Chapter 76 - Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Charity Diagnosis_l (1/2)

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Charity Diagnosis_l

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Yingbao was also busy preparing medicinal pills for her father.

These pills were actually made by steaming date paste, red bean paste, and wheat flour, kneading them into small balls roughly the size of bird eggs, and mixing in wu ding zhi.

She made fifty in total, enough for her father to consume one every day, and even to spare some for her uncles.

On the day they started working, before the break of dawn, the villagers picked up shovels, hammers, and baskets, some shouldering yokes, came to Jiang Sanlang’s house and called for him to join them.

Jiang Sanlang also shouldered a yoke, put his tools and bedding on it, and blended into the crowd with his elder and second brother who were shouldering the same loads.

Yingbao got up early to stand with her mother at their courtyard to see her father off.

“Mother, where is father going to do the river work?” asked Yingbao.

Chunniang, holding her daughter’s hand, returned inside the house: “I’ve heard they’re headed to Simen Town a few dozen miles away.” She wasn’t sure about the exact location.

The specific location of the river construction wasn’t determined. A river section could stretch from one end to another for dozens of miles, and workers had to dig river channels on both banks, carry river mud, and clear up the blockages.

Once a section of the river was finished, they would move to another part.

“Baobao, you can sleep a little longer.” Chunniang said: “It will be a while before daylight.”

“Ok.” Yingbao climbed onto the kang, took off her cotton-padded jacket, and snuggled into her mother’s quilt.

The cotton bedding was indeed warm, she didn’t want to get up once she was under it.

At this moment, her two younger brothers were sleeping in another quilt, snoring lightly.

Being able to sleep with her mother today made Yingbao very happy.

Chunniang lay down on the kang, held her daughter in her arms, and said, laughing: “It’s been a long time since I’ve been this close to Baobao.” Yingbao snuggled up to her mother: “Because Baobao has grown up.”

“Yes, my Baobao is almost four in a blink of an eye.” This referred to her actual age; by nominal age, Yingbao would turn five after the New Year.

The mother and daughter snuggled up and fell asleep unknowingly.

The next morning, Yingbao still had to go to school.

Erni and Huzi came to call her.

“Yingbao, that Chen Zhao didn’t come to school yesterday.”

Lately, Erni was fond of discussing all sorts of gossip, “Our teacher said she won’t be coming anymore.”

Yingbao was not surprised at all.

When the Han Family suddenly sent Chen Zhao, they harbored ulterior motives. Now that their hopes have been dashed, they certainly will not let Chen Zhao attend school anymore.

Such a shortsighted woman, besides wanting to bear sons all day, her mind was filled with nothing but ruthlessness.

But she never thought herself ruthless. On the contrary, she felt wronged, as though everyone owed her and everyone was wronging her. She believed her children deserved a beating when they annoyed her.

“Also, big brother is to be engaged.” Erni kept babbling as she walked.

Yingbao blinked, “Which family are you talking about?”

“I think it’s from the Chu Family in the neighboring village.” Erni said: “I heard from auntie that big cousin will go see her tomorrow.”

Jiang Cheng was going to be sixteen after the New Year, so it was indeed time for him to get an engagement.

When they arrived at the school, Erni and Huzi went to the neighboring classroom. Yingbao was still taking classes with Sister Wen Shu. However, today, there was an additional student, Wen Hengyin.

Wen Hengyin had already read books at an early age, but because he was unwilling to study seriously, his parents intentionally put him in the B class to receive primary education with the children who just started school.

But lately, he became motivated. So Mrs. Wen called him back to Class A to study medical classics with Yingbao.

“Now that we’ve finished the inner classics, we’ll do some free clinic for the villagers today, which will let me see what you’ve learned.”