Yaya couldn’t help but laugh, "What’s there to be afraid of? Could sister possibly harm ? As long as it’s edible, I definitely won’t let it go. If they don’t eat it, we will, and maybe we could even sell it later!"
"You little money-grubber, always thinking about making money. But that’s not wrong. By the way, do we have any tools for drying? After washing the seaweed, I need to spread it out."
"We do. I made a lot of racks from sorghum stalks before. Just wait, I’ll set them up for you. In a bit, you can lay them out directly."
Every household in the fishing village needed to dry things, so these kinds of tools were quite plentiful.
Soon enough, Yaya had filled the large bed with racks that were squarely laid out.
Xiao Yu cleaned the seaweed properly, removing the excess water, and arranged them neatly on the bed. It filled a whole large bed and there was still so left over, so she ended up setting up an additional rack outside to finish processing everything.
Actually, this wasn’t as good as the square-grid tool she used on the island, but under the circumstances, she couldn’t make that kind of tool right away, so she had to dry the seaweed this way for now. When there was ti later on, she would make a proper tool.
After the seaweed was washed and the sky was getting dark, Xiao Yu went inside the house and gave Grandma a small acupuncture treatnt while Yaya was warming up so millet porridge for her.
Just as she was about to leave after finishing the treatnt, soone suddenly grabbed her hand. Although the light in the room was dim, she still locked eyes with the Old Lady’s slightly cloudy gaze.
"Who... are you...?"
Her speech was especially slow, and her throat was rattling as if she had phlegm. She started coughing right after finishing her sentence.
Hearing the noises, Yaya quickly ran in, delighted to see Grandma awake, she eagerly introduced Xiao Yu.
"Grandma, this is a sister I just t. She is the one saving you. Look, this is the millet sister gave us, which I’ve made into porridge. Are you hungry? Shall I feed you?"
As Yaya spoke, Old Lady’s eyes softened as she looked at her granddaughter, but when she turned back to look at Xiao Yu, her gaze held a hint of scrutiny.
Xiao Yu guessed that perhaps the Old Lady was looking at her that way because the acupuncture treatnt might have hurt her?
With this in mind, she smiled at Grandma and said, "Just now, I was inserting needles into you. That’s a thod of acupuncture. Did it hurt?"
Only then did the Old Lady show a flash of realization, "You’re the doctor Yaya called for?"
Xiao Yu thought for a mont, then gently said, "Grandma, I’m not a doctor. I just assisted my relatives for a while and picked up a few things. The dicine you’re drinking was prescribed by a doctor, not a prescription I wrote. As for the acupuncture technique, it’s only symptomatic relief; the key is still to take dicine."
Old Lady nodded in understanding, "Oh, I see now. You’ve been such a trouble for you."
"No need to be polite, Grandma. Yaya was kind enough to take in, too. We help each other, hehe, we help each other!"
Afterward, Xiao Yu went out to boil the dicine, and Yaya stayed to feed Grandma. Old Lady asked in detail about Xiao Yu’s background. Hearing about her four years of living on the island, how her family had passed away and she was now holess, the inherent kindness in Grandma’s nature prompted her to feel compassion for her.
"Ah, she’s a pitiable child as well,"
"Yes, Grandma. It seems that Sister Xiao Yu knows quite a lot. Look, the dicine she had soone prepare for you. You woke up before even finishing it, and it seems to work much better than the stuff we get from that usual place."
Old Lady felt considerably lighter in body as well, and while she was still quite uncomfortable, she tenderly nodded her head to comfort her granddaughter.
"Yes, indeed, I feel much better now. My granddaughter has been such a help. You’ve suffered during this ti. It’s Grandma’s fault, I’ve burdened you. Make sure you wrap that towel well, don’t get infected by . Go out in a bit and wash your hands thoroughly."
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