Chapter 22: Moving into Town
When the medicine was decocted, the mother and son of the Li family managed to pour most of the bowl into Uncle Li.
Now that everything that can be done is done, it depends on Uncle Li's own creation.
Lao Dao saved Uncle Li, and the village chief and Li Zheng both competed to invite him to his house to rest.
"I still don't bother you, the poor Taoist temple Wei Shi's house is fine, let's rest there for two days for the time being, and wait for Li Shi's condition to stabilize before making plans."
Uncle Li's condition was much better, and everyone else dispersed except for the necessary help.
The village chief called Erhua and Erhua men, and gave a few instructions, just one point, be sure to take care of the old Taoist priest and his little apprentice.
Without the village chief's explanation, Wei Jin's family will not slack off the chief. And the reason why the old Taoist priest was reluctant to find another place to live was because he felt that Wei Jin, a girl, was bold and careful, and seemed to have unique insights into external injuries.
After chatting with her for a long time, the old Taoist priest was sure that this child had not studied medicine, but he dared to think and do, and he was a seedling of studying medicine. It's a pity that this girl refused to study medicine with him, saying that she couldn't earn money and couldn't support her younger brothers and sisters.
Lao Dao can't force others, although it's a pity that this good seedling is a pity, but he can only give up.
The three days passed quickly, and Uncle Li repeated it in the first two days, and from the third day, he was able to open his eyes and drink half a bowl of gruel.
Because his internal organs were damaged, the old way did not allow him to eat more, and he could not get greasy things, and he was only allowed to serve light side dishes after drinking rice porridge for seven or eight days.
After another four or five days, after Uncle Li was able to sit up against the head of the bed, Lao Dao proposed to leave.
"His injury has almost stabilized, and he needs to ask Lang Zhong to diagnose the pulse and prescribe prescriptions for later recuperation, which is not good at this aspect."
After staying in the village for half a month, he really didn't want to stay any longer, so in the early morning of the next day when he proposed to leave, he took the dry food made by Wei Jin, and led the little apprentice to cross the mountains and see no one again in the morning light.
After he left, Wei Jin also took his sister Sihuaer to follow the second sister and second brother-in-law to the town to see the house.
They bought the small yard before, and after a fight with their brothers, the family who sold the side house sold it to them for a little money.
Wei Jin didn't have enough money in his hand, so he went to the village chief's house to borrow some money before giving the house money.
She used her own land as a mortgage, and said that she would pay it back within three months, and if she couldn't pay it back, she would give the best land to the village chief's grandfather.
This is still the village chief's consent for the sake of her asking Lao Dao to save Uncle Li, and the village chief will never borrow money from anyone other than his own brother.
After getting the deed, the second brother-in-law led his brother to take matters into his yard by enclosing the partial house he bought. A new fence was erected, and three inches were given up as the foundation of the wall.
When the fence was repaired, the inside of the side house was also demolished, and only the walls and beams remained.
This slippery room Wei Jin is specially set aside for the door face room and the warehouse, and then the mezzanine is also separated, and the two spacious and bright door face rooms can be officially opened.
There are many people doing business on the back street, and there are also people who carry baskets to sell things under the eaves of two households.
Wei Jin asked people to bring the pot and helmet stove over and put it at the gate on the left. Then he used green bricks to make steps, and built an earthen stove on the street, planning to open a store to sell food.
She can't move the pot and spoon, but it's no problem to boil the powder and hit the pot helmet.
A pot, a lever for pressing flour, and a sauce jar and a large bowl with stoneware open. After cooking, scoop a spoonful of heavy oil from the noodle soup, scoop some chopped meat pieces and offal, sprinkle with seasoning coriander, and cut a mixed meat pot helmet, but you can eat enough for twenty or thirty yuan, which is much cheaper than going to a restaurant.
Today, they are just here to see if the display is as requested, and they have no intention of opening immediately. I have to ask Mr. to see the time for this opening, although it is only a small business, but I also have to ask for a good omen, right?
The brothers of the second brother-in-law did things very carefully, even the walls of the house were carefully brushed with white lime, and the tables and stools of logs specially invited to be beaten by someone looked neat and comfortable in the house, which was much better than those small shops that put a few tables and stools on the side of the street at random.
The second sister's cooking skills are still good, and it doesn't take much skill to scald, just get familiar with it.
Sihua'er has not stopped during this time, she is a strong girl, the second sister and the third sister are working hard for this family, she feels that she can't sit back and enjoy the success, so she has been learning hand-cut noodles with the granddaughter-in-law of the village chief for the past few days.
Mix the dough evenly according to the proportion, knead it repeatedly until the dough is smooth, and roll it out again and again with a long rolling pin until the dough is thin enough to be suitable.
Sprinkle with dry powder, fold left and right to form three stacks, and then cut the noodles with a long, sharp knife. The little girl's strength is not enough, and she can make up to 20 catties of noodles a day. In the first few days, her hands were so sore that she couldn't even hold a rice bowl, and the chopsticks that were holding vegetables were shaking.
No one at home told her not to do it, but only carefully helped her prepare the food and let her try to make as little effort as possible.
After more than ten days of hard work, she is almost used to it, although she still feels tired and sore, but her strength and knife work have made great progress, and the two sisters are also praising in unison, which makes her small body full of confidence.
After looking at the newly bought house and finding nothing that needed to be modified, Wei Jin and the two sisters were very satisfied.
The yard was not big, but it was not small, at least there was enough room for their sisters to live in.
The second brother-in-law and the second sister also have a room, which is a place for the second brother-in-law to settle down when he comes to the town to run errands. As for the eldest brother-in-law, he has always maintained his identity and will not come to his sister-in-law's house for the night.
In addition to the left wing of the second sister and second brother-in-law, on the right is the room of Wei Jin and Sihuaer. The suite at the corner where Wei Jin's room is connected to the hall is reserved for Dabao.
The other four wings as a storeroom and the room of the four flowers were designed by Wei Jin to place a large flower platform, and in the middle was a water tank, which raised water lilies and goldfish.
The small yard is arranged more compactly, and there is no way, there are many people in the family, and there is enough space to do business, so the originally spacious yard can only be compressed.
Fortunately, there is an old well in the yard, and the water quality can only be regarded as average, and it is enough for daily food.
In the past, the old well relied on manpower to draw water, but after Wei Jin saw it, he asked a craftsman to make a well water wheel, and through this wheel he could save most of his energy.
Afraid that the children at home were messing around, the second brother-in-law added a movable lid and locked it when not in use, so as not to let the children be naughty and throw things inside.
"You can plant some onions, ginger and garlic seedlings on this side of the field, and I'll go back and find some seeds to sprinkle."
The second sister is satisfied with this yard, although she is suspected of taking advantage of her sister, but she has a big heart and has never thought of this, and Wei Jin and Sihua will never be cautious because of this.
After deciding that they could move and open the house on a later date, the family went back to the old house to pack their things. In the past few days, I will ask the second brother-in-law and his brothers to help, slowly move some of the daily needs to the new home, and when a good day is chosen, then move in with the last thing, and set up a day's running water mat on the fire and warm the house.