Chapter 734 Jiang Kang's Stepmother
All three of them woke up in the afternoon.
After waking up and eating, I went to the clinic.
This morning and noon, Shao Siyou took over Jiang Fubao's position and received patients.
He was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat lunch. The rice that Chen Hongxia served him was already cold on the table, with the fat solidified and a white tinge on the vegetables.
"Master, didn't you say you would come today? So it's in the afternoon? Oh, you're finally here. I'm almost dying of exhaustion." As soon as she arrived at the clinic, Jiang Fubao saw Shao Siyou looking at her with resentful eyes.
I don't know. I thought she was a traitor.
"Are there a lot of people today?" Jiang Fubao was a little surprised.
Although she rested during the Chinese New Year, the clinic was open and was manned by several apprentices.
After all, the disease comes suddenly and I can't take a day off in a year.
"A lot, there were a lot yesterday too. It froze two days ago, and the weather turned cold. Many people got sick from the cold. Many people came here early in the morning. Master, look, there are still more than ten people sitting here. I'll leave it to you. I'll eat something first."
Shao Siyou didn't wait for Jiang Fubao to answer, but ran away, fearing that if he was a step too late, Jiang Fubao would reject him.
Jiang Fubao was speechless. She swallowed the words in her mouth and sat down on the still warm chair.
Start seeing patients.
The days pass by one by one.
Winter goes and spring comes.
On the dry branches, tender green leaves bloomed.
Jiang Fubao has already started preparing to travel around the country and is just waiting to set off after his birthday.
In mid-June, a very good day, she brought Jiang Kang and Jiang Ning, brother and sister, back to Jiangjia Village.
This time I didn't come back to see the medicinal fields.
Instead, he attended the wedding banquet of Jiang Kang's biological father Jiang Zhuzi.
The wife he married was Lamei, a maid sent by the Jiang family to take care of the Jiang family's old house.
After a few interactions, the two of them fell in love with each other.
Zhang Jinlan released Lamei from slavery, and the Jiang family also gave her a dowry. The date they set for their wedding is today.
Everyone in the Jiang family was very busy, so Jiang Fubao came to attend his wedding banquet on behalf of the Jiang family.
The carriage stopped at the Jiang family's old house, and she got off the carriage together with Jiang Kang, Jiang Ning and Pan Erya.
Pan Shitou pulled the carriage to the backyard and fed the horses with hay.
After seeing the bride, Jiang Fubao took his brother and sister to Jiang Zhuzi's house.
In fact, she wanted to give them both a day off yesterday, but Jiang Kang refused, so they could only come back together today.
When the auspicious time came, Jiang Zhuzi brought seven or eight people to the Jiang family's old house to welcome the bride.
The Jiang family's old house hung up red lanterns yesterday and posted wedding characters on the wall, making it particularly festive. Jiang Lamei is getting married here.
Her original surname was Chen, but Zhang Jinlan gave her the surname Jiang. Even after she was freed from slavery, she continued to use the surname Jiang and did not change it.
The wedding banquet was held at Jiang Zhuzi's house. There were not many people, only three tables.
Including my family members, people who had a good time in the village, and Jiang Fubao, the seat was exactly full.
After worshipping heaven and earth, they started to eat. Liu Xiang'er and Zhou Changgu prepared the dishes for the three tables. The taste was OK for someone like Jiang Fubao who was used to eating good food. It was not bad, but not very delicious either. But for the villagers, it was a delicacy.
Even though their lives are getting better, they still can't eat meat every day.
They are used to being poor and are afraid of being poor. The first thing they do when they earn money is to save it. At least 30% of the people in Jiangjia Village only eat meat once every ten days or so.
The talking becomes quieter and the chewing becomes louder.
Everyone was eating hard.
It was already afternoon when we left Jiangjia Village.
Jiang Kang and Jiang Ning did not come back with her. Jiang Fubao gave them two days off, but she said that Jiang Kang was busy at home and needed help, so the brother and sister agreed to stay.
On the wedding night with candles lit, Jiang Lanmei blushed.
Just like Jiang Zhuzi who married for the second time, she also married for the second time. When she was fleeing, her husband and children died of illness. She fled to Qixi County alone. In order to survive, she sold herself to a wealthy family in Chang'an Town as a maid. Later, the young master of this family frequented gambling houses and squandered all his family property in just three years. She was also sold twice, the last time to the Jiang family.
Jiang Lamei is now 26 years old.
The two of them were like two pieces of dry grass stuck in the middle of a rock. When the cold wind blew, they hugged each other tightly, just like two figures printed on the window frame, entangled tightly.
Jiang Lanmei has no parents' home, so on the day of her return, she and Jiang Zhuzi prepared to go to a snack shop in the town to kowtow to Zhang Jinlan.
The two of them got on their own ox cart, carrying large and small bags and two children who needed to return to the clinic.
This time, they brought dried mushrooms picked from the mountains, some delicious wild fruits, and snacks cooked by Liu Xiang'er herself. Before leaving, Liu Xiang'er asked her son to buy two bottles of wine from a wine shop and some expensive cakes to take with them.
The ox cart slowly drove away from Jiangjia Village and headed towards the town.
After watching her son and daughter-in-law leave, Liu Xiang'er turned around and went back to clean the yard.
Jiang Kang and Jiang Ning sat on the ox cart, one on each side.
As early as the day of his wedding, Jiang Kang changed his words and called Jiang Lamei "mother".
Jiang Lanmei was so happy that she didn't know what to do, so they sat on an ox cart with smiles on their faces, and were very harmonious. Jiang Zhuzi was driving the cart in front, and the three people in the back were chatting.
"Dad, Mom, you can just take Ning'er and me to the alley entrance. You don't have to take us to the clinic, so as not to delay your trip to the snack shop."
Jiang Kang spoke loudly, but the noise from the wheels was so loud that it was impossible to hear him unless he spoke at the top of his voice.
Even so, Jiang Zhuzi still asked: "What? What did you say?"
Jiang Kang had to repeat it again before Jiang Zhuzi heard it.
"It's okay, it's just a few steps away. We have to send you to the hospital, otherwise your father and I will be worried." Jiang Lamei said hurriedly without waiting for Jiang Zhuzi to speak.
"Your mother is right. Listen to her. I have to see you and Ning'er enter the clinic with my own eyes before I can feel at ease."
Jiang Zhuzi echoed.
"Okay, listen to Dad and Mom." Jiang Kang stopped pursuing the topic.
The ox cart creaked forward and when passing Zhoujia Village, a figure ran towards them quickly. Jiang Kang did not notice it, but Jiang Ning, who was sitting opposite him, saw it.
"Brother, look." Jiang Ning pointed behind him anxiously.
Jiang Kang turned around quickly, but when he saw who it was, his face instantly darkened.
He saw it, and Jiang Linmei naturally saw it too, but she didn't know Sun Xiaotao, but Jiang Zhuzi did.
The expressions of the father and son were uglier than each other.
"Kang'er, my son, I miss you so much that I can't sleep. Please let me see you. Jiang Zhuzi, please stop. This is my son. I was pregnant for a long time before I gave birth to him. Please stop. Kang'er, I have thought it through. I will live a good life from now on. I know I was wrong. Can you and your father forgive me this time?"
Sun Xiaotao's appearance has never returned to its original state. She has become darker and thinner, and even has a few more white hairs, even though she is not that old.