Chapter Fifty-Seven: Good Medicine Bitter Mouth



When Yang Xiaohu asked, he hurriedly picked up the Long Yin Sword from the side of the bed and put it next to Da Kui: "Father-in-law, the Long Yin Sword is here, don't worry." ”

Da Kui smiled: "If there is no sword, my life will be rested." ”

The father and son were chatting, but Ouyang De came into the room with a bowl of medicine in his hand.

"General, the medicine is ready. Drink it while it's hot. Ouyang De took the medicine and said to Yang Xiaohu: "Help the general get up, this medicine is expensive, you have to drink it while it's hot." ”

Yang Xiaohu got up and helped Da Kui to sit up, Da Kui frowned, he was the most worried about taking medicine. Seeing a big bowl of decoction medicine in Ouyang De's hand, he couldn't help asking, "What kind of medicine is this?"

Ouyang De smiled and said: "This is a mixture of tiger gall and several herbs, among which Panax notoginseng and safflower help the general's trauma heal, and tiger gall is to help you get rid of poison." Under this bowl of medicine, the potency is more than ten times stronger than that of ordinary decoction. Saying that, Ouyang De handed the medicine bowl to Da Kui's mouth, Da Kui just squinted slightly, and suddenly frowned.

Yang Xiaohu smiled on the side: "Father-in-law, if you are afraid of hardship, I will help you." ”

Ouyang De nodded and said, "What General Yang said is very true, if you are afraid of the bitterness of the medicine, you can pinch your nose and drink it in one go." ”

Da Kui didn't say anything when he heard this, so he drank a big bowl of medicine with a bowl of bang After drinking the medicine, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I'm not afraid of death, why am I afraid of suffering? ”

Ouyang De laughed and said, "The general is really good-spirited. After saying that, he took the empty bowl and turned around and walked out of the room with a smile on his face.

As soon as Ouyang De left, Da Kui hurriedly called, "Quickly pour me water." ”

Yang Xiaohu hurriedly turned around and poured a glass of water into the pot on the table, Da Kui couldn't move his arms, so Yang Xiaohu could only feed and drink the water in the cup. Da Kui drank the water and then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This medicine is too bitter." ”

Yang Xiaohu said with a smile: "Good medicine is good for disease, and my father-in-law should know this truth." ”

Da Kui complained when he heard this: "I'd rather not get sick." Speaking of this, Da Kui not only remembered something, but hurriedly asked: "I have been sick in bed for my father for the past few days, and I don't know anything about the outside world. There is only this one bed in this farmhouse, but I don't know where Ouyang's predecessor and his wife live?"

Yang Xiaohu said: "Father-in-law doesn't know, these days Ouyang senior and his wife have been sheltering in the grass hut under the cliff, Ouyang senior goes into the mountains every day to collect medicine, and when he comes back, he will take care of you carefully." His wife cooked for the soldiers at the bottom of the cliff every day. ”

Da Kui was moved in his heart when he heard this, and couldn't help sighing: "Ouyang senior Gao Yi. ”

Yang Xiaohu continued: "Senior Ouyang said that his father-in-law drove the Tartars out of Pingliang, and he was the benefactor of the people, and he did this to repay the people's kindness. ”

Da Kui's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but say: "That is the case, it is necessary to thank your father in person." It is our responsibility to drive out the Tartars, and Ouyang's predecessors are well aware of the righteousness, but we cannot accept favors from others in vain. As he spoke, Da Kui stretched his legs and was about to get out of bed.

Yang Xiaohu hurriedly stopped: "My father-in-law's injury has not healed, so it is not suitable to move around." ”

Da Kui immediately said: "I hurt my arms, not my legs, what is it to walk a few steps? ”

Yang Xiaohu couldn't help it, so he had to put on shoes for Da Kui and help Da Kui out of bed.

