Chapter Seventeen The Ye Family

  Huzi held a bowl and stood by the bed, seeing Zhen'er wake up, hurriedly handed over the bowl, "Sister, have some food."

  After a nap, Qizhen felt much better in spirit and had more energy throughout her body. She smelled the aroma of food and her stomach growled with hunger. Slowly getting up, Huzi considerately placed a pillow under her waist. Zhen took over the bowl and asked, "Has Doctor Ye eaten yet?"

  Hutou nodded and said, "Grandpa, uncle, auntie, and also Bai Zhi sister and Bai Ji sister, we've all eaten. This is what Auntie left for you."

  Houzi Baba said a lot of things, and only then did Qizhen realize that she still didn't know much information. She hadn't even figured out how many people were in this household. It seemed like she really needed to get better soon. Thinking this, Qizhen took the bowl and started eating.

  A bowl of plain white rice, all made from white rice! In the past at the Qi's house, they could only eat it during New Year and festivals. Liu Shi stipulated that her siblings could only have half a bowl of plain white rice!

  There was also a dish of stir-fried lettuce with a bright color and fragrance, which greatly increased Qizhen's appetite. Perhaps thinking that she hadn't eaten for two or three days, Huzi gave her a very large bowl.

  Jian'er ate deliciously, and Hu Zi cleverly brought a bowl of water over. Only after eating her rice and drinking the water did Qizhen truly feel like she had come back to life.

  But from the food, it can also be seen that this doctor's family is not bad off. During the time of scarcity, they didn't eat coarse grains, miscellaneous grains, corn bread and wild vegetables like ordinary farming families. Even patients like them were eating white rice, what kind of family is this?

  Later, Qizhen only knew that the white rice at Ye's house was not eaten every meal, but only when there were good things to eat. This is because Old Man Ye saw that Zhen's body had recovered and wanted to nourish her, so he let them cook white rice. However, the life of the Ye family was not bad either. Of course, this is a later story.

  Zijin finished eating the rice and felt stuffed. Embarrassed, she handed the bowl back to Hu zi, fortunately, the little boy didn't know how to tease her, otherwise, she would have lost all her sisterly authority.

  She didn't know that on the day Hu Zi woke up, he also ate a bowl like this, which scared Dr. Ye so much that it seemed that such a small child had too big an appetite, and he thought Hu Zi had some strange disease. After taking his pulse, there was no problem, and later Hu Zi's appetite returned to normal, only then did he put his mind at ease.

  "Sister, are you still hungry? Auntie said there's still rice?" Hu Zi asked.

  Zhen'er's face turned red with embarrassment, not to mention that she was already full, even if she wasn't full, she wouldn't dare ask for more! This is almost as much food as an adult laborer would eat.

  Qizhen shook her head and asked Huzi to take the bowl out, then come back in and chat with her. Before Huzi had even reached the door, he turned around and came back in.

  "Hu Zi, is your sister awake?" a clear and bright voice came from outside the door.

  Qī Zhēn'er's eyes lit up as she looked at the approaching person.

  A thirteen-year-old girl came, wearing a pink embroidered jacket, with thick and dense black hair tied up in a bun on her head, with a golden pin inserted, her face was white and clean, revealing a refreshing and clever spirit.

  Seeing Qizhen'er's spirit leaning against the headboard, the little girl sat down at the head of the bed without hesitation and smiled at Qizhen'er: "Ah, you're finally awake. Tiger has been worried sick about you for the past few days." After finishing speaking, she pinched Tiger's face with her hand, and Tiger returned a smile to her.

  Their movements were very familiar, and Qizhen didn't think that after she had been unconscious for a few days, Hu Zi would have found his companions.

  "I'm much better now, thank you for taking care of Hu Zi." Qizhen'er said gratefully.

  The little girl waved her hand and said casually, "You don't have to thank me, Tiger is so cute and likable. He's also obedient, I didn't take care of him much. It was actually you, who fainted for several days, I was the one who made medicine and fed you water."

  Is this boasting? Qizhen was amused by the little girl's straightforward words.

  "And me, and me, I also helped sister with medicine, and today I even served you rice." Hu Zi hastily spoke up, afraid that his sister wouldn't know what he had done.

  Zhen Er smiled and rubbed Hu Zi's head, her eyes full of praise.

  "Then thank you, I will definitely repay you with a grasshopper ring after I get better." Qi Zhen'er said seriously to the little girl.

  That little girl is really not polite, Zhen'er continued: "Little girl, you still know how to return favors! Alright, I'm waiting for you to repay me."

  She couldn't help but laugh too. Who would have thought that she would repay kindness in such a way? If her grandfather found out, he would definitely scold her.

  Although it was a joke, Qizhen remembered it firmly. Ye Baiji also looked at Qizhen with admiration because of this, a young person who knew how to be grateful would always gain others' sympathy and favor.

