Manbao gave away all the gifts he bought. Even the youngest Wutou and Liutou had gifts. They were a pair of particularly beautiful tiger-head shoes and some small toys.
The whole old Zhou family is as happy as the Chinese New Year.
Xiao Qianshi and Zhou Xi soon came back with Datou and Daya. Manbao jumped into Xiao Qianshi's arms and said, "Sister-in-law, I really miss you."
Zhou Xi on the side couldn't help but nodded her head and thought, "I only want my sister-in-law, but not my eldest sister?"
"Think about it, think about it, eldest sister, are you taking the medicine I asked Fourth Brother to bring you?"
Zhou Xi's face turned red, nodded, and asked in a low voice, "Is that medicine really useful?"
"Of course, that is the palace's secret recipe."
It doesn’t matter whether it is useful or not, the patient must believe it is useful.
Zhou Xi's eyes lit up. Although his fourth brother had also said this, Man Bao seemed more credible when he said it.
Manbao's gift to Xiao Qian was similar to that of his sisters-in-law, so today the old Zhou family is in harmony and happy.
Even the jealous old Zhoutou regained his balance after seeing that his sons had one less pair of shoe uppers than he did.
After all, he is much better than his sons, right?
Old Zhoutou said: "The chosen day is June 12th. I thought it would be good if you could come back on the tenth day of the lunar month, but who knew you would come back on the sixth day of the lunar month."
Man Bao said: "Bai Shan is taking the high school entrance examination in the second year of junior high school. We are going to come back after the exam. It is only a ten-day holiday in total."
Lao Zhoutou asked, "He has to go to school, so he has to follow the schedule. If you don't go to that official school, why can't you ask Mr. Zhuang for a few more days off?"
Zhou Lang on the side said: "Dad, in addition to Mr. Zhuang, there is also a drug store. Man Bao is very powerful now. I asked shopkeeper Lao Zheng. With our Man Bao's intelligence and talent, he will definitely be a very powerful man in the future."
Doctor."
Zhou Lang moved towards his father and said: "Dad, think about it, this is a very powerful doctor. When the time comes, Man Bao will return to the county to open a pharmacy..."
Lao Zhou was excited and immediately said: "Okay, Man Bao, you have to study hard. In fact, I think the calligraphy learned by Mr. Zhuang is about the same. The most important thing is to learn a craft."
"Dad, Mr. Zhuang knows a lot more than Mr. Ji," Man Bao said, "But don't worry, I will learn them all without delay."
She asked about Zhou Xi's marriage, "Why is the eldest sister still working in the shop when she is getting married?"
Lao Zhou frowned and said, "She can't take any time off. Even if we tell her, she won't listen. What can we do?"
Zhou Xi is getting married for the second time this time, and she is not happy about it. Lao Zhoutou and Qian are not very restrictive about her, and they don't plan to invite many people anyway.
In addition to some relatives, some relatives and close neighbors in the village will come to have a meal.
Lao Zhoutou and Qian also used some of their private rooms to prepare a dowry for her, which was almost comparable to the dowry she received when she got married for the first time.
People outside were envious of it, but people in Lao Zhou's family didn't take it seriously, because judging from their family's current wealth, this dowry was nothing.
So no one has an opinion.
If the parents give a dowry, and the brothers and sisters add to it, there will be more.
For example, Zhou Dalang gave her a tael of silver, and Zhou Dalang also used the money to build a cabinet for her. Zhou Dalang went up the mountain to cut down trees, and paid a carpenter to build two boxes and cages...
Even Zhou Lijun knew that he had to give his aunt a quilt, let alone Da Ya and Da Tou. It would be a lot to pile these things together.
Manbao sent medicine and a manual on assisted pregnancy, which she wrote based on what Teacher Mo said.
Afraid that Zhou Xi didn't understand some words, Man Bao read it to her one by one and explained it to her.
Looking at Man Bao with a childish face, Zhou Xi's whole face burned up. How old is her youngest sister...
After Man Bao taught the eldest sister with a calm expression, he put the booklet into her arms and said: "Sister, this is my gift to you."
Zhou Xi coughed lightly and said, "Manbao, please write me the recipe for the palace's secret recipe. From now on, you don't need to buy me medicine from Yizhou City. I'll buy it myself in the county."
Man Bao said: "Sister, you can stop taking the medicine. After eating the ones I gave you, you will be fine. You cannot take the medicine when you officially want to have a child."
She thought for a while and said, "But if you want a prescription, I'll write it to you later and keep it. Maybe it will become a family treasure in the future."
The period of studying in the drug store made Man Bao realize how precious some secret recipes are, and some doctors may be able to survive on just one prescription.
So now she pays special attention to secret recipes, especially palace secret recipes and ancient secret recipes.
But Zhou Xi muttered: "I don't want such a family heirloom. I would rather future generations not be able to use it."
Man Bao heard this and nodded in agreement, "Isn't it true? But if all wishes come true, then there will be no doctors in the world. So we still have to make preparations."
Zhou Xi:……
Man Bao has memorized the prescription by heart, after all, she had to grab the medicine with her own hands the last two times.
Man Bao silently revealed the prescription, dried the ink, handed it to Zhou Xi, and warned: "Sister, you have to put it away."
Zhou Xi put it together with the booklet, nodded and said: "I know."
She still knows the goods. Although she doesn't hope to use this thing again in the future, it is indeed rare.
Man Bao sat cross-legged on her bed, holding his chin and looking at her curiously, "Sister, don't you want to get married? Why did you agree to marry Guan Xin?"
Zhou Xi was silent for a moment and then said, "Because he didn't look down on me?"
"Huh?" Man Bao tilted his head and asked, "Who underestimated you?"
Zhou Xi smiled. There were only two sisters in the room, and she relaxed a little. There were some things she couldn't say to her parents, let alone her sister-in-law, but Man Bao was the best listener.
She whispered: "Except for the people in my family, who outside here doesn't look down on me?"
Man Bao frowned and said nothing.
"At first, people outside didn't know that it was Liu Dalang who couldn't give birth, so they thought it was me who couldn't give birth. The people who came to tell my parents about marriages were all widowers with children," Zhou Xi said, "It's okay. I'm alone with the divorce."
Those who came back are almost like widows, but who are those people..."
"Later, my parents said that my illness was cured, and the news about Liu Dalang spread, and my grievances were finally cleared. But when it comes to my marriage here, I am still a widower, otherwise I am disabled, or because of some bad things.
The reason is that I can’t get a wife.”
"But no matter who comes to me, whether it's a matchmaker or a blind date, they don't see me as a person. Even if they behave well at the beginning, after two visits, the contempt and suspicion in their eyes have changed.
Even if it is covered up, it cannot be covered up.”
Zhou Xi said: "I know, no matter whether I can have children or not, it will be my fault to them if we divorce. In that case, why should I get married?"
In fact, she wanted to get married at the beginning. She thought that she could marry anyone, but she couldn't stay at home with her parents and brothers for the rest of her life.
But life at home was so good. At first, she was discouraged and didn't want to get married. Later, she slowly came out, but the family made a room for her and opened up a piece of wasteland...
Then she discovered that even if she didn't get married, even if she was living in the homes of her parents and brothers, her life would not be bad, and she didn't even have the feeling of being a sojourn.
So she thought, if that's the case, why should she get married?