The old Chinese doctor in the courtyard

Chapter 9 The Way of Survival
Zhao Mankui was rummaging for medicinal materials, and the children of the Zhao family were unloading firewood.

After Lord Hai entered the house, he didn't come out again. Li Shengli sat in the main room full of pot gas, silently scrolling the extra hunting experience in his mind.

Unlike the courtyard house, the Zhao family has an earth kang, and the pots and stoves are on both sides of the main house. The pots and stoves that have just been turned off are still emitting heat.

The pot gas filled with the sweet aroma of corn made Li Shengli's stomach growl.

There is no sweet and fragrant scene in the house, and the briquette stove is the main source of fire in the courtyard.

Small multi-layer pots and stoves cannot produce such a large range of pot gas. Compared with the city, the atmosphere of life here is more intense.

"Brother Shengli, after your nephews return the donkey cart to the team, we will have dinner.

This is our self-brewed sweet potato roast, the koji from Niulan Mountain, which is sweet and delicious.

Can you see if any of these herbs can be used? "

Zhao Mankui, who hurried into the room, first told Li Shengli the meal time, and then put the basket and porcelain jar in his hand on the square table.

In the porcelain jar, there should be burnt sweet potatoes, and in the basket, there are all kinds of herbs.

Judging from the appearance, there are ginkgo, sealwort, cocklebur, ginkgo biloba, and other herbs are tied up in small handfuls.

Li Shengli picked up a handful of herbal medicine and smelled it, his face changed a little.

"Brother Zhao, this is an aconite and poisonous, but you must put it away.

This is Clematis, which can detoxify and reduce swelling. You can cook it and let Hai Ye drink a little.

Dandelions and petunias are not needed, so keep them. "

After a brief sniff, Li Shengli made his own judgment.

Originally, traditional Chinese medicine in the orthopedics department did not need to feel the pulse and debate the medicine.

Li Shengli has this ability, but also benefited from the treatment of some common orthopedic diseases and chronic diseases.

Such as arthritis, osteomyelitis, cervical spondylosis, synovitis, etc., some experts propose internal treatment of bone diseases.

Li Shengli, who is more motivated, has worked hard to learn some basic techniques of Chinese medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine has relatively comprehensive technical requirements. Even a doctor in the department of orthopedics and traumatology, he has some accomplishments in Chinese medicine and dare not say it, but he is half-baked.

"Brother Shengli is very capable, the master of the medicinal material company, sometimes he can't tell the difference.

The unilateral prescription does not cure the disease, so I don’t need to cook the clematis. "

Zhao Mankui is also very familiar with medicinal materials. The clematis that Li Shengli said is the big-leaved clematis in the mountains.

This thing is not for bone disease, Zhao Mankui heard from the master of the medicinal material company.

He had also heard about the fact that unilateral prescriptions did not cure the disease. The medicinal materials just now also had the meaning of teaching Li Shengli.

Zhao Mankui has seen Western medicine at the age of sixteen or seventeen, but there is no Chinese medicine.

At the age of sixteen or seventeen, in the profession of Chinese medicine, it is also suitable for stepping on the medicine grinder.

Li Shengli was noncommittal about Zhao Mankui's praise.

"Brother Zhao, unilateral treatment does not cure the disease, it is just spreading rumors.

Green onions, garlic, and ginger can cure diseases, let alone traditional Chinese medicine in the mountains.

Hai Ye is at that age, drinking some herbal medicine for reducing swelling and dispelling wind can improve faster.

Brother Zhao, bring me a small bowl, and I need to re-splint Haiye later, just in time for some aconitum wine, I'll smooth it out for him again. "

Zhao Mankui wanted to test his teaching skills, and Li Shengli could also see it.

With the certificate of defense for the medicine, he borrowed the existing medicinal materials and wrote out his own prescription.

Aconitum wine, there are many ingredients in it, it is used for external application, it is a little simpler, and it is barely effective. Wipe it, at least Haiye will not have to suffer tonight.

"What kind of good wine to use, Man Kui, go to the wing room and get the first wine, that stuff can't be drunk, just make medicinal wine."

