Chapter 14: Wormwood
Zhu Hongyu was startled, and Amber's interruption made her very uncomfortable. But she is not Amber's master, and the family still has to live under one roof, so don't hurt the harmony.
That's it, there are some truths that Runye will definitely tell her later.
After braiding Amber, Amber began to change clothes, Zhu Hongyu went into the kitchen to heat up last night's leftover porridge, took out pickles, had breakfast with Amber, and sent Amber to Sanguan Temple.
Runye had just finished the morning class, and when he opened the door, he saw the two of them coming one after the other, and Amber ran to Runye's side at once, and Runye smiled with relief.
"Your name is Amber, right?"
"Yes, Master."
Then Runye walked up to Zhu Hongyu and made a gesture to Zhu Hongyu. Zhu Hongyu bowed slightly, and watched Runye and Amber walk into the door one after the other, and Zhu Hongyu stood outside and watched the two enter the door. Don't say it, I'm really sad in my heart,
After Zhu Hongyu walked home, the porridge was still hot, and Zhan Ao got up.
"Sister, what are you doing when you go out early in the morning?"
As soon as Zhu Hongyu entered the door, she saw Zhan Ao sitting at the dining table with a bowl and eating, as if waiting for her to come back.
"I sent Amber to Sanguan Temple to do work, and our family will have another guarantee in the future."
Zhan Ao nodded, showing an innocent smile, Zhu Hongyu didn't think much about it, and cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks.
After eating, Zhu Zhanao put on a small cloth bag and went out to school, and the house suddenly became deserted.
The sister-in-law of the neighbor Gu, who had just gotten up, packed up a bunch of leftovers and came out to feed the chickens, and when she saw Zhu Hongyu cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, she hurriedly screamed.
"Nizi, wake up so early!"
Zhu Hongyu smiled and hurriedly said, "You got up early, how is your health?" ”
"Oh, this Taoist priest's methods are really superb, after using his medicine, he was suddenly refreshed."
Zhu Hongyu thought to herself that this Angong Niuhuang Pill had been used on her body, could the effect be bad?
"Sister-in-law Gu, I was about to look for you today, and I have something to trouble you."
Sister-in-law Gu saw that Zhu Hongyu had something to ask for, and quickly put down the work in her hand.
"Nizi, if you have something, just say it, you're welcome."
"Can you lend me your ox cart for a while, I'm going to town."
When Sister-in-law Gu heard Zhu Hongyu's words, her body was a little unnatural.
"How can this work? Now that Yunmeng Town has become a ghost town, you are not afraid of dying in the city. ”
Zhu Hongyu smiled, knowing that this matter was embarrassing for Sister-in-law Gu.
"This ...... I know that there is a plague now, and I don't borrow anything at home......"
"Nizi, you saved my life, don't talk about borrowing you from the valuable people in this family, even if it is to give it to you. I'm worried about you. ”
Zhu Hongyu breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that she had spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
"Sister-in-law, I'm ...... Gotta go. In this situation at home, younger brothers and sisters have their own plans, and if they don't go to the city to do business, how can the family open the pot? ”
Sister-in-law Gu had to sigh when she heard this.
"Okay, when you use the ox cart, just come to my house and take it away."
Zhu Hongyu hurriedly held Sister-in-law Gu's hand.
"Sister-in-law, thank you. When I make money, I will treat you to meat. ”
"Nizi, I just want you to come back safely. Nothing else. ”
Sister-in-law Gu said, pulling her hand out of Zhu Hongyu's hand, her movements were very gentle, but she was obviously deliberately avoiding Zhu Hongyu.
Zhu Hongyu was stunned again, and she realized that Sister-in-law Gu avoided her intentionally or unintentionally.
In the plague years, healthy people avoided doctors.
This is human nature, human beings have the nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, she has long known it. But in her heart, it was really uncomfortable.
After a while, Zhu Hongyu carried a basket on her back and went up the mountain.
Artemisia annua has become more and more scarce, and she can only climb more than 100 meters up, and she sees fresh Artemisia annua again.
Clumps of fresh wormwood burst out of the earth, and the tender green leaves plucked out the water.
Artemisia annua is important.
When Zhu Hongyu picked a basket of Artemisia annua, it was already noon.
There was no one in the mountains, so she found a dry and cool place to sit down, holding the vegetable dumplings in her hand, and chirped and gnawed.
In the distance, a crescent moon hung in the sky, faintly.
Only then did Zhu Hongyu remember that today is the first day of the fifth month, and in four days it will be the Duanyang Festival. It's a pity that she was reborn in the first Duanyang Festival in ancient times, and because of the plague, she became deserted.
Last year's wormwood was still hanging on the lintels of the houses in the village, but it was ridiculous that no one threw it away.
That's right!
Zhu Hongyu slapped her thigh and dried mugwort leaves! A year of dried mugwort leaves! She pursed her lips and smiled, it was another big deal.
After lunch, it was very cool on the mountain. Vermilion no longer collects Artemisia annua, but fresh wormwood.
By the time we descended the mountain, it was already evening. There was a sound of ghosts crying and wolf howling in the mountains.
Zhu Hongyu was also scared, so she hurriedly climbed down the mountain while it was still dawn and walked to the entrance of the village.
The sky is covered with stars and the moon, and the sky is clear.
When he walked to the Sanguan Temple, Runye sat on the steps outside the temple gate to enjoy the shade.
Zhu Hongyu was carrying a large basket of things, and when she saw Runye like this from a distance, she smiled knowingly.
The empty nesters, no, are empty nesters.
"Dao Chief, why are you sitting here?"
