The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 113 - 96:

"Of course it’s true, they will never be able to hit you again."

Holding her daughter tightly, Mrs. Wu was heartbroken. Her daughter had done nothing wrong, yet she had to endure so much hardship and suffering.

"Mother, I have a new name now; I am called Wu La Mei, Mei’er. Does it sound nice?"

"It sounds lovely, my Mei’er sounds very nice."

"Mother, the first lady said that I will follow the fifth young lady from now on. I am her maid, what does that mean?"

Mrs. Wu felt a great bitterness in her heart, she was very reluctant, but there was no other way; they didn’t even have a home now, and they couldn’t go back to the Wu family, so they could only make a living here.

Becoming a nanny, becoming a maid... upon reflection, if it weren’t for the Xiao family’s shelter, and the young lady’s help, how could she have escaped the Cao family unscathed?

So, since she had a duty, she had to fulfill it well and not be careless.

She then taught her daughter about the many tasks a maid had to do.

"Mei’er, when you serve the fifth young lady in the future, you must do your best; the fifth young lady is your mistress..." Mrs. Wu instructed, and Mei’er indicated she understood.

However, Mei’er had not expected that the fifth young lady did not ask her to serve tea and water but instead invited her to learn to write, to read, and to paint together.

"Mei’er, just accompanying me makes me very happy." Chunxin said, "I simply want a study companion. I can see you’re smart, learning more is beneficial."

"Okay, I’ll listen to the lady."

"Tsk tsk, that little face..." If it weren’t hurt, it should also be very lovely, with skin tender enough to squeeze water out of.

Chunxin had heard her mother say before that Nanny Wu’s daughter had a nice appearance and would definitely grow into a beauty later.

"Does your injury still hurt?"

"It doesn’t hurt, just a bit itchy."

"Itching is normal; it means new flesh is growing," Chunxin said tenderly, "You should listen to my older sister; her medicine is really good and won’t leave scars."

"Yes, I’ll listen to Sister Bodhisattva. The sister looks really beautiful."

"You’re pretty too." Chunxin knew she was talking about her older sister, but this little girl’s appearance was indeed not bad.

One sentence, "you’re pretty too," successfully made Mei’er blush.

She had never received such praise before; her family only scolded her for being stupid and lazy, saying she was a money-losing girl, a debtor... So how could interacting with them be the same?

She liked the Xiao family.

The renovations of the Xiao family estate, which took more than twenty days, were finally completed.

"Older sister, see if there are any areas that need improvement?"

"Not bad, very grand." Chun Nuan had mentioned to Chun Ning that the height for the new house should be at least between 3.5 to 3.8 meters, otherwise, it wouldn’t be so imposing and grand.

After a bit of a tour, Chun Nuan was quite satisfied with the new residence.

"Older sister, let’s find a time to move in, shall we?"

This new estate cost a total of thirty-eight taels of silver, built with twelve rooms, enough for each person to have their own room, a large pharmacy has also been constructed for the older sister; a study room was also built.

As the older sister often said, one of the things a family must not forego is education.

Even though the Xiao family did not have the qualifications to participate in the imperial examinations, studying still had to be taken seriously.

Studying can make a person reasoned and increase knowledge.

Once the Xiao family’s basic needs were met, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone were never out of stock; these things were more essential than food shortage.

"I am still pondering a concern."

Chun Nuan stepped on the soil on the ground, "This ground will become slippery when it rains."

"Older sister, Uncle Luo accompanied a tile craftsman to build the tile roof very securely."

The newly constructed house, how could it possibly leak?

So, the older sister was worrying too far ahead.

It was simply non-existent, what was she worrying about?

"Water on the ground will make it slippery."

Chun Ning... Older sister’s logic made sense; there could be water on the ground.

"Older sister, then how should we handle this ground?"

"I remember there are flat stones available for purchase?"

"Flat stones, those are big thin slabs of stone?"

"Yes, exactly those, buy some to lay down on the ground; it’ll be clean and orderly."

"Okay, I’ll inquire tomorrow and get a few people to help lay stones in all the rooms."

Chun Ning agreed to follow her older sister’s advice.

Because her older sister was satisfied with everything, but she had an opinion on this one point; therefore, it should be changed.

"Moving to the new place still requires asking Uncle Luo to help; he’d ensure checking the almanac to choose an auspicious day for moving."

"Alright, I’ll ask Uncle Luo," Chun Ning said, "Older sister, what about Old Master Zhang’s quarter..."

"I’ll still live there; it’s more convenient," Chun Nuan said, "Should anything happen at home, just notify me, and I can easily make pills at the pharmacy there."