Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 49: The prescription screams and someone asks for help
  The next day, early in the morning.

Neither Xu Chunlin nor Xu Long spoke to Xu Ning, and left home twenty minutes early with droopy donkey faces.

Liu Lizhen was a little puzzled and a little angry.

My old son has just learned well. He has been doing so well in the past two days. How can I embarrass him?

Liu Lizhen felt sorry for Xu Ning, took out five yuan from her pocket, stuffed it into Xu Ning's pocket, and asked him to go to Xu Pao's house to buy something for her.

Before Xu Ning left, he took two bear paws, balenggai, and five or six bear limb bones from home. He also went to the vegetable cellar to get some barking roots.

Aoaowei is a true lily plant, also known as stone reed, stone bark, Venus grass, etc.

The leaves are rich in various nutrients and can be used to make tea or food. They have the effects of refreshing the mind, clearing the lungs and moisturizing the throat.

But common people like to call it Ao Ao Sing, as the name suggests, because the tea made from its leaves can aphrodisiac, and is also known as kidney meridian tea.

Its rhizome can also be used as medicine. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and purging fire. It is also often used to treat rheumatism and skin diseases.

Although this thing is not worth much, there are many in the mountains, but the etiquette is worth less than the meaning.

Xu Ning went to the store again and bought two kilograms of rice cakes and two bottles of cans, and then loaded everything on the small sledge.

Not long after waiting, Chang Danian arrived at the door of Xu's house.

Liu Lizhen enthusiastically invited him to come into the house to have a rest and drink some water. However, Chang Danian had something on his mind and was in a hurry to go to Xu's house in Taiping, so he declined.

Chang Danian was very happy that Xu Ning brought these old things to visit Xu Pao, and felt that Xu Ning was quite particular about his small child.

Besides, it was his first time visiting, and he had to ask for help, so he had to be willing to do anything.

The two of them walked toward the west end of the village, and then walked two or three miles southwest to Taiping Village.

Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang did not follow today, because this is the relationship between Xu Ning and Xu Pao, and it is not good for too many people to go, it is easy to get busy.

Chang Danian told Xu Ning the basic situation of Lao Xu's family on the road.

Xu Pao has a son and a daughter and lives a very happy life.

The children all work in the provincial capital. Because the son Xu He is very busy at work and cannot come back, the daughter Xu He, who has more leisure time, asks for leave and comes back.

The two stood at the door of Xu's house, and Chang Danian shouted twice.

Immediately, two women walked out of the room, the older one was Xu Pao's wife Gao Auntie, and the younger one was his daughter Xu He.

Xu He was in his thirties, had been married for six or seven years, and had settled in the provincial capital.

Chang Danian introduced the two of them to Xu Ning, "This is your aunt and sister Xiaohe."

Xu Ning smiled and took out the things he had brought.

Aunt Gao said: "Hey, come as soon as you come. What else can you bring? This child..."

Chang Danian said with a smile: "He was not sensible when he was a child. Didn't he scold the cannon for always being a lantern? So he thought of visiting the house and quickly wiping his beard to save the cannon from turning his intestines."

These words made both Gao Auntie and Xu He laugh, and brought them closer to Xu Ning.

He hurriedly greeted the two of them into the house, saying that Xu Pao was talking about Xu Ning yesterday because he heard that Xu Ning had killed a bear on the mountain and that the Chang brothers had stolen his bear and he blocked the house.

There isn't much entertainment these days, so I mainly rely on spreading news to keep people entertained. There was an incident before, and I could spread the news to four or five villages in less than one night.

Over the years, Aunt Gao has heard about Xu Ning's bad reputation, and Xu Pao often said that this child has been nothing since he was a child.

Xu Ning carried the cans, cakes, bear paws, caps, bear meat, bones, and rhizomes into the house and placed them under the cabinet.

Xu He saw the things on the ground and exclaimed: "Oh my God, why are there bear paws here?"

"The former child put it on the mountain and bought it. My family ate two of them. I heard that Uncle Xu has rheumatism, so I brought them all."

Aunt Gao said: "Hey, this child is so real."

Xu Dapao was lying on the kang, his back leaning against the quilt, and his upper body was propped up.

He is a little old man with gray hair, a sallow complexion, and a thin build. He looks like he is sixty or seventy, but is actually in his fifties.

"Hmph, that's not serious. Aren't you here to get some bastards? Don't leave me alone."

Xu Dapao's tone was unkind, but no one in the room took it seriously.

