After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

Qu Moran looked back at Li Zhu and whispered to Aunt Zhang: "I am his master, not his elder. I dare not make the decision for him."

Aunt Zhang nodded, "Then I'll ask him."

"it is good."

Aunt Zhang was a warm-hearted person, so she got up and went to find Li Zhu.

Liu Yunxiang actually didn't listen to what they were talking about. She was thinking about Zhang Qi building a house to resettle the villagers. She thought of the Jiangnan Brocade Workshop she bought from the Queen. Although the riots in the south were calmed down, they had no impact on the brocade industry. It has caused a huge blow, and it is necessary to rebuild the market, regain customers, and even more need to recruit tapestry workers.

Zhang Qi told her a few days ago that the biggest shortage at the moment is brocade weavers, many of whom have already made a living elsewhere.

Zhang Qi's incident opened up some ideas for her.

Liu Yunxiang and Aunt Zhang left first, and Qu Moran locked the doors of Yaolu. When he turned around, he saw Li Zhu coming back with Qu Yi, who was playing crazy, and Qu Xing, who was almost lost on the mountain.

After placing the two people on the carriage, he put the medicinal materials that had been dried earlier into the bamboo basket.

"The villagers collected medicinal materials and sold them to us. This year, they harvested too much in midsummer. I thought about exchanging some mountain ginger with the medicine store. This would be more suitable than buying it with money." Li Zhu said as he carried the bamboo building out and walked out. .

Qu Moran had not actually calculated these details, but after Li Zhu took over, it seemed that he really saved a lot of money, and the medicinal materials collected were of high quality and complete, saving her a lot of trouble.

"You can figure it out."

"Then let's go back, it's getting late."

Li Zhu was driving in front, while Qu Moran was resting her mind, and Qu Yi stuffed a handful of red dates into her hand.

"Where did you come from?"

"I picked them from the back mountain." Qu Yi said while eating dates.

Qu Moran rubbed his son's hair, "Did you have fun today?"

Qu Yi spit out the date cores, "I also gave some to Sister Xiao Wu."

Thinking of Xiao Wu, Qu Moran couldn't help but sigh, "If she kisses you, you should go see her more in the future."

Qu Yi sniffed, "I know."

Halfway there, Qu Xing shouted for convenience.

He was so confused that he was about to unbutton his pants. Qu Moran could only call Li Zhu to stop the car quickly. Li Zhu stopped the car and coaxed Qu Xing to get out of the car so that he could go to the woods.

Qu Yi lay on the car window and sighed, "There used to be Wei Hai, but now there is Brother Zhu."

"Ah."

"But I like Brother Zhu better."

"why?"

"When Wei Hai takes me to play in the mountains, he always asks me if I like him and if I want him to be my father. When I tell him that I have a father, he is not so happy."

Qu Mo ran silently and looked out of the car window with his son. Li Zhu was helping Qu Xing out. But Qu Xing hugged the tree trunk and refused to leave, mumbling something, while Li Zhu patiently coaxed him.

"Mom, it would be great if Brother Zhu could stay with us all our lives."

Qu Moran was funny, "They also want to get married and live their own lives. They will leave us one day."

Qu Yi pouted, "Brother Zhu is gone, what will we do?"

"Mom can take care of you and Qu Xing."

"But then my mother will be too tired, so I have to grow up quickly so that I can help my mother."

Qu Moran hugged his son and said, "Yier, thank you."

"But I still hope that Brother Zhu can always be with us."

Yi'er practices kung fu with Li Zhu every day and has grown a lot taller and stronger. She rarely gets sick recently. He still doesn't like reading, and Qu Moran doesn't insist on it. Studying and becoming an official is one way, but it's not the only way in the world. Shen Yunzhou will definitely be very dissatisfied. When he comes back and tests Qu Yi's knowledge, he will probably blame her.

"Yier, do you miss your father?"

