Using chili peppers to cure chilblains is one of the things he is most proud of in his work.

"Of course, you don't know, there were many comrades from the south in the regiment in those years, and they couldn't stand the cold in our northwest, many comrades had hemorrhoids, and when they got this chilblain, they just wanted to scratch it, even if they scratched and bleed, it was useless, and they couldn't participate in labor and production if they were serious. Well...... What is it called? This is called attrition. ”

When it comes to his glorious achievements, the stupid Cheng Jia'an is like being injected with a stimulant, and the chatterbox is fanned: "Our health center lacks everything, no medicines, no equipment, we can't watch our comrades suffer." Suffering a little is secondary, the key is to delay the production task, which is a big deal. ”

There is a point that Cheng Jia'an didn't say directly, saying that it was a health center, but in fact, Cheng Jia'an was a bare-bones commander who commanded himself.

Why is this so?

It is not because most of the backbone forces of the regimental field have to be placed on the front line of land reclamation and construction, and the personnel of a peripheral logistics support unit like him can be as small as a little.

Besides, even if you are equipped with seven or eight doctors, don't you just stare at those who have no medicine or equipment, in addition to wasting labor, you can also have a fart.

At that time, the small clinic was located at the back of the regimental field, which was considered to take advantage of half of the institution.

A small courtyard, a clay hut, a small table, two marching beds, covered with two white sheets, and an iron cabinet with documents down from the machine, decorated with pitiful medical equipment, this is all the belongings of the health center.

As for the medicine or something, it is even less pitiful, a little headache and brain fever can be made up for treatment, as for the injured muscles and bones to do some surgery or something, don't even think about it.

"Then how did you find a cure for chilblains with chili peppers?" Cheng Jiali's eyes widened, and she looked at Cheng Jia'an with curiosity and adoration.

"That's still the local method I found from the medical book left by my father, the group field is on a remote barren beach, and there is really no place to find some good medicinal materials for the symptoms. At that time, I thought, we don't have anything in the northwest, but there are a lot of peppers, so I thought to try to see if it works! ”

Speaking of the old business, regardless of whether the little sister can understand or not, Cheng Jia'an still introduced with great interest: "Don't say it, I really found it." First crush the chili pepper, then soak it in 75% alcohol, wait for seven or eight days, and then use this water to smear, the effect is very good. It would be better if there were white peony, fine spice, licorice, angelica, cinnamon branch, mutong, dogwood, ginger and other medicinal herbs. Well, it's just a pity that this method can only be preventive, but it cannot be applied directly to the affected area of ulceration. ”

"It's already terrible to be able to prevent it, third brother, you are really capable!" Cheng Jiali praised fiercely.

"Hey, hey, hey......" Cheng Jia'an smirked and calmly accepted the compliment from his little sister.

It's just that he didn't tell the other party that it was because of this outstanding "merit" that he effectively solved the stubborn disease that had plagued the group for many days, and also made great contributions to the group field.

As a result, the three-knife clay-legged doctor was promoted to the rank, and Li Xiulan also reached the standard of the family members of the group, and then followed Cheng Jia'an to the regiment.

This night, the brother and sister talked a lot, until the moontop treetops, Cheng Jiali said goodbye and left, and Cheng Jia'an climbed onto the kang.

Lying on the hot and cold clay kang, even though he was physically and mentally exhausted, he couldn't sleep after tossing and turning. Looking at the familiar furnishings, it is difficult to retrieve the memories of the past, and I feel a sense of emptiness in my heart, as if all this has nothing to do with me.

His heart was surrounded by a strangeness and sadness, in that era of poverty and overpower, family affection was inevitably mixed with indifference and reality, and the so-called home was no longer what he expected.

The next thing is simple, with the eldest brother Cheng Jiaguo in front of Fang Xuan, the second brother Cheng Jiamin is responsible for command and coordination, and Cheng Jiaan can do a good job of "logistics and finance" behind the butt with peace of mind.

Needless to say, the coffin board money was also distributed to the laborers who moved the grave, and it was inevitable that they would eat and drink a feast afterwards.

There is no way, the poorer you are, the poorer you are, whether it is a red thing or a white thing, eating and drinking is always inevitable.

But the only thing that made Cheng Jia'an sad was that the husband and wife finally searched for the money they saved, and disappeared like flowing water in a blink of an eye.

Once the relocation of the grave is completed, in the face of a place where there is not much family affection to be nostalgic for, Cheng Jia'an's thoughts of returning will also come out.

