Chapter 55: Old Wounds Recur
In May, the weather changed like a child's face, just after the blue sky and white clouds, the sky was cloudy in a blink of an eye, and the people in the fields began to be anxious.
Lin Mei was making tofu at home, but when she saw that the sky was not good, as if it was going to rain, she didn't make tofu anymore, so she asked her two younger sisters to take care of her home, take her clothes and run to the field.
When Lin Mei ran to the ground, the men in the field took off their shirts, threw their shoulders and bent over to cut desperately, Lin Mei saw the ears of wheat piled up in the field, no one harvested them, and went directly to the field to help tie the ears of wheat. Let Lin Hai pick up the bundled ears of wheat back, and ask Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to also help bundle the ears of wheat.
The two families joined the harvest army, and they were originally going to do another day's work, but before the rainstorm came, they lit torches at night and finished the robbery.
In the middle of the night, thunder and lightning increased, and the rainstorm came as scheduled, Lin Mei was awakened by the thunder, and fortunately the harvest was finished, and she fell asleep in a daze and tired.
When I got up the next day, the rain was still falling, and Lin Mei was so tired that she didn't want to move.
But Shanzi's exclamation came from outside the window: "Sister, sister, get up, you go and look at Daddy, I'll go find a doctor." ”
Shanzi's words shocked the three sisters on the kang.
Lin Mei got up in a hurry, ran to see Daddy Lin, saw that his face was not good, his forehead was still in cold sweat, he frowned and moaned, and asked worriedly: "Dad, wake up, don't scare me, you are uncomfortable there." ”
Daddy Lin reluctantly opened his eyes and whispered, "Don't worry, I just have a bad leg pain, just get through it." “
Lin Mei was speechless, it hurt so much, and said that it was good to boil, can this be boiled?
Asked Shangxi'er and Peach to guard Daddy Lin, boil a big pot of hot water by themselves, and bring a hot compress to Daddy Lin.
After the doctor came to see it, he also said that it was a recurrence of the old injury, so let Daddy Lin lie down here and rest for a week, and he would never be able to get out of bed and move, for fear of leaving a dark disease in the future and paralyzing on the bed.
The doctor's words scared the four sisters and brothers of the Lin family enough, especially Lin Mei, I was really afraid that if Father Lin collapsed on the bed, he would be the most painful and affected.
Regardless of Daddy Lin's objections, he was determined to buy someone to come back, and he couldn't let Daddy Lin work anymore.
The rain had just stopped for two days, and Lin Mei knew that during this time, the farm was busy, and her cousin Lin Feng must have helped at home, packed a few pieces of tofu, and went to the fourth uncle's house.
Seeing that Lin Feng was busy threshing wheat ears in the yard, after handing over the tofu to Xiao Wang, he told Lin Feng about the situation at home and consulted about the buyer.
I heard that it is not expensive, it is only twenty taels of silver to buy a strong man, and the maid is only ten taels of silver, and the girl is cheaper, about five taels. casually mentioned to his cousin that he wanted to buy a servant, and Lin Feng agreed to help him pay attention to the right candidate.
After Lin Mei left, Wang said with envy: "See, Lin Mei is really different from before, not to mention how much money she can earn, it will only be a long time before she can buy a servant." ”
Lin Quan sighed and said: "She can't help it, except for the second brother, there is no helper at home, and if the second brother really falls into a leg disease, he will have to be taken care of by her if he is paralyzed on the kang." ”
Wang thought about it, thinking that Daddy Lin's leg disease had recurred, and it was also related to helping his family harvest wheat in the past two days, he felt a little empty, and he had to spend silver to buy a servant, so he was relieved.
Lin Quan was worried about the second brother's leg disease, so he asked the Wang family to catch an old hen and send it to the second brother's house in person.
Daddy Lin was obedient this time, and honestly lay on the kang for a week, and under Lin Mei's careful care, he gained a little weight.
On the day that Lin Quan sent the chicken, Lin Mei killed the chicken and cooked a pot of angelica stewed chicken.
When eating, looking at the angelica in the bowl, Father Lin felt distressed for a long time, but it was already stewed in chicken soup, and he still ate it, and he didn't waste it at all.
