Traditional Chinese Medicine: Back to the years when educated youths went to the countryside

Chapter 303
Wang Caiyun came to the yard and raised his eyes to the sky. Tears kept rolling in his eyes, submerging them, but he stubbornly refused to let them flow down.

She originally had an unconventional temperament. Although she was a woman, she was very independent and had her own judgment about right and wrong.I still don't think it's right to help my unreasonable family members and join in the misfortune of my unsatisfied younger brother.

But in the eyes of my father, these are just eating inside and outside.

Because of her mother's death, the family had a grudge against her.Staying at home, no matter how harmonious they are all day long, there is a thin veil between them, which always makes her realize that she is an outsider, intentionally or unintentionally.

This feeling of alienation made her very unhappy, and it also made her want to leave home for a long time.

However, when her father's old face flashed before her eyes, and then she looked down at her growing belly, she was really embarrassed...

"Where's our dad?"

At this moment, Wang Zhiguo ran back from outside panting, holding a small medicine bottle in his hand. He didn't even say "sister", but said a symbolic word, and hurried into the house, "Dad." , I brought back the painkillers, you can try taking one."

Little Pepper quickly wiped her tears and followed in.

Wang Tielin swallowed the water and lay on the back of the chair twitching in pain, groaning:
"It's really fatal!"

"Zhiguo, what do you say Jianguo? What kind of medicine is this? Is it useful?"

"I don't know if there are any teeth extractions on this show. It hurts so much that I want to pull out all my teeth!"

Wang Zhiguo scratched his head and stammered: "My brother said this is called aspirin, and it can relieve pain. Just don't take more, as it may have side effects."

"What side effects?"

Out of trust in his eldest son, Wang Tielin felt a little at ease.The big tendon in the temple was still twitching, but the pain on the cheek did not seem as severe as before.

But not long after he asked this question, he knew what the side effects were.

Wang Tielin was spread out on the chair, his body bent like a shrimp. He felt a cramp in his abdomen and wanted to reach out to cover it, but the big tendon on his forehead suddenly jumped twice, and there was another dull pain on his cheek, and he had to put his hands out. Pulling back and covering his face.

For a moment, the pain was neither up nor down. The pain in one place turned into two. He suddenly became anxious. He was so angry that he pushed the tea bowl to the ground again, hunched over and wailed in pain, "Extract the tooth, take it with you." I’m going to Jishang to pull my teeth!”

Wang Zhiguo's trouser legs were all wet. He was startled and opened his mouth without daring to speak.

Wang Caiyun frowned slightly and tried to dissuade her:
"Dad, it's already half afternoon, and the party has already dispersed. Where can we get teeth extracted?"

"Besides, if this tooth is pulled out, the body will collapse. We should treat it as much as we can and don't pull out the tooth easily."

"How about I go and think of a solution for you?"

In fact, Wang Tielin knew it well.Large gatherings in rural areas usually start early in the morning, and after noon, most people disperse.People would never wait until now to have their teeth extracted by setting up a stall.If I really want to pull out my tooth, I have to wait until tomorrow and try my luck at another market.

But he was in excruciating pain, and his eyes were red with anger. He had to vent, right?
However, he was agitated and ignored Wang Caiyun's words, still lying on the back of the chair and groaning.

Little Pepper couldn't bear to see her father like this, so she left the house alone.

After walking through the streets and alleys, as soon as I arrived at the southwest corner of the village, I saw a lot of people lining up in front of Wang Chengzhou's house.All of them were carrying pockets on their backs and muttering in their mouths, as if they were very unhappy that others would not let them squeeze in. However, seeing the stern-faced female educated youth next to them, they did not dare to really cause trouble. , I can only stand obediently.

In order to help Wang Chengzhou maintain order, Xu Xiaozhi, with a rare face, supervised at the entrance of the hospital.Seeing Little Pepper coming over with a full belly, the expression on his face relaxed, and his eyebrows immediately arched, saying hello from a distance: "Sister Caiyun, why are you here?"

Little Pepper sighed in her heart and hurriedly greeted him.

After a conversation, she found out why she was here. Xu Xiaozhi quickly pulled her to find Wang Chengzhou in the crowd.

After a while, the old and young men were joking, and everyone brought some rosin and cypress over to test whether he was really willing to spend money to receive these things.

Wang Chengzhou had a headache for a while, and asked them to save more and come over to sell. While weighing the big guys, his younger sister Wang Aiduo gingerly gave some money to others.

