Xie Mulin spent the night on the bamboo couch. After a tiring day, she fell asleep soon after lying down, and she didn't have time to taste the comfort of this "bed". Fortunately, it was not too hot at night, and the gauze tent also blocked the mosquito infestation. She had a good night's sleep, and when she opened her eyes at dawn, she heard the sound of rain outside.

It rained during the night.

Fortunately, the rain is not too heavy. Xie Mulin got up and pushed the window to look out, and found that the yard was not flooded, and the gutter seemed to be working properly. When Li'er came with a basin of water and a towel and waited for her to freshen up, she went out to find that even the front yard was not flooded. The subordinate reported that the water level of the river had only risen a little, and the situation was much better than expected.

Mrs. Xie was still sleeping, Xie Mulin arranged for the people to make a simple breakfast, sent two people to follow the ferry, went into the county seat to buy goods, contacted Wen and others, and took people to Meilu, planning to sort out this small courtyard and live for himself.

The night passed, but Mei Lu changed. The originally good courtyard actually appeared several large and small mud puddles, which were covered with rainwater and muddy, and it was difficult for people to walk from the door to the small building.

Pearl came over with Xie Mulin, originally thinking of finding a better bed for herself and Mrs. He, but now she was a little dumbfounded, and stomped her feet and said, "How can this be?!" When it rained a few days ago, there was water in this yard, but it wasn't so bad! How do you get off your feet?! ”

Xie Mulin observed it for a moment and understood what was going on: "Last night, when our people came to move furniture, they trampled the mud in this yard out of the pit. Since there is already water accumulation here, it proves that the drainage function is not good, and now adding some mud puddles, wouldn't it be even worse? ”

Ma Lu Yao's family came over to take a look, and said: "There were dozens of old plum trees planted around the small building in this courtyard, so it was called Meilu." When I was relocated, the best few plums were dug up by the housekeeper and sent to the new house, and the rest of the old plums, the second aunt's wife came to dig some away, and the rest was not good-looking, so no one wanted it. After a few years, no one took care of it, and they all died, and the dead branches and leaves fell into the drainage ditch, and when it rained, some mud washed down the hillside at the back, and the ditch was blocked. I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to clean this up. The second girl waits a minute, I'll let us bring someone to dredge it for you, right? ”

Xie Mulin thought for a while: "Forget it, let's leave it first." It takes a lot of time. We don't know how long we'll be staying here, so why bother if we're only staying for a few days? What are the discarded door panels and wood in the old house? Move them all over and find a few smoother bricks. ”

Ma Lu Yao's family quickly collected the things. Xie Mulin commanded the two mothers-in-law, took bricks as the base, laid the door panels on it, and paved it all the way to the steps of the small building, and paved a six-curved wooden plank bridge, as long as you are careful when walking on it, don't step on those broken wooden boards, it is still quite stable, and cheap and fast.

The situation in the small building is much stronger than outside, and it is better than the building in the backyard. The furniture piled up here has been moved away, and the rest is pushed together to make room for some beds, cabinets, tables, chairs, screens and other furniture, which are not crowded at all, and even use the wardrobe to separate the cubicles, put the arhat bed and couch, and let the girls sleep. Li'er and Cuijiao were so overjoyed that they immediately moved Xie Mulin and their luggage over, and were busy cleaning around.

The things in Meiluli were arranged, and Mrs. Xie also woke up. Xie Mulin hurriedly went to the kitchen, took the medicine and japonica rice porridge to the backyard, smiled and watched Pearl and Mrs. He wait for Mrs. Xie to finish washing, then personally delivered breakfast and medicine, and said very respectfully: "The old lady looks much better than yesterday, and she slept soundly this night?" ”

Mrs. Xie herself felt a lot better, thinking that the doctor was still quite reliable, so she drank the porridge slowly and methodically, and said, "The doctor was good yesterday, I took his medicine very well, so I just continue to call him in the future, and I don't need to invite Du Fengchun." She felt that her life could be saved, and some people could not see it, or not see it.

How could Shemulin let her get her wish? It's a trivial matter to see Du Fengchun or not, but you can't ask the old lady to develop this bad habit of being a demon and making her wishes come true. So she said: "The doctor himself said that his medical skills were limited, and persuaded us to invite Dr. Du Ming." Although the old lady is considerate of our juniors and doesn't want to bother too much, but the old lady, your body is important, and this matter cannot be saved! If we don't ask Dr. Du to check your pulse, how can we rest assured? ”

Mrs. Xie glanced at Xie Mulin with some annoyance, and didn't bother to quarrel with her, so she ate the porridge sullenly, rested for a while, drank the medicine again, and then turned her back and continued to sleep.

Xie Mulin didn't care either, and went to arrange his own affairs on his own. By the time the sun was up, the old house had been renovated, and those who remained had decent accommodation, some people began to repair the main house, and some people went to Qianwan Village to contact carpenters to repair the broken doors and windows.

At this time, the people sent to the county seat also returned. They bought three days' worth of ingredients for everyone, grabbed medicine for Mrs. Xie, and brought back the doctor from yesterday.

The doctor followed the boat to Huyin County yesterday, and the Wen family took the Xie family for a night, and today he went to visit an acquaintance in the county, and now it is time to return. He had already confirmed with the Wen family that Du Fengchun, a famous doctor in Huyin, would take over the patient Mrs. Xie, and he would hand over the medical case and prescription to the Du family, and he would come back for a follow-up visit when he returned, and he would be able to retire.

Mrs. Xie is trusting this doctor now, and it is rare to see him with a pleasant face. The doctor carefully checked the pulse, asked questions, and knew that the prescription he prescribed had worked, and he was quite satisfied.

However, although Mrs. Xie's condition has improved, it does not mean that her illness will be cured soon. The doctor adjusted the prescription and said that the medicine could be drunk for two days, and two days later, Du Fengchun took over the patient, and he didn't have to worry about it.

Mrs. He was taken aback on the side: "Two days later?!" "Didn't Du Fengchun come over today? Isn't it today, Ming'er should be here too?!

Old Mrs. Xie suddenly sank her face: "He is deliberately trying to embarrass me!" This still has the face to say that he is benevolent and benevolent?! ”

The doctor looked at her in astonishment: "What did the old lady say?" Are you mistaken? The old lady of the Huzhou prefect's family was sick, and the doctors under Huzhou, but anyone who had some reputation, let the prefect invite him, and Dr. Du was no exception. This was a few days ago, and I heard that he was now preparing to return to Huyin County, but it would take two days to do so. When he left home, didn't he know about the old lady's illness? How can they embarrass you? ”

Old Mrs. Xie blushed suddenly, and she only felt that she had lost face.

Seeing this, the doctor sighed, and kept silent about whether the old lady Xie had a grudge with Du Fengchun, and only said: "What I said yesterday, the old lady must remember." You have to drink medicine every morning and evening, and you can't be afraid of bitterness. Try to eat as light as possible and never drink alcohol. It is better to go to bed early and get up late, rest and recuperate, and keep a calm mind every day, less angry and less excited. ”

He paused again: "You are an elderly person, you should be relaxed in everything, don't worry about everything, and don't worry too much about trivial matters." If the juniors in your family are incompetent and unfilial, and often make you angry, that's it. You obviously have a family of filial sons and virtuous grandchildren, your son is an official outside, your daughter-in-law is virtuous, and your grandchildren are also well-educated, so what is there to be dissatisfied? Being tolerant of everything is good for your family and for yourself. ”

After saying this, the doctor Shi Shiran left. Only Mrs. Xie was left behind, her face was red and white for a while, and she wanted to get angry, but she couldn't.