When the people sent by Jiang Wenyue arrived, the servants in Cui's mother's yard who had been only concerned with their own escape had recovered their senses from their panic and ran back to save their master. They were frantically digging up the collapsed things, trying to dig Cui's mother out of the rubble.
The two groups of people dug for half a quarter of an hour before they finally rescued Cui's mother. However, she was already in a daze due to excessive shock, her eyes were almost blurry, and she looked like she would not live long. The servants were so scared that they hurriedly called out to her, trying to call her soul back, for fear that she was really dead and they would be buried with her.
If Cui Ying had not brought the doctor back in time, Cui's mother might not have survived. But maybe she was not destined to die. After Cui Ying came back, he found that his wife and children were fine, the injured servants were properly arranged, and other things were also in order. He then thought of his grandmother and stepmother, so he brought the doctor to see them.
As soon as he arrived at Cui's mother's yard, he found that she was in critical condition. The doctor arrived at the right time. Cui Ying was anxious and asked the doctor to rescue Cui's mother with great difficulty. Seeing that Cui's mother's yard had almost collapsed and was completely uninhabitable, he decided to take his grandmother back to his own yard to take care of her first.
Seeing that Cui Ying was about to leave with Cui's mother, the servant sent by Jiang Wenyue hurriedly called him: "Master Ying! Our wife and several young masters are also injured. Can we let the doctor go and see them first?"
Cui Ying consulted the doctor and found out that Cui's mother was not in danger of life for the time being, so he agreed to let the doctor treat Jiang Wenyue and her son.
It's not that Cui Ying has any opinion on his stepmother, but compared with his grandmother, the grandmother with whom he has had a relationship for twenty years is naturally much more important than the stepmother who is almost a stranger. If Cui's mother is still in danger, Cui Ying will never let the doctor save Jiang Wenyue and the others.
After Cui Ying brought Cui's mother back to be taken care of by his wife, he was anxious to return to the yamen. After all, after the natural disaster, officials of all ranks must have been busy, and he was no exception. Being able to take this little time to go back home to check on the situation was the result of his long-term request to his superiors, so he had no time to visit his stepmother.
He thought that his stepmother was almost forty years old and had been married once, so she should have experience and be able to handle things in her own yard, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
How could he know that some women, no matter how old they are, are just dodders clinging to big trees? They look good but are useless. Without the support of the big tree, they are useless and have no effect. Once they encounter a little wind and rain, the dodders without support will be hit so hard that their branches and leaves will wither and they will become dizzy.
Cui Ying thought that all women were like his mother, strong and flexible, as if they could stand up even if the sky fell. Wasn't that the case this time? He had heard from his wife that before the earthquake stopped, his mother came to see his wife and children in person. She didn't leave until she confirmed that they were fine and taught his wife how to deal with the follow-up matters.
Cui Ying was very grateful to Liu Shichu for this, and his respect and love for her deepened. In his opinion, if you want to marry a wife, you should marry a woman like his mother, who can support a family and protect her children even if something big happens and her husband is not around.
So he couldn't understand why his father would abandon his strong and independent mother and choose the weak and pitiful Jiang Wenyue.
But this is none of his business. After all, his mother doesn't care, and his wife is becoming more mature under his mother's guidance, so he doesn't have to worry about family matters and can focus all his energy on his career.
Look, with this natural disaster reconstruction, won’t he be able to devote all his energy to building his career without having to worry about family matters
But Cui Ying was not in a good mood, because when he finally came back from the yamen after dark, Jiang Wenyue sent a servant to find him and said that the matters in her yard had not been dealt with yet and asked him to deal with it.
Cui Ying's head suddenly hurt. He frowned and asked the servant, "Is there anything else that needs to be dealt with that you have to ask me to go over? Didn't the doctor let her take over? Aren't there servants in her yard who are not injured? If you have anything to do, just tell the servants. What's the point of me going over there?"
He had been busy in the government office all day and was exhausted. He just wanted to take a bath, eat, and sleep. How could he care about his stepmother? Moreover, he had no feelings for this stepmother. He had already been kind enough to give the doctor to her.
"Yes, it's the three young masters. Madam said they were frightened today and have fever. Two of them are injured and are making a fuss. Some houses have collapsed and are uninhabitable. The uninjured servants can find a place to spend the night, but the injured ones must have a blanket to cover themselves..." As the servant was speaking, he saw the gloomy expression on Cui Ying's face and stopped talking in fear.
Wen Rumin, who was standing by, said sarcastically, "After you returned to the government office this afternoon, I went to see her condition. She could only hold the child and cry, and could not do anything.
I asked her if all the people trapped under the rubble had been rescued. She said she didn't know. I asked her if there was any rice, grain or vegetables left, and if they were enough for tonight and tomorrow. She also said she didn't know. When I asked her more, she started crying and said how helpless and pitiful she was, and that she had no one to rely on.
I was so angry that I wanted to ignore her, but I felt sorry for the three children and held my anger to help her. "
"Thank you for your hard work today." Cui Ying patted his wife's shoulder and said softly. He knew that his wife had been busy all day and had to take care of everything. She must be as tired as him. But Jiang Wenyue, as an elder, not only could not help, but also asked others to help her. That was very annoying, not to mention that they had no feelings for each other.
Cui Ying really wanted to ignore Jiang Wenyue's affairs and let the servant go, but he was the Cui family's legitimate son, and his father was not at home now. Moreover, he had three blood-related brothers and sisters, so he couldn't just ignore it. Therefore, even though he was extremely tired, he had to cheer up and deal with Jiang Wenyue's affairs.
Wen Rumin felt sorry for her husband but she could do nothing about it because it was his responsibility. Wen Rumin could only grit her teeth and resent Jiang Wenyue. Who made her so useless!
Liu Shichu had no idea of the hardship her son and daughter-in-law were facing. Her tavern could not operate and could not be rebuilt for the time being, so she asked her employees to work at her farm outside Beijing.
She built that farm for herself to live in. The general construction of the house has been completed, only the more delicate things such as doors, windows, pavilions and terraces have not been completed, and of course the flowers and plants have not been planted yet.
Liu Shichu asked her men to plant flowers and plants for her. After all, doors, windows, pavilions and terraces also needed to be made by professional craftsmen, and they didn't have the skills to do so.
Qi Zhixi looked at the manor, which was so exquisite and luxurious with only the main building, and said with emotion: "Boss, your manor is really unique. I think the manors of other nobles are not as beautiful as yours."
Liu Shichu couldn't help but laugh and said, "You are so sure, have you ever seen the manors of the nobles?"
After hearing what she said, Qi Zhixi's eyes flashed with guilt, and he quickly changed the subject.