Zhao Mankui in the main room wanted to test the teacher, and Zhao Sihai in the east room was also listening with pricked ears.

Wine is a rarity, so it cannot be wasted. Thinking of my own room, there is still the first wine stored during wine making.

In line with the principle of making the best use of everything, Zhao Sihai, who was leaning on the kang, also spoke.

"Master Hai, the first wine is not suitable for brewing medicinal wine, there is methanol in it, and it will be poisoned when used externally.

If you can come back, you will earn money, not short of half a bowl of wine. "

Hearing that Master Hai was going to use wine to make medicine, Li Shengli hurriedly stopped him.

Methanol is not only poisonous when drunk into the stomach, but also has a similar effect when absorbed through the skin.

Although even a little bit is not fatal, Master Hai is old after all, and if he loses his eyesight, it will be difficult for him to explain.

"Your boy is a capable person, so I'll listen to you. Man Kui don't pour a little less. The bone injury depends on the general to support it. This bowl of wine is not bad."

Zhao Sihai, who was fighting the cold on the kang, was obviously a drinker, and his attitude towards wine was rather stingy.

Li Shengli also laughed it off, thinking about the donkey cart that was about to be sent back just now, he still had doubts in his heart.

"Brother Zhao, doesn't this donkey cart belong to your family?"

With gold nuggets in his pocket, Li Shengli also had ambitions in his heart.

Master Liu, the bell doctor in Sijiu City, said it well, bone setting is a good business.

Li Shengli thought to himself that it was enough to support his family with his own ability, but it was inevitable that he would suffer a little bit as a traveling doctor on the [-]th Route.

Riding a bicycle is not a brisk business. There are donkey carts, horse-drawn carts, and the guise of Mr. Liu.

It shouldn't be a big problem for the two of them to earn some living expenses together. Brother Tong just gave him hunting experience.

There are many mountains around Sijiu City, and if you go to the mountain villages, you will find meat.

At the same time, I can also take it up the mountain to collect firewood. This way, I should be able to live more nourishingly.

"Except for transportation in the city, anyone in the countryside with large animals is from the village or team.

Even if I raise chickens and ducks at home, I have to count them. "

With a muffled murmur, Zhao Mankui didn't say anything more on this issue.

Seeing their children returning home noisily, they greeted each other, and the two women, one old and one young, started to get busy.

When the meal was on the table, Zhao Mankui also briefly introduced the family situation.

He has three sons and one daughter. The older woman is Hai Ye's wife, Aunt Jiang, and the younger one is Zhao Mankui's second daughter.

Zhao Mankui's mother-in-law went to her natal home on the outskirts of the city to deliver food during the village's work break.

Wali Village is a village in a hilly area. There are not only mountains and soil slopes near the village, but also a big water paozi.

Although it is not considered a mountain village, it has complete mountains and rivers. Compared with the countryside in the suburbs of Beijing, the conditions in Wali are considered good.

The staple food of the Zhao family is not steamed buns, but large steamed buns with noodles. The original main dish was steamed pickles in meat oil.

Because of Li Shengli's suggestion, another meat dish was added, stewed air-dried rabbit meat with Polygonatum odoratum, which can be regarded as a medicinal meal.

After the meal was ready, the two women entered the Westinghouse, and the women did not attend the table if there were guests, which was regarded as a rule.

When Zhao Sihai, who was on crutches, came to the table, Zhao Mankui picked up the wine bowl and poured three bowls of sweet potatoes.

"Men, I'm lucky to meet you tonight, otherwise my old man would be thrown into the mountains.

Let's not talk much, let's drink first and then eat. "

On the wine table, Master Hai was very generous, took the first bowl of wine, and drank the sweet potatoes in the bowl.

Then he smacked his lips slowly, reminiscing about the taste of the spirits passing down his throat.

Zhao Sihai drank it, and Zhao Mankui also drank it in one gulp. He turned the wine bowl over to Li Shengli to have a look, and then waited for him to bring the bowl to drink.

"Master Hai, although bone injuries do not prohibit drinking, you can't drink too much. I'm a small drinker, so you and elder brother can drink whatever you want, and I'll taste the taste.

