Liu Chuyu got up and ran out.
The magistrate's wife and He Tiantian sat in the outer hall for a while, and they couldn't help but talk about the magistrate's illness.
"Madam, I think the magistrate's illness is caused by the changing seasons. Winter is coming soon, the climate is quite dry, and the sudden changes in temperature make it easy to catch a cold."
Before the magistrate's wife could speak, she heard the magistrate inside say in a hoarse voice, "Yes, yes, several yamen runners in the government office fell ill one after another. Then Master Yuan also fell ill, and then it was my turn."
The magistrate's wife glanced inside with annoyance. "Why didn't you say this sooner? You really know how to keep it to yourself. It's a good thing you didn't call your son back, or he would have fallen ill too."
"By the way, should Chu Yu go back with him this time? We can visit his father after he recovers."
The magistrate's wife was afraid that her precious son would be infected, so she wanted to send him away to a distant place.
He Tiantian hesitated for a moment, "Well... why don't you wait for Chu Yu to come back and ask him for his opinion?"
He Tiantian mentally estimated that this was similar to a modern viral cold. It came on fiercely and made people sick very quickly.
But as long as you persevere, it's not a big problem.
The reason why Magistrate Liu was sick for more than ten days was twofold: firstly, the virus was highly virulent, and secondly, the herbal remedies available nowadays are relatively mild and not as fast-acting as Western medicine.
Thinking of this, He Tiantian instructed, "Madam, the people in the mansion should drink ginger soup every day to keep warm, and pay attention to keeping warm as well. The magistrate's illness should be getting better soon."
The magistrate's wife nodded.
When it got a little dark, He Tiantian suggested that they go back.
Although the magistrate's wife really wanted her son to go back with her, Liu Chuyu was worried about his father's illness and made up many reasons to refuse to leave.
Everyone understood, but no one wanted to expose the young boy's thoughts.
The magistrate's wife sent a carriage to take He Tiantian home, and she finally returned to the shop before it got completely dark.
Because they were selling preserved eggs that day, Zhao Xiaohe and He Shitou returned a little late and missed Zhao Dahai's carriage.
The two of them supplied a total of four or five hundred preserved eggs to various shops today, earning almost one tael of silver.
They were all very happy because they couldn't go back home and had to rest at He Tiantian's shop that night.
Nearly a thousand copper coins filled two large bags. He Tiantian noticed that both He Shitou's and Zhao Xiaohe's money bags were bulging.
After dinner, the family gathered together to chat and laugh.
He Tiantian couldn't help but tease, "Xiaohe, Shitou, can you two take your money bags off? Don't you get tired hanging them on your waists?"
Zhao Xiaohe and He Shitou then laughed sheepishly. They had been so busy eating after finishing their work that evening that they hadn't noticed anything.
Zhao Yanniang couldn't help but sigh, "Is the preserved egg business really that easy to do outside?"
Zhao Xiaohe and Shi Tou were both stumped by the question.
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