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

Chapter 278 Wang Caiyun works in the fields
As soon as the rooster crows and dawn breaks, the family sets out carrying grappling hooks and iron forks.

Of course, since his brother assigned him the important task of studying, Wang Aiduo did not go. It was rare for him to sleep in during the busy farming season.

But maybe she was used to working. Seeing her family working in the fields and lying in bed sleeping in, she always felt a strong sense of guilt. She tossed and turned a few times and couldn't fall asleep at all.

Finally, I lit the kerosene lamp, lay down on the bedside table, and started reading seriously.

It seems that I have a bit of diligent energy.

In the third month of autumn, this is called Rongping.The weather is urgent and the earth's atmosphere is clear.Go to bed early and get up early, and you will be happy with the chicken.

During the autumn harvest season, it is the busy time for farming. People in the village usually get up very early and start working in the mist.By the time the red sun rose, the guys had cut off the sweet potato seedlings, rolled them up into a giant python, and dragged them to the edge of the field.

The brightness of the morning sun dissipates the coolness of the morning, making the body warm and comfortable.

Wang Chengzhou wiped the sweat from his chin, straightened up, and took a breath.

Farm work like growing sweet potatoes is very arduous.At that time, there were no large-scale machinery available. Turning rice, peeling sweet potatoes, and pulling carts were full of manpower. At the end of the day, people could be so tired that they could not stand upright.

Since most of the brigade planted spring sweet potatoes, the harvest time was relatively early. The sweet potato seedlings were not fully dead yet and were wet and heavy. They were spread on the ground like a thick blanket. Some older girls and younger wives were already exhausted. Drenched in sweat.

While eating the steamed buns, many people complained:

"These things are really tiring my aunt! I don't know who the smart guy came up with the policy. Anyway, we can't plant another crop after harvesting the sweet potatoes, so why not just wait until after the frost? Drag these green seedlings. , working so hard, like a big injustice."

"Hahaha! What a good scolding! When an autumn frost comes, the crops will be completely dead. Then it will be easy to turn over the rice seedlings. You can also pinch some frost-beaten sweet potato leaves to make dried vegetables. Why do you have to use such unjust efforts? "

"You little girls don't understand anything, so don't open your mouth and talk nonsense! It rains a lot this year and the weather is hot. The sweet potatoes in the ground have already grown. If we don't dig them out in time, the grubs will destroy them all. By then I’ll share the sweet potatoes with holes in them, do you want them?”

Hearing this, the complaining girls and daughters-in-law were startled. They quickly stood up and patted their buttocks, kicking in the dirt with their feet. Sure enough, they dug out a few fat, white worms and lay them on the ground. Chrysalis chrysalis.

"what!"

A few young people were so frightened that they immediately screamed, their feet were dancing, and they no longer dared to sit on the ground.

The unbearable performance made everyone laugh in unison.

Those older girls and younger wives didn't expect that there was such a reason for rushing to harvest the crops. They were laughed at for being ignorant, and immediately became unhappy, with their mouths pouting.

Wang Chengzhou looked at those white and tender insects that were several times larger than silkworm babies, but his heart moved.

Grub is a medicinal material listed in the lower grade in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica".It tastes salty and is slightly warm in nature.The main symptoms are blood stasis and Qi paralysis; broken blood, firmness, fullness and pain under the flanks; closed moon; lustful skin in the eyes; green nebula; white membrane.

The most important thing is that this thing is especially good for girls and can produce breast milk.

Tao Hongjing even invented a medicinal diet based on this, using grubs and pig's trotters cooked together, which was extremely nourishing for pregnant women.

Seeing that a bunch of big girls and young wives were avoiding him like snakes and scorpions, Wang Chengzhou couldn't help but remind him, "What are you afraid of? This thing is actually a medicinal material with quite rich nutritional value."

"vomit!"

Seeing them squirming in the soil, a bunch of girls and wives were disgusted. When he heard what kind of medicinal materials he said and wanted to eat them, they immediately felt like vomiting and said angrily:
"Wang Xiucai, you are getting worse and worse!"

"We just had breakfast!"

"These things are like maggots, crawling everywhere. It's disgusting to look at them. You still use them to tease us. We were so kind to you in vain. Your conscience is greatly damaged!"

These little ladies had clear voices and their mischievous ways made the young and old men burst into laughter.

Wang Chengzhou rolled his eyes and was too lazy to talk to them.

In fact, what he said is absolutely true.The grubs only need to be slightly processed before they can be sold as medicinal materials.Not to mention how much money you can make, but at least it’s some extra money, right?
However, the current conditions do not allow it, and no one wants to sell them, so they can only watch them go to waste.

Because of this, Wang Chengzhou did not argue with them.After all, rural industry and commerce are currently in a stagnant state, and everyone has nothing to dream about except digging in the fields and earning dead work points.

The predicament before him couldn't help but make him look forward to the thunder at the end of the year.

"Nanzhou, you still haven't come to work?"

After resting for a while, everyone continued to work. Village leader Wang Tielin counted the number of people and asked with a frown.