Li Xiulan couldn't come back in order to take care of the children, and when she set off, she told Cheng Jia'an to visit her younger siblings and elderly mother left in the countryside for herself, which was a thing that must be done.

Anyway, the two brothers didn't have any intention of staying, and early in the morning, Cheng Jia'an, who couldn't bear it, said goodbye to the Cheng brothers and sisters, and moved alone.

Xifeng Township and Huaimao Township, where Li Xiulan's relatives are located, are separated by more than ten miles from each other in the east and west of the city.

There are no modern tools to use, so Cheng Jia'an can only move forward on foot.

The early morning wasteland was even more chilly, and the knife-like wind blade cut through the bare cheeks, and within a few minutes the ears, the tip of the nose, and the two lumps of flesh under the eyelids were red from the cold, and at first it was a little painful to the touch, but then it soon lost its sense of touch, as if it was not a part of the body.

Walking against the wind, I don't know how long I walked, I saw that the endless Gobi in the distance gradually revealed towering mounds, like black sesame seeds sprinkled on the ground, looking desolate and lonely.

To be honest, Huaimao Township is even more bleak than Xifeng Township, Cheng Jia'an has not seen a decent residence, if Xifeng Township is a poor peasant, Huaimao Village is simply a beggar.

Back then, Li Xiulan, who belonged to the only strong laborer in the family, relied on the tenacity of a stubborn donkey, did not succumb to the mercy of fate, and tenaciously survived in the cracks of poor life, so she barely supported her mother Qiao Chunmei, who could not engage in labor and production, and her younger siblings Li Guoqiang and Li Xiumei, who were still young, but they were also physically and mentally exhausted and helpless.

It wasn't until Cheng Jia'an appeared that a glimmer of future dawn and hope appeared in front of her, and she instantly became the backer she trusted and relied on.

After the two got married, Cheng Jia'an did not hesitate to share his meager salary, not only helping Cheng Jia'an's own brothers and sisters, but also supporting Li Xiulan's family by the way, although it was a drop in the bucket, but it also relieved this precarious family.

However, when stepping into the dirty courtyard, Cheng Jia'an got a courtesy that he didn't get in his own home.

Li Xiulan's family is not too much to describe as overjoyed and upside down, as long as it is the inventory of the family, everything that can be served is served on the table, and the treatment of the stick noodle porridge in the country of the elder brother Cheng family is one in the sky and one in the ground.

"Brother-in-law, you have worked hard!"

"Brother-in-law, eat this!"

"Brother-in-law, I don't know how to thank you......"

The affectionate titles, the sincere expressions of heart-warming hearts, and the hot emotions even Cheng Jia'an couldn't help blushing.

This is a family that knows how to be grateful, a family that has not been wiped out by the cruel reality, and there are too many Cheng brothers who are better than philistines.

Here, Cheng Jia'an also met his sister-in-law Li Xiumei's man for the first time - Qu Dashi.

From beginning to end, this man has been accompanying him simply, restrainedly, and apprehensively.

Speaking of this Qu Dashi, it was Li Xiulan who told herself bluntly.

The two of them were originally a pair of childhood sweethearts in the village, and Qu Dashi also fell in love with Li Xiulan because of this.

Why didn't Li Xiulan look down on this man who had followed her ass since she was a child, like a man who couldn't shake off her tail, which caused this honest offspring to be sad, and she was injured by a crazy mule when she was masochistic, and ended up in a semi-disabled situation.

However, many years later, he married Li Xiulan's sister Li Xiumei, and I have to say that fate is a matter of heaven between a drink and a peck.

When he came to Li Xiulan's house, Cheng Jia'an didn't bring anything, just left all the money on his body, left the necessary return expenses, and left the rest to them, which was enough.

Return, return!

When the things that should be done were done, Cheng Jia'an's heart suddenly increased, and he really didn't want to stay for a long time.

The more I feel the passage of family affection, the more I miss my home in the group-

That's where he really is.

When the heart is broken, there must be a place to regain warmth, and home is such a place.

Regimental Field!

There are Cheng Jia'an's roots, his own mother-in-law, and his own children.

With a home, the tree has roots.

Children are the exciting fruits of this tree that is screwing to survive on the barren land.

With him, you don't feel like a lone brigade floating and adrift;

With him, your struggle has a goal, just like suddenly finding a lighthouse in the confused sea that can cut through the waves and guide the voyage.

From then on, you can continue your own bloodline and breed your own endless hope.