Liang Chuan knew how terrible measles was, and he wanted to use vaccination to prevent it for everyone, but he was not sure.
He has only heard of this legendary method. He is not a doctor, and he has never performed it himself. There are many cases of killing people by practicing medicine without a license, but looking at Yang Baxian's appearance, he is just a dead horse. Cured.
Fengshan Wudian, Yang Baxian's home.
After Liang Chuan left, Yang Baxian sat blankly in the room, looking at his sister who finally fell asleep in a daze. The house was empty, except for various jars containing tonics and wine, there were few decent belongings to be found.
Yang Baxian didn't know what Liang Chuan meant by telling him this. He thought about it for a long time and found that Liang Chuan really had no reason to harm him. He also let him take away the money, and he beat his younger brother to make up for it. Besides, he was saved by someone else. If he didn't take him to the doctor in time to have his bones fixed, he would be disabled for the rest of his life.
Yang Baxian's sister has had a fever for several days. The high fever didn't go away today. When I woke up, I suddenly found that my brother was covered in wounds. I asked eagerly: "Brother, why are you covered in wounds?"
Yang Baxian looked at his sister tenderly and said, "Brother walked too fast today and fell. I've seen the doctor and brought medicine back. Don't worry. The doctor said it was a skin injury."
The younger sister's eyes filled with tears and she said: "Brother, please don't lie to me. Are you trying to raise money for my medical treatment and getting into fights with others? My illness is fine. In the worst case, I'll go find my mother first, that's you." I'm afraid you'll be lonely in this world alone..."
Yang Baxian looked at his sister distressedly, his heart was like a knife cutting out flesh, tears were about to burst out of his eyes, but he held back and said: "Sister, please stop talking, lie down and have a good sleep. When you wake up, It’s okay, I’ll be fine.”
My sister fell asleep again. Yang Baxian stayed at the bedside and kept looking at her. Various methods have been tried, but all the doctors have been unable to save her. Is there really only the method Liang Chuan said?
Yang Baxian sat blankly on the bedside all night, his mind in confusion. He was originally a decisive and ruthless person, but when something happened to his sister, he couldn't make up his mind. The bright light from the east shines into the house, and the white color of fish belly gradually floats. The crowing of chickens keeps coming, and it is already dawn.
The younger sister woke up leisurely and found that her brother was still sitting on the bedside in the same posture, and said, "Brother, have you been awake all night?"
Yang Baxian was still immersed in his thoughts when his sister's voice brought him back to reality. "No, I slept for a long time. I just got up. I was worried that you were thirsty and wanted to drink water and couldn't get it. I'm waiting here. Do you want to drink water? I'll get you water and make some breakfast by the way. "
Yang Baxian didn't want his sister to have too much psychological burden, so he found an excuse and limped away. He washed the rice with a ladle and put it into the pot. He was so confused that he poured the rice water into the pot without pouring it out. When he found out, he was very upset.
When the rice porridge in the pot was cooked, there was a sudden knock on the door!
Yang Ba opened the door first and saw that it was the boy who was tied up in the gambling stall by his group that day! The younger brother Zhao sent ten taels of silver to Yang Baxian's door early in the morning according to Liang Chuan's instructions. Unexpectedly, the Yang Baxian he saw when he opened the door turned out to be the eldest brother of the gambling stall! His feet were so frightened that he fell to the ground.
"What are you doing here? Are you looking to see if I'm dead?"
"Three... Brother... let me return this... money to you." After saying this, he returned the money to Yang Baxian, stood up, patted his butt, and ran away faster than a rabbit!
Yang Baxian held the ten taels of silver in his hand, but his heart was as turbulent as a terrifying wave. He went back to the house, threw away all the anti-acne medicines prescribed by doctors and doctors, opened a window, let the sunlight and air enter the dark room, started to boil hot water on the stove, and everything went according to Liang Chuan's instructions. proceeding. .
Time flies, like a white horse passing by, and in a blink of an eye, it’s the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and it’s New Year’s Eve.
Liang Chuan had told him before that he was not allowed to go out on the streets these days, and not go to crowded places, so everyone stayed at home honestly for the past few days, except for going up the mountain to catch some game, pick some wild vegetables, and go to Xinzhi Check out the progress of the masters. Although the new year is approaching, the whole Helu is not deserted as usual. It is as if the whole world has forgotten this place. As deserted as it usually is, it is still deserted now. Except for the sugar cane field, thanks to the hard work of the Shaanxi refugees, all the barren dry land was turned into sugar cane fields.
Tomorrow is the New Year's Eve. When Liang Chuan was chopping firewood, he saw He Baozheng. He Baozheng sighed. When he was young, He Lu felt like there were people everywhere. Not to mention the New Year's Eve, even on weekdays, there were people everywhere in the fields and roads. He is a human being. Roosters are crowing and dogs are barking in every house. He will say hello to passers-by. He will lend a hand if there is too much farm work to do at home. Unlike now, the village is still so quiet on the 29th of the New Year that it is sad. As one of the people in this group, Chairman, I feel very uncomfortable when I see a good village becoming more and more dilapidated.
