The next day, Yingbao was peeling the skin of Poria cocos in the house when she heard someone outside shouting, "Is Jiang Sanlang home?"
"I'm here." Jiang Sanlang went out and saw two officers standing outside the gate. He was startled and quickly clasped his fists and said, "Excuse me, sir, what can I do for you?"
The officer took out a large envelope from his bag and handed it to Jiang Sanlang. "This is a letter from the government. The county medical office is recruiting medical students this year. Someone recommended your daughter Jiang Yingbao to enroll. We are here to deliver the admission notice."
Jiang Sanlang took the letter and was a little confused.
Could it be that his daughter is so famous that even the county medical office has sent her a recruitment notice
How is that possible
"Please come in and have a seat, sirs, and have some hot tea and rest your feet." Jiang Sanlang hurriedly welcomed the official into the main room, and asked his wife to make two bowls of egg tea.
The officer didn't hesitate and walked into the main room and sat down.
Yingbao heard it clearly and was surprised.
My dream actually came true.
But so what, I just won't go! What can I do to her
Alas, who on earth has so much free time to recommend her to go to the county medical department for study
The so-called going to school is nothing more than being a medicine boy in the county medical office, which is not much different from working in Doctor Li’s medicine shop.
However, after entering the county medical department, one can be recommended to go to the provincial capital to take the examination, and then be selected to enter the Imperial Medical Bureau.
But I don’t want to be an imperial physician, so why should I go there to study
After a while, Chunniang made two bowls of sugar-water eggs and put a few red dates in them.
"Please have some, sir." Chunniang placed the sugar-water eggs on the table next to the officer.
The officer smiled and thanked him: "Thank you for your hard work, madam."
After eating a few sugar-coated eggs, the two said goodbye and left.
When Yingbao opened the letter, she saw her name, hometown, age, when she would start school, etc.
Jiang Sanlang asked hopefully, "Baoer, when are you going to go?"
"I'm not going!" She didn't want to go to any county clinic.
"Why?" Jiang Sanlang was puzzled.
Yingbao: "We have plenty of money, so why should we go?"
To put it bluntly, the purpose of practicing medicine is to make money. Since you are not short of money, there is no need to practice medicine.
Moreover, if she entered the medical department, her and her family's status would not change. In this case, why should she get involved with the heroine of the storybook
Furthermore, the students of the Medical Department obey the imperial court, and it would be bad if they were drafted into the army to serve as military doctors one day.
Chunniang nodded and agreed: "That's right, Baoer has been working as a medicine boy in Doctor Li's medicine shop for more than half a year. He will probably learn the same things when he goes to the medical department. Our family doesn't expect Baoer to make money by practicing medicine, so it doesn't matter whether he goes or not."
Seeing that his wife and daughter were unwilling to go, Jiang Sanlang sighed, "Okay, I just don't know who sent this letter, and whether I can turn it down."
Although Yingbao didn't know who sent the letter, she was sure it wasn't from Wu Daozi.
Apart from the county magistrate, he did not know any high-ranking officials in the county government. How could anyone recommend him to go to school
Doctor Li, for example, has already stayed at the Imperial Hospital in Beijing, and even his second grandson has stayed with him, so he might be qualified to recommend students. But he is far away in Beijing, and he is a new doctor at the Imperial Hospital, so it is impossible for him to do such a thing without knowing it.
Oh, never mind. I’m not going anyway.
Yingbao handed the letter to her father and continued to scrape the Poria cocos. After scraping off the surface layer, she cut it into pieces and placed them outside to dry.
After drying, she will use the Poria cocos to make some Poria cocos cakes, and she can also use Poria cocos to cook porridge for daily consumption.
Poria has a mild nature and can be used both as a tonic and a laxative. It can not only promote diuresis and eliminate dampness, but also strengthen the spleen and calm the mind. It is usually used in combination with Atractylodes macrocephala, yam, ginseng, licorice, Alisma orientalis, etc.
February soon arrived.
As the saying goes, the dragon raises its head on February 2, so this day is also called Dragon Head Festival.
Each family began to make dragon beard noodles, dragon cakes, longan wontons, etc., and also carried offerings to worship the gods of the community and the land, praying for a good harvest.
