Chapter 150 - 150 Symbol for Good Luck
150 Symbol for Good Luck
Lu Jiao shuddered at the thought and she couldn’t help but ask, “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”
Xie Yunjin sighed and then carefully spoke, “I’m not used to a woman wiping my body.”
Lu Jiao speechlessly raised an eyebrow. Why couldn’t he have just spoken up instead of acting like a poor victim?
“If you are not used to it, you can just wipe yourself.”
Lu Jiao handed him the handkerchief. After all, his legs were injured, not his hands. She could just jump in and help wipe his legs later.
Xie Yunjin however, didn’t take it. He stared at her and said slowly, “I have to get used to it sooner or later. You should do it.”
Lu Jiao frowned. What was the meaning of that? How did this quick cleanup end up being so troublesome? Lu Jiao was a little annoyed and started to move quickly to get this over with.
She moved too quickly, however, and the man in bed voiced, “It hurts. Slow down.”
Lu Jiao slowed down but the pressure she applied didn’t change. The man in bed added, “Too strong.”
Lu Jiao felt like this whole situation was getting very uncomfortable. Just what was happening?
In the end, she roughly finished up and left.
Behind her, Xie Yunjin thoughtfully watched her. Was she embarra.s.sed? That could be it. A woman always gets embarra.s.sed when looking at a man’s body.
Xie Yunjin wondered just what kind of person Lu Jiao was. She got embarra.s.sed and shy easily, which meant she must be younger than him.
But her medical knowledge changed his mind. For her to have so much knowledge about medicine, could she be really old?
Was she a grandma? Xie Yunjin got scared by his own thoughts.
He soothed himself. No way. If she was a grandma, why would she get so shy?
Lu Jiao didn’t know Xie Yunjin had so many thoughts. She dumped the water, washed up herself, then went back to the west bedroom to tell the children a bedtime story. Because she took so long, the four little ones had fallen asleep all over the place.
Lu Jiao didn’t bring them to the east bedroom and allowed them to sleep on her bed.
The next day, it was time for Lu Jiao to remove Xie Yunjin’s st.i.tches. The Village Leader, Clan Leader, and a few elders all came.
Lu Jiao first got rid of the plank that held his legs in place. Then, she ripped open the bandages and revealed the cut.
His wounds were healing extremely well. There was only a string thick line visible on his legs and nothing else.
The leaders couldn’t help but exclaim, “Dr. Qi is an amazing surgeon. You cannot even see the scar.”
The Clan Leader added, “I heard that surgery frequently caused the cut-up area to rot and produce yellow puss. I thought it usually takes a very long time and lots of medicine to get well again. It looks like Dr. Qi’s technique is very different from others.”
Xie Yunjin stared at his legs in satisfaction. At first, he was worried his legs would scar so badly that it would scare off people. It looks like he was worried for nothing.
Xie Yunjin subconsciously looked to Lu Jiao, who glared and ignored him. She then tied the planks back onto his legs.
Inside the room, the Village Leader asked, “Yunjin’s wife, do we need to get Dr. Qi here to do an examination and double-check his wounds?”
Lu Jiao shook her head, “There’s no need. Dr. Qi had said, as long as his legs don’t dislocate again, he’ll be fine.”
The Village Leader laughed, “That’s great news! Yunjin can go back to studying again.”
The Clan Leader stroked his beard, “It’s so great that Yunjin is unharmed.”
Despite Dr. Qi telling them the surgery was a success, the leaders were still worried. Now that they personally saw the healed wounds, they finally felt settled.
Xie Yunjin, in a good mood, looked to the leaders and said, “Leaders, I have something I wish to discuss.”
The leaders all sat down and waited.
Xie Yunjin patted the bed, a gesture to ask Lu Jiao to sit.
Lu Jiao knew then that he wanted to discuss the matter of leech keeping.
She didn’t comment and sat down.
Xie Yunjin turned back to the leaders and elders, “Though Lu Jiao had taught everyone herb harvesting, it’s not a long-term business.”
Xie Yunjin paused here. The leaders, however, happily responded, “It may not be long term, but it’s still bringing us riches. The lucky ones will be able to earn enough to buy some land and do more farming.”
“Exactly, we shouldn’t be too greedy. We are already so fortunate to be able to do this all thanks to you and your wife.”
Everyone here was highly appreciative and thanked Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao again and again.
Xie Yunjin waved his hand and continued, “I wanted to tell you that Lu Jiao had thought of a more sustainable money-making idea.”
Everyone froze and excitedly turned to Lu Jiao.
Xie Fugui eagerly expressed, “Yunjin’s wife, you’re the lucky symbol of the Xie village.”
The Clan Leader nodded, “It is true that you should marry someone virtuous. Yunjin’s wife is virtuous. Not only is she ensuring her little family gains prosperity, but she’s also making sure our whole village is.”
Lu Jiao was embarra.s.sed. Honestly, leech-keeping was beneficial for her. Her pharmacy will need a high quant.i.ty of leeches that the Zhou Dynasty cannot supply right now. Plus, her medicine will require artificially bred leeches.
Lu Jiao didn’t say all this because she didn’t want to reveal her plan to open up a pharmacy with Baohe Tang’s owner just yet.
“It’s nothing. Don’t say that. I’m getting embarra.s.sed.”
Lu Jiao was truly embarra.s.sed and her pale face reddened.
Xie Yunjin couldn’t help but stare a little.
Xie Fugui asked happily, “Yunjin’s wife, what idea did you come up with?”
Lu Jiao explained, “Leech keeping.”
Since everyone here was a farmer, they knew what a leech was. But they never thought there’d come a day when someone would ask them to keep leeches.