Goldfield
Chapter 111: Go Home

His family went to the carpentry shop to pick up all of Yu Hang's clothes and other items, especially the one hundred and seventy copper coins —— the money was all a symbol of the family's love and concern for Yu Hang, so they simply could not let Shopkeeper Zhang handle it!

Although the now-awakened Yu Hang firmly refused to leave, the family still dragged him to Tongren Medicine Hall to check on Doctor Sun for his condition. On the way to the doctor, Yu Xiaocao also made the small holy stone using his spiritual power to heal his elder brother, who was lying on a donkey carriage.

When Doctor Sun felt Yu Hang's pulse again, he was astonished by the child's recovery ability. Does everyone from the Yu Family have a body that is different from the rest of humanity? He had diagnosed the three members, and all of them were initially sentenced to death. However, the three managed to survive beyond the obstacles. For example, Yu Xiaocao had been diagnosed with a weak constitution since birth and was bedridden but was now jumping up and down and running around like a completely different person. Yu Hai, on the other hand, had his legs attacked by a ferocious bear, but he managed to recover completely, except for a slight limp. Then there was Yu Hang, whose internal organs were damaged. If it was someone else, he would spit blood and die within a few hours. However,

All of these magical situations were only visible in the Yu Family. Is this a coincidence or does the Yu Family have a secret and holy method to heal their bodies?

Fortunately, Doctor Sun was an ethical man, dampening his doubts and curiosity. He did not try to probe further into the Yu Family and instead buried this thought deep in his heart. The Yu family had already experienced too much suffering so they really did not need any other problems to arise.

With Doctor Sun's permission and Yu Hang's persistence, the, the family rejected Third Young Master Zhou's offer of goodwill to have Yu Hang recuperate at one of his other residences and instead took him home in a donkey carriage.

They lined the donkey cart with a thick layer of pedestal, and Yu Hai, who was driving the wagon, tried to have the wagon move more slowly and smoothly. However, the mountain roads here were still a little bumpy, so Yu Hang had to suffer a little while traveling. Fortunately, Xiaocao was there to feed Yu Hang with mystic stone water that was highly concentrated all the way back and also had a small holy stone protecting his wound. Thus, Yu Hang managed to survive on the way home.

Little Shitou asked for a day off because she was still worried about her older brother. He grumbled when he saw his brother suffer, “The only thing that is not good about our donkey cart is that the wheels are made of wood and do not have impact dampers. If we could get a set of rubber wheels, it would be much better. ”

Rubber wheels? Are you talking about a wheel with black rubber on the outside and you can blow air into it? ” Yu Xiaocao would have never thought that this world already had rubber tires for trains.

Little Shitou nodded angrily and continued, “In the city, the horse carriage used by the head of the family and the mother of the Zhou family had rubber wheels. When pulled, the carriage did not crash or jump at all. I heard that the rubber wheel was something that our current emperor, Emperor Jianwen, discovered when he was young.

When Emperor Jianwen was still the grandson of the empire, he had built a shipyard, organized a fleet of ships, and sailed the ocean far to the southern region. He had found a rubber tree there and used it to make rubber wheels. After experimenting for more than half a year, he was finally able to make a rubber wheel that had the right degree of flexibility as a shock absorber. That said, he invented this rubber wheel to make it easy to get out and travel. Rubber may have other uses but nowadays no one uses it for anything else that matters.

Yu Xiaocao raised his eyebrows at this information. This fellow transmigrator was probably an engineer in his past because he not only built the ship but also invented the rubber wheel. If Emperor Jianwen did not move to the imperial family, then he would most likely be the one prepared to become the Chancellor of the Ministry of Works.

The sky had turned pitch-black by the time they returned to Dongshan Village as they had to rest several times on the road. In the distance, they could see a thin and stooped figure at the entrance of the village pacing around anxiously. It was only when they got closer that they were finally able to recognize that person as Xiaocao's grandfather, Old Yu.

