Yingbao left home and took her two younger brothers to her second uncle's house to visit her second aunt and her baby.
That’s right, Yan Ru gave birth to a daughter, who is more than two months old and looks very cute.
But she was very nervous about the child and didn't know how to raise her.
Yingbao would go to check on her every day and try to comfort Yanru's anxious mood.
"Second aunt, I'm here." Yingbao lifted the door curtain and walked in.
Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu also came in and peeked at the baby on the kang.
Yan Ru hurriedly got down from the kang and poured almond tea for her nephew and niece.
This thing is very popular in Dongchen Village, because every family in the village has planted apricot trees. The fruits are either boiled into fruit juice and eaten slowly, or brewed into fruit wine. The kernels are dried and made into almond tea, which is boiled with goat milk and honey. It is fragrant and sweet, and both adults and children love to drink it.
Yingbao picked up the two-month-old little sister from the kang and teased her, and the little baby grinned.
Yan Ru put the almond tea on the table and asked Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu to drink it. She stretched her head to look at her daughter and said with a smile: "She was very noisy today. She refused to drink milk and kept crying. She just calmed down."
Yingbao heard this and put her finger into the back of the baby's neck and said, "Second Aunt, change her clothes quickly, they are all wet."
When a child cries, he or she will usually sweat profusely. If her clothes are not changed, she will soon catch a cold.
Yan Ru panicked a little. She turned around, got a monk's shirt, untied the swaddling clothes and changed her clothes.
Fortunately, it was not very cold in the house, and the little kid even turned his head and smiled at Yingbao.
Yan Ru changed her daughter's clothes, put on a diaper, and wrapped her up again.
Then Yingbao said, "Second Aunt, you should take her out of the swaddling clothes before going to bed. Just let her sleep in a single piece of clothing. The kang should not be heated too high. You can see that her mouth is dry and peeling. Give her some warm water to drink."
"Okay." Yan Ru hurriedly went to get a bowl and pour water.
I fed the child water with a spoon and saw the baby swallowing it mouthful by mouthful. He was indeed very thirsty.
Yingbao thought for a moment and said, "From now on, you can go to my well to fetch water. Little sister needs to be fed water at least twice a day."
She injected pond water and pupil spring into her family's well, which not only kept people from getting sick from drinking it, but also made the vegetables in the vegetable garden grow healthy and lush.
Although Yan Ru didn't understand why Yingbao asked her to go to her house to fetch water, her niece was a fairy and a miracle doctor, so she would be right to listen to her.
"Okay, I'll let your second uncle fetch water from your house from now on." Seeing that her daughter closed her eyes and fell asleep after drinking the water, Yan Ru carefully put her in the cradle and covered her with a quilt.
The kang in our house is always burning. My little niece said that babies cannot sleep on a very hot kang, so they can just sleep in a cradle during the day.
After looking after the little sister, Yingbao took the little brother home.
Jiang Wu was already impatient, so he turned around and slipped out to play with Wei Zhanhuzi, Wen Hengyin and the others.
Jiang Jie was tired today, so he went back to his room to sleep.
Yingbao went back to her room, lay on the kang and concentrated on entering the cave.
The cave is now taken care of by my parents, so I don't have to worry about it. I can come in occasionally to take a look, or lie in the fruit forest full of spring and think about things.
The book in my mind has been silent, which means there is nothing wrong with its plot.
The relationship between the heroine and the hero is progressing steadily.
Very good, let them be a pair forever.
On the fifth day of the New Year, Chun Niang got up early in the morning and cooked dumplings. She also cut sausages, braised chicken and goose, and cut a plate of beef and mutton each. She filled the table with them. She then scooped out a small bowl of fermented beans and a bowl of stinky tofu from the jar, sprinkled some coriander on them, and brought them to the table.
Yingbao also took out several fruits and vegetables from her own cellar, cut them into a large plate, and brought them to the table for everyone to eat.
