Chapter 165: Borrowing
The woman mainly saw that the child in Gu Xia's arms was covered in blood, and she was really scared.
"Rest assured, none of us are bad people. This blood-covered child was picked up by my mother on the road. My lady is kind enough to know some medical skills and wants to save this child. I also hope that this lady will be kind and let my wife enter the house to treat this child. Jiang Yi took out a tael of silver from the money bag and put it in the woman's hand.
One or two pieces of silver is a lot for ordinary people, saving enough money for a family of five for three or four months.
The woman's heart was moved, and besides, she looked at Jiang Yi and his wife so good-looking, they didn't look like villains. Let the couple in.
Jiang Yi drove the ox cart into the yard, Gu Xia was holding the still trembling cute baby in his arms, the woman was alone in the house, and the rest of the family went to work in the field.
The woman vacated a room for Gu Xia, "Little lady, quickly put the child on the bed and lie down, is there anything you need my help with, the little lady just spoke." ”
"Please help bring a basin of water, it's better to have a child's shirt and find one for the child to change." Gu Xia neatly took off the blood-stained clothes on the child's body, and took advantage of the woman's going to fetch water, she moved her mind and took the medicine box out of the space.
Gu Xia opened the medicine box and took out the wound medicine used, and cleaned the wound and applied medicine to the child. The wound was a knife wound, deep enough to see the bone, close to the heart, and the child almost died.
If she hadn't met her, who knew how to heal, the child would have died of excessive blood loss.
By the time the woman brought the water back, Gu Xia had already given the child medicine to stop the bleeding. Gu Xia helped the child scrub the blood stains on his body and changed into the linen clothes that the woman found.
The shirt is worn on the child's body, and it looks unusually wide.
"I don't have any children in my family, and this shirt belongs to my youngest son, who is thirteen years old this year. This kid doesn't fit well in this shirt. The woman explained with some embarrassment.
"It's okay, it's better to wear something than nothing." Gu Xia touched the child's forehead and fed him a fever reducer.
Jiang Yi got some hay and water and fed the old cattle before entering the house. "Daughter-in-law, how is this child?"
"I've taken care of all the wounds on his body, and the fever is almost gone. If only I had come to my senses by tonight, it would be fine. Gu Xia raised his eyes to Shang Jiang Yi's gaze.
"Daughter-in-law, we're going to spend the night at this lady's house tonight." Jiang Yi didn't say much because there was a woman present next to him.
Gu Xia also understood that if the person chasing and killing the child was still searching in the forest, it would be very dangerous for them to leave this village. After all, the only way to get into the city is through the woods.
Besides, the child has not yet woken up from a coma and cannot go on the road.
"Madame can still trouble you to take us in for one night, and you can see that the child is not awake yet." Gu Xia took out a tael of silver and handed it to the woman.
The woman refused, and she couldn't stand Gu Xia to give. The woman had no choice but to accept it, and treated the couple more enthusiastically. "Oh, you're so polite, I'm just a village woman, and you two are screaming one lady at a time. Blame the embarrassment. You are generous, and the two taels of silver you give me are almost enough for our family to spend more than half a year. ”
"Madame is kind enough to take us in, and the money is also due to Madame. Madame don't have to be careful. Just take it. Gu Xia smiled faintly.
"You haven't had dinner yet, I'll go make dumplings, and after dinner, I'll pack out a room for you and your wife to live in." The woman smiled and spoke.
Gu Xia's stomach was indeed hungry, so he didn't refuse the woman's proposal to cook.
The woman was halfway through the dumplings, and the family had all returned from the field, including the eldest son and the younger one, and the old man.
"Mother, why is the food so good tonight? Eating dumplings is still minced with meat. I haven't eaten dumplings for a long time. The eldest walked up to the woman and asked.
"Why don't you mother-in-law live a life, and you don't make meat dumplings every year. Oops, why do you put so much meat on it. The old man was distressed.
This is enough to eat several meals of multigrain cakes with one meal of meat.
"Oh yes, you can shut up. Old man, let me tell you that there is a distinguished guest at home...... "The woman told her about taking in Gu Xia and his wife in a colorful voice.
After hearing this, the old man and his eldest son's family were surprised to learn that Gu Xia and his wife had given the woman two taels of silver.
"My mother stayed for one night, and I gave two taels of silver, and this money is too easy to make." The eldest daughter-in-law exclaimed happily.
The old man no longer said that the woman would not live with meat dumplings, and asked the woman to fry two other dishes, so that the distinguished guests could not be neglected.
The eldest daughter-in-law helped the woman make dumplings together and started to do so.
The dumplings are cooked, with garlic sauce, and two stir-fried vegetables, fried eggs, and shredded pork with green peppers.
The woman brought dumplings and vegetables to Jiang Yi and his wife into the house. Gu Xia thanked the woman.
"You two eat slowly, just treat this as if it were your own home, you're welcome." When the woman had said this, she departed.
Jiang Yi took a small bowl for Gu Xia and scooped a few spoonfuls of garlic, and put a dumpling in her bowl.
Gu Xia dipped the garlic paste and took a bite of the dumplings. Although it is not as delicious as the dumplings made at home, it is still good.
The two dishes were also fried, but Gu Xia was satisfied.
Gu Xia had a large amount, and there were no dumplings and dishes left from the woman.
Jiang Yi didn't wait for Gu Xia to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, he took them away, so that his daughter-in-law could rest.
When Jiang Yi took the dishes and chopsticks out, the woman's family hadn't finished eating, and they were all shocked to see Jiang Yi except for the woman. Especially the woman's eldest daughter-in-law.
She had never seen such a handsome man as Jiang Yi, she looked at it twice for a while, and she didn't know when the chopsticks in her hand fell to the ground.
"Ahem." The woman's eldest son deliberately reminded his daughter-in-law on the sidelines.
Only then did the woman's eldest daughter-in-law come back to her senses and retract her gaze that fell on Jiang Yi.
"You little two haven't eaten enough, I'll serve you a plate of dumplings again." The woman stood up and spoke.
"Madame don't have to bother, my wife and I are already full. It's time to sleep. Jiang Yi replied, turned around and went back to the house.
"Mother, why didn't you say that the man you took in was so handsome?" The woman and daughter-in-law couldn't help but ask.
"You didn't ask before. Let me tell you that this man's lady is called a beautiful fairy, and my mother has never seen such a good-looking little lady, she is simply beautiful and kind. The woman boasted sincerely.
"When my mother said this, I want to see what that little lady is so beautiful?" The woman's son deliberately spoke so.
When the woman heard this, she was indeed alert, "Good-looking and can't be eaten, delicate little lady, she can't do any work, what's the use of marrying home?" ”