The winter in the north is very cold. Shuizhu has been living in the capital and has never left the capital. He caught a cold half a month after arriving here. At this time, Murong Gang took Chen Wu out to search for the mountains only for the second day.
Fortunately, she brought herbal medicine with her when she came. After checking her pulse, Mu Lingxue asked Zhao Zisheng to boil the medicine. She was afraid of being infected, so she didn't get close to her. If she wasn't pregnant, she wouldn't be afraid. In this backward dynasty,
, if you have a cold, just take decoction, which is not good for the fetus in your belly.
The meals were also cooked by Mu Lingxue herself. Shuizhu felt guilty, but he also knew that this was the best way. If he really caught a cold, it would be over. His angrily mother came to help, but she felt sorry for the work in the camp.
Even Mu Lingxue couldn't believe her, so she persuaded her to go back.
On weekdays, when there was nothing to do, some people would come to Mu Lingxue to seek medical advice. Seeing the grown men coming to her door one after another, Mu Lingxue couldn't refuse, so she checked them out, and all the people who didn't want to believe her came over.
Zhao Zisheng came back after boiling the medicine and couldn't help frowning after looking at it, "Master, your health is important, so don't overwork yourself."
They were all close people, and they all knew that Mu Lingxue was pregnant. It was hard for them to say anything about this kind of thing. Fortunately, the master didn't have any violent reaction.
"I have told them that I only watch four in the morning and four in the afternoon every day. Let them watch the rows on their own. This way they are not tired. Besides, they have been in this cold place all year round and have suffered from wind and cold diseases.
, it’s not a serious illness, just prescribe some medicine.” Mu Lingxue called him to her side and showed him what she had in her hand, “Here are some prescriptions I wrote, take them and give them to the military doctor in the army.
He prepared medicine according to this prescription and gave it to the soldiers who had rheumatism. In this weather, rheumatism would be even more difficult for the soldiers. We don’t have many medicinal materials with us. Please ask the military medicine if there is enough medicine in the camp. If not, bring it.
It’s okay for some people to go to the mountains to collect it.”
Although the herbs at this time are difficult to identify, and most of them are buried halfway up the mountainside in the snow, if they can be picked back, they won't be exposed to the sun. This is the only way, although it is a bit laborious.
Seeing that Zhao Zisheng could not persuade his master, he could only help his master to share more, and went out with the medicine list. In fact, he knew that the medicines were not enough without asking. In the Western Jin Dynasty, medicines were the most expensive, and some poor families were sick.
He couldn't afford any medicine, so he had to wait to die.
There are so many people in the army, and it is even more impossible to get medicine even if the illness is not serious.
When they arrived at the military doctor, just as Zhao Zisheng thought, the military doctor looked embarrassed and said, "How can this be so good? The medicine prescribed by the young lady is not available in the library at all. I wonder where the young lady got this prescription?"
Zhao Zisheng said with a cold face, but could not conceal his pride, "I am dissatisfied with the military doctor. This is exactly the medicine prescribed by my master. My master said that if there is no medicine, let the military doctor take the soldiers to the mountains to collect it."
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The military doctor is an old man. He was dissatisfied when he was humiliated by a little girl last time. Now that he is prescribing such a formula at such a young age, he is even more jealous. When he heard that the other party ordered him to take people to collect the face, he
I couldn't help but burst out in anger.
"There is snow everywhere, and people can be buried in some places. How can we do whatever we want without the general's order." He showed the way of a superior.
Zhao Zisheng snorted and smiled, "My master said that now is the time when there is nothing to do. First, you can go up the mountain to collect medicine, and secondly, you can exercise. These are all for the soldiers themselves. Otherwise, it is better to stay in the house.
, Besides, this is for their own sake. I don’t agree with the soldiers to make their own decisions. My master is just giving a suggestion, and the prescription is also placed here. If any soldiers suffer from wetness and pain in the future, I will trouble the doctor."
"Military orders are like mountains. Without the general's orders, wouldn't it be disobedient for the soldiers to act privately? Who can bear this responsibility?" Seeing Zhao Zisheng go out, the old doctor did not forget to say something loudly.
He just knew some medical skills and had some prescriptions, but he suddenly became excited, without thinking about his own identity. He was originally looking at the prescription with excitement, but now it became annoying to look at it, and he left it on the ground.
Shengse Niang happened to walk in with a teapot, saw the paper on the ground, picked it up, and stuffed it into the sleeves of her clothes. Everything is precious in this place, so it is best to keep this useless paper to make a fire.
The old doctor was looking through the hookah, so he didn't notice this move, but even if he saw it, he wouldn't ask a question, and threw it away anyway. These old women were illiterate, so they just used it for ignition.
After putting the teapot away, Shengse Niang came out. There was nothing to do at the moment. The weather was short in winter, so there were only two meals in the camp. After checking the time, Shengse Niang went to the kitchen.
The women who cook in the kitchen are all dependents of some generals in the army, but they all come from poor areas, so they earn some money through this, and they are not literate, so they are good at doing menial tasks.
