Following the woman, they entered Nanshao Village.
After twists and turns, the sleigh stopped at the entrance of a small yard.
"Dad, I'm back! Are those donkeys back?"
"You've been back a long time ago. Where have you been?" A man in his fifties walked out of the yard. He was short and slightly fat. He wore a dog-skin hat and a woolen sheepskin vest over a cotton-padded jacket.
Looking at the sleigh and Wang Ke outside, the man said: "We have a guest, and he is a comrade from the People's Liberation Army."
The woman had difficulty standing up, and Wang Ke quickly stepped forward to give her a hand. The woman limped off the sled and began to dust herself with snow.
The man quickly asked: "Daughter, what's wrong with you?"
"Dad, if it hadn't been for this People's Liberation Army soldier, I would have been in danger!" So she told what had just happened at the door of the yard.
When the man heard this, he lost his mind and turned pale with fright. He hugged his fists and bowed his head. "Thank you, comrade of the People's Liberation Army, thank you to the People's Liberation Army. This is a life-saving grace, a life-saving grace! My dear, come out quickly, help my daughter in, and check if she is injured?" He turned around and said to Wang Ke: " Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, please bring the little donkey in quickly and come in to be worshiped by my whole family."
There is a sill at the gate of the courtyard. A little barking donkey can get in, but a sled cannot. So the man assisted Wang Ke and quickly took off the donkey's harness and saddle, and then carried the things on the chopping board into the courtyard one by one. Leaning the panel against the door, he led the little barking donkey into the yard.
When I entered the yard, I saw that there were more than a dozen black and gray donkeys roaming leisurely in the yard.
When the little braying donkey saw so many new friends, he immediately raised his neck, pouted his lips and began to bray loudly. For a moment, the donkeys raised their heads one after another and made a loud "arrogant" sound.
After patting the snow off his body, Wang Ke followed the uncle, lifted the door curtain, and walked into the main room. He was faced with a row of medicine cabinets. This main room is larger than the average farmer's house, and a strong smell of herbs hits your face.
"Comrade of the People's Liberation Army, please sit down first. Sit down quickly and let me make you a cup of hot tea."
"Dad, the People's Liberation Army is here to grab medicine! He came from the Juma River Lettuce Village forty kilometers away."
"It doesn't matter whether you get the medicine sooner or later. This life-saving grace must be repaid immediately. The young comrades of the People's Liberation Army are the benefactors of my Dong family. You should arrange a meal quickly and cook more vegetables. Ah, yes, Luo, comrade of the People's Liberation Army, my daughter just said, you are here to get the medicine. .Coming from so far away, are they the troops next to Lettuce Village? What is your name? What medicine are you trying to grab?"
"Uncle, my name is Wang Ke, and I'm here to catch the grass."
"Oh, Wang Ke, Wang Ke." The uncle muttered it several times, and then said: "Tongcao, that's a lactation-stimulating agent. Who are you?"
"It's not me. I helped one of our military wives to get medicine. She had given birth for more than two days. She had no milk and couldn't buy milk powder. She relied on sugar water and rice soup."
Wang Ke finished speaking in one breath, and the uncle looked at him blankly and asked: "Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army, you came to Xishan alone for a round trip of eighty kilometers and braved such heavy snow just for a few grasses. ?" The uncle began to call Wang Ke's name, but the three words People's Liberation Army were as important as Wang Ke.
"Yes, uncle, is there a problem?"
The uncle's mouth started to tremble, "Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army, you are so brave. Did you see anyone on the road?"
Wang Ke shook his head, thinking about it now, he really didn't meet anyone along the way.
"Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army, we have a saying, don't go out when it rains, don't go into the mountains when it snows! Haven't you noticed that in our Nanshao village, every family yard is higher than the road, and when it rains, the road in front of the door is the river. , the snow-capped mountains are full of pits, wolves are running around, and dead people are common."
Ah, Keng himself just learned the lesson, there really are wolves! Wang Ke's heart tightened. It is not advisable to stay in this village for a long time, so hurry up and buy the medicine before leaving. "Excuse me, uncle, do you have Tongcao here?"
"Yes, yes, I'll get it for you."
Then the uncle went back into the house and took out a small bundle, bundled like a roll of vermicelli, white and as thick as a pencil.
