Chapter 1323: Unable to Cause Trouble
Mrs. Liu's head was cut open and bleeding started, and she lay in bed for five days. Zhuang Sisi and her second sister-in-law He Hua temporarily took over the kitchen, and under the guise of replenishing their mother's health, they ate three meals of meat in five days. The dishes made everyone in the Liu family very satisfied, except of course Ripples.
She is still a baby raised on milk, and because of her grandmother's disapproval, she only has the nickname Daya, which is the most commonly used nickname among rural girls.
However, Ripple never wronged herself. She would occasionally add a drop of diluted spiritual spring water to herself to warm up her body. She also took care of Zhuang Sisi's body, as well as her father who was like an old scalper.
When Mrs. Liu was able to get up, she found that there was less bacon in the kitchen. She felt as if she was cutting her own flesh, and she immediately jumped up and started swearing in the yard.
Except for Old Man Liu, everyone else, including the infant Ripple, was scolded by her. Then she became miserable again and performed another flat fall in front of everyone who came back from the field.
Moreover, when he fell, he also brought over the logs that were standing by the wall to dry. These logs were cut back from the mountain by Old Man Liu and his three sons, and they were going to be dried and used to build houses. They had not yet been received in the backyard. As a result, Then one of Mrs. Liu's legs was broken.
Because it happened to be the time for everyone to go home for dinner, the neighbors of the Liu family heard the noise and curiously poked their heads around. When they saw Mrs. Liu being crushed by a pile of wood, they screamed out, which woke up the stunned Liu family. .
Next came another turmoil. Looking at Mrs. Liu who fainted from the pain and the blood on the ground, the Liu family moved the wood and did not dare to lift it. In the end, a boy from the village who worked as a medicine boy at Puji Hall in the town ran away. After taking a look, he said to the Liu family:
"Uncle Liu, I'm afraid my aunt's leg is broken. It can't be bumped, otherwise it will be difficult to set the bone. You carry her back to the house first. I have some herbs to stop the bleeding and apply them first. Then you quickly go to the town to hire an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Wang from Puji Hall is good at bone setting.”
"Shunzi, I won't be polite to you anymore. Please run over and I'll get you the medical money right now."
Old Man Liu thought it would be better to invite an acquaintance over, so he immediately made a decision.
"Okay, I'll go home and get the styptic grass first, uncle, you prepare the money."
Shunzi was also warm-hearted and responded immediately.
At this time, Mrs. Liu, who had fainted, had been carried back to her house by her three sons. Old Man Liu took out a key from the secret pocket inside his wife's belt.
Then he opened the lock on the kang cabinet, took out half a tael of silver, and locked the cabinet again. When Shunzi arrived, he gave Shunzi half a tael of silver in front of everyone, and asked him to call the doctor.
After struggling until sunset, Mrs. Liu's leg was connected and splinted by Dr. Wang. During this period, Mrs. Liu woke up twice from the pain and fainted again because Old Man Liu was reluctant to use anesthetics. He really didn't have much money at home, so he just I can make my old lady endure it for a while.
Old Man Liu was somewhat complaining about his old wife. He had told her a long time ago that she should not curse people all the time, which would take all the luck away. Now that she has cursed someone, she even broke her leg. This is asking a doctor and buying medicine. If you want to do favors, you will lose a tael of silver. The family can save a few taels a year.
After Zhuang Sisi fed Ripple, she and Hehua went to the kitchen to cook for the whole family. The two looked at each other and saw gloating in each other's eyes. Although they couldn't show it openly, they were happy in their hearts.
Her mother-in-law broke her leg. As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to break her muscles and bones. Her mother-in-law could not help them for at least half a year, so at night Zhuang Sisi fried Chinese cabbage with lard residue, cooked sticky rice porridge, and... The pancakes filled with cornmeal kept the whole family full.
Of course, in order to show her care for her mother-in-law, she and Hehua discussed it and made pimple soup using the white flour at home and put meat oil in it. After it was cooked, the two daughters-in-law brought it to her mother-in-law's bed. Old Man Liu was very satisfied with it. , I feel that both daughters-in-law are filial.
Half of the white noodle soup went into Zhuang Sisi and Hehua's mouths, and the rest went into Mrs. Liu's belly, but she didn't know it.
Zhuang Sisi ate confidently. She wanted to breastfeed the baby. If she didn't eat well, she would have no milk. As for Lotus, she wanted to conceive the baby as soon as possible and eat more to replenish her body. Anyway, while Mrs. Liu was resting in bed, the two of them served her very attentively and attentively. My own complexion improved a lot.
She was fed with white flour, eggs and meat. When Mrs. Liu could walk on crutches, Lotus became pregnant.
Ripple still ate and slept, took good care of herself after sleeping, and watched Madam Liu making a fuss. As soon as she was well and ready to act, Ripple would push Granny Liu down. She either had a headache or a backache, or twisted her feet. His teeth were swollen, and in the end, Old Man Liu became impatient.
Finally, when Mrs. Liu opened her mouth to scold her eldest daughter-in-law again, she angrily said:
"You damn old woman, can you please calm down a little? See for yourself how many disasters you have caused yourself in this year because of your unrestrained talk!
It feels good to go to bed by yourself. Why don't you count the money you spent? You have to have someone at home to take care of you. Not only will you delay your work, but you will be laughed at by the neighbors.
Dahu hasn't gotten married yet and can't even come up with the money for a betrothal gift. Do you want your youngest son to be a bachelor for the rest of his life? Or are you going to let Pingping be an old girl at home? She is fifteen years old! "
After being scolded, Liu Pozi finally shut up. She returned to her room, opened the kang cabinet and began to count the copper coins. Then she found that it was just as her husband said. This year, she spent five or six taels of silver on medical treatment and medicine. It would be a lie to say that she didn't feel sorry. This money was indeed enough for the family to find a wife for the youngest son.
Liu Pozi finally stopped and began to shut up and work. Lianyi felt that her ears were much quieter and suddenly felt a little bored.
Liu Pozi stopped, and Liu Pingping started to jump again. The reason was that she fell in love with a boy from the next village and wanted to marry him. However, the boy's parents were not stupid. They wanted to find a richer marriage for their son who could read so that they could continue to support their son's study and examination.
When Liu Pingping came back, she began to pester Liu Pozi, wanting Liu Pozi to let her marry into the boy's family with a high dowry. Unfortunately, her family knew her own business. It was impossible for them to fall in love with such peasants, so Liu Pozi naturally did not agree.
However, Liu Pingping talked about the benefits of marrying into a boy's family, the most important of which was that she could help her family, and finally persuaded Liu Pozi. However, it was a fact that they had no money, so the two of them turned their attention to the lovely Lianyi.
These two people were too purposeful, and they started discussing where to sell Lianyi, a one-year-old baby, in front of her. This was really intolerable.
Lianyi was too lazy to pay attention to these two inhuman relatives and decided to solve the problem directly from the root, and this opportunity came to her the next day. (End of this chapter)