Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Sweet to the Heart
The mixed-grain rice and bean paste in the bucket were all sold out, and the braised meat and marinade in the jar were gone, leaving only a few vegetable leaves.
After the things were sold, the Yu Jin sisters started to pack up.
After they had packed up and returned the sign issued by the dock, Yu Li put the two empty buckets and the baskets containing bowls, chopsticks, spoons, etc. into the large bamboo basket and lifted it up.
"Let's go," she said to her three sisters.
Seeing her lift the bamboo basket easily, and thinking of her great strength, Yu Jin did not insist on carrying it herself. She and Yu Yin held the hands of their youngest sister Yu Zhu, and the three sisters followed their eldest sister obediently.
The morning market hasn't ended yet and there are still many people on the street.
The three sisters followed Yu Li closely, as if they were afraid of getting lost, and they had an instinctive dependence and trust in her.
After what happened that day, Yu Jin was still somewhat wary of the county town, always worried that another "Manager Cui" would show up to capture them. However, Yu Yin and Yu Zhu looked around the streets around the dock with curiosity.
Yu Li asked as they walked: "Are you hungry?"
Hearing this, Yu Jin instantly remembered that her elder sister had asked her the same question a few days ago, and then took her out to eat until she was full, and even ate and took things away.
She didn't even dare count how much money she spent that day.
"We're not hungry." Yu Jin said quickly, "We ate rice balls when no one came to buy food."
We make and sell multi-grain rice balls at home, so naturally we won’t buy stuff from other places.
At the beginning, Yu Jin saw that there were not many passers-by coming to ask about the food, and most of them asked but did not buy because they had never eaten it and were worried that it would not taste good.
She was a little anxious, so she made a rice ball. The three sisters stood there and ate it as their breakfast. They also ate it in front of passers-by so that they could know what they were selling.
Because of this, it attracted several people to come and buy.
Upon hearing this, Yu Li said, "Okay, I'll take you to the restaurant for lunch at noon."
It was a rare occasion that all three of her sisters came to the county town, so she decided to take them out for a nice meal, and the place she could think of was Fulai Restaurant.
Well, then take them there, because she wants to eat too.
The three sisters widened their eyes, "...Wine, restaurant?"
Is this the place they thought it was?
What can be called a restaurant must be the most upscale dining place in the county. Most country people don't dare to enter such a place. I heard that the price for a meal there starts at one or two taels of silver.
The three sisters wanted to say something, but because they were outside and there were too many people around, they couldn't say anything and just kept their mouths shut.
After leaving the dock, Yu Li took them to Huichun Hall first.
In addition to selling rice balls in the county town today, I also have to take Yuzhu to the clinic to see the doctor to check her physical condition and whether she needs to continue taking medicine.
Huichuntang is not far from the pier and it only takes about a quarter of an hour to walk there.
When I entered, I saw many people coming to the clinic to buy medicine, and some were queuing up to see the doctor. It was very lively.
The sisters also went to line up, and after waiting for a while, they finally got their turn.
Yu Li took his sisters there.
Seeing Yu Li, Doctor Xu asked, "Mrs. Fu, are you here to get some medicine? Has Mr. Fu finished his medicine, or has he finished your tonic? Let me take a look at it for you first."
As he said that, he asked Yu Li to stretch out her hand so that he could feel her pulse and check how her body was doing.
Yu Li's calm expression stiffened slightly. Even if he was a powerful genetic warrior in his previous life, he was actually afraid of doctors.
She said with a stern face, "We haven't finished our medicine yet. We're not here to get medicine."
Both her medicine for conditioning her body and Fu Wenxiao's medicine are still available.
If Fu Wenxiao and Zhou hadn't insisted that she must follow the doctor's advice and take medicine to regulate her body, she really wanted to stop taking the tonic.
When I think about the fact that I might really have to drink for half a year, I feel that my current life is not good at all.
Fearing that Doctor Xu would prescribe a few more tonics for her on the spot, Yu Li quickly pushed Yu Zhu forward.
