Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 6 Noodle Soup
Su Tong processed the bones, put them in a pot and submerged them in cold water. After thinking for a while, he simply took four more chickens, beat them in a bowl, grabbed a handful of noodles, mixed them with the chickens, and put them in a pot. So clean, ready to steam rice.

When it was time to start the fire, she was in a bit of trouble.

Following Lin Mu these years, although I cook him some delicious food for a change from time to time, but what kind of cooking utensils were used for cooking at that time, how can this simple kitchen compare?

After hammering the flint for a long time, there was still not a trace of flame lit. There was no other way, so Su Tong had to call his younger brother to light the firewood.

After simmering slowly for a long time, until the bone soup became bright white and the bones were crispy, he carefully put the egg noodles in. Su Tong took some vegetable leaves, smelled the fragrance of the noodles soup, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Erlang kept pursing his lips, but obediently helped his sister to light the fire. Seeing the chicken on the table, he couldn't help but said, "Sister, did mother buy the chicken?"

Their family originally raised a few chickens, but the elder brother had to take an exam a while ago, and his stepmother killed them all to make up for the elder brother, but unfortunately he still failed the exam in the end.

Su Tong put his arms around Da Lang, raised his eyebrows and sneered, "How could she be so kind, even if she bought chickens, she wouldn't give them to our siblings... But don't worry, with my sister around, I won't starve you."

Erlang was taken aback, feeling that his elder sister was very different from before. Although his elder sister was able to do a lot before, when she met her stepmother Liu Shi, she still shunned her because of filial piety. It's never happened.

It's just that Erlang is only six years old after all, still a child, very innocent, since he can't figure it out, he doesn't think much about it, he just thinks that his sister is better than before.

When the rice was cooked, Su Tong made a big bowl of bone soup for Erlang himself, "Drink it, Erlang should be hungry by now."

Erlang held a spoon in one hand, smelled the fragrance of the soup, looked at the round and round noodles, bit his lips desperately, and shook his head violently: "Sister, eat... In the future, Erlang will go out to help workers to make money, and we don't want Wang Sanlang anymore." Things, he is a bad guy, he treats his sister badly, Erlang hates him..."

Su Tong was startled, sighed inwardly, stretched out his hand to brush Lang Erlang's hair, this child is young, but good-natured, even if he doesn't want to have anything to do with that Wang Sanlang, but he is willing to accept that man's favor in order to let his sister eat well. thing.

She exhaled, lowered her head, looked into her younger brother's eyes, and said in a low voice, "Erlang, listen, Wang Sanlang pushed your sister into the river, which made your sister and me sick from the cold, and we have to spend money to buy medicine. Go to the government to let the magistrate judge, Wang Sanlang is also wronged, he should compensate, let alone just send a piece of worthless bone, even if he sends chicken, duck and fish meat, you can just accept it, this is what he owes to my sister."

Erlang frowned, thought for a while, finally nodded, took the chopsticks, and started to eat in big mouthfuls, while eating, he muttered: "Sister eats too, eat more, and your health will be better."

Su Tong smiled and nodded.

The two siblings drank less than half of the pot of noodle soup. If Su Tong hadn't worried that Erlang would be hungry for a long time and eating too much would be bad for his health, Erlang would still be able to eat a few more bowls.

After eating and drinking, Su Tong had just washed the dishes and chopsticks when he saw Mrs. Liu appear at the door of the kitchen.

As soon as Mrs. Liu entered the kitchen, she saw the wooden boards that had been lifted up, her expression changed drastically, and she rushed over to take a look, trembling with anger, pointing at Su Tong's nose and scolding: "You...you prodigal , this chicken is for your elder brother's health, how dare you eat it? I owe it to you brothers and sisters, all of you are lazy, eating and drinking for free at home, it's a waste of things..."

Erlang's face turned pale with fright, Su Tong hugged his younger brother, stood at the door of the kitchen, and sneered: "When will the Su family's food not be eaten by the Su family, but someone with a foreign surname can eat it casually? Don't forget , your son's surname is not Su, but his surname is Xue, and he eats and drinks for free in our house, I don't know which one it is."

Mrs. Liu jumped on the spot, and was so angry that she stretched out her hand and wanted to hit someone.

This time, Su Tong refused to let her touch her. With a wave of his hand, he slapped her arm away, and said with a sneer, "Mother, you should pay more attention. Don't forget, your son is going to take the imperial examination. If it's suitable, it will delay your precious son's future, even I can't bear it!"

After finishing speaking, he ignored Liu's ugly face, put all her scolding behind him, took Erlang's hand and walked away.

Erlang was so surprised that he couldn't even close his mouth, he only felt his sister's soft and warm hands, his heart was indescribably sore, his eyes were slightly red, but he sniffed and swallowed back the tears.

Back in the room, Su Tong took out the ointment, and carefully changed the ointment for Erlang, ten fingers connected to his heart, the ointment was very sticky, tearing it off and applying the ointment again, it must have hurt badly, but Erlang gritted his teeth, Not a sound came out.

Su Tong secretly praised him, thinking that although Erlang has a simple and honest temper, he has perseverance and can endure hardships. If he is taught well, he will become a great tool, and he secretly plans to let Erlang study.

In this era, everything is inferior, and only reading is high, and Erlang can have a bright future only by studying.

It's just that although she thought well, it was not so easy. Now it is very difficult for her family to support her nominal elder brother Xue Tiannan to study, and it is almost impossible to open the pot at home. Liu Shi is not even willing to let Erlang eat more. Just to save some money, why would he bother and spend money to send him to study.

Su Tong can only enlighten Erlang by himself first, but fortunately, she has all the memories of the original Su Tong. When her mother was still alive, she often taught her to read and write. Strange to say, Su Tong felt that her mother was really Unlike ordinary people, not only can he write very well, but he can also draw very beautiful pictures. In terms of knowledge, he is no worse than Su Wencheng. Su Wencheng often praises his wife for being the number one scholar.

She won't be able to see the mother of the number one scholar, but what she has learned from her must be enough for Erlang's enlightenment.

In the next period of time, Mrs. Liu seemed to be very busy, or she was really worried that Su Tong would go out and talk nonsense, which would damage her reputation and affect her son. The secret of food storage.

Su Tong didn't bother with her either. She wrote a letter and asked Dr. Sun, who came to deliver medicine to Erlang, to send it to her father who was writing in the town to make a living. No matter what to do after that, she had to wait for her father to come back. With an adult, it's easy to make a move.

As for food and drink, Mrs. Liu did not dare to let their siblings starve to death anyway, and her body gradually recovered, at least she gained strength, if she could find food, she would take it at will, and if she couldn't find her, she would set traps on the mountains and fields by herself. Catching some birds that still come out in winter to make a teeth-beating festival can barely make a living.

It's just that this kind of life cannot last for a long time. Su Tong used to follow Lin Mu, and his basic necessities of life were always fine. It can be said that he has never suffered at all. Even if the quality of life now is not as good as in the past, at least it can't be much different. is.

(End of this chapter)