On the charcoal stove, the medicinal soup in the medicine pot was constantly boiling, exuding a strong herbal smell.
Some people find this smell unpleasant and avoid it, while some people like it very much and regard it as a medicinal fragrance.
Huniu was the latter. She smelled the smell in the medicine pot and swallowed her saliva one by one, thinking it must be delicious.
Well, she seems to find everything delicious.
"Zi la!"
On the other side, Yang Guizhi is cooking.
To cook the medicine prescribed by Father Tang, you need to boil it over high heat first, and then simmer it slowly for more than half an hour. This time is enough for the old lady who is quick with her hands and feet to cook a large table of dishes.
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Stir-fried mutton with green onions, braised hairtail fish, stir-fried pickled cucumbers with diced meat, stir-fried mustard, mixed with tomato puree, and stir-fried vegetables.
Not only are there meat and vegetables, but they are all delicious in color, fragrance and full of flavor.
But even like this, it didn't draw Huniu's attention away from the medicine pot...
"Aunt Guizhi, Aunt Guizhi!"
After staring for a long time, she saw that there was not much medicinal soup left in the medicine pot. Huniu suddenly became anxious and shouted in a panic: "It's burnt! The soup in the pot is going to burn!"
From the two words "medicine soup", she heard the word "soup"!
"Coming!"
Yang Guizhi put down the mustard cake she had just made, and came to the charcoal stove to take a look. Seeing that she was almost done, she smiled and rubbed Hu Niu's head: "The little eyes are quite capable!"
As she spoke, she picked up the medicine pot and poured the immediately dark medicinal soup into the bowl that had been prepared. After pouring it out, she glanced at Huniu who was staring at the medicine pot closely, and put the bowl down in a funny way.
He put it on the cupboard to prevent Hu Niu from drinking it secretly, and then he left the house with the medicine pot.
Huniu looked up at the tall medicine bowl with a sigh, and hurriedly followed Yang Guizhi and ran out, wanting to see if she could pick up some leftovers.
If you can't drink what's in the bowl, you can try what's left in the pot.
The little guy followed Yang Guizhi in a hurry. When he saw her sneaking to the door, he looked around. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he quickly poured the dregs of medicine in the pot onto the road and spread it.
Very even.
This is a custom in her hometown. Pour the dregs of medicine on the road and let passers-by step on it to take away the disease. This is a benefit to yourself at the expense of others.
As for what's right or wrong, it's a bit unclear.
It depends on where you stand.
When Huniu saw it, she was shocked and jumped to her feet: "Aunt Guizhi, why did you pour the soup!"
"Oh, little ancestor, please keep your voice down!" Yang Guizhi, who had a guilty conscience, hurriedly pulled Huniu back to the courtyard. After rinsing the medicine pot, the soup and medicine happened to be colder, so she took the medicine bowl to the old lady's room.
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"Old lady, the temperature is just right now. Drink the medicine quickly."
She carefully placed the medicine bowl on the kang, while Huniu watched nervously, fearing that the medicine bowl would be spilled and the contents would be lost.
"So fast." Grandma Wu, who was chatting with her sister, moved over with a smile, took a few sips of the bitter medicinal soup, drank it all, and continued chatting with the deaf old lady without changing her expression.
She had lived such a long life and suffered countless hardships. She had eaten countless things that were tastier than medicinal soup. It was just a bowl of medicinal soup, which was nothing to her.
The smart Huniu stared closely at her expression. Seeing that there was nothing strange about the old lady, she was sure that the medicinal soup was not bad to drink. She immediately hugged the old lady and drank the rest of the medicinal bowl, adding only a few drops of it.
The medicinal soup poured into his mouth.
"Ouch!"
Yang Guizhi immediately became anxious when she saw it, and hurried forward to pry her mouth open: "Spit it out quickly, that's medicine, don't take it randomly!"
Huniu was very interesting. The bitter medicinal soup made her little face wrinkle into a ball, but she still couldn't bear to spit it out and swallowed it into her stomach as soon as she raised her neck.
This is her habit. Other children will spit out something that doesn't taste good, but she can't help it. She swallows it quickly to avoid suffering.
"You can't drink it!",
"This kid, spit it out!"
"Why are you drinking everything!"
Several people in the room suddenly panicked. Yang Guizhi hurriedly ran out with Huniu in her arms, and shouted to Chu Heng and others who were playing chess: "Oh no, Huniu drank the medicine given to the old lady!"
"What? How did she drink!" Chu Heng dropped the chess piece and ran over, pulling Huniu towards the bathroom: "Hurry up and give her some cold water to wash her stomach."
Yang Guizhi followed closely behind and explained: "The old lady finished drinking the medicine and put the bowl on the edge of the kang. This girl took it over and drank the rest!"
"Why are you so greedy? Do you want to taste the saltiness of the medicinal soup?" Chu Heng stared at the innocent-looking Huniu speechlessly.
"Hengzi, come back, there's no need." After hearing this, Mr. Tang waved to them with a smile on his face: "Girl just drank a few drops of medicine, it doesn't matter, that medicine is for my sister to regulate her body, and its properties are very mild.
, nothing will happen, but your girl is very greedy, and she can drink the medicine."
Chu Heng stopped when he heard this and confirmed uneasily: "Is everything okay?"
"Don't worry. I said it's okay, so I'll be fine. Come back and play chess." Mr. Tang smiled.
"Little greedy girl, wait until your mother comes back to see that I won't complain!" Chu Heng finally felt relieved, let go of Huniu and went back to play chess.
"This time I have to let Jingru whip her, but it scares me to death." Yang Guizhi was afraid and patted Huniu's butt gently, then led her to the old lady's house, explained it to the two old ladies, and then
A man came out of the house and shouted to Chu Heng and the others: "Don't get out, eat right away, come and help serve the food."
"Just come."
Chu Heng, who had been in a stalemate with Mr. Tang for a while, stopped the old man with a dead move. Then he got up and called Du San, who was still sleeping soundly in the main room, and went to the front yard to help.
Mr. Tang sat in the pavilion and stared at the chessboard again and again, and suddenly laughed and cursed: "This bastard, if you dare to coax me to play here for so long, he would have killed me long ago!"
"Ah? Really?"
Father Tang looked confused and didn't notice it at all.
"Trash snack, no good at chess, no good at all!" Mr. Tang, who had been teased, immediately vented his anger on his son.
Father Tang almost burst into tears, feeling aggrieved like a child in his forties. Why am I, a doctor, playing chess when I have nothing to do?
Fortunately, the old man didn't scold him for too long. After a while, Chu Heng and Yang Guizhi came over with several plates of dishes and placed them in the pavilion.
Seeing these delicacies, the old man immediately stopped and began to feast.
Even though he is an imperial doctor, the conditions at home are not much better. Although there is no shortage of food and clothing, meat is not always available.
After eating and drinking for a while, Du San, who was still a little sleepy, went back to rest. The old man and the old man didn't stay any longer. They ate and drank enough and asked Chu Heng to send them back.
When Chu Heng came back, the two children had already gone to take a nap, Grandma Wu also went back to her room to rest, and Yang Guizhi was washing clothes.
"Xiao Hengzi."
Chu Heng went back to the courtyard and walked around, and was about to take a rest when the deaf old lady suddenly poked her head out of the window and waved to him: "Come here, I will ask you a few words."
"well."
Chu Heng immediately walked over and asked, "What's the matter, madam?"
The deaf old lady's face was serious: "Tell the truth to my wife, is your grandma Wu seriously ill?"