"really?"
"Of course, you didn't see that I had a solid night's sleep. I have never fallen asleep on rainy days before."
"It's amazing. The Lin family's medical skills are better than the doctors in the town." Grandma Sun's face was filled with joy. She was happy that the old man's leg pain was relieved, and she was happy for the Lin family.
With such good medical skills, why worry about not having a business in the village? I am afraid that in the future, people from villages all over the country will have to come to Lianhua Village for medical treatment.
"It's really good, but it's a pity that I only wore one pair, which relieved the pain. I still can't walk on the ground."
Grandma Sun grabbed the purse under the pillow and ran to Lin's house: "I'll get you some more plaster."
When I walked to the door, I suddenly turned back, rummaged around in the kitchen, and finally picked up four or five kilograms of rice in the husk.
"I almost forgot. The Lin family has rules. There is no medical fee, only food."
Grandpa Sun looked at his wife who was running out of the house and shouted anxiously behind her: "Slow down! Be careful of the slippery road!"
The light rain is pattering, the autumn wind is sultry, and the maple trees are dyed.
Lin Tianci, who was sitting at the door watching the rain, smelled the fragrance of medicine wafting from the room and knew that grandma was boiling plaster again, so he hurriedly ran to help.
Mrs. Lin was afraid that her granddaughter would always take out ointments and arouse suspicion. Outsiders were fine and didn't know the situation at home, but the Zhang family and the Zheng family were around her every day.
Yesterday, when she took out the plaster, her eldest daughter-in-law asked her where she got the plaster. She could only tell her that she made the plaster in her free time. She was over fifty years old and she still lied, which made her face turn red with embarrassment.
I can only discuss with my granddaughter to take the medicine to the yard and boil it when no one is around.
Of course Xiangyun was extremely happy. It was a good thing to have someone to share the work with. On the spot, she set out the ratio of several medicinal materials on the table. She took out a lot of cloves and cardamom that were not available in this era and stuffed them into the medicine box.
Anyway, there are a lot of medicinal materials in the space. The medicinal herbs in the sandalwood box will be filled automatically every day, so there is no need to worry about the quantity issue.
Because of the rain and slippery roads on the mountain, the Lin family did not go to the back mountain to collect mountain products in the past two days.
Lin Laosan borrowed tools from the Cao family and planned to build a small bed for Xiangyun.
Lin Laoer took the coir raincoat and was plowing the vegetable field behind the west wing. Taking advantage of the abundant rain in the past few days, he planted the rapeseed given by Uncle Zhong into the ground.
Elder Lin was accompanying his youngest son in the cowshed, feeding the big oxen, and from time to time he would put Tianfu on the ox's back and have fun.
Lin Silang was in the corridor, holding a collection of poems that was almost torn through and teaching Tianrui to recite poems.
"In the rustling autumn rain, shallow rocks fell down. The jumping waves splashed on each other, and the egrets fell back in surprise."
Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zheng are busy in the kitchen. Among the grains sent by the villagers, sweet potatoes are resistant to aging, while rice is susceptible to moisture.
Fortunately, the original owner of the yard dug a cellar half a person's height behind the house, which was seven or eight feet wide.
After Zhang dried the pit with fire, Zheng found a thick layer of straw and spread it on top, then covered it with a layer of chaff to isolate moisture and insect pests, and the Lin family's granary was ready.
Zhao Ruoxia was lazy in the house as always, and she only saw people when eating.
Not long after, the rain stopped and in the west the sky cleared and a beautiful rainbow appeared.
Those who were reading on the porch, those who were reading medicine by the stove, and the boys who were feeding in the cowshed all ran outside to see the rainbow.
"Chunsheng, if you believe my aunt, this doctor's medical skills are no worse than those in the town. How has my old lady ever deceived anyone before?"
The man who was dragged towards the small courtyard was still refusing.
"My legs won't hurt after you apply a plaster? You're not a fairy! I won't stop you from being a living sign for the Lin family, but my waist has been injured for several years. I can't delay any longer. I have to go to the town to see a doctor."
