Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 22
"Sister, you are back, you are tired, take a rest."

Su Tong frowned, seeing Xue Min's indescribably gentle face, she was a little confused - it was the first time she saw Xue Min like this.

My cheap second sister is a bit arrogant, and she doesn't like Su Tong in all kinds of ways, and she usually doesn't even want to give him extra vision from the corner of her eyes.

"Elder Sister, Mother cooked chicken soup by herself today, and you have been tired for several days, drink more to replenish your body."

Xue Min was smiling. With that appearance, if an uninformed outsider saw her, they would really think that she and Su Tong sisters were deeply in love. However, Su Tong's eyes fell on her clothes, shoes and socks, and a trace of love could not help but appear on her face. ridicule.

Although I don't know what the girl's intentions are, but she is too disrespectful, so that Su Tong, a young girl who can be regarded as a graduate of a major, really has the urge to complain.

Xue Min was wearing a blue shirt and yellow skirt, which was actually embroidered for Su Tong's mother, Chen Shi, when she was there. The Su family's family background is not bad, and it's not particularly difficult, so they often buy fabrics and make a lot of clothes for Su Tong.

Chen's embroidery work is excellent, and the clothes she makes are not at all like the styles in small places like Xixi Town, which are often seen in big cities like Kaifeng.

Moreover, those materials are not the burlap materials of today. For the sake of her beloved daughter, the Chen family naturally spared no expense. There are not many silks and satins, but there are many high-quality fabrics.

This weak woman is only thinking that her daughter will be able to wear the clothes she made by herself when she grows up in the future. A woman like her can never imagine that there will be a shrew like Liu Shi, who even her husband, the dead son-in-law His wife's things, also refused to let go.

According to the law of etiquette, during festivals, Mrs. Liu should burn incense in front of Mrs. Chen's memorial tablet and serve as a concubine. If her deeds are publicized, her children will suffer.

Now that Miss Xue is wearing the clothes left by her own mother and running in front of others to show her sisterly love, it is too unreasonable.

Su Tong was funny in his heart, but he didn't point it out on the face, he just pretended to be flattered, anyway, don't care what these people think, she just suffers, such chances must not be many, maybe after passing this village, just This store is gone.

At dinner that day, Mrs. Liu was bleeding profusely, the table was full of chicken, duck and fish, even Erlang was so frightened that he didn't dare to put down his chopsticks for a long while.

But Su Tong didn't care, he should eat and drink, and even gave Erlang a bowl of chicken that stood out.

Liu's heart ached when she saw it, her eyelids twitched, but she still put on a loving mother's face, and kept urging Erlang to eat more. When Su Tong was full and took Erlang to get up and wanted to leave, the woman suddenly said: "Eldest sister, what is the secret recipe for exorcising evil spirits that my sister left behind, why don't you tell me what it is."

Su Tong paused, frowned on purpose, and said, "Other preparations, I will do it myself. The so-called law should not be passed on to outsiders. The reason why the secret is a secret is that you can't say it easily. Talking casually and disrespecting God may not only not work. Still have to invite disaster."

After finishing speaking, Su Tong ignored her again, took Erlang out, and said, "By the way, mother, you should quickly find someone who is willing to share your life with mother. It's not difficult. I think the second sister and the eldest brother are both strong and strong. It's all right. After three days, noon is the most suitable time. At that time, you'd better invite some real people who have attained the Tao, or eminent monks, to open the altar, and then I will read the mantra. Naturally, evil spirits will be exorcised, and mother will recover healthy."

Liu's face froze, and he remained silent.

She originally wanted to ask the secret recipe first, otherwise, if Su Tong knew that he wanted her or her brother to be the one who contributed to Yangshou, and then became angry and refused to reveal it, it would be a big trouble. Did not say.

Seeing Su Tong go out now, she was tongue-tied for a long time. Mrs. Liu was shameless, but for a while, she really couldn't say it.

In a hurry, Liu's mind buzzed for a while, his vision blurred, and he swayed for a while.

Xue Min's expression also changed, and he walked over to support his mother, and looked at the backs of Su Tong and Erlang from a distance through the window.

Su Tong went upstairs, while Erlang went to find a firewood stick under the big tree at the gate of the yard as usual, and practiced calligraphy on the ground.

Although he is not short of pen and ink now, he is used to thrift. He still practice calligraphy on the sand with a wooden stick every day. Seriously write a large sheet and show it to his sister.

Xue Min saw Erlang sitting at the door, he was the only one, and Su Tong also went back to her own room. She didn't know what she was doing, pulled her mother's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Su Tong is old, I'm afraid It's not easy to agree, Erlang is still young and has always been very respectful to mother, why don't mother go and talk to him?"

As soon as Liu gritted her teeth, if Erlang is not to be unlucky, her children must be unlucky. People are biased, how can they not be partial to their own flesh and blood?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu didn't care too much, and asked Xue Min to buy two bunches of candied haws on the street. The mother and daughter walked to Erlang with the candied haws.

It was rare for Mrs. Liu to act like a gentle and loving mother. First, she wiped Erlang's hands with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "Erlang is good, is this practicing calligraphy? Good boy, come, mother bought you candied haws. "

Erlang looked up ignorantly, gritted his teeth and looked at the two bunches of brightly colored candied haws, not daring to reach out.

Ever since he was a child, Mrs. Liu has never bought anything for him. When his father was still there, they got along peacefully, even though they were neither salty nor cold. good face.

Erlang was already six years old, and he was no longer an ignorant child in the Song Dynasty. When he first saw Mrs. Liu like this, he trembled and felt uncomfortable, but he was still a child after all, and unlike Su Tong, he came from the 21st century. He received traditional education, even if he didn't like Mrs. Liu in his heart, he still didn't dare to be rude like Su Tong if he wanted to call Mrs. Liu, so he stayed for a long time, took the candied haws respectfully, and thanked him in a low voice: "Thank you mother."

"Hey, Erlang is so good."

Liu stretched out her hand lovingly, and touched Erlang's head, ignoring that the child was already in a cold sweat from fright, and sighed, "Erlang, mother used to be short-tempered and was strict with you, but mother has no bad intentions, and it's true." For your own good, you are a man, you shouldn't be coddled in the first place, the children of other families grow up bumping and bumping, you are a good boy, don't blame your mother."

Erlang lowered his head, pinched the hem of his clothes, and said nothing.

Mrs. Liu coughed a few times and sighed weakly, "Is Erlang really blaming Mother for treating you too harshly?"

Hearing this, Erlang shuddered, even though he was young, he still knew that this kind of crime could not be borne, and he shook his head quickly: "No, it is the mother's duty to discipline the son."

(End of this chapter)