When it came time for Shen Yan's funeral, Shu Ya was not allowed to go there. The doctor came here for several days. Although he was fine, he repeatedly told him not to stay, so he just lay there to take care of himself.
Shu Yao had nothing to do. She spent the whole day thinking about how to make some food for her sister. Today she will make jujube soup and tomorrow she will make meat porridge. In the middle of winter, chicken, duck and fish are easy to find, but those fresh products are rare. Shu Ya is still blind. I feel nauseous and will immediately vomit if something goes wrong. Because of this, I don’t dare to cook mutton or fish.
A few days later, Xiyue came with a basket. After entering the door, she opened the blue cloth on the basket and saw that there were two handfuls of green vegetables, a few washed winter bamboo shoots, and a pack. The white and tender mushrooms smiled and said to Shu Yao:
"This is the general's filial piety to the old lady. The old lady thought that the old lady had no appetite, so she sent it to the old lady to mix it up."
Shu Yao hurriedly thanked her and stayed with Xiyue for tea and snacks. Xiyue just smiled and excused herself, saying that the old lady had a lot of things in the house and had to go back to work. Shu Yao couldn't stay any longer and asked Mother Liu to send her off. He asked her to go out, turned around and started organizing the food.
With the baby greens, Shuya actually ate half a bowl more rice.
Just keeping it like this, lying on the couch all the time, it was inevitable that my whole body ached. When Shu Yao was free, she would massage Shu Ya everywhere to make her feel more comfortable. At night, Shu Yao slept with Shu Ya, and Shu Ya slept with Shu Yao. sighed:
"How much virtue have I accumulated in my previous life to have a sister like you!"
Shu Yao gently held Shu Ya's hand and said:
"Why don't I? My sister usually loves me and my brother, but now I have the opportunity to take care of my sister."
Shu Ya stroked her soft hair, feeling sour in her heart. In fact, this sister was not something anyone had to worry about since she was a child. Because her mother died early, she was forced to grow up early, so why not this sister?
A small lamp was lit at one end of the couch. The light gradually dimmed and the two sisters fell asleep.
Early the next morning, just after breakfast, Chuntao suddenly came in to report that Shen Yu's servant had brought a basket of oranges, saying they were for grandma and to make amends to the second lady.
Shu Ya looked confused, thought for a while and said to Chuntao:
"Go and ask him, did he send it to me alone, or did the old lady, madam, and several sisters have it? If so, have they sent it to them?"
Chuntao responded, turned around and went out. After a while, she came back and said:
"Grandma, I have asked, and everyone has it. The old lady, madam and several other ladies have also given it to me. This basket is reserved for you and the second lady."
Shu Ya nodded slowly, ordered Chuntao to collect the oranges, and gave a little silver to the boy who brought the oranges. But she was a little confused. When Shen Yan was around, the second son, who was a direct descendant, almost never interacted with them. It's strange to have any interactions in the courtyard now. I remembered Chuntao saying that the second master was trying to make amends to the second young lady, so she asked Shu Yao:
"What's going on? When did you meet?"
Shu Yao didn't want to tell her sister at first, but when her sister asked, she told her about meeting him in the bamboo forest before.
Shu Ya didn't say anything after hearing this. It was said that many days had passed since that day, and she didn't know what it meant if she sent something to apologize at this time. She just suddenly thought that Shu Yao had been here for so many days, and she had been feeling uncomfortable. He had forgotten to ask her to pay homage to Mrs. Chiang. Besides, since he couldn't get up, he would not be able to save himself from the morning and evening hours every day. So he should have asked Shu Yao to pay his respects to the old lady on his behalf.