Chapter 43.2

Translated by Aviana

After Yang Tiegen left, Lin Qingwan went to the medical center to borrow an earthen jar. The medical center often has patients staying to recuperate, thus naturally won’t lack these things. They even have a small kitchen, which patients’ family members use to cook meals. Even rice and noodles were also provided on a payment basis.

After Lin Qingwan put the chicken brought by Yang-shi for simmering, she again went to the medical center to buy rice noodles, vegetables, and the likes. She thought it was convenient to use ingredients from the medical center, but they were too expensive compared to what was sold outside. Currently, their situation wasn’t good; thus, she wanted to save as much as possible.

By the time Qingwan came back, it was already twilight.

The chicken was more or less stewed. Lin Qingwan washed the shiitake mushrooms and added them into the pot. She then stir-fried few vegetables and heated the mantou, and baozi Yang-shi brought.

When she took all of them back to the room, Lin Qingwan found that Yang Tiezhu, who had been all along sleeping, had woken up and was chatting with Yang-shi.

As soon as Yang Tiezhu saw Lin Qingwan, his eyes brightened. Lin Qingwan and Yang-shi carefully helped him lean against the quilt. Just a slight movement made Yang Tiezhu grimace in pain. Seeing this, both of them didn’t dare to let him further up.

Lin Qingwan let Yang-shi have dinner first, while she fed Yang Tiezhu a bit of chicken soup.

As the old doctor had cautioned them that the patient could only eat light liquid diets, Lin Qingwan skimmed off the oil on the chicken soup before transferring a little into small bowl to feed him.

As Yang Tiezhu leaned in to help his wife feed him, his eyes couldn’t become slightly wet.

At one moment, he had thought he would even lose his life this time. But when he recalled his wife at home, he was extremely unwilling. He, nevertheless, didn’t expect to survive through the ordeal….

Earlier, after he had woken up, Yang-shi had told him about Yang jia’s responses.

He was already aware it would be like this long ago. He truly didn’t have any expectations from them either. That’s why he also didn’t feel much hurt.

Between the money and him, He-shi would always choose silver. Between Yang Xuezhang and him also, Yang laoyezi and He-shi would always choose Yang Xuezhang. Even if at this side his life was at stake, over there it was nevertheless laosi who could become a xucai….

秀才 (xiùcai): a person who has passed the county-level imperial exam

Fortunately, he had considered this. Fearing that if he passed away, his wife would have to endure hardships, he let laosan take the game directly to his wife and didn’t send it home. This was to let himself have a way out….

laosan: appellation used by family members to address third eldest in the family

After this matter, he doesn’t want to dwell on things anymore. Henceforward, he would only have his wife, his eldest gu, and his third younger brother. The rest of the family members won’t be able to cause billows in his eyes anymore…..

姑 (gū) : father’s oldest sister

After Lin Qingwan fed him chicken soup, she brought the medicine simmering on the stove to feed him. This one pack of medicine worth 5 silver can only be concocted for one day. This medicine had to be taken post-meal 3 times a day; one cup in the morning, one cup in the afternoon, and one cup at night.

By the time Yang Tiezhu was done drinking medicine, Yang-shi was also done eating dinner. Both of them once again helped him lie down. After forcing himself to sit down all this while, Yang Tiezhu became tired and fell asleep soon after lying down.

Lin Qingwan returned to the table and ate some mantou and baozi along with the chicken soup.

Finished eating, she took all the dishes to the kitchen and washed them. After Lin Qingwan returned to the room, Yang-shi asked her to take a rest and assured her that she would look after him tonight.

After thinking for a while, she went to look for the assistant in the medical center to ask for another room beside Yang Tiezhu’s. After all, they would have to stay here for several days, and they can’t have a place to sleep.

After sleeping for a little over 2 shichen, Lin Qingwan once again got up and had Yang-shi go sleep. Yang-shi was, after all, older in age, and can’t be awake all night and had already fallen asleep by the bedside when she went into the room.

时辰 (shíchen): 1 shichen is equal to two hours .

After sending Yang-shi to have a rest, Lin Qingwan turned around to see that Yang Tiezhu also had woken up and was looking at her brightly at the moment.

Glaring at him, she sat by the bedside.

“You almost scared me to the death this time…” Only at this time, when Yang Tiezhu’s condition had stabilized, Lin Qingwan showed her worry a little.

Yang Tiezhu, with remorse all over his face, again and again, said that he wouldn’t let this happen again. After a while, his face suddenly reddened with blush as he called his wife in a low voice.

Puzzled, Lin Qingwan looked at him suspiciously, only to see bashfulness across his wife. She then suddenly remembered something.

“Do you…Do you…want to use the restroom…” Lin Qingwan uneasily asked, not daring to look at Yang Tiezhu as her face reddened with shyness.

Yang Tiezhu slightly nodded, also feeling embarrassed.

Lin Qingwan quickly stood up and bent down to get the chamber pot, recalling the words of the assistant saying that there is a chamber pot below the bed.

After getting the chamber pot, Lin Qingwan stood blankly, not knowing what to do, feeling bewildered and embarrassed.

Yang Tiezhu was also equally embarrassed, but he can’t hold back any longer. Actually, he was already awake when Yang-shi was here, but he was too embarrassed to open his mouth. After Lin Qingwan came, he thought there shouldn’t be anything between husband and wife. Thus he called wife.

Who would have imagined telling his wife was also embarrassing. Her wife’s face was too thin, as her face almost seemed to be dripping with blood.

But no matter how shy the person, one ought to answer nature’s call, and was particularly unbearable. In the end, Yang Tiezhu instructed Lin Qingwan to help him out. During this time, both of them were very much itching to cover their faces.

Getting it done in a flurry, Qingwan felt herself sweating all over, while Yang Tiezhu was also very tired. His body was originally weak, and after all this, he soon fell into a deep sleep.

Lin Qingwan went out and washed her hands before once again sitting by the bedside, with a blush on her face as she indulged in flights of fancy for half a day. It was also unknown what she was thinking about. After a while, seeing that Yang Tiezhu had fallen asleep, with silence all around, she also laid down at the bedside for a short while.

胡思乱想 (húsīluànxiǎng): to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) / to let one’s imagination run wild

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