Medicine Girl Jingjing

Chapter 81
When the nobleman woke up the next day, He Shi who was next to him had already gotten up and left the house.She felt bloated, so she went to the dung bucket in the house to relieve her big hands.

Xiao Qing came in to wait on her, seeing that the nobleman looked very good, she asked, "Second Madam, there was lightning and thunder in the middle of the night, did you sleep well?"

The nobleman nodded and asked doubtfully, "Is it thunderous?"

Xiaoqing nodded and said, "There was a thunderstorm, Mrs. He and I were startled awake."

In an unfamiliar environment, people will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable, especially in thunderstorm weather.Both Xiaoqing and Mrs. He waited for the thunder to pass before falling asleep.

As soon as the nobleman thought about it, he knew that it was the effect of Li Jingjing's medicine that made her sleepless last night, sleeping so deep that she couldn't even hear the thunder.

She didn't tell Xiaoqing much, she dressed and washed, and left the bedroom. She saw that the ground in the small yard was wet, and the green leaves of the orange and pear trees were dripping with crystal water. She guessed that the rain in the middle of the night was short but It must have been done in a hurry, otherwise how could thunder have disturbed the sweet dreams of Xiaoqing and Mrs. He.

Mrs. He served the breakfast specially reserved for the nobleman. When the nobleman saw that it was the three kinds of noodle soup with diced eggplant, beans, and mushrooms that he loved most when he was a child, he suddenly felt so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back. I feel like I haven't had it for a few years, and I ate two bowls in a row, afraid of filling my stomach, so I didn't dare to eat again after listening to He Shi's persuasion.

The nobleman is going back to Tanzhou tomorrow, so he cherishes the time he spends with He Shi, and talks with He Shi while sitting in the hall and eating melons and fruits.

In just half an hour, seven groups of people from the Li family came one after another.

The nobleman listened to the voices outside in the main room, and there were old men, men, women, and children, all of whom brought something to the Li family.

One live turtle, two catties of eel, four river carps, one catty of river shrimp, a pot of river mussels, a bunch of cucumbers, and a large handful of shallots.These people leave their things at the kitchen door and leave instead of sitting down and drinking tea in the hall.

He said with a smile: "People in the village are sick. They go to the town to find a doctor to prescribe the medicine. When they come back, they go to my house to ask Jing Niang to dispense the medicine. Jing Niang doesn't accept money. The villagers often send some seasonal vegetables to my house in order to thank Jing Niang. .”

The nobleman asked: "Then why are there still live turtles and eels?"

He said: "Every time after a heavy rain, the river suddenly swells, the river is turbid, and the fish swim around. People in the village go to the river to catch river fish, eels, turtles, shrimps, and mussels, and they will send some to my house. "

Li Jingjing's voice came from outside, "Xiao Yazi, I want to make medicine for this turtle, don't play it to death."

Li Yunxiao said loudly: "Last time you said you used the turtle to make medicine and didn't let me eat its meat. This time you still said medicine."

Li Jingjing said domineeringly: "I'm using it to make medicine for my aunt."

Li Yunxiao said unhappily: "Okay, you can take it to auntie to make medicine."

Li Jingjing shouted triumphantly: "Wangyue, help me take the turtle to the medicine room."

"Book of Medicine and Beasts" records: the turtle is full of treasures, and the head, armor, bones, meat, eggs, gallbladder, and fat can be used as medicine.External application of soft-shelled turtle blood can cure facial nerve, relieve stroke and thirst, hot flashes due to consumptive fatigue, and treat bone tuberculosis.Turtle fat can nourish yin and yang, and treat gray hair. (Excerpt from "Compendium of Materia Medica")
A few days ago, she sent a live male turtle to the Rejuvenation Medicine Mansion, Yuyu was very happy, and kept urging her to bring in another female turtle, hoping this time the turtle was female.

Li Qubing left school, and Li's family was going to have lunch, but they were still divided into two tables, the main table and the secondary table. The dishes were the same, with six dishes and one soup.

