After the first dog days of summer, the air became hotter and hotter. After a heavy rain at night, the sun was so hot the next day that it seemed to burn the skin.
Even though everyone is used to doing farm work, they can't stand the heat even if they are just wrapping the marinade packets in the yard until eight or nine o'clock.
Wu Lan was worried about Zhang Yanping and Dr. Guo, and her mood became more anxious as the temperature rose.
She kept thinking about how to find out, but it was not easy to ask directly - what if the young man was shy, or had not thought so far ahead
Looking at Zhang Yanping who still acted as if nothing had happened, he could not help but feel worried:
What's going on with these young people dating? They don't talk, they don't see each other... Is this a serious relationship
But she soon found an excuse.
Look, I was using my phone to play vibrato, and once again I found the Sanfutie—
In fact, the villagers are not very interested in this thing. But you can see it every day, and so many people are posting it...
Wu Lan's heart moved, and he asked at this moment:
"Tan Tan, do you use Sanfu plaster? I'll go ask Dr. Guo if he has any."
When she asked questions, her pretense of being casual was particularly obvious, so it was better not to ask. Song Tan knew from the sound that her mother was using the Sanfu plaster.
It was obvious that he wanted to go and find out.
But she didn't stop him - there was no harm in sticking it on anyway, so just take it as a peace of mind.
So he put aside his silly cousin's safety and just nodded calmly:
"Okay, Mom, go ask."
With a legitimate excuse, Wulan couldn't sit still at all. She happily put on long sleeves and a straw hat and went out.
It was not even 11:00 yet. Her face was sweating like a red shrimp from walking all the way. She couldn't help but wipe the sweat off her face again, thinking:
She worries too much about these children!
Unexpectedly, just as I entered Dr. Guo's yard and before I had time to say hello, I suddenly heard the roar of a motorcycle behind me!
Then, a man's voice sounded, his tone full of panic and anxiety:
"Doctor Guo! Doctor Guo! Come and take a look at what's wrong with my Zhang Hong?"
Zhang Hong?!
Wu Lan subconsciously turned her head and saw that the middle-aged man was anxiously getting off the motorcycle and turning around to help up a woman who was weak and pale.
—It was Zhang Hong who had introduced Zhai Xiao'e to Shan Shang before.
To be honest, Zhai Xiao'e might be a good liar in her daily life. Zhang Hong was extremely ashamed after hearing about this. It took Wu Lan a lot of consolation for her to calm down.
But now, seeing her ugly pale face, Wu Lan quickly stretched out his arm to help hold her up, while asking:
"What's going on?"
Doctor Guo had heard the noise and quickly ran out of the house. He heard Zhang Hong's man speaking incoherently:
"I don't know! I was fixing the hoe, and the wedge of the hoe fell off at home... When she heard something wrong, she fell off the stool!"
Several people dragged Zhang Hong into the house, and Guo Dong took his hand back and quickly went to get medicine from the shelf, asking her:
"Aunt, you have a heat stroke. It's so hot, no matter what work you have to do, you can't do it now!"
Heat stroke? !
Ulan was shocked!
She must have been tanned from walking all the way, how come Zhang Hong is so diligent
After taking a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi oral liquid, Zhang Hong finally regained some strength and said weakly:
"I didn't do anything... I just sat on a stool and got some sun..."
Hearing this, Zhang Hong understood instantly and couldn't help but curse:
"I told you not to follow other people's nonsense. You insisted on sunbathing your back to ward off the cold. If I wasn't at home, you wouldn't even know you were sunbathing!"
Guo Dong was speechless.
It makes sense to sunbathe your back to keep away the cold, but firstly, it’s definitely not the right way to do it in the middle of the day, and secondly…
"Aunt, you guys work in the fields all year round, when have you ever lacked sunshine?"
After hearing this, Zhang Hong was also stunned.
Yes, sunbathing is a popular way of keeping fit for city dwellers who haven’t seen the sun for a long time, but they…
Even though she looked pale and weak, Wu Lan didn't know whether to laugh or cry:
"Look at you, you are so old and still learning this and that from others... How can you not be reliable at all?"
Zhang Hong was also embarrassed: "I caught a cold when I was young, and now I always feel that my arms and legs are a little bit weak. I thought that sunbathing can get rid of the cold... Besides, everyone on Douyin is posting pictures, I see more than ten of them a day, it must be effective."
He asked Guo Dong again without giving up: "Doctor Guo, do you think this is a detoxification reaction?"
