Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 37 The Donkey
Leaving Axiu to guard the unconscious Achai, Lin Xiaoxiao and Fang Meiya went to Xinglin.

When they returned after picking up the apricots, A Chai also woke up.

The four went down the mountain together.

A Xiu sent A Chai home first.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Fang Meiya returned to Tanjia Village.It was too inconvenient for the two girls to live in the wild for a long time, so they rented a house in Tanjia Village.

Tanjia Village is close to Leshui and also very close to Tancheng. It is the village with the best location around Tancheng.

Tanjia Village is not a village of savages, but the territory of the city lord of Tancheng.Although the villagers here live outside the city, they enjoy the treatment of Chinese people.And they don't have to pay taxes to the country, but to pay the taxes to the city owner of Tancheng.

Lin Xiaoxiao's understanding is that the ordinary people of the country of Hua are the subjects of the Duke of Hua, while the villagers of Tanjia Village are the subjects of the city lord of Tancheng.

Of course, the city mainly pays the national bus tax, but the exact amount is not clear.

The inn in Tanjia Village is privately owned by the city lord. It covers a large area and is built much better than ordinary houses. The conditions are better than Sanyangyi, and the price is not expensive.

Every other bed in a common bunk room costs [-] yuan a day, a single room in a townhouse costs [-] yuan a day, and a separate yard costs [-] yuan a day.

Considering the inconvenience of the two girls being away, Lin Xiaoxiao ruthlessly opened a private room with Fang Meiya.

There is only one bed in the single room but it is wide enough to sleep two people without any problem.

You can buy ready-made meals, order from the kitchen, or cook by yourself for two dollars for firewood.

Not long after Lin Xiaoxiao and the two returned to the inn, Axiu came looking for them on a donkey.

Lin Xiaoxiao had already wrapped the medicinal materials in linen cloth, and she gave three doses of medicine.

Axiu brought a big package, which contained medicinal herbs, preserved fruits, gravel, dried meat and cloth, and let Lin Xiaoxiao choose whatever she wanted.

Compared with the things in the package, what Lin Xiaoxiao was interested in was the donkey that Axiu rode.

For ordinary people, donkeys are much more practical than horses and sheep, and they are more labor-saving than bicycles.

"Is this a donkey? Why haven't I seen it before?"

"Hey, you actually recognized it. Many people thought it was a pony."

"I've heard people say it before, and I think it's like, did you buy your donkey?"

"No, this donkey doesn't belong to me. My family specially raises donkeys for nobles."

Seeing Axiu's unwillingness to say more, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't ask, but kept the matter in mind.

Axiu took the medicine and left, she hurried back to make medicine for her father.Lin Xiaoxiao was thinking about when to go to Yangshou Mountain.

At night, Lin Xiaoxiao turned on the flashlight of her mobile phone for illumination.

The inn does not provide oil lamps, and guests need to bring their own lamps to light the lamps at night.

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't dare to take out the solar lights, lest the house be too bright and be found abnormal outside.

After sorting out the almonds to be sold tomorrow, Lin Xiaoxiao took out the bamboo slips and carving knife, and Fang Meiya took out the small sand table and branches.One engraved characters on bamboo slips, and the other practiced characters on a sand table.

Some time ago, Lin Xiaoxiao pulled out a few children's books in the warehouse, which were bought by the neighbor next door for her children.She thought about engraving some of the contents on the bamboo slips and teaching them to the children in the village.

Fang Meiya yawned for the first time, and Lin Xiaoxiao also yawned like an infection, so the two decided to go to bed.

At this time, there was a sudden noise outside the inn, as if a guest had just arrived.

But after a while, there was a knock on Lin Xiaoxiao and the others' door.

The people outside the door were Axiu and Achai, looking anxious and dusty.

It turned out that Axiu's father didn't recover after taking the medicine, but now that the gate of the city has been closed, they can't go to the city to find a doctor. Axiu thought that Lin Xiaoxiao might also see a doctor after knowing the medicinal materials, so she rode a donkey all night to find him up.

Seeing that Axiu was really anxious, Lin Xiaoxiao went into the room, put on her backpack and came out.It happened that Axiu and Achai came together, so they could bring Lin Xiaoxiao and Fang Meiya with them.The four went to Yangshou Mountain overnight.

When they arrived at the place, Lin Xiaoxiao saw the patient and made some adjustments to the prescription. While asking A Xiu to decoct the medicine, she asked A Chai to cool down the patient physically with wine.

All night, everyone did not rest.It was almost dawn when the patient's temperature dropped.

Lin Xiaoxiao felt that the reason for the patient's repeated illness was the weakened immunity caused by the patient's malnutrition, especially when the illness was delayed for several days before taking the medicine.

Considering the patient's weakness, Lin Xiaoxiao revised the prescription again to make the medicine more gentle, and at the same time told Axiu to give the patient more nutrition.

It happened that there was nothing else, Lin Xiaoxiao lived in Yangshou Mountain for the past few days, during which Fang Meiya went to Tancheng to sell the almonds.

A few days later, Axiu's father was much better, and he came to thank Lin Xiaoxiao as soon as he got out of bed.

What Lin Xiaoxiao wanted was to build a good relationship with Axiu's family, and it would be even better if she could get a donkey.

When A Xiu's father got well, he specially asked A Xiu to prepare a banquet to thank Lin Xiaoxiao and Fang Meiya.

"Old man, don't be so alienated. People in our village will move to Niu Shou Mountain to settle down soon. Niu Shou Mountain and Yangshou Mountain live next to each other. In the future, we will have to take care of the villagers of Yangshou Mountain."

"I heard from Axiu that this matter is on my shoulders. When your people arrive, I'll send them over to help you build a house."

"Thank you very much. I heard from Axiu that my husband's family raises donkeys for the nobles. Are you Chinese?"

"We are from the owner's family. Donkeys are not easy to keep in the city, so we put them here."

"So that's it. I wonder if the donkey of the city lord's house is for his own use or for sale?"

"There are not many donkeys at present, and the six donkeys at home are not enough for our own use."

"Oh, I read in the book that this kind of donkey has faster legs and better stamina than cattle and sheep. If the city lord's mansion is going to be sold in the future, please let me know."

"Mountain girl really likes this kind of donkey?" Axiu's family often heard Fang Meiya call Lin Xiaoxiao "Mountain girl", so they mainly followed suit.

Axiu's father couldn't understand Lin Xiaoxiao's attention to donkeys, because the city lord didn't seem to care much about these donkeys, otherwise he wouldn't have thrown them all to his servants to raise them, and he ignored them for a long time.

It was precisely because the city owner's family didn't care, and Axiu's family didn't take the donkeys too seriously, so the number of donkeys didn't increase.

"Of course, don't you just use the donkey as a mount, and don't use it for farm work, such as pulling a mill?"

Axiu's father asked incredulously, "It can still do farm work?"

"certainly."

Lin Xiaoxiao, who has lived in the countryside, is very aware of the advantages of donkeys.

In ancient history, the status of the donkey was once higher than that of the horse.

Although donkeys are not as good-looking as horses, they have many advantages over horses.

The donkey has a strong physique, strong resistance, strong leather that can withstand extensive use, is not easy to get sick, and has a gentle temperament, hard work, obedience to servants, etc. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the best partner of the farm.

"It's really that good?" Axiu's father still didn't seem to believe it.

Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes sparkled and she suggested, "Why don't we try?"

(End of this chapter)