Wang Honghe and Li Yuzhu were busy sorting and storing the collected rosin and cypress.

The family is very busy.

"Sister Caiyun?"

However, when he saw Little Pepper coming over, Wang Chengzhou immediately stopped what he was doing and asked curiously, "Why are you here?"

According to Wang Caiyun's temperament, he had to say a few wisecracks in such a lively scene, but in order not to cause trouble for him, he kept it short and said: "Chengzhou, do you have any way to cure the toothache?"

"Toothache?"

Wang Chengzhou was stunned for a moment. To be honest, dental problems are usually treated by dentists. He didn't have much contact with them in his previous life. It could be seen that she was staring at him expectantly, but she still asked patiently: "In addition to toothache, are there any other treatments? Any other symptoms?”

"My gums are red and swollen, even my cheeks are swollen."

Xiaojiao recalled that she still told the story of Wang Tielin making things difficult for her, and said aggrievedly: "Anyway, I don't know if that's a symptom."

Wang Chengzhou burst into laughter and quickly comforted:
"Sister Caiyun, you are afraid of the cold and the heat. It's not because Master Tie Lin meant to make things difficult for you."

"I have a general understanding of the situation. It is probably the legendary windworm toothache. There are many specific causes. I can't draw a conclusion until I see the patient."

"However, it is very simple to temporarily relieve the pain."

He said it tactfully, knowing that Wang Tielin must hate him to death after what happened just now, how could he let himself treat him?
When Little Pepper came to look for him, he must have done so behind the back of his family.

Wang Caiyun understood it, and naturally knew about his inconvenience. Seeing him generously saying the words that could help his father relieve pain, he felt very grateful and nodded quickly.

Wang Chengzhou turned back to the room, took out a piece of rosin that he had simply prepared yesterday, handed it into her hand, and said, "Sister Caiyun, take it back and soak it in boiling water, rinse your mouth, and the pain will stop."

Wang Caiyun suddenly flashed his big eyes and took it curiously, "Is this the rosin you collected?"

Wang Chengzhou nodded and smiled. Before he started to explain, the people next to him couldn't wait any longer and shouted one by one:
"Chengzhou, hurry up! We're just waiting to sell these and use the money to buy things! You hurry up and get down to business!"

"Haha, Wang Changgui, you old boy started to have a second youth after hearing Chengzhou's words, didn't you? You also want to save money to find a wife?"

"What a stupid wife! I don't care about women who are not women. I just want to buy a drink!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

Seeing that he was too busy, Little Pepper took out two cents and stuffed it into his hand, turned around and left.

"Sister Caiyun, where do you need so much?"

Wang Chengzhou felt helpless while holding the two banknotes.The rosin I collected was only five cents a pound, and even if it was simply prepared, it was only ten cents a pound. What I just gave her was only a few taels at most, how could I use two cents!

But the woman didn't even look back, she slipped out of the crowd and disappeared.

Wang Chengzhou had no choice but to continue weighing everyone.

When Little Pepper returned home, she saw her father still lying on the back of the chair in pain, so without saying a word, she went into the back room and poured a bowl of hot water from the thermos, soaking the rosin in it to dissolve it. "Oh, I really want to die. This is simply not a sin that humans should suffer!"

"Zhiguo, go find me an awl. I might as well pry the tooth out myself!"

"Oh, my mother!"

The toothache is persistent. The analgesic effect of aspirin wears off, and the pain seems to be more severe than before.

Little Pepper sighed, picked up the bowl of water and blew it gently. She felt that it was almost as warm as her own skin, and then she carefully took it over and said, "Dad, try this."

"Just put it in your mouth and swish it around, don't drink it."

"It should help you with the pain soon."

Wang Tielin was already dizzy from the pain. When he heard the word "pain relief", he hurriedly took it and rinsed it several times before leaning down on the chair and groaning: "What is this? It makes you feel bitter after drinking it." Yes, and there’s a strange smell?”

Wang Zhiguo had already guessed what she was doing. He snorted and muttered: "Sister, you dare to let my father drink whatever you make? Do you trust others so much? What if this is poison?"

Wang Caiyun's eyebrows immediately rose. He had never felt that his brother was so stupid!
"Eh?"

However, before she had time to get angry, Wang Tielin couldn't help but let out a sigh, opened his mouth, tentatively moved his cheeks, his eyes widened in an instant, and he said excitedly:
"It doesn't hurt anymore, it really doesn't hurt anymore!"

