Ye Nuan really disliked Tao, but after these few days, her prejudice against Jin Bao had long since faded. For the sake of Jin Qiu and Jin Bao, she didn't bother with the shrew. She walked to the bedside and carefully observed Jin Bao, asking about her meals and her abdominal pain.
After getting the answer, I suddenly laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Her son was almost dying, and this woman still dared to laugh.
Ye Nuan said, "Jin Bao is not dying. He just caught a cold at night because he left the window open, so he's vomiting and having diarrhea."
Tao was unconvinced: "How do you explain red urine and feces?"
"The dragon fruit I gave him is red in color. People with poor digestion will have red urine and feces. Jinbao needs to exercise more. He looks strong, but he's actually weak inside."
Tao still didn't believe it, so she pulled Wang Dong aside and said, "But Doctor Wang said it was poisoning!"
Wang Dong has been in Dahuang Village for over ten years. When he was young, he made a living collecting herbs in the mountains. He has a good understanding of some herbs and their pharmacology, but when it comes to treating illnesses, he's a complete novice. With his knowledge of herbs, he can treat minor ailments and pains. The villagers, unaware of his true abilities, always call him "Doctor Wang." Over time, he's come to believe he's a doctor.
He said it must be poisoning, otherwise no one would come to him for medical treatment in the future.
Wang Dong stroked the sparse beard on his chin and tried to look stern and upright. He said in a serious tone, "Little girl, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. Jinbao has been poisoned."
Ye Nuan hated these half-baked people the most. Medical practice was no different than anything else; even the slightest mistake could cost a life. She immediately confronted Wang Dong, demanding, "You said he was poisoned. When was the poison injected? What kind of poison was it? How can it be treated?"
"This, this, this..." He just didn't know what was going on so he said nonsense that he was poisoned.
Wang Dong thought: Such a little girl, although she can grow vegetables, she certainly can't cure diseases. He made up his mind and deliberately provoked her: "You said it's not poisoning. If you can cure him, I will kowtow to you and admit my mistake immediately." Even if Hua Tuo were alive, he couldn't make people heal immediately, unless he was a god.
Although the villagers were worried about Jinbao's condition, they all wanted to watch the fun and immediately encouraged him: "Yes, the Ye family, we usually go to see Doctor Wang, he is very good." The patient was not cured only because there were not many medicinal herbs in Dahuang Village.
"If you really have a way, treat it."
"Yeah, you all said your judgment was correct, who can cure Jinbao!"
Wang Dong stood at the front of the crowd and looked at Ye Nuan with a smug look on his face, as if he was disdainful of her as a little liar who knew nothing.
Jin Bao was young, and it was just diarrhea. Even if she was exhausted, she could just drink some light salt water and rest more. But she was in a dilemma now. If she didn't treat it, she was afraid that the Tao family would tear her apart alive.
She could only say, "Aqiu, go get a bowl of warm water and add some salt."
Although Jin Qiu didn't understand why, he still did as he was told. Mrs. Tao said angrily, "My son is in so much pain, what's the point of drinking water?"
Village Chief Jin recalled that the ewe in his family had a difficult birth, and Ye Nuan also poured a bowl of water for her. Could it be that water can cure all diseases?
"Jinbao is just exhausted. Drinking light salt water can replenish his strength and relieve his stomachache. Don't crowd around him. Let him breathe a little. He will be fine soon." The light salt water was just a pretext. A little drop of spiritual spring water would make Jinbao heal immediately.
Jin Qiu squeezed into the crowd with a bowl of lightly salted water and handed it to her with red eyes. She took it and pretended to test the temperature. A drop of spiritual spring water slid into the bowl from under her sleeve. Then she handed it to Tao and said, "Feed it to Jin Bao now. He will be well soon."
Tao stopped crying and, half-believing and half-doubting, went to the bedside and helped the wailing Jin Bao drink the salt water. Everyone stared intently, and Village Chief Jin didn't even move his eyes.
After drinking the water, Jinbao licked his lips and asked Tao: "Mom, is there any more? This water is so sweet." His voice was steady, without any trace of pain.
Village Chief Jin suddenly stood up and reached out to touch his forehead. The temperature was normal and he was no longer sweating. "Jin Bao, your stomach doesn't hurt anymore?"
