It has been more than two months since Dr. You left. The villagers in the vicinity and Dongshan Village didn't feel any better in the short term, but they felt the inconvenience after a long time. In the past, when the villagers had minor illnesses, they would go to Dr. You's place to spend a dozen or twenty copper coins and take side effects.
After Dr. You left, most of the villagers had a minor illness, and they passed it after a while. They couldn't bear it, so they went to the town to seek medical treatment. Even the smallest medical clinic in the town can't get out of a few hundred dollars.
Everyone also knows that the granddaughter of Lao Yu's family has learned medical skills from Dr. You for more than a month. But after all, she is a yellow-haired girl who is more than eight years old, and she has only a short time to study medicine. She would rather carry it by force than hand over her life to a little girl. Maybe a minor illness can be cured into a serious illness!
Therefore, Yu Xiaocao, who is quite talented in studying medicine and was considered by Dr. You to have nothing to teach her, has not welcomed a single patient in the past three months. Xiaocao didn't take it seriously, her purpose of studying medicine was to cover up the efficacy of Lingshi water at certain times, and it didn't matter to her whether she had patients or not.
On weekdays, Dr. You has the habit of concocting pills and preparing kits for common illnesses (such as colds, fevers and other minor illnesses). Most of the villagers in Dongshan Village knew about it.
Every once in a while, Yu Xiaocao will be visited to take the medicine packs or pills prepared by Grandpa You and give them to the symptomatic folks. As Dr. You's direct disciple, her only role is shown here.
Yu Xiaocao, who was leisurely, went up and down the mountain every few days before the mountain was closed by the heavy snow in early winter. With the universal bait of Lingshi water, the harvest will naturally not be less every time. Her private pocket is getting bigger and bigger.
With more money, her troubles also came. In the past, one or two ingots of silver could be hidden in any corner. Now the whole piece of silver is bulging in a small bag, and it feels unsafe to put it anywhere. After all, there is a Yu Heizi in the family who likes to dig through other people's things.
It's not that Xiaocao wronged him, but Heizi has a criminal record. Yu Hailiu's family is always busy with work every day, and Yu Xiaolian is not free for a moment. When Xiaocao puts down the cover, she takes Xiaoshi with her. Basically, Westinghouse sees no one except for eating and sleeping.
Once, Yu Xiaocao came back from selling the prey she had caught in the town, and saw that the door of the west room was wide open, so she hurried in to have a look. The inside was turned into a mess, the old clothes in the old box were thrown everywhere, and even the quilt on the kang was in a mess.
She hurriedly looked at the place where she put the silver—the gap between the kang and the earthen wall. Fortunately, she put the silver and sealed it with broken earth, otherwise it would be hard to escape Brother Heizi's black hands.
Xiaocao was so angry that she told the elders about it—Ms. Zhang, an eccentric old lady, and only asked a few symbolic questions. Since there was no evidence, it had to be dismissed. After that, Xiaocao became more careful about hiding her private money.
In the end, she thought of a foolproof way to hide money, that is, she dug a small square hole in the adobe of the wall, and then made a small adobe that could be connected. After putting the silver into the hole, put the small adobe in, get some soil to fill the gap, and it will be perfect.
Days passed, and the winter in the north finally showed its power. this day,
The weather was gloomy, and the sky was full of thick, low, grayish-yellow turbid clouds.
The northeast wind howled and ran wildly in the wilderness. It seemed to be holding a sharp sword, which could pierce through the tight leather jacket, not to mention Xiaocao's exposed face. As soon as I went out, I was stabbed by it again and again, and the pain was unbearable.
The black sky scattered pieces of white petals, which seemed to have a faint fragrance. The goose-feather-like snow drifted leisurely, instantly rendering the world into a vast expanse of whiteness.
In her previous life, Yu Xiaocao lived in Central China, even if there was snow, she would make small fuss. It was the first time she had seen such a heavy snow that looked like tearing cotton.
The shabby padded jacket with old cotton wool was not enough to withstand the severe cold in the north. Ever since the cold winter came, Yu Xiaocao was reluctant to go out and lay on the kang all day long.
"This year's first snow fell so heavily! It seems that this winter is not easy! Have you saved enough food at home?" During dinner, Lao Yu sat on the kang and watched the snow falling A day of heavy snow, with a sigh. It is not uncommon at his age for heavy snow to cause disasters.
Mrs. Zhang thought about the mountains of sweet potato chips piled up in the warehouse, and once again felt that there was food in her hands without panic. She nodded and said, "There must be enough food, but it has not been ground into powder. When the snow stops, the boss and the second child will go to grind it." Save thousands of catties of sweet potato flour."
Old Yu frowned, and said: "Sweet potato flour, if you eat it all winter, you won't be greasy. I'm afraid your stomach won't be able to bear it. You should buy some other coarse grains and prepare some fine grains. If you are in a hurry It snowed continuously during the Chinese New Year, and food prices will definitely rise.”
Just as they were talking, the door of Yu's house was slapped loudly, and there was a crying voice calling the door in the wind and snow.
"I'll go and have a look!" Yu Hai put down his job, put on his ragged padded jacket, opened the door and disappeared into the wind and snow. The moment the door opened and closed, a few flakes of snow squeezed in and fell to the ground, turning into a little bit of muddy water.
Mrs. Li ate the food in big mouthfuls, muttering in her mouth: "Who! It's snowing, what can I do? Come here at this hour, it won't delay people's dinner!"
