Old man Liu finally had some conscience, and said in a low voice, "If our son is sick, we won't pay for it, and everyone in the village will gossip behind their backs. ”

Mrs. Liu was about to say anything more, but she saw Peach Blossom walking in with Shanzi's hand, blinking at the two elders with big eyes and saying, "Uncle and Auntie, Sister Nizi wants us to help lock the door." ”

Mrs. Liu immediately glared and wanted to scold, but was dragged out of the courtyard by the old man Liu, Mrs. Liu originally wanted to take the opportunity to scold her daughter-in-law for being rude to the villagers, but unfortunately, as soon as they saw them come out, they all turned around and went home. provoked both of them to make a fuss, and in the end they could only leave in a sneer.

Dong Si drove the ox cart to choose a smooth road as much as possible, but the mountain road was rugged and there would inevitably be bumps, Liu Housheng was so painful that his head was full of beads of sweat, and he had tied a strip of cloth on the root of his leg before, but the wound was still terrifying. The other two villagers who came to help were also kind-hearted, and took turns to help lift his thighs, hoping that this would make Liu Housheng's pain lighter.

Chunni tried her best to suppress her sadness, but she still couldn't help crying, Pucao took her in her arms, lay on her ear with the wind on her back, and whispered comforting, "Nizi, don't cry, you know I have money, let's go into the city to find the best doctor, and keep it to cure the child." ”

Chunni stopped her tears a little, and hugged Pucao's arm, not daring to look at her man's legs.

Hurried all the way, the ox cart finally closed at the city gate and advanced to the city, Pu Cao jumped down and stopped a few passers-by to inquire, Dr. Liu of the Rejuvenation Hall in the west of the city has the best bone skills, and the people are also kind.

Everyone hurried there, the little medicine boy in the hospital was on the door board, and saw that there was a patient seeking treatment, and Liu Housheng's injured leg was very serious, so he ran to the backyard and called the doctor.

Soon, a middle-aged doctor wearing a stone green robe with a kind face walked out, beckoned Dong Si and the others to carry Liu Housheng into the medical hall, put him on a wooden bed, cut his pants with scissors, carefully checked them for a long time, frowned and asked, "The injury is so serious, why did you send it?" ”

Several people were speechless, but fortunately, the doctor didn't ask deeply, stroked a few sparse beards and muttered for a while, and said, "I'll straighten his bones first, then wipe the medicine, put on a splint, and see in six or seven days, if the bone heals well, change the dressing, if it's not good, I have to break the reconnection, I'm afraid I'll suffer more crimes." ”

Chunni heard that her man had to suffer so much, tears fell down her eyes, and she asked with a sob, "Doctor, the consultation fee is going to... How much? ”

Pu Cao hurriedly pulled her and answered, "Doctor, his leg is so badly injured, what will be the inconvenience of walking in the future?" ”

The old doctor beckoned the young man to fetch water, prepare utensils, and then said, "Don't worry, our Liu family is an ancestral craft, as long as you go back and take care of it, don't touch it again, and if you get better from your injuries in the future, don't delay walking, um... However, it is impossible to go up to the mountains to hunt or do more strenuous work. ”

When everyone heard this, their faces were a little bad, how could there be no hard work in the farmhouse's life, which was equivalent to being half crippled.

Chunni sobbed quietly again, Pu Cao comforted a few words, and when she saw that it was getting dark outside, she pulled the little medicine boy and asked in a low voice, "Little brother, we definitely won't be able to go back tonight, are there any clean and cheap inns around here?" ”

The little medicine boy had a round face and round eyes, and he was very pleasing to be white and fat, and when he heard Pu Cao ask this, he smiled and said, "Little sister-in-law, don't worry, we often have patients here who are delayed leaving the city because of late days, so the master has already prepared two guest rooms, and I will send you over after the injury is healed later."

However, you have to make the food yourself, my teacher... Well, I'm taking Sister Xi back to my parents' house, if you can bring out my share of me and my master, hehe, it's the best. After the little medicine boy said this, he seemed to be a little embarrassed, scratching the back of his head and his face flushed slightly.

Pu Cao was naturally happy, hurriedly thanked him, and then stepped forward to talk to Dr. Liu, who was washing his hands, and said respectfully, "Dr. Liu, I'm afraid I'm going to bother tonight, in order to express my gratitude, the little woman will cook a meal in the evening, and I hope Dr. Liu won't dislike it." ”

Dr. Liu is also a cheerful person, and said with a smile, "Don't dislike it, don't dislike it, the dishes made by Angelica are not good, and I'm afraid I won't be able to diagnose if I eat it again." ”

Angelica is the name of the little medicine boy, and when he heard that the master disliked his craftsmanship, he retorted in a low voice, "The master is not angry with the master, and we will not be hungry..."

Pu Cao was afraid that Dr. Liu would be angry, so she quickly diverted the conversation and said, "Dr. Liu doesn't have to worry about the diagnosis fee, just use good medicine, if you can avoid being disabled, it's the best." ”

Dr. Liu nodded, "Don't worry, I know it." ”

Pu Cao then followed the little medicine boy through the medicine hall and entered the small courtyard at the back, which is a very ordinary courtyard, with blue bricks and gray tiles, neat and clean everywhere.

The stove room is located in the southeast corner, Pucao went in and looked around, firewood, spices, bowls and chopsticks are very complete, and there are two pieces of tofu and a handful of coarse vermicelli on the board.