When the madam entered the kitchen, everyone else was already busy. A thin woman wiped her hands with her apron and said, "Sister-in-law, with so many people, we can't even eat the food we sent last time for several days."
, just stew some meat at night, don’t steam the buns, I won’t finish them anyway, I won’t feel hungry as soon as I lie in bed and sleep, I’m talking about this meat being good too.”
She was asking about Shengse Niang who came in. Shengse was a deputy general in the army. Among several mothers-in-law, her son had the highest official position, so the management of the kitchen was handed over to Shengse Niang.
inside.
Shengse Niang nodded after hearing this, "Fortunately, the general went out with everyone to hunt prey and came back. Otherwise, we wouldn't go down the mountain to hunt some at these times. This time, it's better. There is so much meat, so we just bring it back and wash it."
Just wash it and put it in a pot to stew, that's enough."
Several other people also laughed after hearing this, and then turned around and went out to get the frozen meat. They rubbed snow on the meat directly. After rubbing it a few times, they took it back to the house and put it in the pot. The fire in the pot also started to boil.
, after setting up the firewood, there is no need for anyone to look at it.
Speaking of which, the dozen or so of them are only responsible for the food of half of the people in the camp. The other half also has a kitchen behind the mountain. In this way, both the cooks and the eaters will have an easier time, saving a large group of people from crowding in.
They were noisy together.
When several people sat down to talk, the madam remembered the paper she had picked up in her pocket, took it out and put it in a basket aside, where all the paper she picked up for lighting fires was thrown in there.
It was a coincidence that Mu Lingxue couldn't find the fire seal for cooking today, and Zhao Zisheng asked her to go hunting again. Then he went to the kitchen to borrow the fire seal and accidentally saw the prescription he had written on the paper.
It was crumpled into a ball, but Mu Lingxue recognized at a glance that the words on it were written by herself.
Of course, what Zhao Zisheng encountered at the old doctor's place was explained in detail. Mu Lingxue had good intentions, so she had no regrets. As for what the old doctor would do, it was his own business.
But it is said that doctors are parents at heart. Mu Lingxue is also a medical student. When she sees a rare prescription or someone with superb medical skills, she always wants to study or discuss it. But looking at this old man, she doesn't want to do it anymore.
Throw away such a good prescription. Apart from that, her prescription is hard to find. Perhaps she should be moved. Today, someone was finally unmoved and threw away all these things.
With a glance, Mu Lingxue walked out of the house with the fire certificate. Her emotions were not noticed at all. The lustful mother and the other wives really liked the general's sister. She just looked like a noble lady.
I don't dare to make more friends.
It wasn't until they were far away that the old woman who spoke earlier said, "With this appearance, this figure, and this temperament, you can tell that she comes from a wealthy family. How can she be compared to a small family like ours?"
Yes."
"Even if you come from a rich family, you can still work in the kitchen. Look at how hard our life is. We don't have a girl around us and we have to do everything by ourselves. Before, I thought about having a girl beside me. Now,
Only then did I realize that she was our general's second wife, and I heard she was an equal wife."
Gossip is inevitable in a crowded place, even in such a small kitchen.
"No, I heard that I have been sick for the past two days. I went over to help. The eldest lady was of no use. She only said that we were more tired throughout the day. She was very polite and even made food for the second lady herself."
The seductress was filled with envy when she thought of this.
She is just an ordinary wife, but the eldest lady is taking care of her personally. This is a blessing that takes several lifetimes to get.
"Let's just pray that we won't have such a blessing in the next life." Another woman sighed enviously.
With envy here, Mu Lingxue took the fire certificate and lit it on fire. Only then did she have time to think about the prescription. She felt depressed for a while and blamed herself for thinking about it. Could it be that if you pay, you will get something in return? Besides, being angry with someone who doesn't deserve it.
It's just that I'm having trouble with myself.
Seeing Zhao Zisheng coming back from the back mountain from a distance, with a pheasant in his hand, Mu Lingxue smiled. Although Zhao Zisheng was weak and weak, he was very good at hunting. After going there for a while, he started to hunt.
came back.
Originally there were still some prey, but seeing that there was still enough time, Mu Lingxue didn't want to touch them yet. She also thought of taking advantage of these few days to process the meat and make it into bacon, and save it for eating in the spring.
After Zhao Zisheng entered the hospital, he skinned the chicken directly at the back and washed it with snow before bringing it back. Mu Lingxue was clean, so she boiled hot water and washed it again before letting Zhao Zisheng chop it.
Then it stewed.
Zhao Zisheng looked at his master's skillful movements and his eyes flashed. He didn't know what he would think after seeing this. When his master looked over, Zhao Zisheng picked up the firewood and walked over, squatting down to start a fire.
After struggling for so long, Mu Lingxue was tired. She hammered her waist and entered the house. As soon as she lay down, she heard the sound of Zhao Zisheng arguing with someone outside, and she frowned slightly.