The two quickly fetched water from the stream on the side of the mountain and carried them home.

When I got home, I happened to see Aunt Qi and her swallow and tiger come over with pots and pans and some eggs. Yanzi is two years older than Xiao Yu, and Huzi is a few months younger than her.

Yesterday, Xiao Yu found that there was not even a decent cookware at home. Fortunately, Aunt Qi was enthusiastic and thoughtful, and sent them over, just in case of emergency.

Xiao Yu hurriedly thanked Aunt Qi and asked Xiao Yucheng to play with the two children. She took the rice noodles that Hao Jun bought from the General's Mansion yesterday to the kitchen and began to cook porridge. Although Hao Jun is a rough man, he remembers that he prepared two bags of rice noodles for his sister and brother, which should be enough to eat for a while. Yesterday Xiao Pei only ate some goat's milk and honey, and today he has to eat some staple food.

Aunt Qi saw Xiao Yu washing rice and making a fire in a decent manner, and it was another compliment. Xiao Yucheng was very ashamed to hear it, he only tried to do it once or twice when he was very young, and now he almost can't.

Xiao Yu saw that Aunt Qi came over to help, and she didn't push her much, so she explained that she didn't give Xiao Pei eggs first, just cook some white porridge, and go to get soup medicine.

There were no medicine jars and small stoves, so Yanzi and Huzi rushed home with Xiao Yucheng to get them.

When a few people came back, Xiao Yu was getting medicinal herbs. Xiao Yucheng asked Yanzi and Huzi to play in the yard by themselves, and he came over to help Xiao Yu. Thinking that this medicine was taken by Xiao Pei, he took an inconspicuous one and wanted to taste it.

Xiao Yu was startled when he saw it, and slapped the hand that he put to his mouth: "Can you take medicine casually?" It's poisonous! ”

The medicinal herb flew into the fire next to it, obviously unusable, Xiao Yu couldn't help but turn his head and glared at Xiao Yucheng, heartbroken: "My medicine!" Half a tael of silver is gone! ”

Xiao Yucheng also turned his head and glared at Xiao Yu angrily: "If it is highly poisonous, you can give it back to Sister A!" ”

Xiao Yu was relieved, and then said, "Haven't you heard of fighting poison with poison?" Stupid! If I want to hurt my sister, why bother saving her like that, you give it to me! My silver ......"

"So a small one will cost half a tael of silver?" Xiao Yucheng felt embarrassed, and turned to disbelief.

"You haven't seen anything more expensive." Xiao Yu said disapprerovingly, "Otherwise, how could these medicinal materials cost hundreds of taels of silver?" ”

You must know that such a large sum of money can buy a two-entry house in the city, and the vast majority of rural village households have never seen so much silver money in their lifetime.

Xiao Yu continued: "In fact, many poison/medicine and antidote medicinal materials are extremely expensive, and some are higher than the price of ordinary ginseng Ganoderma lucidum. ”

Seeing that Xiao Yucheng was stunned, Xiao Yu put the sorted medicinal materials into the medicine jar and soaked, and said: "Good medicine is rare and expensive, after all, many people just want to buy medicine to save their lives, and they are willing to spend as much money as they want." ”

Xiao Yucheng nodded again and again when he heard this, and said, "As long as Sister Ah is fine, it is worth going bankrupt." ”

In fact, it's almost bankrupt. Xiao Yu glanced at the dilapidated courtyard and said secretly in his heart. She couldn't help but think about it, she had to get some money to buy some daily necessities and come back, otherwise she really couldn't live this life.

The seventh aunt made the porridge, and seeing that there was nothing else to do, and Xiao Pei hadn't woken up yet, she said hello to Xiao Yucheng and Xiao Yu, and took Yanzi Huzi back to busy with farm work.

There wasn't even much firewood and grass at home, so Xiao Yucheng had to go to the back mountain to pick up some dried bamboo and wood to come back. Xiao Yu saw that the medicine was almost soaked, so he put it on the stove and began to decoction, carefully grasping the heat.

After the first medicinal juice was decocted, Xiao Yu brought the medicine jar down from the stove and said to Xiao Yucheng: "It's not too early, you go and see if Sister Ah is awake, and give her some porridge to eat before taking the medicine." ”

Xiao Yu wrapped it in a damp cloth and opened the lid of the medicine jar, poured the thick black medicinal juice into the white porcelain bowl, and sorted out the medicinal materials in the clay pot.

If there is no good medicine, in fact, Xiao Pei does not need to use jade pendant for this little poison. If you use it a lot, it's easy to be discovered.

"Sister, you're awake." Xiao Yucheng's happy voice came from the back room.

Xiao Yu hesitated slightly, but put away the jade pendant, then put down the medicine in his hand and walked into the house. Xiao Yucheng had already turned around to get the porridge.

Xiao Pei turned his head and immediately wet his eyes. She stretched out her slightly cool hand to hold Xiao Yu's hand: "Thanks to you...... I don't even know how to thank you......" his voice choked and choked on accidentally.

