Yingbao held Yoyo's hand and watched her father drive away, frowning.
In his previous life, his second uncle died of lung disease. That year, his son Hu Zi was five years old and Er Ni was eight years old.
After staying at home for the 57th day after the death, the second aunt packed her clothes and returned to her parents' home, leaving her two children at her uncle's home. It is said that within two months, she married a widower as a concubine.
Now Hu Zi is just three years old, and his second uncle is already sick.
Was it because of my rebirth that the trajectory of events changed? After all, in my previous life, there was no Wudingzhi, no little deer, no big fish, and my father had never gone fishing with my uncles.
If he hadn't gone fishing, Second Uncle wouldn't have been tired and caught a cold, and he wouldn't have gotten sick now.
What should I do? Erbo, a gentle man, would die early just because of his rebirth
Yingbao felt guilty and went back home dejectedly. She sent Youyou into the shed, went back into the house and entered the cave to continue harvesting crops.
It was not until noon that Jiang Sanlang came back. He first went to the kitchen to fetch hot water to wash his hands and face, then he took out the warm food from the warm basket, placed it on the kang table, and sat down to eat.
"How is your second brother?" Chunniang asked.
Jiang Sanlang shook his head and said depressedly: "Not very good."
"What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor said it was a lung disease and prescribed some medicine for me to take first. I should come back for a checkup after I finish the first dose."
Jiang Sanlang sighed and said in annoyance, "If I had known earlier, I would not have let my second brother go fishing with us. He is weak to begin with, and after being so tired and cold..." It would be strange if he didn't get sick.
Chunniang tried to comfort him: "If you don't want to let him go, then don't let him go. The brothers are all working together to make money. If you leave him alone, won't people gossip about him? Besides, you know that Second Sister-in-law is a very strange person. If that happens, everyone will be disturbed."
Jiang Sanlang was silent. He ate a few mouthfuls of rice, wiped his mouth, and lay down on the kang. He rested his hands on the pillow and thought for a while before saying, "No matter what, Second Brother caught a cold while fishing with us. Alas, from now on, Big Brother and I will each pay for his medicine in half."
This time when my second brother went to see the doctor, my second sister-in-law didn't take a penny, but my mother gave her one coin.
Fortunately, I took that money, otherwise the money I brought would not be enough to buy medicine.
"Then how much money should our family pay?" Chunniang asked tentatively, feeling unsure.
Jiang Sanlang thought for a moment and said, "A dose of medicine costs more than 800 coins, and it's not even the best. I guess it's worth two or three strings of cash."
One dose of medicine can only be used for three to five days. My second brother’s condition is so serious that he needs to take at least seven or eight doses.
Eight doses of medicine cost more than six strings of coins. He and his eldest brother split the cost equally, so each family ended up with more than three strings of coins.
"This... a dose of medicine costs so much?" Chun Niang was surprised. "Don't colds and coughs usually cost 20 or 30 cents per dose?"
"The medicine contains ginseng slices and donkey-hide gelatin. The doctor said that my second brother's illness needs to be treated slowly, and ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin are indispensable." Jiang Sanlang said depressedly.
After hesitating for a while, he turned to his wife and said, "Mother Chun, my second brother is seriously ill this time. My eldest brother and I cannot just sit back and watch, so... you have to bear with me."
"I know." Chunniang lowered her eyes, stood up and opened the cash box: "Then...how much do you want?"
Jiang Sanlang waved his hand and said, "There's no rush for now. When the doctor comes for a follow-up consultation in three days, you can give me another one."
"good."
Chunniang agreed, feeling heartbroken.
I have finally saved some money, but before I can even warm it up, I have to spend it again. Alas.
But what else could they do? My husband and his brothers were very close, and seeing Erlang was seriously ill, how could they just watch him die
Two days later, Jiang Erlang's condition not only did not improve, but became more serious.
Erni ran to her uncle's house early in the morning and cried to her grandparents to save her father.
Jiang Liu hugged her granddaughter in her arms and cried to her husband, "Old man, please think of a way, wuwuwuwu... Erlang is only thirty years old..."
"I'll go take a look." Old man Jiang also felt upset and got up and walked out.
Jiang Liu wiped her tears and followed with her eldest son.
Jiang Erlang's home.
Jiang Sanlang was holding a bowl and preparing to feed his second brother medicine. When he saw his parents and eldest brother come in, he put the bowl on the small table and made room for them.
"Second son, how are you?" Jiang Liu stepped forward, grabbed her second son's hand, and choked up, "My son, if you feel uncomfortable, tell me."
At this time, Jiang Erlang's eye sockets were sunken, his cheeks were extremely thin, his lips were trembling and he couldn't speak. He just looked at his parents and cried silently.
"Erlang..." Jiang Liu stroked her son's face and burst into tears, "Take the medicine well. I will ask your third brother to go to the town to ask for a doctor. Don't be afraid, dear boy. You will get better..."
Jiang Erlang nodded weakly.
Seeing his son so weak, Old Man Jiang couldn't hold back his tears. He quickly wiped his tears with his sleeves, touched his son's head, and comforted him: "Erlang, it's okay, you just caught a cold and have a fever, it's no big deal, you will be better in a few days, ah..."
Jiang Erlang's tears streamed down and he hummed softly.
Yingbao, who had secretly followed in, felt very uncomfortable when she saw this.
Looking at her grandparents and second uncle, then at her eldest uncle and father with red eyes, she slipped to the small table, and while no one was paying attention, she quietly put a handful of Wudingzhi that had been mashed into juice into the medicine bowl, and stirred it with a spoon.
She was suddenly patted on the head, which startled her.
I looked up and saw it was my dad.
"Don't be naughty." Seeing his daughter stirring the medicine bowl, Jiang Sanlang thought she was naughty, so he led her out and said, "Go home quickly."
Yingbao nodded and said to her father seriously, "Second Uncle will be fine. Dad, give him the medicine carefully and don't spill it."
"Dad knows." Jiang Sanlang led his daughter out of the house and whispered, "Bao'er, go home and tell your mother that I'm going to town later. Ask her to give me some money."
"Um!"
Yingbao was about to go home when she heard Leng's crying and scolding from the east room:
"You are so hypocritical! Woohoo...you are just like weasels wishing a happy new year to chickens. Woohoo, my life is so miserable..."
Yingbao frowned.
This second aunt really doesn't understand reason.
In her previous life, she had little contact with Leng, so she didn't know she had such a personality.
It would have been fine if she didn't take care of her husband when he was sick, but she actually spoke ill of him when she saw her third uncle feeding him medicine, food, and guarding him day and night.
Yingbao was feeling annoyed and walked out of the door with her short legs. She saw Erni standing at the door wiping her tears. The three-year-old Huzi was squatting on the ground playing in the snow, his little hands were as cold as buns.
When he saw Yingbao, Huzi ran over and reached out to grab the little braid on her tiger-head hat.
Sakura: …
He pushed the brat's hand away and was about to slap him, but suddenly he remembered that this kid had protected him and his brother in his previous life.
After a pause, he took out a large, cleaned water chestnut from his pocket and stuffed it into his pocket. "Here, it's sweet."
Hu Zi took the water chestnut and took a bite, chewing the skin and it was delicious. He said with a smile, "Good luck."
Yingbao rubbed her nose and quickly ran out of the yard.
When I got home, I told my mother what my father had told me, then climbed onto the kang to play with my younger brother.
I still like my own younger brother better. He is fair-skinned, cute, and loves to laugh. When he saw me coming, he kicked his legs happily.
Chunniang opened the cash box, took out a string of coins, and hurried out to give it to her husband.