Medicine Girl Jingjing

Chapter 17
According to legend, Lao Tzu, who is regarded as the "Taishang Laojun" by Taoism, rode a green ox to the west of Hangu Pass to become an immortal, so the meat eaters of Taoism forbid eating beef.

The Taoist priests couldn't eat the dead cattle in Taiqing Guan, so they disassembled and sold the dead cattle, and the money they got was still returned to the temple.

When Qu heard that a catty of beef cost only three renminbi, which was ten renminbi cheaper than thirteen renminbi a catty of pork, which was almost as free as a free gift, he said excitedly: "Beef is a rare food. The ox head and ox offal taste as good as dog meat after packing. "

Li Laoshi talked more happily, and said with a smile: "Our manager is afraid that the beef will not be fresh after a long time, so let me go home immediately, and send the portion he bought to his home by the way."

Taiqing Guanzao has great authority over the affairs of the kitchen. All the animals raised in the temple, such as pigs, dogs, sheep, cows, chickens, rabbits, pigeons, deer, etc., are under his control.

The house in charge of the kitchen is in Xiaoju Village, ten miles away from Qujia Village.He asked Li Laoshi to deliver the beef, and he didn't let Li Laoshi run away in vain. He gave away a set of beef that was very troublesome to pack.

Qu poured a bowl of tea from the main room and said: "You have walked ten miles more. Drink water first, and I will make you some hot food."

Li Laoshi drank the tea, and then said: "Uncle Datang also bought a cow leg. I passed by the old patriarch's house just now and sent it in directly. The old patriarch and uncle in the hall were so happy that they wanted to let me eat tea. I was thinking about going home so I didn’t drink.”

Uncle Da is the eldest son of the old patriarch.He is in charge of welcoming guests in Taiqingguan, responsible for entertaining distinguished pilgrims.

Qu smiled and said, "I've been talking to your aunt in the lobby all morning."

Li Jingjing came out of the bedroom rubbing her eyes, yawned and said, "Daddy is back."

The black cloth of the wheelbarrow had been lifted half way, revealing a big basket, which contained the cow's head, cow's legs, and cow's offal.The gray-black bull's head was placed on the top, staring at the bull's eyes with bleeding from the corners of the eyes, terrifying and frightening.

Li Laoshi glanced at the bloody bull's head, which could frighten adults, and said anxiously: "Close your eyes and don't look."

Qu Shi shot like an arrow and picked up Li Jingjing, covered her face with his hands, and said, "My dear, why are you awake?"

Li Jingjing said listlessly: "I heard Daddy's voice, so I came out to have a look."

She saw the bull's head just now as soon as she came out of the bedroom door, and she was not afraid at all, but in order to act in line with her age, she had to pretend that she hadn't woken up and didn't see anything.

Li Laoshi breathed a sigh of relief, quickly wrapped the cow's head in a black cloth and threw it into the corner of the kitchen.

The kitchen of the Li family was bigger than the main room, and the well was built in the corner of the kitchen, and a dog hole was opened in the corner, which was convenient for washing dirty water for washing vegetables.

Qu put down her hand, kissed her granddaughter on the cheek, and coaxed softly, "Miss Jing, can you drink some water?"

Li Jingjing saw Li Laoshi coming out of the kitchen, opened her arms and said, "Daddy."

Li Laoshi couldn't help laughing, and said: "My hands are dirty, I will hug you later. I asked the people in the temple to make the little thing you told me last time, and I brought it back to you today."

Li Jingjing was overjoyed, and asked Qu Shi to put her down, ran to Li Laoshi, stretched out her right hand and said, "Daddy, where is my little thing?"

Li Laoshi took out something wrapped in oil paper from the small basket next to the big basket, put it on the bluestone ground away from the smell of beef, and said, "Look at it, right?"

Li Jingjing squatted down and opened the oiled paper. Inside was a set of small purple sand pottery jars for boiling soup, medicine and pills, a set of small stone mortars, stone mallets for pounding medicines, and even an ultra-small guillotine for cutting herbs. Surprised. Jump three feet.

She has been in this world for more than three years, and all she thinks about every day is the guy who owns a set of pharmaceuticals.

Li Laoshi asked with a smile, "Do you like it?"

Li Jingjing's face was bright, and she said, "I like it very much. Thank you, Daddy!"

After eating in a hurry, Li Laoshi assisted Qu in the kitchen to clean up the cow's head and put the cow into the water.

Qu's deliberately marinated the beef leg with salt wine, and prepared to make it into two kinds of smoked and cured tomorrow, waiting for Li Bing to come back to eat.

When Li Yunqing and Li Qubing came out of the bedroom, Li Jingjing had already placed the baby in the cabinet in the miscellaneous room.

Li Jingjing lowered her head and said earnestly: "Brother, help me lift the small stove to the yard to light the firewood, and then help me get some water from a wooden bucket and put it next to the small stove. I want to make ointment today."

Without further ado, Li Yunqing went to the miscellaneous room and brought out the iron stove that was used every year to burn charcoal fires in the house.

Li Qubing asked jokingly, "Sister Jing, what kind of ointment do you make?"

Li Jingjing said: "It's a kind of ointment that makes you cough without getting angry after drinking it in winter."

He walked out of the main room holding Li Yunxiao, who had just woken up and was angry with the bed, and when he heard his daughter's childish words, he smiled and said, "Sister Jing is so amazing."

"Brother, come and play with me." Li Yunxiao waved his little hand, knowing that he was robbing his brother from his sister.

"My brother helped me light the firewood before I played with you." Li Jingjing stuck out her tongue at Li Yunxiao and said, "Go see daddy quickly."

Qu Bing leaned half of his body from the kitchen, and said, "Can Qu Bing send a message to your uncle, telling them not to cook at night, but to come here to eat beef."

The laughter of Li's family came from the small courtyard full of gentle autumn sunshine, and the very strong and gluttonous beef aroma replaced the disgusting smell of blood.

Li Yunqing chased Li Yunxiao and ran wildly in the yard, grabbed him with both hands and lifted his collar and threw him into the air, tearing him up with joy.

Suddenly, Li Yunxiao broke free from Li Yunqing's hands and ran towards where Li Jingjing was standing.

Li Jingjing has already boiled a pot of boiling water in a purple sand medicine pot to sterilize all the "baby guy", and started to boil the second pot of water to prepare the ointment. You can't eat beef when it's hot on my stove!"

Li Yunxiao was so frightened that he gave up the idea of ​​harming Li Jingjing, turned around and ran to the gate, "Brother, take me outside to play in the yard."

Li Laoshi and Qu's finally cleaned up the bull's head.

Li Laoshi poured the beef stewed in a large iron pot into the pot next to it, and when it was cold, he cut the beef heart, liver, intestines, stomach, kidneys, etc. and served them separately.

Qu put oil, chili, garlic, and ginger in a large iron pan and stir-fried until fragrant. Put the beef head meat, beef tongue, beef ears, and beef bones into the stir-fry, add enough water, and simmer quickly over high heat.

Mrs. He helped pick garlic, onion, and chop ginger, and when he was done, he went out of the kitchen. When he saw his daughter who was busy by the small stove, he winked at Li Laoshi and asked him to come out to have a look.

Li Laoshi came out and saw Li Jingjing squatting next to the small stove with a fan to fan the stove. There was only a one-foot-long ultra-small guillotine quietly placed on the half-foot-high small bench. Different pear pieces, orange peel.

He said with a smile: "Sister Jing boils medicine, that's what it looks like."

(End of this chapter)