Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

About an hour later, Mrs. Li carefully put away the needle. Xiao unexpectedly fell into a beautiful dream, and dreamed about Zhou Gong.

"Don't wake her up, let her sleep, I'll come again tomorrow." Mrs. Li said softly, and after signaling to Xiao Bingyan, the two of them left the inner room together.

Xiao He and Xia Yuezhu were busy covering Xiao with a quilt.

"Mrs. Li, thank you so much." Xiao Bingyan's mind was still full of curiosity and surprise about acupuncture. Originally, she was a little surprised about Mrs. Li's medical skills, but after seeing such perfect acupuncture skills, she couldn't help but admire this lady a little more.

Mrs. Li took out a towel and wiped the dense sweat on her head. "Don't thank me. I just heard these two words today, and my little ears are calloused from hearing them."

Xiao Bingyan smiled lightly and poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Li herself. "Mrs. Li is a straightforward person. My mother and I are fortunate enough to have made friends with you. This is truly the greatest fortune of our lives."

"Young lady, you are so sweet!" Mrs. Li laughed and drank the tea in her hand. "Well, I won't be sitting here for long. When your mother wakes up, you can give her some ginseng tea. She can stop taking the medicine for the time being."

"It's already lunch time, Mrs. Li, why don't you stay for lunch before going back?" Xiao Bingyan hurriedly opened her mouth to keep the food.

"Next time. I have something to do soon, so I won't stay any longer." Mrs. Li said, "I'll come again tomorrow."

Xiao Bingyan personally escorted Mrs. Li to the gate. After seeing her enter the door opposite, she turned around and went back to the main room.

After lunch, Mrs. Xiao woke up. She looked energetic, with a rosy complexion. She also said that she felt very comfortable all over. This made Xiao Bingyan admire Mrs. Li's acupuncture skills even more. At the same time, she felt more hopeful about curing her mother's chronic illness.

The next day, as expected, Mrs. Li came to Xiao's acupuncture treatment at the appointed time. Xiao Bingyan still stood by and watched, and sometimes ran errands for Mrs. Li.

This time, Mrs. Xiao did not fall asleep. When Mrs. Li took out the last golden needle, Mrs. Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and asked Xia Yuezhu to come and help her put on her clothes. Xiao Bingyan also brought over the ginseng tea.

"I used to sleep very lightly at night, but last night I slept all night long. Acupuncture is really a magical medical treatment." After Xiao finished dressing, she opened the curtain and said to Mrs. Li with a smile.

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Sleeping is also a way to replenish vitality. Going to bed early and getting up early is good for your health. If you have nothing to do in the future, go out for a walk. You can't sit in the house all the time. It's not good for your health."

Xiao nodded with a smile and agreed, and walked to the tea room with Mrs. Li. "I heard Bingyan say that Jinyun City's merit-making day is coming soon. I'm afraid that my body can't help much, so I want Bingyan to help me do my part."

"That's great. I've been busy with this matter these days. Miss Wei, please come with me to take a look." Mrs. Li nodded readily.

Mrs. Li did not rush back today, but talked with Xiao in the tea room for a while. They talked about how to keep fit and then about their own descendants. They both realized that their personalities were quite compatible with each other, and they developed a feeling of mutual appreciation.

He almost forgot the time while talking. If the maid from Mrs. Li's house had not come to report what had happened, he might have continued.

"Something very urgent has suddenly happened at home, so I'll leave first. Bingyan, please go with me to Mrs. Liu's place this afternoon to discuss various matters on the Day of Good Deeds." Mrs. Li stood up and immediately left.

Xiao Bingyan agreed with a smile and sent Mrs. Li out.

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After lunch, Xiao Bingyan went back to her room to take a nap. When the time she had verbally agreed with Mrs. Li came, she got up, asked Xing'er to fetch some water and wiped her face carefully, and then went out with her two maids in high spirits.

Mrs. Li's carriage was already waiting for her outside.

Holding the hand of the maid, Xiao Bingyan walked into the carriage. Seeing Madam Li sitting in the carriage, she bowed and said, "Madam Li."

Mrs. Li pulled her to sit next to her and told the servant outside to drive the carriage. The two maids were in the carriage at the back.

When they arrived at Mrs. Liu's place, Mrs. Li was discussing with her how to arrange donations for public welfare and charity, and Xiao Bingyan was listening beside them.

"Each household should send 10.01 taels of silver, which is enough for them to get through the cold winter. But how to transfer this silver to their hands is an obvious problem. It's not that we don't trust the people below, but there have always been sinister people. We have to think of a best plan." Mrs. Li said.

Mrs. Liu nodded, "I have thought about this question. We women can only be responsible for planning and preparing charity donations, and just distribute the silver to every civilian. It is not appropriate for us to show up. Even if the temple allocates white and shiny silver to support poor civilians, it will be blown away. Not to mention that our place is not a government office that takes care of everything."

If Mrs. Li were to use her own method, she would really like to practice it herself, but there is ultimately a lack of manpower. Even in the era before her, no matter how careful the considerations were, there would always be people who could find ways to take the public welfare and charity donations for themselves.

"What do you think, Miss Wei?" Mrs. Li asked unconsciously when she saw Xiao Bingyan frowning and pondering over and over again.

Xiao Bingyan relaxed her head slightly and said softly, "From what you said just now, I do have such an idea, but it may not work. If I am wrong, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Liu must not ridicule me."

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Just say it. We are now three people in charge of the account. We can talk about anything."

Xiao Bingyan frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "I wonder how many civilians in Jinyun City need help?"

"This is actually useless. Apart from the beggars on the streets and in the temples, it is the widows and lonely old people who need all the help they can get," said Mrs. Liu.

Mrs. Li just looked at Xiao Bingyan with a smile, encouraging her to continue speaking.

"We can gather together those who need help, and then appoint a steward in each area to distribute the silver to each person. This way, with a detailed and clear number of people and area arrangements, it will be easier to manage."

Xiao Bingyan finished her story and smiled awkwardly, "I was just saying it casually."

"Your idea is very good. I never thought of it." Mrs. Li said with a smile. This is a very efficient method. She should have thought of it a long time ago. It turned out that she had lived here for too long and her thinking ability was affected.

"It is indeed much easier." Mrs. Liu nodded with a smile, "Why not use this method? After all, sending money this year is different from distributing items. We must be more cautious. After all, this is a charity donation, and we cannot let down these kind-hearted people."

"That's great. Let's invite Mrs. Zheng and the others out tomorrow, and we'll make detailed and clear arrangements. Bingyan, you can come too." Mrs. Li said.

In the following days, after Mrs. Li gave Xiao shi acupuncture every morning, she would bring Xiao Bingyan to Mrs. Liu to discuss the details of the Good Deeds Day.

Generally speaking, few girls are brought to participate in the Virtue Day in person.

However, because Xiao Bingyan was attending as a surrogate mother and her status was a little more noble than others, naturally no one had any objections. In fact, every lady brought her daughters here intentionally or unintentionally, hoping to have the honor of making friends with Xiao Bingyan. If they could get support in the future because of Xiao Bingyan's status, that would naturally be the best.

Xiao Bingyan handled these daughters of wealthy families who tried to get close to her with ease. When she thought her life would be fulfilling and simple, Xiao suddenly received a secret letter from the capital.

It was written by Wei Zhong. Her father would come to Jinyun City in a month.