After the busy farming season is over and the non-stop work for more than half a month has stopped, the man has the energy to pay attention to the injury in his waist.
The pain has become more and more severe in the past two days. Not to mention bending down, even sitting on a stool is sometimes so painful that I break into a sweat.
Just as he was about to go to town to see a doctor and buy some plasters, he bumped into Granny Sun. Without a word, she forced him to go to Lin's house.
Grandma Sun glared with anger: "What do you mean, you want to say that I am working as a babysitter for the Lin family? My old man got better after applying it, so I introduced him to you."
"The Lin family has done all the farm work for you and kept the yard in good order. I understand that you want to repay them." The middle-aged man's eyes were bright and he looked very understanding.
Grandma Sun lowered her lips and said, "Okay, go to the town and see a doctor. You have a lot of money, so I won't stop you. I've been treating my back injury for two or three years, and I've spent a lot of money on it. Is it effective? Isn't it every few times?" I'm sick again, you're willing to waste time traveling to town, I don't care!"
There used to be no doctor in Lianhua Village. Villagers would endure minor illnesses and only go to the town to see a doctor if they couldn't bear it anymore.
There is only one pharmacy in the entire Liuhe Town. The doctor is gray-haired and nearly 70 years old. He has had bad memory in recent years and often mixes up medicinal materials. He has retreated to the background.
The only son is not interested in medical skills and can only pin his hopes on his grandson.
Although the little grandson was personally taught by the old doctor, his talent is limited. Patients often complain that they spend a lot of money on medicine, but their pain is not relieved much.
Chun Sheng felt sorry for the money he had spent. Thinking about it carefully, Grandma Sun's words made sense. You would know if she could give it a try. Regardless of whether she was a sitter or not, the best thing to do was to cure her back injury.
He scratched the back of his head and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, Auntie, I'll just go in with you. I don't know if this new family member is good at medicine, but I still trust you as a person, Auntie."
Grandma Sun softened her expression and gave Chunsheng a hard slap on the arm: "You brat, you are as poor-mouthed as you were when you were a kid!"
In the house, Old Mrs. Lin was holding her granddaughter and calculating the family's savings. There were one hundred and twenty taels of silver. In the blink of an eye, there were only sixty taels left, of which Old Mrs. Lin had hidden it just in case. In reality, there are only ten taels of silver.
The whole family needs money for food and clothing. Winter is coming, so we need to prepare thick cotton-padded jackets and quilts for the family.
I once heard someone say that the winter in the south is very cold and humid. When I stand outside and take a breath, my heart, lungs, and tubes are bone-chillingly cold.
It's okay for the adults to survive, but how will the children survive the winter?
Last time Mr. Lin went to town to buy, any ordinary piece of linen could be sold for one or two silver, let alone quilts and jackets mixed with cotton wool. The prices of fine cloth and gauze were unimaginable.
Mrs. Lin let out a long sigh and looked at the water drops under the eaves in a daze, completely forgetting that there was still plaster boiling on the stove.
By the time Xiangyun shouted "Ahhh..." as a reminder, the smell of paste had already spread throughout the room.
Mrs. Lin hurriedly rushed her wheelchair to put out the fire in the stove. Fortunately, only the bottom layer was burnt, but she still felt distressed.
When Mrs. Zhang came out after smelling the smell, she saw that her eldest son who was looking after the medicine stove was nowhere to be seen. She was so angry that she rolled up her sleeves and went to arrest him.
"You brat, you can't do such a good job. Do you know how hard it is for his father to collect herbs in the mountains?"
"Well, after all, Tianci is just a child, and he can't bear his temper."
As Mrs. Lin spoke, she took out the boiled plaster and let it cool. Chunsheng, who had been struggling, walked in behind Granny Sun.
"It smells so strong. What's burned?"
When Chun Sheng saw the hot and smoking plaster on the stove, it was dark, like the ashes from the pot that was left unshoveled at home all year round. The doctor could even burn the medicine, and he immediately regretted walking in.