“How is Xiaosha's condition and wound? Why haven't you guys come back until now? ” Old Yu did not fake his worries to his grandson. When he heard the news, his first reaction was to ask his wife for some money. As Yu Hai's father, he knew what his son's family was like. His grandson's injury wasn't light, so most likely they needed a lot of money to heal him.

But Madam Zhang is a pixiu. The money that went into his wallet was his own. Even if the Heavenly Emperor himself were to come, he would not be able to take even half a copper coin from his hand. Old Yu was naturally unable to earn any money, so he stayed at home, too embarrassed to go to the city, and waited in pain.

When he saw Yu Hang's extremely pale and closed face, Old Yu staggered slightly as he thought his eldest granddaughter had suffered a disaster.

Although Dashan had changed his last name to Yu after Madam Zhang remarried, the blood of the Yu Family still had not flowed through him. Actually, Yu Hang was the eldest grandson of the Yu Family. After Yu Hang was born, although Madam Zhang noticed them like an eagle, Old Yu could always find a method to add extra food to his eldest grandson.

In addition to going out to sea or fixing fish nets, Old Yu mostly plays with his oldest grandson. As for her other grandchildren, she did not attach as much importance to them as she did to Yu Hang. When he looked at his grandson with his eyes tightly closed and no movement, tears immediately flowed into Old Yu's eyes.

“Dad, Xiaosha is fine now. Don't be sad, okay! ” Yu Hai gently tucked a blanket around his son as he comforted his father.

Yu Xiaocao did not have much ill will towards this grandfather, so he propped up his arm and calmly said, “Grandfather, my elder brother has really experienced a catastrophic event this time around. Not a single part of his body was unharmed. Three of his ribs were broken and his internal organs were badly damaged. Even Doctor Sun at Tongren Medicine Hall couldn't do much for him. Fortunately, my older brother was lucky and was able to sustain his life with great difficulty. Grandfather, at that time we were not in a terrible state, so how could we send my brother to that carpentry shop to become an apprentice without even asking about the situation there? ”

When Old Yu heard that, he continuously blamed himself, “I am a useless grandfather. At that time, I thought that having Xiaosha study a trade was not a bad thing and was convinced by Madam Zhang and Madam Li's persuasion, so I agreed. Who knew that the Zhang Ji Carpentry Shop was a nest full of tigers and wolves, ah! My poor oldest grandson almost.. ”.

Old Yu's hand trembled as he took out a piece of copper coin and stuffed it into his son's hand. His voice was choked with emotion as he said, “I won't go with you guys back to the old residence to avoid the old lady coming and making any more disturbances. I am useless and have nothing much. Take this money and use it to buy chicken eggs to nourish Xiaosha's body. ”

Yu Hai was stunned when he found out his father had also kept a secret wallet. However, he knew that his father's money didn't come to him easily, so how could he take it? The father and son pushed the money back and forth for a while, but, in the end, Yu Hai was no match for the old man's persistence and ended up taking the money which was a symbol of a grandfather's goodwill.

A burst of grief developed in Yu Hai's heart as he watched his father, who was growing older every day, leave. Yu Xiaocao was afraid that his father would become soft-hearted again and hurriedly withdrew his hand and said, “Dad, when our situation at home is better, we must take Grandpa and treat him well to show our piety! Let's remember Grandpa's good intentions starting today! Come home now, Big Brother's body is weak and should not be exposed to cold air. ”

When the old residence was repaired, they only repaired the main part of the central building and the two side rooms next to it. Normally, Yu Hai and his wife lived in the central building and the children lived in side rooms. To ease the care of his severely injured son, Yu Hai raised his son to their own kangbed to sleep.

