Chapter 25 Chapter 25
Jia Yumin was anxious. It was the first time she saw her mother crying so hard. She felt extremely guilty and just wanted her mother to calm down.
She stayed close to her mother and comforted her, "Mom, I was just saying that in anger. I was wrong. Don't take it seriously."
Her voice was sobbing.
"Can such words be regarded as angry words?"
Zhang Xiuhua looked aggrieved, which was completely different from her usual straightforwardness: "I didn't boil eggs for you when you were sick last time, but I took great pains to get you half a Gastrodia elata to boil water?"
"I don't want any artificially cultivated ones, so I bought wild ones, thinking they are more nutritious. Four yuan is just a little bit, how much more expensive than eggs?"
As she spoke, Zhang Xiuhua gently pushed Jia Yumin and cried and complained: "Why didn't I boil eggs for you? Wasn't it because you said you didn't want to chew things?"
"You didn't like to drink the egg drop soup since you were a child. The whole family drank porridge with you for a few days. I didn't even have the heart to cook vegetables. Your father had opinions about me but didn't dare to say them."
"You still say that I like your sister more? Think about it carefully. From childhood to adulthood, how has Yulin ever made me worry? How could I say anything to her? I control you and say a few words to you, but that just means I don't like you and am partial to your sister?"
"How much favor did our family owe Guoye? In order to repay his kindness, your father said he would marry you off. You cried and made a fuss at home and didn't want to. I quarreled with your father for more than a month because of you before I kept you at home."
"Do you think I don't feel guilty? I know that our family owes Jia Guoye a lifetime debt, but there is no way. You are my daughter, and I can't bear to see you suffer. I can only shamelessly apologize to Guoye. Until now, I have never felt comfortable when I talked to him."
"Mom, I know, I know."
Jia Yumin hugged her mother and burst into tears: "I was really wrong, mom."
"I will never say such words again."
The mother and daughter hugged each other.
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Before Jia Guoye left, he remembered to change the gauze for Xiaorui.
"Come here." He said to Jia Yourui.
Jia Yourui limped over, looked at him with bright eyes, and asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
Jia Guoye pointed to the hall and said: "Sit in."
He glanced at her calf and said: "I'll change the gauze for you."
Jia Yourui nodded: "Yes, okay."
Although Jia Yourui only wet the towel to wipe her body, and was very careful not to get water on the gauze, it still wet some of the wounds.
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Jia Yourui folded her hands, sat on the small stool obediently, and waited for Jia Guoye obediently.
Jia Guoye took the cloth strips, gauze and iodine from her room, and then he tore open a small stool and sat opposite her with his legs bent.
He had washed the cloth strips in the afternoon and hung them on the bamboo poles to dry. They had already dried thoroughly.
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Jia Guoye held Jia Yourui's ankles and took off her shoes first.
His palms were big, and the pink and delicate little feet became even smaller in his hands.
Jia Yourui blushed slightly and turned away.
Feeling the rough and warm feeling, her heart itched.
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Jia Guoye held her feet and placed them on his knees.
Jia Guoye slowly lifted the gauze. Her flesh was extremely tender. The exudate and water that flowed out slightly connected the gauze and the wound. Even though Jia Guoye's hand couldn't be any lighter, Jia Yourui felt a lot of pain. Although she
tried her best to bear it, it was really too painful.
Jia Yourui couldn't bear it anymore and let out a small "hiss".
Jia Guoye stopped moving his hands and looked up at her.
Jia Yourui's eyes were red and tears were about to overflow from her eyes.
Her lips were slightly open and her delicate eyebrows were slightly frowned.
Jia Guoye felt so distressed that he couldn't bear to continue.
He comforted her gently, "Bear with it, it will be healed soon."
"Yeah."
Jia Yourui nodded with tears in her eyes.
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Jia Yourui raised her head and looked carefully at the loess wall, counting how many bulges there were to distract her attention and relieve the pain in her calf.
Suddenly, she felt warmth on the wound, and the warm breath numbed some of the pain.
Jia Yourui lowered her head and saw Jia Guoye bending over, breathing softly while carefully applying iodine to her.
His movements were so careful, as if he was protecting a rare jewel.
The hot breath made Jia Yourui feel warm in her heart, and looking at the miserable, yellow and red wound, she seemed to feel that it was not so scary anymore.
