After traveling through time, she took her husband to be a food doctor

Gradually, more and more people walked on the road, and a few of them walked back to the clinic, talking and laughing.

Master Lin was taking inventory of the remaining medicinal herbs with everyone in the clinic. Most of the herbs were almost sold out, and no more had been shipped in. The stocks of all the herbal medicine shops in the city were also running out, and the Ding family was no exception. Although the New Year was approaching, they still sent their employees out to buy them.

"You're back." Lin Mingxuan stood up and walked forward.

"Yeah." Ding Xirui nodded.

"Did things go well?"

"It should go well."

Ding Xirui smiled and told what happened in the tableware store.

At this time, a carriage appeared in front of the clinic. Hearing the noise, the two turned their heads and saw that the carriage was very shabby and looked like it would fall apart at any time. The curtains on the carriage were also very old. When the curtains were opened, a woman stuck her head out.

"Madam, we've arrived at Jishidiang. Please get off the carriage." said the coachman.

The woman got out of the carriage, lifted the curtain again, and said:

"Miao'er, we're here."

A young woman got out of the car, holding a small package. Although her clothes were a little dirty and worn, and her face was a little pale, her appearance was beautiful and could not be concealed.

Ding Lin and the other man frowned, looked at each other, and walked forward.

"Excuse me, who are you two?" Lin Mingxuan asked.

"You are Mingxuan, right? I am your cousin, don't you remember?" said the woman.

"Cousin?" Lin Mingxuan tried to search his memory. Nanxing saw this and hurried to the backyard to call Master Lin over.

"This is your sister Miaomiao. You two played together when you were little. Do you remember?"

The girl named Miaomiao bowed slightly, saluted, and said, "Cousin."

Lin Mingxuan seemed to remember and quickly bowed.

"aunt."

At this time, Master Lin came over. When the woman saw Master Lin, she burst into tears: "Brother... I finally see you." Miaomiao also started crying, and Master Lin hurried over to help her.

"Who will pay?" the groom at the door interrupted this family drama and asked.

"How much?" Lin Mingxuan walked over and took out his purse.

"Six hundred coins."

Lin Mingxuan opened his purse, took out a small piece of silver and handed it to the coachman.

"Thank you." The coachman smiled happily and drove away in the carriage.

Inside the clinic, the drama of relatives recognizing each other was still going on. Ding Xirui was confused. She didn't know how to respond, so she poured two bowls of tea and took them over.

"Aqi, what happened to you?" Master Lin asked the two of them to sit down.

"Brother, Miao'er's father and other family members fell ill one after another and passed away... Only the two of us are left..."

"How could this happen?" Mr. Lin took out his handkerchief and began to wipe his tears.

"Aqi, we're home now, don't be sad, you'll live at home from now on."

"Brother..." The cousin's aunt cried again. After a while, she pulled her daughter and said:

"Miao'er, kneel down and kowtow to your uncle. From now on, both mother and daughter will rely on your uncle."

The mother and daughter knelt down, and Master Lin and Lin Mingxuan quickly helped them up.

"We are all family. You can't do that. You can't do that."

"Xirui, come here quickly and meet your cousin." Mr. Lin calmed down and introduced.

Ding Xirui walked over and bowed.

"Hello, aunt."

"Aqi, this is Mingxuan's wife."

"I haven't seen you for a few years. Mingxuan has gotten married. That's great." My cousin's aunt began to wipe her tears again.

"Yes, your family went to the north. When they got married, they didn't send you a letter. In addition, there was a flood in the north at that time, and when the old lady left, she also..."

"The old lady is gone?"

"Ah."

"We are so unfilial that we didn't even know our aunt had passed away." My cousin's mother sobbed.

"It's not your fault. You are too far away." Mr. Lin comforted him, and then asked:

"How did you get here?"

"After taking care of the funeral affairs at home, I hired a carriage and traveled for five days." My cousin's mother's tears fell again.

"Oh, I'm really sorry to trouble you. Let's not talk about this anymore. We are home now." Master Lin patted her hands.

After a moment, he looked at Lin Mingxuan and continued:

"Mingxuan, the clinic will be handed over to you and your wife for the time being. I will send your aunt and your sister back first."

"Yes, father." Lin Mingxuan agreed without hesitation.

After the few people left, it was almost noon. Ding Xirui asked Lin Mingxuan to sit down and said:

"My cousin's mother calls my grandmother aunt, which means that her maternal grandparents are my father's grandparents, and her mother is my father's aunt, right?"

"Correct."

"It's really pitiful that there are only two people left in a family." Ding Xirui lowered his head and sighed. It is said that when major epidemics occurred in history, almost nine out of ten houses were empty and the situation was tragic.

"Alas! The epidemic a few years ago took away my grandfather, and even my aunt's family was almost wiped out. My cousin's family has nowhere to go."

"Then what about my cousin's father's house?"

"I don't know the specifics. I haven't heard my father and mother talk about it."

"What's your cousin's father's surname? What's Miaomiao's full name? Which character is it?"

"My cousin's surname is Ren, and Miaomiao's full name is Ren Simiao, which means "Thoughts" and "Miao" (vastness). Because my cousin has great respect for the Medicine King, he gave his daughter this homophonic name."

"Yeah." Ding Xirui nodded, secretly thinking that he should take better care of his sister in the future.

When they returned home in the evening, everyone gathered in the main house. The courtyard of Mrs. Lin was cleaned up. Except for the old lady's bedroom and the Buddhist hall, all other rooms were arranged for Ren Simiao and her daughter to use. Mrs. Lin also assigned two people to take care of them. The mother and daughter had already washed and dressed up. Their gestures were similar to those of Mrs. Lin and Wen Yuexin, but they were still restrained at this time.

"Everyone, please sit down." Master Lin said, "Aqi, Si Miao, this will be your home from now on, so feel free to stay here."

"Yes, you're welcome. If you need anything, just tell me." Mrs. Lin said.

"Thank you, brother, and thank you, sister-in-law." The mother and daughter bowed.

"Don't be so polite next time. We are family after all." Mr. Lin asked the two to sit down.

"We've just been through so much, you should rest at home first. The New Year is coming soon, don't think about anything else, the most important thing is to take good care of your health."

"Yes, brother." Mrs. Ren's voice was a little choked.

"Yuexin, Xirui, you two should go visit Si Miao more often when you are free. You are both young and have a lot to talk about." Mrs. Lin instructed.

"Yes." Wen Yuexin and Ding Xirui nodded.

"Si Miao is almost eighteen years old now. I remember her birthday was in February." said Mr. Lin.

"Yes." Mrs. Ren looked at her daughter lovingly, and in an instant thought of her dead father, and quickly turned her head away.

"What does Sister Simiao do on a daily basis?" Wen Yuexin asked.

"Sister-in-law, Si Miao is stupid and has no special abilities."

"Si Miao, you don't have to be so polite. Just tell me what you like to do at home. If we have similar interests, we can be companions together." Wen Yuexin continued.

Ren Simiao glanced at her mother and saw her nod, so she said, "Sister-in-law, I usually just embroider some flowers and cut some cloth at home, nothing else."

"That's great. I'll come find you when I'm free." Wen Yuexin smiled slightly and continued, "We can teach your second sister-in-law together."

Ding Xirui looked embarrassed and pulled Wen Yuexin's sleeve.

How embarrassing! Now everyone in the room knows that Ding Xirui is not good at needlework.