Chapter 294: The Sewing Machine Arrived
Yun Jiao had not started school yet, but she had more things to learn than Yun Xiaowu and the other children who were attending school.
But children, they have plenty of energy.
Every morning when they wake up, they have an inexhaustible supply of vigor.
But… the more I read, the sleepier I get.
“Jiaojiao, it’s time to go. I’ll take you today.”
Yun Jiao immediately perked up, said “oh,” and with her small bag on her back, rode on the back of a bicycle to her master’s medical hall.
She looked so energetic, nowhere near how she looked earlier when she wanted to nap.
First, she underwent an examination by her master, and after he nodded in satisfaction, she followed him to learn how to treat patients.
After finishing lunch, she learned dissection with her fourth senior brother, and now she could try it herself.
On the small table in front of Yun Jiao was a sedated rabbit. Wearing a pair of disposable gloves, she held a sharp scalpel in her hand.
With a stern expression on her small face, her gaze focused and serious, she began to act.
Most people feel a bit uncomfortable during their first dissection, even if the subject is a rabbit.
But this was not a problem for Yun Jiao at all; she had killed so many prey in her previous life and caught many fish in this life. She had even killed wild boars, so there was no such thing as feeling uncomfortable.
Thus, she very steadily cut open the rabbit’s abdomen.
After the dissection, she had to suture the rabbit’s wound.
Previously, Yun Jiao had practiced with fish skins at home. Now, suturing a live rabbit, although the stitches were a bit crooked, overall she didn’t make any major mistakes.
After finishing, Yun Jiao let out a breath and placed all the tools on a plate beside her.
Her fourth senior brother, Song Chengyou, who was standing beside her, applauded.
“Not bad, little junior sister. You have a lot of talent.”
Yun Jiao smiled.
“Fourth senior brother, where is master’s medicine? Quickly apply it, we need to see if it can survive.”
It would only be considered a success if this rabbit survived.
“Don’t worry.”
Song Chengyou applied medicine to the rabbit’s wound and also tidied up the tools.
Yun Jiao went to drink some tea, “Fourth senior brother, I have to go. I’ll come find you again tomorrow.”
“Going to your teacher’s again?”
Yun Jiao nodded, her small face looking distressed.
“Wuwu… I’ve given myself so much to do, I don’t have time to go out to sea with Father and Uncle.”
Song Chengyou flicked her gently on the head, “Serves you right.”
Yun Jiao glared at him.
“However, learning to dance is good for your growth. You definitely won’t be short in the future.”
Yun Jiao’s eyes immediately lit up, “I also think I’ll grow very tall.”
In her previous life, she was over three meters long, including her tail tip.
After bidding farewell to everyone at the medical hall, Yun Jiao took her small bag and went to Xie Sanniang’s.
Her third brother had left after dropping her off at the medical hall; he seemed to have gone to the library to find some books.
Sigh, third brother truly loved studying.
Arriving at Xie Sanniang’s house, Yun Jiao greeted her very proficiently.
“Teacher, I’m here! What are we learning today?”
Xie Sanniang touched her little face. She found this child so endearing. Especially her talent in music and singing had given Xie Sanniang a huge surprise.
“Today I’ll teach you to read sheet music, as well as some basic dance moves and flexibility training.”
Children have very good flexibility, and Yun Jiao seemed naturally suited for this; her bones were as if soft, and she could quickly adapt to Xie Sanniang’s various movements.
However, it was indeed very tiring.
She trained at Xie Sanniang’s until six in the evening before her third brother came to pick her up, and then they went home together.
For this period, the siblings were like this every day.
“Third brother, you bought so many books again.”
Yun Chen Nan replied, “I found them at the purchase station.”
He pointed to himself, “There’s too much dust on me. Do you want to ride in the front?”
Yun Jiao circled him, speechless.
Her third brother looked like he had rolled around in dirt; his hair had even turned a bit ‘white’.
He really went all out to find those books.
Yun Jiao rode the bicycle back beside him, and inevitably got some dust on her.
But it would be fine after taking a bath when they got home.
She went to her third brother’s room while drying her hair. Upon opening the door, she exclaimed, “Good heavens! An entire wall had been made into a bookshelf, and the bookshelf was already full of books.”
“Jiaojiao, can you take a day off tomorrow?”
Yun Jiao tilted her head. Although she didn’t speak, her expression clearly conveyed her question.
She was asking why.
Yun Chen Nan said, “Chu An is coming to play tomorrow. Shall we go out to sea?”
Yun Jiao’s eyes lit up, “Okay!”
Outside, the shouts of Yun Xiaowu and the others could be heard.
“Jiaojiao, hurry up and come eat watermelon. Father bought a huge watermelon today!”
Yun Jiao immediately turned and ran outside.
“Coming, coming, I’m coming!”
In the evening, sitting in the courtyard, eating watermelon and enjoying the breeze, Shen Yunlian held a palm-leaf fan and fanned her.
“Eat slowly, your clothes are getting wet from your bath.”
Yun Jiao hummed, “Mother, has the watermelon at Grandmother’s house ripened yet? When are we going to Grandmother’s house to eat watermelon?”
The kind where she could eat as much as she wanted.
“It should be ripe. We’ll find time to go see in a couple of days.”
Yun Jiao nodded and said okay.
Everyone sat chatting under the moon, with nothing but laughter and the sound of swatting mosquitoes.
They dispersed only when it was time to sleep.
The next day, she thought it would just be her third brother’s friend Chu An visiting, but unexpectedly… a whole group of people came.
First were her two cousins, who arrived by bicycle and brought a large watermelon that Yun Jiao had been longing for.
“Elder Cousin, Second Cousin!”
Shen Xiuyuan directly picked up Yun Jiao and gave her a little bounce, “It’s been a while, Jiaojiao, you’ve gotten even prettier.”
Yun Jiao giggled. Instead of feeling shy about being praised for her looks, she slightly lifted her chin with a look of justified pride.
“Of course, I’m always pretty.”
Shen Xiuyuan pinched her little face.
“Look what we brought you, your favorite watermelon. Put it in the well to chill, it’ll be even tastier when it’s cold.”
After the elder and second cousins, her cousin uncle also arrived.
The commotion they caused was quite significant.
Wang Hongfei arrived with a sewing machine. Such a large item couldn’t be hidden, so people in Bailong Village had seen it along the way.
Upon discovering that the sewing machine was being delivered to Yun Jiao’s house, everyone gathered in the courtyard to watch.
“This sewing machine is brand new, it must cost several hundred yuan.”
“Wang Mei, why did your brother bring a sewing machine?”
Wang Mei, according to their prior discussion, said with a proud expression.
“My brother went out and did some business, and he earned some money. When he came back, he bought me, his sister, a sewing machine, saying it would be more convenient for me to make clothes at home.”
“What kind of business did he do, and how much money did he make?”
“Your brother is truly wonderful to you as a sister.”
Many women were envious; why didn’t they have a brother who would send them a sewing machine?
However, some people wanted to inquire about the business Wang Hongfei was in, and also asked if he needed any workers, clearly wanting to get involved.
Wang Mei fended them off with casual talk. She dared not say that her brother was doing business running between the north and south. If someone followed suit and something went wrong, they would cause trouble for their family.
