Carpenter's Lady

Chapter 12

The old doctor stretched out his hand to touch the bone on Zhao Wen's right arm, and said, "The bone has been dislocated by gravity, and pulled by external force, which caused a little damage to the tendons." From Zhao Wen's arm, a scream resounded over the roof of Zhao's house.

Aunt Li was eating, and she dropped her chopsticks in shock from the scream.Seeing that her mother-in-law was shocked, the daughter-in-law Liu hurriedly picked up the chopsticks, brought a pair of clean ones from the kitchen, and said, "Mother, I heard the third son of the Zhao family crying all the time today. I guess he is not feeling well. Just now Seeing that the second child of the Zhao family has invited the old doctor over, he must be seeing a doctor!"

"It sounded like a broken soul. I thought something was wrong! Ever since Xiu'er married into her family, I have always worried that Mrs. Zhao would go crazy and do something to Xiu'er one day, and Xiu'er would become pregnant. You are pregnant, you can't make mistakes at this time, and you usually pay attention to some movements." Aunt Li frowned and said worriedly.

Hearing his mother mentioning this matter again, Li Dalang put down his chopsticks and said impatiently: "Mother, that is the path chosen by girl Xiu, we can't interfere too much." The girl who didn't know what was good or bad was angry with her mother, and said reluctantly, "Since you have always taken Xiu girl to heart, we will pay attention to it, so you don't have to worry about it!"

Aunt Li saw that her son had made a promise, so she stopped mentioning it now.

In the front room of Li's house, Zhao Wen was startled by the old doctor's words, what does it mean "muscles are damaged, if not properly adjusted, the muscles will atrophy"?He is the hand that holds the pen!How could there be such an accident!

Mrs. Zhao was also shocked by the old man's words, her hands trembled a little, did she pull it?Mrs. Zhao's muddy eyes were a little dazed and flustered: "Master, what is shrinking? What do you mean by that?"

Li Xiu'er, who was standing by the bed, couldn't stand it anymore, threw herself on the bed and hugged Zhao Wen, and burst into tears.This is how to do?If something happens to your hand, you can't just keep your pen and talk about it in the future, even if you can't do the work in the field!
Zhao Wen lay on the bed, feeling the buzzing in his head. After a long time, he stared at the old doctor with a pale face, "Please, old man, give me a prescription for recuperating. This junior is still preparing to take the imperial examination. This hand It is more important than the life of the younger generation!" Speaking of the last sentence, Zhao Wen felt that his chest was full of fear, anger and anger!

After a while, the old doctor had already prescribed the medicine, and said: "This prescription is only for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. On weekdays, you should rub your arms frequently. You must not lift heavy objects in the short term, and you can't lift a pen." Need to use force, Xiao Langjun, it is better not to move for the time being, in ten days, the old man will come back for a follow-up consultation!"

"What does the old man mean, this junior's hand can still be cured?" Zhao Wen asked inexplicably in surprise.

"It can be recovered this time, but Xiao Lang must remember to take good care of this hand in the future, otherwise the old man may be helpless next time!" The old man glanced at Zhao Wen with an excited expression on his face, and said lightly.Last time I pretended to be sick and teased the old man to Shuiyang Village in the middle of the night, this time I will not treat you well!

In the joy of being reborn after a catastrophe in the Zhao family, the old Langzhong carried a piece of silver in his sleeve pocket and went back to town with the ox cart rented by the Zhao family in a comfortable mood.

At night Zhao Wen was lying on the bed alone, listening to Li Xiuer's soft breathing, he felt a little dissatisfied, he was suffering so much while lying on the bed, but this woman was not worried at all, she was still sleeping like this!Zhao Wen couldn't help thinking of the past when Zhang Mu served her tea and water tenderly and affectionately. She fell asleep at night, and she still lit the candlestick, and used the little candle oil left to do embroidery while she read a book. She counted in her heart, Zhang It has been more than four months since Mu returned home, and the money in his hand is almost used up, so Zhang Mu must be brought back quickly.

Zhang Mu woke up with a headache in the morning. He recalled that he had been thinking about Wu Ling’s back last night, but he couldn’t fall asleep after turning over and over again. Seeing the white light on the gauze curtain, Zhang Mu hurriedly struggled to get up. Sleeping late is not allowed here. !Dazedly, he felt as if he was holding something soft and somewhat protruding in his hand. Looking down, he saw bright red and purple mandarin flowers one after another. of!It is said that I am ready to get married, so I won't be unable to get married again.

Zhang Mu sat on the bed and swayed for a while, and finally pulled himself together to get dressed. Although he didn't need to prepare breakfast by himself, he still had to carry a bowl and chopsticks.Otherwise, even if my sister-in-law doesn't say anything, my mother will stare at her.

In the main room, the rest of the Zhang family had already been sitting at the table waiting for Zhang Mu to eat. Zhang Dalang told his wife about Zhao Wenlai’s troubles last night. He was afraid that his parents would be worried, so he only mentioned a few words in an understatement until this morning. , so now at the Zhang family's dining table, except for the small water that is eating the steamed buns, the expressions on the faces of the others are quite serious, and no one cares about Zhang Mu not getting up yet.

"This matter can't just go on like this. Zhao Wen came to block Wu Ling. It must be a bad thing. He must have slandered Amu in front of Wu Ling. If Wu Ling listened to Zhao Wen's nonsense, he would inevitably have a reaction in his heart. Today I I won't go to the field anymore, I will run to the town." Father Zhang said after pondering for a while.