"Doctor Xu, please check if my sister is feeling better and whether she needs to continue taking medicine."
Doctor Xu looked at Yuzhu and recognized that this little girl was the poor child who hit her head last month.
At that time, he thought the child was seriously injured and might never wake up again. He felt a little sad and sighed for her. Unexpectedly, she woke up two days later.
It's simply a miracle.
Later he went to Qingshi Village to check on the child and confirmed that the child was out of danger and would recover as long as she was well taken care of. He felt that the child was blessed and that her will to survive was very strong and she finally survived.
After Yuzhu sat down, Doctor Xu took her pulse.
Yu Jin and Yu Yin stared at Doctor Xu nervously.
After a while, Doctor Xu took his hand back and said with a smile: "The child's body has recovered well, there is nothing serious, drink some medicine to consolidate it, and you won't need to drink it in the future."
Doctor Xu also saw that Yu Li valued his younger sisters, so he suggested that Yu Zhu take some medicine to strengthen her body, which would also be good for her health.
The people in the second branch of the Yu family used to not have enough to eat, not get enough rest, and work like oxen and horses. All of them were in poor health, and all the doctors believed that they all needed to regulate their bodies.
Yuzhu had suffered a great deal this time, and Doctor Xu thought he could take the opportunity to give her some treatment.
After hearing this, Yu Li said without hesitation: "Doctor Xu, please prescribe the medicine." Then he pushed Yu Jin and Yu Yin over together, "Please take a look at them as well."
Now that everyone is here, let's all take the doctor's pulse together.
If you need to regulate your body, let's take medicine together.
Two sisters: "..."
Just as Yu Jin was saying no, her sister forced her to sit down and let the doctor take her pulse.
After checking Yu Jin and Yu Yin's pulses, Doctor Xu told Yu Li that the sisters should also take care of their health, otherwise they would suffer in the future when they are older.
Knowing that girls are shy and there is no female elder around at the moment, he could only say tactfully that if they don't take good care of their bodies, they will suffer when they have their periods in the future. Moreover, Yu Jin is already fourteen years old and there is no sign of her first period. This is a serious problem.
In fact, this situation is normal for girls from poor families.
Most of them have not eaten well since childhood, have inadequate nutrition, and are developmentally delayed. Some girls in the countryside even don't have their first menstruation until they are 18 or 19 years old, and it is not normal when they do have their first menstruation, so they suffer greatly every time.
This has seriously affected their physical health.
Doctor Xu knew that this situation was very common in the countryside, but there was nothing he could do because they were too poor.
When encountering such situations, he would usually kindly give them a reminder, but most people didn't take it seriously and didn't have the conditions to treat them.
I don’t know how many girls have suffered because of this.
The Yu Jin sisters didn't understand what Doctor Xu said and looked confused.
Yu Li didn't understand at first, but she had lived for more than 20 years in her previous life and had learned all the physiology courses she needed to learn in the training camp, so she vaguely understood what was going on.
She said decisively: "Doctor Xu, please prescribe medicine for them."
Doctor Xu smiled. This girl was indeed a good sister who cared about her younger sister.
He knew that Yu Li worked in the county town and should have saved some money and had enough money. Every time she came to get medicine, her backpack was full of supplies.
Since he is not short of money, he will naturally not be stingy in giving his sisters some medical care.
If she was living in poverty, he would definitely not say this to her.
A clinic is not a charity. There are too many poor people in this world and the clinic cannot help everyone. It can only act according to the rules. Unless human life is at stake, the clinic will lend a hand if it is able.
Doctor Xu wrote prescriptions for Yu Jin and the other two, and asked the apprentices in the clinic to get the medicine. Then he said to Yu Li, "Madam Fu, it's your turn."
Yu Li: “…”
In the end, Yu Li couldn't escape having his pulse examined by the doctor.
She held out her hand and sat stiffly.
As soon as Doctor Xu put his hand over, he let out a cry of "Hmm", which made the three Yu Jin sisters inexplicably nervous.
