Traditional Chinese Medicine: Back to the years when educated youths went to the countryside

Chapter 117 Xu Xiaozhi was bitten
Wang Honghe smoked a dry cigarette and said nothing.

Si Ya is a child who is used to suffering. She looks quite naughty on weekdays, but she never complains about this kind of thing.

While grabbing the noodles and stuffing his cheeks bulging, he kept banging his head.

After swallowing it, he suggested:

"Mom, why don't you call Sister Xiaozhi and Sister Yu Hua too?"

"They ran out of food a few days ago."

"It's better to secretly exchange things with Uncle Changsheng for two bowls of soaked soybeans. Otherwise, we would have run out of food long ago."

When Wang Chengzhou heard this, he was a little surprised and wondered why she didn't borrow food from him.

But then, laugh at yourself.

Even if she comes to her door, how much can I help her?

I don’t care about the safety of my family, and the food in the vat is about to run out, so what can I do to help others?
Presumably, Xu Xiaozhi had already anticipated the situation at home, so she refrained from speaking.

So as not to embarrass yourself.

Although she is a very insightful woman, she is still too small in the face of the tide of the times.

Wang Chengzhou sighed, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and said, "Mom, how about I go with you tomorrow?"

"no!"

Unexpectedly, Li Yuzhu immediately refused and stopped using her chopsticks, "You are a health worker, how can you follow a group of women to dig wild vegetables?"

"If people see you, they will look down upon you."

"Just mind your own business. If you have nothing to do, just stay at home. If a patient comes to your door and you're not at home, won't it delay things?"

Wang Chengzhou was a little helpless and had no choice but to nod.

At that time, the concept of favoring boys over girls was still relatively serious.

In addition, I carry the title of a hygienist, so in the eyes of my parents, I feel so noble.

I feel that doing farm work is belittling myself.

Not to mention digging wild vegetables.

After dinner, it suddenly started raining in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, the rain was not heavy, it was drizzling, and it stopped at ten o'clock in the morning.

The family breathed a sigh of relief.

If the rain is too heavy, even if you can go out, there is still a risk of rising water in the Loop.

You can't dig wild vegetables during the day.

The water and grass along the Baihe River are luxuriant. In addition to the reeds in the puddles, there are also various wild grasses.

In my memory, there is a plant called water spinach, which looks similar to spinach, but tastes sour.

Mix it with stick noodles or sweet potato noodles and steam it to satisfy your hunger.

It's just that I'm not very full, and I'll get hungry easily after peeing a few times.

There is also something called water celery, which can be boiled in boiling water and eaten cold. It tastes very good.

However, as a green vegetable, it has the same disadvantages.

However, in this day and age, having something to eat is better than going hungry.

At dawn, the family ate something and set off early.

Si Ya naturally called Xu Xiaozhi.

Through the courtyard wall, you can hear the sounds of several girls talking and laughing.

Wang Chengzhou got up and found that the yard was muddy, and moss had grown in some places.

Tiptoeing to the kitchen, I covered myself with a sweet potato noodle bun in the iron pot, which was still warm.

I squatted at the door and took a few bites.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Staring at the moss on the ground, he patted his thigh and stood up.

"Old cemetery!"

Wang Chengzhou grinned.

It just rained last night, and it's summer again. There will definitely be food growing in the woods in the old cemetery.

It's something that looks like a fungus.

In some places it is called Difungus, in some places it is called Diqulian, and in other places it is called Lei Gongcai.

In fact, it is a type of algae, and its scientific name is Nodida vulgaris.

Different from ordinary wild vegetables, it is rich in protein and can better supplement the nutrients needed by the body.

Moreover, it also has certain medicinal value.

Long-term consumption can treat chronic diarrhea, night blindness, anal prolapse, and improve the body's immunity.

The most important thing is that this thing will only grow after it rains. Usually it is just a wrinkled little thing, huddled in the weeds and cannot be seen at all.

After picking, it can even be dried and stored like real fungus.

When eating, just soak it in water and it will be restored to its original state.

In the current situation of food shortage, it is simply a rare ration.

The more Wang Chengzhou thought about it, the more excited he became, and he immediately ran to the old cemetery with the basket in hand.

The old cemetery is connected to stretches of barren hills and is filled with persimmon and cypress trees. It is usually gloomy.

Generally, no one dares to go there.

However, at this juncture, there is no need to worry about gods and ghosts. It is only right to fill our stomachs.