Zhang Dalang thought about it for a while, and felt that this matter should be asked clearly, otherwise Amu's marriage might change, so he said to Father Zhang, "Brother Niu didn't go to the town to deliver goods today, I will go to his house to rent a bullock cart later. Let's send dad there, let's go earlier, otherwise the shop will start working soon, and I'm afraid it won't be convenient for Wu Ling to talk to us."

Father Zhang nodded in agreement.

When Zhang Mu came out of the room, Father Zhang and Zhang Dalang had already gone out, Xiao Shui hugged her leg and asked, "Auntie, you've become a big slob again today, and you just woke up now, I'm full! "

Zhang Mu was embarrassed, he was despised by a brat!How embarrassing!
"Amu, we've already eaten. Yours is still hot in the pot. Hurry up and wash it up and eat." Tao Zi glared at Xiao Shui, and said softly to Zhang Mu.Seeing sister-in-law's black eye circles, Taozi couldn't help but sigh in her heart, a good marriage has caused disturbances, she doesn't know how long sister-in-law cried last night, and her fiancé was blocked by her ex-husband, just thinking about it makes people feel irritated.

Zhang Mu felt that this sister-in-law was really nice, and she never said a word out loud when she was lying in bed, let alone showing embarrassment, and she warmed up meals for herself so enthusiastically.I feel that even if I am someone else's sister-in-law, I may not be able to be so patient and tolerant if I have such an inconspicuous sister-in-law in the family.In fact, the family I lived through is very good. In this family, I can be lazy, stay in bed, and be greedy like in the modern family that dotes on me and has no principles.I don't know if the original body has left or not.When she came, the Zhang family didn't mention what happened before, and she still didn't know why the original body left and she entered this body.

After breakfast, Zhang Mu took Xiao Shui to read characters with branches in the yard. The paper and ink here are more expensive, so Zhang Mu waited for Xiao Shui to learn how to write this character before letting him practice on paper.Therefore, every morning, Zhang Mu and Xiao Shui could be seen sitting on a small stool at the foot of the yard, scratching the ground with twigs.

Hearing someone knock on the door, Xiao Shui immediately raised his head and said, "Auntie, it's Shi Shi and Zhu Zhu who came here."

"Well, go and open the door for them!" Zhang Mu said without raising his head.

Xiao Shui happily opened the door for his little friend.

"Auntie, Zhuzhu brought cakes!" Xiao Shui called out from the door, Zhang Mu looked up and saw Zhuzhu holding a bag of cakes in one hand.

"Auntie, my mother asked me to bring it!" Zhuzhu whispered, Zhuzhu is one year older than Xiaoshui, and she is already six years old this year. I also heard my grandma scolding my aunt at home, but she wanted to play with Shitou and Xiaoshui, and my aunt was not fierce at all.

Zhang Mu walked over to take Zhuzhu's two bags of pastries, and asked Xiao Shui to go to the kitchen to get a plate, unpacked one bag and put it in a basin for the three Xiaodoudings to eat.Shitou and Xiaoshui closed their happy eyes when they ate mung bean cakes to satisfy their greed. Zhuzhu was also very proud to see that his friends liked it.

A few days ago, Mrs. Wang came to look for Taozi, and saw Zhang Mu teaching Xiaoshui to read, so she also wanted her own stone to come and learn.Zhang Mu has always had a good impression of Mrs. Wang, so he naturally agreed. Xiao Shitou is a somewhat puffy little fat man with a chubby face and big eyes rolling around. He is very clever and cute. It is better to practice with someone.

The next day, the little stone came early in the morning.

However, on the third day, Zhuzhu from Wang Moli's family came along with Xiao Shitou. As soon as Xiao Shitou entered the door, he drooped his head, feeling a little ashamed. Amused.Said, "Adults have nothing to do with children, Zhuzhu is also very cute, and I like her very much!"

Xiao Shitou immediately raised his head, looked at Zhang Mu with sparkling eyes, and nodded seriously: "Well, Zhu Zhu is a bit greedy, but she is still a very good person. Xiao Shui also likes her very much!"

Xiao Shui next to him also nodded to his little friend with dignity.

So Zhang Mu went from scratching branches with a child to scratching branches with three little heads.Today's pastry is probably brought by Wang Moli, and Zhang Mu is unwilling to be polite. Only if she accepts it, the other party will feel at ease. Zhuzhu is so soft and sticky, Zhang Mu also hopes that Xiao Douding from this single-parent family can Have a happy childhood.When she was a child, she also had a good friend. Her mother didn't like her at first, but she told her mother that San'er was very pitiful, so her mother didn't stop her.Suddenly I miss that distant place.

When Father Zhang and Zhang Dalang came back, it was almost noon, and the sun was too hot, so Zhang Mu had already sent the three little bean dings to play in the house.Hearing my father and brother coming back, I hurried to the kitchen to get the honeysuckle tea that had been cold for a long time.There is no tea at home, and a lot of honeysuckle bloomed in the sun in May, so it is best to make tea now!
In the main room, Father Zhang and Zhang Dalang were both a little depressed. Seeing Zhang Mu coming over with tea, the father and son exchanged glances quietly.

(End of this chapter)