The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 244

The two sisters walked through the bamboo forest, and Chunnuan confided some private words to her.

As the older sister, Chunnuan wished she could teach her everything she knew.

Auntie is a good mother and knows how to teach, but Chunnuan, who is a few years older than her, is more persuasive in her teaching.

Moreover, the teachings of elders are often very rigid and inflexible.

The analysis of "spring warmth" is based on reality.

Chun Shu nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Having such an older sister is a blessing for her.

"The bamboo shoots in this bamboo forest are quite good; we can take some back to make medicine."

Chunnuan saw Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Qinglin not far away. She stopped and picked up two bamboo shoots to examine them: "They are sweet, slightly bitter, and bland in taste, cold in nature, and enter the heart and liver meridians. They have strong diuretic and heart-clearing properties."

"Sister, do you want to remove the bamboo shoot filling? Shuer can help."

Over the years, Chun Shu and Chun Yan have become accustomed to seeing grass and leaves on the mountain being used as medicine by their elder sister.

"Yes, she looks quite young, which is nice, but I have something to do today..."
"Then let me help."

“Okay, Baizhi, you can keep Shuer company while she rolls bamboo shoots.”

Chunnuan couldn't leave Chunshu alone in the bamboo forest; after all, she needed to avoid suspicion.

"Yes, young mistress."

Bai Zhi naturally understood the true purpose of coming to the bamboo forest this time.

At this moment, Mrs. Zhou walked over.

"I have met your aunt."

"Nuan Nuan, don't be so polite." Mrs. Zhou said to her son beside her, "Qing Lin, this is your cousin-in-law."

"Qinglin greets his cousin-in-law."

"My cousin is handsome and a fine young man."

Chun Nuan wasn't lying; this Zhou Qinglin, so refined and gentle, could indeed captivate the eyes of many girls.

Based on my understanding of Chun Shu, I'm pretty sure she won't be able to resist this temptation.

"I'm going to talk to your cousin-in-law. Go play by yourself."

Mrs. Zhou stared in the direction of Chun Shu and glanced at the girl. She seemed to be a little less attractive than Chun Nuan, but it was alright. After all, her son was not as good-looking as Zhao Minghua.

Yes, that's right, Mrs. Zhou has some self-awareness.

how to say?

The Zhou family was considered a prominent family in Changzhou, but the Xiao family came from the capital. As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and any of the Xiao family's in-laws were quite remarkable. Therefore, the Zhou family was eager to arrange this marriage.

"Okay, I'll just wander around and take a look."

How could Zhou Qinglin not know what he wanted to see?

After walking a few steps and turning a corner, he saw the person he wanted to see.

"Excuse me, young lady, what are you doing picking these bamboo shoots?"

Zhou Qinglin was genuinely curious; while other girls picked flowers, she was picking bamboo shoots.

"My elder sister is used in medicine."

When the young man who had suddenly barged in asked her a question, Chun Shu's face turned bright red, and she was too embarrassed to look up.

But then I remembered my older sister's words: happiness is something you have to fight for yourself. Marrying someone means spending your whole life with them. If you can't even stand them at first sight, how can you live together?
The reason for not marrying someone blindly is to allow oneself to see things clearly and think things through.

My sister has gone to so much trouble to take care of things for me, I can't let her kindness go to waste.

Look, why can't I look!
In broad daylight, she wouldn't break the law by simply looking up.

She looked up and saw the fair-skinned, refined young man, and her face turned even redder.

He quickly turned around to try and pick the bamboo shoots above his head, but they were too high, and he couldn't reach them even on tiptoe.

"Let me help you."

Zhou Qingma raised his hand and pulled down a bamboo stick. Before he knew it, the bamboo tip had stuck into Chun Shu's head. Chun Shu stepped back, and the bamboo stick caught her hair, instantly messing it up.

"ah……"

It's incredibly rude to have your hair down in front of a man, Chun Shu exclaimed softly, feeling utterly embarrassed.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to." He'd really messed things up; he hadn't expected his attempt to help would backfire.

"Don't move yet, let me remove that bamboo branch for you."

"No need, no need." Chun Shu hurriedly called out, "Bai Zhi, come and help me quickly."

"Here I come, girl."

Bai Zhi witnessed all of this and thought that the young master of the Zhou family still lacked a bit of discernment in his actions.

How could you mess up a girl's hair like that?
She quickly ran over and pulled the bamboo branches off Chunshu.

Zhou Qinglin loosened his grip, and the bamboo tip snapped back, causing the dew on the bamboo leaves to drip down, soaking Chun Shu completely.

"Miss, let's go back and change first."

Bai Zhi sighed again, thinking that she herself would not have chosen such a husband.

"it is good."

Chun Shu quickly followed Bai Zhi back to her elder sister's courtyard.

Mrs. Zhou was somewhat surprised to see the two separate.

"Warm..."

"Aunt, this matter depends on Shu'er's opinion."

Chunnuan could also tell that the two seemed to be out of luck: "I'll go back and change first. Aunt, you can wander around and take a look."

"it is good."

When Mrs. Zhou saw her son coming over, she quickly asked what was going on.

"My son was a bit nervous and acted recklessly."

After recounting how she had ruined a good thing, Mrs. Zhou sighed.

This child is usually quite steady, how come he was so careless today?

"That girl..."

"Mother, the girl is quite good. Please help me deal with her."

Zhou Qinglin was a little annoyed. The moment the girl blushed, his heart fluttered, and with that flutter came a bit of panic, which caused him to mess things up.

"You……"

Madam Zhou sighed, "Let the matchmaker visit the Xiao family a couple more times, and ask your aunt to help mediate."

"Mother, that girl seems to listen to my cousin-in-law quite a bit."

My aunt's words were not as sincere as my cousin's words.

"You're so smart, how did you manage to mess things up?"

Mrs. Zhou was helpless; her son was just causing her trouble.

When Chun Nuan returned to the courtyard, Chun Shu had already changed her clothes, and Bai Zhi had even washed and combed her hair again.

"Shu'er, what happened?"

When Xu saw her return, she was very worried. It shouldn't be like this in broad daylight.

"Shu'er was helping her older sister pick bamboo shoots when that young man offered to help. He pulled down the bamboo tip and poked her hair. When the bamboo tip bounced back, the dew on the bamboo leaves soaked her."

"This……"

It's a vivid image, but also quite frustrating.

"He meant well but ended up helping out."

"Who says it isn't?"

He may look refined, but he's completely unreliable when it comes to getting things done. That's what they mean by knowing someone's face but not their heart.

Chun Shu quietly lowered her expectations in her heart.

"Then he..."

"Mother, Shuer is still young. It's not too late for her to get married when she's the same age as her elder sister."

This is rejection.

"Okay, as long as you don't regret it."

It's really not easy to find a suitable family to marry into in Changzhou. After all, the Xiao family is now commoners, and they have relatives in the northern desert. There are many people who want to marry into the Xiao family, but also many taboos.