The scraps of paper on the ground at the entrance of the courtyard symbolize that it completed its mission at yesterday's wedding.
The residual sulfur smell after the firecrackers has long been replaced by another smell.
Sun Ankang, who is in his 50s, was in the center of the front yard. He held an iron shovel in both hands and began to stir up the soil on the ground, while he kept explaining to others.
"Now that the period of retting in winter has passed, what we can do now is to take advantage of the good weather to put these feces and urine into the soil as soon as possible. Water more in the middle to let them retting naturally. Fortunately, it hasn't rained recently, otherwise it would be really bad.
It’s too late.”
"yue..."
"Ouch..."...
Several children, who had never farmed before, began to vomit to suppress the nausea in their hearts.
"You can't move around after it seeps into the soil! I'll check again then."
Sun Ankang rubbed his lower back and began to wander around the courtyard, checking the conditions of the manure piles in each household.
Zhou Wenzhong, who was wearing a cotton coat, was also helped off the cart.
"Thank you, comrade, this is the agreed price of 1 cents and 2 cents."
"You're welcome, man! Let's go. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
"Say hello while riding."
"Okay!" The boss waved his hand and left, riding the tricycle to find his way.
"The first time I saw the landscape was recognition, the second time it was subversion, and the second time it made me feel relieved. I realized. Returning to my hometown when I have money is like a pure land. I never imagined that the development of the capital would still be so backward after I had been away for so many days."
Zhou Wenzhong looked at the familiar streets, unbuttoned his coat and felt the breeze. It wasn't until he finished smoking a cigarette that he walked into the Chinese medicine shop with a wooden stick.
"Hey~ Doctor Sun is busy."
Dr. Sun saw Zhou Wenzhong walking in on tiptoe and understood that his leg was injured. He pointed to the stool next to him and motioned to sit there and wait for a while. Then he used both hands to feel the pulse of the woman opposite. After a minute, he nodded and stood up.
Go and wash your hands.
"Doctor, am I pregnant with a boy or a girl?"
"The pulse is quite high, I guess it's a boy. But you should eat some good food to replenish your body during this period, otherwise, with your body, the child will easily be unable to sit still."
"Alas! Don't worry, doctor, I will eat all the fine grains at home when I get back."
"Um."
"Doctor, how do you calculate the price of this pulse number?"
"Take it. It's just a pulse check. You'd better keep your money to buy food."
"Thank you very much, doctor. I will come and give you two red eggs after I give birth to the baby."
"Haha... Let's talk about it. Let's talk about it. Now that you have two bodies, you should pay attention when walking and working."
"well."
The middle-aged woman picked up the cloth bag and walked out of the pharmacy. Dr. Sun wiped off the water stains on his hands and stood in front of Zhou Wenzhong. He raised his hand and bent his palm to indicate that Zhou Wenzhong lifted up his trousers.
Dr. Sun squatted on the ground and inspected the affected area a few times, and finally stretched out his fingers to touch the scab on the swollen ankle.
"Did you bleed yourself?"
"Um."
Doctor Sun sat on the chair opposite Zhou Wenzhong and said: "Go to the wall, put the crutch aside first, and then put your back and head against the wall, let me take a look."
"good."
Zhou Wenzhong followed the instructions and pressed his entire body against the wall.
Doctor Sun looked through the light and said: "Your shoulders are also asymmetrical. It may be because you were on crutches during this period, or it may be that you injured your spine. According to my judgment, you should have injured yourself in a fall. But you were injured at that time.
You didn’t feel pain, but when you felt pain, it was covered by the pain on your ankle. Do you want to treat it quickly or slowly?”
"I want to cure it."
"Haha... let's go into the house. Untie your belt and lie on the bed, while lifting your pants above your knees."
"well."
Zhou Wenzhong turned around and walked into the house, lying on a simple wooden bed.
Doctor Sun walked in with a copper basin in both hands and placed it on the ground. The contents inside clinked. After checking the ankle area again, Doctor Sun fiddled with the cinnabar tiger teeth worn on Zhou Wenzhong's ankle.
"Are you going to the fields or into the mountains?"
"Go into the mountains."
"I cut the hemp rope on your feet, and it's almost embedded in your flesh."
"good."
Doctor Sun did not ask any more questions. He cut the hemp rope and took out a set of silver needles and spread them out on the wooden bed. After disinfection, he began to apply needles to Zhou Wenzhong's calf. Looking at the pocket watch in his hand, Doctor Sun twisted the silver needles from time to time.
Needle.
"Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt."
"Um."
After more than 20 minutes, Dr. Sun asked: "Are your legs hot?"
"A little hot."
"Um."
Dr. Sun pulled out the silver needle in sequence, leaned over and took out a wooden object like a rolling pin from the copper basin.
"Just bear with it."
"Okay...ah! Ah! Ah..."
Zhou Wenzhong started howling before he finished speaking. The crowd passing by the traditional Chinese medicine shop shivered when they heard the screams coming from the house, and then quickened their pace and left the door.
"Ah! Ahhh..."
Doctor Sun seemed to have no hearing. He held a wooden stick in both hands as if he were rolling out dumpling wrappers, and began to apply force around the affected area of Zhou Wenzhong's ankle.
"Okay, rest your voice."
"Uh...heh..." Zhou Wenzhong opened his mouth and gasped.
Dr. Sun took out a set of bamboo cupping tools, lit a fire and adsorbed it on the swelling area. After a few minutes, the bamboo tube was filled with black and red blood, and the affected ankle area also became smaller. Then he replaced the bamboo tube again.
.
