Zhang Juntou is a middle-aged rough man. As soon as he saw Mr. Man coming down the mountain, he put on a smile and bowed his head in salute: "Hahahaha, rare visitor! Thank you for the medicinal materials, old man."
Mr. Xiao Man was a little surprised. Are these soldiers and ruffians too easy to talk to?
Although confused in his heart, he still answered with a respectful face: "The military master is still magnanimous and does not care about the old man's rudeness."
Zhang Juntou chuckled: "This is called no acquaintance without fighting!"
With life-saving medicine, the urgent need can be solved.
Compared with the safety of the wounded soldiers, the pain of the refugees was nothing, and no one died anyway.
Jiang Zhi was dressed as a village woman and stood silently observing the situation in the village.
There are three medical sheds built in the village, plus the kitchen, latrines and dormitories, accounting for half of the village area.
The remaining walls of several houses in the village were demolished, including the foundation of Jiangzhi's old house.
Although the area is large, these buildings are temporary structures.
Wooden boards serve as the walls and tarpaulin roofs, and the living conditions inside are not very good.
Of course, it is much more orderly than the scattered refugee shacks around it.
It was not yet noon, and a dozen wounded soldiers were sitting in the shade on the thick wooden benches outside, all of them staggering around with their heads and feet bound, all with injuries on their bodies.
They were slightly injured, but the more serious ones were still lying in the medical shed. Busy medical soldiers were coming in and out with toilets and urinals, all taking care of those who couldn't get up.
Zhang Juntou obviously had other things to do and had no time to socialize with Mr. Man. As soon as the verbal politeness was over, he mentioned the medicinal materials again: "Old man, you live in the mountains. If it is convenient, I will send more medicinal materials down in the future."
Xiaoman Ye also relaxed at this time: "It's okay! As long as the military master can respect it, we can just take a few more steps!"
According to the prior discussion with Xu Dong, this time the medicinal materials need to be exchanged for salt, oil and a pack of needles and threads from the medical shed.
These are common supplies in the medical shed, so it is not difficult at all. Zhang Juntou asked the logistics soldier to move the things with a wave of his hand.
Ten pounds of salt, ten pounds of white flour, ten pounds of white rice, three pounds of oil, a bag of sugar and two military sewing kits.
Zhang Juntou said: "These are allocated from military supplies, and I will only give you these for the time being.
Whatever you want in the future, you can exchange it for medicinal materials or mountain products! "
This means that you can exchange it in the future.
It seemed like a lot, but Jiang Zhi was actually at a loss. If these medicines were sold to the drug store at the previous price, he could buy more.
Of course, Jiang Zhi doesn't expect to make money now. Nothing is as important as food, let alone safety.
Build a good relationship with the people below, and as long as you can exchange for basic supplies, you can die on the mountain.
After getting the salt oil, I went to the corner where the ruins were piled in the village and dug out a few undamaged small jars, and tied them up with the rope I brought with me.
Zhang Juntou was also generous and asked a soldier to bring a large bamboo basket for vegetables from the medical shed and asked Jiang Zhi and the others to put the jars in it for easy taking away.
It was a fruitful experience again, and this time Jiang Zhi and Xiao Manye did not stop any longer.
Ignoring the envious, jealous and frightened looks of the refugees in the village, the two of them put everything into their backpacks and carried them out of the village and up the mountain.
Xiaoman was waiting halfway up the mountain. He could see the situation in the village and waited for Aunt Jiang and his father to come out and come over to pick them up.
When I saw that not only the backpack was full, but also a big basket was being carried, I suddenly laughed happily: "Master, aunt! Didn't those people inside make things difficult for you?"
He had listened to Xu Dong's questioning on the mountain and knew that if there were no medicinal materials, the refugees would be held accountable for being beaten.
I thought I would get into trouble when I came down the mountain, but I didn’t expect that I actually got something!
