inspire-indiana Chapter 231 You actually stood up!
Chapter 231 You actually stood up!
Shu Mingzheng and Shu Mingzong were both very happy, and immediately ordered Saohua and Madam Qi to go back to the villa in the county town to pack up their daily necessities and send them over.
In the morning, the Gu family members started to busy themselves with their own affairs. Gu Qinghuai asked Lingzhi, Renshen and Anshui to go out and pick wild chrysanthemums.
It is autumn now, and wild chrysanthemums are in full bloom. Picking them is just right for making chrysanthemum drinks.
The plantain, dandelion and other herbs that were collected earlier have been prepared and placed in the yard to dry.
Gu Qinghuai was tending to herbs at home, and Shu Mingzheng took the initiative to help.
Gu Qinghuai knew that she had been pampered since childhood, so he only asked her to help turn over and dry the herbs.
Anyway, there will be a lot of servants in the house in the future, and Shu Mingzheng won't be needed to do any hard labor.
Gu Qinghuai had already made a plan. After Shu Mingzheng and her eldest brother got married, she would give them the wine-making recipe, and her eldest brother and his wife would start the wine business in the future.
Zhao Ying still makes soap in the soap workshop with Danggui, Shouwu, Anliang and An Fengshou.
The secret recipe of soap could not be leaked, so Shu Mingzong consciously did not enter the workshop. He sat in the soap drying room and helped with the four little ones to demould the soap and package it.
The soap shop in the county town is almost finished renovating and will be open for business in a few days.
Zhao Wang and Qi Yuanxiu continued to dig the ice cellar.
Zhu Meijun took Yi Ren and the others to do housework.
Gu Qingshan used a cane to go out and practice walking.
During this period, he devoted all his time and energy to physical rehabilitation. As the eldest son in the family, he had to stand on his own feet as soon as possible. A healthy body was the foundation of all ideals.
Before that, Huai'er took him to the county clinic for a physical examination, and the villagers already knew that he had started spinal treatment again.
At this time, he went out to practice walking again so that the villagers could see that his spine was healed step by step, to prevent him from suddenly walking in the village after recovery and scaring the villagers.
More importantly, he couldn't expose the pills his sister had gotten.
From today on, Gu Qingshan decided not to use the wheelchair anymore and would only walk with the support of two crutches tucked under his armpits.
He planned for himself that after ten days, he would be able to throw away his crutches and walk freely.
The villagers were very shocked to see Gu Qingshan actually stand up and walk with the help of crutches.
"Oh my God, Qingshan, is your spine healed?" an aunt couldn't help but exclaimed.
Gu Qingshan smiled and said, “My Huai’er found the best orthopedic doctor to treat me. I am indeed a little better, but I am not fully recovered yet. I still need to exercise more.”
“Oh hey, Qingshan, you finally made it! That shameless Li Chunwei must be regretting it to death seeing you stand up!” The aunt was also genuinely happy for Gu Qingshan.
Today, she was going to the carpenter's shop in the county town with her husband and two sons to report Li Chunwei. The family of four could easily earn 200 coins from Gu Qinghuai. Seeing Gu Qingshan, she was of course in a good mood.
"You will regret it!" Another lady also laughed, "Qingshan, you better be careful in the future. It won't be long before the threshold of your house is trampled by matchmakers."
Gu Qing Shan’s eyes flickered: “Thank you for your kindness, Auntie. Actually, I… I already have someone I like. I will propose marriage in a few days. There is no need to look at other girls.”
Gu Qingshan wanted to spread the news through his aunt and his aunt, so that the matchmaker wouldn’t come to disturb them all the time, and also to stop the villagers from having any bad thoughts.
"Mom, is it true? Qingshan, which village's girl do you like? She can't be from our Tuniu Village, right? Tell me, which girl is so lucky?" The old lady's eyes were shining with gossip, but she felt very sorry in her heart.
Originally, she wanted to introduce her niece to Gu Qingshan. Her niece was 23 years old this year. Her husband had died and she only had a five-year-old daughter. She was a perfect match for Gu Qingshan, a disabled person.
But she didn't expect that the other person could stand up now, and her niece was a little embarrassing.
Gu Qingshan shook his head and smiled gently: "It's not from our village, nor from other villages. You will know it later."
The aunts and sisters were a little disappointed when they saw Gu Qingshan didn’t say anything, but since this was his private matter, they didn’t want to ask him about it.
Gu Qingshan nodded politely to them and continued to practice walking, with no intention of continuing the small talk.
The aunties and sisters didn't want to make themselves look bad, so they stood there for a while and then left.
Gu Qingshan, leaning on his cane, walked towards the big locust tree in the south of the village. It was a gathering place for gossips, and it was a good opportunity to help him spread the news that his spine had improved.
When passing by Ding Honglian's house, Hu Yuting happened to be helping Ding Honglian out.
The mother and daughter were stunned when they saw Gu Qingshan slowly walking forward.
“Gu Qingshan, you… you actually stood up!” Hu Yuting screamed in surprise.
Gu Qingshan walked forward without looking away, ignoring them completely.
The mother and daughter of Ding Honglian were so surprised that they didn't have time to respond to Gu Qingshan's disregard. They just stood there, staring blankly at Gu Qingshan's back.
After a long while, Ding Honglian finally came to her senses and spat fiercely in the direction where Gu Qingshan left, "You paralytic! Why are you so proud? Who knows, you might break your arms and legs again someday! God would rather you be paralyzed for the rest of your life! You will never be able to find a wife and become a crippled old bachelor! Ugh!"
Ding Honglian had her leg broken by Gu Qinghuai and had been lying in bed for a month. She only tried to get out of bed and walk yesterday. Unexpectedly, when she went out this morning, she saw this heartbreaking scene.
Zhao Ying's eldest son, Gu Qingshan, the reptile who had been paralyzed for three years, actually stood up!
She couldn't bear to see any good in Zhao Ying, and she hoped that her children would live a more miserable life than the last.
But during the month she was lying in bed, all she heard were good things about Zhao Ying's family.
First, that little whore Gu Qinghuai gave the Gu family's old house and the younger generations of the Li family a good beating, and even the three-year-old baby was not spared.
From then on, the two families were like mice seeing a cat when they saw Gu Qinghuai.
Even people as arrogant and unreasonable as Liu Damai and Liu Quancha didn't dare to dance in front of Gu Qinghuai.
Later, Gu Qinghuai drove away the Zhou people who came to cause trouble, and took out a secret letter and a jade pendant, completely severing ties with the Zhou people.
The most important thing is that Gu Qinghuai actually built a beautiful house for his family.
The woman she hated the most, Zhao Ying, lived in that big house and ate delicious food every day, while she lived in a crowded, broken house and could only drink wild vegetable porridge and eat coarse grain cakes for every meal.
Turning around and looking at the big house surrounded by high walls, Ding Honglian's eyes turned red with jealousy.
When she was young, she liked Gu Heng, but he was snatched away by Zhao Ying.
Later, Gu Heng got into trouble, Gu Qingshan became disabled, and Gu Heng's family was driven out of the Gu family's old house. Zhao Ying was dragged down and aged by ten years in an instant. She worked desperately every day, was exhausted like a dog, and almost starved to death.
From then on, she felt proud in front of Zhao Ying.