Jia Guoye supported her calf, and after applying iodine, he slowly wrapped a new gauze around her.
Finally, he helped Jia Yourui put on her shoes.
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Jia Guoye packed a bag with a lunch box, a water bottle and a medicine bottle in it.
He carried the bag in one hand and a sickle in the other and walked out of the house.
Although Jia Guoye advised her to go back to bed and rest, Jia Yourui insisted on seeing him to the gate of the yard.
Jia Guoye held one of her hands and helped her walk slowly.
It was a light weight, but his arm was very tight.
Jia Guoye felt the soft touch and did not look away.
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When they reached the door, Jia Yourui let go of his arm.
Jia Guoye looked at Jia Yourui and said, "You go in, I have the key."
Looking at her eyes with tears still lingering in them, he felt pity.
Jia Guoye was not a talkative person, but at this moment he began to mutter unconsciously: "Don't make clothes too late. Light the kerosene lamp when it gets dark. Don't save money. Remember to go to bed early and close the door before going to bed. Don't get up if you are thirsty at night. I have a large glass of water on the chair next to your bed and a flashlight next to it. If you go to the toilet, remember to use the flashlight and be careful not to fall..."
The tears in Jia Yourui's eyes had not yet disappeared. She had a sweet smile on her face and listened to him patiently. She was very well-behaved and lovely.
Jia Guoye seemed to have realized that he seemed to be worrying too much.
"Anyway."
He swallowed the words he wanted to say and said simply: "Have a good rest and pay attention to the wound."
Jia Yourui nodded heavily: "I know."
She smiled lively and charmingly, and said playfully: "My skirt will be ready tonight and I'll wear it for you tomorrow."
Jia Guoye stared at her, as if he was tempted, and blurted out: "It will look good."
His tone was very affirmative.
Jia Yourui was a little proud: "Of course."
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After sending Jia Guoye away, Jia Yourui locked the door, half-leaning on the wall and the chair, and slowly returned to her room.
She took out the almost finished skirt from the cabinet, and took out the sewing box from the drawer.
After thinking about it, Jia Yourui also took the scissors in her hand.
Originally, she planned to make a regular dress, but Jia Yourui, who had injured her right calf, suddenly had an inspiration in her mind.
She wanted to change the hem to be slanted, so that the right side of the skirt could completely cover her wound.
Jia Yourui took the skirt, gestured in front of the big mirror, and made a few marks with chalk to facilitate cutting.
Jia Yourui placed the half-finished skirt on the bed. With the help of the wooden ruler in her left hand, she quickly cut the hem of the skirt with the scissors in her right hand.
The next step was to prepare the hem.
Jia Yourui did not just do a simple hem banding, but planned to use the remaining fabric to carefully make a circle of wavy lace.
She enjoyed sewing and felt very comfortable in her heart while threading the needle, but it was a bit tiring for her eyes.
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The evening passed gradually and the night fell slowly.
Jia Quanhui felt that the time was about right. Just as he walked out of the house and was about to go to the rice field to see if Jia Guoye was there, his mother called him.
Yu Chunlan was sitting on a big chair in the yard with her eyes closed, enjoying the cool breeze. When Jia Quanhui was about to slip out, she called him and asked,
"Sanwaer, where are you going?"
Jia Quanhui was startled, slowed his heartbeat, and said, "Mom, you haven't slept yet?"
Yu Chunlan opened her eyes, looked at her little son who had an uncomfortable look on his face, and her guess seemed to be confirmed.
"Yeah." She smiled and said, "You haven't answered mother yet, why are you going out now?"
Jia Quanhui gave the reason he had already thought of, frankly: "Mom, I ate too much at night, and my stomach is a little bloated, so I want to go out for a walk."
"It's been an hour since dinner, haven't you digested it yet." Yu Chunlan asked, "Do you want to go out for a walk now?"
"Yeah." Jia Quanhui looked at his mother, nodded, and said, "I'll just take a walk in the fields and ask dad and eldest brother if they need my help."
Jia Quanhui had already planned it in his mind. When the time comes, he will go to the rice fields, pretending to help his father and eldest brother, and find out if Jia Guoye is in the fields. If so, he will go to find Jia Yourui.
And this plan is foolproof, because his father and elder brother will definitely not let him help, so he can go downhill smoothly, and have more reason and time to find Jia Yourui.
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Yu Chunlan looked at her son who thought he was smart, and her heart was cold.
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