The Pretty Eldest Daughter of a Scholar's Family

Chapter 16 Walnut
Although Su Zexuan still had doubts, he listened to Su Yunduo's words very much, and went outside to find a suitable stone.

The siblings worked hard together, and after a little busy work, all the dozen or so walnuts were smashed out of the walnut kernels, and Su Yunduo just peeled off the thin layer of skin on the walnut kernels.

Looking at a small bowl of white and plump walnuts, Su Yunduo felt that tears were coming to his eyes again.

Since she went to college and left her hometown, she hasn't eaten fresh walnuts for several years.

Under Su Zexuan's worried eyes, put a walnut kernel in his mouth and taste it carefully. The unique fragrance, freshness, crispness, sweetness and non-greasy taste of fresh walnuts really made Su Yunduo shed tears.

Su Yunduo was immersed in her own world with tears streaming down her face, but Su Zexuan was terrified: "Sister, sister..."

Su Zexuan's terrified cry finally brought Su Yunduo back to his senses. He stretched out his hand to wipe his small face, and a bright smile bloomed on his face. He reached out and picked up another walnut, but this time it was stuffed into Su Zexuan's mouth. Li: "Come and taste it, isn't it delicious?"

Su Yunduo suddenly stuffed a piece of "poisonous fruit" in his mouth, Su Zexuan's face was stiff for a moment, but he still chose to trust Su Yunduo.

The pulp in his mouth is very small, but it brings him an unusual enjoyment. It is fresh, crisp, slightly sweet, and has a unique fragrance. It is really delicious!

"Sister, this poisonous fruit is really delicious!" Su Zexuan looked at Su Yunduo in surprise.

"I have already said that this is not a poisonous fruit, it is called a walnut. Look..." Su Yunduo went back to his room and brought the medical book, and found out the description of the walnut in the medical book.

The description of walnuts in medical books is not detailed, it can even be said to be very rough, and there are no diagrams that should be included in general medicinal materials, but after reading walnut kernels and comparing the description of walnut kernels in the book, Su Zexuan's heart is at ease. in stomach.

The "poisonous fruit" kernels in the small bowl in front of me don't really match the description of walnut kernels in medical books!
It has been half a month since I came here, and Su Yunduo still doesn't know what era it is here, just reading this medical book makes her feel backward.

She once read "Compendium of Materia Medica", which says: walnuts have "black hair, solid essence, cure dryness, and regulate blood." However, the medical book in hand is not clear about the efficacy of walnuts, only saying that it is true The human body is beneficial.

But with this description in the medical book, at least she can persuade her family to take walnut kernels. Walnut kernels have the functions of nourishing the kidneys and blood, moistening the lungs and relieving asthma, moistening the intestines and laxatives. If you can take it for a long time, you will definitely be able to bring a healthy body to your family.

Of course, if he could take advantage of the opportunity and sell the walnuts from that place to the pharmacy, this winter should not be so sad.

"Sister, where did you pick these... walnuts? I'll go with you tomorrow and pick some more to make our parents healthy." Su Zexuan put down the medical book in his hand and stared at Su Yunduo with burning eyes.

At this time, Su Zexuan has completely believed Su Yunduo's words. This so-called "poisonous fruit" can make up for their parents. The days are bound to flourish.

"Shh..." Su Yunduo put his finger to his lips and made a silent gesture, then lowered his voice and said: "Let's put aside the walnut matter for now, remember not to spread this matter outside, um, for now Don't even talk about it with your mother. If your mother asks later, I will come and talk to your mother."

Su Yunduo didn't intend to spread the news about walnuts when his family hadn't solved the problem of food and clothing.

Su Zexuan covered his mouth, looked left and right, nodded again and again, and then watched intently as Su Yunduo poured half a bowl of walnut kernels into the rice porridge that was about to boil.

When the white rice porridge in the pot gradually thickened, Su Yunduo first filled a bowl of white rice porridge for Su Chengzhi, and after thinking about it, he specially filled half of the bowl for Ning's, and then washed and chopped wild vegetables and Su Yunying from the cutting board. The half of the pumpkin that was snatched from the feet was poured into the pot at once. After it boiled again, it was seasoned with a little salt. Naturally, there was no oil. This pot was what the three of them ate tonight.

These shabby huts are very simple, and the kitchen is even more so. There is only one big iron pot in total. Put the prepared dinner into a big earthen pot placed in a grass cover. Su Yunduo hurriedly cleaned the pot and boiled wormwood water , These days, their family is almost like this every day.

"Sister, are these wormwood enough?" Su Zexuan quickly found some wormwood while Su Yunduo was washing the pot, washed it quickly and fried it into small pieces with large scissors.

Su Yunduo glanced at it: "Add more today, it will take longer to boil, and let mother take a bath then."

In this place where doctors and medicines are scarce, no matter whether Su Chengzhi has tuberculosis or not, he cannot be wronged that he had a cold before. In order to prevent diseases for the whole family, all Su Yunduo can think of is the wormwood that is everywhere in the fields.

Su Yunduo knows that wormwood is a broad-spectrum antibacterial and antiviral drug. It can inhibit and kill many viruses and bacteria, and has a certain preventive effect on respiratory diseases. The fumigation method of wormwood is a simple and easy method epidemic prevention law.

With Su Chengzhi's current physical condition, he can't bear the smoke, and even the smell of smoke from the people around him can cause him to cough violently, so Su Yunduo thought about it again, and only boiled water with wormwood to wash everyone's hands and faces Foot bath this way.

People who have taken a bath with wormwood will still have the smell of wormwood. After these days of experimentation, Su Yunduo found that the smell of wormwood left by the bath will not only make Su Chengzhi cough, but also calm him down. unexpected result.

A few days ago, Su Chengzhi was seriously ill. His family was either sick or weak and small. There was no way to bathe Su Chengzhi's feet. Su Yunduo could only bring a pot of boiled wormwood water to Su Chengzhi's room every day.

Although there was no obvious effect, Su Yunduo and Su Zexuan enjoyed it so much that they even kept water boiled from wormwood at home to wash their faces and hands.

Just now, Su Yunduo asked Su Zexuan to bring the villagers to wash their hands with water boiled with wormwood.

The weather is getting colder and colder, even if the big earthen pot is covered with grass, it won't keep warm for long, so Su Yunduo and Su Zexuan boiled wormwood in the pot, and hurriedly brought the cooked dinner into the place where Ning's and Su Zechen were. room.

As for Su Chengzhi simply letting him sleep enough, the cooked porridge and medicine were warmed in the small clay oven.

Looking at the plain porridge in front of her and the wild vegetable porridge with hardly any rice grains in the bowls of her children, even without Su Zechen's staring eyes, Ning would not be able to eat this alone.

(End of this chapter)