He Jie glanced around the entire house, and seeing his mother's already slightly aged face, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "Alright, as long as you guys can cure my coughing sickness, then I'll become the teacher."
Seeing her son's promise, the woman smiled slightly. As long as there was a possibility of curing her son, even if there was only a little hope, she did not want to give up. She knew that her son had some low self-esteem in his heart. He used to be a talented person who was praised by everyone, but now he is living in embarrassment. The fate of being able to make a living by copying books inevitably made him feel such a big gap in his heart.
Xu Laosan said: "In this case, the school in our village has not been built yet, and I think this place is indeed not suitable for living. If you don't mind it, our family has a house in the town. Can you two move in?"
The woman hurriedly said: "If you can't help it, we'd better live here. When the school is built, you can just come and notify us."
Shopkeeper Hong said: "We are all familiar with it. Otherwise, you mother and son will move to Leshan Pharmacy. There just happen to be a few rooms in the backyard that are empty. This place is indeed not suitable for recuperation, and the air is not good. If He Jie has been living in this place, it will not be conducive to his recovery. Moreover, our pharmacy also has a doctor. If there is any situation, he can seek medical treatment in time." In fact, he wanted to see with his own eyes what method Qibao used to cure He Jie's disease.
"This..." When it came to the issue about her son, the woman was a little hesitant, but she risked her life for her son and said: "Okay, thank you so much, Shopkeeper Hong. You have always taken good care of us mother and son when we buy medicines. Today, you have helped us so much. I really don't know how to thank you. You are such a kind person."
Shopkeeper Hong smiled and waved his hands and said: "To speak of a great benefactor, it's the two of you who are beside each other! Do you still remember the relief silver that the county magistrate gave to every family in need? It was their family that paid out the silver!"
The woman said in surprise: "Right! Our family received more than a tael too! I even bought a chicken for Jie'er that month! I'm still grateful for the help I received! I heard from the government office that it was a family surnamed Xu in Xujia Village, I didn't realize that our benefactor was right in front of us, please accept our mother and son's respect!"
Mother and son both bowed and saluted Xu Laosan and Qibao.
Xu Laosan said immediately: "No, no, our family is just doing our bit, it's all trivial. You two shouldn't worry about it like this."
The woman spoke: "This is a small thing for you, but for a family like ours, this is a lot of money. Now that I know that my benefactor is right in front of me, I must express my gratitude."
Shopkeeper Hong said with a smile: "It means that you mother and son are destined to be with the Xu family. Now it just so happens that you have agreed to the Xu family to go to Xujia Village to be a teacher. Isn't this a good deed?"
The woman smiled and said: "I'll pack my things right now. Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Hong, for taking care of us and being willing to take in our mother and son."
"What are you polite for, there's no shortage of things to use in my life there, just simply pack up, the carriage is still waiting outside!" Shopkeeper Hong said.
"Hey! I'll go right away!" The woman quickly got into the house and started cleaning up.
After a while, the woman packed two simple bags and came out and said: "My benefactor, Shopkeeper Hong, I have packed them all."
"Okay, let's go."
He Jie coughed a few times from time to time and followed everyone out the door. He looked back at the house where the mother and son had lived for so many years. Although it was very dilapidated, he still felt a little reluctant to let go. But for himself and his mother, he also had a use. In the land of martial arts, he should also make plans for the future.
Along the way, they ran into a few poor people who lived in the area, and when they saw the mother and son duo carrying their baggage, some of them asked: "Tong Sheng Niang, are you guys leaving here?"
"Yes, our Jie'er and I will be moving out from now on, our Jie'er caught the eye of a nobleman, saying that there is a way to cure Jie'er's coughing sickness, as long as Jie'er's sickness can be cured, it doesn't matter where we live."
The speaker quickly grabbed her and whispered: "I see that they are not ordinary people in their dress and attire... Tong Sheng Niang, beware, don't be deceived."
The woman smiled and said: "No, that's the shopkeeper of Le Shan Pharmacy, you may not recognize the two people next to you, but do you remember the last time the Yamen handed out silver? It was their family that gave out the silver to help us out!"
"Ah! So they are the Xu family! Every family in this poor place of ours has been given an average of more than one tael of silver, and at that time, I was still thankful in my heart! No, I have to go and express my gratitude to them." After the woman finished speaking, she walked towards Xu Laosan.
"A kind man from the Xu family, this little woman has poor eyesight and didn't know that a kind man was here. Thank you for your family's money to help everyone. I have the chance to meet you today. I want to thank you very much!" After saying this, she bent down and saluted.
When the people on the side heard what this person said, they realized that they were the Xu family, so they joined in and express their gratitude.
Xu Laosan said quickly: "You all don't have to be polite, the silver isn't much, it's only enough for you all to buy some good food to replenish your bodies, I'm a bit overwhelmed by you all being like this."
"No matter how much it is, it's a token of good deed from Mr. Xu, and we can't thank you enough!"
"Yes! We can't do anything for the good people either, we can only give thanks with our mouths."
Seeing that Xu Laosan was surrounded by people, He Jia mother immediately stepped forward and said: "Everyone, please stop surrounding the benefactor. The benefactor still has things to do, so we can't delay."
After everyone heard this, they immediately dispersed. Xu Laosan breathed a sigh of relief, but he felt a little happy in his heart. He had never been surrounded by so many people and felt grateful!
After bidding farewell to these people with great difficulty and going out of the alley, Kui Xu saw them coming out and immediately lifted the curtain of the carriage, waiting for all of them to get on the carriage before driving the carriage towards the Le Shan Pharmacy.
After settling the mother and son, they went back to Xujia Village.
By the time they got home, it was already lunch time. At the dinner table, the old man asked: "Laosan, did you get anything out of going to town today?"
Then, Xu Laosan told everyone everything that happened today. After a long time, Mrs. Wang said: "Hai! It's such a pity that such a good family was ruined by gambling."
The old man said: "This matter also counts as a warning to all of us. Listen carefully, although our family's conditions are better, but if any of you get involved in gambling, don't blame me for kicking you out of the house, do you hear me?"
"Yes, father, can't I buy some good food to make up for it when I have silver! Having to give the silver to a gambling house, isn't that a brain problem?" Xu Laoer spoke.
Mrs. Wang remarked: "It's good that everyone understands, but if they come to Xujia Village, Laoer, you can't say this in front of others, the mother and son have suffered enough already."
"Mom, I'm not stupid. I just said this at home. I know what's appropriate." Xu Laoer replied.
"Well, let's eat!"
After the meal, Qibao entered the space, she planned to make loquat paste and use it to cure He Jie's cough disease, luckily she knew how to make loquat paste, it wasn't difficult, just a bit time consuming, together with some spiritual spring water, she believed that He Jie's disease could definitely be cured thoroughly.
Just do it as promised. Fortunately, Space Xiaoling has grown many kinds of medicinal materials, so there is no need to buy them specially. Among them, Chuanbei is one of the medicinal materials that is used.