Chapter 20: The Line Between Life and Death
The actual situation at home, star fruit understands very well. But three acres of cabbage are only sold for nine lines, so she is not reconciled to think about it.
She turned around and took out the pickles at home, and compared the pickles from Tongfuju to taste them in one bite, the more she tasted them, the more unwilling she became.
"It's not okay to marinate it all, let's marinate half of it first."
She took a sip of water, looked at her mother's eyes seriously, and said, "A total of only nine stripes of money are sold, and there is not much difference between throwing them away." Let's try half of the dishes first, in case it really becomes a way to make money in the future. ”
Ye Shi was still worried: "Just half of the pickle, you will get more than 40 catties of salt, more than 20 catties of autumn oil, and more than a dozen vats." "Don't you have to spend money to buy all of these?
"Besides, marinating doesn't necessarily sell. How many people are there in our town? Every household pickles pickles, who is willing to spend money on ours? ”
Yang Cui handed Yang Cui a bowl of water, and after eating so many pickles, she still had to be sluggish?
The star fruit was really uncomfortable in her mouth, she took the water, but she didn't have the heart to drink it.
Salt, autumn oil, seasonings, vats...... If only they could be credited! If only I could use it again and again like kimchi!
"That's right, Kimchi!" She slapped her head and cried out with joy.
This startled Yang Cui, who was drinking water, trembled. Ye Shi glanced at her, and said with a smile: "Cabbage can't be soaked for a long time, don't play the idea of pickles." ”
"Soon bubble!"
Star fruit was so excited that her cheeks were red, and she said slowly: "To make pickles, first smear the vegetables with salt, dry the excess water, and the dishes will also be flavored, and then mix the seasonings and put them in the jar to seal them." Half a month later, the dish was crispy and refreshing. ”
Ye Shi looked at her puzzled: "What does this have to do with kimchi?" ”
"We can soak the cabbage in kimchi water first, and then get up and dry it when it tastes. The salt and seasonings in the kimchi water are complete, and when the pickle is done, just mix autumn oil, chili pepper, ginger and garlic? ”
Ye Shi was stunned on the spot, this seems to be a method, may it be delicious?
"We have more than a dozen jars of kimchi at home, and the jar and kimchi water are ready-made. In this way, it is more than enough to put half a dozen dollars into three acres of vegetables. ”
Ye and Yang Cui are still worried about sales, and the family's money is tight, not to mention that they can't afford to waste half a penny.
The star fruit has already gone to pick the pickled cabbage and fried it in the pot, and when it is half dry, it is brought over and asked Ye's to mix the seasoning: "After mixing, we will eat it tomorrow morning, and we can basically know what it tastes like." "This dish is cut small, and it can generally taste good if marinated overnight.
When I woke up the next morning, the first thing I did was try pickled cabbage.
This bite went down, sour, spicy, refreshing and chewy, star fruit couldn't help but take another bite, and then shouted at her mother with a smile: "Mother, come and taste it, it's delicious." ”
The family took turns to come and taste it, Yang Cui frowned and said: "It's not crisp enough to soak for a long time, if you just soak it and dry it, the taste will definitely be better." ”
Ye Shi tasted it and nodded: "The sourness of the bubble is too much, and the pickling taste is insufficient." If you just take in the flavor and start it out and marinate it, marinate it for a long time, the taste will definitely be better. ”
Yang Laosan also said: "After all, this bowl is fried with fire, if it is carefully dried in the sun, the taste and chewiness can be improved to a level." ”
Star fruit has a pair of eyes with stars: "Then let's do it, as long as the taste is good, it will definitely be sold at a good price." ”
Everyone was silent again.
In the final analysis, it is because there is no confidence to invest. People are poor and short-minded, and star fruit can't help but sigh.
"Momo ......"
Ye was about to speak, when someone came and knocked on the door.
The person who came was the father of Yang Chunxiao's classmate, and he sent money to the Yang family: "Your Chunxiao is really promising, not only has good articles, but also finds time to copy books to make money." No, let me give you half a penny, and said that he has kept the food money for next month, and you don't have to send it. ”
The other party praised Yang Chunxiao to the sky, causing Yang Laosan to grin non-stop.