Jin Bao was originally leaning against Tao, but after hearing what his father said, he immediately sat up and said in surprise, "It doesn't hurt, my stomach is still warm."
Everyone was amazed. They looked at Jin Bao and then at Ye Nuan. Suddenly, they rushed forward and surrounded Ye Nuan. Their enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high, and they all shouted in unison: "Ye girl, I have a headache."
"My legs hurt."
"My chest hurts."
“…”
Wang Dong's face was grim, and he wanted to run away in shame. Ye Nuan shouted across the crowd, "Doctor Wang, you want to run away without even bowing your head?"
His feet seemed to be pricked with blood, and he was pushed forward by several villagers. "Yes, didn't we just say we should kowtow? A man should keep his word."
It was unreasonable for a grown man to kneel down in front of a little girl. Wang Dong was unwilling to do so and said with his neck stiff: "I am almost your father. Can you bear to kneel down to you?" It was obvious that he wanted to shirk his responsibility.
Ye Nuan chuckled: "My father died a long time ago, why do you want to die too! I kowtowed as promised, and I won't earn any money from you, don't you think so, Village Chief?"
Wang Dong looked at the still-astonished village chief, his face turning even paler. Village Chief Jin nodded, "Wang Dong, a man's word must be kept."
Everyone was waiting for Wang Dong to kowtow, but he was still making a final struggle, pleading, "I'll give you the herbs from my home. Can you not kowtow?"
Everyone thought: What does a little girl need medicinal herbs for? Of course not!
Ye Nuan became interested and asked, "Do you have any Ganoderma lucidum or ginseng at home?"
Lingzhi, ginseng? What? Wang Dong thought he was hallucinating. How could he possibly have such expensive things?
"No."
Ye Nuan was a little disappointed: "Oh, what do you have at home?"
Wang Dong racked his brains and suddenly said, "I have a goose at home. It just laid eggs a few days ago. Do you want some?"
"Yes, ten."
Wang Dong had a look of heartache on his face, "Okay, okay!" It's fine as long as they don't kowtow. After he said that, he struggled to break through the crowd and ran out.
The farce ended just like that, and Village Chief Jin asked the rest of the villagers to disperse. Some of these villagers were reluctant, and they all wanted to invite Ye Nuan to their homes. In their eyes, Ye Nuan was a capable person, and they wanted to curry favor with her as much as possible.
Finally, Ye Nuan said, "I don't know how to treat illnesses. What happened today was just a coincidence. Everyone, please go home. I have to go back and cook."
After everyone else had dispersed, Ye Nuan was about to leave when she was stopped by Village Chief Jin. He looked Ye Nuan up and down, the same look he had when he first came to his house, only with a stronger sense of inquiry.
He asked straight to the point: "Ye family girl, tell me the truth, what did you give Jinbao to drink?"
Ye Nuan said calmly: "It's light salt water, brought by Jin Qiu himself, and fed by Aunt Tao herself." It really is none of her business.
"Then why did Jinbao say the water was sweet?" Shouldn't salt water be salty?
"Jinbao must be in so much pain, how can salt water be sweet?" Ye Nuan smiled. "I'm not going to say any more. I need to go back and make breakfast."
As she stepped out of the house, Village Chief Jin suddenly asked, "Did someone from Luomu City come looking for you yesterday?"
Ye Nuan stopped and looked at Village Chief Jin, waiting for him to continue.
"I advise you to have less contact with the people of Luomu City. The bandits in the wilderness and Luomu City are sworn enemies. If you get killed by associating with them, it's fine, but if it brings trouble to the village..."
But Wei Qian had already set his sights on her, and Qi Wuze had saved her time and again. She knew exactly what to do in this situation and didn't need anyone to tell her what to do.
Ye Nuan's expression remained calm. "The people of Luomu City only buy vegetables from me. They give me salt and other things I need. From now on, I won't go picking up stones anymore."
Village Chief Jin narrowed his eyes, and the wrinkles on his forehead deepened. This girl from the Ye family had previously refused to fetch water, and now she refused to pick up stones. That would have been fine, but she had dug a well for no apparent reason and even encouraged everyone to plant vegetables. The villagers' enthusiasm for picking up stones had waned.