Jiang Zhi gave him some of the things in his basket and said, "It's easy to talk now, but it will be hard to talk in the future."
Now the medical shed needs medicinal materials. When the supply of supplies to the new army is adjusted, it is hard to say whether the medical shed will still be able to exchange medicines so readily.
Xiaoman nodded, that was indeed the case.
Mr. Xiao Man thought of the eyes of the refugees and whispered: "The refugees suffered a loss yesterday and will definitely come back in the future. Xiao Man, please be more diligent in the future and check the mountain several times a day.
Then, traps were placed at several intersections to prevent the refugees from going up the mountain casually. "
"Okay, don't worry, sir, I'll do it tomorrow!" Xiaoman promised, patting her chest.
This was his favorite thing to do. In the past, he only dared to set traps near his home for fear of attracting attention. Now he thought there were them everywhere in the mountains. One would trap one, two would trap a pair...
Compared with descending the mountain empty-handed, the three of them walked slower now.
Not only did he have to support Little Man Ye, but he also had to carry heavy objects, leaving his hands free to lift things.
They could only stop and go along the way, and Xiao Man and Jiang Zhi walked back and forth.
Behind them, there were some refugees not too far away.
Xiao Man was not afraid, he hung the sharply sharpened hatchet on his waist and showed it off in a mighty manner.
Li Laoshi and the others with a beard are now lying in the shack unable to get up, and word has spread among the refugees that this family on the mountain is not to be trifled with.
There were sergeants from the medical shed at the edge of the village. Those people only dared to watch from a distance. After following for a while, they stopped in frustration and did not dare to go into the woods.
Fortunately, they were only halfway through when Xu Errui came to pick them up. With him carrying Little Man on his back, they saved a lot of trouble, and they finally made it back to Laoyunya before dark.
In exchange for salt and oil, the most urgent matter was finally solved. With these things, it would be fine for the two families to stay for another year.
In the shed under the cliff, Jiang Zhi twisted a handful of brown sugar with his hands and put it in Nini's mouth. Nini had not tasted the taste of sugar for a long time, and her eyes narrowed with joy.
Although it is said that starch hydrolysis was used to produce sugar in the Western Zhou Dynasty 3,000 years ago, "Qi Min Yao Shu" also has a detailed introduction to the preparation of maltose.
During the Warring States Period, sugarcane was planted in large quantities in the Chu region, and the juice was extracted to cook "zhe pulp" for consumption.
Rock sugar was invented by a sugar craftsman in Suining, Sichuan during the Dali period of the Tang Dynasty, and was named sugar frost.
(The place name "Suining" began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Sixteen kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty coexisted. Suining belonged to the Chenghan Kingdom of the sixteen kingdoms. The princes of various countries fought for years and the people suffered terribly. Data source network)
Candy is not a rare thing, but it is an important strategic item that has never been easy to buy. Now the medical shed gives a pack of candy, which really makes everyone happy.
Ten pounds of salt is also a good thing, and Jiang Zhi did not expect Zhang Juntou to be so generous.
However, when I think about the salt wells in several surrounding counties that continuously produce salt, and the need to disinfect and wash wounds with salt water in the New Army, I feel relaxed about using it.
Half of the ten pounds of salt was given to Xiao Mannai. Although they were divided into two families, they often ate at the foot of the cliff these days, so they were given more.
Jiang Zhi also wanted to share the oil, but was blocked by Master Xiaoman: "Although Xiaoman is picking those herbs, it's thanks to you teaching him how to know them. We want the salt, but you can keep the oil."
In the past few months, the two families have helped each other regardless of each other, but there are many people in the family, and the old and the young are not working, and Xiao Man is not willing to take advantage.
Jiang Zhi didn't force it, but still divided some of the candy: "This candy is good for children and the elderly, you all can eat some."
The storm finally passed, and the stone that weighed on the hearts of the two families on Laoyunya was lifted. A new day is coming.
