On the twelfth day, the mountain fire was completely extinguished. It was raining and foggy all day long in the mountains and forests, and tall peaks appeared and disappeared.
The rain still hasn't stopped, and there are thin lines of water flowing everywhere on the hillside.
The flow of the mountain spring next to it has also increased.
Xu Errui dug a larger pit for soaking the green gangzi, and built the edges with stones and yellow mud to create a pond, which could store more water.
Jiang Zhi also dug deep eaves around the house. Because it had been raining for too long, the house began to get damp and the base of the walls became wet.
She was a little worried that Kang, a product of the north, would not adapt to the local environment.
In the south where it rains continuously, even if the charcoal shed was originally located in a location where water would not accumulate, she still felt that water would accumulate under the kang.
Although he was worried, Jiang Zhi still thought Pan Kang was good.
It has been raining these days, and the air is wet. The clothes that have been washed will look the same if they are left to dry for one day.
Everyone is used to drying clothes in this cold and humid weather, and the sour smell comes out after hanging them for ten and a half days.
Or just use a charcoal pot to dry it, and when you wear it, your whole body will smell of smoke.
Nowadays, there is a kang, and the fire used to cook breakfast every day can heat the kang, and then throw the wet clothes on the kang mat and dry them for a day.
Now at home, everything that needs to be protected from moisture is placed on the kang, and is only moved down when you need to sleep at night.
The one who benefited the most was Xiaoman's family. His shed was leaning against a mountain wall. There was a lot of rain now, and water was flowing into the mountain wall into the house.
Living there before would have been like sitting in a water prison.
Now that there is a kang and a wall of fire, Xu Dazhu is not only protected from the cold, but also dry. Even the mattress cover that needs to be cleaned from time to time does not have to be changed.
The two families are not too worried about food now. The starch paste is the best to withstand hunger, and there is also dried meat for snacks from time to time. It will be no problem to survive the spring famine.
During this time, the two families also made many variations of Qinggang powder and Kudzu root powder.
Qinggang jelly, Qinggang vermicelli, Qinggang noodle pancakes and steamed buns have a good taste and can be stored.
In the rain, everyone stayed indoors.
Xiao Mannai is busy spinning and weaving every day.
Little Man couldn't sit still. He was either using a stone grinder to make various powders, or using wood to make basins and stools, or else he was building a hoe and building roads.
At this time, they are using old rattan to make rattan shoes for the two families. They can be worn directly on rainy days to prevent slipping.
Wear them outside your shoes on sunny days to reduce wear on the soles when walking.
Xiaoman is repairing the rabbit circle.
The little rabbit is getting older and cannot be held by Nini every day. It needs to be kept in a pen.
Wild rabbits love to dig holes and chew, and they can jump high, so Xiao Man found more rocks to build a nest.
On the bed, Nini was playing with Xu Dazhu.
She found Qinggangzi from home, burned it in the fire pit, then dug out the pulp and stuffed it into the mouth of Xu Dazhu who was lying down: "Daddy, this is so delicious, you can eat it."
She felt that the burnt-smelling fruit was a good thing and she was reluctant to eat it, so she gave it to her father first.
Xu Dazhu didn't refuse food as usual. Now he wanted to live. Aunt Jiang said that he could use herbal medicine to help him stand up.
And after eating kudzu broth for several days, he felt that his stiff body was much more comfortable.
Aunt Jiang also said that you have to eat now, and you have to gain weight first before you can withstand the power of the herbal medicine.
Therefore, no matter what kind of green rice dumplings are cooked, as long as Nini gives it to him, he will eat it.
In Nini's impression, "Dad" only knows how to close his eyes and sleep all day without moving. Now that "Dad" wants to eat her own food, she is extremely happy.
Nini felt like she had found a new toy that could open its mouth, which was more fun than those little rabbits.
So, when no one was aware, Nini kept peeling the green leaves, and Xu Dazhu kept eating them.
It wasn't until Xiao Mannai finished spinning a spindle and turned back that she came over and saw the green fruit shell flesh that Nini had smashed, and Xu Dazhu who chewed until his mouth was foaming. He couldn't help but exclaimed:
"God, this is going to kill people!"
Xiao Mannai's shout instantly alarmed the other two people.
Seeing that the crust was all over the place, I didn’t know how many green fruits Xu Dazhu had eaten. Xiao Man and Xiao Man Ye immediately panicked: “How much did you eat!”