"Uncle, how much is it?"
"for free."
"That won't work. We have discipline and don't take advantage of the masses."
"I know the troops have discipline, so just give me a dime."
"A dime?" Wang Ke guessed that the uncle deliberately refused to accept his money in order to thank him for saving his daughter.
"Yes, just take a dime. This medicine is not valuable. Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army, are you starving?"
"Uncle, I have some with me." After saying that, Wang Ke took out one yuan and put it on the table. He also took out the cornmeal buns he brought from the satchel he just brought in. It was as cold as iron lumps. "Uncle, give me a bowl of boiling water."
"Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army, why are you so polite? You sit down for a while and I'll ask my wife to cook right away."
"Here we come." The woman who had just been rescued by Wang Ke limped out with a bowl of hot boiled eggs in her hand. There were four eggs in it.
"Oh, you can't do this." Wang Ke waved his hand immediately.
"It's all done. It would be a waste not to eat it. This is my daughter-in-law Cuilan, please take a bite first."
Wang Ke took it and said to the uncle in front of him: "Uncle, I haven't asked you your last name yet?"
"My surname is Dong, and people in the village call me Dong Fangfang."
Wang Ke wanted to laugh when he heard it. The name Uncle has a meaning and he knows some folk remedies! But he didn't dare to say it.
"Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army, do you think my name is a bit strange? My surname is Dong, and my name has a partial character. Because I often use folk remedies, the villagers added a square character to me and called me Dong's folk prescription."
Dong bias? As soon as Wang Ke thought about it, he immediately asked, "Is there anyone with the surname Pian in my uncle's family? I know an aunt in Jinmen whose surname is Pian."
"Ah, maybe we have the same ancestor. My mother's surname is different."
While Wang Ke was talking, he was already in a hurry and finished all four eggs including soup and water.
"Uncle Dong, thank you. I have to hurry up and leave. The children over there are also waiting for your medicine to save their lives!"
"Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army, don't worry. Wait a moment. I'll finish treating a patient here. Then you must stay to eat and drink a glass of water and wine to warm yourself up. Let my whole family thank you. No." You, today my daughter Cuilan is..." Dong Pianfang couldn't continue, and the topic changed, "I still have some medicines for you." Dong Pianfang said, picked up a radish in his hand and used a knife to Chop it up.
Only then did Wang Ke notice that there was another person lying on the bed near the corner of the main room, covered with a quilt.
"Uncle, he is sick!"
"Migraine is an old problem. Today I have to use a simple prescription to completely cure it." Dong Fangfang said while putting the chopped radish into a stone mortar and pounding it.
Keep pounding until it is finely chopped, take it out and put it on a piece of gauze. Twist the gauze into a small ball and say to the person on the bed: "Come on, lift your chin up and point your nostrils to the sky."
Wang Ke looked at him and saw that he was a lean old man with gray hair. He had a migraine that had been tormenting him for who knows how long. Hearing Dong Pianfang talking to him, he raised his chin obediently. Dong Pianfang pointed the small ball of gauze at the nostril and squeezed it, and the radish juice was squeezed out and flowed into the nostril drop by drop.
"Ah!" The old man looked very painful, shrugging his nose and winking.
"Get up now and see if your head still hurts?"
"Hey, it seems a little better." The old man sat up from the bed and rubbed his head vigorously.
"After returning home, if you have a headache like me, just make carrot juice. Drop it on whichever side it hurts. It's very effective and doesn't cost a penny." Dong Pianfang was telling the old man, but Wang Ke was tutting at the side. Amazing.
It’s really a unilateral treatment of a serious disease!
After seeing the old man off, Wang Ke asked: "Uncle Dong, why do you keep so many black donkeys in your family? They are also used to treat diseases, right?!"
"Smart! I'm here to boil donkey-hide gelatin. Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army, let's take care of your business now!"
After speaking, Dong Pianfang walked to the medicine cabinet, opened a few drawers, and took out some things. Then he shouted to the house, "Cuilan, go get two sheep heads for me."
Dong Pianfang took these things, walked to the table, and said to Wang Ke: "Come on, Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army, let me tell you how to use this medicine."