Sending the people away, Yang Laosan stroked the half-hanging money and rejoiced: "Let's have a spring dawn, there is a future!" ”
Taking advantage of Daddy's happiness, the star fruit struck while it was hot: "The money for Grandma has been settled, and Chunxiao doesn't need food expenses, so let's go out!" Everyone is happy, if we lose, it's a big deal, let's strangle our trouser belts, and eat pickled cabbage three times a day. ”
Yang Laosan also gave up the exam fee in order to save books for his son: "Then pickle, Tao'er is right." It's a big deal to tighten your pants and hungry belly, it's no big deal. ”
The head of the house made a decision, and the matter was settled.
After breakfast, the third room of the Yang family got busy. Hearing that Yang Laosan was going to sell pickles, the people in the village laughed crookedly: "What every family can make, still sell?" Yang Laosan, you are fooling around like this, sooner or later you will lose your family! ”
From that day on, the villagers took Yang Laosan to teach the children: "Live a down-to-earth life, don't be like Yang Laosan, you also dream in the daytime, and you will even pay for the obscene pants in the morning and evening." ”
Seeing that Sanfang has another moth, the eldest aunt no longer has anything to do with the Ye family, and she usually talks about being poor, for fear that Sanfang will ask her to borrow money and grain.
The second aunt also came over to persuade twice: "It's the season of fresh vegetables, who can eat as many pickles?" Let the dealer collect it, and after that, he also threw away a few copper plates. You've done this with a lot of time and effort, and if you can't sell it, you'll lose money. ”
Ye's heart is also hanging high, the pickles in the provincial capital are sold well because the provincial capital is rich. In this poor place in a small town, every family pickles vegetables, who is willing to spend money to buy them?
She pursed her lips, smiled helplessly, and diverted the topic.
After fighting the medicine, the star fruit was reused by the steward of the pharmacy. Many prescriptions, and the steward personally instructed her.
On this day, star fruit is doing Zhibaodan and Fengtong Shengsan with Steward Zhang. Steward Zhang suddenly asked star fruit: "What do you think about stroke?" ”
Both of these herbs are used for stroke, and Steward Zhang may have asked in passing. But the star fruit came to the end, and replied with a bright spirit: "I don't think it's okay to take medicine in Zhongguangguang, you have to cooperate with acupuncture." When necessary, it is necessary to assist in the fumigation of medicinal baths. ”
This point of view was so novel that it shocked Steward Zhang to stop the movements in his hand and look at her intently: "Acupuncture and moxibustion to invigorate blood is reasonable, what is the meaning of medicinal bath fumigation?" ”
"Acupuncture is not just about invigorating blood!" The star fruit kept stir-frying the intermittent in the pot, and said with a solemn expression: "Use the trembling tail acupuncture method to pierce the twelve well points, which can dispel the wind and smooth the pulse; Use the meridian tilting acupuncture technique to acupuncture Baihui, Sishencong and two acupoints, you can ......"
She talked eloquently, and after talking about the use of acupuncture, she said that medicinal bath fumigation: "Stroke is mostly hemiplegic, the meridians are damaged, and the qi and blood are not smooth. The drug cannot run the lesion, and the efficacy of the drug is naturally impaired. Medicated bath fumigation is to force the drug into the pores, and the medicine is evenly directed to the lesion......"
"That's nonsense!"
Star fruit was so frightened by this angry roar that she threw away the spatula, and when she looked back, she saw that it was Zhao Langzhong who came, and she shrank her neck and stopped talking.
"Have you studied Acupuncture A and B Sutra? Have you read "The Illustrated Book of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of the Bronze Man"? Dare to pierce the twelve wells casually, you are not afraid of death? ”
Carambola is silent, works hard, and tries to reduce its sense of existence.
Zhao Langzhong didn't think that the star fruit was backing down but ignored it, because he didn't take him Zhao someone in his eyes, so he disdained to take care of it.
So, he slapped the table and shook it, pointed to the tip of the star fruit's nose and scolded: "The quack doctor mistook people's lives, and he is talking about self-righteous things like you." If you know how to spell some herbs, you know how to use medicine, and you can do acupuncture if you recognize two acupuncture points? When I read two medical books, I was so arrogant that I forgot what my surname was......"
