Caring for people

[Knock knock knock]

"Auntie, it's me Shan Yu, can I come in?" With a requesting tone, Shan Yu waited for her aunt's response.

"Come in, cough cough cough" after her aunt responded, Shan Yu then entered and seeing the quiet atmosphere of the house with her aunt in her room, Shan Yu then approached her aunt in the room on the right side not far from the entrance.

"Ah auntie, have you taken herbs?", Shan Yu approached to the right side of her auntie who leaned her body on the headboard of the bed and wore the same blanket Wu Liang wore in the health center with a small book of bread making records in her hand, given by Huang's auntie.

"Already, this afternoon aunt has been treated at home by herbalist Huang, tonight or tomorrow morning should be fine, just resting a lot is not a problem"

"Don't worry, auntie just rest until aunt fully recovered, as for the bread, auntie Huang and I can take over for auntie Lin Yiu"

"Huh you guys, can't stop underestimating me, your aunt Huang already told this aunt of yours to take a full rest now you're even foll...., cough cough cough, ah please get auntie a bowl of honey in the kitchen"

Shan Yu went straight to the kitchen and picked up a small round wooden tray, with a cover of quilted cloth and coated on the top with some kind of wax and non-stick to preserve the honey longer, with elastic tree fiber rope ties that wrapped around each side of the bowl and pulled the cloth to fully cover the contents of the bowl.

Shan Yu then poured out the contents of the honey from the tray and poured it into a small bowl, then returned with the bowl of honey, and additional water brought using a wooden cup that was processed so that it could be used multiple times.

"Ah Shan Yu, thank you very much"

"No big deal aunt, please continue drinking."

Auntie Lin Yiu swallowed slowly a spoonful of honey and a sip of water, then gave both back to Shan Yu after use.

"Thank you Shan Yu, when i finish recovery, auntie will help you with your work hehehe"

"Auntie is too reluctant, it's already my part."

"Never mind, it's fine, it's not a big deal, just like you are helping auntie now."

The haggard and slightly pale face was filled by the sincere smiling expression of Lin Yiu aunt, a woman younger than Huang Xie aunt and wearing the same clothes as Huang Xie aunt, Lin Yiu aunt's wistful gaze then landed on the pile of neatly folded white clothes next to Shan Yu.

"Is that the clothes for the day after tomorrow, you just picked it up? Did you forget Shan Yu?

"Yes, I forgot about these clothes, actually earlier at aunt Huang's baker's house I had remembered but somehow I forgot again on the road"

"On the road? You? You feel nostalgic for other families who can gather together huh? It's okay, auntie can feel it, although not fully auntie experienced what you experienced, but remember, you should never be discouraged when you live among us all, we will always help you here, because we are family, cough cough cough"

"Ah a-auntie, here's another drink to help you feel better"

[Knock knock knock]

"Ah what a coincidence, auntie's husband is home."

The moment the aunt responded to the knock on the door, it turned out that it was her father who came home first from the farm, then her father walked Lin Yiu into the room and saw Shan Yu sitting on the right side of Lin Yiu's bed.

"It turns out that father, Yiu'er thought who came back is my husband, Lin Wen"

This was Wu Lin Xiong, a father wearing clothes similar to Wu Ming Qi's grandfather's, and an additional knitted peasant hat hanging on the back of his head, with dirty stains on his clothes from helping in the fields along his shirt.

"Oh are you not happy that father is coming home my daughter, look here, theres Shan Yu, how can you say that?"

"How can me not be happy? You came to my room in that condition!"

"I-yeah, I'll clean it up soon, ah Shan Yu how about your brother's condition?"

"It's getting better, so cause grandpa Lin Xiong is came, I'll go home first auntie"

"Yes, thank you for your help Shan Yu"

"Shan Yu, please tell the old man, tonight tell him to come to the meeting hall"

"Okay Grandpa, Shan Yu take your leave first"

Shan Yu bowed his head slightly and walked back politely, then when he reached the door limit of the room Shan Yu turned around and left the house, heading home, Wu Lin Yiu's aunt, an aunt who was younger than Huang Xie's aunt, had a husband who played a role in farming wheat on the grassland, and a father who played a role in the meeting hall and often also helped in the village wheat farming section.

"Cough cough cough, Lin Wen's husband, Lin Wen where did he go?"

Shortly after Shan Yu left the house, Lin Yiu's aunt coughed and her father immediately responded by giving her the remaining glass of water.

