Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 88 Pets
The litter of puppies that Su Tong brought home was very popular with his younger brother. Even Su Wencheng thought it was a good thing to have a litter of puppies to guard the home.Especially the most clever one, Erlang heard the story of "saving his mother", and loved it so much that he hugged him all day long and never let go. He went to school and the first thing he did when he got home was to watch his baby puppy.

This little thing is really obedient and well-behaved, and it is also very beautiful. It is more handsome than ordinary dogs. Although there is something wrong with its feet, because of its young age, its bones are still soft, so it is not incurable.

Su Tong himself is an expert in bruises and injuries. He slightly straightened the little guy's bones, and tied wooden bars with bandages. It is estimated that he will be able to recover after half a month of care.

"Doudou, Doudou."

Su Tong just got up from the bed, washed up with the hot water brought by the maid, combed the maids, sat lazily by the bed and stretched, when he heard Erlang going up the mountain in the yard outside, then slipping into the bed for a while. hole, turned over the not-so-big rockery, and couldn't help laughing.

"Doudou was taken away by Aunt Ma to be fed. It's not like you don't know that the little guy has to eat once an hour. His belly is so big."

Erlang was stunned, a blush appeared on his face, he stretched out his hand to touch the snow-white woolen hat on his head, and ran away—"I'm going to find Aunt Ma."

Aunt Ma is a newly hired cook by the Su family. She has excellent craftsmanship and was hired by the Hu family. She didn't sign a death contract at first, but the death contract she signed only last month is now a member of the Su family.

Years ago, her husband divorced her because she didn't have a son, and her parents-in-law didn't care. Aunt Ma married to her husband's family for 20 years. It was only at this time that she was suspended for such reasons, she really wished she could die.

In fact, it's not because of the son.

Children are destiny. Aunt Ma had a son when she was young, but her family was poor at that time. When she was pregnant, her mother-in-law was sick again. A pregnant woman was about to give birth and was so skinny. She finally gave birth to a son with great difficulty. No way, she is also weak and has no milk to feed her. She only relies on a little thin rice paste, and managed to raise her son to the age of three, with serious illness in three days and a small illness in five days, and eventually died!
At this time, many more children died than those who survived. It was not her fault that Aunt Ma's son was gone, but her parents-in-law did not suffer less.

She is a strong person. Although her face was washed with tears and her heart ached like twists and turns, she still had her husband who cared and loved her at that time. Life could go on, and she was also able to endure it. The work at home was no worse than a man's work, and she served alone. The parents-in-law, take care of the housework, and cook and wash clothes for others during the slack season to make money so that the husband can study with peace of mind.

Now her husband is really good at reading. He passed the autumn examination in the same year as Su Wencheng, and his ranking is not bad. At least 80.00% hope to pass the Jinshi examination.

Before Aunt Ma could be happy, she received a letter of divorce, just because her little husband who was six years younger than her, a man and a younger brother, was valued by a wealthy businessman and wanted to betroth his daughter to him. I can only divorce my wife, so as to free up the position of the head lady.

After living most of her life, she was so humiliated that Aunt Ma had already reached the edge of the well with one foot, so she almost jumped into it, but she was seen by Erlang and Ayue who were playing nearby and saved her life. After all, she has suffered A woman with a resolute temperament. She died once, and since she didn't die, she gave up the idea of ​​dying. She simply sold herself to the Su family and planned to live in the Su family. She is kind and promising, if she didn't have excellent cooking skills, she wouldn't be able to do such a good job.

At this moment, the ice and snow were in full swing, and half of the courtyard was covered with frost. Aunt Ma wore a blue-gray veil on her head. She took out a porcelain pot from the kitchen and put it on the stove. Turn on the charcoal in the stove, and after a while, the pot will start to bubbling and steaming, and the fragrance will overflow.

"Aunt Ma, is the chicken porridge ready? Can you leave me a bowl, our big girl has been craving your chicken porridge recently, she's so greedy, there was a lot of trouble last night."

With a crisp sound, a middle-aged woman in a jacket and a cloak came over. She was holding a broom in one hand, and there was still a little dust on the blue cotton skirt. It might be cold. Because of this, his face was a little red, and as soon as he walked over, he stretched out his hand to warm the fire on the stove.

Aunt Ma raised her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "This is for Doudou. Its mother's milk is not enough, and the little lady told her to make up for it. If your big sister wants to drink, I will make another pot later."

The woman didn't take it seriously, and waved her hand casually: "It's okay, just leave a bowl for her, Doudou is so small, how can you drink so much, the leftovers are hard to throw away."

She leaned over, lifted the lid of the porcelain pot, looked at the delicious chicken porridge inside, shook her head and said, "No matter how cute that little Doudou is, our little lady spoils it too much, feed it well all day long." Food is better than what people eat."

"Wow, Wang!"

Inside the bamboo basket in Aunt Ma's hand, Doudou showed a small head, and squeaked twice, making the middle-aged woman laugh, and couldn't help but reach out to rub its shiny hair. It is filled with rags, which are very soft and can still keep warm, and it is baked next to the stove, so the heat is steaming, and it will not be cold at all.

"You little guy meets a good master, and enjoys the blessings. Speaking of which, we are all blessed. If we meet a good master, if it is someone else, even if it is a rich and powerful family, who would think about us like this? The servants are starting to renovate the house, because they are afraid that it will be too cold in winter, and we will be frozen, let alone let us wash our hands with hot water, take a shower and wash our clothes."

Aunt Ma looked at the middle-aged woman's sigh, and couldn't help showing a smile on her face. In previous years, she often washed clothes for rich families, and even took over the work of the palace once or twice.

Most of the work is done in winter. After all, the farms are slack in winter, and she has time. After the whole winter, her hands are numb from the cold, swollen like radishes.

Now at the Su's house, the owner has applied ointment and refused to allow him to touch cold water. It's really rare that she is more caring than herself.

Kaifeng is good, but not all the arrogant people live in it. These servants who serve others, no matter where they are or which family they are in, they can't live a comfortable life.

The chicken porridge was boiling hot and thick. Aunt Ma first took a bowl and filled it with the porridge, and asked the middle-aged woman to hold it: "Take it for the big girl to drink, she still has to serve the little lady, don't be hungry." too tired."

(End of this chapter)