Famine Years and Fleeing: After Reincarnating as a Farmhouse Mother-in-Law, I Became Amazing

Liang Shuyan was reborn as the mother of a group of children. Being a mother was one thing, but she also happened to be in the midst of a famine. With originally precarious meals and the added hard...

Chapter 290 Cooking Porridge to Serve the Patient

Under Liang Shuyan's influence, everyone donated grain to varying degrees, and within an hour, two carts were filled with grain.

Li Zheng said happily, "Thank you everyone. As villagers of Daling Village, I thank you all on behalf of the disaster victims for raising so much food. Now we need to go to the town to help. Erniu, you must protect our village and absolutely not let anyone into our village!"

Jin Erniu nodded heavily: "Yes, I understand, Lizheng."

Liang Shuyan arrived at the county government office, where the magistrate was surrounded by a group of people. They seemed to be talking about the spread of the disaster, and if it could not be stopped in time, it might not only affect the people in the town.

Liang Shuyan coughed lightly twice: "Sir, we have brought food and herbs. Now, quickly give the orders to cook porridge and medicine at the same time, and have everyone line up. Also, quickly separate those who have been infected from those who have not."

The magistrate's eyes fell on Liang Shuyan as if they had seen a great hope. Looking at the group of people behind Li Zheng and Liang Shuyan, he nodded with satisfaction: "Good, these two are the doctors I invited from the clinic in town. The medicinal herbs they use are a little different from those given by the lady, so I still want to wait until you arrive before making a decision."

Li Zheng breathed a sigh of relief: "Sir, some people in our Daling Village have fallen ill, but after taking the medicine given by the lady, they have recovered. Those who recovered have all returned home."

The county magistrate was surprised to find that Liang Shuyan had such abilities. Not only could she harvest wheat twice, but she could also concoct such a good prescription that alleviated the epidemic. Even the most experienced imperial physicians in the palace did not have this ability. How did this woman manage to do it?

"Did you prepare the prescription?"

The magistrate's eyes fell on Liang Shuyan, whose lips curled up slightly: "I don't have that ability. Isn't this a prescription my mother made? My mother studied medicine before and knows a little about it."

The magistrate was somewhat surprised, but he didn't ask any further questions. He nodded and, following Liang Shuyan's instructions, had people prepare the medicine and porridge.

Tents were specially set up to separate the infected people according to the operating procedures of Daling Village, and their material supplies were guaranteed. Liang Shuyan followed Huang Langzhong, the doctor invited by the county magistrate, into the tent.

Liang Shuyan took a stack of masks and distributed them to everyone present, but the county magistrate waved his hand and said, "Where did these come from? I'd better not give them to the sick."

Liang Shuyan gave a wry smile: "Why are you being so polite, adults? This is not the time for formalities. This thing isn't worth much. Wear it to prevent infection."

The magistrate then put on his mask, and when Liang Shuyan looked at him again, she found that his face was completely red.

Everyone put on masks as Liang Shuyan instructed, and lay down on the bed as well, waiting for the medicine to be decocted.

This Huang doctor hadn't studied any medicine; he'd only learned a little from his master. His techniques looked a bit awkward, and Liang Shuyan even thought he was an amateur.

Shuanghuanglian was originally a medicine for livestock, but it was later used on humans, which Huang Langzhong considered absolutely unacceptable!

Liang Shuyan understood Huang Langzhong's thoughts. She shook her head helplessly, then took the prescription and handed it to Huang Langzhong.

When Huang Langzhong saw the prescription, he was very surprised and his eyes widened: "This prescription is yours? How come?"

Just then, the man outside, who had already taken his medicine, exclaimed, "Oh my, Madam's medicine really works! My mother's fever has gone down!"

The magistrate was also overjoyed. He looked at the infected people in the tent and said, "Oh my, this is really amazing! This prescription is so effective. Don't worry, everyone. With these medicines, you are all saved."

As the magistrate spoke, his eyes were filled with tears of emotion, a scene that Liang Shuyan saw clearly. To say that the magistrate's mood was heavier than anything else at that moment, he was happier than anyone else to receive this news.

Huang Langzhong stared at Liang Shuyan in front of him, somewhat confused, and said, "This, isn't this prescription meant for livestock? Why is it effective for humans?"

Liang Shuyan narrowed her brows: "What's wrong? Is Doctor Huang doubting my prescription?"

Huang Langzhong dared not say anything. What did she suspect? If this prescription was ineffective, how could it have such obvious effects on infected people, even making the county magistrate very happy?

"No, I just don't quite understand."

Liang Shuyan didn't stand on ceremony and said calmly, "Actually, this prescription was also prepared by my mother. I don't know anything about it. When it comes to medical knowledge, Huang Langzhong is the most professional. How about this, you take care of decocting the medicine, and I'll take care of cooking the porridge."

Huang Langzhong nodded and said, "Yes, madam!"

The grain brought from the village was all taken out, cleaned, and put into a pot to cook.

Liang Shuyan came in from outside carrying a pile of firewood. While setting up the firewood, she instructed two women to wash it and prepare to serve porridge to the patients.

Inside the tent, a woman pushed a cart, serving porridge to the sick as she walked, the rich porridge emitting a fragrant aroma of rice.

Inside the tent, at this time of year, it's the warmest place. Adults and children sit together, coughing as they eat hot porridge.

"This porridge is so thick! The porridge I had outside the city gate a few days ago was almost entirely rice-grain-free, but this porridge is full of rice grains."

"Of course, this is because Madam took out rice from her own home to provide for everyone, and we also heard that the medicine we are drinking was bought with Madam's own money."

The child, of course, didn't care about anything else. After eating his fill, he started tugging at the adult's arm and asking, "Mom, when can we go home? I miss Grandma."

"Don't worry, my dear child. Once you've taken your medicine and feel better, we can go home to see Grandma."

The prepared herbal medicine was brought over, and each person received an extra piece of candy. Liang Shuyan had taken it from her own storeroom, intending to give some to the children to coax them into taking the medicine.

Wearing a mask, Liu handed a bowl of porridge to the patient inside, but the man was trembling all over and couldn't hold the bowl at all. Liu had no choice but to find a spoon and patiently feed the man.

The man blushed and said, "Thank you, thank you!"

Madam Liu shook her head: "There's no need for thanks. As long as you survive, do good deeds and remember how good my mother-in-law was to you, that's all that matters."