Nini, who got into trouble, was so frightened that she cried: "Daddy wants to eat!"
In order to peel the shell for her father, her little hand had been pricked by the hard green shell, and there were still bloody beads at this time.
Xu Dazhu wanted to speak and explain, but it was rare for him to chew hard objects for such a long time. His cheeks had been sore for a long time, his saliva was dripping, and he was so tired that he couldn't even move his tongue.
Seeing his "I'm going to die" look, Xiao Mannai sat down on the ground so anxiously that she couldn't cry. She just held Xu Dazhu's hand and gasped.
Xiao Man ran out of the house, stood on the cornice, raised his head and shouted to the sky: "Er Rui, Aunt Jiang, come and help me!"
Jiang Zhi was at home cleaning the folded ear roots dug out by Er Rui. When he heard the yelling below, he quickly put down what he was doing and followed Xu Er Rui down the cliff.
When we entered the hospital, we saw chaos.
After figuring out what happened, Xu Errui quietly approached Jiang Zhi and whispered: "Mom, does Qingguo want to poison people?"
Even though my family has been eating qinggang powder for so long and there is nothing wrong with it, the impression that has been engraved in my mind since I was a child is that qinggang powder is poisonous.
Isn't the powder poisonous? The fruit is poisonous.
Now that Dazhu has eaten so much, will something happen?
Jiang Zhi shook his head: "Qinggangzi is not poisonous, but it just doesn't feel good if you eat too much!"
Xiao Mannai and Xiao Manye also knew that the poison of the roasted green fruit was not fatal, but Xu Dazhu couldn't say a word at this time, he only stuck out his tongue and gasped, which frightened them.
One of them said to drink water, and the other stretched out his hand to dig at Xu Dazhu's throat, trying to spit it out.
Jiang Zhi didn't say anything at first. Xiao Man is an old man and he should have some common sense in life. He can't act like a smart person in everything.
It could be seen that the two old men were completely confused, but she still said: "Don't be nervous, Nini gave Dazhu all the green fruits that were burned to pieces. They are not poisonous. She just ate too much suddenly. It took more than a while. Just drink some water!”
The pulp that Nini could peel off with her hands must have been half-burnt. There was no poison, but it might be astringent. The numbing reaction was just a bit scary.
Xu Dazhu was speechless and could only nod to express that he was fine.
"Are you really okay?" Mr. Xiao Man asked Jiang Zhi worriedly with trembling hands.
He also knew that it was not poisonous, but he just wanted to confirm it again so that his uneasy heart could find a reason to calm down.
"It'll be okay! Don't worry, just don't be in a hurry to eat the next two meals, they have to be excreted first!"
Qinggangzi has the effect of reducing astringency and stopping diarrhea. If you eat too much, Xu Dazhu may suffer from constipation or diarrhea.
This may or may not be a big deal, but for a paralyzed patient, diarrhea and constipation are the most common symptoms, and coupled with food accumulation, it becomes relatively serious.
Three-year-old Nini was holding her fingers and weeping silently. Only then did she realize that she should not feed her father green rice seeds.
Jiang Zhi knelt down and touched her face, then checked her pricked finger: "Don't be afraid, Nini, daddy is fine, he's just tired from eating."
Nini pursed her lips and suppressed her cry: "Daddy isn't sick?"
"If you don't get sick, your dad will still be able to play with you in the future! Does your finger still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore!"
Jiang Zhi took her to the side, took some cold water from the pot on the fire pit, and washed the black ash on Nini's hands.
While washing, he said: "From now on, when Nini feeds daddy, she must tell her grandma and uncle first. She cannot feed him secretly by herself."
Nini nodded repeatedly.
Xiaomannai knew that her great-granddaughter Nini had good intentions and wanted to give her father something to eat. When she saw that she was frightened, she hurriedly held her in her arms and coaxed her.
Nini felt wronged and frightened. She hugged her grandma to comfort her and cried again.
Jiang Zhi walked out of the hut and found a few weeds that had not yet grown new leaves in the cracks of the yard. He uprooted them and cleaned the soil and old leaves from the roots.
Turning around and handing it to Xiao Man, he said: "Dazhu will suffer from abdominal distension if he eats too many green berries. Now you can mash these roots and boil them in water for him to drink, so that he can feel better!"
