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

Chapter 7 Poor old scalper

Seeing that Wang Chengzhou kept his head down and remained silent, his mother Li Yuzhu thought that he was wronged because he disliked the poor food.

Then he let out an oops and said distressedly:
"San'er, eat quickly, it will get cold in a while."

"Life is hard now. Once Si Ya gets married, the family will be able to recover."

"When the time comes, my mother will steam white flour buns for you every now and then so that you can take good care of yourself."

Wang Aiduo was gnawing on sweet potato noodles and shaking his head, but he didn't expect that it would hit him.

I wasn't happy at that time, my cheeks were bulging, I didn't even have time to swallow, and I whimpered:
"I'm not getting married!"

"My family is poor, can you blame me? How much do I eat?"

"Mom, why are you so partial? You do everything to Wang Chengzhou!"

Li Yuzhu glared and cursed:
"You little girl, it's you who has the final say whether you marry or not?"

"Look at what's in your mouth. You're not very young, but you eat more than anyone else."

"What's wrong with finding you an in-law? Isn't that what a woman does in her life?"

"I...I," Wang Aiduo was so angry that he swallowed the food in his mouth and slapped the table, his eyes were red, "I won't!"

"How old am I that you want me to get married?"

"I'm going to be an old girl at home and make you poor!"

"Hey, have you rebelled?" Li Yuzhu picked up the chopsticks and was about to hit her, "Let's see who is in charge, you or me! A matchmaker will come to your door tomorrow, just wait."

"Then I'll run away. Who hasn't grown legs yet?"

Wang Aiduo fumed, picked up another steamed bun and took a hard bite.

"You try running, I'll give you a discount on your legs!"

"I'll run away, and I'll fight you if you can!"

Si Ya was also in a hurry. She pushed away the stool and ran out without fear at all.

He rushed into the darkness without looking back.

"Siya, if you dare, die outside tonight!"

Li Yuzhu was so angry that his chest heaved and he pointed outside and cursed.

But there was a trace of worry in his eyes.

Wang Chengzhou quickly stood up and wanted to chase him out.

"San'er, what are you doing?"

"This is a fool's errand. Si Ya fell into the well again. I'll go out and take a look."

"Wait a minute, take that shabby cotton-padded jacket with you. It's just the beginning of spring, and it's freezing at night. How can she earn cents tomorrow?"

Wang Chengzhou suppressed his laughter, responded, and chased out with a maroon cotton-padded jacket in his arms.

"Hey."

His father, Wang Honghe, never dared to speak.

Under the light, the wrinkles on his face were reflected deeper, as if they were carved out by a knife.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a man ran over, stood at the door and shouted: "Red River, hurry to the river."

Wang Honghe's heart skipped a beat and his legs trembled.

He thought to himself: Si Ya has a stubborn temper. Could it be that she jumped into the river out of sheer thought?Not so fast!

Li Yuzhu's face turned pale with fright, her legs went weak and she couldn't even stand up.

"What...what's the matter?"

"The old scalper from the production team got stuck in the river bed and drowned. The thing is so heavy that the village chief is looking for someone to lift it out. What can I say? What a good beast!"

Wang Honghe squatted on the stool and took a deep breath.

Then, his face lit up with joy, there was beef to eat!
However, I dare not say this clearly.

I could only pretend to be sad, put on my coat and walked out.

"When you see San'er and Siya, tell them to come back quickly and not go to the river to watch the fun."

Li Yuzhu shouted with lingering fear.

Wang Aiduo rushed out of the house, squatted on the ground, and finished the sweet potato buns in his hand in one breath. Then he stood up with strength, pulled a piece of wormwood, and played with it listlessly.Hearing the footsteps behind her, she quickly found a pile of wheat straw to hide.

"Little four!"

"Wang Aiduo!"

"Stingy bag!"

Based on past memories, Wang Chengzhou knew that she would not run far away.

This dead girl is a ghost, a fool, and will not go to dangerous places.

After shouting for a while, seeing that she still didn't show up, Wang Chengzhou snorted coldly, "Okay, you won't come out, right?"

"Forget it, I originally wanted to give you some advice and help you deal with our mother."

"But I think you still want to get married in your heart. Find a blind little cripple in the future and live a good life."

"Bah, you just found a blind little cripple!" Wang Aiduo walked out from behind the wheat straw, shaking the wormwood, and wrinkled his nose angrily, "Anyway, I don't want to marry."

"The clouds are against the rain, the snow is against the wind, the evening light is against the clear sky. The lame donkey is against the broken horse, and the love is against the half-crazy one. I haven't found a little lunatic for you, so just be content."

Wang Chengzhou composed the jingle with a smile.

"I beat you to death!"

Wang Aiduo was furious and came over with mugwort to kill.

Wang Chengzhou had his empty hands, so naturally he couldn't defeat the one holding the weapon in his palm.

So, he turned around and ran away.

The brother and sister were laughing and joking, and for a while they forgot about their unhappiness while eating.

While they were making a fuss, they suddenly saw a figure running towards Nanwa on the path not far away.

Moreover, several of them passed by in a short time.

"Hey," Wang Aiduo stopped chasing his brother and suddenly said with big eyes: "Wang Chengzhou, what are these people doing at night?"

"I think it's definitely not going to the market."

Wang Chengzhou said seriously, feeling a little curious.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you catching up tonight?"

"Ghost Collection, haven't you heard of it?"

Seeing that this little girl didn't even call her brother, Wang Chengzhou was ready to scare her.

"Come on, I'm not afraid." Wang Aiduo curled his lips contemptuously and moved closer, "Come on, let's follow up secretly and have a look?"

"Aren't you worried about getting married?" Wang Chengzhou blinked, "Listen to what mom said, I guess someone will come to your door tomorrow to help you find a matchmaker."

"Oh, never mind, let's watch the excitement first!"

As expected of Wang Aiduo, nothing can stop her from eating melons.

The brother and sister quietly sneaked to the river and saw several light pillars dangling in the river bed from a distance.

"Is everyone here? Quick, take off your shoes, your feet are stuck in here."

"How can it not get trapped? Didn't you see that an old scalper weighing a thousand pounds got stuck in and drowned?"

"Can it be the same? Animals know how to drink water. If they don't drag the plow, they will never drown."

Listening to the discussion in the distance, Wang Aiduo couldn't help but widen his eyes, leaned closer, and lowered his voice: "Brother, it was that guy Wang Zhiguo who caused this!"

"Ah."

Wang Chengzhou didn't expect that the old scalper would die because of this, and he was a little surprised, but also very sorry.

Animals are the labor force in the brigade, and each one is precious. Unless they are too old to work, they will basically not be killed.

"Damn it!"

In the darkness, Wang Aiduo bared his little tiger teeth and said, "Poor Niu Niu...will we be able to eat beef tomorrow?"

Wang Chengzhou rolled his eyes at her and thought: Why are you so inhumane?
However, beef is really good!

We are still in the era of production cooperatives and shared production means, so every household must be able to get beef.

After chewing the sweet potato noodles steamed buns for a whole day, I almost lost my temper when I thought about the meat.

(End of this chapter)