When the siblings arrived home, Xiao Haitang had already cooked a pot of yam porridge. Seeing Xie Yushu and Xie Tianqi return, she called out...
"Second Aunt! I've cooked yam porridge!"
Uncle Tianqi! You're here too!
"Yes! Oh! Whose little girl is this? She's so pretty!"
"Tianqi's here! Come sit down, it's just in time for dinner!"
Xiao Yi greeted Xie Tianqi when she arrived.
Haitang didn't know Xie Tianqi was coming, so she cooked a little less porridge. The little girl quickly went to get a plate of dried mutton and brought it up!
Xie Tianqi then realized that she had impulsively come over and would have to eat at her sister's house for two days, and she immediately felt a little embarrassed!
Xie Yushu saw through her thoughts and said
"We brought back a lot of stuff, but there aren't many people in our family right now, so we don't need to worry about food. We'll exchange it for grain in a few days and come back. We won't miss a few meals from you!"
Xiao Yi also chimed in.
"Your sister is right! Don't be shy. There's plenty of food at home! Eat as much as you like!"
Xie Tianqi was relieved to hear this and sat down to eat with them.
Xie Tianqi is a fiery and impulsive person who does whatever he wants immediately. He had just finished eating when he asked Xie Yushu to teach him kung fu.
Xie Tianqi was already thirteen years old, which was a bit late for him to start learning martial arts, but fortunately he had good physique. Xie Yushu taught him the most effective close-combat techniques, such as how to effectively block, quickly raise his elbow, bend down and smash, pull his neck and strike his knee, side kick, grappling, and waist grab and back throw. There were more than a dozen quick ways to defeat an enemy. Xie Tianqi's eyes lit up when he saw them, and he immediately started practicing in the yard!
"Second Aunt, I want to learn too!"
"Mom, I want to learn too!"
The two little ones saw this and insisted on learning it too, and surprisingly, Xiao Yi didn't stop them, even saying something.
"If you're going to study, you have to study hard. Even if you fall and get hurt, you're not allowed to cry!"
"Your mother's moves may look simple, but they're incredibly effective in close combat! Once you learn them, no one in the surrounding villages will dare bully you!"
"Really? Brother-in-law!"
"Um!"
"Let's study hard!"
Xie Yushu said arrogantly
"You have good taste!"
"Brother-in-law, I've heard you're really good at kung fu! Can you teach me a few moves sometime?"
"Alright! You should master the basics first!"
However, my leg is weak, so I can only describe the moves; I can't really guarantee what I can teach! After all, real teaching requires demonstrations and sparring!
"I'll teach you anything, it'll definitely be better than what I am now! Besides, my sister said your leg injury is treatable, it might even be cured!"
"Can it...can it cure you? Your sister's talking nonsense!"
Xiao Yi was skeptical and searched for renowned doctors within a hundred miles, even a retired imperial physician known as a master of orthopedics, but they all said that the injury was to the tendons and there was no way to cure it.
Xie Yushu taught the three of them twice more, letting them practice on their own, and then called Xiao Yi into the room.
Xiao Yi was a little nervous but also a little expectant! Heaven knows how much he wanted to go back to normal!
"You're saying my leg injury can be cured? You've seen this kind of injury with your grandfather?"
"I called you here to talk to you about this. Where is your leg injured? I need to take a look first!"
Xiao Yi rolled up his trouser leg, and Xie Yushu carefully examined the injury. On his ankle, there was a scar about ten centimeters long and as thick as a chopstick, which was shocking. Judging from the severity of the scar, the tendon must have been torn. No wonder he couldn't use any strength in this leg!
"Check it out," Xie Yushu said, looking up.
"Your Achilles tendon is severed. I do know how to set it, but the current difficulties are twofold. First, I don't have the right surgical tools right now, but that's easy to solve. I'll go to the city to get it fixed. Second, there's only a 50% chance it will heal! It all depends on whether you're willing to take the gamble!"
What will happen to me if I don't get cured?
"It's pointless to go through all that suffering! After all, surgery is very painful and carries certain risks!"
"Then I'm willing to give it a try!" Xiao Yi said eagerly.
"Aren't you afraid I'll ruin you?"
"I'm not afraid!" Xiao Yi said, then paused before adding...
"Of course I trust you. Although you haven't been married into the family for long, everything you've done has been to take care of us! I know you're a good person, and I'm not afraid that you'll betray me, but Jin Yu's situation is special. Even if I die, I can't let anything happen to him! However, I can't tell you the details right now!"
But I'm really not trying to protect myself from you! I'm just used to keeping a close eye on him! Please, please don't be angry!
It's rare to see this gourd with its mouth sawed off say so much at once!
Seeing his nervous expression, Xie Yushu said with amusement.
"I understand. You don't need to be so nervous. I have nothing to be angry about!"
Don't worry! I will do my best to take care of the two children in their daily lives, but I also hope that you won't interfere too much in what I do! Of course, even if you want to interfere, I won't listen!
I hope our cooperation will be pleasant for now!
As for what happens next, let's just take it one step at a time!
"Okay, thank you!"
Xie Tianqi and the two children practiced their moves enthusiastically all day. Xiao Yi watched and gave them pointers. Seeing that Xie Tianqi was learning quickly, Xiao Yi found a wood-chopping knife and gave it to him. He then taught Xie Tianqi a few knife techniques on the spot!
Xie Yushu also packed the things she needed to take with her when she went out.
I must bring the dagger, keep all the furs for my own use, and keep the honey for myself too! I'll bring the Dendrobium officinale, the ginseng, the snake gall, and keep the snake venom for myself! I plan to make some pills later!
I also packed some dried pork, a few yam segments, two gourds of cooled boiled water, and some wound medicine. When you're out and about, you're bound to get bumps and bruises, especially in this year of famine!
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