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

Chapter 192 You even kicked my ass
Summer days are long, but working hours are short. In order to avoid the heat at noon, we usually wake up early and go to bed late.

I have to get up to work before dawn, and I have to rest at [-] o'clock in the morning. I have to rest until [-] or [-] o'clock in the afternoon before starting work, and I have to be busy until [-] o'clock in the evening.

Just as the sun was about to rise, people rushed there slowly.

Of course, there were also those who got up early, such as Wang Wuhe. Wang Honghe came back as soon as he came back from asking people, along with several male insiders.

Zhao Yu, Diao Qingsong, and Xu Wannian were not assigned patrol duties last night, so they came over to help early in the morning after dinner.

In fact, it was not that the villagers had any objections to Wang Chengzhou's family and deliberately delayed the matter.

As Li Yuzhu said, in the slack season, there is no need for village cadres to urge people to work, so many people are lazy. In addition, there were indeed many people participating in patrols last night and needed to rest.

As a result, everyone got up early and late, making it difficult to get together.

However, there are few ways to do it.

Crowds of people arrived one after another, and several men from the village began to organize a house demolition. Three male educated youths were responsible for picking up things below and acting as small laborers.

They were talking and laughing for a while.

But the whole family looked at the scene in front of them, and felt a little sad in their hearts.

Building a house in summer is no different than other times. When God says it will turn against you, a heavy rain will fall and the streets will be filled with water, just like a river. Houses that are halfway built have to be stopped and construction can continue until the weather clears up.

The main reason is that there was no concrete at all in the countryside at that time. At most, it was loess mixed with white ash, which would easily affect the quality of the houses when exposed to rain.

Moreover, the family was in dire straits, their old house was demolished, and they could only build a shack with oil paper cloth to sleep outside at night. If there was a thunderstorm and strong winds, the thing would fall over as soon as it blew, and they would be homeless in an instant.

Therefore, Si Ya really hopes that the big tile house can be built soon!

But, what's the use of being anxious about this kind of thing?

Enduring the pain in their hearts, the whole family came to help. Fortunately, the thatched house was really on the verge of collapse, and it would not take much effort to knock it down.

One morning, all that was left on the original site was a vast expanse of white land that was really clean.

Seeing that the sun was getting more and more dazzling, and standing in the sun, even if he was not doing any work, he started to sweat. Wang Honghe quickly told everyone to take a rest.

I was afraid that someone would accidentally suffer from heatstroke and delay the afternoon's work.

Li Yuzhu had already prepared white flour steamed buns, picked a lot of cucumbers from the vegetable garden on the wasteland, cut them into pieces, mixed them with nepeta and mixed them with a large pot of cold vegetables, and invited everyone to come over for lunch.

The weather was not right at noon, the weather was too hot, and everyone had no intention of eating or drinking as much as it could fill their stomachs, there was no need to pay too much attention.

The focus is on the evening.

After work in the evening, taking advantage of the cool breeze, it would be rude to have such a simple meal. At that time, we have to prepare a few dishes, and everyone has some small drinks to make it lively.

"Eat well, drink well, drink well!"

Wang Honghe is an honest person, not one to be arrogant, and he can make everyone laugh with just one sentence.

"Hong He, what are you doing here now? Who cares about your porridge and steamed buns? I really want everyone to eat well, so why don't you just show off at night?"

"Yes! Honghe, if we don't have two meat and two vegetables, four dishes and one soup at night, I won't drink your wine!"

"Okay, okay, don't scare Honghe. Sister Yuzhu, this is a joke. Don't take it seriously. The simpler the night, the better. It's not like we don't know about your family's situation. It's not easy to build a house. Food and other things. Just take care of yourself, but don’t spend money randomly!”

Li Yuzhu wiped her hands on her apron, and when she heard the words, she quickly responded with a smile.

Wang Honghe also grinned happily.

However, as a child, you can tell at a glance what you are thinking.

Both parents are real people. The more others say this, the greater the pressure on them.

Rural people are very concerned about face. You must do what others do, otherwise you will always feel inferior to others and will be talked about behind your back.

It's a good thing they didn't say those words of comfort, but once they said that, the meal at night really couldn't be easily dealt with.

After the workers left, Wang Chengzhou and Wang Aiduo helped clear away the dishes and fetch water for washing.

Li Yuzhu and Wang Honghe sat together and muttered:
"We have to spend this money when we should. Old and young men are here to help. We can't lose money to them and make others look down on us."

