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

Chapter 160 A Cicada’s Summer

After cooling off for a while, everyone went home.

Wang Chengzhou put down his bowls and chopsticks, called over a few educated youths, and collected some of the watermelon frost.

Filled with several small medicine bottles.

After a lot of work, it was already very late.

We had to get up early to go to work tomorrow, so we said goodbye to each other and went to rest.

Just after dawn, cicadas screamed outside, which made people very irritated.

MiMi got up and washed her face, then got ready to go to the threshing floor.

Wang Aiduo made a fuss too late last night and didn't get enough sleep at all. He bared his little tiger teeth and said bitterly: "Scream, scream, scream again, and I'll eat you all!"

Li Yuzhu glared at her and scolded:
"What the hell is a girl doing?"

"People also know that they don't have much time, so they keep calling out day and night, so loud and loud that they can survive for several days."

"You little girl, you're still moaning and groaning when you get up to do some work, you might as well be cicadas!"

Si Ya pursed her lips and blinked her big eyes, "You're just a cicada, why are you so tired?"

"Mom, when you say that, I really feel sorry for them."

"How about we go and touch the climbing forks tonight? If you eat them, they won't turn into cicadas. They won't have to live so tiredly, and they will be able to have a good pregnancy in their next life."

"Hey, that guy is pretty cool!"

Li Yuzhu suppressed her laughter, then slapped her lightly on the back of her head, "Stop being weird, wash your face and eat quickly."

Dynasty bacteria do not know the dark and new moon, crickets do not know the spring and autumn.

The cicada is the cicada, and the larvae of the cicada are the crawling forks.

Cicadas have a short lifespan, only about a week, and they feed on the sap of trees.

Therefore, when you pass under the tree in summer, you will always get peed on your face, coupled with the noisy barking, it is very annoying.

However, it takes a long time for the climbing fork to grow in the soil, and it usually takes two years to emerge from the ground.

In the evening, climb up the tree and wait for the next morning to transform into a cicada.

The empty shell that falls off is called cicada slough, and it is a widely used medicine.

It was first recorded in "Treatise on the Properties of Medicine" and said that it could cure epilepsy caused by general heat and convulsions in children, and it could also quench thirst.

Sweet in taste and cold in nature, it returns to the lung and liver meridians.

Some people say that it does not produce sweat as well as peppermint and does not clear away heat as well as burdock. However, it is good at calming wind and relieving spasm, and its taste is not bitter and is easy to take.

It has the functions of dispersing wind-heat, soothing the throat, clearing up rash, improving eyesight and reducing nebula, and relieving spasm.

Very versatile.

Even in modern times, there are still people who collect fork skin in rural areas.

Of course, children don't care about the medicinal materials or not. What attracts them most is that the clams are delicious.

At first, only country people knew about this delicacy. After the [-]th century, city people also knew the benefits of climbing forks, and it became popular at various roadside stalls.

In the end, demand simply exceeded supply.

Climbing fork collection points have been set up in every village.

From a few cents a piece at the beginning, to a few cents a piece, it is one of the main sources of pocket money for rural children.

As soon as evening comes, I will use a flashlight to explore various woods for climbing forks.

However, in the 70s, flashlights were still a rarity. Because there was no such condition, it was not popular to use the light at night to climb forks.

Except for a particularly greedy person like Si Ya, no one is willing to risk falling into a ditch to catch that thing.

Not to mention, Wang Chengzhou was also a little moved after hearing what Wang Aiduo said.

Doing the math, the whole family has not eaten meat for several days since eating the pork head meat and small fish.

I don’t even have the energy to work.

Thinking about where to go to climb the fork at night, the family greeted the morning glow and came to the threshing floor.

Before the sun rose, everyone quickly spread out the wheat straw. In the morning, they dried it for a while and then they could grind it.

As the summer harvest work comes to an end, the enthusiasm of the members is getting higher and higher.

Because the wheat can be divided immediately.

That is the most important food ration after sweet potatoes throughout the year. Who doesn’t look forward to it?

Even when he was working, he was silently calculating his work points to see how much wheat he could share.

Wang Honghe and Li Yuzhu are naturally no exception.

After the wheat harvest, the family is going to build a house. When building a house, you have to take care of the food.

In previous years, a family of four could receive six to seven hundred kilograms of wheat after the summer harvest, enough to feed the family for half a year.

The rest must be supplemented by sweet potato noodles and corn noodles.

