In the room, Zhang Zheng took out a silver needle bag from his arms. While taking the silver needles and inserting them into several acupuncture points on Chu Xiaotao's body, he explained to Chu Yue, "Moxibustion at Dazhui, Fengmen, Fengchi, Feishu, Lie These acupuncture points, Que and Hegu, have the effect of dispelling wind, dispersing cold, relieving the surface and relieving the lungs. Remember it well, I will take a test on you later as a teacher."
Chu Yue looked at it carefully and secretly wrote down those acupuncture points in her heart.
"I remember it, Master."
After Xiaotao finished acupuncture and fed her some warm water, Chu Yue asked Zhang Zheng to help her look after her sister, and then went to the kitchen to help Yun Cuihe.
For dinner, he made a pot of stewed chicken with radish and a dish of vinegared cabbage. As soon as the meal was ready, Lu Xinghe bought the medicine and rode a horse much faster than riding a carriage.
Chu Yue put Xiaotao's medicine on the stove to simmer, then invited everyone to eat.
Because of the unique cooking method of cabbage, it was very popular at the dinner table, and I ate it all in no time.
"I didn't expect cabbage to have such a unique taste!" Zhang Zheng said with some surprise.
Xu Heng on the side also nodded, and slowly put down the chopsticks in his hands, "It is indeed a taste that I have never tried before, and it is surprisingly delicious. Miss Chu's craftsmanship is really good."
Chu Yue smiled and said, "There is not much food at home, Mr. Xu, please don't dislike it."
Xu Heng waved his hands hurriedly and said, "In the past, my family has no shortage of chicken, duck, and fish, but this year there has been a long drought, and the supply of fruits and vegetables is indeed somewhat limited. Suddenly, eating it like this is even more delicious than delicacies from the mountains and seas."
After Xu Heng and the coachman finished eating, it was already getting dark. They wanted to avoid traveling at night. They hurriedly hitched the carriage and headed back to town. Before leaving, Yun Cuihe would also cut some food from the old house. Xu Heng also brought two cabbages and seven or eight radishes.
"It's getting late now. Otherwise, we can ask Xinghe to go to the old house and cut a few more cabbages and radishes for Mr. Xu."
Xu Heng waved his hands hurriedly, "It's not easy to raise some vegetables at my aunt's house. I already feel embarrassed to even eat and take them. I don't dare to ask for more."
"Then Mr. Xu, please go slowly. Come and sit in the room later when you are free."
"Hey, Auntie, there's no need to give it away."
The family stood at the entrance of the courtyard, watching the carriage disappear from the village entrance before entering the house.
Chu Yue carried Xiao Tao from Zhang Zheng's house to Yun Cuihe's house. After acupuncture and drinking some water, Xiao Tao gradually regained consciousness. When Chu Yue fed her porridge in small mouthfuls, , I will swallow hard. Although my expression is painful when swallowing, eating some rice porridge will help my body recover to some extent.
"Xiao Tao, take two more bites, take a rest later, and then drink some medicine. Your illness will be cured by tomorrow."
She said softly while feeding Xiaotao porridge.
I don't know how long this child has been hungry at her parents' house. With her parents' temperament, they probably don't have the patience to feed her even two mouthfuls of food.
He fed Xiaotao half a bowl of porridge and allowed her to digest it for two quarters of an hour. Then he fed her the right amount of Chinese medicine that was cold enough to drink, and then let her sleep.
"It's done, I'll still be watching over Xiaotao at night, and Yueyue should go to bed too." Yun Cuihe said in a low voice.
Chu Yue nodded, "Hey, then I'll bother my mother."
Yun Cuihe took off her shoes and got into bed, and said while adjusting the quilt, "You kid, what else can you say thank you to mother? Go and have a rest. You have to go to town with Xinghe tomorrow to buy rice and sell vegetables. Be careful. I dozed off while selling vegetables.”
