After sorting out the rags, Lin Zhu went to the vegetable patch in the front yard and picked some greens as ingredients for dinner. After a few days of watering and weeding, the vegetable field looks a lot more energetic, and did not plant vegetables with heart before, so there are very few types of vegetables, there is a bunch of radish, a bunch of cabbage, a bunch of leeks and a few ridges of shallots, now the cabbage is still very small, and the planting is also very dense, it should be the seeds that were scattered at will when it was planted before, and now it is allowed to grow up, Lin Zhu every time he picks vegetables, he dials down the long and small ones, leaving space for the big ones, which helps the growth of cabbage, Lin Zhu's hometown in his previous life, The self-grown cabbage is opened when the cabbage grows up and is the size of the palm, and then planted in furrows, with each cabbage spaced about a foot apart, so that the cabbage can grow big and grow well. As the main vegetable in winter, Lin Zhu also plans to replant the cabbage and reclaim a few more vegetable fields, so the open space next to the cabbage field is compared to the painting to see how big the place to open.

At this time, I suddenly heard a knock on the door, and Aunt Li had only been separated for a long time, I shouldn't be coming over again today, who would be outside? When Lin Zhu was still confused, a man's voice came from outside the door, "Is anyone there?" I'm Dr. Zhang from Linjia Village. Lin Zhu suddenly remembered who this person was, when she was "unconscious", Wang and Lin Steward said that the doctor they wanted to invite was also surnamed Zhang, and it should be the same person. She quickly opened the door, and saw an old man with a white beard about fifty years old standing outside the door, with gray hair tied up on top of his head with a bamboo hairpin, and his face was very ruddy and energetic. The eyes are smiling, not at all like an old man, wearing a gray robe, a casual belt around his waist, black pants with a lot of dust on them, straw sandals on his feet are stained with dirt, and a basket stuffed with unknown grass is placed at his feet, though. The old man looked Lin Zhu up and down and looked himself up, touched his beard and smiled, "I don't know who the old man is?" Lin Zhu looked up at him and said that it was not good to know, and it was not right to say that he didn't know, and he was very embarrassed. Hehe, a few days ago, you fainted because of the old man's diagnosis, and you were groggy at that time, no wonder you don't remember. "It turned out to be your old man, please come in, please come in." Lin Zhu hurriedly let the old man into the courtyard, "Look at your appearance, are you well?" Doctor Zhang looked at Lin Zhu's face carefully, and said as he walked: "When the old man saw you, he was in a trance and needed to recuperate, so he only prescribed a few pairs of soothing soup, but I haven't seen anyone come to grab medicine in the past few days, and I am a little worried. "After hearing the old man's words, Lin Zhu couldn't stop cursing in his heart for the shameless behavior of Steward Lin and the Wang family, and he didn't even give medicine." Thank you doctor, my body is fine. "For the enthusiastic old doctor Zhang, Lin Zhu is very grateful, although he is a little dusty, he looks extraordinary, not like a countryman." It's also very hard for you to go up the mountain to collect medicine, and you came to see me, please come in and drink saliva and rest for a while. Lin Zhu took Dr. Zhang to the hall and sat down, poured a glass of water from the table and handed it to him, "Please drink water." Dr. Zhang took a sip of water, looked at the room, and asked a little strangely, "Are you alone at home?" Are your parents not at home? ”

"Do you mean Steward Lin and the Wang family?" Lin Zhu asked, "They are not my parents, they are just responsible for taking care of me, and now something has left." Lin Zhu lightly told Dr. Zhang about the relationship between them, and wondered if Dr. Zhang was really a doctor in Linjia Village, but there was no malice in looking at Dr. Zhang's appearance.

"I see, the old man only came to Linjia Village a few days ago, and some things are not very clear." Doctor Zhang suddenly realized when he heard her say this, "Now that I see that your face is ruddy, and your spirit is good, you will be very blessed in the future, and you don't have to mind the past, and you will just increase your troubles." "Thank you for your advice, the younger generation thinks the same way." It can be seen from the words of the old doctor that this person is not simple, and he can be regarded as a noble doctor in the front, but the latter words show that the old doctor Zhang is a very experienced person, and ordinary people will show curiosity when they hear Lin Zhu's encounter even if they don't get to the bottom of it, but he doesn't mind it lightly and sentences, so calmly enlightening her. These all tell Lin Zhu that this person is extraordinary.

"Ha Luha, seeing that you have recovered and recovered, the old man is relieved, the time is not early, it is time to go back, the old man lives in Linjia Village, there are words on the door of Zhang Ji Medical Hall, you can also go in and sit when you pass by, the mountain behind your house is not high, but there are also some herbs to pick, I will come over often, and you will have to give saliva to drink." After speaking, Dr. Zhang got up and took his leave.

