Chapter 85 : There is another expression on his face

“Girl, yesterday’s gift was much more generous than today’s,” Elder Ming said, still thinking about the bacon from last night.

“Old man, as the saying goes, it’s the thought that counts. As long as you have the intention, that’s what matters. Your thinking isn’t right,” Yun Siying replied, feeling that although she hadn’t offended the two old men, they seemed to be picking on her.

“Well, why are you lecturing an old man like me?” Elder Ming said, somewhat liking the girl. Seeing how agile she was when she entered, he could tell she had a solid foundation, so he said, “Girl, how about becoming my apprentice?”

“Old man, don’t cause trouble. I just want to devote myself to studying medicine,” Yun Siying shook her head firmly.

“What’s the use of studying medicine? Chinese medicine isn’t popular these days. It’s better to learn some skills from an old man. At least then you won’t have to worry about running into troublemakers in the village or on the street. If you meet them, you can just beat them up,” Old Hua kept persuading her. Life here was too hard and tiring. If he wanted some fun, this girl would be a good choice.

“No need. The troublemakers in the village avoid me anyway. I still want to study medicine, or even pharmacy. Future master, would you like to test me? I’ve been reading a lot of medical books recently,” Yun Siying said earnestly, looking at Lu Huaren with hope.

“I never agreed to take you as my apprentice,” Lu Huaren said, watching the two old men having fun and feeling helpless. He really didn’t want to take in any more apprentices, he still couldn’t get past the betrayal he had suffered. But when he saw the clear look in this female comrade’s eyes, he felt a bit touched. Well, let’s see!

Yun Siying’s eyes dimmed slightly, but she quickly regained her spirit. She walked to the barely usable table in the room, removed the cloth from the basket, and placed the food on it. “Future master, two old men, I made this food myself. It’s better than what they serve in state-owned restaurants. Please come and try.”

As soon as the aroma wafted out, the three moved closer to the table, looked at the delicious dishes, swallowed their saliva, and saw there were two meat dishes and one vegetable dish.

“Since you made it yourself, I’ll try it, reluctantly,” Elder Hua said, sitting down immediately, with the other two following.

“Drink a bowl of soup first to warm your stomach,” Yun Siying served soup to all three.

Lu Huaren picked up the soup first, sniffed it, and after confirming there was no problem, slowly drank. Elder Hua and Elder Ming watched his movements and then picked up their soup and drank as well.

Then the two old men followed Lu Huaren’s lead. After confirming the food was fine, they ate freely. The moment the dishes touched their tongues, their eyes lit up. This girl was right, the taste was indeed better than that of state-owned restaurants, and her cooking skills were comparable to Nangong’s.

Yun Siying worried they suspected drugs in the dishes, so she stood aside and rolled her eyes. Elder Hua and Elder Ming noticed her little gesture, glanced at her lightly, and kept eating.

After they finished, she leisurely said, “Future Master, have you ever thought I might have put drugs in the dishes or chopsticks?”

“What?” Lu Huaren panicked instantly, hurriedly picked up the dishes and chopsticks of the two old men to inspect. He sniffed them closely but smelled nothing. Then he licked them with his tongue and closed his eyes to savor the taste.

Seeing this, Yun Siying suddenly felt she had gone too far, but it was too late to stop herself. She couldn’t help but laugh, covering her mouth with both hands to keep quiet, and her shoulders shook with suppressed laughter.

Elder Ming and Elder Hua looked at the person behind Lu Huaren who was laughing so hard that her shoulders were shaking, their eyes full of helplessness. It seemed this child was quite a mischievous one.

“Xiao Lu, that girl lied to you,” Elder Ming finally said, unable to hold back any longer.

Lu Huaren paused, looking at the culprit behind him laughing so hard, and his heart burned with anger.

“Future Master, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it, I just said it casually,” Yun Siying said, looking at the gloomy man and admitting her mistake smoothly, not forgetting to make an excuse. “But you can’t blame me entirely, who made you suspect I put drugs in the food?”

“Hahaha, this girl has good observation skills, she has seen through all our little thoughts,” Elder Hua laughed happily this time.

Lu Huaren was still angry and said to Yun Siying, “We’ve already eaten. You can go now.”

Yun Siying quickly gathered the dishes and chopsticks and, as she walked to the door, said, “Okay, future master, I really know I was wrong. Don’t be angry with me anymore. Anger is bad for your health. I’ll still be alive and kicking then, and it would be a pity if you got sick from anger.”

After saying that, Yun Siying quickly opened the door, ran out, and closed the door behind her.

Lu Huaren’s roar came from behind the door. “You stinky girl!”

Elder Ming and Elder Hua looked at the red-faced, thick-necked Lu Huaren and felt somewhat relieved. Since he came to the cowshed, his face always had the same expression, his eyes were dull and nothing seemed to move his heart. Now it was good, his face finally showed another expression.

Yun Siying returned to the Youth courtyard, and after washing up, thought that it had been about ten days since Shu Ruxue’s wedding. She wondered whether the Shu family had sent her money again, after all, it was a marriage. Considering the guilt and affection the family had for her, it was unlikely they hadn’t given her a dowry.

Thinking this, she suddenly lost interest in sleeping. She put on her clothes, slipped out and went to the Xue family’s home. She released her mental power but didn’t expect that Shu Ruxue and her husband were not asleep. Shu Ruxue was lying on the bed, holding her lower abdomen with both hands, curled up and groaning, pale and weak.

Yun Siying remembered the medicine she had given her it should have taken effect long ago but she didn’t expect her menstruation to be irregular and delayed for so long. Now, this symptom seemed to be her menstruation and the effect of the medicine combined.

This kind of pain was like menstrual cramps, painful but not life-threatening. Shu Ruxue had menstruation for several days, with pain lasting several days each month. Moreover, she would never get pregnant.

Looking at Shu Ruxue like this, Yun Siying thought it might be better to live with such pain. The original owner had gone to the underworld early. None of this stopped her from finding money. Sure enough, she found 1,980 yuan in her box. It seemed she had spent 20 yuan today. She put everything into her space, leaving behind the bicycle ticket and sewing plane ticket.

She did not withdraw her mental power and continued to watch.

Xue Zhigang looked at Shu Ruxue’s painful state and had no choice but to call his mother. “Mom, mom, Ruxue isn’t feeling well. Can you come see what’s wrong?”

“Wait, I’ll be there soon.” Zhang Fengying learned from her son that Shu Ruxue had withdrawn money today, a full 2,000 yuan, as well as bicycle and sewing plane tickets. This was a gold nugget, and no trouble could be made.

She came to her son’s room, asked Shu Ruxue some questions, and then went to the kitchen to melt a bowl of brown sugar water for her to drink, but it still didn’t bring any relief.