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Chapter 37 Is this how you greet someone?
Li Rong felt a refreshing scent, a warm and comfortable feeling all over her body, and her wounds were incredibly itchy.

My gaze shifted and landed on the little girl not far away.

That's his daughter.

I've dreamt of my daughter countless times.

I dreamt that she was sold, and she was squatting in a dark corner, crying and calling for her father.

She dreamt that she had no food and was fighting with a dog for food.

I dreamt that she was being beaten until she was almost dead, and she was still kneeling there, begging others to let her go and to go find her family.

The dream was so real, so real that Li Rong's heart ached in waves.

but
The daughter I see now is sleeping soundly, holding a pair of new shoes in her arms.

Her hair was soft and flowing down her body, she was clean and dressed in a soft nightgown, and her face was full of a satisfied smile.

It seems she was still calling out "Mother" in her dream.
A hint of drool seemed to be dripping from the corner of his mouth, and Li Rong couldn't help but gently twitch the corner of his mouth.

I must have been confused. Where is her mother? She only has me, an incompetent father, who abandoned them to a wicked woman and then disappeared. I wonder if the children will resent me.
In a daze, she seemed to see him, and her other two sons were lying not far away, sleeping soundly.

This is still his home. It's just not quite the same as he remembers it.

It's much cleaner than before. There are still writing brushes and ink on the wooden board.

A row of medicinal herbs was neatly arranged, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance, creating a warm and comfortable atmosphere.

Li Rong gave a self-deprecating twitch at the corner of his mouth. Sure enough, he was still in a dream and hadn't woken up.

His consciousness gradually faded again, and he fell into a deep sleep once more.

When Jiang Nuanzhi got up the next morning, it was just getting light.

Perhaps it's because this body belongs to someone from ancient times, but she doesn't seem to sleep in anymore. You know, before, when she wasn't working, she could sleep until the afternoon.

Perhaps I strained my muscles. I forgot to stretch last night, and when I woke up, my whole body ached. I couldn't help but grimace when I moved.

I forced myself to move around a bit and got up.

All three children were asleep. Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at Li Junping in surprise.

It's rare for this child to sleep so late; this is the first time I've seen him this morning since I arrived here.

In the past, as soon as I woke up, he would already be out the door. He would either be fetching water or lighting the kang (a heated brick bed).

He seemed to be sleeping very restlessly, his brows were tightly furrowed and his fists were clenched.

Remembering that he was injured yesterday, Jiang Nuanzhi reached out to check and immediately frowned.

No wonder he didn't wake up today; he had a high fever.

After checking her pulse, Jiang Nuanzhi knew what was going on. She got up and picked out some heat-clearing and swelling-reducing herbs from the pile of medicines that Old Master Lü had brought. She planned to decoct them later.

I went to check on Xiao Er again. The child had a slightly elevated temperature for the past two days, but it's better today. The wound on his leg is also gradually healing.

Little Baozhu is actually the healthiest among the children, with no problems whatsoever, which shows that her older brothers take very good care of her.

Finally, Jiang Nuanzhi took Li Rong's pulse, who was lying there motionless. She couldn't help but look at him in surprise. He looked the same as yesterday, but his pulse seemed to have improved a lot overnight.
I took another packet of his medicine, thinking to myself that we only have one medicine pot at home, which is not enough. I should buy another one later.

She yawned as she pushed open the door. She was immediately confronted by a large face. Startled, she instinctively threw a punch.

The man in front of him immediately squatted on the ground and howled in pain!
"Ah! A master! Is that how you greet someone?"

"Young Master Lü?"

Jiang Nuanzhi patted her chest, still shaken: "What are you doing lying at my doorstep?"

"I saw you were all asleep through the window, so I had no choice but to wait by the door!" Young Master Lü said with a wronged expression. "Why did you get up so late?" Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't help but grind her teeth. "Are you sure it's okay to climb through someone's window like this?"

Young Master Lü: "Huh? Wasn't that window specially left for us?"

