The courtyard used electric lights at night, and Du Yuhan was happy that she no longer had to use oil lamps.
It would be truly difficult for someone as adapted to modern society to return to a primitive state using an oil lamp.
After dinner, Han Yixian went inside and took out a stack of receipts and money, handing them to Du Yuhan and saying, "Yuhan, I'll call you that like everyone else. From now on, you'll be in charge of the family's meals. Take this money and receipts and use them to buy things."
Your aunt will process your household registration soon, and you'll be registered here. We've already bought this house; it's our own property. Liu Gang and I won't have our household registrations here; you'll be the head of household.
Our grain rations are collected from the retirement home, not the same place as yours. However, you'll have to buy your own other non-staple foods; the ration book is with Liu Gang.
From now on, you will also have a grain ration, as well as a ration book and a food ration book. I'll have Liu Gang show you around the process later, and he can go with you when you go shopping.”
Du Yuhan took the money and nodded, saying, "I understand, thank you, Brother Han."
Han Yixian turned to Liu Gang and said, "Go back and buy a coal stove and install it in the west room where Yuhan lives. There's no heated kang bed in the west room, and it's still quite cold now, so we don't want her to get cold when she sleeps at night."
Du Yuhan quickly waved her hand and said, "Brother Han, you really don't need to buy me a stove. I don't feel cold. I can just cover myself with an extra blanket at night. Besides, a stove would leave too much dust in the house."
Han Yixian insisted, "If you don't like it in the inner room, you can put it in the living room. There's a chimney hole in the wall; you can run the chimney through your room, and it'll still work. Buying a stove isn't just for yourself; having a stove will also make it more convenient for us to use hot water."
Du Yuhan thought it made sense. She could use the stove to cook nourishing dishes for Han Yixian often, and even when the weather got warmer, she could put the coal stove in the kitchen. Thinking about it this way, it was indeed very useful, so she didn't stop her anymore.
Compared to her previous life, Du Yuhan is now much more talkative than Han Yixian, which is a good sign.
In her previous life, when she first arrived, Han Yixian rarely spoke, was always silent, and was in a bad mood. But now she felt that Han Yixian was in a better mood, which made her very happy.
She hopes that Han Yixian can cheer up as soon as possible and rekindle his hope for life, which will be good for his health.
The reason why Han Yixian died young in his previous life was probably largely due to his state of mind.
In her previous life, after she returned to China, Yuan Qiwen told her many things about Han Yixian.
It is said that in her previous life, after she divorced Zhou Zhengye and disappeared, Han Yixian sent people to search for her for a long time. Not only did she fall out with Zhou Zhengye, but she also became more gloomy and silent, and paid less attention to her health, ruining her body at a young age. This shows how important a person's mood is to their health.
She was happy for Han Yixian's change and was determined to help him get back on his feet.
Thinking of Han Yixian's legs, Du Yuhan took advantage of the moment when Liu Gang went to the kitchen to wash dishes and tidy up to say, "Brother Han, can I see your legs?"
Han Yixian's face immediately darkened upon hearing this.
Du Yuhan knew that Han Yixian hated it when people talked about his leg, so she quickly said, "Brother Han, you may not believe what I'm about to say, but I hope you will listen. Your leg is not hopeless."
Han Yixian looked at Du Yuhan with some surprise upon hearing this. He didn't know if Du Yuhan was saying these things to make him happy or for some other reason. But looking into Du Yuhan's sincere eyes, he wanted to believe her.
Du Yuhan continued, "It will take time for your leg to heal. Before your leg is fully healed and you can stand up again, you need to massage your leg to keep the muscles elastic and prevent them from atrophying. Otherwise, your leg will become thinner and thinner, and eventually the muscles will atrophy and you will become skin and bones."
I know a massage technique that, if you massage it daily, will help your leg maintain its original shape as much as possible. When it heals, rehabilitation will be much easier, and it won't affect your future mobility.
Du Yuhan knew she was a bit anxious today. She wanted to get to know Han Yixian better before talking about treating his leg, but she didn't want to waste time, and besides, Han Yixian's leg had already atrophied somewhat.
As Han Yi listened to Du Yuhan's very professional explanation, he seriously doubted whether this young girl was from the countryside. Could it be that his aunt was lying to him?
But looking at Du Yuhan's petite figure and considering her age, he also believed that his aunt wouldn't lie to him.
Han Yixian asked his question, "How do you know so much about medicine?"
Du Yuhan knew Han Yixian would ask her, so she had already prepared her answer: "There used to be an old man in our village who wandered here from another place many years ago. He was all alone, without any family, and no one knew he knew medicine."
I felt sorry for him and often secretly visited him, doing whatever chores I could, like sewing and mending. Because he valued my character and aptitude, he secretly taught me medicine. That's how I learned he was a highly skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Many of his ancestors had served as imperial physicians.
He made a mistake while treating a patient, offended a powerful figure, was persecuted, and lost his family. He survived alone and, not wanting his medical skills to be wasted, he passed on all his life's work to me.
My master and I always taught each other in secret; even my parents didn't know. Unfortunately, my master passed away last year. Before he died, he instructed me not to easily reveal my medical skills. Although I didn't learn all of my master's abilities, he did pass on some ancient prescriptions to me, including one that could reconnect broken tendons and bones.
Aunt Han brought me from the countryside and even helped me settle down in the city, freeing me from my previous miserable life and indirectly helping my parents as well. I am truly grateful to Aunt Han for her kindness. I want to repay her. All I have to offer is my medical skills.
I'm telling you all this in the hopes that you'll trust me. I also believe you won't betray me. I hope no one else knows I possess the ancient formula; can you promise me that?
There was indeed an elderly man in Xikou Village who came from another place many years ago and passed away last year. However, he did not possess medical skills as Du Yuhan claimed.
To give his medical skills a provenance, he could simply claim to be his master. After all, the old man was dead, and there was no way to verify anything, so no one could find out anything.
Han Yixian hadn't expected Du Yuhan to tell him such a story, but he didn't believe that a girl who was only fifteen years old could be more capable than the director of the Kyoto Military Hospital.
He had been given a death sentence by the doctors and would never be able to stand up again, so he didn't want to waste his time.
Du Yuhan knew it wouldn't be easy to gain Han Yixian's trust, so she continued to persuade him, "I'm just giving you a massage first; it won't have any negative effects on you. You can see the results first. Can I take your pulse first?"
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