Lin Mei has made several trips to the town to buy meat in the past few days, especially the stick bones, and the family has stewed it for several days, if Lin Mei is not tired of eating it herself, she may have to buy it.
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Taiyuan Mansion, Qin Wang's Mansion
"Sixth brother, what kind of medicine do you say is sold in the fourth brother's gourd, take us every day to either go shopping or go to a restaurant." The Lord of the Bright Moon asked in confusion.
King Qi smiled and said: "That's not good, didn't you say that you want to visit Taiyuan Mansion, why are you still not happy to have someone accompany you every day?" ”
The county lord of Jiaoyue didn't think so, pouted and said: "I'm talking about going shopping in private, that's like now, as soon as he goes out, he puts on the honor guard of King Qin, and a large group of people follow him wherever he goes, just like others who don't know that he is the King of Qin, it's not interesting to go around at all." ”
"Okay, okay, if you want to go out in private, isn't it easy?" King Qi persuaded.
As soon as the county lord of Jiaoyue heard that he had an idea, he hurriedly asked: "Sixth brother, I know that you are the smartest, you can quickly talk about how to get rid of the subordinates and go out for a walk." ”
"Isn't that easy? I asked Mei Niang to buy some souvenirs, and you also dressed up as Yahuan to go with her, and then let your Yahuan dress up as you to play chess with me, and then you can take the opportunity to go out of the house. King Qi came up with an idea.
In fact, living in the Qin Wangfu in the past few days, the people in the Qin Wangfu are watching closely, Mei Niang is inconvenient to contact the shadow, the king of Qi can't get any news, and he is a little anxious.
"Okay, okay, sixth brother, let Mei Niang come in and help me dress up." The Lord of the Bright Moon shouted excitedly.
So, Mei Niang took the girl ring dressed as the county lord of Jiaoyue out of the Qin Palace.
Mei Niang saw that someone was retreating, and took the county lord through the streets and alleys to leave a code, and the poor county lord of Jiaoyue was still stupidly playing.
In the end, the county lord of Kyaukyue was tired of walking, and when he saw a teahouse next to him, he shouted to drink tea and rest, and Mei Niang's task was completed, so he had to accompany her.
The teahouse store is not big, but it can be considered, and there is a high platform in the store, and the storyteller is invited to talk about strange and wild fun.
The two came just in time, and the storyteller was talking about a woman who had been married for many years and had no children, and her mother-in-law did not like it, and she was afraid of being abandoned, so she had to take her husband all the way to Lingyun Temple to ask for a child.
The storyteller said that when the woman came all the way to Lingyun Temple, knelt in front of the Bodhisattva and made a wish, and told what happened to her in-laws' house with a crying voice, because it was too realistic, the guests present listened to it sadly, and the listeners wept.
Even the lord of Kyaukyue listened attentively, and when he finally learned that the woman was finally happy, he happily rewarded the storyteller with five taels of silver.
Mr. Xidena stepped down from the stage and walked in front of the Lord of Kyaukyue County, and personally bowed his hand to thank him.
The Lord of Kyaukyue was very curious about the Lingyun Temple in the story, and asked him a lot of questions about the Lingyun Temple.
When he returned to the palace of King Qin, he pestered King Qi and King Qin, shouting that he wanted to go to Lingyun Temple for a visit.
King Qi was worried that he didn't go out, and when he saw that the county lord of Jiaoyue was clamoring to go to Lingyun Temple, he agreed and gave the county lord a look.
King Qin hesitated a little and said: "I have also heard of this Lingyun Temple, but I have heard that the mountain road is rugged, and wild beasts often haunt me, so I am afraid that accidents will occur if the road is unsafe."
The county lord of Jiaoyue got the hint from the king of Qi, and said happily: "What are the beasts afraid of, isn't there still guards, and when the time comes, bring more personal soldiers, and you won't be afraid." ”
When King Qin was still struggling, King Qi also followed and said: "If the fourth brother is not at ease, let the Song Deputy Dianjun also bring the men and horses with him, with the skills of the Song Deputy Dianjun, it is more than enough to protect the county lord and me." ”
Seeing that both of them wanted to go, King Qin had no choice but to nod in agreement and instructed the chief manager to go down to arrange the itinerary and soldiers and horses.