Jiang Nuanzhi's lips twitched. She glanced at her half-broken window and felt a sense of powerlessness.

If this window isn't fixed today, then she's not a Jiang!

"Hey, what are you doing at my house so early?" Jiang Nuanzhi asked irritably.

Now it was Young Master Lü's turn to roll his eyes. He gestured behind him with his chin and said, "Look, my dad came over in the middle of the night yesterday. He was so nervous all night."

Jiang Nuanzhi then looked behind Young Master Lü.

There was a carriage parked at the front gate, and Master Lü was waiting in the distance. Upon seeing him, he immediately jogged over.

Even from this distance, Jiang Nuanzhi could see his bright dark circles under his eyes.

"Mr. Lü, you..."

"Dr. Jiang, may I now administer acupuncture to your son? I am fully prepared."

He took out his pen and blank notebook: "Doctor Jiang, you don't mind if I take some notes, do you?"

“Of course.” Jiang Nuanzhi gave him a strange look. “But Elder Lü, do you want to rest for a bit? You look quite tired. I’ll call you when I’m doing acupuncture later.”

"No, I rested very well yesterday and am in excellent condition!" Old Lu said, rubbing his hands together. "Can we begin now?"

Seeing his expression, Jiang Nuanzhi had no choice but to nod: "I'll brew the child's medicine and then come over after practicing two sets of boxing."

"Why should Doctor Jiang do the decoction? Lü Shizhu, hurry up and come over here to decoct the medicine for Doctor Jiang." Old Lü kicked his son in the buttocks. He added, "Don't worry, Doctor Jiang, my son has been good at decocting medicine since he was little. You can rest assured leaving it to him."

Jiang Nuanzhi and Young Master Lü exchanged a glance, and in the end, Jiang Nuanzhi still gave him the medicine.

Then he went outside to practice boxing.

Old Lu was watching anxiously from the side, pacing back and forth.

But in the end, they didn't bother her; they even took notes.

He let her finish both sets of punches. Only then did he step forward and ask, "Dr. Jiang, is there any purpose to this?"

Jiang Nuanzhi smiled sheepishly: "I had too many activities yesterday, and I don't have the strength in my arms and legs if I don't stretch them out."

Old Master Lü nodded earnestly: "That makes perfect sense."

As the two were talking, they saw a group of people from Uncle Niu's house next door waiting for a donkey cart.

Everyone was curiously peering over the wall towards her house. They had never seen such a magnificent carriage before. Moreover, this carriage had come several times already, and they were all wondering what incredible luck Jiang Pangya had had to befriend such a person.

In the crowd, Jiang Nuanzhi spotted Xie Liangchen and Afu and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

Having been injured, these two didn't stay at home; it's unclear what they were doing out in a donkey cart.

The two people opposite also saw Jiang Nuanzhi. Afu gritted his teeth in anger: "I don't know what kind of tricks she used to make the carriages in the county town run to her every day!"

As they spoke, Ah Fu turned around and saw his young master's gloomy face. Shrinking his neck, he comforted him, "Young master, don't worry, the town can definitely cure your hand. That Jiang Pangya might just be a con artist. We'll go to the county to find the best doctor. I don't believe we can't pick up a pen again. Don't worry."

Xie Liangchen pursed his lips. The monthly exam was just around the corner, and his teacher was already reluctant to accept him because of his status. He couldn't allow himself to be without a pen now. He gritted his teeth inwardly. If Jiang Pangya really was trying to trick him, he would definitely not let her get away with it.

Jiang Nuanzhi, of course, had no idea what the master and servant were thinking. She was currently preparing to administer acupuncture. She took out the needles that had just been soaked in strong liquor and heated them over a candle.

He then opened Li Rong's clothes, took a clean handkerchief, dipped it in strong liquor, and cleaned him up before saying in a deep voice, "Elder Lü, I'm about to begin."

Then, she grabbed a handful of needles and with a flick of her right hand, three needles were inserted into major acupoints on Li Rong's body in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)