When sending Dr. Zhang to the door, Lin Zhu thought that he was going to have a treat, but some spices had not been found yet, and the likes of Sichuan pepper star anise should be used as medicinal materials, so he should know what he said, "Doctor Zhang, I don't know if you have medicinal materials such as Sichuan pepper star anise?" "Yes, yes, but what do you want this for?" Doctor Zhang was very curious about Lin Zhu's question, "The junior has some small use, you have it there, if it is convenient, I want to go to your place to buy some." "Lin Zhu is very happy, she didn't see it on the day of the market, she shouldn't have found the right place, but now that she can buy it, she is more confident to entertain the village chief's family." These two can not only be used in medicine, but also in dishes, but some counties in the south use more, and the north uses very little, will you also use them? "Doctor Zhang didn't expect a little girl from the countryside to have some knowledge." The younger generation has seen people use it, but I didn't have a chance before, but now I want to try it. "I didn't expect these things to be popularized very widely, and Lin Zhu could only be vague. Doctor Zhang didn't say anything when he saw her, and he didn't ask, "It seems that you still have some food skills at a young age, and you have the opportunity to let the old man taste it." "I didn't expect that Dr. Zhang was still childlike at this age, and he should return Dr. Zhang's favor anyway, Lin Zhu promised to have the opportunity to invite him over for tasting. Dr. Zhang went out satisfied, and said that he would send it to her later.

Not long after Dr. Zhang left, a housekeeper-like person sent Lin Zhu two packs of things, one bag was the pepper and star anise she wanted, and the other bag was actually ginger, Lin Zhu was a little overjoyed, and was more curious about the origin of Dr. Zhang, thanked the housekeeper, and wanted to get money for him, but he refused to accept it, saying that before he came, Mr. Zhang confessed that he would not accept the money, and then invited him to eat a dish made with these materials. Seeing the housekeeper's resolute attitude, Lin Zhu didn't want to give him money, so he had to agree with him that when the skills were mature, he would personally invite the old doctor to come over for dinner.

After the housekeeper left, Lin Zhu felt more and more that Dr. Zhang was not an ordinary person, he was childish, he was old and strong, and he could go up the mountain to collect medicine alone, but there was a housekeeper at home to do things for him. Therefore, Lin Zhu is even more convinced that Dr. Zhang is not an ordinary person. Although he wears a common cotton robe, his all-round bearing is difficult for ordinary people to achieve. For such a person, Lin Zhu feels that he can be good friends but not too flattering, and it is most suitable to treat him with a normal heart.

The next day, Lin Zhu got up early, finished breakfast, and tidied up the house and yard. Because of the appointment, Aunt Li came to make quilts and clothes for her today, and taught her some basic needlework skills by the way. It just so happened that Lin Zhu wanted to invite Aunt Li and the village chief Lin Changqing to dinner, from the village chief's house to her, to pass through the village, many people would see them coming, there was this favor, it was more reasonable to invite guests.

After a while, Aunt Li came to the door, Lin Zhu opened the door to greet her, and saw two people beside her, one was Ruyu, who had known each other yesterday, and a little girl who was about eleven or twelve years old, standing quietly aside, it seemed that it was Aunt Li's eldest daughter Lin Youqing. Hurriedly invited them into the courtyard, Aunt Li introduced Lin Zhu as she walked, "This is my eldest daughter Youqing, she is not bad at needlework now, I will bring her to help you today." "Xie Lu Xie Aunt Li, Xie Lu Xie Youqing, Sister Xie Youqing, I'm sorry for you." Lin Zhu and the others thanked them, Ruyu heard it on the side, and didn't want to be ignored, "I'm also here to help, Xiaozhu, you also want to thank me." "Well, thank you too, and to thank you, you can choose your favorite fabric to make a purse as a thank you gift." Lin Zhu welcomed them into the house, pointing to her to pick up the rags and promised Ruyu.

"Really? Great, I'm going to pick the best one. Ruyu jumped up with joy. Aunt Li knew that Lin Zhu wanted to use that bag of rags to make a purse, and so many rags could make a lot of purses, so she didn't stop them, "Auntie and Sister Youqing also have one each." Lin Zhu added. There were a lot of beautiful silk brocade yarns in the rags that were picked up, and if you made a purse, you could make at least five or six, and it would not be a problem to divide them three.

"How can I ask you so much, these rags are also bought by you with money, just give Xiaoyu one." Aunt Li hurriedly refused, "Auntie, I don't make a purse yet, you and Sister Youqing will have to help me do it for a while, I can't give the handicraft money, can't I take a purse to offset the account." "These silk brocade yarn fabrics are very rare, even if they are spliced into rags and made into purses, they will be very beautiful, whoever sees them will like it, and it will make people happy gifts, Lin Zhu has no pressure at all to send them.

Seeing her like this, Aunt Li couldn't insist anymore, "Okay, I'll let you teach Sister Youqing to do it later, she is very good at doing this." "Eleven or twelve-year-old girls are the most active in learning needlework, seeing those beautiful rags, Lin Youqing has always wanted to try, and when she heard them say this, she was also happy." Xie Lu Xie Xiaozhu sister, I'll help you make the best looking one later. Although Lin Youqing is Ruyu's sister, she has always been very shy, has a soft spot for embroidery, and is ingenious. From time to time, I take some embroidery work to do and sell it to merchants or embroidery shops. She yearns for those precious materials the most, but she is still young, and the embroidery work is only some handkerchiefs, purses, etc., and those precious fabrics are out of reach for her. Now that she has the opportunity to make purses out of these, even rags, she is excited.