Chapter 15: Medicinal Wine
Lei Zer reluctantly grabbed her hand with trembling fingers in pain, and his heart was mixed, "Every day ......"
"It's okay, just take a break." Chu Tianyi smiled, delicate as a flower.
"Hmm." Lei Ze's deep eyes were distressed and moved; This little woman, who is only eighteen years old, has brought him too many touches and feelings.
At noon, when Song Sancheng and the three of them came back, she had already prepared lunch; With trembling hands, he served the last course.
"Daughter-in-law, what's wrong with your hand? Why are you shaking so much? Wu Cuihua took the dishes and chopsticks in her hand, put them on the table, and took her hand to look at it.
"Auntie, it'll be fine in a while." Chu Tianyi smiled and pulled her to sit down, "You sit down and eat!" I've been busy for a long time. ”
Lei Ce sat at the bottom of the Eight Immortals table, took her hand, and let her sit beside her, "Auntie, her hand has been massaging me for a long time, is there any way to relieve it?" ”
Wu Cuihua looked at her distressedly, "How long does this take to massage?" You girl, why don't you have any sense of proportion in your heart; The hand is your own, no matter how early you want to go, you can't spoil yourself so much! Ce'er, get her some hot water bubbles for a while, and then rub her to relieve it. ”
"Okay." Reitzer took one of her hands and placed it on her lap, rubbing it gently for her.
"Auntie, where is it as serious as you say! You and your uncle sat down to eat. Chu Tianyi beckoned to the two, but saw his hand trembling and pointing at the two; He smiled and put his hand down.
Seeing this, Wu Cuihua was distressed and amused, "Okay, my aunt won't talk about you anymore, but how can you eat with your hands!" ”
"Mother, don't worry about it, don't you have a cousin! Cousin can't be fed. Song Jiahui washed his hands, walked into the house, and sat directly on the left side of Lei Ze, "Tsk, cousin, you will be blessed in the future; Seeing that my cousin's hands are like this, and she can still make such a table of good dishes, it makes people appetize at first glance. Look at the shredded potatoes cut really evenly, fried well, and the color is bright; And the cabbage also looks good, not like the mother's fried, soft and yellow. ”
Wu Cuihua shook her head, "Jiahui, when your cousin and they leave, don't eat the dishes fried by the old lady; I ate rice by myself, and before I married my daughter-in-law, I began to dislike my mother. ”
"Mother, how dare I dislike you! Hurry up and eat! Song Jiahui had a bitter face and hurriedly beckoned to eat.
Song Sancheng sat at the table, picked up the chopsticks and tasted them, with a smile in the corner of his eyes, "I've worked hard for my daughter-in-law, the work in the field is almost done, don't do anything these days, let your aunt do it." ”
"Yes, your uncle is right, your hand must be cherished; If you use it too much, you will fall into the root of the disease when you get old. Wu Cuihua nodded again and again, and put chopsticks and shredded meat into Chu Tianyi's bowl, "Ce'er, feed your daughter-in-law." ”
"Don't you need it? I brought a spoon and just scooped it up and ate it. Chu Tianyi picked up the spoon placed next to the bowl, the spoon was made thick and black, and it was better to use it.
Chu Tianyi took the lead in picking up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of rice mixed with shredded meat, his fingers trembling; Before the rice reached his mouth, he ended up with rice grains all around the bowl.
Lei Ze silently picked up her bowl and spoon, "I'll do it!" "Feed her slowly.
Chu Tianyi smiled awkwardly, eating the food he fed, and saw Song Jiahui's playful and ambiguous eyes out of the corner of his eye, and his cheeks were red. Raising his eyelids and looking at the man in front of him, his heart was soft and warm.
When she was full, Lei Ce moved his chopsticks and ate the rest of the rice in her bowl; After eating it in a big gulp, the family ate the four dishes and one soup on the table, and the last bite of soup also entered Lei Ze's stomach.
For lunch, the family was very satisfied, and even Song Sancheng smiled, "Ce's daughter-in-law's craftsmanship is better than your aunt's, compared to what you do; Your aunt's cooking is all pig food. ”
"Look! Mother, dad said so. Song Jiahui added fuel to the fire.
Wu Cuihua couldn't cry or laugh, got up and put away the bowl, "Okay, you two are here to bury me, before the daughter-in-law is not good; You'll all have to eat what I cooked, so take it! ”
Chu Tianyi got up to help clean up the dishes and chopsticks, but was stopped by a pair of wrinkled hands, "Daughter-in-law, just come with your aunt; Hands matter, you rest. ”
"Auntie...... With a generous mother-in-law like you, your future daughter-in-law will be blessed. Chu Tianyi was a little surprised, the mother-in-law of an ordinary family was not as good as her aunt.
"You have a sweet mouth, and not everyone has the same idea as you; As a mother-in-law, it is never as good as a mother-in-law. "It's like being a stepmother, never as good as your own mother.
This also highlights the inadequacy and pickiness of people's hearts.
Chu Tianyi smiled and changed the subject, "Jiahui, do you have something to do tomorrow?" ”
"It's okay, my cousin has something to do, just say." Song Jiahui sat at the table, touching his full stomach.
"Then tomorrow, please go to the town and help me buy a thirty catties, a twenty catties, and ten two hundred catties of wine jars; It's better to bring a lid, buy it back and I'll be useful. Chu Tianyi put his hands on his knees and trembled violently.
