Under the guidance of the master, Gu Ye cleaned the muscles on the tiger bones, washed them and dried in the shade, and knocked them off when they were used. Yaosheng took the opportunity to teach his disciples a lesson:
"There are many ways to prepare tiger bones. The commonly used ones are oiled tiger bones, vinegared tiger bones and fried tiger bones in sand. Oiled tiger bones are smeared with sesame oil and baked with fire; Fry it in sand until it turns yellow, then pour it into vinegar to quench it and let it dry; for frying tiger bones in sand, fry it in sand until it turns yellow, soak it in vinegar, pick it up and dry it.”
"Is there a difference in the efficacy of the medicine?" Gu Ye asked.
Yaosheng glanced at her, nodded and said, "Of course there is. Oil tiger bone is better for tibia pain, vinegar tiger bone is more effective for acute muscle and bone pain, and sand-fried tiger bone is generally used."
One of the master and the apprentice taught seriously and the other focused on learning. Gu Ming, who was shoveling snow in the courtyard, relaxed his movements for fear of affecting them.
The snow stopped quickly, and the next few days were a rare sunny day. Three days later, the last trace of snow melted away, and every household in Qingshan Village began to discuss the purchase of New Year's goods. Although there are still nearly two months before the Chinese New Year.
The night before, Gu Li'er knocked on the door of Gu Ye's house: "Little Ye Zi, my mother asked me to ask you if you are going to the town for New Year's goods tomorrow. If you want to go, let's go together."
"Sister Li, isn't it early for the Chinese New Year? Why are you in such a hurry to buy New Year's goods?" Gu Ye was very puzzled.
Gu Lier breathed a sigh of heat into her hands, took off her shoes and put on the kang, and said with a smile: "After entering the winter months, there will be more snowfalls, and sometimes a snowfall can last for half a month. Most people have suffered such a loss, so we should take advantage of the good weather to buy New Year's goods as soon as possible, so as not to be unable to eat even a bowl of dumplings during the new year."
"Oh, so that's how it is! It's just that I have two baskets of prepared medicinal materials in my store. I'll go to town with you tomorrow to exchange money so that we can buy New Year's goods." Gu Ming has been watching closely these days, Gu Ye can't Secretly going up the mountain, I was in a hurry, and naturally I would not miss this opportunity to join in the fun.
Gu Lier said: "That's good, let's meet at the entrance of the village at the beginning of 90 tomorrow. Rest early this evening, be careful not to get up tomorrow."
After Gu Lier left, Gu Ye entered Yaosheng's room and said to him, "Master, I'm going to town tomorrow, will you go?"
"Your master, I have old arms and legs, and the more than 100-mile mountain road will kill me. I won't go!" Yaosheng was afraid of being recognized and causing unnecessary trouble.
"Alright then! I'll bring you your favorite pastries." Most of the pastries sent by Mr. Ding last time went into Yaosheng's stomach. Only then did Gu Ye know that Master, like her, likes sweets.
Yao Sheng said with a bit of disgust: "Those pastries in the town are really too rough. The eight major items of Wuwei Zhai in the capital are called dim sum. When there is a chance in the future, Master invites you to try it, and I guarantee that you will not forget it once you eat it. "
Gu Ye's eyes sparkled when he mentioned eating. The capital must be a prosperous city, and there must be a lot of delicious food in the restaurants there. It seems that she has to speed up the pace of making money, settle down in the capital early, and taste the food in the capital.
The next day, brother and sister Gu Ye got up before dawn. Gu Ye made a lot of scallion pancakes as dry food on the road. It takes two whole days to walk from the village to the town!
Master doesn't know how to cook, so Gu Ye asked Zhang Hu's mother-in-law to help Zhang Luo with meals for the past two days. Before leaving, I was uneasy and repeatedly reminded Yaosheng to remember to add firewood to the kang, don't freeze it at night, and so on.
Seeing Tu'er's appearance as a little housekeeper, Yaosheng was both moved and amused, and said angrily: "Okay, I see! I'm in my seventies, still can't take care of myself? Hurry up, don't let me People are waiting for you."
The two Gu Ye brothers and sisters each carried a large basket full of prepared medicinal materials. The two brothers and sisters are not tall, and from the back, it looks like the two baskets have long legs.
At the entrance of the village, Uncle Ninth, Aunt Ninth and Sister Li were already waiting there. Besides them, there are more than a dozen villagers. Wu Danggui and his wife Gu Qiao were among them.
Brother and sister Gu Ye greeted the uncles and uncles, and even Gu Qiao did not leave. However, Wu Angelica and Liu Shi, Gu Ye directly ignored them. If she is good to her, she will naturally treat her warmly; if she has bullied her, she will keep it in mind and seek the opportunity to return it tenfold.
"Brother," Xiao Zhuang sat on Gu Qiao's back, rubbing his sleepy eyes, and when he saw the basket behind Gu Ming, he showed a pleasing smile, "Mother said, the things in your basket can be sold for a lot of money. Brother, Xiao Zhuang wants to eat white sugar cakes, fragrant cakes, and meat."
Gu Ming glanced at Liu Shi, smiled at Xiao Zhuang, and said, "If you want to eat white sugar cake, ask Uncle Seven to buy it for you. You are now Uncle Seven's only son. Lose you?"
