After harvesting the grain, several people washed their hands and faces and went to the table to eat.
On the table is a large bowl of pork bone and peanut soup with a few wild vegetables floating on it. Next to Yun Cuihe's rice porridge, there is also a small bowl of pig skin, red dates and wolfberry soup.
She looked at Chu Yue in astonishment: "Is this for me?"
Chu Yue nodded: "Dr. Zhu said last time that when taking medicine, food supplements must also keep up with the effect. This soup contains red dates and wolfberry. It should taste good. I heard that it is very effective in replenishing blood. Mother, please do it." I have to finish it, this is what Xing An and I have been simmering all afternoon."
After hearing this, Lu Xingan hurriedly swallowed a big mouthful of porridge in his mouth and nodded.
"It's mainly because my sister-in-law has taken such trouble. We all hope that my mother's health will get better soon."
Seeing that the children around her were all filial, Yun Cuihe was so happy that her eyes turned red.
"Okay, if Mom drinks it, Mom will actively take care of her health."
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In the next few days, Chu Yue tried her best to make medicinal meals for Yun Cuihe. Today it was bone soup porridge with wolfberry, tomorrow it was angelica pork soup, and the next day it was astragalus, red dates, wolfberry and egg soup.
After the millet was harvested, the weather gradually cooled down. The days were not so hot, and the air in the mountains seemed sweet.
Yun Cuihe learned a set of strange movements from Chu Yue. She practiced them on the bed every day when she had free time. She also walked briskly at the foot of the mountain from time to time to exercise. She was very active.
After these days of internal and external nourishment, my body has improved visibly.
He doesn't get out of breath as soon as he walks like before, and sometimes he can even go up the mountain with brothers Lu Xingping and Lu Xing'an to look for wild vegetables.
This change made the brothers happy, and they felt even more grateful to Chu Yue in their hearts.
After finally having some free time, Lu Xinghe didn't run around. Instead, he kept reading, copying, and writing articles at home. His family knew that reading requires quietness, so they often went in and out quietly for fear of disturbing him.
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Soon, the day agreed by the kiln factory to deliver bricks came.
Because the huge brick-delivery team followed Lu Xinghe to the mountainside at the entrance of the village, almost everyone in Banpo Village knew that Lu Xinghe's family had bought 60,000 bricks.
Sixty thousand bricks!
These bricks alone are worth a lot of money. The most important thing is that these bricks were bought from Kaiyang Kiln Factory. Who doesn't know that the bricks from Kaiyang Kiln Factory are expensive and good?
The people who buy the bricks there are all well-off families.
This is the first of its kind in Banpo Village!
When did Lu Xinghe's family become so rich?
The villagers gathered around the entrance of the village to watch the excitement. Some people were envious, while others were jealous.
After Lu Tiesheng and Wang Xuelan heard the news, they ran out of the house. After understanding the situation, they followed the team and ran to the mountainside not far away. The slope of the mountain was not high, and the road up the mountain was blocked by Lu Xinghe. The brother smoothed it out and went up without any effort at all.
"Xinghe, come here."
Lu Xinghe looked back and hurriedly walked in the direction of the two old people, "Grandpa? What's wrong?"
Lu Tiesheng pointed to the green bricks neatly placed on the foundation by the strong men.
"Why are there so many blue bricks?"
Lu Xinghe smiled: "Yueyue and I went to Kaiyang Brick Kiln Factory to order these green bricks half a month ago, and they were delivered today."
Lu Tiesheng still felt a little unbelievable. He took Lu Xinghe's arm and said, "Tell me, where did you get so much money? Didn't you go to the town to borrow money from the agency [1]?"
Lu Xinghe was stunned, shook his head and said, "Sir, when did I become such an unstable person?"
After hearing this, Lu Tiesheng breathed a sigh of relief.
"I know you are safe. Aren't you afraid that after you get married, you will be obsessed with that girl Chu Yue? I am worried that if someone wants to live in a brick house, you will borrow money to buy bricks. You can't borrow the money. "
Lu Xinghe frowned. Although he knew that he cared about him, he still felt a little unhappy when he heard what he said about Chu Yue.
"Don't worry, I didn't go to town to borrow the money, and Chu Yue is not the kind of person I said she was. Don't talk about her like that again in the future."
If that girl heard this, she might feel uncomfortable.
Wang Xuelan rolled her eyes in Lu Tiesheng's direction.
"What you are saying is baseless. Don't talk nonsense, old man. I think that girl is very good. I even asked a doctor to treat the third daughter-in-law. Which daughter-in-law can be as filial as her?"
Lu Tiesheng sighed.
"It's not my fault, but aren't I worried that Xinghe will do something stupid?"
Wang Xuelan took Lu Xinghe's arm: "Xinghe, these 60,000 green bricks and tiles will cost you a lot of money, right? Is the salary you paid for building the house enough? And Zi Ren [2]'s food is a big expense."
Lu Xinghe nodded hurriedly: "That's enough for now, don't worry, grandma and grandpa."
After Wang Xuelan heard this, she felt confident. She and Lu Tiesheng looked at each other and smiled happily.
"No wonder you and that girl Chu Yue always ran to town a few days ago. It turned out to be good luck."
When Lu Tiesheng heard this, he twirled his beard and said with a smile, "The old man didn't realize that that girl is so prosperous."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the green bricks on the foundation, and then at the surrounding mountains and forests: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to put so many bricks here. When I go to your uncle Qi's house to take the dog, I will sleep here tonight. I’ll show you the bricks.”
"Master..."
Lu Xinghe originally wanted to stop Lu Tiesheng and say that he could read the bricks by himself, but Wang Xuelan stopped him.
"Let your father go. You can build a brick house. Your father will be happy. He may go to Li Zheng's house to show off."
Li Zheng's youngest daughter, Lu Shanshan, and Lu Xinghe were originally promised to be married verbally, but the third child of the Lu family left and never returned. After Lu Xinghe's family fell into poverty, they turned around and disowned them, saying that it was just a verbal agreement. As a joke, he made an engagement with another family.
Although Lu Xinghe didn't care about this matter, Lu Tiesheng was annoyed for a while and scolded the Li Zheng family for looking down on others.
Now that Lu Xinghe can stand up, can't he show off in front of others?
After Lu Xinghe heard this, he followed Lu Tiesheng. At worst, he would accompany him to guard the bricks at night. After all, he was still worried about leaving an old man here.
After a while, two brothers, Yun Cuihe, Chu Yue and Lu Xingping, arrived.
"Mom, are you here too?"
Because her health has improved a lot, Yun Cuihe's voice is also louder than before.
Seeing the two of them, Wang Xuelan hurriedly smiled and said, "Isn't it because the commotion has become too big, so why don't you come and take a look? You look much better than usual."
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[1] Wò means taking out money: During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, the business in which Central Asian nobles invested money and handed it over to merchants was called "Wò". In Turkish, it means caravan partners, etc. The usury loans issued by "Wò" are It's called good office money.
【2】Zi Ren: Generally refers to carpenters and construction craftsmen.
