Chapter 53: Saffron

The ghost walked out of the courtyard, looked around, and finally walked to the woods by the river. Standing outside the woods, Ah Ghost looked into the woods, and finally strode in. The woods are relatively dense and overgrown, and gradually the path is covered with weeds. Ah Ghost walked for a while and found that there was no way, so he had to take out a big knife and reopen a small path.

About five miles into the forest, Ah Ghost found a number of very good trees, it was like a sycamore, tall, straight, but it was thicker than the sycamore, and each one needed one and a half people to surround it. Ah Ghost stopped in front of a tree and said, "It's you", so Ah Ghost raised the knife in his hand and cut it off. After dozens of knives, a big tree fell directly. Ah Ghost looked at the knife in his hand, "I didn't expect it to be quite sharp", and then Ah Ghost cut off a few branches in the treetops. Ah Ghost took back the big knife, looked at the big tree on the ground, squatted down and picked up the big tree directly, but he didn't think that this big tree of nearly 1,000 catties was picked up by Ah Ghost like this. Ah Ghost hugged the big tree and went out unexpectedly,

Ghost came to a small clearing on the edge of the woods, threw the big tree on the ground, and then, Ghost went into the forest again, hugged a big tree, and came out and said, "This should be almost the same," and then Ghost began to get busy in the same place.

The sky gradually darkened, and the work of Ah Ghost also came to an end, and the barrels with a width of two meters and a height of one meter and a half were completed. Ah Ghost looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, then picked up the barrel and prepared to return.

When passing by the river, Ah Ghost saw a patch of reddish-purple flowers and plants, each of which was a bulb with a flat round spherical shape, about three centimeters in diameter, with 1-2 flowers, and the fragrance of talking. A strange name "Saffron" popped into my mind.

"Saffron, also known as saffron, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Crocus in the family Irisaceae. It is a common spice and a precious Chinese herbal medicine, with a peculiar gas, slightly irritating and slightly bitter taste. It is better to be long, purple and red, moist and shiny, with few yellow flower columns, and a spicy and cool taste. Main effects: blood circulation, blood stasis, rejuvenation, analgesia, stomach strengthening. It can be used externally or internally. ”

Ah Ghost suddenly thought of Xiaoxi's fall, so he put down the barrel and picked a lot of saffron and put it in the barrel, and finally carried the barrel home.

When Ah Ghost arrived home, it was already dark, Xiao Xi was cooking, and Xiao Ming was helping by the side. Ah Ghost put down the wooden barrel, Xiao Xi heard the voice and came out and said, "Ah Ghost, where did you come from this big wooden barrel?" Xiao Ming came out and said, "Wow, Brother Ghost, where did this brand new wooden barrel come from, I haven't seen new furniture at home for a long time"

"Hehe, this is what I just made today, Xiaoxi, you're cooking"

"Yes, yes"

"Your leg is not well, let me come" Ah Ghost went in after speaking, Xiao Xi wanted to refuse, but Ah Ghost finally had to let Ah Ghost cook.

"Oh, by the way, Xiaoxi, go and take out the contents of the barrel"

"What is it?"

"Just check it out"

Xiao Xi walked over and said, "Wow, this flower is so beautiful," Xiao Xi picked it up and smelled it, "It's really fragrant, thank you, ghost"

"Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for sending me such beautiful flowers,"

"It's not for you"

"Ah, it wasn't for me, so what are you doing with it," Xiao Xi said with some disappointment.

"It's called saffron, it's a medicine that heals your leg injury."

"Ah, this is medicine, how come I've never heard of flowers being used as medicine?"

"Hehe, you put the flowers away first, and after dinner, I'll teach you how to use them"

Xiao Xi reluctantly put the flowers away and said, "Ghost, how do you know these things?"

"I don't know, but when I saw it, I remembered."

"Ghost, you're so mysterious"

After a smirk, Ah Ghost continued to work.

Soon, Ah Ghost prepared dinner,

At the dinner table, Ah Ghost suddenly said, "Xiaoxi, there are so many fish, what should I do?"

Xiaoxi thought for a while and said, "When my injury is healed, I will take it to the city to sell"

"Oh, how much silver can that fish sell for"

"Well, about 50 copper coins."

"Oh," Ah Ghost didn't know how much 50 copper coins were.

"Ghost, why are you asking this?"

"It's okay, I'll just ask"

After the meal, Ah Ghost came to the news with saffron and said, "Xiaoxi, this flower is called saffron, and its main effects are: blood circulation, blood stasis, rejuvenation, analgesia, and stomach." It can be used externally, and external use is to break it up and chew it first, and then apply it to the wound, of course, it can also be taken internally, but if it is taken internally, it needs to be dried first, and then boiled with water. Got it"

"Well, I remembered"

Ah Ghost demonstrated it once in front of Xiao Xi, and then gently applied the saffron to Xiao Xi's wound, and a cool feeling came, Xiao Xi said, "This is really comfortable to put on"

Two days later, Xiaoxi's wounds have healed and she can basically walk, and in the past two days, Ah Ghost has caught fish in the morning and gone to the woods in the afternoon to make some new furniture. Xiaoxi looked at the fish at home full of two wooden barrels and said, "Grandpa, I will go to the city today to sell the fish first, or the family will not be able to put it down."

"Well, okay, let Xiao Ming go with you, be careful on the road"

Xiao Xi caught 50 fish, put them in the fish basket, and went to the city on his back.

At dusk, Ah Ghost returned home with the chairs and tables and other furniture that he had made in the past two days, and saw Xiao Xi sitting in the courtyard with a stern face, Ah Ghost put down the furniture and said, "Xiao Xi, what's wrong, what's so unhappy"

"Ghost, I went into the city today"

"I'm in the city, why aren't you happy?"

"I went into town to sell fish"

"Is the fish sold?"

"Sold,"

"You're not happy to sell it."

"The fish is sold, but the fish at home can't be sold"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I took 50 fish into the city today, and I found the old boss, and the boss asked me why there were so many fish this time? I asked the boss if he could get all our fish, but when the boss heard it, he said that there were too many fish, and he couldn't do it, so he only bought 50 of the fish I brought, but he said he didn't want the rest of the fish, what do you say about our fish?"

"That's right," the ghost thought for a moment, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind. "You wait"

Ah Gui reached out and grabbed a fish from the wooden barrel, took a kitchen knife, washed the fish first, then cut it into small slices, and found some small wooden sticks to thread the fish one by one, and finally, Ah Gui found an iron tool, put some lit charcoal in the middle, and then put the worn fish on it to bake.

Xiao Xi looked at Ah Ghost's strange movements and said, "What are you doing here?"

"You'll know in a while" Soon the fish was grilled, a piece of golden color, Ah Ghost finally added some seasonings, so that the grilled fish was ready, Ah Ghost handed Xiao Xi a pass on the grilled fish and said: "You taste it, how does this taste like"

Xiao Xi took it and took a bite gently, and said in surprise, "Wow, this fish tastes so special, I have never eaten such a fish"

"Is it delicious?"

"Yes. It's delicious," soon a skewer of grilled fish was gone, and Xiaoxi said with some pity, "It's too little, bring me another skewer"

Ah Ghost stopped what he was doing and said, "You're really addicted to eating, am I here to eat for you?"

Xiaoxi was puzzled and said, "You didn't give me food, so what are you doing with it?"

"If you say something like this, will the fish sell well?"

"Ah, it's for sale, it's so delicious for sale. Isn't it a bit of a shame."

"Little gluttonous cat, get ready, tomorrow we will go into the city to sell fish" After saying that, Ah Ghost went into the house.

Here, I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, a family reunion, and a good night together.