Xiao Yu hurriedly said while giving Xiao Pei a smooth breath: "It's not a sacrifice to save you, how can it be worth talking about it like this?" Now I am like siblings and brothers, and I will talk about these extra lives. ”

Xiao Pei smiled a little when he heard this, and felt better.

At this time, Xiao Yucheng came in with porridge, and his nose was sour: "Sister, eat some porridge first." ”

Xiao Yu stretched out his hand to help Xiao Pei up and sit on the bed, and went out to continue decocting the medicine, without disturbing the sister and brother. She poured the bowl of water into the medicine jar, added another amount of water, and began to fry it a second time. When she finished decocting the medicine, Xiao Yucheng came out with an empty porridge bowl, with tears on her face, but her face was stretched and she looked much better.

Seeing that Xiao Yu was about to bring the medicine into the house, Xiao Yucheng immediately took the medicine and said, "You go to have breakfast first, and then take a rest." It's going to be hard for you to detoxify Sister A. I'll just serve the medicine. ”

Xiao Yu smiled, turned around and went into the kitchen.

There was not much gruel in the pot, so Xiao Yu lit a fire to burn the porridge again, and added some wild vegetables brought by Aunt Qi. Poor families rarely eat white porridge, which is generally mixed with miscellaneous grains, wild vegetables and bran. After the porridge was ready, Xiao Yu ate two bowls and continued to process most of the remaining medicinal materials.

Xiao Pei took a decoction and took a nap for a while, and Xiao Yu gave her acupuncture. Then soak the specially bought mung beans and prepare them for cooking porridge at lunch. Mung bean, honeysuckle, and licorice are all commonly used detoxification/medicinal herbs.

In the afternoon, he and Xiao Yucheng went to carry water again, and when they came back, they pasted the leaky brick joints of the house with mud, and cut bamboo and wood to repair the fence.

And so the day passed.

After dinner, Xiao Yu suddenly realized a very serious problem: bathing!

Xiao Yu's habit is to take a bath every day, yesterday because she came back late and had to tidy up the house and there was no water, she fell asleep in a hurry, she didn't think about this problem, and today her sticky body suddenly reminded her that there seems to be no place to take a bath in this yard.

Xiao Yucheng took the medicine and gave it to Xiao Pei, and when he came out, he saw Xiao Yu standing in the courtyard in a daze, so he asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Huh?" Xiao Yu subconsciously responded before coming back to her senses, she thought about it, and still asked, "Where did you and Sister A bathe when you lived here before?" ”

Xiao Yucheng showed embarrassment on his face and said, "I used to be in the room. But now there is no bathtub at home. ”

Xiao Yu hurriedly said: "I'll just take a shower, where is the house more convenient?" ”

Xiao Yucheng thought for a while before taking Xiao Yu to the back of the house, where the house wall, utility room, and thatched house were enclosed in a place, and there was a ditch for drainage. Xiao Yucheng found something similar to a door made of bamboo strips and thatch to block the only opening, and a very small and rudimentary open-air bath appeared.

Xiao Yu was dumbfounded: Is this okay?

"Wait a minute." Xiao Yu became enlightened and walked back quickly. Xiao Yu also turned back ignorantly, and only then walked to the door of the hall, Xiao Yucheng took the clothes out and handed them to her.

"Everything you brought was stolen, so let's wear this first." Xiao Yucheng paused and added, "This is new, I haven't worn it." ”

Xiao Yu was stunned again, and then smiled: "Thank you." ”

There was a mist in the eyes.

Xiao Yu suppressed his emotions and opened his clothes to take a closer look, it was a set of white middle coats made of fine kudzu, that is, fine linen, and a stone blue long coat with a collar and narrow sleeves, with a fine and soft texture, which was very comfortable. Looking at the size of the clothes, it should be Xiao Yucheng's new clothes.

Xiao Yu boiled the water, took a hurried shower in the humble bathroom, and changed into the burlap clothes, which fit well. Fortunately, there is not much age difference between her and Xiao Yucheng, and the clothes at this time are relatively loose.

It's really good to have such a younger brother, Xiao Yu thought, and couldn't help but remember the scene when he was inseparable from Brother Jun when he was a child, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart, and sat in a daze for a long time.

The door of the west room opened a crack, and Xiao Yucheng quietly looked at Xiao Yu before closing the door again.

Xiao Yu didn't notice it, collected his emotions, and returned to the room.

Xiao Pei went to bed early because his body had not recovered and his spirit was not very good. Xiao Yu took her pulse again before lying down. Something was in her mind, and she opened her eyes and looked at the dark roof for a long time before she fell asleep.

In the haze, Xiao Yu seemed to have returned to his childhood, and he Jun Ge'er was barefoot in the fields fishing and catching shrimp, and his skin was tanned.

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Today's update, everyone~