Qu Yi put his chin on his hand and sighed, "I don't even think about it."

"How to say?"

"I miss him, but he's not here, so I just don't think about it anymore."

Qu Moran sighed slightly, "Your father still loves you."

"I believe what my mother said. But when he comes back in a few years, I will probably forget what he looks like again."

The little guy's words were clearly sarcastic, but he didn't blame the child. Shen Yunzhou only focused on his own career and left the child alone. It was his fault.

Li Zhu finally coaxed Qu Xing back, and by the time he returned to the medicine hall, Qu Xing was already asleep.

Qu Moran helped Qu Xing up so that Li Zhu could carry him off the carriage and take him to the house. Qu Yi went to bed, Qu Moran cleaned up the alchemy, and Li Zhu cut the herbs he brought back and stored them.

"Aunt Zhang wants to propose a marriage to you, what do you think?" Qu Moran asked.

Li Zhu stopped moving his hands and looked up at Qu Moran, "What do you think, Master?"

Qu Moran was funny, "You asked me what to do. You should go back and discuss it with your parents, but Master thinks it is a good thing. After all, you are not too young. When you get married, Master will definitely give you a big red envelope."

"Oh, Master is so thoughtful."

"You should, you helped me a lot."

"Then when I get married, I may not come to the medicine hall as an apprentice in the future."

Qu Moran turned around and asked doubtfully: "Why?"

"Maybe he has other plans."

"But if you learn medical skills, it's also a way to make a living. You shouldn't give up halfway, right?"

"I'm just saying maybe."

Qu Moran turned around, sighed first, and then said: "Everyone has his or her own ambitions, and Master can't force him."

It was already very late after cleaning up. The yard was quiet and peaceful, everything was in order, and Qu Moran breathed a sigh of relief. Li Zhu had already returned to the house, and Qu Moran couldn't help but sigh again when she thought that he might not come to the medicine hall after they got married.

The next day, after noon, Li Zhu suddenly said that he had to go home for something.

After he left, she was the only one left to work in the front hall and back yard. One moment, Qu Yi was playing in the yard and knocked over the herbs drying in a basket. Another moment, a patient came to get the medicine, and another injured patient asked her to quickly stop the bleeding.

She wrote the prescription and handed it over casually. Only then did she realize that Li Zhu was not there, so she had to prepare the medicine herself. Because it was Li Zhu all the time, he couldn't remember which medicinal materials were put where, and the patient was in a hurry.

After she was finally dismissed, Quxing peed his pants again.

She was busy like this until dark. She sat down on the bench and was too tired to get up.

"No, I have to close the door early. I haven't made dinner yet, and I have to give Qu Xing a bath. Yi'er wants to eat roasted fish..." She muttered while panting.

Just as he was about to get up and close the door of the medicine hall, a woman suddenly ran in and said, "Doctor Qu, my child's father suddenly has a stomachache and is rolling all over the bed in pain. Go and have a look!"

She recognized this woman. She came with her man yesterday.

"Has he taken the medicine I prescribed?" Qu Moran asked while packing the medicine box.

"I didn't finish my meal, but when I got home from work I complained of stomachache. I could bear it at first, but now the pain is unbearable, and I feel panicked."

Qu Moran frowned, "Didn't you say let him rest for a few days?"

"Oh, the whole family relies on his work to earn that little money. If he takes a break, the elderly and children in the family will be hungry." The woman said anxiously.

Qu Moran took a deep breath and was about to leave with the medicine box when Qu Yi shouted in the courtyard: "Mom, come here, come here, grandpa seems to be choking!"

Upon hearing this, Qu Moran quickly put down the medicine box and ran into the courtyard.

The woman became even more anxious, "Why are you lingering? If my man is good or bad, it's all thanks to you, a quack! I'm going to go to the government to sue you for seeking wealth and murder!"

In the courtyard, Quxing was lying on the ground twitching, covering his neck with his hands, choking and rolling his eyes.