After not seeing the light of day for a long time, Da Kui walked outside the house and felt refreshed, but when he looked at it, he was the one who didn't see Ouyang De. There was only one soldier in the garden looking at the medicine jar on the fire rack, which was bubbling and bubbling, but it was not just boiling medicine.

When the soldier saw Da Kui, he hurriedly got up and saluted: "General." ”

Da Kui nodded slightly, and couldn't help asking, "Where did Senior Ouyang go?"

The soldier hurriedly replied: "Back to the general, Senior Ouyang has entered the mountain." ”

"Well, is this the medicine that Senior Ouyang boiled for me?" Da Kui asked, pointing to the crockpot on the fire stand.

The soldier said truthfully: "The senior said that the general has recovered his vitality in three days, and there is no need to use any more medicine. This crockpot is stewed with tonics. ”

Hearing this, Da Kui not only smiled: "Senior Ouyang is really a caring person." ”

"The general misunderstood, this crockpot is stewed with tiger kidneys. Senior Ouyang said that the general is a strange man in the world, and there is no need for this thing to make up for himself. This tiger kidneys were used by Ouyang seniors themselves. ”

Da Kui was stunned when he heard this, and he understood in an instant: "Ouyang De is old and frail, and he wants to make up for his ...... with this tiger's waist." ’

Thinking of this, Da Kui not only had a big heart, but took Yang Xiaohu out of the courtyard at the moment, ready to go to the grass hut on the edge of the cliff to have a look.

Kang Maocai led the soldiers to guard the chariots and horses, although there were only twenty people, they could practice as usual every day.

As soon as Da Kui entered the camp, Kang Maocai ordered the soldiers to rest for a while, and all the soldiers followed Kang Maocai to meet him.

"General, are you feeling better?" Kang Maocai asked with concern. All the soldiers also gossiped and asked long and short questions. Da Kui not only smiled: "My injury is okay, it's just because of my momentary whimsy that I delayed returning to Lanzhou to resume my life, and Zhang Dakui's crime is also." ”

Kang Maocai smiled when he heard this: "Why did the general say this, the one who fights the tiger in this Ming army, General Wei is alone." The general is a role model for us, and there is no sin. ”

Da Kui just smiled, and a soldier stepped forward and asked with a smile: "General, the tiger you fought is so big, and the tiger meat is enough for us to eat openly for many days." Hehehehehe. ”

Da Kui not only smiled and asked, "How does it taste?"

When Kang Mao heard this, he kicked the soldier in the buttocks, and scolded with a smile: "You kid, you know how to eat." ”

The soldier scratched the back of his head with a smile, but Kang Maocai said to Da Kui: "The general's body has not recovered, the general has not eaten, how can I eat." Everyone didn't move a bite of this tiger meat, and it was all dry food for the past few days. ”

"Hey, why don't you eat?" Da Kui said with some reproach: "Whether in the army or in private, everyone is a brother who eats in a pot. Since they are brothers, it is natural to share blessings and hardships. Da Kui said for a while, and then asked, "Where is the meat?" Today I eat with my brothers. ”

The soldiers applauded and scattered, and began to prepare for themselves. It was only when Da Kui saw that there were strips of meat hanging under the eaves of those straw sheds. At the moment, the weather is getting colder, and the meat is not worried about stinky when hanging there.

The soldiers collected firewood, fetched water, and in a moment the pots and stoves were ready, and the smoke curled up.

Ouyang De's wife specially brought several medicinal herbs from home and put them in the pot together, and with the help of all the soldiers, a large pot of tiger meat was cooked. This good thing can't be used more, tiger meat is a great tonic, if people eat too much, I'm afraid the body can't bear it.

Tiger meat is slightly sour in the mouth, but extremely chewy. In particular, with the addition of several herbs, it tastes like taking medicine. Da Kui not only frowned a little, but the soldiers ate with relish.