  But a simple joke changed their lives, and from then on they became lifelong good sisters.

  The little girl was lively and cheerful, and after chatting with her for a few sentences, Qizhen quickly became close to her. She also figured out some of the situation in this doctor's family.

  Ye Dafu is a doctor with high medical skills and a kind heart. He charges low fees for his services, which makes him highly respected in the village.

  Ye Dafu has three sons, the eldest is Ye Shiwen, whose wife is Mao Shi. They have a son and a daughter at home.

  Lao Er's wife is Sun Shi, and they have two daughters at home. The little girl in front of you is the second daughter, named Ye Bai Zhi. She also has a younger sister named Ye Bai Ji.

  Lao San's name is Ye Shiyan, his wife's surname is Jiang, and they have two sons and two daughters at home, which is considered to be a relatively large number of children.

  Ye Baiqi's eldest aunt's mother was seriously ill, and the whole family rushed over on the day that Qi Zhen'er was rescued. Ye Baiqi's third uncle and his family went to town.

  Qī Zhēnér is now living in the room of Yè Bái Jí's sister, Yè Bái Qǐ. The two sisters are currently sharing a room. As for Hǔ Zǐ, he is staying with Yè Dà Fū.

  "...When the little tiger woke up and didn't see you, he cried so miserably! Later, it was my mother who comforted him. He hugged my mother and kept calling out 'mother', and actually made my mother cry too..." Ye Baiji recounted everything that happened when the little tiger woke up that day.

  Although the tiger cub understood things, there were still some things he didn't quite get. Now looking at his two sisters staring at him and laughing, he knew they weren't praising him. Thinking back to his own loss of composure that day, his face turned slightly red.

  Qī Zhēn ér reached out and took Hǔ Zǐ's hand, smiling on the outside but feeling a sourness in her heart. Hǔ Zǐ had never experienced motherly love since birth, and every time he saw other children being doted on by their mothers, he would stare with envy. That day when he woke up, it was also due to the lack of a sense of security that he felt motherly love, and couldn't help but call out.

  It's only been a few days and Tiger's little face has gotten a bit chubby, his spirit is also good. It seems that Dr. Ye's family really took care of him well.

  At this time, another person came into the house. Qizhen'er looked up and saw a woman of thirty-four or five years old, wearing a dark blue satin spring shirt with a white porcelain bowl in her hand, and the fragrance of medicine wafted from afar.

  She was dressed tastefully, but Qi Zhen'er always felt a sense of discord. As soon as she opened her mouth, Qi Zhen'er knew why there was this sense of discord.

  Ye Baiji saw the person coming and asked: "Mother, how did you come?"

  "White Qi, this little girl should take her medicine." The voice was very soft, as if afraid of startling someone, with a slightly hunched back and one hand carefully wiping the hem of his clothes.

  Someone dressed so elegantly is actually so timid?

  Ye Baiji clapped her hands and said, "Isn't that so? Chatting like this, I almost forgot you're still sick. Come on, hurry up and take your medicine."

  Ye Baiji took the medicine from her mother's hand and was about to feed it to Qi Zhener without saying a word.

  Qī Zhēn'er wouldn't let her feed her. Although she's only ten years old now, in her past life she lived to be fifteen or sixteen, older than Yè Bái Jí that little girl, how could she bear to be fed by her?

  "Yeh sister, I'll be fine on my own."

  Just chatting, Ye Bai Zhi knew that Qi Zhen'er was now ten years old and was shocked. How could this little body look only seven or eight years old? Later, thinking about it, I realized that every family has its own difficulties.

  Zijin'er was rescued, and it wasn't just poisoning, but also the wounds on her back were exposed in front of them. The medicine was still given to her by her mother and the two of them. She must have suffered a lot at home.

  Ye Baiyi thought of Qi Zhen'er's back with unbearable wounds, and she felt very heartbroken. She let Qi Zhen'er call her sister, and from then on, she protected her.

  Qī Zhēnér also didn't hesitate with her, and this sister immediately called out to her.

  Ye Baiji suddenly opened her hand, scooped a spoonful of medicine and handed it to Qi Zhener's mouth, saying: "Why are you still being polite with your sister? You call me 'sister', I have to live up to this title, right? Besides, when you were sick, it was me who fed you medicine and water, and wiped your body."

  Qī Zhēn'ér saw her say even that matter, her face turned red, and she didn't insist anymore.

  Ye Baiji feeds the medicine to Qizhen, and the woman stands beside her with a smile on her face. Hu Zi rubs against her legs, and after a while, he snuggles up close to her, leaning against her affectionately.

  Qizhen'er was taking her medicine, but she couldn't help glancing over at the scene, and seeing them like that made her very happy.