Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 886 - 884_1

After Shangguan Xuanyi said that he had arranged for a doctor to come, Zhao Yong saw the carriage arrive at the doorstep, and without needing an order, he stepped forward and said, "Brother, let me go to the county town with you and invite the best trauma doctor to come!"

Weizhuang nodded to his words: "Okay, then brother, get in the carriage quickly!"

Zhao Yong hopped on the carriage and set off for the county town.

The villagers, seeing that they had no more part in this, took their leave:

"Huzi’s father, we’ll go now, but if you ever need any help, just ask."

"Yes, don’t stand on ceremony with us."

"Alright, I will. Thanks everyone!" Huzi’s father said gratefully.

Shangguan Xuanyi took a bottle of medicine from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Huzi’s father: "Three times a day, one pill each time, once every four hours. You can take one now to ease the pain."

Huzi’s father accepted it: "Thank you, sir. But how much is this medicine? I will pay you back the silver."

"No need, your foot was injured while protecting the nation. Consider this medicine as my contribution to the country!" Shangguan Xuanyi found this excuse, seeing that Huzi’s father was grateful, but did not like being indebted to others.

"How can you do this, sir? Your contribution to the nation should not be targeted at me!" Huzi’s father still shook his head in refusal.

This way, their debt of gratitude would only increase.

"No problem, the country is made up of people and land. Helping you is the same as helping the country. Once your leg is healed, you can still join the army if the Imperial Court needs you. Would not that be indirectly helping the Court?"

This man was a cavalryman when he was injured, which proves he was doing well in the camp.

The cavalry under General Di were very good.

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"But I can’t simply accept it without offering the money, it would embarrass us!" Huzi’s father couldn’t help but voice his objection again.

Medicinal herbs and pills are expensive nowadays, how could they just take them without paying?

They had already accepted two baskets of gifts from them earlier.

In addition to fresh meat, there were also snacks and dry goods. Although these were common food items, they were of a quality not found in a grocery store and could only be obtained if one had money to spare.

Especially the seafood, which were bigger and better than the ones they had seen in the grocery store.

There were also two bags of candy, even the paper wrapping the candy was a luxury item.

"It’s alright, we made these pills ourselves. We grow a lot of medicinal herbs at home, so we didn’t have to spend any silver." Xiao’er said, comforting them when they still tried to refuse.

The truth was that it didn’t require any silver, but even with silver, it wouldn’t be available for purchase.

"Uncle, just accept it. Your foot injury is an old wound that has been aggravated. Even if it’s set this time, it can still hurt in rainy and snowy weather. However, if you take this healing pill, you won’t have any lingering problems." Jingrui also tried to persuade him.

At this point, insisting on paying would seem ungrateful. Huzi’s father didn’t mention the silver anymore. He might as well be indebted, they wanted him to help them grow Yellow Dragon Fruit, right? He would work hard to grow it in return for their kindness.

"Thank you, I don’t know how to express my gratitude."

Upon hearing that Huzi’s father’s foot might fully heal, and that it wouldn’t hurt even in good weather, Miss Huzi’s eyes reddened. She didn’t care if her husband was lame; it was just heartbreaking to see him in pain, unable to sleep all night when it was windy and rainy. Now he wouldn’t have to suffer like that anymore, she decided to accept the pills even if it meant losing face.

Miss Huzi excitedly said: "Sir, thank you! You’ve helped us once again. I, we don’t know how to repay you."

"It’s alright." Shangguan Xuanyi said indifferently.

Huzi’s father pulled out the cork from the bottle, poured out a pill and put it in his mouth, slightly surprised: the pill was very fragrant, he felt that his spirit had already improved a lot just by smelling the fragrance of the pill.

Huzi poured a bowl of water for his father: "Dad, take this with water."

"Good boy."

"Those two children really know what to do." Xiao’er praised.

Miss Huzi gave a slight smile: "They’re okay, but they can be quite a headache when they misbehave."

"By the way, daughter-in-law, is the meal ready? I think everyone must be hungry by now. If it’s ready, let’s eat!" Huzi’s father then said.

"It’s ready, please!" Miss Huzi invited everyone to eat.

"Let’s wait until after the doctor’s visit to have our meal!" Xiao’er shook her head.

"No need, the food won’t be as good once it cools down. The commute to the doctor’s will take a lot of time. Perhaps the doctor is having his meal right now! Plus, we don’t know how long setting the bone will take. Better to eat now while there’s time," Huzi’s father insisted.

Upon hearing this, everyone decided not to insist on waiting.

The meal was quite lavish: rice, braised abalone with chicken, braised fish, braised rabbit meat, stir-fried eggs with chives, braised pig’s trotters, roast duck with perilla, braised goose, eggplant in garlic sauce, chili stir-fried squid, tomato beef, cucumber stir-fried shrimp, and a bowl of seaweed egg drop soup.

The abalone, goose, beef, salted fish, and rabbit meat were all brought by Xiao’er.

Miss Huzi thoughtfully left a portion of each dish for Zhao Yong and Weizhuang.

Xiao’er tasted a bit, and found the food delicious. She knew what the dishes cooked by Yang Liu and Yang Mei tasted like. She was sure that all these dishes were made by Miss Huzi.

Xiao’er couldn’t help but praise sincerely: "The dishes you cook are really delicious, Auntie. You could open a restaurant!"

"I just cook some home-style dishes, I don’t dare to compete with the chefs in the restaurants!"

"I’m not just flattering you. I’ve dined at many places, but I haven’t tasted braised goose and chicken with abalone as delicious as yours! It made me want to get more once I finished eating!" Xiao’er said earnestly.

"If you like it, then eat more. I can teach Miss Yang and the others how to cook these dishes, so you can eat them anytime you like." Mrs. Huzi was pleased to hear this.

Miss Huzi’s father used to be a fisherman, and later... Her older brother, who was quite daring, followed suit. Over the years, the father and son went fishing at sea, which improved the status of Huzi’s mother’s family. Every time they returned from the sea, they left some seafood for Huzi’s family to eat. The squid and shrimp were sun-dried and kept for guests. The squid and prawns used today came from drying the fresh ones they brought back from their mother’s home.

"Thank you for being so generous with your culinary skills, Auntie." Xiao’er joked.

"How can this be considered a skill?" dismissed Mrs. Huzi.

After the meal, there was a commotion outside the courtyard. It should be because the doctor had arrived.

Miss Huzi first invited the three of them for lunch, but the doctor, who had already had lunch, declined: "I’ve already eaten, let’s examine the patient first!"

Zhao Yong and Weizhuang didn’t stand on ceremony and began to eat their lunch.

The doctor examined Huzi’s father’s leg wound, which had stopped bleeding. He set the bone properly, applied some medicinal herbs, and gave some precautions before Weizhuang took him back home.