Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Receiving News_1 Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Receiving News_1 At noon, Lin Yue had lunch at Zhao Xinglin’s home, which was prepared by his third aunt. The meal was sumptuous, but Erlang and Sanlang had little appetite. Lin Yue had spoiled them with her cooking, and they found themselves thinking that their mother’s cooking was tastier. However, to the adults, it seemed that Lin Yue had taught the children well, and they didn’t exhibit any of the pettiness typical of village kids.
In the afternoon, when Lin Yue returned home, Mrs. Han pulled out a red cloth bundle from a mahogany chest in her bedroom. Inside was half a root of ginseng, which she handed to Lin Yue, “Younger sister-in-law, I don’t have much else of value to offer. This ginseng was brought by my mother the last time I gave birth. I’ve used half, and I want you to take the remaining half back for Erhu to help him recover. Consider it a token of my heartfelt wishes.”
At that time, there weren’t many artificially cultivated medicinal herbs, and wild ones were scarce. Ginseng was a precious commodity in ancient times. Of course, Lin Yue could not accept such a gift, “Sister-in-law, your kindness is understood, but this ginseng is too valuable. You should keep it for yourself. Besides, in less than a month, you will be giving birth, and you will surely need it then.”
“Don’t refuse, younger sister-in-law.” Mrs. Han insisted. “Our Xinglin has always been close to Erhu, considering him a real brother. Seeing Erhu like this has upset him too. He wants to help in some way, but you are so capable, you’ve already done everything that needs to be done, and he doesn’t know where to begin. So please don’t push away this small token from your sister-in-law, or else both Xinglin and I will feel uneasy.”
Mrs. Han spoke with sincere affection, and Lin Yue felt it would be too rude to refuse any further. After some thought, she decided to accept it. Nevertheless, she now owed the Zhao Xinglin family even more, and she still hadn’t paid back the silver borrowed from her great-uncle. She resolved to prepare a generous gift for Mrs. Han after her child was born. She was determined to repay this kindness eventually.
“Alright then, I will accept your kind intentions. For Erhu to have relatives like Brother Xinglin and you is his good fortune. When he wakes up, he will personally come to thank you.” Despite others having lost hope for Zhao Erhu, Lin Yue still firmly believed that Erhu would wake up one day, especially with the arrival of the Divine Doctor from the Capital City, who had been recommended by Doctor Zheng. She was confident that this time, Zhao Erhu would be cured.
These days, Lin Yue was busy with farming, selling food in the market, and rushing to complete embroidery work. She truly didn’t have a moment to spare. Once she had finished the four-panel embroidery piece and delivered it to the Embroidery Store, Manager Jin, recognizing her exceptional skill and the rare technique of double-sided embroidery, paid her a high price of eighty taels of silver. Additionally, he waived the cost of the embroidery fabric and threads Lin Yue had purchased, which was nearly eight taels of silver, as a gesture of good will. He hoped Lin Yue would continue to bring her finished embroidery works to his store.
Together with the silver earned from selling food, there was now about half a month left before the Divine Doctor’s arrival, and Lin Yue had managed to gather a total of one hundred and twelve taels of silver.
Lin Yue stored away a silver note of one hundred taels separately, using the remaining silver to buy seeds and for household expenses. She then completed two more pieces of embroidery, each showcasing the rare skill of double-sided embroidery. One piece sold for twenty taels of silver, another for thirty. She also made over thirty taels of silver from selling food in the market. With her finances now more comfortable, Lin Yue promptly repaid the six taels she owed her great-uncle. When the time was nearly upon them, she visited Jimin Hall to meet with Doctor Zheng, and was delighted to hear the good news that the Divine Doctor had set off from the Capital City and would arrive in three days.
Unable to contain her joy, Lin Yue expressed her deep gratitude to Doctor Zheng. In the past days, he had accepted many gifts from Lin Yue and had taken on the responsibility of arranging the Divine Doctor’s visit. Lin Yue thanked him profusely once again.