I'll give you a piece of food stamp for this meal tomorrow. "

At this time, it's really just polite words to stay with guests for dinner.

They are not real relatives, and they don't spend money at other people's homes. After all, no one's family is rich.

The dishes for many people's banquets may be just decorations, and it's okay to look at them on the table, but it will hurt your stomach if you eat them.

Li Shengli, who had been hungry for a long time, didn't intend to be polite, and ate as much as he wanted, but he still had to give food stamps.

The current food is all rations, if he eats too much, maybe the Zhao family will go hungry.

"Brother Shengli, what are you talking about, you are my father's savior.

Our family can manage a meal, and our place is different from the villages on the outskirts of Beijing.

There are many private plots in the village, and there are plenty of food with mountains and water.

As the saying goes, radish and cabbage are safe, and corn and sweet potatoes are better than immortals.

The scattered land on the mountain is suitable for planting corn and sweet potatoes. Our family does not lack for you to eat.

We couldn't finish the sweet potatoes in the valley, so we substituted millet and white noodles in the suburbs of Beijing.

Do you know how much food your sister-in-law brought home?
The entire [-] catties of cornmeal were exchanged for sweet potatoes and pumpkins from the mountain fields.

Just open it and eat it. When you go back, bring some dried melons and pumpkins. The sweet potatoes and pumpkins on our mountain are extraordinarily sweet. "

Zhao Mankui's words surprised Li Shengli, although he came for a short time.

But he still has a general understanding of the status quo.

It seems a little unreasonable to do something like Wali Village.

"Brother Zhao, won't the higher-ups check?"

What Zhao Mankui said made Li Shengli discover an opportunity. If it was true what the village party secretary said, then he would not have to starve in the future.

During the time he came here, although he was bored at home most of the time, he still went to the grain station to buy grain.

The ration of about [-] catties per person per month is completely insufficient for adults or half-aged children who are close to adults.

The ration in the city is fixed. Even if you replace fine grains with coarse grains, you won’t be full, and of course you won’t starve to death.

Not in a hurry to eat, he took a sip of the dense and fiery sweet potato, Li Shengli's eyes were full of hope.

"Hi!

how to say.

You are young and have not experienced difficult times. Fortunately, the children in your family were still young at that time, otherwise a few people would have starved to death.

We are farmers facing the loess and back to the sky, and our only craft is farming and harvesting grain.

If it is a village on the plain, it has to be reported for opening up wasteland and farming, and there is not much grain left behind.

The situation in our village is special, the mountains and forests do not belong to the village.

Plant corn, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and the like, and usually do not need to water, and rely entirely on the weather for food.

There are no big animals on the mountain, and not many are spoiled in a year.

Although the yield of corn is not as good as that of good land, sweet potatoes and pumpkins are everywhere.

Take these sweet potatoes and pumpkins and exchange them for food with the villages on the outskirts of Beijing.

We eat well and they are full.

What if the higher-ups come down to check? Those who farm the land and harvest food can't get enough to eat, so what else can they grow?

We rely on craftsmanship to make a living, and we don’t break the law, do we? "

As the village party secretary, Zhao Mankui may not be very competent, but as the leader of the village, he is completely qualified.

At this time, it is definitely a capable person to be able to lead the whole village to have a round belly.

Li Shengli's words also aroused Zhao Mankui's interest in talking, and after drinking another bowl of sweet potatoes, he also opened up the chatterbox.

"When I was so hungry, I realized a truth.

People live, in addition to relying on craftsmanship to eat, they also have to learn to rely on mountains to eat mountains and water to drink water.

With this thought in mind, there hasn't been a single villager who has starved in our valley all these years. This, I, Zhao Mankui, can speak with a straight chest. "

Zhao Mankui became interested, completely ignoring the three sons around the table staring at him.

It can be seen from this that the family tradition of Lao Zhao's family is also strict. The adults do not move chopsticks, and the children can only endure it.

On the other hand, Li Shengli was obedient and obedient. A village like Wali should not be a special case.

As long as wandering around the mountain village, according to Ling doctor Liu Ye, it is indeed a good way.

(End of this chapter)