"In the evening, no matter how many or how little, each table must have one kind of meat dish, and there must be no less tobacco and alcohol."

"Okay! However, we can't buy good meat. We can only buy some free meat, such as head meat, heart and liver, large intestines, etc. But in this case, our money will not be enough."

"Hey! No, I have to find someone to borrow some for the night. Judging from the situation in the morning, this house cannot be built in a day or two. If it takes a week, the food alone will be a big expense."

The two of them were afraid of passing on their troubles to their children, so they lowered their voices and discussed in a low voice as if they were thieves.

But since Wang Chengzhou practiced Five Elements Boxing, his ears and eyesight have become sharper, and his five senses have long surpassed those of ordinary people. How can he not hear?

Even Si Ya didn't need to listen at all. With her clever mind, she could tell what they were doing at a glance!
Therefore, when parents are in trouble, their children will also become worried.

Wang Chengzhou secretly thought that if it didn't work out, Wang Honghe was old and it was difficult to talk to others, so he'd better borrow the money in advance.

As for the candidate, Luan Xiuwu should have some savings, and Wang Yutang is probably willing to help him.If it doesn't work, there is a little rich woman Xu Xiaozhi beside me.

However, in recent days, the friendship shown by this female educated youth overtly and covertly made Wang Chengzhou very nervous. He was afraid that if he accidentally provoked her, she would cause a lot of nonsense in the future.

When that day comes, I wonder if the senior sister who is no longer ignorant will kill me.

Therefore, Wang Chengzhou did want to distance himself from her, consciously or unconsciously.

But Xu Xiaozhi was so smart that she never took the initiative to reveal her feelings. Sometimes she even took the initiative to resolve some unnecessary ambiguities, and always maintained a good comradely relationship with him.

In this way, if I go too far and find out that I have misunderstood her in the end, it will really hurt the heart of a like-minded friend.

Thinking of this, Wang Chengzhou couldn't help but get a headache. Thinking back to the watermelon frost incident, he wanted to slap himself twice!
If I had been ruthless and made a fortune at that time, would I still be so worried about a little money now?
Finally, Wang Chengzhou finally made a decision.

If it doesn't work out, I'd better ask Master to help me and borrow some money from his old man to spend.After all, they must be a family in the end. Letting Xiao Hongying spend his family wealth is the same as letting him spend it.

Comrade Wang Chengzhou thought shamelessly.

Counting the days, it’s almost the middle of the dog days now.

There is a saying in the countryside, "When the head is cool, it will be hot when it is hot, and when it is ripe, it will be warm before seeing off guests."

Meaning Zhongfu is the hottest time of the year.As for the last sentence, it refers to the fact that the daughter-in-law who left home in the first year has to go back to her parents' house to live in her parents' house, make "full shoes", and enjoy the cool weather until the beginning of autumn before returning to her husband's house.

So, it was just noon and it was too hot.Hiding in the shade of a tree, you still can't feel any coolness.Coupled with the cicada's constant noise, it made people upset.

Siya hugged the book and had no intention of reading any more. She went to the brick well in the center of the village to get cold water and take care of "Baoyu" and "Daiyu".In fact, she was just playing with the water on her own under the pretext of taking care of the rabbit.

She was just afraid that Li Yuzhu would quarrel with her, so she deliberately found the reason.

However, Wang Honghe and Li Yuzhu were sitting under the shade of the tree, worrying about work in the afternoon, so how could they bother to pay attention to her.

The weather is too hot, and the person who asked doesn't know when he will come back to work.

Until four o'clock in the afternoon, only Wang Wuhe came over wearing a big straw hat.

Seeing the whole family sitting under the big elm tree with sad faces, he took off his hat, grinned and joked:
"Honghe, are you anxious about this?"

"Don't say you are anxious, look at me walking along the way, everyone is almost anxious!"

"You really know how to choose the right time to build a house in the dog days of summer. Do you want to heat people to death?"

Wang Honghe quickly stood up and greeted him. He quickly took out a cigarette and handed it to him. He looked at this big brother and smiled helplessly.

"No more smoking, just save it."

Wang Wuhe pushed the cigarette back and sat with the family.

"Hey, it's not that I don't know how to choose the right time. It's mainly because my thatched house just can't hold on any longer."

Wang Honghe carefully stuffed the cigarette back into the box and sighed, "This summer is the most willing to rain. I'm really afraid that a heavy rain will cause the house to collapse again and bury my children."