"Cao'er! Do you still have the fever-reducing pills of Grandpa You? Your Uncle Shuanzhu has a high fever, please use it urgently!" A biting cold wind came through the door, and Yu Hai hurriedly pushed the door open, followed by Shuanzhu with red eyes. Zhu daughter-in-law.
Yu Xiaocao swallowed the potato cakes in her mouth, and hurriedly said, "Grandpa You's prepared medicine has long been used up. Is Uncle Shuan Zhu seriously burned? How about I go and have a look?"
"You are a child, what's the use of going there? Don't delay his illness, you should send it to the town's medical center, don't be afraid of spending money." Zhang was afraid that Yu Xiaocao would recruit trouble for her family, so she hurriedly cut her off. words.
The daughter-in-law of Shuanzhu was so anxious that she almost burst into tears: "The head of my house caught a little cold yesterday, and I feel uncomfortable when we come together today. I thought it was not serious, and I usually passed it by carrying it. Who knew that the fever was getting worse and worse. The more ruthless, just now my hands and feet are twitching! The medicine to reduce fever is gone, what should I do now!"
Mrs. Li said sarcasticly at the side: "Oh! Are you cramping from the fever? That's a big deal. The neighbor next door to my natal family burned so badly that he burned his brain. He is almost forty and hasn't found a wife yet! You The family Shuanzhu has been burning all day, I don’t know what’s going on!”
Shuanzhu's daughter-in-law couldn't hold back her tears when she said it, and she was so anxious that she lost her mind: "What's the matter! There is such a heavy snow, and there is no way to send it to the town! Xiaocao, is there really no medicine? "
"Human life is at stake. If there is medicine, I can't hide it! Aunt Shuan Zhu, if you trust me, I will accompany you for a walk! You can't just watch Uncle Shuan Zhu burn like this?" Yu Xiaocao decided to accept the first patient in her life.
Mrs. Zhang became impatient: "What can your eight-year-old girl do? Can seeing a doctor be something else? That would be fatal! You have only studied with Dr. You for a few days? You are not afraid of delaying your Uncle Shuan Zhu—she Auntie, you should hurry to the town to ask for a doctor!"
Now even if it is snowing to go to the town, it will take three or four hours to go back and forth, and it will be dark in the town. In this bad weather, whether the doctor is willing to go to the doctor overnight is not a question.
Shuanzhu's daughter-in-law was also in a hurry to go to the doctor, and she put her last hope on Yu Xiaocao: "Xiaocao, your Uncle Shuanzhu and your father are lifelong friends, and they fought sharks at sea together. Your medical skills How are you doing? Don't hide it from my aunt."
Yu Xiaocao looked back at Shuanzhu's daughter-in-law firmly, and said honestly: "Aunt Shuanzhu, Grandpa You said that I have already learned seven or eight points of his skills, and the remaining two or three points are just short of experience. Such diseases, as long as Grandpa You can cure them, I will be absolutely fine!"
Shuan Zhu's daughter-in-law's flustered and anxious heart gradually calmed down under her calm eyes. She gritted her teeth and made a difficult but correct decision: "Okay! Aunt believes in you!! Your Uncle Shuanzhu's life is in your hands!!"
"Oh! Daughter-in-law Shuanzhu, our family Xiaocao is only eight years old, can you believe a child's big words? If you do something good or bad for Shuanzhu, we will not be able to afford it!!" Li Shi was full at this time. It's like watching a big drama, and it will be lively, but now I worry about the consequences of the matter.
The daughter-in-law of Shuanzhu gritted her teeth again, stamped her feet and said, "If you cure it, you won't be held responsible! Xiaocao, we have to hurry, your Uncle Shuanzhu is still burning!!"
Yu Xiaocao didn't care about the half-eaten food she had eaten, so she hurried into the Westinghouse, took the medicine box left by Grandpa You, checked the medicinal materials inside, and found that it was relatively complete. After thinking about it, I found the bath water of the treasured sky-replenishing stone (high concentration of Lingshi water), and poured it into an empty medicine bottle. Then he put on all his cold-proof clothes, and followed Shuanzhu's wife out of the house.
Yu Hai was worried, so he stopped eating, and followed behind his daughter, helping to carry the heavy medicine box. I also help my daughter from time to time, so that the snowy road is slippery and don't fall.
The journey was supposed to take less than five minutes, but due to the obstruction of the wind and snow, the three of them walked for a quarter of an hour. As soon as the door was opened, two children of the Liu family were heard crying sharply and mournfully: "Father! Daddy, wake up! Daddy, you can't die!"
When Shuanzhu's daughter-in-law heard this, her legs went limp and she sat on the ground and burst into tears.
Yu Xiaocao rushed to the edge of the kang in two steps at a time, opened Uncle Shuan Zhu's eyelids, looked at his pupils, and said calmly, "Don't cry! Uncle Shuan Zhu is not dead, but the high fever and shock have passed! Auntie, hurry up!" Prepare some warm water to physically cool Uncle Shuanzhu."
"What? Cool down the room? It's a cold day, and your uncle is still sick. If the room cools down again, your uncle's illness will get worse!" Shuan Zhu's wife stood up unsteadily, and she told herself that she would be sick. Xiaocao's decision to see a doctor for the man wavered.
Yu Xiaocao couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Uncle Shuanzhu's fever is too severe, and he needs to lower his body temperature quickly. If you just point at the medicine, the effect will be slower. So, I need my aunt to wipe Uncle Shuanzhu's body with warm water, and the body temperature will drop." Come down faster."