After a while, Doctor Xu withdrew his hand and said with a smile: "Madam Fu is in much better shape now. It seems that she has been taking good care of herself recently."
In fact, it got better too fast.
He knew what was in the tonic he prescribed. At Zhou's request, he added some ginseng roots into it. The effect was better than ordinary tonics, but not so good that it could replenish a person with severe physical depletion to this extent in a short period of time.
According to his estimation, it would take at least two or three months of taking the medicine to fully recover.
It hasn't even been a month yet.
Yu Li looked calm, as if she knew nothing.
Although Doctor Xu was puzzled, he did not investigate further.
It is a good thing that the patient recovers quickly. As a doctor, he only hopes that no one in the world will get sick and don't have to see a doctor.
Doctor Xu smiled and said, "It looks like Madam Fu won't need to take medicine soon."
Yu Li liked to hear this. She learned from Doctor Xu that if this trend continued, she might not need to take medicine anymore after another two months of treatment.
Reducing it from half a year to three months is good.
After the apprentice from the clinic brought over the prepared medicine packages, Yu Li paid for the medicine and left with his three sisters.
As they walked out of the clinic, Yu Jin's face instantly fell, and Yu Yin and Yu Zhu also looked uneasy.
"What's the matter with you?"
Yu Li looked at them in confusion.
Yu Jin hesitated to speak, "Sister, we are not sick, we don't need to take any medicine..."
This medicine is too expensive. When I saw my elder sister going to pay for it just now, her heart was bleeding.
She was originally very happy about making money today, but now she felt that the few dozen cents she earned were nothing.
Yu Li finally understood that they were worried about the money, and said seriously: "You can continue to earn money if you lose it, but your body is your own. If your body breaks down one day, no amount of money can buy back your health. When you are sick and lying in bed, you will find that money is really useless."
Then she told them that nothing is more important than good health, and only with a healthy body can you make more money...
After hearing this lecture, the three Yu Jin sisters were confused and finally lowered their heads silently, forced to accept the education from their eldest sister.
Although I still feel that money is more important, I also know that if they get sick, it will cost more money.
Forget it, I'll just listen to my elder sister.
At worst, they can return it to the eldest sister when they make money later.
Seeing that they were all obedient, Yu Li was very satisfied and took them to the butcher shop to put their things.
It was past the morning market time and not many people came to buy meat. Zhang Yaoping was bored guarding the butcher shop. When he saw Yu Li coming with three girls, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Sister Yu, are these two also your sisters?" Zhang Yaoping looked at Yu Yin and Yu Zhu.
He had already met Yu Jin, but not Yu Yin and Yu Zhu.
Seeing the four sisters standing there, he felt that the parents who gave birth to these four sisters of the Yu family must be good-looking too.
Yu Li nodded, introduced Zhang Yaoping to Yu Yin and Yu Zhu, and asked them to call someone.
Yu Yin and Yu Zhu called out obediently, "Brother Zhang."
Zhang Yaoping looked a little dizzy, he actually became "Brother Zhang".
When he saw Zhang Fu in the room, he quickly said, "No need to call me Brother Zhang, the one over there is my seventh uncle, he is Brother Zhang."
Yu Yin and Yu Zhu were a little scared when they saw the tall and strong Zhang Fu in the room, and they called out softly, "Little Brother Zhang."
Zhang Yaoping: “…”
He suddenly felt that Brother Zhang was also a nice name and didn’t want to add a small word.
Yu Li took his three sisters in.
Zhang Fu and Uncle Luo are both here, but Boss Tu has gone to the city and hasn't come back yet.
When he saw the four sisters, Uncle Luo praised them, "You sisters are all good-looking. Standing together, you look like four flowers. Our butcher shop is much brighter now."
Yu Jin and the other two smiled with their lips pursed, looking a little shy.
Yu Li accepted his compliment generously and nodded, saying, "Of course my sisters are all pretty."
