The medicine of rebirth

Chapter 265 Gehua water, schisandra porridge
Sure enough, just like the scene Su Banxi said, when the hailstorm lasted for a day and a night, the crops in the field were basically destroyed, and Tunjiawan fell into a depressive silence for a while, and even the village head's family was gloomy. , but still cheer up and go door-to-door to encourage and comfort, but the effect is not very great.

After all, it is the fruit of the big guy's hard work for almost a year. If you say no, it will be gone. Next, you will have to pay various taxes. Even if you have some spare money at home, you may not be able to live well after paying the taxes. Aunt Zhu Zhu Jian They also brought big and small Zhuang to Su's house to sit for a long time. Although Aunt Zhu's family has two small money, life is pretty good, but this disaster is coming soon, and Aunt Zhu's family can't hold on anymore.

Mrs. Zhao didn't say much without practical consolation. She just served hot ginger tea to Aunt Zhu's family according to the head, and Aunt Zhu slapped her on the buttocks because they thought it was spicy and refused to drink it. Dun'er drank it with tears in his eyes, Su Banxi laughed while watching, and went to the kitchen to get some snacks for them to get rid of the spicy taste in their mouths. Only then did the big and small laugh, which made Aunt Zhu very happy Said one side.

People from the Su family also started to come one after another. Shanming, Qiuming and the Liu brothers all came. Everyone crowded in the quiet courtyard and talked about the sudden hailstorm. Qiuming, Xiaoba is just now able to walk on the ground, the hailstones that fell all night yesterday frightened him, and he has not recovered yet, trembling in Qiuming's arms, until Su Banxi reached out and hugged him to feel his pulse It took some goat milk to barely suppress his fright.

"God doesn't want us to live anymore. The crops are all destroyed, and winter will soon come again. Even if we go hunting in the mountains every day, we can't guarantee that the people at home will not be hungry." Shan Ming squatted on the steps and grabbed his hair. Said dejectedly, while Li Li was sitting on a chair with Baoxi in his arms, with a look of worry that couldn't be concealed between his brows, obviously worried about this issue in his heart.

Qiuming lowered his head and hugged Xiaoqi and Xiaoliu without saying a word, but from the aura emanating from his body, he knew that he was not feeling very well at the moment. He picked up and raised the children, so if you want to raise them, take good care of them, but Now even if his poor-quality land can't grow many food crops, it can still solve the problem of food and clothing for his family. Now that everything is ruined, he doesn't know how to spend the next days.

The Liu brothers are still single up to now. One person is full and the whole family is not hungry. Besides, they are used to being hungry before. They don't have much worry about such a sudden natural disaster, but they just sit quietly when they see everyone's faces covered with sorrow. say.

Su Banxi looked at this and then at that, and she couldn't make up her mind for a while. In fact, she had already thought about it, but before she could put it into action, she was preempted by the hailstorm. Kuan coaxed Xiaoba to look at everyone Said in a very light tone, but for some reason it attracted everyone's attention to her, "That's right, I plan to open a hospital in Yuning Town, which is to gather many doctors and drug boys to treat people." There is also a pharmacy for medical treatment, which will require a lot of people. If you don't mind, you can come to the hospital and pharmacy to help. It doesn't matter if you don't know medical skills or pharmacology, but it will be very busy at that time. I hope you think it through and let me know."

As soon as these words came out, everyone became quiet, and the children seemed to have sensed the atmosphere between the adults, so they didn't dare to show their anger. Su Banxi asked Ning Chen to take them to the main room to share some morning Zhao The glutinous rice dumplings made by Mr. Shi are wrapped in a rich honey-osmanthus sauce, which fills the mouth with a sweet and fragrant taste.

"Little one, one, two, you are all big kids, you have to watch over your younger brothers and sisters, don't run around, so as not to get knocked somewhere, just sit and eat obediently, if anyone is disobedient, there will be no delicious food at night " Ning Chen squatted down and touched the heads of Xiaoyi and Xiaoer and said with a smile.

Xiao Xiaoer swallowed her saliva and nodded vigorously, expressing that she would take good care of her younger siblings, and Ning Chen went out with confidence. If it were any other child, he might be worried, but if Qiuming personally taught him If Xiao Xiaoer came out, he would be at ease.

