Because the third son's previous room was in the main courtyard, which was too close to the eldest son's family, the third son's wedding room was arranged in the back courtyard. The back courtyard has more rooms and is a bit far away, so it would be suitable for Su Shi to live in after the third son went to join the army. The sixth son also moved directly to the left wing of the main courtyard.
After they left, An Shuyi said, "Huahua, let's go find Dr. Liu. I'm a little worried because my aunt isn't here."
If she hadn't come, that woman would have aged very quickly. She's thirty-seven now, but looks like she's in her forties. That's still better than before; otherwise, she would have looked fifty.
She can't let herself get any older. She has to start taking those conditioning medicines and supplements. If she gets any older, she won't be able to lift a knife anymore.
Xia Hua nodded, "Let's go, Doctor Liu hasn't gone to gather herbs yet." She wasn't as worried as Shu Shu.
The two went to the house in front to find Doctor Liu. He did not live in the main courtyard. In order to make it easier for him to treat patients, he lived in a side courtyard. He did not have to work every day. Instead, he went to the mountain to collect herbs. His sons no longer learned to treat patients and dispense medicine. Instead, they worked in the workshop.
Previously, Village Chief Lin had suggested that he charge some money when treating patients, but he refused, saying that he didn't have to worry about making a living now and could read medical books and collect herbs every day, which was a good life for him.
As for medical treatment, it won't cost much money. If he has medicine, then get it for him; if not, then have your clansmen go to Jinnan City to buy it.
After the two arrived at the house, Doctor Liu leisurely lay on a chair reading a book, occasionally taking a sip of tea, seemingly enjoying himself immensely.
Seeing that he hadn't noticed them, An Shuyi said, "Brother Liu, are you busy?"
Upon hearing the voice, Dr. Liu put down his medical book. "It's two young ladies. No rush, come and sit here and have some tea."
Seeing that he was thinking of tea, An Shuyi quickly stopped him, "Brother Liu, you don't need to. We won't drink. We came here to ask you to check on our health."
She wouldn't drink this bitter tea; it was only slightly better than Chinese medicine, but still just as unpleasant to drink.
"Are you two ladies sick? Stretch out your hands, let me take your pulse." But looking at them so energetically, they don't seem sick at all.
“Brother Liu, besides getting a physical check-up, we also want to see why we no longer have menstrual blood. We’re only thirty-seven years old, and Hua Hua is only forty-one. This shouldn’t be the case.” After An Shuyi finished speaking, she stretched out her hand for him to take her pulse.
After hearing her finish speaking, Dr. Liu felt a little embarrassed, but as a doctor, he took everything in stride and was quite open-minded about it. "Then I'll take a look at these two young ladies."
After a while, he said, "Try taking the pulse on the other hand!" Then he took the pulse on the other hand and said, "Young lady, you don't have any menstrual blood. You may have been stimulated by something. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. If it helps, that would be great. If not, you should go to Jinnan City to have a checkup."
“I’m just a barefoot doctor, I can’t compare to the doctors in Jinnan City,” she said, then turned her head. “Sister Xia, stretch out your hand, let me take your pulse.” Xia Hua stretched out her hand.
“Young lady, your health is really bad. You haven’t had your period for two years. I’ll prescribe some medicine for you. If it doesn’t help, you should go to Jinnan City.” In fact, many women in the village have stopped having their periods by their forties.
Because of poor health, she didn't eat well when she was young, and when she grew up she was in a hurry to have children. She didn't get any nutritious food during her postpartum period, and then she had more children. Over time, her health deteriorated.
“I know you two sisters-in-law are capable and can hunt in the mountains, but it would be best if you could open a sika deer. The sika deer is a treasure from head to toe; besides the meat, the other parts can also nourish the body.”
"Ginseng and bird's nest are also good for nourishing the body. If you don't have those, you can eat some dates, but they're not as good as bird's nest."
An Shuyi thought of the sika deer in her space, but she couldn't take them out now. She would wait a few days and go up the mountain to hunt some more, only males, not females.
"Thank you, Brother Liu. We'll go up the mountain to take a look when we have time."
Dr. Liu nodded, "Preparing the medicine takes time. You two young ladies can go ahead and do your work. Once the medicine is ready, I'll have my old woman deliver it to you."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Liu. We'll be going now. Please continue drinking your tea." An Shuyi said, getting up and leaving with Xia Hua.
"Then I won't keep you two young ladies any longer. Take care." After they left, Doctor Liu didn't drink tea but went into his room to prepare medicine.
After An Shuyi and Xia Hua left, there was nothing to do. Xia Hua suggested that they go to the fields to see how the rice, corn, and potatoes were doing.
That evening, everyone ate braised chicken with potatoes, stir-fried corn, and tomatoes with sugar. These were all picked by the two of them from the field. Although they thought they shouldn't pick too much now, they couldn't help but pick them.
When they returned home that evening, the two looked at Xiao Zili following behind them and exchanged a glance. It seemed that the kid had something to say, and perhaps he was already preparing to go back.
After they entered the main hall, Xiao Zili followed. "Aunties, I plan to leave tomorrow!" Although he didn't want to leave yet, he had been away for quite a while, and if he stayed any longer, people would become suspicious.
An Shuyi and Xia Hua sat down and asked him to sit down as well, saying, "Your leg wound hasn't fully healed yet. Aren't you afraid people will notice if you go back?"
Over this period of time, this kid has shown to be quite capable, both in terms of intelligence and his way of handling things. He could be a good partner for them. Now that he's in a hurry to go back, he might get caught and ruin everything, otherwise they'll lose their partnership.
Upon hearing what she said, Xiao Zili, no matter how well he tried to hide it, revealed a hint of surprise, but he quickly concealed it.
"Don't worry, Auntie, my injury is almost healed and won't have any impact."
Xia Hua glanced at him and said, "You don't need to hide it from us anymore. We already know you are the second prince of Yichen Kingdom!" Seeing his surprised eyes, she continued, "We didn't want to cause trouble that night when you were being chased."
"It was only after seeing the jade pendant on your body that I decided to save you. Of course, saving you is not without reward."
"What kind of reward do you two aunties want?" Xiao Zili thought of the jade pendant from before. He never expected that the jade pendant would lead the aunties to discover his identity.
Fortunately, it wasn't appropriate to wear a jade pendant in the village, so he put it away. He wondered if the person who had seen the jade pendant before would guess his identity. He was really careless.
Xia Hua said, "The compensation we want is beneficial to both of us. We are looking for a partner, and after spending time together, you are the most suitable. However, the premise is that we can both talk about our respective advantages so that we can cooperate well."
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