Disaster Princess

Sheng Lanhu questioned, and seeing Xia Nanzhu holding a cloth bag in both hands, he snatched it up to look at it with a smile, and asked, "What is this?"

"Hey!" Xia Nanzhu wanted to take it away, but saw that the cloth bag was already in Sheng Lan's hands, so she had no choice but to give up.

As soon as Sheng Lan opened it, a strong smell of mugwort leaves came to her nostrils.

"What is this? It smells so strong?" Sheng Lan asked Xia Nanzhu curiously as she looked at the items in the burlap bag.

"This is the moxibustion stick I made."

"Oh, I see, it must have been made by Ai Ye!" Sheng Lan said with a smile, "I asked why the smell is so familiar but I can't remember what it smells like! What are you doing with this big bag of Ai Ye?"

"I..." Xia Nanzhu said hesitantly, and felt that it was just right for Sheng Lan to send it to Mrs. Su, so she didn't have to go in, so she said, "Mrs. Su's rheumatism leg always hurts badly. The method of treating rheumatism in our hunting grounds is very effective with these moxibustion sticks. I also used it for my mother, and it works very well. So...so..." Xia Nanzhu also stopped embarrassingly .

Sheng Lan understood, and said with a smile: "So, you made these specially for the old lady?"

"Well, please send it in, Sister Sheng Lan! Thank you!" Xia Nanzhu said anxiously, turned around and left, but was grabbed by Sheng Lan's arm.

"Hey, you sent it in yourself! I don't want to take credit for your work!" Sheng Lan said with a smile on purpose.

"It doesn't matter, as long as the old lady's rheumatic pain improves, it doesn't matter who gives it to her." Xia Nanzhu said.

Sheng Lan also laughed when she heard this, and said: "You are sincere and kind, but, your moxibustion sticks are sent in like this, and everyone doesn't know how to use them, so you have to go and explain them, don't you?"

"This..." Xia Nanzhu was hesitating, when Sheng Lan pulled her over with a smile.

"Let's go!" Sheng Lan dragged Xia Nanzhu to Mrs. Su's big room, and said, "Aunt Que is here too! I came here with Aunt Que."

"Ah! Aunt Que is here too! Then I won't go in!" Xia Nanzhu said anxiously.

"What are you afraid of! I know that Aunt Que has defeated you many times, but there is a reason for that. The duel between the city lord and Young Master Hui made a lot of noise. Aunt Que just wanted to remind you. Her Don't worry if you treat people right and wrong with others!" Sheng Lan persuaded.

"No, Aunt Que and the old lady are talking about something, won't we disturb them when we go in?" Xia Nanzhu said.

"You don't have to worry about that. Aunt Que was the housekeeper of the Su family when she was young, and she has been with the old lady. They are old acquaintances. Now they are just chatting about the housework, not disturbing." Sheng Lan smiled. Said, while speaking, came to the door.

"Old lady, Aunt Que, Xia Xiaozhu is visiting!" Sheng Lan shouted at the door before waiting for anyone to notify her.

"Let me in!" Aunt Que said.

"Yes!" Sheng Lan replied, and went in with Xia Nanzhu.

"Nanzhu!" Mrs. Su was also very happy to see that it was Xia Nanzhu who came, and quickly raised the handkerchief in her hand, calling Xia Nanzhu to sit beside her.

"Look at my memory, now she is called Nanzhu, and I still call her Xiaozhu!" Sheng Lan said with a smile, and brought the cloth bag with moxibustion strips in front of Mrs. Su, and said with a smile : "Old lady, this is because Nanzhu knew that you had such severe rheumatic legs, and specially made it for you, what it said... oh! Moxibustion strips!"

"What is this moxibustion stick? I've lived for so long, and I've never heard of it." Mrs. Su said with a smile, and hurriedly took it to look at it, "It smells like mugwort leaves?"

"Well, it's made by drying mugwort leaves." Xia Nanzhu said.

"I've heard of this moxa leaf, and I heard that boiling the water of the moxa leaf to soak your feet is good for your health. However, I have never heard of such moxibustion sticks." Aunt Que also said with a smile, "Could it be that you guys The native method there?"

"Well, this is a kind of medicinal treatment in our hunting ground. My father and mother have used it, and it is quite effective." Xia Nanzhu said, looking at Mrs. Su again, and said: "That day, I saw your legs The pain was severe, so I went to the market to buy some fresh mugwort leaves, washed and dried the moxibustion sticks I made myself. I thought, if a dead horse is used as a living horse doctor, maybe it can relieve the pain a little."

"It's hard for you, my good boy!" Mrs. Su said emotionally, "I've made up my mind, thank you!"

"Old lady, you're fine now, take advantage of Nanzhu's meeting here, let her give you a try, don't wait for her to leave, we don't know how to use it!" Sheng Lan reminded.

"Girl Sheng Lan is right, I really don't know how to use this moxibustion stick! I have to trouble you, Nanzhu..." Mrs. Su said with a smile.

"It's not difficult. Is there a lighted candle? This moxibustion stick needs to be lit." Nan Zhu took out a moxibustion stick from the cloth bag and asked.