Hearing this, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked over.

The whole village knew about the conflict between Wang Nanzhou and his wife Dou Xuemei.However, no one expected that the two couples had not reconciled for several months.I am very curious as to what the deep hatred between this young couple is.

Wang Nanzhou was shy. When he was asked questions in front of so many young and old men, his face immediately turned red and he replied in a rough voice, "Coming soon!"

There was a lot of unwillingness in these words, as if he was eager to prove it to everyone.

The crowd burst into laughter and joked: "Nanzhou, you guys have to work harder! These days are the time to earn work points. If the mother-in-law doesn't come back to participate in the production, we will share the food at the end of the year, so be careful!"

"That's right! You kid should learn from your brother. Look at that little bastard Wang Chengzhou. He is surrounded by several big girls, competing against each other one after another. However, they are still harmonious and are vying to be nice to their man. He is indeed a genius from our Wangjia Village, we can’t accept it!”

"I am convinced of this boy's beauty! The key is that he has the ability. As the saying goes, if the phoenix tree is left, the phoenix will come. We can't envy him!"

Everyone was amazed.

But Wang Chengzhou looked embarrassed and wanted to shout loudly, "Misunderstanding, everything is a misunderstanding!"

But how could a bunch of farmers know so much affectionate friendship? They felt that girls liked being around him because they were interested in him, and there were not so many bells and whistles.

However, the fact is that Xu Xiaozhi is close to him because they have similar temperaments. Although there is a slight ambiguity between them, it has never been made clear; let alone Guo Mingyue, who is his real disciple. It's just because he looks so outstanding that people misunderstand him.

The only one willing to admit it was Luan Hongying.

If everyone made fun of him and his senior sister, he would be happy to do so.He wished that people would call them a young couple now, and he didn't mind even spreading rumors that they got into bed together at night.

Unfortunately, that girl is too young, and now she is busy with her career. If she wants to have a wedding, she has to wait!
Wang Tielin didn't expect that he would lead to a conversation, and everyone immediately became interested. While working, Zhang's family and Li's family started talking about it.

Life in the countryside is dull, isn't it just about these weddings and funerals?
They were either discussing which village's young man got dumped, or they were laughing at whose young girl found a man on her own.

However, the family has returned to its normal routine, and everyone has not missed any of the farm work they should do.

Wang Tielin supervised for a while with a straight face and couldn't say much.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to leave, a figure came over from the path in the distance.She looks like a big girl with a very good figure, but her body shape is a little out of shape. If you look closely, you can see that her belly is slightly bulging, which means she is probably pregnant.

Seeing her coming, everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and raised their heads to look over.

The visitor is none other than Little Pepper Wang Caiyun.

Seeing her, Wang Tielin's face immediately darkened and he scolded:
"Caiyun, what are you doing here?"

"Hurry up and go home!"

"What's wrong with the house not being able to accommodate you?"

Wang Caiyun's beautiful eyes flashed, but she didn't stop and responded with a smile:

"Dad, of course I'm here to work in the fields."

"I am now considered a member of the Wang family's production brigade. When the farming season is busy, I should contribute to the collective work."

"Besides, how can I, a big living person with sound limbs, squat at home all day long and rely on you and my brothers to support me? We have hands and feet, and we can also earn work points."

There was nothing wrong with what he said, but everyone was so excited that they didn't dare to breathe, and they all lowered their heads and didn't dare to say a word.

Sure enough, Wang Tielin's face suddenly turned black and he said angrily:

"You have sound limbs, but you don't know what you look like?"

"Our family is short of your food?"

"Hurry up and go home! It will embarrass me if you leave it here! You are shameless, and your father is still shameless!"

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Wang Caiyun's face immediately froze, and it shrank little by little, and said calmly:
"Dad, I still don't understand. What's the shame in giving birth to a child to the man I'm married to?"

"What woman never gets married and has children?"

"Besides, I, Wang Caiyun, am already a married woman. How can I stay at my parents' house to eat and drink? Even if you feel sorry for me and are willing to support me for the rest of your life, what about my future children?"

"While I can still work now, I want to earn some work points by myself so as not to cause any trouble to you, Jianguo, or Zhiguo. What's wrong with this? Young and old men, don't poke me, Wang Caiyun, in the back just because I want to earn my own living. ?”

Xiaojiajiao is only in her early twenties, but she has had an open and frank temperament since she was a child. It can be said that even the men who have lived for decades are not as courageous as her.

"Caiyun, it's okay. If you want to help with the work, it's not too late to welcome everyone. Who can chew on your tongue?"

"Caiyun, you're only three months old, right? It's good to go out and do some activities in the fields, but if you stay at home all the time, you'll get sick from boredom."

"Caiyun, come here, my aunt will join you!"

Hearing the encouragement from the old and young men, Wang Caiyun immediately shed two lines of tears on her pretty face, nodded with a smile and said, "Hey!"

Wang Tielin stood aside, but his whole body was shaking with anger.

(End of this chapter)