"Caiyun, what are you giving me to drink?"

"It's amazing!"

After saying that, he slumped down on the chair, feeling so comfortable that he didn't even want to move his fingers.

The peace that comes after severe pain is always hard to extricate yourself from.

"Hmph, what else can she do? She must be looking for Wang Chengzhou!"

Seeing his father go from crying in pain to looking at ease, Wang Zhiguo was jealous and angry at the same time, so he immediately provoked him.

Wang Tielin's face instantly darkened, but he still lay on the chair without moving.

"Is there any problem if I go to Wang Chengzhou?"

Little Pepper couldn't help it anymore, her eyebrows stood up, her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she said coldly:
"Brother, what kind of hatred does Wang Chengzhou have against us?"

"No matter what, we are all men from the same village. In the past, conflicts were all about big differences of right and wrong. There is no need to escalate it to personal grudges, right?"

"Just like this time of deforestation and land reclamation, in the final analysis, our knowledge is not as good as others, which almost caused a catastrophe. If Wang Chengzhou hadn't tried his best to stop it, we might not have had time to regret it in the future."

"Don't you always want to know what I gave our father to drink? I can tell you clearly that this is the rosin that Wang Chengzhou saved!"

"Without it, our father would still be suffering. This is the value of that pine forest, and it is also the reason why others can see the longer term than us."

Wang Zhiguo was stunned for a moment, then lost control of his emotions and shouted:
"impossible!"

“How could rosin possibly cure a toothache?”

"How can there be such a coincidence in the world? You must be lying to me!"

Pepper shook her head, no longer bothering to talk to him.

Wang Tielin sat up suddenly, his heart burning like fire, gritted his teeth, stared, and said in a deep voice: "Caiyun, is this really rosin?"

"Yes, Dad!"

Wang Caiyun took a step forward and said sincerely:
"Wang Chengzhou is right, rosin is indeed very useful."

"Since our original intention was to lead everyone to get rich, now young and old men can already make money using rosin and pomegranate. Although the process is different from what we expected, the goal can be regarded as achieved."

"We are all thinking about the future of the entire Wangjia Village, so there is no need to have any grudges over this matter."

Although she is a woman, she acts openly and aboveboard, but she does not understand the twists and turns involved.

Sure enough, when Wang Tielin heard her words, he was so angry that he immediately threw the bowl, his eyes seemed to burst out with fire, and he cursed:
"You know shit!"

"Young and old men, do you listen to him, Wang Chengzhou, or do you listen to me, Wang Tielin? Can it be the same? Longer hair but short-sightedness!"

"Throw this damn thing away from me! Even if it hurts to death, I won't use this thing to heal you! Wang Caiyun, they say girls are outgoing, but I didn't expect that you don't have your two brothers at all in your heart!"

The porcelain bowl fell to the ground for the third time, and the rosin water spilled all over the floor. The room was filled with a fragrant fragrance, filling the entire air, and it was so crowded that there was no room for anyone to stand.

Wang Caiyun's body swayed, and tears finally fell down uncontrollably. Her beautiful eyes were full of confusion and sadness. Looking at the main room where she grew up, she suddenly felt a strong sense of strangeness, which instantly made her understand herself. It doesn't belong to this family.

She pursed her red lips and let them tremble uncontrollably. She returned to her room step by step, packed up briefly, picked up her bags and walked out.

When I went out, my body was bulging in front and back, as if two mountains were pressing on me.

Looking at the bleak autumn wilderness, Little Pepper straightened her back and took steps resolutely, walking towards the unknown and darkness.

Wang Tielin sat on a chair and didn't say a word from beginning to end.

Wang Zhiguo opened his mouth, but finally held it back.

The father and son watched coldly as the pregnant woman left the house alone before nightfall.

……

"Eleven pounds and four taels!"

Wang Chengzhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile:
"Third Aunt, are your hands and feet so agile?"

"In just half a day, you peeled off more than ten kilograms of cypress kernels. It's amazing!"

"Si Ya, give our third aunt one dollar and fifteen cents. The extra penny will be considered as a reward."

Wang Aiduo counted carefully, feeling so nervous that he felt numb.

However, seeing the evening approaching, the third aunt was already the last one to sell goods, so she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her pretty face.

My heart said: I can finally have a rest, but my aunt is really exhausted!

(End of this chapter)