"Yes, I'll get it for you!" Qinglan replied, and quickly took a burning candle, put it on the table, and said excitedly: "The candle is here, here it is! I also want to study hard." Once you learn it, I don’t need to bother you Nanzhu in the future, I can make it for my wife myself.”

Xia Nanzhu smiled embarrassedly, and started to ignite the moxibustion stick, while explaining: "The end of this moxibustion stick is a long strip of paper extending out like this rhombus, which is convenient for lighting. Old lady, please put your legs here Get on the stool, and move the skirt socks up a little."

"I'll do it!" Qinglan said hastily, and helped Mrs. Su tidy up.

I saw that as the excess rhombus-shaped paper was burned out, the open fire was also extinguished. Xia Nanzhu blew on it, and saw the smoke curling up, and the smell gradually came out, so I knew it was all right. See Mrs. Su After tidying up, he pulled a small stool and sat on the side of Mrs. Su's legs, and said, "We can use the other end to lightly touch the sore places on our feet. This way, it's like a bird pecking at food... "Speaking, Xia Nanzhu demonstrated by the side.

"In this way, the burning end will transfer the heat with the smell of mugwort leaves to the other end, and then to the legs, which can promote blood circulation. The smoke of mugwort leaves can dehumidify and remove blood stasis. Remember to move more, otherwise it will be easy to burn! "Xia Nanzhu spoke seriously.

Everyone listened carefully, and the people outside the door also quietly watched from the crack of the door when they saw such a fresh and fun scene.

"Oh!" Qinglan replied curiously,
"You can also directly use the thick smoke from the burning end to smoke, and keep a distance of one or two inches to smoke. This effect is also very good. When the smoke feels warm on the skin, move it to the side. Be careful not to leave it for too long, or it will burn you. Another point is, be careful not to let the ashes of the moxibustion strips fall on your skin, these ashes are very hot." Xia Nanzhu warned.

"Well, I understand. Can I have a try?" Qinglan asked Xia Nanzhu eagerly.

"Of course, you can light another one and try it on the other side!" Xia Nanzhu replied.

Qinglan happily lit one, imitating Xia Nanzhu's example, and carefully smoked it for Mrs. Su.

"How is it? Do you feel it?" Aunt Que asked Mrs. Su curiously.

"Don't tell me, it's hot and comfortable." Mrs. Su said happily.

"Sheng Lan, you should learn a little too! If Mrs. Ming'er's rheumatic legs get better, I'll ask you to get me some moxibustion sticks too!" Aunt Que joked.

"That's good! You don't need to say it. If you hear the old lady say that this leg is healed tomorrow, I will try it for you right away!" Sheng Lan also replied with a smile.

"Nanzhu, please tell us how you made the moxibustion strips by the way! I'm also very knowledgeable!" Sheng Lan said.

"It's not difficult. At the beginning, we need to collect fresh mugwort leaves, the fresher the better. Then we need to wash them, and then expose them to the sun to make them dry enough without water; Mashing. Next, the rice paper is cut according to a certain ratio, and then the mashed mugwort leaves are evenly laid out in the rice paper, and then rolled into a paper tube, and the rice paper is sealed with paste. Continue to add moxa to it, and fill it tightly with a small mallet while adding it. After filling, trim off the excess rice paper! By the way, the end used to ignite can be left so that the diamond-shaped corner can be easily ignited.” Xia Nanzhu explained seriously.

"It sounds complicated!" Sheng Lan said with a smile, "But it's worth a try! How long does moxibustion take each time?"

"Generally, one to three quarters of an hour is fine, and about two quarters of an hour will be better!" Xia Nanzhu said.

Hearing Xia Nanzhu talk about such a complicated process, Mrs. Su sighed repeatedly: "I don't know how long it took you to prepare this bag of moxibustion sticks. It's really hard work for you. You put so much effort into it for my old lady." After speaking, she praised Aunt Que again, "I went to the north courtyard to meet her just once, and she kept my rheumatic pain in mind. This child is really good."

After hearing this, Aunt Que smiled and said, "To be honest, when I first saw you, I thought you were a girl who could do a good job; but then you got into so many troubles, and I was really angry. I also called you over and reprimanded me, I hope you don't hold grudges against me!"

"No." Nanzhu said seriously, "What you reprimanded me that time was all the truth. It is true that I did a lot of things wrong first, and you taught me well. If you hadn't been vigilant that day, I would probably still be Keep making mistakes and doing wrong things!"

"It's good that you can listen to me. I have a good impression of you, including all the troubles you caused in Gujiabao. I also know that many of them are not your fault. But, after all, I still have to eat salt." More meals than you have eaten, as I said, even if some things are not your fault, you must learn to reflect on yourself and learn to avoid it." Aunt Que sincerely advised.

Xia Nanzhu knew that Aunt Que's words were always rough and unreasonable, but she was sincerely doing it for her own good, so she nodded and agreed, "Nanzhu understands!"

"Yeah." Aunt Que also nodded in relief, Fang stood up and said goodbye to Mrs. Su: "Okay, I've been stealing for half a day, drinking tea with you, so I should go back." Saying that, he looked at Sheng Landau: "Let's go!"

Sheng Lan nodded in reply, and got up to leave.