Lin Qing returned to the educated youth settlement and used the spiritual spring water to stew chicken soup. She also added medicinal herbs such as ginseng, astragalus, angelica, and eucommia to the soup. These herbs can replenish qi and blood, and she wanted to help Gu Nanxun improve his health.
After preparing the meal, Lin Qing put the chicken soup in an earthenware pot and delivered it to Gu Nanxun.
Lin Qing didn't stay long at Gu Nanxun's place; she left after delivering the food.
She also needed to go to the carpenter's house; once the house was built, it would definitely need furniture, and she also needed to buy two straw mats, otherwise she wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
"Clap clap clap..."
"Who is it..."
A woman in the courtyard asked.
"Auntie, I'm Lin Qing. I'd like to ask Uncle Carpenter to make some furniture."
"squeak……"
The door was opened from the inside, and an older woman came out.
"It's Lin Zhiqing! Come in, come in. I heard Lao Liu talk about you yesterday. He said you're a good girl, with good medical skills and are beautiful. I've always wanted to meet you, and I'm so glad to finally do so today."
"Auntie, you're too kind. I'm not as good as you say."
Lin Qing said shyly.
"Of course you are! Now the whole brigade knows about your skills..."
"Auntie, is Uncle home? I'd like to ask him to make some furniture."
Fearing that her aunt would keep praising her, Lin Qing quickly changed the subject.
"He's here, I'll call him for you."
"Old Liu, Old Liu, come out quickly! Lin Zhiqing is looking for you."
"Aunt Liu!" she shouted, making Lin Qing's head buzz.
"Young Lin, did you come to me to have furniture made?"
As soon as Aunt Liu finished speaking, Uncle Carpenter came out and asked.
"Yes, Uncle Liu, I'm building a house, right? I'd like to have some furniture made for my new house, and I'd also like you to help me install the kang (heated brick bed) in my old house."
"Okay, tell me what you want to fight."
"I want a kang (heated brick bed) in the master bedroom, along with a kang cabinet, a desk, and a wardrobe."
"In the living room, we need a kang (heated brick bed), a table, chairs and other furniture, and a wooden tub for bathing."
"A Chinese medicine cabinet, a consultation table and chair in the clinic, a single bed, and the doors and windows in my house. I want to install glass in the windows; I can just make the frames."
"And kitchen cabinets and other things, I don't know much about those either. Just make whatever you need, and we'll add more later if needed."
"Okay, I'll help you make the table and stuff first. I'll measure the other dimensions after the house is built."
The carpenter thought for a moment and then said.
"Uncle carpenter, do you think you can make this?"
Lin Qing took out a blueprint and handed it to Liu the carpenter.
"What's this?"
Carpenter Liu looked at the chair that resembled a chair and had two wheels and asked a question.
"This is based on a wheelchair I saw at the county hospital. See, it can move by turning these two wheels?"
"I can make it, but I don't have those kinds of wheels. I can only use wood instead, so it might not be as flexible as the ones in your drawing."
The carpenter examined the blueprints carefully and said...
“Great, then Uncle, we’ll make this first. We’ll make the wheels out of wood for now, and we can replace them with other wheels later.”
Lin Qing said happily.
"By the way, Auntie, do you know how to sew clothes?"
Lin Qing suddenly turned to Aunt Liu beside her and asked. She suddenly remembered that she had bought fabric yesterday to make clothes for Brother Nanxun, but she had almost forgotten about it today because she had so many things to do.
"Of course we can. Most people in our village know how to make clothes, unlike you city people who can buy clothes. We don't buy clothes here, so we have to make them ourselves."
"Young Lin, do you want to make clothes? Just give them to your auntie, I'm good at making clothes."
As she spoke, Aunt Liu gave a thumbs-up.
"No, Auntie, it's Comrade Gu. I noticed he didn't have any clean clothes, and I happened to have some fabric, so I thought I'd make him a couple of sets."
Lin Qing said somewhat shyly.
"Little Lin, you're such a good girl! Little Gu, meeting you is his good fortune! Don't worry, leave it to your aunt! I'll make sure it's done well for you."
"The Gu family is too ruthless. Of their children, only Xiao Gu is good-looking and capable, yet he's the one they dislike the most..."
Aunt Liu suddenly said with emotion.
"Aunt Liu, why? They're all your own children, why..."
Lin Qing also found it strange; what kind of parents could be so heartless? To kick someone out without giving them anything—wasn't that practically wanting them dead? What grudge could they possibly have?!
"Everyone says that Xiao Gu might not be their biological son. Because the rest of his family members aren't good-looking. Look at Xiao Gu, what a handsome face he has! And he's so tall. Look at the height of Old Gu's sons, they're all shorter than each other. And Xiao Gu's whole body... well, what you educated youth would call temperament, you see, even you educated youth can't compare. It's not an exaggeration to say he's from a big city."
Aunt Liu suddenly turned her head to look at the front door, leaned close to Lin Qing and whispered.
"Indeed, Comrade Gu is very good-looking. Even in our hometown, it would be hard to find someone as tall, good-looking, and with such a good temperament as Comrade Gu."
Even his voice was so pleasant to hear, deep and magnetic. Lin Qing secretly added in her heart.
Lin Qing's mouth stretched to her ears when she heard Aunt Liu praising Gu Nanxun; she was so happy, it was as if the praise was directed at her.
"By the way, Aunt Liu, I heard that they have three sons, and Comrade Gu is the youngest. Since they already have sons, why would they adopt someone else?"
Lin Qing feigned curiosity and asked, "Generally, only families without sons would adopt someone else's child. And in the countryside, where even getting enough to eat is difficult, adopting someone else's child is even less likely. But if it wasn't adopted, their treatment of Gu Nanxun doesn't seem quite right..."
Although as a modern person, Lin Qing knew there must be a reason for this situation, she just didn't know which one it was.
"Isn't that right? Everyone can't figure it out either, so they only dare to discuss it behind each other's backs."
"Don't tell anyone. If Old Gu's family hears about it, they'll cause you trouble."
"Okay, Auntie, I understand. I won't tell anyone."
As she spoke, Lin Qing even made a zipping motion.
"Well, Auntie, how much fabric do you think you need? I'll bring it over to you in a bit."
"Generally, it takes about 12 feet of fabric to make a suit for an adult male. I'll have to go and measure it for Xiao Gu to find out the exact amount."
"Okay, Auntie, is it alright if I cut 13 feet of one color?"
Lin Qing thought for a moment and then said.
"Enough, definitely enough."
"Okay, Auntie, I'll head back now. I'll bring the cloth over to you in a bit."
Lin Qing planned to go back early before it got dark to cut the fabric and send it to Aunt Liu so that Aunt Liu could finish making the clothes for Gu Nanxun as soon as possible.
"Okay, Lin, be careful on your way back."
Aunt Liu saw Lin Qing to the door. This young educated youth, Lin, is really beautiful. How wonderful it would be if she could be her daughter-in-law! It's a pity that the one at home is really not good enough for her.
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