Sanlang Jiang sat with Master Zhou, each holding a large bowl of dumplings, and discussed the matter of building a Taoist temple while eating.
Zhou Wuchang and his two disciples have been living here with Jiang Sanlang, and seem to have regarded this place as their home.
The whole family was having dinner when Erni came running in and said to Yingbao, "Yingbao, Chen Zhao was chopped by his stepmother! Go and have a look!"
Yingbao had dumplings stuffed in her mouth and almost choked.
"Where did you cut it?"
"Here! The head! On Chen Zhao's head!" Erni gestured.
Yingbao put the bowl down, went back to the house, picked up the medicine box and ran out with Erni.
Before reaching West Village, I saw people going there one after another.
Suddenly a young girl came running over and started crying when she saw Yingbao: "Yingbao, go and save my sister! She is dying!"
The person who came was Chen Wan, her hands were covered in blood.
Yingbao didn't hesitate and ran quickly to Chen's house.
It was her first time stepping into Chen Laoshuan's house, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
Chen Wan brought her into a thatched hut. It was dark inside and she couldn't see clearly what the person lying on the kang looked like.
Chen Wan quickly lit the oil lamp to provide light for Yingbao.
Chen Zhao was seen lying on the bed with a handkerchief wrapped around his head, which was already stained with blood.
Yingbao carefully lifted the cotton cloth and saw a long cut, as long as a finger.
Blood was flowing out of the wound continuously.
Yingbao quickly took out the hemostatic powder and sprinkled it on the wound.
He also asked Chen Wan to prepare some hot water and light up the kang so that Chen Zhao could warm up his body and drink the medicine.
Chen Zhao was semi-conscious due to excessive blood loss, and her whole body was as cold as ice. She couldn't even be fed Wu Ding Zhi, and had to be fed hot water.
Yingbao took out another silver needle and inserted it into her Ren Zhong acupoint to wake her up.
After a while, the kang gradually warmed up, Chen Zhao's clenched teeth relaxed, and he finally drank the water mixed with Wudingzhi.
Yingbao then used strong liquor to clean the wound on her head, then sewed it up with catgut, and covered it with Wudingzhi and medicine.
He took out another piece of cotton cloth and wrapped it around her head.
I took Chen Zhao's pulse again and found that it was gradually stabilizing.
Seeing that her sister seemed to be fine and her complexion was gradually recovering, no longer as pale as before, Chen Wan knelt down in front of Ying Bao and kowtowed heavily: "Thank you Ying Bao for saving my life."
Ying Bao quickly pulled her up. Considering that the medicine shop in the market town was closed at this time, she said to Chen Wan, "Come to my house to get the medicine later, and you can slowly recuperate from now on."
Chen Wan nodded in agreement and asked, "How much money is it in total?"
Yingbao thought for a moment and said, "Ten taels."
Without saying a word, Chen Wan moved a brick from the corner in front of Yingbao, took out ten taels of silver ingot from it, and stuffed it into her hand.
Suddenly, Chu Man's voice rang out from outside the door: "Is she dead? Why are you all staring at me? If she hadn't committed the crime of insubordination, would I have killed her?"
"Shut up!" Chen Changping slapped Chu Man, knocking her to the ground.
"You hit me? You actually hit me?" Chu Man suddenly got up from the ground and rushed towards Chen Changping. She hit his face with both hands and scratched him while screaming: "I will fight you! Old man! I will kill your whole family!"
Chen Changping was repeatedly pushed back by Chu Man's tickling. He used his arms to block left and right and shouted, "Shrew! Stop it!"
The villagers were all watching the joke, and some even laughed: "The scholar is henpecked. If my wife dared to chop the child with a knife, I would divorce her immediately. Why are you still talking so much nonsense to her?"
"that is."
"Hey, this is a beautiful lady, who can bear to hit her?"
Everyone laughed.
In the corner of the wall, a pair of vicious eyes stared at Chu Man, and a sharp sickle was tightly grasped in his hand.
Because of anger, his small body trembled slightly and his teeth chattered.