Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 12 Delicious

Chapter 12 Delicious
Although the members of Su Tong's family are liars, they are not the so-called low-level people in the past. After all, the Su family has a history of hundreds of years, so it can be said to be a decent family.

Both men and women in the family received higher education, and their upbringing was much stricter than that of ordinary people. At that time, Su Tong always felt that his childhood was extremely miserable, and he rarely received praise. Most of them were reprimanded, scolded and whipped. There is no trace of nostalgia at all.

But it is undeniable that that kind of childhood gave her a lot, etiquette has been integrated into her bones, no matter how embarrassed she is, she seems to have an inexplicable temperament.

Furthermore, after all, it is a girl raised in the 21st century, influenced by the era of knowledge explosion, and the girl in ancient times, even a lady, may not be as generous as her.

Su Tong successfully worked as an accountant in Qingchuntang, and she also took care of the errands of settling medicine expenses. Sure enough, she didn't even need to do calculations, and she seldom used pen and paper. Most of the calculations were done in her head, and the speed of patients buying medicines increased. The number is more than double, and there are very few situations where there is a need to queue up.

The guys in the store complained jokingly that Su Tong did the work of five people alone, so don't let them be fired if they have no errands!

The female shopkeeper was even more regretful during her conversation, regretting that her heart softened for a while, and she did not sign the contract with Su Tong for a few more years.

It was only after noon, and there were still many patients, so the young men in Qingchun Hall were a little absent-minded, and even the old doctor kept looking at the back hall while he was working.

"Cough cough!" The female shopkeeper coughed twice, slapped the table, and said angrily, "Cheer up, what kind of virtue is there, did someone starve you all in the past?"

The old doctor stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Brother Yi didn't starve us, but compared with Mrs. Su's craftsmanship, the food we used to eat is worse than pig food."

The female shopkeeper blushed, lowered her head and muttered: "Could it be possible to hire a chef in the restaurant just for you? Now you eat three meals a day, and there are still snacks. Why are you dissatisfied?"

Just as he was talking, Su Tong directed a few young men to come out of the back hall with the pot, clapped his hands and said, "I cooked a pot of gnocchi with the leftover bone soup from yesterday, and everyone has a bite first, to pad your stomach."

Before she finished speaking, a group of people surrounded her with a whoosh.

Several patients took a deep breath and couldn't help swallowing when they smelled the rich aroma of the soup.

In fact, Su Tong didn't make it too complicated, just mixed the noodles with egg white, cooked slowly with the bone broth that was boiled white, and added some green leaves.

It's just that the seasoning used for the soup base is specially made by her, and it took more than ten days to search around. There are still a few ingredients that are not available at this time, so I found other seasonings to replace them, and it was made.

At this time, what she learned from her great-grandmother back then was in the 21st century, and it was also a valuable secret recipe. In the Song Dynasty, when all kinds of seasonings were not perfect, once it was released, even people who claimed to be not foodies would be surprised. Can't stand such a good taste.

A big pot of bone soup gnocchi made everyone sweat profusely.

The old doctor was old and his teeth were not very good, but the gnocchi wanted to be tender and soft. It was rare for him to eat two bowls in one sitting, and then he wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "Eat a bowl of noodle soup on a cold day." , this taste is really wonderful!"

But the shopkeeper kept stuffing it into his mouth, frowned, and said with a bitter face: "Miss Su only stayed in our Qingchun Hall for a month, and she's used to her craft, what should I do in the future?"

The old doctor also shook his head: "It is said that it is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, and it is difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. It seems that I'd better take it easy and don't make things difficult for me."

After only three days of work, Su Tong took a lot of money from home, and bought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone for Erlang, asking him to read and write.

Although there are Su Wencheng's pens and inks at home, Su Wencheng is very concerned about his son's studies. Before leaving, he specially bought some pens and papers for Erlang, which are not particularly low-grade, but they were all searched by their stepmother Liu. To use it for her son.

Now Erlang practices calligraphy, he just finds a sandy place and writes with branches. Su Tong taught him for a few days and found that Erlang is very talented. I don’t know if it’s because he is still young and has a very good memory. He has taught him characters once. , As long as he practiced a few times and took the exam again, he would never forget it.

Su Tong was very happy. If she wanted to leave a name in the history books, at least she had to leave such a small place as Xixi Town. Here, she would not be able to make a big reputation here, and secondly, no historian would pay attention to the small things in this place. As a woman, she was born weak, and if she wanted to leave, she could only rely on her younger brother besides her father.

If one day her father and younger brother become famous, then as their daughter and sister, Su Tong is very likely to be recorded by the historian.

On this day, Qingchuntang was rarely free, Su Tong finished his work early, passed by the market, and saw a seller of wolf skins, thinking that Erlang had an injury on his hand and was afraid of the cold, but the firewood at home was so tight on Liu It is used by the two children of the family, and their siblings are very little.

That's all for Su Tong, she is old and can barely adapt, but Erlang's hands are red and swollen from the cold every time he practices calligraphy, so he bought two pieces of shredded wolf skins and planned to make a pair of fingerless gloves for Erlang. Only then did he go home, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Erlang squatting in the yard wiping his tears.

"What happened?"

Su Tong squatted down and was startled. Erlang was always strong and simple-minded. Even when he was beaten and scolded, he seldom cried.

Seeing his elder sister, Erlang quickly wiped away his tears, and said in a low voice, "Eldest sister...no, it's nothing."

Su Tong frowned, lowered his head, and saw that Erlang was holding on to the purse on his waist, and the plain one, which she put a lot of effort into making for Erlang, had become tattered.

Her complexion changed, and she reached out to touch her purse, and it was indeed empty. She gave Erlang over twenty dollars yesterday, so that he could buy something to eat when he was hungry. Unexpectedly...

"Ms. Liu took it?"

Erlang lowered his head and said nothing.

Su Tong took a deep breath, without showing any anger on his face, he just sighed: "At first, I thought she would restrain herself a bit for the sake of her son's reputation, but now it seems that she has to really feel what it means to be afraid."

"Miss?"

Erlang peeked at Su Tong's face, for some reason, he felt a chill despite his sister being so gentle and amiable.

Su Tong patted Erlang's head reassuringly: "Did Mother ask you to clean the room again?"

Erlang was startled, and said in a low voice: "The work is very easy and not strenuous, sister, I can do it, and I don't feel tired at all."

Su Tong smiled: "Since the mother has spoken, we as children, how can we disobey it? After a while, my sister will help her tidy up the room for her, and make sure it is clean so that our mother is satisfied."

(End of this chapter)

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