Jiang Miao came home carrying two kilograms of pork belly. The boss knew her well and specially gave her two big bones.
The steamed buns at noon were still stuck in her throat. She was used to eating good ones, but this black-faced steamed bun was hard to swallow.
It’s hard to say how much the fragrant beads will be sold. Although Jiang Miao is confident that they will be sold, the time cannot be determined. Shopkeeper Qin wanted to give her a deposit, but Jiang Miao refused.
The money from selling the handkerchiefs and sachets left 1,500 wen after deducting the money spent on shopping, which was equivalent to one or two cents in silver. In the eyes of country people, it was already a considerable sum.
Shen Yanqing's half-year repairs cost two taels of silver. The Shen family worked hard for a year. In addition to the harvest in the fields, the male laborers went out to work year-round. They only earned five taels of silver a year. The amount he got was very small, and this was still under the circumstances that Mrs. Zhang knew how to calculate.
Therefore, those who could afford to study in ancient times either belonged to a wealthy family or had to support them with the whole family's efforts.
Shen Yanqing is smart and talented in reading, and the Shen family has hope. Although there are complaints, no one will really tear them apart.
Unlike their fellow villager Zhao Xiucai, who was of average talent, he failed to pass the national examination after more than ten years, which was a drag on the whole family. Even his nephew did not marry a wife when he was over 20 years old. After his parents died, the brothers separated, and Zhao The scholar refused to give up and would rather sell his daughter to continue studying.
Jiang Miao was thinking about something all the way, her steps were fast, and soon she saw the front door of the Shen family.
The yard was crowded with people, and she heard Mrs. Zhang's cries from afar.
"Master, don't scare me... God, what kind of evil have you done!"
Jiang Miao was startled when she entered the door.
Father Shen was being carried by the two brothers. His legs were bloody and bloody, and the others had already fainted from the pain. Mrs. Xu's face turned pale, and she held her belly and followed behind Mrs. Wang, not daring to see the blood.
"Mom, dad, what's wrong?"
"Your father fell from the beam and broke his leg!" Mrs. Zhang's face was covered with tears. Seeing that Jiang Miao seemed to have a backbone, she held her hand tightly.
"Did you call the doctor?" She hurriedly reassured him, looking at Father Shen's legs with a solemn expression.
"Miaoya is right, call the doctor. Boss and second brother, go and call the doctor for your father!"
Brother Shen and his brother had never encountered this kind of thing before, and they were in a panic for a while.
In the end, Jiang Miao steadied herself. She looked at the people surrounding her and recognized the village chief from her memory.
"Uncle Zhao, please find someone to hire a doctor for my father." He then took out thirty coins from his sleeve and handed it to him.
People in Qingquan Village originally had a bad impression of Jiang Miao, especially the village chief.
Her daughter likes Shen Yanqing and often speaks ill of Jiang Miao at home. But now that she is calm and steady, organized and willing to spend money to treat her father-in-law, her previous prejudice has dissipated.
"Don't worry, third daughter-in-law, I'll let Dayong go."
Zhao Dayong was a tall man with quick feet, and soon he pulled back an old doctor with white eyebrows and beard.
"Come on, come on, Doctor Li is here!"
Fortunately, Father Shen had a cushion when he fell and only broke one leg. Dr. Li is a famous orthopedic expert in Furong Town. He touched the broken bone, pushed and pulled, and the bone was reattached.
"It takes a hundred days to break the muscles and bones. The patient is older and the bones heal slowly. It is best to stay in bed and recuperate during these three months and stop doing any work."
Mrs. Zhang kept thanking her, and Jiang Miao paid the 50 yuan consultation fee, sent the patient away, and thanked the neighbors who helped.
The villagers knew that his family was not in the mood to entertain guests, so they all left one after another when they saw Father Shen woke up.
In the main room, the Shen family looked sad. Father Shen fell from the roof when he stepped on the beam. The master gave him ten cents as compensation. The elder Shen and the second Shen could not swallow this breath and wanted to ask for more compensation. He was fired by his employer as well.
The family suddenly lost three incomes. Father Shen also had to pay for medicine and medical treatment. Shen Yanqing also had to pay for repairs. Mrs. Zhang had never shed tears in her eyes.