He first pointed to a pack of things and said: "This is called Wangbuliuxingseed. You take an appropriate amount of Tongcao and put it together to stew the sheep heads. After eating two sheep heads, the milk will naturally come down in half a day. Of course. The effect of stewing pig's trotters and fish together is also good, but it's still a little worse than sheep's head. I've given you the amount of five times, it must be effective."
Then he took out a few lumps the size of egg yolks, and continued: "These are koji for making wine. I will give you two kilograms of sticky rice. You make the sticky rice into rice, cool it thoroughly, and grind the koji." Mix the crushed rice with rice, then cover it and place it on the heated Kang. After one day, wine will be produced. Use this wine rice to beat eggs and eat it to keep the milk full and the sweetness lasts for a long time."
Then, Dong Pianfang opened another small paper bag and said to Wang Ke: "It's not easy for you to come here. I will give you another handful of pumpkin seeds. When you go back, tell your platoon leader to peel out the kernels of the pumpkin seeds and mash them into pieces." Apply hot paste on the nipple. What does this do? Because there are two types of human milk, one is very fragrant and the other is very fishy. No one wants to hold a child with a milky smell, and grabs the baby with a milky smell. Hold on, these pumpkin kernels can cure this."
Wang Ke opened his mouth wide. In this moment, he had seen four or five things. Dong's folk prescription really lived up to its reputation.
At this time, Dong Pianfang's daughter-in-law Cuilan came in carrying two packed sheep heads and placed them on the table.
"Don't look at me stupidly. This last pack is donkey-hide gelatin that I brewed myself. It has special effects on stopping bleeding and promoting blood circulation. It also has beautifying and nourishing effects, which is very helpful for postpartum recovery. I don't have much left, so you can Bring it with you. Tell your platoon leader that our family is grateful to the People's Liberation Army."
"Uncle Dong, I don't have that much money with me!"
"What is money without money? This is my old Dong's house. It was my Dong's folk prescription that I gave to your People's Liberation Army, to you, Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army. You saved my daughter, and I haven't thanked you yet! Let's go, let's go now go for meal."
"No, no, no, Uncle Dong, I really want to leave. If the two-day-old child can't feed himself anymore, he may be in big trouble." Wang Ke was determined to leave.
Dong Pianfang hesitated. Saving people is like putting out fire. As a doctor, he understands this truth. But the benefactor of saving lives is here, how can he leave without even taking a bite of food?
"Comrade Wang Ke of the People's Liberation Army, that's good. When the weather clears and the snow melts, I will definitely go to your army to thank you. Then I won't keep you, and you can get a few more pieces of my home-made noodles. I'll I’ll take you over that mountain and the sand quarry, and then you can go back with peace of mind!”
"No, no, Uncle Dong, this is what I should do. In addition, we have disciplines. You must pay for the medicine, sticky rice, sheep heads and donkey-hide gelatin you give." Wang Ke knew, especially the donkey-hide gelatin But great supplements are extremely expensive.
"If you keep talking about money, we will be separated. If you have a chance in the future, come to Nanshao Village to see Uncle Dong! Uncle Dong will also visit you often." As he said, he packed these things one by one, along with The cakes Cuilan brought were stuffed into Wang Ke's satchel.
Wang Ke saw that there was nothing valuable on him, and he couldn't give away a fur coat as equipment, so he took out the only twenty yuan in his pocket and pressed it under the teapot on the table when Dong Pianfang wasn't paying attention.
Then Dong Pianfang came to the yard. At this time, the snow started to fall again and became heavier and heavier.
The little braying donkey has had enough to eat and drink. Wang Ke quickly set up the sled, put on his fur coat, went to the house, filled the boiling water, and packed everything one by one. Turning around, he put his legs together, slowly raised his right hand, and solemnly saluted Dong Pianfang, who had already arrived at the door. "Uncle Dong, please don't send it away. The days are long and I will definitely come to see you again."
"Boy, there's no need to refuse. I'll take you over the mountains and across the sand quarry, so I can rest assured!" Dong Pianfang also changed his title, and within a short period of time, he fell in love with Wang Ke.
"Thank you, Uncle Dong. Don't worry! I'm still waiting for your Uncle Dong's life-saving medicine over there. I'm leaving, come on!"
Wang Ke jumped onto the dirt sled, waved back, and before Dong Pianfang could react, he plunged into the heavy snow.