"Ah, my daughter, drink first, my dear daughter, your husband's he is still busy, dad was told to go home first, that child."

"Dad is the elder of the meeting hall, don't get too carried away when helping with other work"

"Hmm, yeah yeah, daddy know, by the way tonight there will be a meeting about how to organize the schedule, whether to celebrate Wu Jin Fei's arrival first or directly invite Wu Jin Fei to pray first, this arrival happens to be at the same time as our prayer ritual, that kid, either forgot or what, if he comes like this it will be inconvenient for him to attend two consecutive events"

"It's okay dad, it's better if you clean up first, my daughter is coughing because of the wheat dust on your clothes"

"Oh Sorry my lovely, I'll clean up first, my daughter you rest well"

Grandpa Lin Xiong immediately turned around quickly, out of the room.

***

After leaving Lin Yiu's aunt's house, Shan Yu walked back home under the sky that was about to be afternoon, but suddenly she turned her way and went to the health center.

When she got there, he found no one in front of the health center and went straight to the room where Wu Liang was being treated.

"Grandpa grandpa...., HAAHH! Liang'er! My brother is awake, thank goodness you're okay?"

Shan Yu who had just entered at the door of the room saw Wu Liang who was leaning himself on the headboard of the bed while reading the book given by Ming Qi's grandfather, Shan Yu unconsciously dropped his bread basket and woke up Ming Qi's grandfather who was asleep in his reclining chair near the entrance, Shan Yu then ran a little to Shan Yu's bed and hugged him.

"I thought your condition would be worse, you fool! What a fool! If you get hurt like this one more time, I'll end you myself!"

Holding back tears at the edges of his eyes, Shan Yu held Wu Liang in his arms, making Wu Liang take the book out of his hands.

"Ah s-sister hehehe, don't be like that, no need to hug me tightly, just look at grandpa over there who is watching us, hehehe"

"Ekhem, Shan Yu, Wu Liang has grown up, you are also an adult should understand, huhh"

Shan Yu immediately released her embrace and made the situation a little awkward.

"Ah, the important thing is that my brother is aware now, uh the bread, duh it fell down like that"

Seeing the bread fall scattered, Shan Yu moved to pick up the bread, assisted by Ming Qi's grandfather who was nearby.

"If you want to cry, just cry, no need to hug like that."

Wu Liang rubbed his hair feeling both strange and surprised.

"As a good sister it's a natural response, never mind, if you feel better, I'll tell Herbalist Huang to take you home, the house is empty because you and grandfather live here"

Grandpa Ming Qi laughed at Shan Yu's response, then tried to stay relaxed and melt this somewhat awkward situation, and tried to take 1 loaf from the basket.

"Hohoho never mind, just relax, ah Shan Yu grandpa asked for one yes"

But the bread basket that was already full of 9 buns was immediately pulled by Shan Yu, avoiding reaching his grandfather's hand.

"You can't do that, Grandpa, we eat this bread together, I'd better prepare the wheat porridge, honey, and milk first."

Shan Yu then brought a loaf of bread to the kitchen then put the remaining bread basket on the table near Mr. Ming Qi, and walked into the kitchen to get the meal preparations.

"Uhh, well it's up to you Shan Yu, eh Wu Liang, how far have you read it, isn't the book exciting?

"It's fun, grandpa made it?"

"Hohoho, of course yes....., hohoho I'm kidding, of course I didn't make it, I got it from my friend"

"Ohhh, your friend must be insightful, just look at the contents of the book and the writing, so thick and heavy, I had trouble understanding some parts of it"

"Naturally, the contents of the book are stories passed down from generation to generation by countless generations, it is said that the stories in this book have been told since an era that surpasses our ancient times"

"Huh?! Really, beyond ancient times??? Even the first ancestor of the Wu tribe is said to have lived in the late middle ages"

"Hemm for the last part you mentioned I hesitated, I never got or knew the full story of the ancestors of our Wu tribe, but about what you know about the story in the book ..., it's relatively more true, I've only read a little of the contents so I don't really know"

"Yes, that's right, grandfather, here also has some information that Liang'er can't understand, even though she has repeated the passage...."

"It's okay Liang'er, don't be so discouraged, as you grow, you will gain knowledge that will help you fully understand the contents of the book"

Wu Liang was surprised and stunned by the little expression he showed, he looked at his grandfather with his eyes wide open, it was as if..., as if there was something inside him that was satisfied, something hungry, very very hungry.