It was rare to have such a free moment, Wang Chengzhou left the village in one breath and plunged into the old cemetery.

The forest was full of dead branches and leaves. After a night of rain, they all swelled up and felt soft when stepped on.

However, there is no rotten smell in the air, and there is even the fragrance of cypress leaves.

After just a few steps inside, crystal clear, fungus-like things began to appear on the ground.

Sticking to the wet ground, it looks watery.

Wang Chengzhou felt happy, put down the basket and picked it up.

Holding each piece in your hand, it feels cool and feels like picking mushrooms.

For a moment, I picked it up a little bit and walked all the way towards the depths of the old cemetery without looking at the location.

In a short time, the entire bamboo basket was almost full.

It's heavy when you lift it, probably weighing ten or twenty kilograms.

On weekdays, it is enough to feed a family for several days.

But in this lean season, it's obviously not enough.

Wang Chengzhou pressed hard to make the porcelain in the basket firmer and free up more space.

Then, his eyes followed the patches of triptych on the ground, and he subconsciously walked inside.

"Woooooo!"

Suddenly, a woman's voice came.

Sad and sad, crying very sadly.

Wang Chengzhou was startled, and when he came back from the joy of harvest, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Damn it, you won’t let yourself encounter dirty things in broad daylight, right?
This is already the third time that I have encountered someone who is pretending to be a ghost.

The first time was when that idiot Yang Erlong pretended to be a ghost to scare his group; the second time was when a group of natives from the northwest went crazy in the middle of the night and sang operas while walking.

What happened this time?
Since learning Kung Fu from Lao Luan Tou, Wang Chengzhou has become stronger and more courageous.

Immediately, he sneered angrily.

Not wanting to be upset at all, I held the basket, stuck my head out, and shouted towards the back of a big tomb, "It's broad daylight, you're crying like an egg!"

"Who is this with nothing to do and acting like a monster in the old forest?"

"Come out, let me take a good look!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the crying stopped.

A woman wearing mourning clothes slowly stood up from behind the grave.

His two eyes were filled with tears, his face was cold, and he stared unblinkingly.

It seemed that he was very angry.

Wang Chengzhou was stunned.Suddenly, I felt that this woman looked familiar.

But for a while, I couldn’t remember it anymore.

Seeing that he was really a living person, he grinned and said, "What's going on with you? How come you're here all day and night, crying in your grave?"

When the woman saw Wang Chengzhou, a strange look flashed in her eyes, and she snorted, "I thought he was from somewhere, but it turns out he is the second son of Wang Honghe's family."

"The lazy boy who wore crotchless pants back then, never imagined that he has grown up."

"Besides, since I became a health worker, my temper has also improved. Isn't it enough to make people cry when they cry at the grave?"

Wang Chengzhou was stunned for a while.

After staring at her for a while, he opened his mouth little by little and said in surprise:

"Little peppers!"

"You...when did you come back?"

"Didn't you say that you married somewhere else?"

Then, he swallowed and recalled the unbearable past events.

Little Pepper is the nickname given to this woman by the children in the village.

In fact, her name is Wang Caiyun, the eldest daughter of village chief Wang Tielin, and the sister of Wang Jianguo and Wang Zhiguo.

He is five or six years older than Wang Chengzhou, and the same age as his eldest brother Wang Nanzhou.

The reason why she was called that was because she had such a fierce temper. When she was fourteen or fifteen years old, she was a famous little pepper in the village.

At that time, the children in the village were naughty and had little to eat. In autumn, they would go to the post and steal persimmons.

Wang Caiyun took advantage of the fact that his father was the village chief, so he volunteered to take on the responsibility of guarding the persimmon trees for the village collective.

Wang Chengzhou and others often battled wits and courage with her.

The eight or nine-year-old child was like a mud monkey, very slippery and always made her spin around in anger.

Of course, when he missed, he was beaten by her.

Today, we are really enemies on a narrow road.

In the past, Wang Chengzhou would have jumped on his feet and scolded her, then run away.

However, time flies, and today is different from the past.

In the blink of an eye, both of them became adults.

I can no longer do the childish things I did when I was a child.

"Hey, it seems you remembered me."

Wang Caiyun seemed to be very excited, with her face flushed, "Little devil, if it wasn't my mother's anniversary today, I would have held you down and beat you up again!"

"Not only did you steal my brother's hygienist, but you still dare to stand on the grave and call me a monster?"

"Long time no see, you guy actually bullied my family."

Wang Chengzhou grinned.

