Chapter 734 Jiang Kang's Stepmother
Chapter 734 Jiang Kang's Stepmother
All three of them woke up in the afternoon.
After waking up and having dinner, I went to the clinic.
This morning and noon, Shao Siyou took over Jiang Fubao's position to receive patients.
He was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat lunch. The rice that Chen Hongxia served him was already cold on the table, with the fat solidified and a white tinge on the vegetables.
"Master, didn't you say you would come today? It should be in the afternoon? Well, you are finally here. I am almost exhausted." As soon as she arrived at the clinic, Jiang Fubao saw Shao Siyou looking at her with resentful eyes.
I don’t know, I thought she was a heartless person.
"Are there a lot of people today?" Jiang Fubao was a little surprised.
Although she took a break during the New Year, the clinic was open and was manned by several apprentices.
After all, illness can come at any time, and I can’t take a day off in a year.
"A lot, there were a lot yesterday too. It froze a couple of days ago, and the weather suddenly turned cold. Many people got sick from the cold, and quite a few people came here this morning. Master, look, there are still about ten people sitting here. I'll leave it to you. I'll eat something first."
Shao Siyou didn't wait for Jiang Fubao to answer, but ran away, fearing that if he was a step too late, Jiang Fubao would reject him.
Jiang Fubao was speechless. She swallowed the words in her mouth and sat down on the still warm chair.
Start seeing patients.
The days pass one by one.
Winter passes and spring comes.
Tender green leaves bloomed on the dry branches.
Jiang Fubao has already started preparing to travel around the country and is just waiting to set off after his birthday.
In mid-June, a very good day, she brought Jiang Kang and Jiang Ning, brother and sister, back to Jiangjia Village.
This time I came back not to see the medicinal fields.
Instead, he attended the wedding banquet of Jiang Kang's biological father Jiang Zhuzi.
The wife he married was La Mei, a maid sent by the Jiang family to take care of the Jiang family's old house.
After a few interactions, they fell in love with each other.
Zhang Jinlan freed Lamei from slavery, and the Jiang family also gave her a dowry. The date they set was today.
Everyone in the Jiang family was very busy, so Jiang Fubao came to attend his wedding banquet on behalf of the Jiang family.
The carriage stopped at the Jiang family's old house, and she got off the carriage together with Jiang Kang, Jiang Ning and Pan Erya.
Pan Shitou led the carriage to the backyard and fed the horses with hay.
After seeing the bride, Jiang Fubao took his brother and sister to Jiang Zhuzi's house.
In fact, she wanted to give them both a day off yesterday, but Jiang Kang refused, so they could only come back together today.
When the auspicious time came, Jiang Zhuzi brought seven or eight people to the Jiang family's old house to welcome the bride.
Red lanterns were hung in the Jiang family’s old house yesterday and wedding characters were posted on the wall, making it particularly festive. Jiang Lamei is getting married here.
Her original surname was Chen, but Zhang Jinlan gave her the surname Jiang. Even after she was freed from slavery, she continued to use the surname Jiang and did not change it.
The wedding banquet was held at Jiang Zhuzi's house. There were not many people, only three tables.
Including my family members, those who had a good time in the village, and Jiang Fubao, the seat was just full.
After worshipping heaven and earth, they began to eat. The food for the three tables was prepared by Liu Xianger and Zhou Changgu. The taste was quite good for someone like Jiang Fubao who was used to eating good food. It was not bad, but it was not very delicious either.
But for the villagers, it is a delicacy.
Even though their lives were getting better, they still couldn't eat meat every day.
People are used to being poor and are afraid of being poor. The first thing they have to do when they earn money is to save it. At least 30% of the people in Jiangjia Village only eat meat once every ten days or so.
The speaking voice becomes quieter and the chewing sound becomes louder.
Everyone was eating hard.
It was already afternoon when we left Jiangjia Village.
Jiang Kang and Jiang Ning did not come back with her. Jiang Fubao gave them two days off. It was only when she said that Jiang Kang was busy at home and needed help that the brother and sister agreed to stay.
On the wedding night, Jiang Lamei blushed with shame.
Just like Jiang Zhuzi was married for the second time, she was also married for the second time. When they were fleeing, her husband and children died of illness. She fled to Qixi County alone. In order to survive, she sold herself to a wealthy family in Chang'an Town as a maid. Later, the young master of this family frequented gambling houses and squandered all his property in just three years. She was also sold twice, the last time to the Jiang family.
Jiang Lamei is now twenty-six years old.
The two of them were like two pieces of dry grass sandwiched between stones. When the cold wind blew, they hugged each other tightly, as closely as two figures printed on the window frame.
Jiang Lamei has no parents' home, so on the day of her return, he and Jiang Zhuzi planned to go to the snack shop in the town to kowtow to Zhang Jinlan.
The two of them got on their own ox cart, carrying large and small bags and two children who needed to return to the clinic.
This time, they brought dried mushrooms picked from the mountains, some delicious wild fruits and snacks fried by Liu Xiang'er herself. Before leaving, Liu Xiang'er also asked her son to buy two jars of wine from the wine shop when he passed by, and also buy some expensive cakes to take with them.
The ox cart slowly drove away from Jiangjia Village and headed towards the town.
After watching her son and daughter-in-law leave, Liu Xianger turned around and went back to clean the yard.
Jiang Kang and Jiang Ning sat on the ox cart, one on each side.
As early as the wedding day, Jiang Kang changed his way of addressing Jiang Lamei and called her "mother".
Jiang Lamei was so happy that she was at a loss, so the two of them sat in an ox cart with smiles on their faces, looking very harmonious. Jiang Zhuzi was driving the cart in front, and the three people in the back were chatting.
"Dad, Mom, you can just take Ning'er and me to the alley entrance later. You don't have to take us to the clinic, so as not to delay your trip to the snack shop."
Jiang Kang spoke loudly. The noise from the wheels was so loud that it was impossible to hear clearly unless one spoke at the top of one's voice.
Even so, Jiang Zhuzi still asked: "What? What did you say?"
Jiang Kang had to repeat it again, and only then did Jiang Zhuzi hear it.
"It's okay, it's just a few steps away. We have to send you to the clinic, otherwise your father and I will be worried." Jiang Lamei said hurriedly without waiting for Jiang Zhuzi to speak.
"Your mother is right. Listen to your mother. I have to see you and Ning'er enter the clinic with my own eyes before I can feel at ease."
Jiang Zhuzi echoed.
"Okay, listen to Dad and Mom." Jiang Kang stopped pursuing the matter.
The ox cart creaked forward and when it passed Zhoujia Village, a figure ran towards them quickly. Jiang Kang did not notice it, but Jiang Ning, who was sitting opposite him, saw it.
"Brother, look." Jiang Ning pointed behind him anxiously.
Jiang Kang quickly turned around, but when he saw who was coming, his face instantly darkened.
He saw it, and Jiang Lamei naturally saw it too, but she didn't know Sun Xiaotao, but Jiang Zhuzi did.
The expressions of the father and son were uglier than each other.
"Kang'er, my son, I miss you so much that I can't sleep. Please let me see you. Jiang Zhuzi, please stop. This is my son. I was pregnant for a long time before I gave birth to him. Please stop. Kang'er, I have thought it through. I will live a good life from now on. I know I was wrong. Can you and your father forgive me just once?"
Sun Xiaotao's appearance has never returned to normal. She has become darker and thinner, and even has a few more white hairs. She is obviously not that old.
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