stingy landlady

Chapter 184 Dazhu is Sick

"Dad! Aunt Zhou is doing this for my own good! She's afraid you'll scold me! I'm just so busy every day. I forgot about this, and I'm just letting you know so that it's not like nothing happened!"

Gui Zhi explained to Da Zhu, and then said to Zhou Niangzi:

"Aunt Zhou! Next time I ask you to do something, don't take the blame for it! It's unnecessary, do you hear me?"

Explain it to my dad; he's not an unreasonable person!

Go inside and wash your face, tidy yourself up! This yard is filthy, and you just kneel down like that? You're covered in dirt and mud!

"Everyone, come inside and tidy up!"

Dazhu nodded and said:

"Go inside and tidy up first! Mingzhi! Once the wheat is planted these next couple of days, build the pigsty first! This time, let's build a spacious one!"

Gui Zhi suggested:

"Yes! Dad! Separate the sow pen and the piglet pen! After disinfecting the original pens with herbal fumigation, we'll continue to build the sow pen! We'll build the piglet pen on the other side of the garden."

Make a passageway between the two pigpens with a stick, so that the piglets can be moved to the piglet pen after weaning! This will prevent them from catching any diseases!

"Did you hear that, Mingzhi? Do as the Third Miss says! Guizhi, the little radish has been pulled up by the roots, and the medicine for peace has been bought back!"

How do I do it?

"Aunt Zhou, brew a pot of medicine and feed it to the sick pigs later! Uncle Zhou, don't change your clothes yet, first gather the sick pigs that are still somewhat energetic together!"

Now that there's more space in the circle, those who are sick and can't move around can see if they can eat some baby radishes! No need to cook them! Just eat them raw!

Those that can eat vegetables will be given medicine! Those that won't eat will be slaughtered! If any villagers don't mind, they can take them home to eat! We won't sell them anymore!

Don't eat pig's blood or pig offal! Stay away from the pigsty! Hmm! Dig a deep hole in the field east of our house and bury them all!

"Oh! Uncle Zhou! It's better to be closer to the fruit trees! Those are really fertile fertilizer!"

Li arrived at this time as well.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? I could hear you arguing and fighting over the fire from far away! Guizhi, that child, she's so fast! I can't keep up with you!"

Guizhi looked at Li Shi, frowned, and said with slight displeasure:

"Mother! My father has so many things to do every day! So many pigs are sick, it must be upsetting! You and Aunt Lan should both calm down!"

Don't cause my dad any more trouble! There are over twenty sick pigs! If things go wrong, they'll all have to be slaughtered! That'll cost a lot of money in compensation!"

Li immediately yelled at Guizhi:

"What does the pigs' illness have to do with me? I didn't make them sick!"

You child, you have such a nasty way of speaking! What trouble have I caused your dad? Let him go wherever he wants!

"Am I, the mistress of the house, not allowed to be served by a concubine? What's wrong with that?"

As Li finished speaking, her voice softened, and she glanced furtively at Dazhu's expression.

Dazhu kept a gloomy face, and Li Shi was also a little uneasy!

Dazhu listened to Li's words and stared straight at her. Seeing that no one spoke, Li took a step back. She then changed the subject, saying:

"Um! Dazhu! Guizhi! I! I'm going home now! Guiling will be looking for me later!"

After saying that, she walked away quickly, as if someone was chasing her! Only after walking a long way did Madam Li slow down, clutching her chest, and mutter to herself:

"Who made Dazhu angry! He has such a dark face, like he's about to beat someone up! Luckily I ran fast! I hope he doesn't take his anger out on me!"

It's not worth getting a beating! I'll give him face today and not cause trouble for that little vixen!

Guizhi teases Dazhu in the yard:

"Dad! You're pretty amazing! Look at you, you didn't say a word, you just stared at Mom! You scared her away!"

You still say you can't manage your backyard? One look from my dad and they're all trembling in fear!

Dazhu, unable to maintain his composure after Guizhi's teasing, relaxed and rolled his eyes at her.

"You have no manners! Alright! I'm exhausted every day! I'm going home to lie down for a while. Guizhi, you watch them do it!"

Do whatever you want! Even if you kill them all, your father won't have anything to say! Consider it a loss! Your father is going home now!

"Dad! Why don't you go back and lie down for a while?"

Guizhi was worried about the pigsty, so she, along with Zhou Mingzhi and Old Man Zhou, moved the less seriously ill pigs into a single pen.

Zhou Mingzhi went to call people over to slaughter the pig! Before he knew it, it was night!

The farmhands didn't mind at all, and they all took pork home, even giving some to their relatives and friends! Da Zhu's reputation improved again, as they were giving away pork for free!

Of course, there were plenty of gossipers and spectators in the village who wanted to laugh at him! They said things like, "He's got money to burn! He's got a little cash and he's already taking concubines and indulging in a life of luxury! Look at all those pigs that died!"

Some people tried to be nice, saying that even after eating so much pork from others, they still couldn't shut their stinking mouths! Even if they sold it cheaply in town, it would still be money. So, you think it's wrong to eat pork that was given to you for free?

With so many people talking, Guizhi couldn't manage or attend to them! Dazhu developed a fever as soon as he lay down!

In the dead of night, Guizhi was woken up by Li Shi banging on the door!

Li was seen in a panic, crying and sobbing.

"Guizhi! Your father is sick! Go and see him quickly! It must be that vixen who's been bothering your father. He's exhausted, and she still won't let him go!"

"Where are we going to find medicine in the middle of the night? Could it be swine fever that infected your dad? Oh dear! What should we do? Will we all get infected too?"

Guizhi listened in silence for a while.

"Mom! You can't say things like that! My dad is just too tired! He's worrying about everything, both at home and outside!"

Dazhu was indeed exhausted; he'd been on edge for too long. It was so rare for Guizhi to come back and help him, and as soon as he relaxed, he fell ill!

Aunt Lan was also wiping away tears in front of Dazhu! Dazhu, still half-asleep, was saying:

"Stop crying! I'm not dead yet, am I? I'll be fine after a nap! Stop crying, it's annoying!"

Guizhi looked at Dazhu's flushed face, touched his forehead with her hand, and said to Aunt Lan:

"Aunt Lan, quickly wipe my father's neck, armpits, and groin with slightly hot water, and make sure he drinks plenty of warm water to help his body temperature return to normal!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shi disregarded the distinction between wives and concubines and hurriedly went to boil water. Whether others were sincere or not, Li Shi didn't know, but she was certain that Da Zhu was ill.

After a flurry of activity, Dazhu's fever subsided. At daybreak, after he ate some thin porridge, Ping'an drove the carriage to take Dazhu to the clinic to see a doctor!

Aunt Lan was left at home, while Li Shi took the money and went with Gui Zhi in a carriage. Gui Zhi instructed Zhou Mingzhi to arrange for the farmhands to continue planting wheat, and told Old Man Zhou and his wife to go about their business without worry. Only then did they board the carriage with peace of mind.