Seeing Ye Nuan walking away, someone was looking furtively at the door of the Jin family. Village Chief Jin took a puff of his pipe and yelled at the top of his voice, "What are you doing hiding there? Come out!"
Li Gan chuckled twice, nodded and bowed to Village Chief Jin, then looked into the house twice. Seeing that no one came out, he quickly walked up to Village Chief Jin and said in a deliberately low voice, "Village Chief, I think there's something strange about the girl from the Ye family."
Li Gan had grown increasingly thinner these days, seemingly shrinking in size, his back even slightly bent. The two of them squatted in the sun. Village Chief Jin glanced at him and asked nonchalantly, "What's so strange?"
Li Gan leaned in closer and said, "We were exiled here together. The girl from the Ye family seemed like a different person once she arrived in the wilderness. Her little tiger, who wasn't very strong, suddenly grew big. Her mother was almost dying of illness, but she gradually recovered. Her chives grew big overnight. Have you ever seen chives grow so big in an instant? Anyway, everything in her yard grows faster than other people's."
"The day before yesterday, I heard Old Deng say that he gave his dying chicks to the Ye family to raise, and they grew up in a few days. He's regretting it now and wants to come back. I saw with my own eyes that wolves didn't bite her, and snakes ran away in fear when she stepped on them. Do you think she's still human?"
Village Chief Jin narrowed his eyes even more, "If it's not a human, then what is it?"
Li Gan lip-synced.
In the smoke, Village Chief Jin smiled slowly.
After this farce, people in the village were saying that Ye Nuan was a miracle doctor. It was said that he could not only cure dying chickens and lambs, but also immediately heal Jin Bao who was in excruciating pain.
As soon as Wang Dong delivered the goose eggs, the Ye family's residence was already packed with people. Most of them had minor ailments and came to ask Ye Nuan to take a look. Ye Nuan explained countless times that she really couldn't treat illnesses, but these people just wouldn't believe her.
They actually saw that the golden horse was jumping around in full swing.
If this group of people didn't leave, Ye Nuan and her mother would have no way to work, so they could only say, "The well water in the village is very good. You can go back and drink that water every day. Over time, your body will naturally get better." She was speaking the truth. She would drip a drop of spiritual spring water from the village well every seven days. Although it was little, drinking it for a long time would be good for the body.
After hearing what she said, a group of people rushed to grab water. Fortunately, there was enough water from the well.
After listening to her daughter's story, Mrs. Su said angrily, "Ms. Tao took our kindness for granted. Tell her son not to come to our house next time." She disliked everyone in the Jin family except Jin Qiu.
Ye Nuan was not angry at all. She smiled and said, "Mom, don't be angry. Look, we have goose eggs. Don't we have hens at home? We can hatch the eggs and soon we will have goslings."
The mention of chickens made Su even angrier. "This morning, when I went to do laundry, Old Deng's wife said those were her chickens and wanted them back. She didn't even think about the fact that if it weren't for you, all her chickens would have died. I promised to give her one or two if I could raise them, but I'm going to catch them later. I don't want her to raise chickens for nothing."
Her mother, on the other hand, became more and more adapted to life in the village.
Ye Nuan agreed and asked, "Mom, have the hens at home laid eggs?"
Su nodded excitedly: "Xiao Hu was the one who found it. He was so happy. Look, didn't you see him squatting there roasting eggs?"
Ye Nuan followed Su's gaze and saw her brother squatting by the fire, putting eggs in. She quickly handed the goose egg to Su and ran over to take it out. Ye Xiaohu was anxious: "Sister!"
"It's easy to explode like this. Go get the straw paper that Sister Qiu gave me."
Ye Xiaohu quickly ran into the house to get some straw paper. Ye Nuan wet the straw paper, wrapped the eggs, and slowly roasted them by the fire.
Su asked curiously, "Will it not explode if you wrap it in wet paper?"
"Yeah." When she was a child, she also baked eggs and almost hurt her eyes. Later, the director's mother told them this method, and they never burned them again.
"Mom, put the goose eggs away. I'll put the hen in the chicken coop for two days, and then you can let her hatch the eggs."
