Xue Zhi looked at the whole piece of paper that looked like a stick figure and said with a smile, "What did you draw?"
Zheng Xiu said, "It's a device for the princess to do rehabilitation exercises. I thought of it myself. Look here..." Then she began to explain.
After Xue Zhi heard this, the funny expression on his face gradually faded, and he said seriously: "You really have a good idea, you have a good heart." But he looked at the drawing paper again, frowned and said: "But your drawing is really a bit... Those craftsmen have not read many books, I am afraid that these long annotations are not very effective."
Zheng Xiu also said embarrassedly: "I really have never learned to paint. I asked Minghui and they didn't know how to paint, so I picked up the pen and started to paint." Xue Zhi smiled, "Then I will draw it again, and see if it is what you want." Then he walked to the desk, spread out a new drawing paper, and picked up the pen to paint.
Zheng Xiu was grinding ink for him at the side. Xue Zhi was a big and strong man, and he didn't trust his painting skills at first, but he didn't expect that after a few strokes, the machine had already taken shape. When he changed to a fine brush to sketch it, it really looked like what Zheng Xiu had imagined in her mind.
"I didn't expect you to have such a skill!" Zheng Xiu praised sincerely.
Xue Zhi smiled embarrassedly, "My elder brother forced me to learn this before, so I have some basic skills. I didn't expect it to come in handy now."
The two of them were so busy drawing that they didn't even have time to eat dinner. After the drums were finished, Zheng Xiu asked Minghui to set the dinner.
Xue Zhi said, "While it's still early, I'll go to the front to find the craftsman. I hope he can finish it as soon as possible." Then he strode away.
Zheng Xiu let him go, and only asked Minghui to reserve a meal and take it to the small kitchen to heat it up first.
Xue Zhi was gone for an hour. After returning, she smiled and said to Zheng Xiu: "The carpenter said that the value of this equipment lies in ingenuity, but it is not difficult to make. I urged him to make a sample in an hour, and he said it can be made within two days." "So fast?" Zheng Xiu was surprised, and then smiled and said: "I hope the princess can use it soon." Then she asked Bai Zhu to go to the small kitchen to serve the meal.
The next day, Zheng Xiu went to Changfeng Garden as usual. Qiu Rui quietly told her that she put a cane in the inner room. When it was late at night, she really heard Princess Guihe getting up at night and slowly walking around the room twice.
Zheng Xiu said: "That's good, I hope the princess recovers soon."
Princess Guihe is young after all. Even if she had a stroke, she should be able to recover better than the elderly with conditioning and exercise.
Another day passed, and the carpenter delivered the finished equipment to Haoye Hall. The four-legged support that looked like a small ladder could be used immediately. In addition, the wooden handrail was made very thick because it was difficult to fix. It was said that it was injected with lead, and it required several adult men to move it properly.
Zheng Xiu checked it and saw that the wood was polished very smoothly, so she asked
someone to carry it to Changfeng Garden. Fearing that the people there didn't know the use of these two things, she followed them. Qiu Rui and others saw him coming with a group of people, and he was still carrying things in his hands. They didn't ask first, but made room for someone to carry the things in.
Zheng Xiu explained: "This is the training equipment I thought of for the princess, and the carpenter made it quickly." Then he explained to Qiu Rui and others how to use it one by one.
After listening to this, Qiu Rui smiled and thanked, "Thank you for your trouble, Madam. I would like to thank you on behalf of the princess." Zheng Xiu also said that it was not necessary, and smiled, "Anyway, we are all looking forward to the princess's early recovery. Miss Qiu Rui does not have to be so polite with me."
Qiu Rui said, "I will have someone send it inside."
Zheng Xiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't worry. I'm afraid that the princess will know that this equipment is my idea and she will not want to use it. I also trouble Miss Qiu Rui to be more tactful and say that the second master bought it outside, okay?"
Qiu Rui thought for a while and said, "I understand the second madam's painstaking efforts. I will pass it on now."
Princess Guihe was stuck in the room all day long, and it was inconvenient for her to move. She was really bored and irritated. After hearing Qiu Rui say that Xue Zhi had found exercise equipment for her, she was also very concerned about recovery, so she asked Qiu Rui to help explain.
Fortunately, Princess Guihe's room was very spacious, and the parallel wooden handrails did not seem cramped at all. Qiu Rui also had a thick long-haired carpet laid in the middle of the railings, so that even if Princess Guihe fell, she would not fall. She also put the wooden ladder in front of the bed, "You can use this to exercise and walk, would you like to try?"
Princess Guihe nodded in a rare gesture of appreciation, and let Qiu Rui help her stand up. The ladder was built according to her body size, and the handrails were just above the waist.
Princess Guihe had difficulty moving one side of her body, and one of her hands was not strong enough, so it took her a while to learn how to exercise. Although it is not as light as a cane, it is more stable. Even if no one is around, there is no need to worry about falling down and having to ring the bell to ask for help.
Zheng Xiu was sitting outside drinking tea and nodding. When she saw Qiu Rui had been in for a long time and hadn't come out, she thought that Princess Guihe had already started using it. She explained to her that it was time-consuming and she couldn't help but smile.
Qiu Rui accompanied Princess Guihe in exercising for two quarters of an hour. When Princess Guihe was exhausted, Qiu Rui helped her back to the couch to rest.
Princess Guihe said, "Thank Ah Zhi for me."
Qiu Rui replied, "I saved it. The Second Madam personally sent her here early in the morning, and she is waiting outside now. Do you want to see her?" Princess Guihe said, "She comes here every day. What's there to see?"
Qiu Rui was not a talkative person. It was rare for her to speak for Zheng Xiu. At this time, she said no more and retreated quietly.
As soon as she came out, Zheng Xiu asked her with a smile: "Princess, how do you feel after trying it? Is there anything that needs to be changed?" Qiu Rui said: "The princess finds it very easy to use, but she is not used to it and needs to adapt. The second wife is really thoughtful."
Zheng Xiu smiled and shook her head, "Miss Qiu Rui, you are polite."
Princess Guihe rested for half an hour, ate something and drank medicine, and then continued to exercise. A morning passed quickly.
After exercising like this for a few days, she felt that the numbness on the left side of her body was not so severe.
At the same time, under the medication and acupuncture of the imperial physician, her face finally returned to normal, but the corner of her mouth was slightly tilted upwards, which was not very obvious if you didn't look closely.
She valued her face the most. After her face was restored to its original state, she naturally felt more relaxed and devoted herself to rehabilitation more actively.
Zheng Xiu thought of a wooden wheelchair again. She told Xue Zhi about her idea, and he drew the picture and asked the carpenter to make it. This thing cannot be made just by knowing the shape and use. The carpenter needs to figure out the details first, so it took a while to make it.
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