When Yu Hang was placed on the bed, he opened his bruised eyes and, in a weak light, opened his eyes, he could see that he was in a room much wider and brighter than their old Western room in the new residence. He revealed a smile that came from his heart and it brightened his pale face he finally came home! In the future, he would never have to live with that feeling of fear and uneasiness again, afraid that at any moment someone would hit him. He looked at the worried expression on the faces of his parents and siblings and quickly fell asleep again. In the middle of his heart, four words appeared before him —— coming home feels good!

“Let's let Big Brother sleep for a while. I'll boil the porridge. Big brother has become so thin that he doesn't even look like a human anymore, we should let him carefully nurture his body for a while! ” Yu Xiaolain wiped the tears at the corner of her eyes. Her heart was filled with worry, and she wholeheartedly wished she could miraculously restore her brother's body to a healthy weight.

Yu Xiaocao urged his mother, whose face was even paler than his elder brother's, to lie down and rest for a while. He went out of the room with Xiaolian to make dinner together. Yu Hai was cleaning the courtyard and preparing the heads and offal of the pigs they had bought earlier. Tonight, they still had to boil this piece of meat for the next day.

At dinner, the pig's head and intestines had been boiled on the stove as the whole family surrounded the bed. Lady Liu carefully and gently fed the porridge to her eldest son. When she saw her son eating vigorously, tears began to wash over her eyes again.

“Mother, I'm fine now. Please don't worry anymore! ” Yu Hang wisely raised her weak hand and helped Madame Liu to wipe the tears from the corner of her eyes.

Yu Xiaocao also comforted their mother, “Mother, they always said that ‘after escaping disaster, wealth will abound’. Big brother will definitely have a bright and good future now! Quit crying. If you continue to cry, then our entire bed will soon be underwater! ”

Madam Liu did not know if she should laugh or cry as she gently patted her daughter's arm and said, “You always say the most horrible things! Cao’er's right. The good days are ahead of us! In the future, we can't separate our families anymore! ”

“Mother! Judging from what you just said, in the future, Xiaolian and I must find a husband who will support us, ah! ” Yu Xiaocao wanted to brighten the atmosphere for his family, so he tried hard to cheer everyone up.

Xiaolian, who was already nine years old, blushed after hearing her sister's words. He spat on her and then immediately cleaned her bowl and chopsticks, and fled to the kitchen to hide.

Madam Liu pinched her daughter, who slowly filled her cheeks and reprimanded her, “You are female, so you should be more gentle and refined. Why do you say things like having a husband who lives with us? If this news comes out, will the two of you have any reputation left here? In the future, will there be a mother-in-law who wants both of you? ”

No matter the time period, everyone discriminated against the men living with their wives' families. Who would be happy if a very good boy married a woman and lived with his family as if he were a debtor?

Xiaocao finally remembered that he was living in a time where girls could not just say whatever they wanted, especially when it came to marriage. The people here are much more conservative than those who live in modern times.

Yu Hai helped his son wipe his face and washed his hands and feet. She smiled gently and calmed Madam Liu, “Cao’er is young and spent seven to eight years of her life lying on a bed in the room. What does he know now? In the future, you just have to teach him a little more. Don't yell at the kid again! ”

Xiaocao quickly put on an innocent expression on his face, as if he had no idea what he was saying was wrong. He also pouted a little as if he felt persecuted.

The rest of the night passed quickly. The next morning, Xiaolian brought Little Shitou on a donkey cart to sell the boiled food at the pier. After eating breakfast and chatting for a while with his older brother, he talked to his parents, “I heard Doctor Sun say that eating cork fish can nourish the body, enrich the blood, eliminate blood stasis, improve the health of the body, and promote healing of the body. I also heard Brother Han say that there were some cork fish living in the river south of the mountain. I want to go out there and see if it's true! ”

“I'll go with you!” To get to the southern part of the mountain it is necessary to cross several shrubs and climb a mountain. In the middle, there was even a mass grave to go through. Yu Hai naturally did not feel safe for his beloved little daughter to go alone. He put the bait and fishing net out of his hands and decided to no longer catch any fish in the pond behind their house.