The next day, the family got up early. The snow outside had indeed stopped, but the sky was still cold and there was no tendency to melt the snow. The ice under the eaves was crystal clear and hung side by side like curtains. In this cold day It adds a sense of beauty to the winter.
After Chu Wenzhu got up, he stood under the eaves and wanted to reach out and touch the ice, but he was so small that he couldn't touch it at all.
After Lu Xingping reached for a piece of ice and gave it to Chu Wenzhu, he shrunk and went to the kitchen.
"Mom, it's so cold."
Seeing that his expression was wrong, Chu Yue hurriedly stepped forward and probed his forehead.
"Xingping, you have a fever!"
Lu Xing'an glanced in his direction, "The kang was too hot last night, so he wasn't very good at sleeping. Maybe the charcoal fire went out and he didn't cover it properly and caught a cold."
Yun Cuihe hurriedly put down the spatula and came to Xingping, and reached out to touch his forehead.
"I really have a fever. Go to bed and lie down."
Chu Yue poured a large basin of water and went to the room of Lu Xingping brothers, "Xing'an, come and wipe Xingping's body and cool him down."
"good."
Lu Xingan hurriedly followed her into the house.
After Chu Yue put the water in the room, she returned to the kitchen and gave Lu Xingan a sweating remedy.
"Mom, let Xingping drink it when this soup gets cold."
Yun Cuihe nodded, "Okay, I'll watch him drink later."
Chu Yue continued to work.
"After all, I feel relieved now that Master is at home. After dinner, my husband and I will go to town to deliver goods."
Yun Cuihe responded hurriedly, "Okay, you should take care of your own affairs first. With Doctor Zhang here, you don't have to worry about Xing Ping. That monkey has always been naughty, so he can get better quickly if he wants to."
After a while, Lu Dagui came with Tie Dan on his back, but Tie Dan seemed a little bit uncomfortable today. He didn't eat anything for breakfast and he was very tired.
Lu Dagui was a little worried.
"Daughter-in-law Xinghe, look at it, Tiedan looks like this, isn't he also catching a cold?"
Chu Yue stepped forward to check Tiedan's symptoms and took his pulse.
"I have a cold, but it's okay." She turned to look at Yun Cuihe, "Mom, I'll make a big pot of scallion, white, brown sugar and ginger water later, and everyone will drink a big bowl to go away the cold."
Yun Cuihe nodded quickly, "Okay."
After dinner, while Lu Dagui was loading a mule cart to move goods, Chu Yue washed three radishes, cut them into thin slices, and soaked them in pepper, salt and rice vinegar.
Yun Cuihe looked at her with some confusion.
"Yueyue, are you making a new flavor of radish?"
"Mom, soak this radish for two hours and then add it to your meal with sesame oil. It can prevent colds, smoothen the qi and digestion, relieve coughs and reduce phlegm. I'll soak some first and prepare it for our family to eat together."
They were afraid that Xingping and Tiedan were suffering from influenza. In ancient times when supplies were in short supply, this disease was equivalent to the plague, with a very high fatality rate.
It seems that this time I go to town, I have to buy some medicine to prepare.
"Is this good?" Yun Cuihe looked around and hurriedly took five more radishes from the corner, "I will make some more and send a jar to your grandparents when the time comes. Your fourth uncle and fourth aunt have some at home. It’s not easy for me to take care of my little one, but it’s better not to catch a cold.”
Chu Yue smiled and said, "Mom is still thoughtful."
"I'm afraid there will be a lot of people catching colds today. If the weather is good, we can send some to Canghe Town. Unfortunately, Canghe River is frozen now and there is no ferry."
While Yun Cuihe was busy, he continued, "It's extremely cold this year. In a disaster year, life is not easy for the people in the village. They almost live on a mouthful of gruel. I went to your grandma's house last time, too. They don’t grow any vegetables in their yard, and if we hadn’t sent some over, I’m afraid they wouldn’t even be able to take a bite of the vegetables.”
Chu Yue hurriedly comforted, "Don't worry, mother. Grandpa, grandma, and my uncle and two uncles are taking care of me. When the weather gets better, we can go to Canghe Town to have a look. If it is convenient then, we can take grandma with us." Come and stay with us for a while."
"good."
Yun Cuihe sighed and continued working.
Outside, Lu Dagui had loaded all the goods onto the mule cart. Chu Yue looked outside the house, hurriedly took off the apron from her waist, washed her hands, wiped them clean, and ran to the room to get the bag Wang Xuelan had given her before. Polygonum multiflorum.
"Master, mother, let's go first."
As she spoke, she got into the mule cart.
Yun Cuihe stretched her neck and told several people, "The road is slippery, so be careful."
Chu Yue stuck her head out of the mule cart window and said, "I understand, mother."
When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw Lu Shoucheng waiting by the roadside with his arms folded, "Dagui, stop for a moment."
Hearing Lu Shoucheng's voice, Lu Xinghe hurriedly opened the car curtain.
"Fourth uncle, are you going to town too?"
Lu Shoucheng gritted his teeth in the cold, "Your grandma said that someone in the village came home from town yesterday and received serious relief food. I don't know whether it was true or not, so I wanted to take a look."
"Uncle Fourth, get in the car quickly."
Lu Shoucheng jumped on the mule cart, got into the carriage, and warmed his hands on the warm cupping pot.
"On this day, every household is staying indoors. It's really dangerous to go out."
Most of the people in the village are poor and don't wear thick clothes. In addition, the weather is cold, so they can only warm themselves by the fire in the house.
"How's Yufang's marriage going?" Lu Xinghe suddenly asked.
Lu Shoucheng was a little surprised, as if he didn't expect Lu Xinghe to ask this question.
"What's the matter? Does Xinghe have any good people to say to Yufang?"
Lu Xinghe put down the book in his hand and looked at Lu Shoucheng, "There is one, but she is three or two years older than Yufang. If my fourth uncle doesn't mind, I can consider it."
When Lu Shoucheng heard this, he immediately became interested.
"You tell me first."
Lu Xinghe said softly, "The son of Xu Yuanwai's family in the town is a scholar who has passed the eighteenth anniversary of the New Year. Now he is focusing on his studies and doesn't want to get married for the time being. However, Yuan Wai and Mrs. Xu are forcing us to see each other. We have been seeing each other recently. You two One is afraid that he won’t be able to get married, and the other is afraid that he won’t be able to get married. I think it’s quite interesting.”
Speaking of Xu Heng, Chu Yue's eyes also lit up.
"Yes, why didn't I think of this before? Mr. Xu is also easy-going. At least he doesn't want to get married now. He will wait for a year or two after the engagement. Yufang is almost old."
Lu Shoucheng, on the other hand, frowned.
"Of course I hope that Yufang will marry into a good family in the future, but how many members of the public can take a liking to a wealthy family like mine?"
Chu Yue thought for a while and then said, "I have also had some contact with Mrs. Xu. I see that she is not looking for a girl from a wealthy family. Maybe there will be a chance?"
She didn't mention it before because of the disparity in family background between the two families.
In fact, if Yufang and Xu Gongzi can succeed, they will be more suitable than Wu Yong.
Lu Shoucheng still shook his head.
"You want to tell me which farmer's family it is. Fortunately, I asked your fourth aunt to send someone to inquire. This wife's wife is not as easy to communicate with as the farmer's family. Our family is marrying a daughter. If we send someone to inquire, people will think that we are trying to climb a high branch. .”
Lu Xinghe thought for a while and picked up the book at hand again.
"That's what I said. Since Fourth Uncle doesn't think it's suitable, let's see their fate."
The topic ended here, and no one mentioned it again.
