Chapter 60 Help
Jiang Zhiluo gave a few more instructions, asking Zhao Dalin and Zhao Erlin to take good care of their grandmother.
Afterwards, the villagers all went back home.
Cui Hejin and Jiang Zhiluo also went home.
After Mrs. Cui washed the pig's offal, she kept walking back and forth in the yard.
No matter how anxious she was, she remembered her son's words and asked her to wait at home.
"Zhiluo and Hejin must be fine. They must be alright."
"It's all my fault."
Old Madam Cui was muttering in a trance, very worried, her heart in her throat.
Cui Hejin said softly: "Mom, we are back!"
Jiang Zhiluo also saw the worried look on Mrs. Cui's face, and her heart felt both warm and a little sad.
When Mrs. Cui heard the voice, she looked over excitedly.
I saw my son carefully supporting his daughter-in-law.
"Zhiluo, what's wrong with you?"
Old Madam Cui looked Jiang Zhiluo up and down, fearing that she would get hurt.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, I'm fine. I just twisted my foot. I applied some herbal remedies. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep tomorrow."
While Jiang Zhiluo was boiling medicine at the Zhao family, she crushed some herbs for treating sprains and applied them on her feet.
Just treat it simply first. Fortunately, the sprain is not serious and it will probably be healed the next day.
"I'm glad you're okay. It's all my fault. If I had..."
"Mom, if you come with me to the mountain, the movement will be slower, and it will be faster for me to go up and back by myself."
The family talked for a while and learned that Mrs. Zhao was fine, and Mrs. Cui was relieved.
Cui Hejin still remembers the shocked and curious looks of the Zhao villagers just now.
Everyone was shocked by Zhiluo's medical skills.
"I'm glad you're all right. I'm relieved now that you're home. I saw some buns on the lid of the pot, so I heated them up in the pot."
Old Madam Cui saw the small food cart and bellows in the yard, and guessed that these things and the buns were probably brought by Zhiluo's family.
She didn't ask much because she was afraid that Zhiluo would feel uncomfortable.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "My father and sixth brother came this afternoon. They brought some steamed buns. I gave five taels of the ten taels of silver I earned from the medical consultation to my father, and also brought them some maltose."
Madam Cui said softly, choosing her words carefully: "Zhiluo, our family's current conditions are all thanks to you. You earned the money yourself. From now on, you can arrange anything at home. You don't have to tell us everything. Just make the decisions yourself."
Jiang Zhiluo felt relieved. She had to say that the respect given by Mrs. Cui made her feel comfortable and relaxed.
Cui Hejin had previously said that she would be in charge of all household matters.
Jiang Zhiluo said sincerely, "Thank you, mother."
Madam Cui held Jiang Zhiluo's hand distressedly and said, "Mother also came from a time when she was someone else's daughter-in-law. Don't feel uncomfortable. I understand and support you no matter what you do. We are a family, so we don't say such strange things."
"You must be hungry too, let's eat first."
I've been busy so late indeed.
Mrs. Cui took the buns out of the pot.
The three of them washed their hands and sat at the dining table to eat buns.
“Is this a bun made of willow leaves?”
Mrs. Cui was slightly surprised when she took two bites and found the filling.
Zhiluo had said before that willow leaves could be used for cooking, and she even went to pick some willow leaves, but only used them for cooking, not for making dumplings.
So she tasted it as soon as she ate it.
Jiang Zhiluo felt a warm feeling in her heart as she ate the buns made by her mother.
It seems to be able to express a trace of unspeakable emotions.
That must be the concern and longing for parents.
It’s like eating the buns they made, as if they were right there with me.
"Well, Dad said my brothers and sisters went to the river to pick willow leaves. They thought they would try making dumplings using my method. Unexpectedly, they turned out very good. So, we used white bread."
At the beginning, the buns were mixed with cornbread, and we were reluctant to use only white flour.
Her mother knew that her father was going to send her a small dining cart and a bellows, so she thought of making buns out of white bread and bringing them to her.
Mrs. Cui exclaimed in admiration: "I didn't expect the buns wrapped in willow leaves to be so delicious. Your mother's cooking skills are great."
While eating, Mrs. Cui seemed to have thought of something and said, "By the way, Zhiluo, how do you use the bellows?"
Mrs. Cui had heard Zhiluo talk about bellows before, saying that using bellows to burn firewood saves effort and firewood.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, when I stew the pig's offal later, I'll use the bellows and you'll know."
Madam Cui paused, quickly swallowed the food in her mouth, and said, "Zhiluo, it's so late, and you still have to stew the pig's offal. You must be tired, so you'd better rest early."
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, I'm fine. I was thinking of going to town to sell braised pork offal tomorrow. There just happened to be a small food truck there, so we can go to town to buy some food and make leek dumplings."
As she spoke, Jiang Zhiluo also mentioned the matter of borrowing Lin Zhuzhu's butcher stall to consign braised food.
Old Madam Cui was filled with admiration.
After eating, Jiang Zhiluo would limp over to continue stewing the pig offal.
Cui Hejin sighed softly and said, "Let me do it. You tell me what to do."
Jiang Zhiluo couldn't bear to let Cui Hejin stay up late, so she waved her hand and said, "It's okay, you still have to go to school to teach early tomorrow morning, you should get some rest early."
She was worried that she had just pressed Cui Hejin and made him tired.
“No impact.”
Cui Hejin insisted on helping, so Jiang Zhiluo had no choice but to let him help.
Jiang Zhiluo poked a hole next to the stove, aligned the bellows opening, and then pulled the bellows.
"Mom, look at the flame on the stove."
The firewood had just been lit, and when the bellows were pulled, the wind blew and the flame instantly became brighter.
Madam Cui was immediately shocked, with a look of shock and surprise on her face, "The flames are so strong!"
"So, this bellows is a good thing."
"If every household had a bellows, they could save firewood. They could even save a lot of firewood for heating the kang in the winter."
"With this kind of flame, the pot will boil in no time."
Jiang Zhiluo shook her head and said, "My father made a bellows and set up a stall to sell it at the market, but it wasn't selling well at all. People only wanted to buy daily necessities, mostly food or things they needed urgently. They felt that the bellows were optional and were reluctant to spend the money."
Cui Hejin listened nearby and whispered, "You can sell it to blacksmith shops, pottery workshops, brick factories, and other places."
Jiang Zhiluo's eyes lit up when she heard this.
Yes, why didn't she think of it.
Especially if you are working in a blacksmith shop, having a bellows would improve efficiency.
"I can tell Dad later."
She thought about what her father had said that afternoon and felt that if she wanted to help her father with his business, she could only let them do something that they could spare time to do.
For example, my dad can do these manual jobs when he has time, without delaying anything.
But if parents were asked to go to town and set up stalls to sell food every day, they might not get used to it.
Jiang Zhiluo was happy, and when she looked up at Cui Hejin, her eyes were bright and shining, so charming and beautiful.
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