Chapter 4 Herb Picking
There was a sound of "horn, horn, horn" knocking on the inn door downstairs, Ai Chen quickly got up and went downstairs to open the door, opened the door, and saw that it was Uncle Luo and Aunt Luo who had returned to the inn, and when they entered the door, Aunt Luo handed a burden to Ai Chen.
Aunt Luo: "These are two sets of girls' clothes and shoes that the village chief asked me to bring. There are also some silver taels left. Ai Chen said: "Thank you, you guys, I'm sorry for causing you trouble." ”
Aunt Luo: "It's not troublesome, it's all a matter of the way." How do you buy girls' clothes! ”
Ai Chen: "My sister at home came to the inn and didn't bring much clothes, so I asked the village chief to go to the town to buy two sets. ”
Aunt Luo: "That's the case! No wonder you want to buy girls' clothes. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's go to the kitchen and make some. ”
Ai Chen took the girl's costume and entered the study, at this time Xiaolu was still sleeping, Ai Chen gently shook Xiaolu, "Sister Xiaolu, your clothes are bought, you get up and try them." Xiao Lu rubbed her eyes and sat up, Ai Chen put down her clothes and walked out of the study.
Xiao Lu took off her clothes and handed them to Ai Chen through the crack in the door, "Ai Chen, you take the roof to wash, don't go downstairs to wash." Ai Chen took Xiaolu's changed clothes and went to the roof.
He put his clothes in a wooden basin, filled the water into the wooden basin with a water spoon, smeared soapberry on his clothes, and then washed them by hand.
Ai Chen kept cleaning, and after washing it five times before he was satisfied, he put his clothes on the penny.
Xiao Lu picked up the bag, which was wrapped in two sets of women's clothes, and she chose a red set to wear, with a red butterfly pattern on the top and lotus leaves on the cuffs. She wears a red waist-cinching floral skirt and colorful shoes on her feet. Freshen up again.
Xiao Lu walked to the bedroom, and Ai Chen saw Xiao Lu's deep eyes and big eyes, a straight nose bridge, a small cherry mouth, and a face like hibiscus. It is even more beautiful with a red outfit.
Ai Chen exclaimed, "Sister Xiaolu, you are so beautiful. Xiao Lu said: "Ai Chen, can you call me Xiao Lu in front of me in the future?" Ai Chen nodded. Xiao Lu excitedly hooked Ai Chen's neck with both hands.
Ai Chen: "Let's go downstairs!" Uncle Luo and Aunt Luo are here, cooking in the kitchen! Ai Chen and Xiao Lu went downstairs to the kitchen.
Aunt Luo saw Xiao Lu, "This mushroom is really watery, what's its name!" Xiao Lu smiled and said, "You two can just call me Xiao Lu in the future." ”
Xiaolu: "Uncle Luo, Aunt Luo, we will go to the mountains to pick herbs now." Aunt Luo said, "Do you want to go now?" I'll wrap you with dry food and bring it with you. ”
Ai Chen and Xiaolu took dry food and went up the mountain, packed the rose flower water in a water bag, and each carried a basket. In the early morning, the mountains were shrouded in a thick white mist, and the sun flickered.
Ai Chen bent down, this is plantain, it is characterized by having three ears like wheat, the leaves are round, and the green one is good. Plantain has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. ”
Xiaolu: "There are a lot of honeysuckles here. "Honeysuckle is a honeysuckle plant, a semi-wound vine that has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.
Ai Chen saw a huge Coptis tree growing on a big rock, he stepped on the pothole of the rock, climbed the big rock, and picked the Coptis tree with his hands, but his feet slipped and fell from the height of the rock, and he fell heavily to the ground.
Xiao Lu heard the sound, and looked back to see that Ai Chen had fallen to the ground and couldn't get up. Xiao Lu yelled and ran to Ai Chen's side, "Are you okay?" Did you fall badly? ”
Xiao Lu checked it, and it was only a slight skin injury to her legs and feet, probably because her waist was screwed. Xiaolu: "Ai Chen, I'll carry you back and take some medicine." ”
Ai Chen: "I'm very heavy, you can't carry it." Xiao Lu squatted down, grabbed Ai Chen's hands from his back, and lifted Ai Chen on his back. Walk briskly towards the inn.
Ai Chen lay on Xiao Lu's back and thought: "This Xiao Lu not only can do light work, but her strength is greater than that of an adult man, she will not be an ordinary person." ”
Xiao Lu arrived at the door of the inn and shouted, "Uncle Luo, Aunt Luo, come out quickly." Aunt Luo came out when she heard the shout, and saw Xiaolu carrying Ai Chen on her back. Aunt Luo said, "What happened. ”
Xiaolu: "Picking herbs, I fell off the rocks. ”
Aunt Luo: "Old man, come out quickly." After Uncle Luo came out, the three of them carried Ai Chen into the room.
Aunt Luo: "We went to the kitchen to cook, and today there are eight herb pickers in the inn." "Uncle Luo and Aunt Luo returned to the kitchen to cook.
Xiao Lu closed the door and checked Ai Chen's injuries, "Ai Chen, you lie on the bed, I'll look at my back." Xiao Lu saw that there was a purpura on his back.
Xiao Lu took out some bruising medicine from the cabinet, applied the medicine to Ai Chen's back, and gently rubbed it with his hands, Ai Chen felt a warm current surging through his body.
Ai Chen: "Xiaolu, thank you for your hard work. ”
Xiaolu said with tears in her eyes: "You have to be careful in the future, if something happens to you, I only have you as a relative now." ”
Ai Chen: "Xiaolu, I'll pay attention to it in the future." I'm much better now, I'll go to the roof to collect your clothes. You look at how many guests you have, and what are their requirements? ”
Xiao Lu said: "You go to the roof to be careful, slowly." I'll go downstairs and ask about the situation, and I'll bring you food to your room later. ”
When Ai Chen came to the roof, he saw two black-necked cranes calling, he fed the black-necked cranes some grass, and then cleaned the roof.
He came to Penny again, touched Xiaolu's clothes, which were completely dry, and he took them away and took them to the room to store them in a camphor wood box.
Xiao Lu went downstairs, "Aunt Luo, have all the guests who came here today eaten?" "Do they have anything else to ask for?" Aunt Luo said: "Mushroom cool, the guests who came have ordered a meal." Uncle Luo was frying, and when it was done, he called them to dinner. ”
Aunt Luo: "There are a few or three guests who want to drink, but we don't have them here." ”
Xiaolu: "I saw ginseng wine in the pantry, and I don't know if the guests want it." ”
Aunt Luo: "Yes, the customer said that they were going to climb Jingxiu Snow Peak tomorrow, and they were not afraid of wind and snow after drinking ginseng wine." ”
Xiao Lu was surprised: "Climb the 10,000-meter snow peak." Aunt Luo said, "Yes?" They said to go snow lotus picking. ”
Xiaolu: "Snow lotus, a very precious medicinal herb. It has to remove rheumatism and strengthen muscles and bones, tonify the kidneys and stop bleeding. ”
Aunt Luo: "Yes, I heard from the older generation that ordinary people can't climb the snow peak at all, let alone find the snow lotus." ”
Xiao Lu went to the storage room and took a bottle of ginseng wine and handed it to Aunt Luo. Xiao Lu went to the kitchen to fill the food in a bamboo basket and returned to the room.
Xiaolu: "Ai Chen, it's time to eat." Uncle Luo and Aunt Luo are here, they will cook delicious dishes for us, and we will have a good taste in the future. ”