In the past few months, the Yu Jin sisters have been eating well, sleeping well, and with their nutrition getting the best out of them, plus they are all growing up, so they are no longer skinny, and their faces have some vitality, making them look as delicate and lovely as flowers.
Their looks were inherited from Liu, so they were not bad to begin with. If they get better looking, they will definitely look better.
Knowing that Yu Jin was coming to the county town to set up a stall today, Zhang Fu asked about their business. When he learned that they were sold out in more than an hour, he praised her.
Yu Jin sincerely thanked Zhang Fu for selling her the offal at a low price, and said, "Ten cents for a pair of offal is too cheap..."
She doesn't want to take advantage of others.
Zhang Fu waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "The offal in my shop is usually given away as a bonus when delivering goods. It is rarely sold in butcher shops. Since you want it, it's ten cents a pair, no need to raise the price."
Even in other butcher shops, the maximum price for a piece of meat is 16 or 17 cents.
This has never been a money-making business.
Seeing that he insisted, Yu Jin had no choice but to look at her sister.
Yu Li said: "Just do as Brother Zhang said, thank you Brother Zhang."
She knew that Zhang Fu didn't care about this little profit. Since he said so, there was no need to push it back and forth over a few cents. At most, she could do more work in the future to thank him for taking care of them.
After receiving today's wages, Yu Li took his three younger sisters out.
It was still early, so she took her three younger sisters to buy some things, such as buying some cloth to make two new sets of clothes for them. Yu Jin would come to the county town to do business in the future, and she couldn't dress too shabby.
When they arrived at the embroidery shop selling cloth, Yu Li waved his hand, pulled out cloth of several colors, and made two new sets of clothes for each of them to change into.
"Didn't Yin learn embroidery from my mother-in-law? Let Yin make this dress. It's a good opportunity for her to practice making clothes."
Yu Yin opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but her elder sister stuffed the cloth into her hands and let her choose the color herself.
Yu Jin's scalp tingled, "Sister, no need, we have money..."
Even if we need to buy cloth to make clothes, my eldest sister doesn't have to pay for it.
She knew that her eldest sister spent money like water. If she didn't stop her, she didn't know how she would spend it. After the family split up, the second wife also had some money, not nothing. If she wanted to buy cloth, she could spend it herself, without the eldest sister paying.
Yu Li suppressed her protest.
"You are all my sisters. I have money, so it's my duty to buy cloth for you to make clothes." It was just a small amount of money, so she didn't take it seriously.
She has to take good care of these three younger sisters for the original owner. Now their careers are just starting out and money is a little tight. When they are able to stand on their own and their lives become better in the future, she will naturally not interfere.
It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. She naturally understood this truth.
After moving the three sisters to tears, Yu Li took them to buy other things they needed.
Soon, her backpack was full.
Passing by a busy market, Yu Li took them to buy a few backpacks that could hold buckets. These backpacks had a relatively large capacity, and the Yu family did not have backpacks with such a large capacity for the time being, so the three sisters came to the city today carrying the buckets by hand, or they could put the buckets in the backpacks and carry them over, which was lighter.
After buying the backpacks, Yu Li put the things he bought for them into the backpacks and let them carry them by themselves.
Seeing that the time was almost up and everyone was hungry, Yu Li took his three sisters to Fulai Restaurant for dinner.
This is also the place she has always wanted to come.
She has been in the county town for so long, but she has never been to a restaurant to eat. Every day when she comes to deliver goods, she smells the fragrance wafting from the kitchen of Fulai Restaurant, and it is impossible not to be greedy.
It just so happened that his three younger sisters were here today, so Yu Li decided to have a meal here under the pretext of treating them to a meal.
The food at Fulai Restaurant was indeed delicious. The braised pork elbow, crab meat and roast chicken were all extremely tasty. There was also a lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake that was even better than the ones made in other pastry shops.
This is one of their signature dishes.
It's a pity that the portions were not big - Yu Li preferred the big pot of stew at home, which was more substantial. With her appetite, she didn't feel full at all with this meal.
After the three sisters finished eating, she asked, "Are you full?"