And the atmosphere here seems to have eased a little after the children left, but still no one spoke, they all knew in their hearts that Su Banxi was helping them in a different way, no matter what, they felt warm in their hearts Yes, but Su Banxi opened a hospital and a pharmacy to treat patients. They are all mountain women who know the principles of medicine. When the time comes, they should not add trouble to Su Banxi, so they are entangled in their hearts whether to agree or refuse.

Su Banxi took into account the changes in each of them, and did not rush to urge them, but explained in more detail: "Sister-in-law Li, Aunt Zhu, it doesn't matter if you don't understand medicine or medicine. There are doctors who treat diseases, and when the scale of the hospital grows, it will require more manpower. Although it will not give you a good position to work, I promise you will never suffer. You are all good at housework. At that time, the hospital will need a lot of masks and white coats, but I will trouble you. It is okay to take care of the patients occasionally, wash the bedding, etc. It is not required that you must understand pharmacology and medical skills. Sometimes I will be in town, and I just need a person to carry the medicinal materials, the work is very simple, not too difficult."

Now it can be said that the pot exploded, everyone was talking to each other one after another, making the Su family compound so noisy that people couldn't hear what they were talking about, but Su Banxi still listened to them with a smile on her face Every now and then, nodding to answer the questions in their hearts, the attitude is very gentle, and the eyebrows and eyes are like the first quarter moon, covered with soft silver light, making Aunt Zhu who was still hesitant to add trouble to Su Banxi Everyone agreed.

The rest is Qiuming alone, only he is still struggling in his heart. To be honest, Su Banxi is very tempted to make such a condition, but when he thinks that there are still eight children in his family who need him to take care of, he can't drag him along. In Yuning Town, wouldn't that bring more trouble to Su Banxi who has helped him too much.

Just when Su Banxi was about to shake his head to refuse, Su Banxi looked over, making Qiuming's heart skip a beat, he turned his head away uncomfortably and did not meet Su Banxi's smiling gaze, and clenched his slightly lowered hand into a fist.

"It's really inconvenient for Brother Qiuming to take the child with him." Su Banxi deliberately said that half of them would be kept and the other half would be kept. Sure enough, seeing Qiuming's expression of disappointment and relief, she paused and continued, "But we can bring them to Yuning together." Those who go to the town, the primary school, the secondary school, and the secondary school student are also at the age to go to school, so they will be sent to private schools in the town to attend classes. As for the primary school students, they will be sent to Grandma Tie Niu’s house and ask her to take them with them, Tie Niu Grandma is lonely at home by herself, she will be happier if she has children to accompany her, but Brother Qiuming will cook for Grandma Tieniu after work, tidy up the house, chop firewood and carry water."

Qiuming didn't expect that things would turn around, so he was stunned, staring at Su Banxi for a while without recovering, until Shan Ming next to him bent him with an elbow, and he suddenly recovered and stuttered. Looking at Su Banxi, he asked, "Xizi...is...really okay? Can I take Xiaoba and the others to the town together? Will it trouble you?"

Even though Qiuming has never been to the town to open a shop and do business, he also clearly understands the busyness of opening a shop. From Su Banxi, she can see a thing or two. The number of times she came back to Tunjiawan this year is one of the few. They came and went in a hurry for the ingredients of the Medicinal Food Workshop, making people feel physically and mentally exhausted after seeing it.

"Of course, I like Xiaoba and his brothers and sisters very much. They are all very good. Nothing will happen to them. I also know that Brother Qiuming is reluctant to leave Xiaoba and his brothers and sisters in Tunjiawan, but if If you stay with us, Xiao Ba and the others will starve with you. I don’t want you to part with me, but it’s not troublesome. Besides, Grandma Tie Niu likes children very much. I think Grandma Tie Niu will definitely welcome them. The little guy came to her house as a guest, and Tie Niu is now one of the important pillars in the Medicinal Food Workshop. There are many things that require him to go there. I didn’t want to go back after a few days. Now that Xiaosi and the others are with me, I won’t be lonely. As for Xiaoba, I’ll give it to my parents when I’m still young. I’ll send it to the town when I’m older. .”