Ouyang De's wife saw Da Kui's bitter face, but she smiled and said, "The general doesn't know, this stewed tiger meat was specially instructed by my old man." He said that the general's body is tired, and this tiger meat can replenish his body. Therefore, the special slave family was ordered to stew meat according to the prescription. As he spoke, he smiled and looked around at the soldiers who were eating meat by themselves, and then continued: "Ordinary people eat this tiger meat, which can drive away the cold and strengthen the body." Sick people can eat to replenish their vitality, but the general's body is a little thin, so the general needs to eat more. ”

Even if Ouyang De had instructed him, Da Kui was naturally convinced, and immediately took a big gulp.

Yang Xiaohu and Kang Maocai and the soldiers each ate a big bowl, but they refused to eat it again. Because some soldiers had eaten tiger meat and had no tea before they could get a nosebleed, and they shouted hot. These people are all in good health, but they have made up for it by eating tiger meat.

But Da Kui had been poisoned by Fang Jiutian, and his thin body was just taking supplements. When I ate this, I was sweating profusely and still kept talking. This tiger meat tastes sour at first, but after eating too much, it is extremely fragrant. Everyone ate most of this big pot of tiger meat, but there were still five or six bowls left, and Da Kui actually ate three bowls in one go.

Yang Xiaohu sat beside Da Kui and looked stupid, until Da Kui wiped his mouth after eating, and then asked, "Father-in-law, is your injury okay?"

Da Kui couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, he brought the dishes and chopsticks when he just ate the meat. At first, the injury was a little painful, but at this moment, I felt that the injury was slightly hot, but it didn't hurt anymore. Da Kui stood up, only to feel full of energy, and just wanted to run wildly to be happy.

"You wait here to pack up and get ready to leave at noon, I'll go out for a walk, and I'll be back in a moment. Da Kui said without waiting for Yang Xiaohu and Kang Mao to say anything, and left the camp alone.

When he came to the road, Da Kui only felt that his whole body was hot and unbearable, not only did he remove the cotton robe on his body three or two times, but only wore his middle coat.

This is an east-west post road, and Da Kui not only took a deep breath and rushed all the way to the east.

Running all the way, Da Kuishi tried his best, only to see the scenery on both sides as if flying backwards, as if riding the wind.

This road Dakui has walked through, and it takes two hours to reach the southern slope. But this time, Da Kui did his best, and it only took an hour and a half to reach the west of the southern slope. Da Kui never expected that after eating this meal of tiger meat, his skills would increase greatly.

Stopped, looked around, and the four fields were vast. Da Kui breathed slightly, but he didn't feel tired at all. It was originally hot all over the body, but after running down this time, the feeling of dryness on the body was reduced a lot. Da Kui was ecstatic in his heart, and his body finally recovered.

Along the way he came, Da Kui ran again at a gallop, and this time he ran like a lightning bolt.

Just after returning to the camp at noon, Da Kui retrieved the cotton robe that had been thrown on the side of the road and dressed neatly. Then he entered the camp and joined the people.

That is, if he wants to leave, he naturally wants to say goodbye to Ouyang De, Da Kui ordered Kang Mao to take the people first, and he and Yang Xiaohu stayed to wait for Ouyang De.

In less than half an hour, I finally met Ouyang De, who came back from collecting medicine in the mountains.

Seeing Da Kui and Yang Xiaohu in armor, this is to leave.

Ouyang De was a little reluctant in his heart: "The general is here, when can he come back?"

Da Kui said with a smile: "As a soldier, I can't help myself, these days there is Lao Ouyang's seniors to take care of." As he spoke, he turned around and took out a bag of silver that had been prepared in the horse's saddlebag, which was about to be handed over to Ouyang De, but Ouyang De refused again and again.

Da Kui sighed and said: "In the battle of Pingliang, if there is no help from Ouyang's predecessors, I am afraid that the victory or defeat is unknown." Zhang is in danger in the mountains, if there is no predecessor to save him, how can Zhang save his life?"

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