But if we build a house this year, we will have to feed more than a dozen workers every day. In ten days or so, we can catch up with what a family consumes for several months.

If we don't plan carefully, there may be another famine next year.

"No, after dividing the wheat, we don't dare to eat the white noodles. At most, during the holidays and guests, we can eat a little. Otherwise, the noodle vat at home will bottom out early."

"If you don't want to eat, then don't eat. Let's eat as little as possible to save more for the two children. Otherwise, they won't be able to eat white flour all year round, and they won't be able to stay thirsty, which will affect their growth."

Wang Honghe and Li Yuzhu whispered to each other while turning over wheat.

The fourth girl put a big straw hat on her head, covering her entire head, leaving only her delicate neck and fair chin exposed, making her look cute and cute.

Even if she is dressed more simply, if she could put on a dress and go barefoot, I'm afraid it could become a beautiful landscape painting.

She was originally afraid of getting tanned, so she kept her head down and worked silently.

But when I heard my parents' discussion, I suddenly became angry. I raised my cross and said angrily:

"What do you mean by saving a little for two children? I'm not a child!"

"Who can eat it with the eyes of the parents watching?"

"If you want to eat, let's eat together, or if we don't, we'll go hungry together, just thinking about harming the children! You two want me and my brother to be captured by the Dragon Prince, right?"

There are always thunder and rainy days in the countryside, and there is a legend that the dragon patrols the world. If it finds any place where evil spirits are rising, it will come down to inspect it.

If he sees an unfilial son or daughter, he will take advantage of the thunder, snatch him away, skin him and cramp him!

Therefore, when it rains, if a big tree at the head of the village is struck by lightning, all the elderly in the village will be able to improve their food that day.

Because, that may be the warning issued by the Dragon King to his unworthy descendants.

No matter how mean the son and daughter-in-law are, they have to tremble and be filial to their children.

Modern people may regard it as superstition and sneer at it.

But for thousands of years, it is this simple view of ghosts and gods that has maintained the ethical order in the world.

Seeing this little girl getting angry at her parents made everyone want to laugh.

Li Yuzhu couldn't help but glare at her, but she still felt sweet in her heart.

Wang Honghe grinned and turned over the wheat straw. Although he did not speak, his face that looked like a chrysanthemum was filled with relief.

Wang Chengzhou looked helpless.

After all, the grain output is still too low, and it is scattered to various households, and it is not enough to fill their stomachs.

Even with sweet potatoes and corn, life is still tight all year round.

You must rely on wild vegetables to avoid starving to death.

As I thought about it, I felt very angry, thinking that I had to make a lot of money from watermelon frosting no matter what.

Otherwise, it would be too frustrating to have a house built but no food.Unexpectedly, just as I was thinking about it, a group of people came rumbling along the field path to the south.

They walked very fast, and they looked like young people at first glance.

The dirt road was full of smoke.

Everyone was curious, stopped what they were doing, and looked up.

"Stop!"

Following the leader's order, the group of young people stopped in unison.

Only then did everyone realize that the group of boys who came were all young people from Shuixi Village.

I felt strange for a while.

Some people even clenched the big forks in their hands and looked serious.

After all, the two villages had a fight some time ago, and some people were afraid that they had a grudge and came to take revenge.

"Turn around!"

Unexpectedly, the gang of boys lined up in a long line and came closer. Without saying a word, they used standard militia movements and headed towards the threshing floor.

Looking at the old and young men in Wangjia Village, their faces were expressionless.

Wang Chengzhou frowned and spotted Chen Weihong in the crowd.

Just as he was about to speak, another command came down.

"Apologize!"

The boys from Shuixi Village all lowered their heads again, with their upper bodies at a ninety-degree angle, and bowed to the ground, "Aunts and uncles from Wangjia Village, we know we were wrong!"

"We shouldn't follow Gao Zhaoyang to cause trouble, we shouldn't force the injured Yu Tangye to lift the stone roller, and we shouldn't insult the health worker Wang Chengzhou!"

"You adults have a lot of them, please spare us this time!"

The voice was uniform, cadenced, and seemed very artificial.

I don’t know how many times these guys have rehearsed.

The young and old men, young ladies and young wives from Wangjia Village gathered on the threshing floor, and everyone was stunned.

It took a while for someone to react. They held their forks in their hands and laughed so hard that they could no longer stand still. They coughed and said, "Auntie..."

