Li Mingqing was just passing things around.
Half an hour later, the originally messy bunch of reeds began to take shape as a broom.
Tie it with thin thread and iron wire, put a big stone on it and press it down for two days before using it.
Sun Jiaxue took paper and a pen, traced the shoe pattern and cut it out.
Old Lady Li said, "You're really quick to prepare winter cotton shoes so early."
"Mom, I'm afraid if I don't do it well, there will be time to correct it."
It was the first time she saw cotton shoes being made.
When she was at Old Sun's house before, she couldn't even touch the cotton. Everything was in her mother's hands, for fear that she would take it secretly.
"You're dexterous, so how could you be wrong?"
Old Mrs. Li showed her the newly made cloth shoes.
"Mom, the stitches are so dense and straight, it looks so beautiful."
She was so flattered by Sun Jiaxue's praise that she couldn't stop smiling.
Yang Daya came out holding Siniu, and immediately went over to Sun Jiaxue when she saw her under the shade of a tree.
"Busy making shoes?"
"Yes, I guess a lot of people in the village are doing needlework at home. Tomorrow we have to go weed the cornfield. The dog days of summer are almost over and we'll be busy."
"Xiangnan wants to go to school with Xiangdong and the others. I'm so worried."
Because of his height, Radish Head couldn’t keep up with the others when going to and from school.
"You have to wait at least two days. The school won't allow you to go to school if you're too young. Going to school is hard work, and Xiangnan is too young."
"Mom, I'll give him a good beating tonight and he'll behave himself."
She was just saying it. Given how much she loves her child, she definitely wouldn't be willing to lift a finger.
Li Mingqing said, "Is he afraid that no one will play with him now that he's in school?"
"Maybe it's true. Daya and Xiangdong went to school and he was the only one left at home."
"There are so many children in the village, who can we be without someone to play with?"
"Xiangnan and Xin, who clean my second sister-in-law's house, are closer to her than me, their mother."
A few children came back from outside, jumping around.
It was pretty good. We picked up a lot of firewood and each of us took a small bundle.
"You went to the mountains?"
"At the foot of the mountain, the educated youth went to catch wild game but they caught nothing and returned empty-handed."
"But remember not to go deep into the mountains."
Old Lady Li would give them these instructions every time they went up the mountain.
Li Mingli said: "The mountains are so dangerous. How could the bandits dare to live there before?"
"I heard they've been living here for five or six years, fleeing from other places. Even though our place is remote, they were still eliminated."
“That was more than ten years ago.”
Li Mingqing listened with great interest.
Bandit, so there should be a lot of good stuff on the top of the mountain.
He thought about going to the mountains next time he was off duty.
He asked, "Has anyone from this village ever been to the top of the mountain?"
"After the bandits were shot, the bravest people in the village wanted to go to the bandit's lair to see if there was anything valuable. But out of three people who went, only one came back."
"What about the other two? Dead?"
"They say he encountered a wolf on the way and couldn't escape, and was mauled to death. From then on, no one dared to go to the top of the mountain anymore. Money is more important than life."
Li Mingqing thought there should be no wolves in the mountains because he had never heard any wolf howling.
"Mom, where are the people coming down from the mountain?"
"He went to live with his relatives and never came back."
Something is not right, and no one knows what the truth is.
But he had decided to go up the mountain to find out what was going on.
After chatting here for a while, the couple went home.
As soon as I walked out of the old house, I saw Zhang Chengming and Wu Lili coming over.
It seems that Zhang Chengming has figured it out.
"Ming Qing, we grew up together. Tell me the truth, can I really cure it?"
"Are you afraid I'll lie to you?"
"No, I just don't know what to do."
"It will be almost healed in half a month. Don't be so bitter and resentful every day."
"There's one more thing, you can't tell anyone about it."
Li Mingqing smiled and said, "I'm not the kind of person who talks too much. I still have some professional ethics as a doctor."
He never told anyone about the patient, not even Sun Jiaxue.
Only after hearing this did Zhang Chengming feel completely relieved.
If this gets out and the villagers find out, I won’t have the face to live in the village.
Wu Lili sat next to Zhang Chengming worriedly.
Li Mingqing said, "Wife, you and her go out first."
Sun Jiaxue pulled Wu Lili out.
"Jiaxue, can it be cured? What should I do if it can't be cured?"
"Brother Mingqing's medical skills are very good. There will be no problem. Don't worry."
"Just now I thought this was the cause of a quarrel at home. We were living peacefully, but the house has been filled with gloom these past few days. My father-in-law said it was my fault that I couldn't even get pregnant. I'm useless."
Wu Lili wiped her tears as she spoke, feeling extremely sad.
"Everything will be fine."
"We still have to live our lives. I hope I can get pregnant in two months."
At that time, if a woman could not give birth to a child, it would be a serious sin and she would not be able to hold her head up at home.
Not only does she have to have a baby, it has to be a girl.
Zhang Chengming saw the silver needles stuck in his body and asked, "Mingqing, why don't you want a child?"
"Let it be. My wife and I are young, so there's no need to rush."
"What's so small? Hongbin is even younger than you and his child is about to be born. You can't be..."
Even though he didn't finish speaking, Li Mingqing knew what he was going to say.
"Stop, do you think there's something wrong with me?"
Zhang Chengming smiled awkwardly. Indeed, he was a doctor, so how could he not know whether there was a problem or not?
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