"It's cool here...... It's dark, and I don't see you coming. I'm afraid you've had an accident in the mountains. ”
"Walking up the hill today, there are too few Artemisia annua. Pick some down. ”
Runye inspected Zhu Hongyu's Artemisia annua, and said worriedly: "I don't know when this plague will pass. ”
"Sometimes you are sick with temperature, and when the solar term arrives, you should change the prescription."
Runye glanced at Zhu Hongyu, and there was even more appreciation in her eyes.
This girl is very large, thin and pitiful. But the aura in his eyes is very rare, but it hasn't grown yet, and it's still a baby face.
Runye found that she was expecting Zhu Hongyu to come over to deliver medicine to him every day, but out of reason, she didn't have to come again.
"Artemisia annua is out of season. I'll go the other way. You won't be delivering medicine tomorrow. ”
Runye said word by word, speaking very gently, for fear of hurting Zhu Hongyu.
"Artemisia annua in May really shouldn't be used. But I have a new business tomorrow. ”
Runye looked at Zhu Hongyu with a calm look and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I hesitated for a long time before you came. I'm afraid that you will be angry and the whole village will scold me. ”
Zhu Hongyu felt that Runye's idea was realistic, but she was not this kind of person.
"No, I know the season, and I'm half a doctor. I know that I will not use chopping wood to give medicine to patients. ”
Runye touched Zhu Hongyu's head, and for some reason, her face turned red after "brushing".
Zhu Hongyu knew that she was thin and small, and she was on Runye's chest, and Runye treated her as a child. But in her previous life, she was already an adult who graduated from college!
His head-touching is simply ...... It's so sultry, it's over, it's a heart-warming feeling.
Zhu Hongyu turned her head, and Runye put down her hand.
"That'...... I will come and play often in the future. Luckily? ”
She didn't know how to answer.
"Dao Chief, I may have to borrow the utensils from your pharmacy in the future. Will come often. ”
"Okay."
Zhu Hongyu knew that it was too late and it was not suitable to stay here for too long, so she said goodbye to Runye.
Most of the basket she was carrying was fresh wormwood, and all she had to do today was sell it.
At this time, it was the time for the whole village to eat, and Zhu Hongyu walked to Cui's house, which was closest to Sanguan Temple, with a basket on her back.
The Cui family smelts iron for a living, and Boss Cui and his apprentice are eating in the courtyard.
Zhu Hongyu hurriedly said hello.
"Brother Cui, hello."
"Yo, the eldest girl of the Zhu family? Don't come home so late? ”
"Brother Cui, it's time for the Duanyang Festival, do you need fresh wormwood? Just swap last year's old wormwood leaves. ”
When Boss Cui heard that there was such a good thing, he quickly took down the dried wormwood hanging on the lintel.
Zhu Hongyu also took a few fresh wormwood sticks and handed them to Boss Cui.
"Keep it in a bottle for a few days, and hang it on the lintel in a few days."
Boss Cui saw that Zhu Hongyu didn't deceive him, and was a little puzzled.
"Girl, what kind of business are you doing? Fresh wormwood for hay? ”
"I collect dried mugwort for medicinal purposes."
Boss Cui suddenly realized.
Of course, Zhu Hongyu took advantage of Boss Cui's failure to react, and then went to sell the next one.
This night, only one-fifth of the village households were visited, and the wormwood was changed, and Zhu Hongyu returned home with a large basket full of dried wormwood.
The lights were on in Zhanao's house, and Amber was cleaning up in the big house.
"Sister."
As soon as Vermilion entered the door, Amber greeted her and took her back basket.
"Sister, why is it so late today?"
"Hey, Artemisia annua is not easy to pick, and the road up the mountain is not easy to walk. Anyway, I'm going to sleep. ”
"Sister......
Amber wanted to say something, but Vermilion quickly fell asleep in bed.
At the beginning of May, the sun grew heavier.
Liu ate dinner, cooled down a lot, and walked to the entrance of the village.
Every day, she would sit on the little Mazar and chatter with her old sister.
But on this day, she took advantage of the sunset to see a group of people gathered around the west of the village, as if they were buying and selling things.
So he asked a few old ladies next to him, "What is this for?" Got a foot merchant in the village? ”
"This is your granddaughter's change, why don't you know?"
Liu frowned, his face red and white.
hurriedly added: "This girl misbehaves and is immoral." We don't interact. ”
However, Liu's curiosity has not diminished at all because of age.
"What is she doing now?"
The old lady in the black jacket understood very well and said, "This is not going to celebrate the Duanyang Festival, she exchanged fresh wormwood for last year's old wormwood." I also sold some bamboo leaves. Business is good. ”
She just exchanged wormwood with Zhu Hongyu yesterday, and by the way, she also bought dozens of bamboo leaves to go back to make zongzi.
"Yes, this girl goes up the mountain to pick wormwood during the day and walks the streets and alleys at night. It's not easy to drag a family with a mouth. ”
An old lady in flowery clothes lives near Sanguan Temple and also knows some things about Vermilion Hongyu.
This sentence is said to the Liu family, and Liu's behavior is already known to everyone in the village, and everyone just doesn't break it.
Last time, Zhu Hongyu cured Gu's sister-in-law, and her reputation became better and better, and the Liu family fell into the well, and everyone had a rod and scale in their hearts.
But Liu couldn't sit down anymore, and she had to carry Mazha home early.
Ma was eating walnuts, and when he saw Liu coming, he quickly hid the walnuts.
"Mother, why did you come back so early today?"
Liu looked displeased and glared at Ma.
"Mother, who made you unhappy again? I'll give you a verdict. ”
"That little has already stepped on our faces, are you still in the mood to eat and be lazy at home?"
When Ma Shi heard this, his face turned red all of a sudden.