The corners of Qiuming's mouth were twitching all the time. He obviously wanted to say a lot to Su Banxi, but he couldn't utter a single word when the words reached his throat. He could only repeat the words "thank you" to express his endless gratitude to Su Banxi in his heart. Undoubtedly, this gave him help in a timely manner. In fact, his house could no longer withstand any wind and frost after a day and a night of hailstorms. How can a thousand words be enough to thank him for a bright light that illuminated his route.

"Don't thank me in a hurry, it will be very busy at that time, brother Qiuming also needs to take care of his body, and then help me a little bit, Shuxiu, the second and third, I will help Brother Qiuming put you on the mat first, and wait It's not too late to pay back the monthly money, since everyone agrees, we can go back to town after the weather clears up and repair everyone's houses." Su Banxi turned her head and smiled at Su Shi and Zhao Shi Happy, there was a soft and warm smile hidden in the corners of her brows and eyes, making Mrs. Zhao shake her head and laugh, and she didn't say that she had decided to hand over Xiao Ba to them.

Besides, they are bored staying at home. Xiaowen is growing up, and Xiaoxi is busy with her business in the town all day long. It is also a good choice to have a child by their side. Naturally, there is no expression on her face, she is happy Nodding his head, he agreed. Afterwards, Qiuming thanked Mrs. Zhao and Su Shi all the time and said a lot of things to bother them. He also took out the money that was saved to make new clothes for the children and stuffed them into Mrs. Zhao's hands. After thinking about it, Mrs. Zhao accepted it. If she didn't accept it, Qiuming would always feel embarrassed about this matter, and she would not be able to talk casually when they met in the future.

And it is precisely because Su Banxi has considered this point that she tells Qiuming to help out at Grandma Tieniu's house after work every day, so that Qiuming can feel better, otherwise he is worried all day long that the child will die soon. Haggard down.

It also didn't say that she would bear all the Shuxiu of Xiaoxiaoer and Xiaosan, but said that Qiuming would give her the monthly money together, which also indirectly preserved Qiuming's self-esteem, so in the next time, everyone will sweep it away. The gloomy clouds before were smiling happily. Ning Chen and others went to the river and managed to find a few grass carp hiding in the pond under the reed field to avoid hailstones. Yes, all of them ate greasy and drunk.

Su Banxi also drank half a cup of sweet-scented osmanthus wine. The faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus blossomed on the wall of the mouth along with the aroma of the wine, and the taste buds on the tip of the tongue bloomed. Let Ning Chen snatch the wine glass she put to her mouth with a smile, "Be obedient, you can't drink any more, you're already drunk."

Su Banxi stared at Ning Chen for a long time, then said "Oh" and looked at the bowls and chopsticks in front of her without saying a word, as if waiting for something, the people at the same table couldn't hide their drunkenness when they saw it, Hearing the laughter, Su Banxi looked up in confusion, but quickly lowered her head and continued to stare at the bowls and chopsticks on the table.

Ning Chen looked at Su Banxi and then at her bowl and chopsticks, and suddenly realized that he picked up a piece of chopsticks with a fragrant braised fish and carefully picked up the slightly white and transparent fishbone before putting it in Su Banxi's bowl. Su Banxi tilted her head slightly awkwardly He picked up the chopsticks and stuffed the braised fish meat that was about to be picked out of the bones into his mouth to chew. The cuteness and childishness of the action made everyone laugh again.

It was also the first time for Su Shi Zhao to see Su Banxi who was drunk after only drinking half a cup of sweet-scented osmanthus wine. Her every move seemed to be acting like a spoiled child to Ning Chen. Or just put it in Ning Chen's bowl, and then continue to stare at the bowl and wait for Ning Chen to feed her.

It was only later that I found out that Su Banxi didn't drink any alcohol, and he would get drunk once he touched it, regardless of the alcohol concentration. What's more, although the sweet-scented osmanthus wine Su Banxi brewed is fragrant and soft, the taste is soft and rich, but the aftertaste of the wine is very strong, no wonder Su Banxi He was drunk after only half a glass, revealing a cute and childish side that would not normally be revealed.

