food.

"Brother, if people don't know you, they would think you are fleeing from famine." Jiang Fubao took out the silver needle, let some blood out of his elder brother, and then mocked him.

"Burp, it's almost time. The food over there is not to my taste. You don't know how much I miss this meal at home." Jiang Tongji burped and immediately felt much better in his stomach.

After not seeing her for a few months, my sister's medical skills have improved again.

"Brother, is the provincial examination difficult?" Jiang Fubao put away the silver needle and asked him curiously.

"It's difficult. It's not as easy as I thought. The first question is about classics, which is my strong point. I did well in it, but I started to feel tired in the second question. The third question was even worse. Ugh, hiccup."

Jiang Tongji wanted to sigh, but was interrupted by a burp.

"It's okay, brother. You are so good at your age. How many scholars of your age can be found in this town? The only one is the young master of the Shen family next door. Don't feel disappointed because your brother Bujiu passed the exam this time. You should know that your brother Bujiu had been in the academy for many years before your second brother went there.

He just doesn't want to learn, it doesn't mean he can't learn. Maybe he is still pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. Look how smooth his path in the imperial examinations was. He first passed the examination as a tongsheng, then a xiucai, and finally a juren. If nothing unexpected happens in next year's imperial examination, he will definitely be on the list. Even if his brother is unlucky and ranks last, he will still be a jinshi.

You can still become an official, but it just doesn't sound good. In fact, it's better for you that you didn't pass. Think about it, if you pass this time, you will just be at the bottom. You will definitely fail the next spring exam. It's better to study hard and try again in three years. Then you can pass the exam and get a Jinshi degree. How proud you will be."