“I’m full!”
Yu Jin and the other two touched their stomachs and said they felt very full.
This was the first time they had ever been to such a place, and it was an unforgettable experience.
Even though they no longer lacked money and each had their own circumstances, lived a rich and smooth life, and had eaten countless delicacies from land and sea, they still felt that the meal the four sisters had together on that day was the one they missed the most.
Yu Li asked the waiter to pack a portion of lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake for him, then paid the bill and left with his three sisters.
Then they went back to the butcher's shop to get the buckets and other things that had been left there.
There was also a butcher's stall left for Yu Jin's offal, and he also cut a pound of fat and lean meat.
The pork and turmeric are intended to be braised together with the offal. This is what Zhou said. By adding pork to the marinade, the marinade will have more oil and water, and the offal will taste better.
At the same time, you can also add a meat dish to your family to nourish everyone.
Because Yuzhu had just recovered from a serious illness, they were afraid that she would be tired, so they took a boat back.
They did not go back on Wang the Boatman's boat.
When the boat arrived at Qingshi Village, the four sisters got off the boat and walked towards Yu's house.
After sending his sisters to the Yu family, Yu Li returned to the Fu family.
She had lunch in the county town today before going back home. When she got home, it was already afternoon.
Zhou was embroidering a table screen in the main room. The two children had just woken up from a nap and were yawning beside her, looking listless.
When they saw Yu Li, they immediately became alert and rushed towards her.
"Aunt, you're back!"
Yu Li hugged them, put his cheeks against theirs, then washed his hands, took out the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake he had bought today, and shared it with them.
The two children hugged her happily and thanked her in their baby voices.
"Li Niang, don't buy things for them all the time. They will be spoiled." Zhou said with a smile, not wanting her to spoil the two children too much.
Yu Li looked innocent and said, "I didn't buy it for them. Actually, I wanted to eat it." As she said that, she took a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth.
Earlier in the county town, she hadn't eaten enough.
Seeing this, Zhou smiled and said nothing more.
Yu Li bought a lot of things every day. Apart from sharing them with them, the rest went into her stomach.
Zhou didn't think anything of it. She had a big appetite, so it was normal for her to eat a lot. Being able to eat was a blessing. As the daughter-in-law of the Fu family, if she couldn't even feed her enough, it would be a disgrace to the Fu family.
After eating a few pieces of the cake, Yu Li took the rest back to his room for Fu Wenxiao to taste.
Fu Wenxiao had just woken up from a nap. When he heard the voice, he looked up and saw her coming in with a plate of snacks. His dark jade eyes lit up slightly.
He smiled and said, "Li Niang, you're back."
Yu Li put the plate of lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake on the table and asked him to try it. "This is the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake I packed at Fulai Restaurant. I think it tastes good, better than those in other dim sum shops. I brought some back for you to try. Fulai Restaurant is indeed one of the best restaurants in the county. Its dishes are delicious, but the portions are too small. I didn't even feel full."
Then she told him that she had invited her sisters to dinner at Fulai Restaurant.
"When you get better, I will invite you to have dinner there too." She did not favor one over the other and still valued the gold nugget very much and was very generous.
Fu Wenxiao agreed with a smile, "Then I'll wait for Li Niang to take me to the restaurant for dinner."
Seeing her holding the plate of lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake and sitting there happily eating the snack, I couldn't help but laugh.
I clearly said that I brought it back for him to try, but she ate it first. It seemed that she had a very good appetite. When I eat with her, I always eat more unconsciously.
Yu Li took a few bites, then realized that he hadn't eaten yet, so he handed him a piece of cake.
"Xiao brother, please try it."
Fu Wenxiao smiled and took a bite. Seeing her staring at him, he nodded and said, "Yeah, it's really delicious."
"Really? I'll go eat with you next time." She said with a smile.
Fu Wenxiao felt that the sugar cake in his mouth seemed to be sweet to his heart, and his mood was like the bright autumn sun in the yard, warm and brilliant.
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