Chapter 56: Mother
When they returned to the village, it was already Chou hour.
The villagers went to bed, and only the occasional barking of dogs broke the silence of the night.
Tang Jizu got off the car first with his wife and children, and handed the ox cart to Tang Yichen and his sister.
After all, it is too late now. Master Tang San is old and has gone to bed long ago. The ox cart will be handed over to Tang Yichen and returned to Master Tang San tomorrow.
"Uncle, the rental of the ox cart is twenty cents. Do you want to pay it to Third Grandpa yourself, or do you want us to pay it on your behalf?" Qin Huiyin's voice was loud and clear, especially in the cold night.
Tang Jizu took out his purse, counted out twenty copper coins and handed them over: "...please pay them for me."
"By the way, tomorrow we will find the village chief to explain the final outcome of our two families' dealings. Uncle won't take them into hiding, right?"
"Of course not." Tang Jizu clenched his palms, "Tomorrow I will bring them to apologize in front of the whole village."
"And you have to promise not to do it again. If you do, we won't give you face."
"certainly."
"Uncle, you are so reasonable. You should teach your son well. If you continue like this, I'm afraid your only son will be raised astray."
Qin Huiyin was not afraid of Li Erniu's fiery eyes and continued to make trouble for the family. As for whether this fire would cause their family to collapse, it had nothing to do with her.
"Yinyin, let's go home." Tang Yichen urged Qin Huiyin to sit up.
Qin Huiyin sat next to Tang Yichen.
Tang Yichen turned the cow's head and drove it towards home.
At the entrance of the Tang family, two figures were circling around. When they heard the sound of cow hooves and wheels, they looked over excitedly and said, "They're back."
Qin Huiyin saw the shadows from a distance and said to Tang Yichen, "Look, I said they weren't asleep yet, and I was right!"
"How can Aunt Li sleep if you're not back?" Tang Yichen smiled faintly.
"She even saved my younger brother this time. My mother is a simple person. She will be nice to anyone who treats her well. She just has experienced too many hard times, so she is a little more alert."
"I understand. Don't worry, as long as Aunt Li doesn't do anything to hurt my brother and sister, I will respect her as my own mother, and I will also treat you as my own sister."
"Thank you, big brother." Qin Huiyin said sweetly, "Be careful, there is a pit ahead, turn a corner..."
Seeing the ox cart getting closer, Li Taohua and Tang Luwu opened the fence gate and waited for the ox cart to stop. One of them went to pick up Qin Huiyin while the other tied the ox to a large rock nearby.
"My girl, are you okay? That crazy woman didn't bully you, did she? Tang Jizu works for a rich family, he is very cunning, you didn't suffer any harm, did you?" Li Taohua asked anxiously.
"Mom, you are the one who is injured, why are you still worried about me? I bought medicine for you. Come, I'll take you to apply the medicine." Qin Huiyin pulled Li Taohua and showed her the spoils.
Tang Lvwu and Tang Yichen took care of Tang Yixiao who had taken the medicine. Tang Yixiao had woken up on the way back. He just didn't want to see Li Erniu, so he pretended not to wake up. Now that he was home, he didn't need Tang Yichen and Tang Lvwu to carry him down. He grabbed the railing beside him and sat up, and got off the ox cart with the help of Tang Lvwu.
"What did the doctor say?" Tang Luwu asked Tang Yichen.
Tang Yichen said, "As long as you apply ointment to the external injuries on his face, he will be back to normal in three days. Stop the medicine you gave me to regulate my body. The doctor has prescribed new medicine. You can continue to use the previous medicine after his internal injuries are healed. Anyway, just take care of him during this period! My external injuries have almost recovered, so I can go back to work."
"Brother, I'm fine. I can work." Tang Yi smiled and was unhappy when he heard that he would be supported by him.
"Your external injuries can be ignored, but that woman beat you too hard and it has affected your body."
"I'm really fine." Tang Yi said with a smile, "I can rest at home tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and my injury will be healed."
"What are you trying to do in such a hurry?"
"I...I just want to work. If you don't let me work, I'll find it boring."
Tang Luwu pulled Tang Yichen and said, "Brother, forget it. There are still two days left. We don't need to rush."
The Tang family lit an oil lamp, and under the lamp, Qin Huiyin applied medicine to Li Taohua with heartache.
Li Taohua was not seriously injured, with only a few shallow scratches, which disappeared after applying medicine.
"Mom, you are so awesome today." Qin Huiyin said, "Why are you so protective of me?"
Li Taohua raised her face and let Qin Huiyin apply ointment on her. She said confidently, "Don't you like the people in their family? If you like them, mother will help you take care of them."
"I thought you had planned to be their stepmother, that's why you were so protective of me."
"My heart is very small, and it can't hold too many things. When your tiny body fell into my arms, I swore that you would be the only person I loved the most in this life. Whatever you like, I like. Whatever you protect, I protect."
Qin Huiyin hugged Li Taohua's waist: "Thank you, mother. It feels so good to have you."
"Are you starving? I kept the food warm in the pot, just waiting for you to come back. The food is still hot, so you can eat it right away."
Tang Dafu's voice came from outside: "The dishes are served, and the rice is ready. Taohua and the children, come out and eat!"
"Uncle Tang hasn't slept yet?"
"You guys didn't come back, and I didn't sleep either, so how dare he sleep?" Li Taohua said in a shrill voice, "If he doesn't even have this much tact, I will find you a rich father tomorrow. Even if those men are ugly and old, at least you won't have to suffer with them."
Qin Huiyin took Li Taohua out.
She said something that even Tang Yichen didn't know: "After I followed the doctor in, I got a lot of medicine from him, some for treating external injuries, some for stopping diarrhea, some for reducing fever... I also told him that if we hadn't brought such a fat sheep, he wouldn't have made so much money, so I asked him to give me a month's worth of medicine for free."
"Free medicine for one month means..."
"Next time we go see him, my external and internal injuries should be almost healed. We'll take the medicine I prepared before and then see him for a follow-up visit to see if we need to revise the prescription. We'll prepare the medicine then."
"What a clever little fellow, you have quite the demeanor of your mother!" Li Taohua said proudly, "I saved another fortune."
"Of course. Although we can make money now, we must not miss the opportunity to save money."
Tang Dafu smiled and praised Qin Huiyin: "Yinyin is really capable. Today is all thanks to you."
"The food hasn't been touched yet. Are you waiting for us with an empty stomach?" Qin Huiyin said, "Actually, there's no need to wait. Just leave some for us."
"You and your eldest brother work hard for the family, but we don't have to do anything at home, so how can we have the right to eat and drink lavishly?" Li Taohua said, "In our family, whoever makes the most contribution will have the highest status."
Tang Dafu echoed beside him: "Yes. If you don't come back, we don't have the right to eat."
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