The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1020 - 999: Change

Chapter 1020: Chapter 999: Change

Old Madam Yin was also pleasantly surprised when she saw her grandson approaching. A look of contentment spread across her face as she smiled and asked, "What made you suddenly think of bringing flowers to your sisters?"

Yin Huo replied, "The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and Grandmother, didn’t you instruct the steward to prepare festival gifts for my sisters? Today, when I saw these flowers, I thought my sisters would definitely like them, so I bought them."

Old Madam Yin nodded repeatedly and smiled, "That’s good. Let’s charge it to the public account. Where is the florist?"

She knew this grandchild well; he definitely wouldn’t carry money with him when he went out, and the servant, Changshou, wouldn’t carry much either. These exotic and rare plants were obviously not cheap.

Yin Huo said, "Let Changshou pay the florist. He’s asked the florist to wait outside."

Old Madam Yin nodded and glanced at Daya, who went off to inform Changshou and the household accountant.

Clearly, Yin Huo did not want to favor one sister over another. Among the six sisters in the household, three were married and three were not, each preferring different types of flowers, which he had fortunately chosen.

Old Madam Yin felt her grandson’s thoughtfulness and joy, nodding again and again, and that evening she even ate an extra half bowl of rice.

She happily said to Daya beside her, "I used to think this boy was too indifferent. In the past two years, his relationship with his sisters seemed to be getting more distant, but now it appears that he just doesn’t express himself well and isn’t talkative. In his heart, he still cares for his sisters."

Daya nodded smilingly in agreement, then brought over a ledger book and said softly, "Old Madam, this is the cost of the flowers purchased today."

Old Madam Yin took it and glanced at it, slightly surprised, "This much?"

Daya lowered her head and replied, "This servant has carefully checked. The plants the young master brought back are indeed rare; some I have never even heard of. Based on how well the buds are growing and their scarcity, the cost seems justified. There are a total of six pots, which added up."

Old Madam Yin pondered for a moment. Although she felt the expenditure might be a bit high, the family certainly wasn’t short of money. Moreover, it was money moving from her pocket to her granddaughters, not to outsiders, so she nodded her head to indicate her acknowledgement.

Daya said, "Because the aunts were all happy today, they took the flowers away. The young master said to include the flowers in the Mid-Autumn gift list. This servant was thinking, with these pots of flowers, the gift list will now be an even number. Odd numbers are more auspicious, and since these flowers are expensive, sending this gift list might make it difficult for the masters of the receiving households to reciprocate..."

Old Madam Yin waved her hand and said, "Then just pick out something of a similar price. It wouldn’t be right to disrupt the customary exchange of gifts; you’ve always managed these accounts, and I lack the energy. Make the decision yourself."

"Indeed, but with such an important matter, it still requires Old Madam’s direction. This servant is young and nervous, always uncertain in making decisions..."

Old Madam Yin then laughed and said, "You, you’re just overly cautious. What is Qilang doing?"

Back came the reply, "He has just taken his medicine and walked around his room for a bit. He has already gone to sleep."

"Ah~, he’s gone to bed quite early, but it’s unknown if he can actually fall asleep."

"This servant noticed today that the dark circles under the young master’s eyes don’t look as severe, and Changshou also mentioned that the young master’s spirits have been much better these past few days."

After a moment of thought, Old Madam Yin said, "It seems young children still need a few friends of their own. Right, send someone to Imperial Doctor Tan’s residence to see if he could make time in the next few days to come and check on Qilang."

Daya quickly bowed her head in agreement.

The prescription for Yin Huo had long been set; unless he fell ill, Imperial Doctor Tan would only visit once a month. Of course, if the Yin family sent for him, he would come.

Yin Huo, unaware of this, had returned home from Zhou Man’s place where he had been treated with acupuncture and medicine. He was then summoned to the main courtyard, and upon seeing Imperial Doctor Tan sitting there, he couldn’t help but pause, his fingers trembling slightly before curling up gently.