When Ye Nuan returned from catching the hens, the yard was already filled with the aroma of burnt eggshells. A slight popping sound echoed, and after a moment's wait, she finally pulled the egg out. The straw paper covering the egg had burned away, leaving the shell a scorched yellow. Through the cracks, she could see the equally scorched yolk.
Baked eggs are more delicious than boiled ones.
As she peeled and blew on the egg, Xiaohu moved a small stool and sat across from her. When he saw her handing him the egg, he immediately opened his mouth and bit her finger several times. Seeing him eating so happily, Ye Nuan smacked her lips and said, "I want to eat it too."
Su chuckled: "If you want to eat it, just roast it. The chicken at home has laid more than one egg. As for looking at your brother and making him greedy!"
After she said that, Ye Nuan actually took out a few more eggs to roast. For a moment, the whole yard was filled with the aroma of roasted eggs, and Su Shi also ate them.
After noon, the sunny weather suddenly turned gloomy. The vegetable racks in the yard rustled in the wind. I thought it was going to rain, but the wind blew all afternoon and nothing happened. Instead, a large section of the bean and cucumber racks in the yard collapsed. Seeing the beans and cucumbers fall to the ground, Ye Nuan and her mother hurriedly picked all the beans and cucumbers.
The wind showed no sign of letting up, and Su was so anxious she didn't know what to do. Fortunately, Ye Nuan remained calm. "Mom, we've had enough beans and cucumbers anyway. Why don't we just pull them out and plant something else?"
"What are you planting?"
“You can grow sweet potatoes and peppers!”
"What's that, sweet potato chili?"
Ye Nuan was at a loss for words, so she simply said, "You'll know once it's grown."
Ye Nuan deliberately ran under the bed to grope around, pulled out a dozen sweet potatoes, and then brought a wooden bucket to soak them in spiritual spring water. Su followed her, becoming increasingly curious and couldn't help asking, "Ah Nuan, are these sweet potatoes? Where did they come from?"
"It was given to me by City Lord Qi before."
Su was a little unhappy: "If he gives it to you, you should take it. It's not good to owe him too much."
"Mom, he asked me to help grow the vegetables. We can keep some for ourselves after they are grown. It's not like we're taking advantage of him by giving some to him." Actually, City Lord Qi took advantage of her. He didn't have to pay anything. He could get so many vegetables just by being famous.
Su's face looked better now.
Soak sweet potatoes overnight and they'll sprout. Tomorrow, pick the branches and leaves from the top and plant them. Chili peppers are simpler: soak them in spiritual spring water overnight and spread them in the ground tomorrow. They're guaranteed to sprout. Sweet potatoes should be planted in large areas so they can be stored for the winter, but looking at my yard, it's clearly not enough.
She simply pulled out the beans and cucumber seedlings, and reduced the onion and garlic plots, planning to plant a patch of sweet potatoes and a small patch of chili peppers.
By the time they finished, it was already dark. Looking up, they saw a field of tomatoes across the street, a sea of red. Ye Nuan's face lit up with joy as she called her mother for a basket to pick tomatoes. With each pick, a mechanical sound played in her head. By the time they had finished picking the bright red tomatoes, her Spiritual Spring had risen to level four.
"Congratulations, host! Your Spiritual Spring has reached level four. You have obtained three pieces of Spiritual Farmland, containing one each of spinach, cabbage, mushroom, and chestnut seeds. Keep working hard to develop your small farm."
The spiritual spring in the space had expanded significantly, and the dragon fruit tree was growing stronger and stronger, and began to bloom and grow again. She found that the vegetable seeds rewarded each time seemed to be equal to the level of the spiritual spring. In addition to growing plants, could the spiritual field also be used to store things?
There were too many tomatoes at home, and she couldn't keep them in. She had only taken things from the Lingquan space and had never put them in.
Su was making a fire and making scrambled eggs with tomatoes in front of the stove. Just thinking about this, she couldn't help but put the tomato in her left hand to her right hand. The tomato suddenly disappeared from her hand, and then a fresh tomato appeared in the space where the seeds were placed.
Ye Nuan was stunned. It really can be released!