Guo Dong replied mercilessly: "No, you just got heat stroke - stay out in the sun for a while next time. I can't cure heat stroke."
Zhang Hong's husband was anxious: "You still haven't learned your lesson?! As for the cold-dispelling method, why don't you ask Doctor Guo to give you a cupping jar? Why do you have to go out in the sun? It's so hot that you can die just by walking around in this weather."
Wu Lan couldn't help but say to her: "You, you don't know. The things that Tik Tok recommends to you are the things you like to watch and the things you watch the most - what is big data? Big data means that the more you watch something, the more it recommends to you, and that's why you keep watching so many people showing off their backs!"
She also gave an example: "Look, I didn't see many!"
But the big data only pushed the Sanfu plaster to her, which Wulan did not say.
However, there are people in the family who do live broadcasts every day, and Zhang Yanping and Xin Jun often talk about professional topics. Now she can also use big data in her chats.
When Zhang Hong heard it, she actually thought it was true.
But when it comes to cupping, Wu Lan also became interested. At this moment, she looked at Guo Dong expectantly:
"Doctor Guo, I feel like my back is not feeling well. Can I use cupping? People say that cupping and fire therapy are good during the dog days, right?"
Guo Dong really didn't know whether to laugh or cry - he never expected that he would have such a function in the village
After thinking for a while, he simply said, "Then don't do any fire therapy. So, aunt, you wait for me for two days, I will prepare it."
"I'll give you cupping and moxibustion later. I'll treat any discomfort you may have. I'll also help dispel the cold, relieve blood stasis, and dredge your meridians."
Cupping? Moxibustion?!
Wu Lan instantly perked up: "What do you want to prepare? I'll help you."
"nothing."
Guo Dong was a little embarrassed: "There seems to be a lot of mugwort on the wild land over the chestnut forest on your mountain. I have to cut more this time."
He also explained: "The quality of moxa sticks on the market now varies. I think the quality of the moxa on the mountain is particularly good, so there is no need to buy it."
"I'll go cut some in the morning and evening and dry them. We can use them to fumigate ourselves. It doesn't cost any money."
It doesn't cost any money, but it does take some effort. I guess the elderly in the village would be willing to come a couple of times.
Ulan also remembered:
"Indeed! We have some mugwort at home, the ones we got during the Dragon Boat Festival. Burning a handful now will repel mosquitoes and it's really effective!"
But moxibustion is not something that can be solved with just one or two bundles - she couldn't help but be tempted, so the other people in the village must be even more unable to resist!
Not to mention anything else, with so many people in his family, I'm afraid everyone would have to try it, and the lack of mugwort is not just a little bit.
Wu Lan immediately made the decision: "Well, we have a large family, Doctor Guo, you should take care of all the cases."
"As for the mugwort, I'll ask them to go up the mountain and cut it. You just go about your business and don't delay."
Looking at Zhang Hong again, she also looked much better. Wu Lan sighed, "You too, how could you be so exhausted? Just take a good rest at home. If you get tanned later, you'll see if everyone will laugh at you."
"Besides, Dr. Guo is our village doctor. What do you want? Why don't you ask the existing doctor?"
When Wulan said this, she felt as if she was educating her child again. She said the series of words in one breath and then she felt relieved.
And Zhang Hong...
She was too embarrassed to say anything.
Although they did everything they could to keep Dr. Guo, he is still young after all, and it is hard to tell the severity of his condition when he comes here for injections or IV drips.
If this is really the case, isn't it more true what the people in white coats on the Internet say with such confidence
However, when I turned around again, Wulan had already returned in a hurry.
As for Yan Ping's little thing... Oh, everyone on the Internet said that the dog days of summer are perfect for dispelling the cold! She has to hurry up and cut the wormwood. Let the child deal with his own affairs!
Song Tan didn't expect that while her mother went out to ask for the Sanfu plaster, she didn't see any of it, but the mugwort task was put on hold.
What else can I say? This is my biological mother!
She could only sigh and say, "Let's go cut it in the evening."
By that time the sun will have gone down and it won't be so hot, so everyone will be able to hold on by doing a little work.
As for mugwort… it grows fast and vigorously. We cut it once during the Dragon Boat Festival, but it has sprouted again around the chestnut orchard.
However, the role of mugwort in their family is limited to making a few green rice balls during the Qingming Festival and burning a handful in the yard every day to drive away mosquitoes.
—I have never thought about doing moxibustion.
