Ruoshui said with a smile: "What is this said by the eldest lady, we are also from the countryside, but we are not a young lady, come in and have a cup of tea." You must be thirsty after a long walk in the city, and this city is no better than our country, and you have to pay for a place to drink water. ”

The old woman who said Ruoshui's words was warm in her heart, and she also smiled and looked towards Ruoshui's family. She saw that Mrs. Zheng, Wang Ning and others had dark and red skin, and at first glance they were croppers who had been basking in the sun for many years. The temperament on his body is also not quite the same as the city people they have seen. It's just that Ruoshui's skin is fair, as delicate as mutton fat, and there is a luxury on his body, and he doesn't look like a family with these people. I thought to myself, could it be that this girl grew up in the city after the family moved to the city?

She had a heart to be close to Ruoshui, but thinking of her own situation, she sighed again: "Alas, don't hide it from Miss." My wife is sick, and I am afraid that I will give the lady too sick, so I still don't go in and sit. If the young lady has a heart, she will bring out a bowl of white water for our mother and son to drink. ”

Ruoshui glanced at the old woman when she heard this, and said with a smile: "I just know some medical skills, if the eldest mother doesn't dislike me, would it be good to show the eldest mother?" ”

The old woman looked at her son beside her, her eyes were slightly red, and she said with tears: "In order to treat me, the family sold all the ancestral property, and after drinking the medicine these days, it didn't get better, but it delayed Da Zhuang, and when the people in the village heard that our family's land and property were sold, no one was willing to marry their daughter to Da Zhuang." It's all because I've hurt Da Zhuang! My old bones, I have lived for so many years, and it is enough to be cured, I will die early, and if I save a few dollars, maybe I will have the opportunity to buy a daughter-in-law for Da Zhuang from the people in the future. ”

Da Zhuang knelt on the ground with a puff and cried: "Mother, what are you talking about!" The son does not marry a daughter-in-law, the son wants his mother to get better, and the son wants his mother to cure his illness even if he smashes the pot and sells iron. ”

The old woman saw her son's filial piety, and she also cried out: "My son, if my mother can't marry you a daughter-in-law, I won't have the face to see your father when I die!" Your old Zhang family is the only seedling of you, do you want me to tell your father that my old wife has spent all the money in the family and let his old Zhang family break off? ”

Zhang Dazhuang was speechless, just crying and refusing to let go. Ruoshui saw that the mother and son were filial piety, and couldn't help but feel compassion, stopped the mother and son from continuing to cry, and said with a smile: "I once learned from the master, I think the eldest mother's family is a philanthropist, and they will not cut off their children and grandchildren." However, you and your son are both destined to be auspicious in distress, and there will always be noble people to help you in case of trouble. This time, you can marry a daughter-in-law on the way back to the village! ”

The old woman looked at Ruoshui suspiciously: "Miss, what you said is true?" We countrymen don't understand those twists and turns, so don't lie to us. Our family has no land and no money, just a broken grass house, who will follow me? ”

Ruoshui smiled and said: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, if I say that there is, there will definitely be it, you just wait." Your daughter-in-law is a rare good daughter-in-law, and she wants to live with your son in a down-to-earth manner. You two can't be suspicious of others, you have to treat others well. ”

The old woman couldn't help but believe it a little when she heard what Ruoshui said, and a smile appeared on her face: "Naturally, someone is willing to follow me, and we are naturally offered as ancestors." Our village is poor, and most families can't marry a daughter-in-law, and whoever marries a daughter-in-law is not like a baby. ”

Ruoshui stepped forward and took the old woman's hand and said with a smile: "Auntie, when you see someone, remember what I told you, don't disbelieve people, just drive people away." As for the matter of seeing a doctor, you can rest assured that we have a pharmacy at home, and there are a lot of medicines at home that cannot be sold, and it will be bad if you put it, so it is better to give it to you to drink and not charge you money. ”

The old woman stared, obviously not believing Ruoshui's words: "I heard the old man say, this medicinal herb can't be broken, don't coax the old woman, our family is poor, but we can't take advantage of others for nothing." ”

Ruoshui smiled, this old woman is a real person, so she responded: "Auntie knows a lot, okay, I won't coax you, then I will give you money according to the purchase price, and I won't earn your money." ”

The old woman heard Ruoshui praise her for knowing a lot, and her face was a little proud: "My old man used to go to a private school, and he was the only scholar in the village, and I learned some from him." It's a pity that later the imperial court was gone, and there was no way to become an official when studying. I was blind with so much money to read. In the end, the old woman's face was a little lonely.

Ruoshui invited the old woman and Zhang Dazhuang into the living room, and let the subordinates serve tea before saying: "Why are you blind, the uncle earns more than others in the village, doesn't he?" ”

The old woman smiled proudly: "No, the old man of our family is a cultural person, where can he compare with farming." ”

Ruoshui found out from the beginning when he looked at the face of this old woman that this old woman was not seriously ill, just an ordinary cough and typhoid fever, but she had bad luck this year, and she had the good fortune of robbing money, as long as she could survive this period, the illness would naturally be better. So he beckoned his subordinates to bring the four treasures of the study, and wrote a prescription to ask people to go to Zhou's Pharmacy to grab medicine, she calculated, Mrs. Zhang's illness will be cured for half a month at most, so she instructed her subordinates to grab half a month's medicine.

"Auntie, it's not a big deal about your disease, it's just an ordinary typhoid cough, it's just that you are old and weak, and you can't get better for a while, just take medicine for half a month."

Mrs. Zhang was taken aback and shouted directly: "Half a month? It cost more than a dozen oceans to take the medicine for seven days before, and the medicine is expensive, where can we take it for half a month. It's better to keep the money for Da Zhuang to marry his daughter-in-law, and if he dies, he won't be cured......"

Zhang Dazhuang was anxious when he heard this, grabbed Mrs. Zhang's clothes and shouted: "Mother, you can't go untreated!" ”

Ruoshui saw that this Zhang Dazhuang was a pure filial person, honest and loyal, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and said with a smile: "Auntie, those medicines are expensive because the people who open the medicine shop make a lot of money, but in fact, the purchase price is not so much." If you want to keep the money for the big brother to marry a daughter-in-law, you can also ......"

"I don't marry a daughter-in-law!" Zhang Dazhuang stood up when he heard this, interrupting Ruoshui's words.

Ruoshui waved his hand, signaled Zhang Dazhuang not to be excited, and continued: "I don't charge a penny for these medicines, but Brother Da Zhuang will come back to my pharmacy to work for me for three months after going back to the village with you this time to marry his daughter-in-law, and these three months' wages will be worth these medicines." If the big strong brother is not worried, the eldest mother and the new daughter-in-law can take you all to live here, and I will take food and accommodation. If Brother Da Zhuang is willing to continue to work in the pharmacy after three months, I will welcome it. ”

Mrs. Zhang looked at Ruoshui in surprise: "Da Zhuang can really marry a daughter-in-law when he goes back this time?" ”