The meal passed with everyone's hearts surging and their thoughts churning.
After Zheng Li Niang collected the dishes, she did not wash them and hurried back to the main room.
As soon as she entered, she heard the old man asking the mute girl about the gold ingot. She took a few quick steps and sat back in her seat, looking at the mute girl with a gleam in her eyes.
"Master, just hand over these two ingots of gold. I see that my parents have been busy buying food and oil and salt these days, and I think our family must be in financial difficulty. With this money, even if there is a natural disaster, our family will not be afraid."
Old Man Jiang was a down-to-earth man. He couldn't accept such a huge amount of gold falling on his head. He asked his son and daughter-in-law, "What do you think?"
"In my opinion, we should follow the rules. This ingot of gold should be worth ten taels, which is enough for our family to spend for a long time." Old Master Jiang said.
Qian Xiuzhu nodded in agreement.
The mute girl had been paying attention to their reactions, and in the end she was not disappointed.
People's true nature can be seen in the face of profit. Farmers rarely even have a large amount of silver, let alone gold. You have to know that some people may not be able to earn a ten-liang gold ingot in their entire lives.
She took out a gold ingot and said to Old Man Jiang, "Master, I'm still young, and it's not appropriate for me to carry so much money on me. But since my parents said so, I'll keep this ingot of gold for my future plans, and I'll give the rest to you."
"There's another thing." She paused and began to make up a story. "My ability to speak isn't due to the manifestation of a white-bearded immortal, nor am I the reincarnation of a fairy. It's because six months ago I became a disciple of a woman in the mountains. She was exceptionally talented and proficient in medicine. She felt a connection with me, so she took me in as her disciple. It was she who cured my muteness."
All the preparations before were for this moment.
She showed off some of her abilities, letting the villagers imagine immortals and fairies, and then it would be much easier for them to accept the mention of "master".
Everyone was surprised and the news spread all over the village. They all thought that the mute girl had really received guidance from an immortal, but who knew that she had actually become a disciple of a master.
Zheng Li'niang's expression was a little gloomy. She stroked her belly and bit her lip. No wonder she had prayed to all the gods and Buddhas she knew over the past few days but to no avail.
However, Zheng Li Niang's eyes lit up again. The mute girl's master might be...
Zheng Li'niang thought this way and didn't believe that her youngest sister could be cured now.
"Mute girl's master has been very kind to her in giving her a new life!" Old Man Jiang said with emotion, "Mute girl wasn't as smart as she is now."
Everyone couldn't help but recall the changes in the mute girl over the past six months. In the end, they found that the biggest change seemed to be that she could speak, and after being able to speak, she became much more lively and intelligent.
The mute girl gritted her teeth and said self-deprecatingly, "Master said that my brain wasn't working well before, and it took a lot of acupuncture to cure it."
Everyone: ······
Old Man Jiang was very excited and was about to ask a few more questions when he heard his grandson's wife, who always knew the rules, asked hurriedly: "Mute sister, where is your master now?"
The mute girl shook her head. "She only left me a note half a month ago and then disappeared. These two gold bars were also left to me by her."
The light in Zheng Li Niang's eyes dimmed completely. She pulled the corners of her mouth and went to the kitchen.
Jiang Dalang, who had been silent for a long time, withdrew his gaze and asked, "What did your master teach you?"
"She taught me medicine and left me two medical books. My master lived in a cave in Fuyun Mountain and rarely went to the back mountain. The last time I went to see her, the cave was blocked."
Jiang Dalang, who was originally a little confused, knew that Yaomei's master was no ordinary person after hearing the last sentence, so he stopped asking questions.
"Okay, okay, okay!" Old man Jiang was excited and said the word "okay" three times in a row.
You know, these days, as long as you have a skill, you can make a good living. Medical books are even more rare, and which doctor doesn't keep the tools that make his living well hidden?
"If there are any words you don't know, feel free to ask your elder brother or you can ask me, the old man." Old man Jiang stroked his beard and smiled.
The mute girl responded repeatedly, and suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Oh right! Master, my master changed my name to Jiang Huaixu, which means "Huai" (Huaijin wo Yu) and "Xu" (Xu) (Yan Youxu). I like this name."
Before Old Man Jiang could say anything, Qian Xiuzhu spoke first, "Mute Sister can speak now. It's really inappropriate to call her that name anymore."
As she said this, she winked at Mr. Jiang.
Boss Jiang naturally responded to everything his wife said and gave her several words of advice.
I heard Old Man Jiang waving his hands.
He is not the kind of person who is inflexible, and he does not believe that it is easier to keep a child with a bad name. Otherwise, how could he have given his grandchildren good names?
The only exception was Yamei. When Liu brought her back, there was a quarrel in the family for several days. Later, they found that the little girl could not make any sounds, so they called her "Yamei" and "Yamei". After they got used to it, they used it as her name.
Thinking of this, the guilt deep in his heart was brought back. The mute girl was picked up by Liu. Their Jiang family only raised her but did not give her life. The gold and jade inlaid on the mute girl could have offset this kindness and even had some left over, but they had used her.
It would be really bad to accept the gold again, but what the mute girl said makes sense. I will keep the gold for now, and it won't be too late to buy something for the mute girl later.
He also has to tell his son and daughter-in-law.
"Huai Xu is a good name. Let's call her that from now on." He pointed at his grandchildren and said earnestly, "You must remember this. Don't call her Mute Sister anymore. Also, remember that she is your sister. If I hear of anyone bullying Mute Sister in the future, I won't forgive them, and I won't forgive you either. Is that clear?"
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