Doctor Sun took out the last two items from the copper basin, holding a "T" shaped wooden stake wrapped with a white cloth strip in his left hand and a hammer in his right hand.
"Doctor, how did you get Lei Zhenzi's dick style over?"
"Haha...you still have the intention to joke? Just bear with it."
Doctor Sun put a wooden stake on Zhou Wenzhong's shoulder blade with a smile on his face.
"Boom. Ah!"
"Boom. Ah!"…
I don't know how long it took, but Zhou Wenzhong felt smoke coming from his throat. Doctor Sun also wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Turn over."
"Ah? Stop it, doctor. Can I survive if I turn over?"
"Hurry!"
Zhou Wenzhong felt like his whole body was falling apart. He endured the pain and turned over to lie flat on the bed.
Doctor Sun stretched out his hand and pressed several times on Zhou Wenzhong's chest and ribs.
"No problem, just turn it over again."
"good."
Dr. Sun rested for a while, then pulled out the bamboo tube and picked up the "rolling pin" again. While rolling it, some blood stasis came out.
"Huh... that's almost it. I'm going to get the medicine first. You can lie down for a while and then you can move around."
"well."
After leaving the house for a while, Dr. Sun walked in with something in his hands. He first put the prepared medicinal soup on a stool to cool. He poured the ointment inside with a medicine mortar and smoothed it on Zhou Wenzhong's affected area, and finally wrapped it with a bandage.
"Hmm... um... it feels so comfortable to be cool and cool."
"Let's go to the ground and do some activities."
"okay."
Zhou Wenzhong went down to arrange his clothes, picked up the tiger tooth on the bed and put it into his pocket.
"Not to mention, I can no longer use my foot when walking. Do I still need to change the dressing in this situation?"
"No need. After draining the blood stasis, it will be fine. These ointments are for you to relieve the pain. This bowl of soup is for promoting blood circulation. Do not apply cold or hot compresses these days. Try to move more every day to relieve the blood stasis on your feet.
Take it easy and clean it up, I think it should be cured in a week, just remember not to drink alcohol."
Zhou Wenzhong put his hands on his lower back, moved his neck and raised his head and asked: "Doctor Sun, how do you calculate the consultation fee?"
"Give me 40 cents."
"enough?"
"Just give me some money for medicine."
Zhou Wenzhong picked up the warm medicinal soup "Tons, tons, tons" and drank it all, took out the money from his pocket and handed it over.
"Dr. Sun, I have drained so much blood today. Can I buy some medicine to replenish qi and blood?"
"You don't need to eat anything, you don't need to take any supplements, you can just rest peacefully."
"Hey...you don't have to say anything. I have 20 yuan here to get me some Codonopsis pilosula and fish maw."
Doctor Sun said in surprise: "20 yuan?"
"Isn't it enough? Then give me 50 yuan."
"No, why do you want to do this?"
"Dr. Sun, I have reached the age where I should take care of my health. Don't worry. I can only eat 5 qian of Codonopsis pilosula every day. I understand that this is a slow supplement and I guarantee that I will not overdose."
"How old are you?"
"I'll be 16 in five months."
"Ahem...Then why are you buying fish maw?"
Zhou Wenzhong put his face in front of Dr. Sun, pointed at his chin and said: "Look at my weather-beaten face. I should eat more fish maw to maintain my beauty. Men, always have to live up to this face.
It’s this face that makes people live!”
"Haha, you are quite rich."
"Money is like a bastard. You can earn it after you spend it. It's just paper when you keep it in your pocket. It's money when you spend it. Only what you eat in your stomach is real in this world. If money can buy health, then
The money will be worthless."
"insightful."
After sighing with admiration, Dr. Sun stood up, patted his butt, walked into the counter, opened the medicine drawer, and started taking out Codonopsis pilosula in bundles.
"I only want Shanxi Codonopsis pilosula. I tend to cough easily when I eat Codonopsis pilosula produced in other regions."
Dr. Sun only left a large bundle of Codonopsis pilosula on the scale, moved the weight to calculate, and said, "Just give me 46 yuan."
"No problem, please give me a few more pounds of fish maw."
"You have to go to Tong Ren Tang Pharmacy to buy fish maw. I don't have it here. Department stores should also have it, and Huachun Tang should also have it, but I still recommend that you go to Tong Ren Tang to buy it."
Zhou Wenzhong took out 46 yuan and handed it over. He looked at the clock and saw that it was already 8:27. He secretly sighed that time passed so quickly. He took the large parcel of papyrus handed to him with both hands and walked out of the door of the drug store.
Dr. Sun stood at the counter and shouted loudly: "You forgot your crutches!"
"You can keep the firebender."
Zhou Wenzhong was in an extremely good mood because his right foot could walk normally again. Thinking about the supplies in the space, Zhou Wenzhong walked in the direction of the courtyard with an "S"-shaped step on the dark street.
"Money has been spent so fast these days. I have already vomited after eating the steamed buns. I have also eaten up all the steamed buns I had accumulated in the past. Recently, I have either stayed in a hotel or bought a berth. I should...should be more frugal, and develop a good moral character of diligence and thrift. More
You should strive for a better future through your own hands!"
[Cash 16.42 yuan.]
[National food stamps 40 pounds]
[69 pounds of gold jewelry from the Tang Dynasty, 4 small yellow croakers, 1 316g 16K gold ingot, and 1 gold ring from Ma Guihong.]
[200 silver coins and 2 silver hairpins.]
[Several guns and ammunition, 2 flashlights.]
[2 cartons of Red Dagger cigarettes, 2 real estate certificates, and several IOUs.]
[77 vegetarian steamed buns, 35 eggs, some aniseed ingredients.].