"Just calling me aunt is not enough. We married lesbians seem to be happy with it, but what about the older girls who have never left home?"

"You just focus on pleasing your aunt, and your aunt doesn't care?"

These little wives were really sharp-tongued and had weird accents, which made everyone laugh.

I finally understood what was going on.

You bastard from Shuixi Village, this is my apology.

After taking a closer look, I realized that few of the people who came were human-like.

His face was as swollen as a pig's head, his eyes could hardly open, and they were narrowed to a slit, and drool could not be controlled from the corners of his mouth.

It looks very pitiful.

When they heard what Aunt Wangjiacun said, they were immediately at a loss.

They all turned their heads and looked at Chen Weihong.

After all, when we were rehearsing at home, this situation was not written in the script!
Noticing Wang Chengzhou's half-smiling gaze, Chen Weihong blushed, coughed lightly, and said angrily: "Apologise to auntie!"

"Ha ha!"

As soon as he finished speaking, before it even started, the girls on the threshing floor couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Some of them retreated embarrassedly, their faces turning red.

After all, some girls who are only in their teens and have not yet left the government have to be called aunt by a group of men in their twenties in front of everyone...

It's really embarrassing!
Of course, Wang Aiduo is not among them.

When she heard that Aunt Ying was coming, this girl got excited and came to the front with a big fork in her hand. She puffed out her poor little chest and looked like she couldn't wait.

All he had to do was shout: My dear nephew, call me now!

The young people in Shuixi Village were so tortured by the swollen and fried cheeks that they lost their minds and couldn't help but look at each other.

Then, he actually bent down again and shouted: "Aunts, forgive us!"

On the threshing floor, everyone laughed.

Lean forward and back together.

Some elderly men even coughed, their faces twitched, and they laughed and cursed:

"Sand sculpture!"

"What a shame!"

"Who taught this?"

Although they were scolded, it could be seen that the young and old men, girls and wives in Wangjia Village were holding their stomachs and laughing. The atmosphere was extremely cheerful. The young men in Shuixi Village felt relieved and felt that something was right.

Then he grinned and started to giggle.

"Quickly, after we've finished compensating the lesbians, there are also gays!"

Chen Weihong simply stood up from the crowd, still looking serious and meticulous, and commanded:

"Back then, you were following that kid Gao Zhaoyang. If you didn't learn well, you actually got into group fights with others!"

"We are all part of the Wang family's production team, how can we start fighting among ourselves?"

"Quickly apologize to the old and young men in Wangjiacun, let them be angry, and health worker Wang Chengzhou will treat you."

The young men from Shuixi Village quickly lined up and started bowing again.

"Alright, alright, alright!"

The elders in the village stood up and interrupted them angrily, "Are you here to apologize or to bow?"

"I haven't even closed my eyes yet, you guys are here to make this hell happen!"

"Speaking of which, the elders in the two villages know each other, so don't let it embarrass you here!"

"If you want to cure a disease, all you have to do is let the real owner, Wang Chengzhou, have his mind set. What can we say?"

A bunch of guys look really pathetic.

Moreover, I have already asked for help, and my attitude is there, so why worry about it so much?

In the end, the right to speak was finally given to Wang Chengzhou.

Hearing this, everyone looked over eagerly.

Not only the young men from Shuixi Village, but also the men and women from Wangjia Village looked at him with smiles.

When things have reached this point, what else can Wang Chengzhou say?
It's clear that everyone has forgiven them, and it would be a bit pretentious if he held on to them any longer.

While he was thinking about it, Chen Weihong walked up and said with a playful smile:

"Comrade Wang Chengzhou, we know that you are upright and upright, and that adults do not remember the faults of villains."

"Right now, it's a busy day for wheat. Because of this swelling, the progress of the summer harvest in Shuixi Village has been slowed down a lot. If it continues like this, if it rains on a cloudy day, the village members will definitely suffer huge losses. "

"In order for everyone to have enough to eat, please show your kindness and spare them for once."

As soon as the words came out, before Wang Chengzhou made any comment, the young people in Shuixi Village almost cried.

You know your own suffering!
Do they know what kind of life they have been living these days?

Some people have itchy and painful faces; some suffer from low-grade fevers; some dare not twist their necks when working.Investigate the reason, isn't it caused by swollen and fried cheeks?

If they could get the magic medicine to cure diseases from Wang Chengzhou - watermelon frost, they would be happy to do whatever they wanted!

(End of this chapter)