He Baozheng was busy sweeping the dust a few days ago. The two couples moved out all the belongings in the house and cleaned and scrubbed them. Modern people, like ancient people, hope to sweep away all bad luck and bad luck at the end of the year, say goodbye to the old and replace the old with the new. Welcome. He Baozheng's mother-in-law may have also gone to the market today. Every household has to buy some meat and vegetables for the New Year today. After all, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so there will be very few people in the market. It will be difficult to buy meat and vegetables tomorrow. .
The Liangchuan family was worried about measles infection in the past few days, so the cleaning work was carried out very seriously. Yi Niang, Ye Xiaochai and the other women carefully scrubbed every corner of the house and sprinkled it with white vinegar as requested by Liang Chuan. When He Baozheng and several Luocheng masters came back, they kept asking if there was a jealousy at home and why the smell was so strong.
Yi Niang said that she would go to the street to buy groceries today and asked Shang Liangchuan to help. Liang Chuan thought that today's market would be quite lively, so he stopped practicing his axe, called everyone, and went to the market together to make some fun.
According to the custom in Liangchuan's hometown, everyone usually buys a new set of clothes during the New Year. Now everyone in the family only has two sets of clothes at most, which they wear in rotation. Over time, they become old and worn out. Liang Chuan had long wanted to find an opportunity to help everyone change their clothes. It happened to be the Chinese New Year today, so everyone went to the clothing store to try them on. If they didn't try them on, they would be afraid that they would have to change them after buying them, which would make it too late to wear them tomorrow. .
Li Chuyi didn't want to join in the fun. His personality was like that, and it was best for him to be quiet. Zhaodi and Ye Xiaochai were different. They were very happy to go out to play. A group of people went to Fengshan together, talking and laughing.
Today's Fengshan is very different from that of the past. Although the number of people in Helu has decreased a lot in recent years, and the vitality and vitality have also declined, Fengshan still has a certain popularity as the center of Shiliba Village. During the Chinese New Year, many tourists who were away from home also came back to visit their relatives. The street was bustling with people, as if all the people in Fengshan were on the street.
There are many stalls selling New Year's goods in the market. In this era when supplies are particularly scarce, ordinary people and even many people save money during the New Year just to have a good meal at the end of the year.
On the street, many domestic pigs that have been raised for a year are also killed, leaving enough for the family. The excess meat is taken to the market in exchange for some money. Game on the mountains can also be seen at this time, and all kinds of wild game. Pheasant, roe deer and badger meat can also be seen.
Yi Niang knows that the men in the family are all able-bodied and strong laborers, and every meal is full of meat. She must feed these mouths today and tomorrow. Taking advantage of the fact that so many hunters came out to sell game today, she bought more. She would not worry about the money today. A few days ago, Liang Chuan got so much money from nowhere. Everyone looked at it eagerly. She was the head of the house. If If I continue to behave like this, there are so many people today, and everyone must have complaints in their hearts. Liang Chuan, the head of the family, wouldn't be able to save his face like that.
The hunter's bamboo basket contained half a deer, and the fisherman just caught a large grass carp from the Nanxi River. Yi Niang bought all of it in one go.
There were people on the street selling plump chickens and ducks in bamboo cages. One stall owner was creative and made several bamboo rings, and then placed the geese alone in a special bamboo cage, with only a slender goose neck exposed. The stall owner asked someone to use a bamboo ring to tie the goose's neck, and charged 20 cents each time. You should know that a big fat goose costs at least 200 coins. It was a small gamble to win a big one. Many people felt itchy and paid money to try their luck. As you can imagine, the neck of the gray goose is long and thin, and the head of the goose can move around. Although it only costs 20 cents at a time, the stall owner made all the money on the goose just by relying on this small bamboo sleeve in a few rounds. return.
Liang Chuan saw that his hands were itching. After practicing the technique of using an ax for several days, his control over the strength of his wrists was different from before. He handed over twenty coins, picked up a bamboo hoop and threw it lightly. The bamboo hoop swayed over and was firmly inserted into the neck of the gray goose, causing the surrounding audience to exclaim. The boss didn't feel pity. The goose was meant to be sold, and the profit was more than the original cost. He smiled and handed the goose and bamboo cage to Liang Chuan with a smile.
The happiest people on the street today are the children. Out of nowhere, many entertainers who are not seen on ordinary days appeared on the street. They can perform acrobatics, just like the first time Liang Chuan and Yi Niang came to this market. Someone was performing at the time, surrounded by a large circle of onlookers, and bursts of applause broke out from the crowd from time to time. There are also people playing with guns and sticks, which also attract the attention of children. Some craftsmen can make clay figurines made of sugar, and they sell sugar figures such as peace drums, kites, and walking horses. The children are crying and want to buy a beloved toy, which costs only a few pennies. Toys are as simple as they come, and 80% of modern children don't even look at them, but they treat them like treasures. It's probably the only time in a year that adults are willing to be generous and buy some toys for their children to have fun with.
