Lin Ying shook her head, no longer daring to create any persona for herself. Whatever, she would do whatever made her happy from now on. If she was unhappy without treatment, then she would get treatment; if she was unhappy with treatment, then she wouldn't get treatment! No one could force her, not even herself!
Thinking this way, Lin Ying felt much more relaxed.
Although she didn't believe in Buddhism, she knew at that moment that she had attained enlightenment.
There's a saying that goes, hating someone and loving someone both mean you still care about that person. The same applies to her; her insistence on not treating people, and her insistence on treating people, shows that she's still clinging to the past and holding onto resentment.
She was once very happy, with no worries about food or clothing. She is still happy now, with plenty of food and clothing.
Her past happiness was given to her by her grandfather, but her current happiness is created by her own hands. She didn't know how to cherish it before, but now she spends money like water.
She hasn't changed, yet she has.
Suddenly, Lin Ying couldn't help but laugh. She felt that if she continued thinking like this, she could become a nun. She just didn't know what Zhao Qinghuai's expression would be when he came back and found out that his wife had become a nun.
Pulling herself out of her thoughts, Lin Ying began to pack up all the things she had bought.
The jars were all placed behind the house and soaked in water overnight. It's said that newly bought jars need to be soaked in water to remove any residual heat or stagnation. This way, the pickled food won't spoil.
Lin Ying looked at the things in the house and thought she should buy some rock sugar.
She plans to pickle some vegetables and some fruit.
Having been eyeing the fruits in the mountains for a while, she felt it was necessary to take action against them.
However, before that, Lin Ying planted the rice she had bought. In just one afternoon, she was finally able to enjoy rice freely.
Over the next period of time, Lin Ying planted medicinal herbs in the space. She left the space without watering the herbs with well water.
She doesn't need these medicinal herbs for the time being.
We'll get it after she goes up the mountain to pick fruit and makes fruit.
For five consecutive days, Lin Ying worked on the mountain and finally filled all ten jars she had bought.
Not only that, Lin Ying also planted two transplanted fruit trees in the space, a pear tree and an apple tree.
As for the others, Lin Ying didn't do any of the large-scale planting because she didn't have enough space.
Lin Ying used ten earthenware jars to make three canned fruits and one jar of pickled fruit, because she had never made pickled fruit before and was unsure if it would taste good.
For the rest, she made all sorts of kimchi. Spicy cabbage, sauerkraut, pickled vegetables—all kinds of flavors.
Of course, she also collected a lot of vegetable seeds, so she could have a complete vegetable diet if she wanted.
In addition to these, Lin Ying also made dried rabbit meat and smoked chicken.
They also gathered quite a few wild medicinal herbs, enough to make a few more of the pills Lin Ying had previously sent out. It's just a pity they didn't have gold foil paper, so they couldn't store them for very long.
Lin Ying could only use wax to seal it.
The day after she went up the mountain, Lin Ying stayed home and made pills. The initial processing of the medicinal materials for these pills was very troublesome. Each herb had to undergo a complicated soaking process, and it couldn't be used if the desired effect wasn't achieved.
Just as Lin Ying finished preparing the first batch of medicinal herbs, she heard someone calling her from outside.
She rushed out and saw Li Yue'e carrying a basket with Xiao Qiang and Xiao Shuai.
Lin Ying smiled and said, "Are you going to town, sister-in-law? Leave the two children with me."
Lin Ying thought Li Yue'e was going to town, and the previous incident had frightened her so she came to ask Li Yue'e to look after the child.
Unexpectedly, Li Yue'e smiled and said, "I haven't properly thanked you for what happened to the two children last time. You've been busy going up the mountain these past few days, and I was originally planning to come over a couple of days ago when the children were better. These are eggs I got from someone. I've been using the eggs at home to help the children recover these past few days. Please don't mind them."
The two children standing nearby bowed to Lin Ying, saying, "Thank you, Auntie!"
Lin Ying, who was standing to the side, found it amusing: "Alright, I accept the bow and the thanks. Take the things back with you. The medicinal herbs for the two children's treatment were all picked by me on this mountain and are not worth much."
Li Yue'e disagreed: "That won't do. Even if you picked them on the mountain, who would know what they were if it weren't for you? I know that if it weren't for you that day, Shuaizi might not be here anymore."
Thinking about this made Li Yue'e feel scared, and she insisted on giving the egg basket to Lin Ying.
Lin Ying refused, saying, "Sister-in-law, forget about the eggs. I just love your pickled vegetables. Can you make me a bowl? I won't accept the eggs. If you send me any more, we'll never be friends again."
Hearing Lin Ying say that, Li Yue'e chuckled and said, "Don't be like that, it's like the two of them are dating."
However, she knew Lin Ying wouldn't want the eggs: "Okay, I'll bring them to you later!"
After saying that, he grabbed Xiao Shuai, who wanted to stay, while Xiao Qiang obediently followed behind and went back together.
After a while, Li Yue'e came with a bowl of pickled vegetables. It wasn't that she didn't want to take more, but her family's pickled vegetables were all made in large vats, and she couldn't carry them all.
If she takes too much, it will spoil and she won't be able to eat it all. She plans to ask the cafeteria to help her buy another jar tomorrow so she can pickle a new batch for Lin Ying's family.
Li Yue'e didn't bring her two children this time. She brought some pickled vegetables but didn't leave. Instead, she chatted with Lin Ying.
"Girl, you're the best! You're capable and talented. Even in hard times, you can make life good for yourself. Look how nicely you've tidied up the house now."
Sigh, I'm just saying this to you. Logically speaking, my husband Lao Wang is at the same rank as your Commander Zhao, and his salary is not bad either. Even with two children, he should have enough money to support them.
However, every family has poor relatives. Old Wang is the eldest son in his family, and his father has passed away. There is only his elderly mother taking care of his three sisters.
How could he not help? Old Wang sends more than half of his monthly salary back home.
The money and coupons left at home are tight, and I still have to go up the mountain to find food so that my two children won't go hungry.
But it was one thing before, since Lao Wang has been helping his family for so long. Now that his younger siblings are all grown up and have their own families, shouldn't he send less money?
But he insisted that his mother had a hard life and refused to agree.
I've been married to Lao Wang for so long, and apart from the time we first got married and I went back to my parents' home, I haven't been able to go back even once every few years since he joined the army, let alone send anything home.
I didn't send a single penny home when my younger brother got married or when my younger sister got married.
My family has always been supporting me.
A few days ago, my brother sent a telegram saying that my father was sick and needed medical treatment, but the family didn't have enough money and asked if I could help him out.
As she spoke, Li Yue'e couldn't help but cry; she felt so wronged. She couldn't tell anyone else these things; they would only laugh at her.
Lin Ying frowned: "Political Commissar Wang doesn't agree to you sending money to your mother?"
Li Yue'e shook her head: "He didn't have that idea. In fact, after finding out about it, he took the initiative to call back to ask how much money my family needed, and he borrowed money from his teammates and transferred it to them."
Lin Ying smiled: "That's it, Political Commissar Wang is sentimental. He's a family man. That's great."
Li Yue'e couldn't help but laugh again: "What family-oriented? He's never home. I can see that once this person is handed over to the country, we'll have to step back."
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