It is also on this day that the villagers shave their babies' heads.
Chuchu shaved her daughter's hair into a peach-shaped hairstyle, leaving a tuft of peach-shaped hair at the temples and a small tail of hair at the back of her head.
This season is also the best time to eat wild vegetables. The fields and ridges are full of tender shepherd's purse, which is delicious for making dumplings and cooking soup.
Chen Zhao took his brother to find Yingbao again to go dig shepherd's purse and make dumplings in the evening.
Yingbao was just going to the wild to dig some herbs, so she readily agreed.
Three people and a dog, carrying a backpack and a bamboo basket, walked slowly out of the village.
The early spring sunshine shines on people, bringing a slight warmth.
Xu Bao held his sister's hand tightly, and his legs and feet became more and more steady. From time to time, he turned his head and grinned at Ying Bao.
It's just that he doesn't like to talk much. No matter what others say to him, he just nods or shakes his head to express his feelings.
Chen Zhao loved her younger brother very much. Ever since Chu Man kicked Xu Bao into the water, she has been with him all the time.
"Wow! There are so many shepherd's purse here!"
The two came to a field, and Chen Zhao was surprised by the shepherd's purse all over the ground.
Yingbao was not surprised. This was the wasteland her family had bought and had already reclaimed it a little. She scattered a lot of shepherd's purse and dandelion seeds here and watered the pond again.
After watering, the wild vegetables and herbs grew rapidly. She and her elder and second sisters Ni would occasionally come to pick them.
Chen Zhao was so happy that he squatted on the ground and shoveled shepherd's purse one by one, shook off the dirt and put them into his backpack.
Yingbao also shoveled half a basket of shepherd's purse, and found some bitter vegetables and put them into the basket.
Dandelion is not only edible, but also has a strong anti-inflammatory effect. For example, it can be boiled and taken to treat pharyngitis, dysentery, cold and fever, and chronic bronchitis, with significant results.
After Chen Zhao dug up the shepherd's purse, he did not rush home. Instead, he walked around the area, picked up some dead branches and tied them up, preparing to take them back for burning.
Xu Bao also helped his sister pick up dead branches. He ran around without feeling tired. He was completely different from the Xu Bao in his previous life.
The brother and sister who lost their mother seemed to have become much more sensible.
Yingbao glanced at the two of them and then looked around for edible wild vegetables.
Xiao Hei ran around everywhere, and suddenly it seemed to have discovered something and started barking desperately.
“Woof woof woof woof!” Xiao Hei shouted and ran wildly towards the woods in the distance.
"Xiao Hei!" Yingbao hurriedly chased after him.
Xiao Hei didn't care and rushed into the woods.
Chen Zhao wanted to take his brother with him, and couldn't keep up with Yingbao. He stamped his feet anxiously: "Hey, hey! Don't run around! Come back soon!"
This is a deserted forest and mountain area that no one visits. Wild boars and wolves appear from time to time. It is very dangerous for a child of a few years old to go in alone.
Yingbao chased Xiaohei into the woods, and saw it barking wildly in one direction, even barking its fart.
"What's wrong?" She looked over there and suddenly saw a deer flash by.
Yingbao was startled and suddenly remembered Yoyo, whom she had raised for several years.
She tentatively called out into the woods a few times: "Yo Yo! Yo Yo!"
After a while, a tall stag walked out of the woods step by step, stood not far away and looked at Yingbao.
When Yingbao saw the remaining belt on its back, tears almost fell from her eyes: "Yo Yo! You're back."
She took out a handful of Wudingzhi and tentatively handed it to Youyou: "Here! It's yours."
The big deer walked over step by step and lowered his head to lick Yingbao's palm.
He took a bite, looked up at her, and then continued licking.
Yingbao touched its head with her other hand and whispered, "Let me cut off the belt on you, okay?"
She was afraid that she would scare Yoyo and then it would run away again. If the belt left on its body was not removed, it might get further injured.
After all, they haven't seen each other for several years, and I don't know if Yoyo is still willing to get close to her.
Yoyo raised her head, stared at Yingbao silently for a while, and then rubbed her with her head.