Lei Ze grabbed her hand and rubbed it indiscriminately and clumsily; After a moment's effort, the pair of white and tender soft wattles turned red. Lei Zer stopped consciously, held it in his palm, and kneaded it gently.
"Okay! No problem, I'll go early tomorrow morning; However, a two-hundred-pound jar is not easy to buy, and I don't know if there is one. Song Jiahui responded happily.
"If you don't have two hundred catties, you can buy twenty for one hundred." Chu Tianyi took out a stack of great unity from the pocket of his clothes and handed it to him, "Here is a hundred yuan, it should be enough to buy an altar; The rest of the money, buy some chickens and ducklings or something, now that the policy is open, the family can raise some domestic animals and add some input to the family. ”
"Daughter-in-law, this is not good, the family has to raise chickens and ducks or something; I'll just take the money here, and you have to keep the money for Ce'er to treat his legs! Song Sancheng looked at his son.
Song Jiahui nodded again and again, took thirty yuan, and pushed back the rest of the money, "This money is enough to buy a jar." ”
Lei Ze pushed the money back again, "Uncle, just listen to her!" That's what I mean, it's good to have more livestock at home. ”
"You kid, every family in the village, doesn't that family hold their own chickens and ducklings? Where is the need to spend money! Be obedient and take it back. Song Sancheng's eyes were sharp, and he resolutely refused to accept the money.
"Uncle......" Lei Ce still wanted to persuade, but Chu Tianyi pulled him and took his words, "Okay, we listen to you; Then the rest of the money will help me buy some sorghum wine and come back! The higher the power, the better. ”
Song Sancheng frowned slightly, "For more than seventy yuan, I can buy thousands of catties of good sorghum wine; Daughter-in-law, what are you buying so much sorghum wine for? We can't finish it ourselves. ”
"Uncle, I bought so many jars, I can't do without wine; I'm going to make more medicinal wine, and when the time comes, I'll be able to sell it in the town, and I'll be able to sell it for a lot of money." ”
Song Sancheng couldn't say anything, so he could only lower his head, "You can do it yourself!" ”
Song Jiahui looked at Song Sancheng and saw that he didn't speak, so he put away the rest of the money.
When night fell, Reitzer washed up and lay down in bed; Holding her into his arms, "Tiantian, why are you planning to make medicinal wine and sell it?" The money in the passbook is enough for us, so why bother so hard. ”
Chu Tianyi moved, turned to look at him, and there was a little light flashing in his starry eyes, "Brother, my uncle's family is so difficult now, and he doesn't accept our filial piety; I had to take them to earn some money from the other way. ”
"Well, I'm going to work hard for you." Lei Ze's eyes moved obscurely, and he leaned his head to her side, sniffing the incense of his daughter on her; The body is heating up again, and it tends to be more and more difficult to control itself.
"It's hard to talk about, but I got this idea from you!" Chu Tianyi hooked her lips slightly, lying in his arms, which was the most reassuring in her life.
"On me?"
Chu Tianyi nodded, "That's right! Your legs, although they can be better with intermittent stickers and intermittent dispersions, are also much slower; I'm just thinking of brewing you some medicinal wine to help you recover, so that you can heal in the shortest possible time. Later, I pondered that since the medicinal wine can be used by you, it can naturally be used by other people; It's just that the recipe is different, so that not only can my uncle's family be more comfortable, but we also have a way to make money. ”
Lei Ze's face softened, and he kissed her forehead cherishingly, "Daughter-in-law, thank you." ”
Early the next morning, when the sky was light, Song Jiahui pulled the ox cart borrowed from the village and went to the town.
After a night, Chu Tianyi's hand miraculously recovered as before.
Chu Tianyi stared at his hands, and subconsciously thought of Wen Yuzhu; Yes, it must be the benefit of Wen Yuzhu. Wen Yuzhu healed her bruises and dark wounds, and this time healed her overburdened hands; Maybe she could have forgotten Wen Yuzhu's existence before, but from this moment on, she began to be glad to have Wen Yuzhu.
Chu Tianyi looked up at the sky and let out a sigh. After a while, with a smile on his face, he went to dispose of the traditional Chinese medicine that he had picked back from the mountain before, said to Lei Zer again, and went up the mountain with the basket on his back again.
When he returned in the evening, there were twenty or so washed jars in front of the spacious and open house; At this time, the jar was not as exquisite as that of later generations, just an ordinary clay altar.
"Cousin-in-law, all the sorghum wine I bought was also brought back and put in the kitchen!" Song Jiahui walked out of the kitchen and took the big basket on her shoulder, "Why did you pick so many medicinal herbs today?" ”
Chu Tianyi wiped the dense sweat from his forehead, and the temperature of his hot whole body rose again and again, "To make medicinal wine, these medicinal materials are far from enough; Tomorrow you will go up the mountain with me and come back with some medicinal herbs that can be used. Tonight I will only make the medicinal wine that your cousin will use, and these medicinal materials will have to be dealt with. ”
"Okay." Song Jiahui put down the back basket and disposed of the medicinal materials under the guidance of Chu Tianyi.
Chu Tianyi made the medicinal wine that Lei Ce wanted to use overnight.