But there are no other ingredients in addition, although she wonders why a big pharmacy is so poor, but it is not good to inquire much, so she said goodbye to the young man, went to find an unclosed butcher shop on the street, bought more than a pound of pork belly, four big bones, and when she went out, she wrapped the remaining dozen steamed buns on the steamed bun stall opposite, and then carefully hugged them in her arms and returned to the hospital.

When Angelica saw that Pucao had bought so much delicious food, his eyes were simply shining, and the help before and after running opened up.

Pucao stewed the bones in a large casserole, and then divided the pork belly into a small slice, and the rest were cut into the size of dice, after blanching, they were added to the pot and stir-fried with soy sauce, until they changed color and fried a small half of the fat, and then added tofu cubes and green onions, ginger and salt, and stewed over high heat.

The handful of vermicelli was also washed by her, thrown into another small pot and slowly cooked, and when the braised pork stewed tofu in the pot was almost cooked, she took out the seven or eight medium-cooked vermicelli and stopped a few knives, stir-fried together with the meat slices, until the vermicelli was transparent and soft and glutinous, and was stained with a layer of oily coat, which was extremely mouth-watering.

Angelica squatted beside the stove, gossiping with Pucao while helping to light the fire, swallowing saliva from time to time, and laughing loudly.

Doctor Liu finished picking up the leg bones for Liu Housheng, and when he called someone to grab the medicine, he didn't see the shadow of the apprentice, so he came over to arrest the person, and smelled the aroma of the bone broth in the casserole, and said with a smile, "This bone broth is also good for the recovery of the patient to drink more, and when you go back tomorrow, grab two more herbs and bring them, and put them in the soup for better results." ”

Pu Cao hurriedly thanked him, and when he had grasped the medicine, Angelica helped find a medicine jar, and set up a small stove under the eaves of the porch to boil it, and everyone started to eat.

Pucao put two dishes in a single serving, and added two steamed buns, and asked Angelica to give to Dr. Liu in the study, but Dr. Liu didn't want to bring it out, and said with a smile that he wanted to eat it with everyone.

Pu Cao saw that he was sincere, not pretending to be polite, but he had three more points of admiration for this doctor, and he responded again and again.

The wind of the autumn night was fast and cold, and it was inevitable that the stomach was filled with a cold wind, Pu Cao opened the dining table in the stove room, Dong Si and the two villagers who came with him were all year round and could not see the meat, and suddenly the big bowl of meat and thin noodles and steamed buns were enough to eat, and they were so happy that they didn't dare to put down the chopsticks for a while, even the Liu family's master and apprentice were too rich.

Pu Cao politely conceded a few words, and then took the meal and went to Chunni to eat together.

At this time, Liu Housheng had already moved to the guest room in the West Chamber, his injured leg was wrapped into a white zongzi, and he was placed upright in the bed, Chunni was sitting beside him and whispered comfort, but unfortunately, these comforts obviously had no effect, and the couple were sad and worried.

Seeing Pu Cao come in, Liu Housheng reluctantly smiled and thanked him, "Pu Cao girl, thanks to you today, otherwise my legs..."

Chunni also gritted her teeth with hatred and scolded, "It's okay if they treat me badly on weekdays, but they are their own sons, how can they be so ruthless..."

Pu Cao put down the tray and waved her hand to signal her not to say more, so as not to make Liu Housheng even more sad.

Chunni felt sorry for her man, so she really accepted the words, and then comforted, "Doctor Liu's medical skills are good, wait for us to take a look after this winter, maybe the bones will grow, and there will be no hindrance." Even if we can't do heavy work in the future, we won't be worried, God won't die of hunger, there will always be a way for us to live. ”

Pu Cao knocked on the flint casually and lit the oil lamp on the table, which made the room seem to be much brighter and warmer all of a sudden, "It is this reason, there are many ways to make money in this world, and it is not so bad that you will starve to death if you can't farm, don't worry, don't think too much." Let's eat first, and after a while, when the bone broth is boiled, it's time to take care of the eldest brother and take medicine. ”

Chunni answered, and the two sat down at the table and raised their chopsticks, although they were full of large pieces of meat, tender tofu, and vermicelli were also soft and attractive, they were all delicious foods that were rare to see on weekdays. But Chunni was still wilting and biting on the steamed buns, and she didn't know how to eat the food for a long time. Pu Cao was helpless, thought about it and smiled, "Actually, to be honest, Brother Liu injured his leg, and I am still very happy." ”

Chunni and her family were shocked when they heard this.

"Pucao, what do you say... What to say? ”

The head of the family hurt his leg, and his future life is worried, Pu Cao, as a friend, not only did not worry but frankly said that he was happy in his heart, which is really a bit unusual, Chunni didn't know whether to be angry, or to knock on her skull to listen, whether there was something unclean in it.

Pu Cao pushed away the pottery bowl in his hand, and the smile on his face was even stronger, "You listen to me carefully, and you also know that I plan to build a greenhouse and grow some fresh vegetables in the winter to sell in the restaurant." If this thing is done, it will naturally be a great profit. But I've been busy digging and removing the billet these days, and I only have a helper from my brother, so I'm really too busy, and I'll have to find someone to build wooden shelves, wooden boxes, build walls, and go up the mountain to chop wood, which is even more busy.

I originally thought that I would ask the two of you to help me, but the eldest brother is a good hunter, how can he earn a few taels of silver once he goes up the mountain, so I didn't open my mouth.

Now that Brother Liu has injured his leg and can't go up the mountain to hunt, it just happens to be me, and I have someone to help Zhang Luo, saving me from the name of an abandoned woman on my head, and I will be looked down upon by others when I come forward to do things. ”