Yin Huo hadn’t yet thought about how to deal with Imperial Doctor Tan, unexpectedly the man had already shown up.

He wasn’t ill at the moment, and according to normal circumstances, Imperial Doctor Tan was scheduled to come for a check-up only at the end of the month.

Old Madam Yin waved her hand with joy upon seeing Yin Huo, "You’re back, come and let Imperial Doctor Tan take a look at you, I see that you’ve looked much better these past few days."

Imperial Doctor Tan looked up at Yin Huo and nodded slightly, "It seems your complexion has indeed improved."

Yin Huo stood still for a while before silently walking over and sitting down.

Imperial Doctor Tan, used to this, did not mind Yin Huo’s reticence and directly took out the pulse pillow, "Young Master Yin, please give me your hand."

Yin Huo slowly raised his eyes to look at him and gradually placed his hand on it.

Imperial Doctor Tan closed his eyes slightly as he felt the pulse. After a moment, he couldn’t help but open his eyes to look at Yin Huo.

Yin Huo was also looking at him, and after a long stare, Imperial Doctor Tan closed his eyes again. After a while, he withdrew his hand and asked, "Young Master Yin, has your sleep improved in the last few days?"

Yin Huo replied softly, "Yes."

Imperial Doctor Tan then nodded, turned to Old Madam Yin, and said, "Young Master Yin’s body has no issues; I’ll keep using the previous prescription and won’t make any changes."

Old Madam Yin happily nodded, asked Yin Huo to sit, and personally escorted Imperial Doctor Tan out.

Yin Huo clasped his hands together, watching his grandmother send Imperial Doctor Tan out with an unfathomable expression.

Old Madam Yin leisurely walked outside with Imperial Doctor Tan. Once they were alone, she asked, "Imperial Doctor Tan, has my grandson’s health improved a lot?"

Imperial Doctor Tan nodded with a smile.

"Then, can he get married now?" Old Madam Yin asked softly, "The child is already sixteen. Marrying early would set our minds at ease sooner."

Imperial Doctor Tan considered for a moment before saying, "Young Master Yin is frail, smaller in stature compared to his peers, looking only about thirteen or fourteen years old. Perhaps it would be better to wait another two years."

Because it had been agreed before that he should marry before turning eighteen. Discussing marriage this year and marrying at the end of next year when he would be over seventeen seemed timely, but now it seemed a bit premature.

Old Madam Yin sighed, "His situation is somewhat unusual; arranging a marriage also takes time, and I fear two years might be too rushed; he might also want to see the child..."

Imperial Doctor Tan was silent for a long time before finally saying, "Father had set three prescriptions, and we are still on the first one; we haven’t even started the second prescription."

"So, what I mean is, should we switch to the second prescription next month? It seems the child’s health has improved a lot recently."

Imperial Doctor Tan hesitantly said, "Old Madam, haste makes waste. Perhaps you should discuss this with Lord Yin and Young Master Yin."

Before, Imperial Doctor Tan would only mention Lord Yin and not Young Master Yin. Although the young master was always cooperative with his medical treatments, he was also very silent, with all decisions made by the Old Madam and Lord Yin of the Yin Family.

But this time, he felt it might also be necessary to ask what the young master thinks.

Old Madam Yin fell silent for a moment before nodding, "Then I’ll ask my son."

Imperial Doctor Tan quickly bowed and took his leave, fearing getting entangled in any further issues.

Old Madam Yin sighed, turned around to head back inside, and upon turning, saw Yin Huo standing not far behind her. Startled, she asked, "When did you come over?"

Yin Huo answered, "I just came over. Seeing grandmother sending off Imperial Doctor Tan, I didn’t want to intrude."

Old Madam Yin then relaxed, took his hand with a laugh, and said, "You should have spoken up. Let Imperial Doctor Tan know you came to see him off. By the way, what would you like for dinner? I’ll have the kitchen prepare it for you."