Chapter 42: The Snow Disaster
"Good! Good!! There's hot water in the pot, so I'll pour some of it!! When the daughter-in-law heard her say the truth, the hope in her heart rose again, and she hurriedly went to the kitchen to prepare hot water. Because I was in a hurry, I almost fell in the yard.
Yu Xiaocao carefully checked the pulse of Uncle Zhuzhu, weighed some medicinal materials for the treatment of wind and cold from the medicine box, and decocted the medicine in the house without delay.
"Sister Xiaocao, is my father really okay?" Liu, the ten-year-old eldest daughter of the Zhuzhu family. Intelligent. Fang, sobbing and squatting down, helped Xiaocao decoction the medicine, and asked again as if seeking reassurance.
After Yu Xiaocao put the medicinal herbs into the medicine jar of the decoction, he put a few drops of spirit stone water into it, and said confidently and firmly: "Don't worry! Take two pairs of pills and you'll be fine! ”
"Here comes the hot water. Xiaocao, can you look at this temperature? The daughter-in-law came in with a wooden basin with a cloth towel to wipe her face.
Yu Xiaocao tested the temperature and added half a bottle of spirit stone water to it before nodding and saying, "Okay!" Hurry up and wipe my uncle, focusing on wiping the neck and armpits, and the heat dissipation is faster! ”
"Sister Xiaocao, what did you put in the water? I don't look like a medicinal herb, do I? "The second child of the Liu family is a boy, the same year as Xiaocao, and he is a little younger in the month.
Yu Xiaocao instructed the *Fang decoction, and at the same time argued with the second child of the Liu family, who was nicknamed Tiedan'er: "This is my Grandpa You's exclusive secret recipe, which can speed up the recovery of the disease." This is refined from 7749 kinds of medicinal herbs. It took Grandpa You fifty years to refine two bottles, do you say precious or not? Don't talk about it, it's not for the relationship between Uncle Zhu and my father, I'm reluctant to take it out! ”
The daughter-in-law of the pillar believed it and said gratefully: "Cao'er, for the sake of our family, you have consumed half a bottle at once, will Dr. You lose his temper at you when he comes back!" ”
"Nope! Grandpa You said that the medicine is used to save people. Uncle Zhuzhu's illness is quite urgent, and if he drags his lungs again, he will burn a big hole, and it is really dangerous to use this medicine! ”
Yu Xiaocao knew that she had to rely on her true skills, and Uncle Zhuzhu's illness was really tricky, and it would be easy to cure him with Lingshi Water.
Before making the decision to come for treatment, she also had concerns. After all, this is her first patient since she studied medicine, if there is anything missing, she will not want to treat people in the future, maybe she will have to bear the name of "quack doctor misleading", and she will not be able to raise her head in the village.
After hesitating, the little mending stone came out, and said in a disdainful tone: [Isn't it a little cold! Although the spiritual power of this divine stone is sealed, it is still not a problem to cure minor diseases. Take it! The bath water of this god stone, and then add some saliva to you - phew, it must be foolproof! 】
The bath water and saliva of the small mending stone are really extraordinary. The bolt's daughter-in-law helped the man wipe his body a few times, and she obviously felt that her man's body temperature had dropped a lot, and the bolt pillar, who was in a high fever and coma, gradually woke up.
At this time, the medicine is also decocted. The daughter-in-law of the pillar fed the medicine to the man, and in less than an hour, the ferocious high fever came, and it was in this side of the medicine that the medicine was eliminated.
"Oops! Brother Dahai, your girl's medical skills are about to catch up with Dr. You. No wonder Dr. You praised her for being a genius in medicine! Liu Xuanzhu, who was still a little weak after the fever had subsided, leaned on the quilt and kept expressing his gratitude and praise.
The daughter-in-law of the bolt pillar took out a cloth bag from the cabinet, took out a few strings of copper coins from it, each string was about 100 wen, and said gratefully: "Brother Yu Hai, thanks to your grass today." I'm afraid that Dr. You's medicine is not cheap, I don't know if 800 wen is enough. If it's not enough, the snow stops, and I'll go to my mother's house to borrow some more. ”
If the bottle of elixir and medicinal herbs belonged to his daughter, with his relationship with the Zhuzhu brothers, Yu Hai would never accept the money. But the girl said that this bottle of medicine belongs to Dr. You, and it sounds very precious, so he is not in charge. Yu Hai turned his gaze to his daughter.
Yu Xiaocao's words have already been spoken, and if he doesn't collect money, he will definitely arouse the suspicion of others, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "Aunt Zhuzhu, you also know Grandpa You." He treats people, and if his family is in difficulty, he can be exempted without collecting money. ”
"Not really! In the nearby ten miles and eight villages, who doesn't boast that Dr. You of Dongshan Village is a kind-hearted person, and many people call him a living bodhisattva! The daughter-in-law of the pillar sighed.
Yu Xiaocao continued: "If Grandpa You were here, he wouldn't have watched you borrow foreign debts to pay for medicine. In this way, I will be the master of this today, and my aunt will give 200 wen. Uncle Zhuzhu's body will be raised for a few days, and this will be the New Year soon......"