"Huh, it's really satisfying to eat, but it's very enjoyable. Ever since Xizi went to the town, I have been missing her cooking. Lan'er, you have to learn how to cook from your daughter, hiccup ~" Aunt Zhu touched her stuffed stomach while looking at Mrs. Zhao whose cheeks were flushed after drinking some wine.

Because they still have to take care of their children, Qiuming, Li Li, Mrs. Zhang, Aunt Zhu and the others didn't drink, and the rest of them drank a little too much. They couldn't speak well with their big tongues, which caused the quiet Su Banxi to raise her eyes frequently. Look, but always staring at one place in a daze because of misalignment, leaning over from time to time to make Ning Chen put down the chopsticks in his hand to take care of Su Banxi.

Su Wen originally wanted to help Ning Chen take care of Su Banxi, but was grabbed by Jin Zhou who also drank a few cups of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, and hiccupped with the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus. Go do... hiccup~ what are you doing... good... sit down...sit, don't add... burp~ make trouble."

Su Wen couldn't help but wipe off the alcohol smell and saliva from Jin Zhou's face, and quickly nodded in response, "Okay, I'll just sit down and leave them alone, so Uncle Jin, you'd better eat something, just now You patronize drinking, drinking on an empty stomach is easy to get drunk."

Jin Zhou was dissatisfied, pointed at Su Wen's face several times and said: "I...I'm not drunk...I'm happy today...Hi... come on, continue to drink...drink..."

Quickly avoiding the drink Jin Zhou spilled over, Su Wen twitched the corners of his mouth, dumbfounded, and exchanged a glance with Su Shi. In the end, the two of them went back to the room with Jin Zhou, who was drunk and unconscious, and fetched water to wipe his hands. The face stuffed him into the bed, and Jin Zhou fell asleep in a daze after making a fuss for a while, still shouting happy, as for what he was happy, only he knew.

By the time everyone cleared up the mess after dinner, it was Haishi. Even if the natural disaster was ahead, most of the people in the village would be asleep at this hour.

It's not safe for Mrs. Zhang to go back with her girl alone, so she stayed. Except for the older children, Xiaoqi, Xiaoliu and Xiaoba all stayed at Su's house, and the rest of them wobbled with each other. Helped to go back, sprinkled the rich aroma of wine all over the place.

The next day, when the drunken person woke up, his temples throbbed and tingled, accompanied by retching from his dry throat and discomfort in his stomach, Su Banxi and Jin Zhou lay on the kang Weary and listless, Zhao Shi, who opened the door curtain and walked in, said that he deserved it, but still handed over the sticky white porridge in his hand, Su Banxi shook his head and avoided it, and his glutinous voice was still hoarse: " Mother, I don't want to drink, I have a headache."

Blame it all, Mrs. Zhao still feels very distressed, but usually the family is poor and can't afford alcohol, so they don't know what to eat for a headache after a hangover, so Su Banxi said, "Mom, the Chinese medicine cabinet in my room is counted from top to bottom and left to right." In the eighth small drawer is kudzu flower, take out a proper amount of kudzu flower and brew it in boiling water to hangover.”

Mrs. Zhao did as she did, put appropriate amount of kudzu flowers into a cup one by one, poured hot boiling water to brew, and then served it to Jin Zhou and Su Banxi. Seeing that the two of them were much better after drinking it, they felt relieved , Educationally said: "I said you two are really serious. You obviously don't have much alcohol capacity and you are inclined to drink. Now it's over. You have a headache. I'll make you whatever you want to eat."

Su Banxi and Jin Zhou couldn't refute even being scolded, so they just lowered their heads and drank the hot but heart-warming kudzu flower water, and shook their heads after the headache subsided, "Mother, use Schisandra and Japonica rice to cook some Schisandra Porridge is fine, Schisandra, I remember last time I took it out and put it in the kitchen cabinet, it should still be there, when I go to wash my face, I will go over to help you, Uncle Jin, take a good rest!"

Jin Zhou didn't want to talk, he held the teacup and sipped Gehua water lazily without even raising his eyelids, Su Banxi didn't take it seriously, went to the courtyard to fetch water to wash up, and then went to the kitchen to help Mrs Zhao make porridge.

(End of this chapter)