Chu Yue chuckled, "Mom, what you said is getting more and more outrageous. How can you fall asleep while selling vegetables? It is related to our family's income."
"I'm just kidding you, go to sleep."
"Hey, mother is resting now."
Coming out of Yun Cuihe's house, Chu Yue washed the medicine bowl and put it back in the kitchen before returning to the house.
The oil lamp in the room was still on. Lu Xinghe was sitting on the bedside, holding a book in his hand and reading it. He closed the book when he saw Chu Yue entering the room and put the book on the table.
"How is Xiao Tao?"
"Much better than when we first came here." After such a busy day, Chu Yue's face also showed fatigue.
"She has a mother watching over her, so don't worry, come and sleep." Lu Xinghe said, patting the kang inside.
Chu Yue climbed onto the kang and got into the bed, finding that the entire bed was warm.
"Ms. sir, it's so warm under the quilt."
Lu Xinghe hummed, blew out the lamp beside the bed, and got into bed, "Go to sleep."
The little girl hugged Lu Xinghe's arm out of habit, found a comfortable angle and fell asleep.
Looking at Chu Yue beside him who could fall asleep instantly just by shouting "sleep", Lu Xinghe suddenly felt a little envious, "Xingping Xing'an may not be as capable as you."
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The next morning, the first thing Chu Yue did when she woke up was to go see Xiao Tao in Yun Cuihe's room.
After yesterday's treatment and a night's rest, Xiao Tao had woken up, and now Yun Cuihe was feeding her warm water spoon by spoon.
Perhaps when she saw Chu Yue, Xiao Tao suddenly choked up silently.
Seeing the little girl like this, Yun Cuihe hurriedly picked up the handkerchief and wiped her tears, "You kid, why are you crying when you see your sister?"
Chu Yue stepped forward with red eyes, "Mom, I'll do it."
"Hey." Yun Cuihe handed the handkerchief, bowl and spoon to Chu Yue, "You two sisters, please wait while I make breakfast."
"Thank you for your hard work, mother."
Chu Yue comforted Xiao Tao, fed her two more spoons of water, and then turned around to put the bowl away.
Chu Xiaotao thought Chu Yue was leaving, so she reached out and grabbed the corner of Chu Yue's clothes, and said in a trembling voice, "Sister, don't leave."
Seeing her crying but not daring to cry, Chu Yue felt soft in her heart and hurriedly took her into her arms to comfort her, "Sister, I won't leave. I just want to put a bowl in. Xiaotao will be here from now on." In life, we will never be separated again, okay?"
Xiao Tao's big, thin, sunken eyes blinked with anticipation, "Can I really not go back to my parents?"
For her, her parents are a nightmare.
On weekdays, she was often beaten and scolded. Even when she was sick, her mother had to pick her up to wash the dishes and clean the yard. She lay in bed unable to move when she was sick, and no one did the work at home. She was either scolded or cursed to death. At that time, she thought, it might as well come true to their wishes.
But if she really died, her only sister who loved her would definitely be sad.
Chu Yue nodded seriously, "Of course it's true. If you don't want to go, you don't have to go in the future."
Xiao Tao shook her head hurriedly, "Xiao Tao, don't go. Xiao Tao just wants to be with her sister. When Xiao Tao is well, Xiao Tao can do many, many jobs. I have learned how to do laundry, dishes, cooking, sweeping the floor and fetching water. I can do it all."
Chu Yue suppressed the sourness in her heart and said with a smile, "You are a five-year-old child, why do you need to do so much? I came back before because it was in your way. Since you don't want to go back, let's break up with them. Simply, don’t use the name Xiaotao, and just pretend that they think you are gone. Can my sister give you another name?"
The little girl nodded with a firm expression, "Okay."
Chu Yue thought for a while, searching for almost all the good words in her mind. After thinking about it, a name of a medicinal material appeared in her mind.
"From now on, please call us Wenzhu, Chu Wenzhu."
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