Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 487 Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease

The old couple looked at each other for a while, then Liu Guilan turned around and said in a lowered tone:
"Your father and I are not old, so we can do as much as we can. When we are old, we can at least reduce a lot of your burden."

When Wang An heard this, he felt helpless, because based on his own abilities, how could he talk about it as a "burden"?
After thinking for a moment, Wang An persuaded:

"If you keep doing this, your health will definitely not be very good in the future. Only if you are healthy and free of disease and disaster, you can reduce the burden on me, understand?"

Wang Dazhu immediately didn't want to listen to Wang An's words and directly refuted:
"So what? It's just a little bit of work, how can it make you tired?"

Wang An thought about it and suddenly found himself at a loss for words.

The main reason is that Wang Dazhui and his wife are only in their early 40s, and even in the countryside they cannot be considered elderly!

Besides, now that Wang An has been reborn, the key is to make money. Otherwise, the main economic pillar of the family will still be Wang Dazhu and his wife.

Because at this time in his previous life, Wang An’s contribution to this family cannot be said to be nothing, but it was indeed dispensable.

Wang An thought about it for a while and felt that it would be better not to interfere too much with his parents' ideas. Let them do whatever they want to do. As long as they feel happy about it, that is the most important thing.

Thinking of this, Wang An changed his previous attitude and said with a smile:
"No problem, then you decide. Anyway, our family doesn't need the money for those horses."

When they heard Wang An's words, Wang Dazhu and Liu Guilan immediately laughed.

I only heard Wang Dazhu say with a smile:
"Yeah, it doesn't matter what you raise. I sell two-year-old horses every year."

After Wang Dazhu finished speaking, Liu Guilan immediately said:

"Besides, there are many families in our village who don't have large livestock. Our old mules and horses are idle anyway. If we use them to find jobs in the future, we can still owe them a lot of favors."

I have to say, both of them are right.

If you don't consider labor costs, raising horses may not bring high profits, but it is definitely a sure win.

Besides, the issue of labor exchange is also a common phenomenon in rural areas in this era.

Whether it is people exchanging labor with each other or people exchanging labor with large animals, it is normal.

Not to mention the exchange of labor between people, the main reason for the exchange of labor between people and large livestock is that farmers' ability to resist risks is too weak.

Whenever the man in the family falls ill or encounters an accident, the whole family basically collapses.

For example, Mu Xueqing's family and Shen Wei's family were both like this.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is normal to have no food to eat and there is no rice in the rice jar when it is time to cook.

Moreover, in Heilongjiang Province, although the land is fertile and there has never been a drought, floods occur frequently. After a flood, there is absolutely nothing left.

However, no matter what happens, it is not something a normal family can bear.

Of course, there are also those who are unlucky, that is, there are always unexpected situations of one kind or another happening in their families.

In other words, no matter how hard the whole family works, the house can't save any money, and there is almost no money to share every year.

All of the above are real poor people, who naturally cannot afford to buy large livestock, nor can they afford to raise large livestock.

But in the countryside these days, whether traveling far away or farming, it is impossible without large animals. So, apart from exchanging labor with families who have large animals, there is really no other solution.

Some people may ask, how can we die without big animals?
I have to admit that you definitely won’t die, but if you live in the countryside and don’t have any large livestock, you really have no choice!
You don't have to travel far, you can chop firewood and carry it back from the mountains, and you can grind rice and flour by pushing the millstone
But how to farm? Hire people to dig holes?
If you think so, then there is no need for discussion because you are - ignorant!
Thinking of this, Wang An praised with a smile:

"You guys are still thinking long-term, much better than me."

When Wang Dazhu heard this, he was so happy that he couldn't express it in words. He took a sip of wine and said proudly:

"Why else would I say I'm your father? If you're better than me, then you have to be my father."

To be honest, when Wang An heard this, he didn't take it seriously at first, because his father often showed off and the whole family was used to it.

But after thinking about it for a while, I felt that this statement didn't make sense.

The key question is who is the father and who is the son. It doesn’t matter who he is stronger than!

Thinking of this, Wang An subconsciously looked up and wanted to persuade his father.

But when Wang An raised his head with a smile and was about to speak, Liu Guilan had already raised her hand and gently patted Wang Dazhu.

Liu Guilan laughed and scolded as she took the photo:

"I just praised you a few words and you lost your mind. You are talking nonsense. How can you say such things to your own son?"

Mu Xueqing and Wang Yi who were standing by couldn't hold back their laughter any longer, and when Wang An heard his mother's words and saw his father's embarrassing look, he laughed like a pig.

Only the two younger sisters didn't quite understand what the adults said, and just laughed along with everyone else.
After dinner, the whole family listened to the radio for a while, and it was almost eight o'clock before they prepared to go to bed.

It was not until this time that Wang An took out the medicine prescribed by Fang Xiu'e, and of course, the deer blood was not left out.

After Mu Xueqing noticed Wang An's action, she pointed at the can of medicine in Wang An's hand and said subconsciously:

"Is this the medicine that bitch Fang Xiu'e prescribed for you?"

Wang An nodded and agreed casually, then continued to take the medicine with great effort.

The reason why it is difficult is that the dry medicine prepared by Fang Xiu'e is really difficult to swallow, and it can be said that it is even more difficult to drink than decoction.

Of course, this unpalatable taste does not refer to the taste, because Chinese medicines don’t taste very good. But it is also because of this that there is a saying that "good medicine is bitter but beneficial to the disease."

The reason why it’s so unpalatable is that it sticks to your throat. Not only does it stick to your throat, but it also sticks to your teeth and the roof of your mouth.

At this time, Wang An felt that taking this medicine was more uncomfortable than eating carpenter's gum. No matter how he bit, chewed, or pushed with his tongue, the medicine would not go down his mouth.

So Wang An put his fingers into his mouth and started poking around.
After seeing this scene, Mu Xueqing immediately started laughing. She was laughing very happily and couldn't stop laughing.

Wang An glared at Mu Xueqing unhappily, then ignored her and continued to fight with the medicine in his mouth.

Finally, after Wang An had put in a lot of effort, his fingers were covered with saliva, and he drank two large enamel jars full of water, the medicine in his mouth reluctantly went into his stomach.

At this moment, Wang An felt like his stomach was full of water, and it was so bloated!

(End of this chapter)