"Lao Zhao, you dissipate your anger, he is a hairy boy, he knows what acupuncture and moxibustion medical skills are, but he is just talking and playing with his empty mouth......"
"What's fun? Can medicine be a joke? Human life can be played with? ”
Steward Zhang is in his sixties, and a junior scolds him bloody......
Carambola felt that Zhao Langzhong was too bullying, so she slammed the stone mortar and replied: "As for making such a fuss?" We spend all day in the pharmacy and can't even see the faces of the patients, so how can we have the opportunity to harm medical skills and human lives? ”
"You ......"
"I have read the "Acupuncture A and B Sutra", and I have also learned the "Bronze Man Acupuncture and Moxibustion Diagram Sutra", and I know that the twelve well points are dangerous. If you are not skilled, it is dangerous to pierce too quickly and too deeply, and it is dangerous to puncture the large blood vessels if you are not allowed to recognize the acupoints, except that there is no danger!
Speaking of danger, it is also caused by the insufficient level of the person who administers the needle. According to your argument, aren't all people who practice medicine playing with human life? Typhoid fever is easy to treat, but if you prescribe the wrong medicine and use the wrong amount, it will eat the dead? ”
Having said that, these acupuncture points are all complicated and difficult to find, and the old doctors who have been practicing medicine for more than ten years do not dare to try them easily.
"It's just a strong word!" Zhao Langzhong raised his slap to slap her, and star fruit hurriedly hid behind the stove: a bad old man who was quite unreasonable, and a big villain who ate the artillery battle.
It happened that Qiao Ping came to look for Zhao Langzhong, and when he saw this battle, he asked puzzledly: "What's wrong?" ”
Steward Zhang briefly said what happened, and said helplessly: "It's just a few gossip, who knows that Lao Zhao will be more serious." ”
"Don't make trouble Uncle Zhao, something is wrong." Qiao Ping pulled Zhao Langzhong over and said anxiously: "The ancestor of the Guo family suddenly had an emergency, and Qin Langzhong, the holy hand of the government bureau, was helpless. The county magistrate recommended you and ordered you to rush to cure Mrs. Guo immediately. ”
The doctor can't cure the disease, isn't the county master unreasonable?
But no matter how unreasonable he is, it is like an official order, and Zhao Langzhong does not dare to disobey.
He scolded his mother a few words, went out in a hurry, walked to the door and turned around and pointed to the star fruit nose: "Don't you have real skills?" Come with me! ”
As he spoke, the officials all arrived in front of him, and Zhao Langzhong and Carambola were not allowed to slip away.
As soon as he entered the gate of Guo's mansion, a maid greeted him, and introduced the situation of the ancestor while leading the way: "The ancestor drank an extra glass of fruit wine, but suddenly slipped and fell to the ground, and after helping him up, he had a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, and his speech was not clear. Qin Langzhong used medicine, but the ancestor was stupid and couldn't move. ”
Sounds like a stroke!
After seeing the patient, star fruit knew which is as simple as a stroke? The old man is delirious, there is thick phlegm in his throat, he can't swallow and cough it out, and if he doesn't take measures quickly, he will definitely die!
The phlegm medicine was poured bowl by bowl and bowl without effect, and the maid couldn't suck it out with her mouth. Qin Langzhong and Zhao Langzhong were anxious on the side, the old ancestor's throat was gurgling, his white eyes kept rolling violently, and he was about to swallow his breath when he saw it.
The star fruit was in a hurry, and helped the ancestor to get up and get the needle. The gods, the heavens, the lungs......
Zhao Langzhong looked back and was so frightened that he lost most of his soul: "Are you crazy?" ”
Qin Langzhong watched as the star fruit continued to needle the water protrusion and the middle acupuncture points, and his legs couldn't help but tremble: "This is Mrs. Guo's mother!" "The ancestor passed away, and the Taifu had to rest and worry. Harming people's mothers and harming people's future, how many times do you have to die to atone for your sins?
As if in order to echo Qin Langzhong's worries, the old ancestor suddenly spurted out a mouthful of black blood, followed by blood gushing out of the seven orifices, and he was unconscious.