"If San'er and Siya were really in trouble, would Yuzhu and I still be alive?"

"So, even if the heat makes our skin peel off, we have to build the house quickly!"

Li Yuzhu laughed helplessly at the side.

"Hey, it sounds like your plan is good."

Wang Wuhe saw sweat on his forehead again. He wiped it with his eyes wide open. The lines on his forehead really looked like rivers. "But in this weather, no one wants to risk their lives with you!"

"With just a few hours of work every day, it will take many days to build your house.

"Today, I can't see the evening. When the sun goes down, I'm afraid no one will come!"

What I said was true.

Wang Honghe and Li Yuzhu looked up at the dazzling sun, their faces becoming increasingly sad.

"Hey, don't think about it, just find a place to lie down for a while!"

Wang Wuhe wandered around, pulled out a shabby mat and spread it on the ground, fell on it, fanned his straw hat, and smiled.

Wang Honghe felt very helpless, but what could he do?He simply broke the jar and planned to lie down on it.Anyway, the tattered mat is big, so the two old brothers can squeeze in.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps in the distance, rumbling like thunder.

As soon as Wang Honghe bent down, he was stunned, and quickly stood up again to watch.

I saw a large group of people coming to the intersection on the street. Judging from the situation, they were not very old, and they looked familiar.

What's even more strange is that they all carry sacks on their shoulders, filled with bulging things, and some even hold masonry knives in their hands.Seeing a family under the tree, a slightly older man came up and asked, "Excuse me, is health worker Wang Chengzhou's home in this area?"

"What do you want to do with him?"

Wang Honghe and Li Yuzhu couldn't tell the situation for a while and didn't dare to answer directly. They looked at the dark crowd and asked timidly.

Just as the stubbled man was about to explain, someone shouted from behind:
"Da Mao, you idiot, this house has been demolished. It must be the home of health worker Wang Chengzhou! We have been here once before. Although we can't remember clearly, we still have some impression in our hearts that this is the right place."

"Haha, isn't that health worker Wang Chengzhou? You are really looking for a donkey on a donkey, and he is just sitting there, and you still ask!"

"Hey, it's really Comrade Wang Chengzhou! So what are you talking about? Why don't you just do it?"

Wang Chengzhou was leaning against the big elm tree with his eyes closed, practicing the two forms of Xingyiquan he had just learned in his mind. He opened his eyes only after hearing everyone's comments.

Seeing a group of familiar strangers staring at me with smiles, I couldn't help but be stunned.

It felt familiar for a moment, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it before.

"Wang Health Nurse, don't you remember me? When we were fighting, you kicked me in the butt and almost threw me to pieces. How come you forgot so quickly?"

"Mother Wang, the last time I brought my daughter to see you for treatment, she had a swollen cheek. Not only did you not confiscate any money, but my daughter was afraid of needles and kept crying. You gave her a tooth. I ate watermelon, did you remember?"

"Wang Health Nurse, as the saying goes, we have known each other for a long time. Well, why don't you remember me?"

Listening to everyone's words, Wang Chengzhou's eyes widened wider and wider. He stretched out a finger and suddenly realized, "Are you the boys from Shuixi Village?"

"Yes, it's us!"

"Haha, he finally remembered."

"No, I'm from Yanggao Village, and I'm here to help too!"

Everyone suddenly became happy and stood neatly under the sun, as if they didn't know how hot it was.

"What...are you here for?"

Wang Chengzhou stood up quickly and couldn't believe it, "You came to me for treatment, right? But there haven't been any epidemics here recently?"

"Haha, what disease are you curing!"

Seeing his confused look, everyone couldn't help laughing and said in unison: "We are here to help you build a house!"

Looking at the faces full of kind smiles, Wang Chengzhou was completely stunned.

Wang Honghe and Li Yuzhu had already gotten up, but they just stood holding on to the big elm tree, not daring to speak, for fear that everything was just a misunderstanding.

Wang Wuhe just sat up now, his mouth wide open, as if someone had cast a restraining spell, his face full of disbelief.

Even Siya, who was standing next to the bucket and playing in the water and getting soaked, wiped her eyes with her wet hands. Her eyelashes immediately stuck together and became clearer, making her look even more silly and cute.

"Come to help my family build a house?"

Wang Chengzhou repeated it, still in disbelief, looking at those sincere smiling faces, as if in a dream...

(End of this chapter)