Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty-Chapter 66 - 65 Inquiring About the Illness

Chapter 66: Chapter 65: Inquiring About the Illness

Chapter 66 -65: Inquiring About the Illness

Chen Afu opened the package that Manager Luo had brought. Inside were a bag of candy, a bag of pastries, a bag of candied begonia fruits, and four books.

Dabao said, “Abbot Liao Chen heard that my cousin and I were going to study at the Private School in Shui, and he sent us two books, urging us to work hard. Sister Yan’er is returning to the capital city, and she is also going back to the nunnery.” His expression was one of reluctant parting.

Chen Afu deeply thanked Abbot Liao Chen in his heart, a truly kind and understanding woman. He asked again, “If the master of that family has gone to the Capital City for official duties, why send Ms. Chu back to the capital city?”

Dabao said, “They seem to have said that it’s time to treat and medicate Sister Yan’er. Also, next month is Sister Yan’er’s fourth birthday, and relatives from Capital City and the Provincial City will go to the capital city to celebrate her birthday.”

That night they made dumplings with cilantro and meat filling. Everyone enjoyed the meal, including the two birds and the dog.

After dinner, the family sat in the East Room, listening to Dabao tell some stories about Tang Garden. Alu was messing around with the two brand-new books he got, his happiness was obvious, it was his first time holding new books. The few books in the house were all used by Chen Ming. They were yellowed and some pages were missing.

Suddenly, someone was heard knocking at the door. It turned out to be Madam Luo, Manager Luo’s wife.

What was she doing here so late?

Although Chen Afu was puzzled, he quickly invited her into the West Room. Mrs. Wang came over to accompany her, Chen Afu served tea and brought out peanuts and candy to entertain her.

Madam Luo was the most powerful and respected woman in the area. Even in Junior Officer Gao’s family, it was extremely difficult to invite her as a guest.

She was over forty, elegantly beautiful, wearing a silk dress, and a jade-inlaid gold hairpin on her head. At this moment, she dropped all pretense, held Mrs. Wang’s hand and laughed, “I knew that older sister was skilled in embroidery, but I didn’t expect your daughter’s hands to be even more skilled, and she is brilliantly clever. The dolls she made are fabulous and won the favor of my masters and my daughter. Especially my daughter, oh my, I’ve never seen her so happy. My master specifically asked me to thank you, thank you for your thoughtfulness.” She added, “My grandchildren also love the dolls you made for them, thank you.”

Mrs. Wang humbly smiled and said, “We should do so. Having your master and Mrs. Luo like them is our good fortune.”

Madam Luo opened a package, inside were two sets of pens, ink, and wash stones, and two knives for cutting paper, laughed and said, “This is from my master to your two young boys, asking them to study hard.” Her expression then became serious, lower her voice and said, “Also, tell Dabao to keep his mouth shut. Don’t go around talking about my daughter’s situation.”

Mrs. Wang quickly assured her, “Don’t worry, my Dabao is intelligent, he knows what to say and what not to say.”

Mrs. Luo nodded, then took out a purse from which she extracted four small silver ingots, each weighing ten taels. She laughed and said, “This is from my master for you. She appreciates the dolls you made and acknowledges your hard work. However, these swallow dolls are my daughter’s favorite to play with. I hope you won’t make the same dolls to sell. The expectation of a swallow’s smile can be fulfilled only by my daughter’s good-heartedness.”

Chen Afu thought to himself, after all that, they are afraid of my spreading the news of her daughter’s illness.p> If I had the nerve for it, I would never dare to do that.

Mrs. Wang kept saying it was too much, but Mrs. Luo still stuffed the silver into her hands.

Mrs. Luo then opened another small package, in which was a small box. Inside the box were six exceptionally beautiful fine flowers. There was also a small jar, and upon opening the lid, a sweet scent filled the air. She laughed and said, “This hairpiece is bought in the Capital City and is for Afu to wear. This jar of begonia fruit jam is homemade. It’s really good to dip in steamed bread or cornmeal bun. These are gifts from us, I hope you don’t mind.”

Chen Afu and Mrs. Wang expressed their gratitude again.

Afterward, she looked at Chen Afu with even more warmth in her eyes, laughing and saying, “Afu really has a clever mind. No one would have expected dolls to be made like that.”

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Then she seemed to hesitate, as if having something to say to Mrs. Wang privately. Chen Afu understood and excused himself.

As it turned out, Madam Luo wanted to ask Mrs. Wang what medication Chen Afu had been given and where he had been treated for his illness. She said, “A distant relative of mine has some issues, so I wanted to ask.”

This topic instantly brought back bitter memories for Mrs. Wang, and her eyes started to redden, causing her to talk more.

She talked about the many places they sought medical treatment, and how many medications and folk remedies she had given Afu, enduring countless harsh remarks along the way. Despite people saying her daughter was beyond help, she refused to believe that her daughter would remain mentally retarded forever. She talked about how many Bodhisattvas they had prayed to, the destiny Abbot Liao Chen had given Afu at Lingyin Temple, and how they had sought medical help from Abbot Liao Chen at Yingxue Nunnery.

She continued, “To this day, I can still recall Abbot Liao Chen’s look of sympathy when she saw Afu. She didn’t look down on us because we were poor, not only did she treat Afu, but she also gave us vegetarian food…”

Madam Luo listened and her eyes also seemed to redden with emotion. She said, “Abbot Liao Chen is indeed merciful. I will not hide it from you, my master is Abbot Liao Chen, who became a nun due to some unavoidable circumstances. It’s enough that you know this. Please don’t tell anyone. Your Dabao is likable and seems to be the only one who can get along with my daughter. In the future, when my daughter visits my master at the manor, Dabao should come and play with her. If Jin Bao really comes to your home next year, bring her to Tang Garden to play with my daughter…”

Only after thoroughly learning about Chen Afu’s medical history from Mrs. Wang did Madam Luo leave the Chen household satisfied. On her way out, she said to Dabao who had come to see her off, “When my daughter visits Tang Garden again, please do come and play.”

Dabao obediently replied, “Ok, I’m also looking forward to Sister Yan’er coming to play in the countryside again.

After sending Madam Luo away, Mrs. Wang handed the purse filled with silver to Chen Afu and said, “The dolls were your idea, so you should take all this silver.”

Chen Afu accepted the purse with a smile, took out two silver ingots, and handed them to Mrs. Wang, laughing, “Mother, you also helped make them, so these two are for you.”

Mrs. Wang said, “The dolls were your idea. You should take three, and I need only one.”

Chen Afu stuffed the two silver ingots into Mrs. Wang’s hands, saying, “Their gift comes with an additional intention. They hope that we won’t talk about making these swallow dolls, or in other words, they don’t want us to talk about their daughter being ill.” He then said to Alu and Dabao, “Remember, don’t talk about Ms. Chu’s matters to anyone who asks.”

Dabao and Alu quickly nodded in agreement.

When Mrs. Luo returned to Tang Garden, Junior Manager Luo stood at the entrance. Upon seeing her, he helped her enter and closed the door. He whispered, “Mother, did you find out everything?”