Compared to Wang Jianguo and Wang Zhiguo, Wang Caiyun has a better temperament.

Just like her nickname, she is usually very popular but has no bad intentions.

Even a bit of a tiger.

Otherwise, a eldest daughter would not be able to follow someone's educated youth to the countryside and elope to the south.

At that time, it was a big news that shocked the entire Pushan Township.

Since their daughter ran away with someone, Wang Tielin's family couldn't raise their heads in the village for a long time.

Wang Caiyun's mother even fell seriously ill and died because of this incident.

When he thought of this, Wang Chengzhou couldn't help his curiosity and asked again, "Wang Caiyun, when did you come back?"

"How have you been since arriving in the south?"

"Does this count as you and your wife coming back to visit each other?"

Wang Caiyun's face turned cold, and he said casually as if he didn't care, "No matter what it is, Wangjia Village is my home, Wang Caiyun. I can come back whenever I want, and no one can care about it!"

However, he said it very freely, but it was difficult to hide the loneliness on his face.

Seeing her like this, Wang Chengzhou couldn't say any more.

Unexpectedly, she started talking to herself, "I want to come back with that damn ghost to prove that my original choice was not wrong."

"But his family won't let me move his urn. Hey, what can I do?"

"Mom, you didn't agree with us being together in the first place, and I was determined to leave. But how could you just leave like this? After your death, will you let your daughter be a human being?"

"Over there, I became a broom star. Over here, I became a star of death. I am miserable!"

As he muttered, he started to cry again.

Wang Chengzhou felt dizzy for a while, feeling that the amount of information was too much.

It turns out that when Little Pepper arrived in the south, her life was not as good as she wanted. Her husband died just a few years ago.

Because of her, the family lost face in the village.

More importantly, her mother died because of it.

It is estimated that neither her two younger brothers Wang Jianguo and Wang Zhiguo nor her father Wang Tielin will treat her well.

This may also be the reason why the old lady came to visit the grave alone on her anniversary.

Wang Chengzhou felt a little pity for her for a moment.

Speaking of which, she is somewhat similar to her second sister.

It's just that it's even more miserable than the second sister.

So, he walked a few steps over and said a few words of advice, "Little Pepper, come back as soon as you come back."

"When you are alive, you have to live for yourself once in a while. Otherwise, your journey in this world will be in vain."

"Let bygones be bygones."

Wang Caiyun stopped crying, looked at him blankly, and suddenly grinned again, "Little brat, you have really grown up."

After saying that, although he stopped crying, he just knelt on the wet ground, lowered his head, and stayed silent.

Until Wang Chengzhou walked far away and looked back, he could still see the white figure standing in front of the earthen grave.

I sighed in my heart.

No matter what time of year, there are trapped infatuated people in the world.

Just as he was sighing, a figure suddenly ran over in a panic.

When I saw him, I stamped my feet anxiously and shouted angrily, "Brother, what have you done!"

"What's wrong?"

Wang Chengzhou asked in surprise as he walked forward with the bamboo basket in hand.

"Hurry and save Sister Xiaozhi, she was bitten by something unknown, and it hurts so much that she can't even survive!"

Siya was covered in sweat from running, so she pulled him and ran to Xu Xiaozhi's house.

At the door, Li Yuzhu and several aunts were chattering and seemed very anxious.

Seeing Wang Chengzhou, they quickly gathered around him, "Chengzhou, why are you back!"

"Hurry up, that female educated youth surnamed Xu was bitten by something. She has a red rash on her waist. It's so dense and scary!"

"Tell me, the people in this city have delicate skin and tender flesh. They are also digging wild vegetables in the Hetao. We are all fine. Why was she the only one bitten?"

When Wang Chengzhou heard this, his heart tightened.

He quickly put down the bamboo basket and ran in after Siya.

Xu Xiaozhi and Yu Hua built three tile-roofed houses. They lived in one room on each side, and the main room was in the middle.

It is a common house layout in the village.

Xu Xiaozhi lives in the east room, with a curtain hanging on the door.

When he opened the curtain, he saw her sitting sideways on the edge of the bed, stretching out one leg and leaning sideways, holding her thigh with her little hand, her fingers trembling with pain.

His little face was pale, and his smooth forehead was turning blue.

Wang Chengzhou's face immediately became solemn, and he couldn't help but stepped forward and said urgently: "Quickly lift your clothes and let me see."

　It's a bit late today...

　　Let’s update to four thousand for now.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)