Although Xu Ning had not had much contact with him in his previous life, Xu Ning knew that Xu Dapao was a very easy-going person and was willing to joke around. Xu Ning laughed and said, "Uncle Xu, why do you still remember the mischief my little ex-child made?"

"Hey, I have to remember it forever."

After saying that, the people in the room looked at each other, and then they all laughed.

Following Xu Pao's joke, the atmosphere in the room rose. Because Xu Ning's name was often heard, Aunt Gao and Xu He did not regard him as a stranger.

Xu He made a pot of tea for the two of them, put the white rabbit toffee, rice crackers, and shrimp crackers she brought back from the provincial capital on a plate on the kang for Xu Ning and Chang Danian to try.

We chatted about family matters in the room for more than half an hour, during which time we talked about siege. Xu Pao wanted to take the exam, so he asked a few questions. Unexpectedly, Xu Ning's answers were perfect.

Later, it was said that he killed the roe deer with two shots, made the firecrackers roar, and blackened the blind man's head with one shot.

Xu Pao nodded secretly. He knew very well how good Xu Ning was at encirclement.

However, Aunt Gao and Xu He were surprised when they heard that the emotional value was quite generous, which made Xu Ning feel very comfortable.

Xu Ning asked about Xu Dapao's rheumatism with concern, and Aunt Gao was very angry when she heard this.

"Your uncle leads his dog up the mountain every day. Why can rheumatism be eradicated? I asked him to stay at home, but he had to stop. Now he's fine and it hurts even when he moves."

It was obvious that she was dissatisfied with Xu Pao's frequent walks in the mountains.

This can also be used to analyze why Gao Auntie sold Qinglang and several dogs behind Xu Pao's back in her previous life.

"Hey, it's been an old problem. I'll definitely be more active after I rest for two days. Besides, I've drank enough of this decoction. It's been a long time, but it still doesn't work."

Chang Danian said: "You have to drink it even if it doesn't work. Didn't you see the boy bringing you these old bear bones and bear meat? Just eat it, you will definitely be cured."

The two old brothers were still thinking of continuing to go wandering in the mountains after their illness was cured.

Xu He said: "The medicine I brought back from the provincial capital has been effective for everyone else, but my dad doesn't care about it and doesn't know what's going on."

Xu Ning looked at the sad faces of several people and said, "When I was playing on the street, I heard an old doctor in his eighties tell me a prescription for treating rheumatism. Why don't I write it down and ask my sister, Xiaohe, to do it?" Grab some medicine and try it?"

After hearing this, Aunt Gao perked up and said, "Son, is this a folk remedy? It can't be the same as the decoction your uncle is drinking now, right?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "That's not possible. This recipe is passed down from ancestors and is specially used to dispel cold and treat rheumatoid arthritis."

"Brother, my mother is in a hurry. Don't worry about it. I'll find paper and pen for you."

"What's the matter? It's okay."

Xu Pao asked: "What's in the prescription?"

"Lynx bones, cinnamon twigs, Mao Shu, Eucommia ulmoides, Fangji, Achyranthes bidentata, Venus grass rhizome, these are for internal use. There are also those that can be soaked in wine for external application, I will write them all down for you."

Xu Pao nodded: "It's indeed different from the recipe I usually eat."

Hearing the tall lady pulling Xu Ning's arm, "Son, if your uncle is really good, you will be our family's benefactor!"

"Auntie, don't say that. You're not a benefactor. I just happen to know a recipe. I don't know if it's good or not."

Xu Pao raised his head and said, "Go to the chicken coop and catch a stupid chicken, and leave them at home for lunch."

"Well, don't leave either of you. Let's eat at home for lunch and try the chicken stewed by the aunt."

"Don't bother me, madam, I came here mainly because I want those three brats. This purpose is too strong. How can I be embarrassed to stay for dinner? Let's do it next time."

Aunt Gao is an honest person, so she was not happy to hear this.

"Next time, if you want a son of a bitch, just tell your uncle. He wanted to give the son of a bitch to you right after New Year's Eve last year, but he is also very thoughtful and wants you to come over and tell you something. .”

Xu Ning was stunned and glanced at Chang Danian.

"Leave a mouth to eat, otherwise Cannon will be embarrassed to tell you that."

Xu Ning opened his mouth and said: "What on earth is going on? Master, I have stopped at the edge now and have completely changed my situation. I will not do anything that violates laws and disciplines."

"Hahaha, you bastard, when have you and I ever done anything illegal? Don't worry, you can definitely do what I told you."

"That!"

(End of this chapter)