Stir-fried eel with cucumber slices, fried small river prawns, braised river carp, steamed rooster in wine, vinegared cabbage, roasted winter melon with mushrooms, tofu and mussel soup, five meat and two vegetables, more meat dishes than last one.

Li Jingjing took the nobleman's hand, sat down at the Eight Immortals' table, leaned into her ear and said, "Auntie, my mother told me quietly that when you were a child, you were greedy and you liked to eat meat. From now on, you can eat meat. You see, I specially made them more meat for you to eat."

The nobleman beamed with joy, glanced at Mrs. He, and said, "Yiniang, why are you exposing me?"

Li Yunqing asked: "Mom, what are you revealing about Auntie?"

He Shi smiled and said, "Your aunt has a lot of backgrounds, I'll tell you about it later."

The nobleman squinted his eyes and said, "It seems that you have no old background. You were gnawed by a mouse because of a book that year, and you cried for three days in anger."

Li Yunxiao giggled and said, "Mother cried because of the mouse."

He Shi blushed slightly.Li Laoshi thought that he would buy her some new books when he went back to Tanzhou next time.

After Li Jingjing took a nap, she took a small basket, took Mochizuki and Wanglian to Tian Hua's family for a follow-up visit, and came back to tell Qu, "Grandma, Brother Hua has woken up and can talk and eat. He has changed his name to Qu Hua. They are from the Qu clan."

Qu Shi felt sorry for the poor Qu Hua, and asked He Shi to pack up Li Yunxiao's old clothes and shoes, took some melons, fruits and snacks, and took Li Yunxiao to have a look.

Qu Hua was abused by his stepmother, and his body hasn't grown much in the past two years. He is a head shorter than Li Yunxiao. He can wear Li Yunxiao's clothes and shoes last year.

The cloth and shoes used by villagers to make clothes for children are the thinnest kind, which will be worn out after one or two years of washing.

The fabrics used by the Li family to make clothes and shoes for the twins are all normal cotton, which won't break after several years of wearing.

Qu thought that Qu Hua was young, giving him money would not necessarily end up in his hands, it would be better to give him clothes, shoes and food, which are all for daily use.

Li Laoshi and Li Yunqing didn't stay idle at home, they all went to work in the medicinal herb field and the medicinal animal enclosure.

The Li family has a simple population, and everyone has a pure and kind heart.

The nobleman saw through the entire Li family after staying for three days, completely relieved, and said: "Sister, you take good care of your home and live with your brother-in-law. It won't be long before your family will be rich."

The nobleman said that the Li family wanted to be rich, not just talking about it, but a conclusion drawn from Qin Guogong's letter.

Thinking of Li Bing's last letter saying that he would return home before Mid-Autumn Festival, combined with several hints from the nobleman, He felt somewhat hopeful.

That night, Mrs. He and the nobleman entered the bedroom, ready to wash and rest, when Li Jingjing knocked on the door carrying a small basket.

The nobleman already recognized Li Jingjing's small basket, which was either filled with medicine or herbs, and said with a smile, "Ms. Jing is here to deliver medicine to me?"

Li Jingjing nodded, and lifted the blue cloth covering the small basket, revealing four black jars of different sizes.

"Auntie, remember everything I said. The two largest jars are filled with Baogan Pills and Weishu Pills respectively, one pill for each after meals every day."

"This jar contains goat's milk beauty cream, which is applied to the skin every day."

"The smallest jar is filled with insect repellent cream. Apply a little on the exposed skin to repel mosquitoes, snakes and ants."

The nobleman dipped a little goat milk beauty cream with his fingertips, put some on the back of his hand, and asked, "Sister, your skin is so fair and tender, but did you touch this cream?"

He Shi nodded and said, "Yes."

The nobleman was overjoyed, hurriedly applied it on his face and neck, and asked, "What kind of ointment is this called?"

(End of this chapter)