After Zhou Lin finished speaking, he looked guilty and said, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law!"
"I understand. You can go out now. I'll get your things for you in a bit." Li Mai smiled at Zhou Lin. "It's alright, don't worry, your brother will be fine. Thank you for bringing me the apricots."
"No need to thank me, sister-in-law. I'll wait outside." Zhou Lin nodded and went outside to wait.
The two elders of the Zhou family looked at Zhou Lin and asked, "What happened? Where is your older brother?"
"My elder brother has something to discuss with my master, and he asked me to bring back some sour apricots for my sister-in-law first." Zhou Lin didn't tell the truth because he was afraid his parents would worry.
The two elders nodded and said "Oh".
Nan Su blinked, looked at this and that, then looked at Zhu Zhu, and then at the Qilin that Zhu Zhu was holding. Her eyes lit up immediately, "Wow, this cat is so pretty."
Zhuzhu was very happy to hear that her little beauty had been praised. "Right, brother? You also think my little beauty is very pretty, right?"
"Hmm, its name is Little Pretty?" The two of them simply squatted down, put the Qilin on the ground, and chatted while stroking its back.
"Brother, your name is Nansu, is it the 'Su' in 'star constellation'?" Zhuzhu asked curiously.
“Yes, that’s the name my grandfather gave me,” Nan Su nodded and said.
"I am Pearl, that's the name my father gave me," Pearl said happily.
"Oh, who named your cat? It's a very nice name," Nan Su asked.
"I chose it, isn't it nice?" Zhuzhu said happily.
"Um, can I hug it?" Nan Su asked, her hands itching to hold it.
Zhuzhu looked at Xiaopiaoliang, "We have to ask it!"
Nan Su looked at Xiao Piao Liang and saw that Xiao Piao Liang actually nodded.
Qilin: He's the first person besides my little master to compliment my looks, so let him give me a hug!
Nan Su gently picked up the Qilin, carefully stroked it, and showed it to Zhu Zhu, "Zhu Zhu, look, it's very well-behaved!"
Zhuzhu said happily, "Brother Nansu, you are the second person Little Pretty lets me hug. Before, Little Pretty wouldn't let anyone else hug her."
Other people who want to hug Little Pretty are mostly children, and they say Little Pretty is ugly while still wanting to hug her, so Little Pretty definitely won't let them!
Zhou Lin and the two elders of the Zhou family looked at Nan Su, who was playing with the cat with Zhu Zhu, with mixed feelings. It has to be said that Zhu Zhu, this cat, really doesn't let anyone else hold her except Zhu Zhu. Unexpectedly, Nan Su is an exception.
Inside the house, Li Mai washed an apricot, ate it, and entered the space with a thought.
She first went to find a water bag, filled it with three bowls of water, and then took it out of the space.
After thinking for a moment, she went into her space and brought out a small flowerpot.
There's a small herb in the flowerpot, with seven leaves on it. Let the old man take it home to make tea. He went through a life-or-death experience, which probably depleted his yang energy. If he doesn't replenish it, he'll likely get sick frequently.
Take these two items and hand them over to Zhou Lin.
“Take these two back to your older brother; he knows how to use them,” Li Mai said.
Zhou Lin accepted it and gratefully thanked Li Mai, saying, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Li Mai waved her hand, "I should thank you for bringing me sour apricots. I ate one just now, and my stomach feels much better."
"Is your sister-in-law feeling unwell?" Zhou Lin asked in surprise. So the sour apricots were for treating his sister-in-law's illness?
He completely failed to notice his brother's comment that his sister-in-law was pregnant.
Zhao said in a low voice, "What's wrong? Your sister-in-law is pregnant and is having morning sickness."
Zhou Lin paused for a moment, his eyes instinctively glancing at Li Mai's stomach. Realizing it was impolite, he quickly looked away, then turned back to Li Mai with a smile and said, "Congratulations, elder brother and sister-in-law."
Li Mai nodded. "Thank you for your trouble. Please take it to your older brother quickly!"
Zhou Lin responded, bid farewell to his parents, and returned to Nanshan Village with Nan Su.
When he got back, it was already noon, and the Nan family's wives were cooking.
Back in his room, he saw that his older brother was still asleep. He went to the bedside and nudged Zhou Quan, saying, "Brother, wake up. I brought the things."
He shook him several times before Zhou Quan slowly woke up.
"Brother, my sister-in-law asked me to bring these two over." He placed the water bag and flowerpot on the table beside the bed and pointed them out to his brother.
When the flowerpot arrived, it was covered with a cloth bag. My sister-in-law said that the plant couldn't be exposed to the sun.
Zhou Quan hummed in agreement, and with his help, slowly sat up, saying, "Go find two bowls."
Zhou Lin quickly went to get it.
At this moment, when the eldest, second, and third brothers of the Nan family saw that Zhou Lin had returned, they also eagerly came in to see Zhou Quan.
"Young Master, are you alright?" Seeing that Zhou Quan had woken up, they breathed a sigh of relief. The three brothers felt very guilty and were extremely grateful to Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan nodded. "It's alright. Has the old man woken up?"
"He's awake, he's awake. My father is sitting in the main room drinking tea!" Boss Nan responded.
"Okay, Xiao Lin, take this bowl of water to the old man and let him drink it. I'll be there in a bit." Zhou Quan poured a bowl of water for Zhou Lin.
Zhou Lin took it out.
Zhou Quan glanced at the others, and they quickly left as well.
Zhou Quan picked up the water bag, poured out the remaining two bowls and drank them himself. After closing his eyes and concentrating on circulating his internal energy for one cycle, he finally regained his strength.
He got off the ground, picked up the flowerpot, and walked towards the old man's room.
The old man had already finished drinking the water that Zhou Lin had brought him.
After drinking it, he felt instantly refreshed. When he saw Zhou Quan come in, the old man quickly stood up and said, "Young Master, thank you for saving my life."
Zhou Quan waved his hand, "You are Xiao Lin's master. How could I not help you when you encountered this? You just fainted from the shock, not truly passed away. If you hadn't caught your breath, that would have been death. You are just one step away from passing away. You are lucky, don't worry, your good fortune is yet to come."
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