"I want you to buy it! My mother said, you, as well as the money-losing goods, are all eyesores. You don't spend money for your own father, but to support an immortal." Xiao Zhuang learned from Liu's bossy attitude. Ten out of ten, full of foul language.
Seeing the disdainful eyes of the villagers, Gu Qiao's face became hot, and she quickly covered her little son's mouth and scolded Liu Shi, "Look at you, what have you taught your son? Wait and see what I do. Pack you up!!"
Gu Qiao has been feeling uncomfortable these days. Whenever Liu Shi is not as good as he wants, he will fight with each other. Liu Shi was afraid of being beaten by him, she shrank her shoulders when she heard the words, and didn't dare to say a word.
"What kind of mother really has what kind of son! Be careful that the retribution will be on your own head in the future. Everyone has an old age, I don't know if the four characters of old age will be crowned on your head in the future. !!" Gu Ye had a cold face, looking at Liu Shi's eyes with a frightening cold light.
What a child less than four years old knows, these words must be taught by adults. Liu Shi definitely didn't stop these days, and he scolded them behind his back!
Gu Qiao felt a chill in her heart after hearing her words. The eldest son has been completely offended by him, and the younger son can no longer be destroyed in the hands of that mother-in-law. He decided that after returning from town, he would take his younger son by his side and teach him by himself.
The group set off under the dim moonlight. Gu Mo saw that Gu Ye was carrying such a big basket on her back, and when she walked, the bottom of the basket always touched her calf, so she said, "Little Ye'er, give me your basket, and you carry me this." He In the basket in his hand, there are only a few empty cloth bags.
Gu Ye shook his head and refused: "No need, Ninth Uncle. I can carry it on my back!"
Another uncle from the clan also opened his mouth and said, "This journey will take two whole days! No matter how strong you are, there will be a time when you will run out. Well, these medicines in your door basket are all of us alone. Divide a few bags for you to carry. You two brothers and sisters are still young, don't get tired and hurt your bones. "
Four or five other villagers also came to help when Gu Ye's house was building a house.
The brothers and sisters could not resist the enthusiasm of the villagers, and gratefully put the medicinal materials in the baskets in cloth bags, one by one and two bags in their baskets. In this way, when the two of them go on the road again, it will be much easier.
In this way, the brothers and sisters followed the team and walked on the mountain road for a whole day. Before it was completely dark, they reached the high-walled compound.
The walls of this large courtyard are two meters high. There are only five thatched cottages in the courtyard, and other than that, there are wooden sheds leaking everywhere. Entering the yard, both adults and children, are charged two dollars. There is a large kang in the thatched hut. If you want to sleep in the house, you will need to pay 10 yuan per person. Children under five years old will not be charged.
Ten money, for ordinary people in the mountains, is equivalent to a day's meal for a family, even if it is a big winter, there are still not many people who are willing to spend money to sleep in the house. In the rush of purchasing a year ago, the wooden shed was crowded with people, but there were still plenty of people in the five thatched cottages on the big kang.
The villagers from Qingshan Village wrapped their clothes tightly and huddled in a corner of the wooden shed, preparing to deal with them all night. Gu Mo and his mother-in-law were reluctant to let their daughter freeze outside, and despite her daughter's obstruction, they gritted their teeth and counted ten copper plates for the shopkeeper.
"Sister, go in and live with Sister Li, I'll squeeze with my ninth uncle and ninth aunt." Seeing that her sister counted twenty coins, Gu Ming stopped her distressedly. Ten copper plates can buy five pancakes, which is half a catty of meat.
Gu Ye's face froze, and he said unhappily, "Brother, if you don't go in, I won't go either! You can save ten dollars and buy more food!"
The younger sister's body has just gotten better, how can Gu Ming want to accompany her to suffer? If he freezes for good or bad, he will never forgive himself in this life. She tried hard to persuade and persuaded her, but her sister's stubborn temper broke, and she didn't want to go into the house alone to rest.
"Will you get in? If you don't, I can close the door and rest." The shopkeeper yawned and said to the brother and sister.
Aunt Jiu advised Gu Ming: "Gu Ming, you can accompany your sister into the house. When the two girls go in, I and Ninth Uncle are not at ease. You just have to take care of you when you go in. If you are worried about money, Aunt Ninth Give you half of it."
Where would Gu Ming let the ninth uncle and ninth aunt pay for him? He sprang out of the wooden shed like his butt was on fire.
Just as the brothers and sisters paid the money and were about to enter the house, a voice stopped them: "Ming'er"
Gu Ming turned around and met Gu Qiao's slightly embarrassed gaze. Gu Qiao stammered: "Your younger brother is young and doesn't need to pay money. Can you take care of it for you?"
All along the way, the villagers in the village who are not close relatives have been able to help their brothers and sisters share the weight, but he, the father, has not mentioned it. Although he was carrying his young son on his back, he could still say a word or two about his concern. Although Gu Ming had already given up his heart for him, he was still chilled. Now, I really don't know how he was so embarrassed to speak.
However, Xiao Zhuang was Gu Ming's younger brother after all, so he couldn't refuse. He silently held the little guy's huhu's little hand, turned around and walked into the room.