"Two hundred? That's too little, right? If Dr. Kaichun comes back, don't scold you! Cao'er, you take the money. We also bought a new boat this year, and we are a little tighter on hand. Don't worry, although your uncle is not as good as your father, he is also a good player in the village. With a new ship, are you still afraid of a few foreign debts? The daughter-in-law insisted on stuffing the cloth bag into Xiaocao's arms.
The medicine for Uncle Zhu Zhu only adds up to a dozen yuan, and the spirit stone water that plays a key role does not need to be bought with money, which is almost equivalent to having no business. Receiving 800 Wen from others, I really can't get over it on my conscience. Yu Xiaocao pushed and insisted on only accepting 200 wen.
The daughter-in-law of the bolt pillar also admits death, and the more the grass is not collected, the more she has to give. After pushing for a long time, Uncle Zhu couldn't look at it, and after coughing a few times, he said:
"You all don't push around anymore. Xiaocao, even if Uncle takes advantage of you, you can accept 500 Wen. We spent the New Year at Grandpa Tiedan's house, and the remaining 300 wen, with vegetables and food, can also cope with the winter. ”
Xiaocao saw that he couldn't push it, so he was embarrassed to take the five strings of copper coins. She left a few more packets of herbs and told Aunt Zhuzhu to fry one pair every day for Uncle Zhuzhu to take and consolidate it.
The spirit stone water is too effective, and the dosage must be considered in the future, so as not to arouse the suspicion and covetousness of others.
When I returned, the snow was falling heavier. The fluttering snow flakes can almost be called small snowballs. The snow on the ground was already deep with a small grass leg, and she was one foot deep and one foot shallow, and sometimes her feet were stuck in the snow, and it was difficult to pull them up.
Yu Hai, who was holding her daughter's hand, found her embarrassment, picked her up with a smile, carried her on her back, and strode towards home.
Yu Xiaocao looked up to the sky and rolled her eyes - the little short legs can't be hurt!
It snowed like goose feathers all night. When I woke up the next day, the snow in the yard blocked the doors. The first thing Yu Hai did when he got up was to sweep away the knee-deep snow in the courtyard.
"Brother Dahai, have you heard? The three dilapidated houses of Wang Er's stunned family in the village were crushed by the snow and collapsed two and a half rooms. In the middle of the night last night, Wang Er's family of five was crammed into a crumbling half of the room, and they almost didn't freeze out! Next door, Zhao Da has already taken a turn around the village, sharing the news.
Lao Yu came back from outside with his hands behind his back, frowned, stomped off the snow on his shoes in front of his house, sighed deeply when he heard the words, and said: "This is the first snow in winter, it's so big, I'm just afraid of this winter, don't think about stopping." ”
"The heavy snow has caused many houses in the village to suffer some damage. There are also a few elderly families who have not survived last night. I heard that when I woke up in the morning, people were frozen and stiff! Zhao Da shook his head, walked into his father's house, stuffed some firewood into the kang hole, and burned the kang warm.
In the winter in the north, almost every year, the elderly or young children who are sick and weak freeze to death. It is very rare for people to freeze to death in houses soon after the onset of winter, such as this year.
There are more and more people clearing the snow in front of the door, talking about whose son is not filial, the old man is alone, the snow collapses the house, and when he gets up in the morning, the old man is buried in the snow, I don't know how long he has been dead......
Yu Xiaocao listened more and more uncomfortable, she remembered Grandpa You, an old man in his sixties who was alone in this remote fishing village. I wonder if there will be someone around him to take care of him when he is away from home? Will you be alone and lonely?
"Dad, I don't know what Grandpa You's house is like, let's go take a look!" Yu Xiaocao saw that the snow outside was too thick for her short legs to bear, so she asked her father for foreign help.
"Good! Dad will accompany you to have a look. Yu Hai carried the tools of snow clearing in one hand, picked up his daughter and threw it on his back with the other, and walked towards the west of the village with difficulty.
The Zhang family behind him gave up after chasing two steps, but he shouted: "The snow on the roof of my house hasn't been swept yet, and I still have time to take care of other people's affairs!" How's it to be full? ”
Yu Xiaocao, who was hugging her father's neck, turned around and shouted to her milk: "Milk!" My father is not the only man in the family! Uncle and uncle, aren't they both at home? Grandpa You is the only doctor in Shili Eight Village, if there is any accident in his house, when Grandpa You comes back in the spring, can he still live in our village? ”
Dongshan Village has Dr. You in charge, which is the envy of the nearby villages and brings a lot of convenience to the villagers of Dongshan Village. Dr. You has nothing to worry about except those two houses, and it is the responsibility of Dongshan Village that he is not taking care of his house.
When Yu Hai and Xiaocao arrived, the village chief had already organized a few prime of people and was busy in Dr. You's yard.
One of Dr. You's two houses had the roof collapsed by the snow. Fortunately, the house was filled with clutter, and there was no loss.
Yu Xiaocao hurriedly walked into the intact room, which was packed with boxes of medicinal herbs except for a big kang. She carefully inspected the box where the herbs were kept, and was slightly relieved to find that the herbs inside were intact.
The village chief was an old man in his fifties, with gray hair and a tall build, who looked quite dignified. Seeing Yu Xiaocao, he quipped: "Yo, our little doctor has come to check the medicinal materials?" Don't worry, the village chief's grandfather promised to build these two houses well, and no matter how heavy the snow was, it couldn't crush these medicinal herbs. ”