Zhang Yanping and Xin Jun are full of expectations: "If it is really effective, we can find some corners and plant more mugwort next year, which will also bring in a lot of income!"
It is obvious that he is only interested in money. Song Tan glanced at him and thought, you won’t think so when you are cutting mugwort.
So when it was five or six o'clock, people who had just got off work or were still working overtime took out their mobile phones and unexpectedly found that their host Qiao Qiao, who never announced anything in advance, had once again started a live broadcast without any sound!
I am coming.
I never catch up with the morning live broadcast, but I'm waiting for the evening one.
There are so many people in the subway, I didn't bring headphones
The traffic is still heavy at night! It's only been a short while, and there are so many people
What's on tonight
What are you having for dinner
It’s been a while since I aired it. The last episode was about the little mouse…
The barrage of comments poured in in a mess.
Qiao Qiao put the phone on the stand and said seriously:
"Children, today we will teach you how to cut mugwort. Doctor Guo in our village said that we should dry it for two days and then use it for moxibustion and cupping. Today, we will start with harvesting!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around, picked up the sickle, and left everyone in the live broadcast room behind, and went into the lush mugwort field nearby.
The barrage instantly became lively—
Moxibustion and cupping! I want to do it too!
The Health Bureau must catch up immediately
Does the anchor make moxa sticks by himself
Is it on sale? I really want to buy it
The quality of moxa cones bought in pharmacies varies...
You have to buy moxa sticks from xx, the quality there is better
I bought a moxibustion mat and sat on it every day.
Just sitting there is not enough, you need to moxibustion the Yongquan point on the sole of your foot
What? Do you guys pay so much attention to moxibustion
That is, isn't it just about tying a few moxa boxes on the stomach or back
Moxibustion has a systematic theory. Fumigating the soles of the feet with moxa can guide the fire downward to avoid excessive fire.
Learned it!
Learned it!
Trying this tonight!
It's too hot. I don't even want to soak my feet.
Let's wait till autumn for this...
The effect is good during the dog days! My family members all do cupping during the dog days.
Zhang Yanping took the opportunity to slack off while watching the live broadcast. Now, staring at the lines of comments flashing by, he actually learned some scattered knowledge -
If that's true, their mugwort business has great potential!
But looking at the flat hillside in the distance that has been dug out for the most part - OK! With Tan Tan's personality, he definitely doesn't want to grow only one kind of thing.
Fortunately, this thing grows a lot everywhere in the mountains and plains. Anyway, it grows more vigorously during this period than during the Dragon Boat Festival. It is definitely enough for temporary use.
He thought about it and saw that everyone around him had already bent over, so he put a small fan on his chest, wore a wide straw hat on his head, and held the sickle, clumsily and carefully cutting a little at a time, for fear that the deliberately blunt sickle would cut his legs.
Who would have thought that when he reached out to grab the mugwort, a green grasshopper jumped over from the turned-over leaves!
Zhang Yanping grabbed it without saying a word, and then took out his cell phone -
Take a photo! Share it!
At this moment, Qiao Qiao had already put down a bundle of mugwort. Seeing Zhang Yanping still playing with his phone, he couldn't help but sigh and shook his head:
"Brother Yanping is really lazy."
Zhang Yanping: …
Fortunately, adults are always thick-skinned. At this moment, he pinched two grasshopper legs and handed them to Qiao Qiao:
"I'm not being lazy. I'm just catching some bugs to feed our Guoyi."
Qiao Qiao looked down on this little grasshopper:
"Brother, don't catch it. You are not as big as our little rooster!"
"Longtail is with the little rooster every day now, and he's getting really fat."
Zhang Yanping: …
People can't, or at least shouldn't - he only took a month's vacation, and when he came back his status was even lower than that of a little rooster!
However, just as this thought flashed through his mind, the grasshopper in his hand snapped its arm and struggled hard—
Even the two strong and thick thighs are useless, and the body is bound to jump into the grass!
Zhang Yanping: …
He pinched the two green grasshopper legs in a daze, his whole body was dazed.
At this moment, Wulan also raised his head and said quickly:
"You two stop playing around. Look at Teacher Xinjun, who has never done farm work before, and he has already harvested so much."
"Yan Ping, Dr. Guo wants some mugwort, so you should show your support!"
Child, what’s the point of growing so big if you don’t have any wisdom
Zhang Yanping: …
For a moment, he was completely numb.
So, am I being disliked to this extent now