Then even if you grow more grains, fruits and vegetables, you don’t have to worry about them going bad!
"A Nuan, why are you in a daze? Hurry up and add some oil!" Su had been burning the fire for a long time. Seeing her daughter standing in front of the stove in a daze, she frowned and reminded her.
She looked around and asked in confusion, "Where are the tomatoes? You were holding them just now, how come they're gone?"
Ye Nuan couldn't take anything from the space in front of her mother, so she simply said, "I ate them. Mom, I'll go get two more."
"You add the oil and beat the eggs. I'll get them." Su stood up and walked out. As she left the kitchen, she saw Ye Xiaohu squatting beside a basket, a tomato in each hand, his face covered in juice. She hurried over, picked up the basket, and said angrily, "You're eating without even washing them. What a mess, brother and sister!"
Ye Xiaohu laughed, "Mom, it's delicious!" It was sour and sweet, and very juicy. It didn't taste like dragon fruit, but both were delicious.
"Kid, eat less. You'll have to eat soon."
Su hung the basket at the highest point, washed two more and handed them to Ye Nuan: "Hey, don't eat anymore."
Ye Nuan was embarrassed. She took the tomato, cut a cross on it, and then scalded the skin with boiling water. Finally, she chopped the tomato and set aside.
Once the oil in the pan reached a certain temperature, she poured in the beaten eggs. Authentic farm-raised eggs, unlike those sold in supermarkets, were golden and plump when fried. While the eggs were still forming, she quickly added the chopped tomatoes.
After stir-frying for a few times, add water and boil. The tomatoes are attractive red and delicious. The juicy flesh seeps into the golden eggs and gradually boils out a thick red juice. The sweet and sour aroma is very appetizing just by smelling it.
After scrambling tomatoes and eggs, Ye Nuan made stir-fried pickled beans with minced pork. A moment later, the family of three gathered around the newly prepared table to enjoy the warm meal. Ye Xiaohu ate the mashed tomatoes and eggs mixed with rice, devouring them mouthful after mouthful without even bothering to talk.
Her mother was more polite. After taking a bite, she gave it a thumbs-up. "This tastes good, sour with a hint of sweet. It's more appetizing than sour plum soup and goes well with rice. Ah Nuan, you can really open a restaurant in the future."
After Su finished speaking, she suddenly said, "A Nuan, this thing can't be kept. What should we do with so many of them at home?" There are still some in the yard. It would be a pity if they rotted.
She could have put them in the space, but all the tomatoes were gone, and her mother would definitely be suspicious. After thinking about it, Ye Nuan said, "Why don't we hang a sign outside the yard and sell the vegetables directly. The villagers can't read the words, so we can just put the tomatoes outside. Our vegetables grow fast anyway, so if the villagers are willing to trade them, they can do so, or they can just buy them directly."
Isn't this just like opening a shop? Su agreed: "Okay, let's treat it as a half-sale and half-gift."
The next day, all the villagers in Dahuang Village knew that the Ye family had started a business. Although it was not much different from before, they had given it a resounding name - Yunjian Farm. They could barter or buy things with stones.
The villagers ran to see out of curiosity. The Ye family's yard was filled with red tomatoes, green vegetables, beans, cucumbers, onions, leeks, radishes, eggs, as well as the dragon fruit, corn, and popcorn.
The variety of goods is as dazzling as a small vegetable market.
The Ye family was bustling with people coming and going, even the two troublemakers Hu Ya and Tao came.
Hu Ya looked around and said to her mother with a pout, "There are many vegetables available in the village. Who wants to buy them from her house?" But the Ye family's things were cheap, and there were always people who were short of this and that. Wanting to try something new, even Hu Ya bought dragon fruit and popcorn.
She didn't feel embarrassed at all. Everyone found that the Ye family's food not only tasted better than their own, but also made their skin and complexion look particularly good the next day after eating it.
At that time, there were even fewer people picking up stones. Even if they did pick up stones, except for a small number that were exchanged for salt and oil, most of them were taken to Ye Nuan's house to exchange for vegetables.
However, when Ye Nuan's rapeseed and wheat matured, the villagers even exchanged their oil, rice and flour with her.
Of course, this is a later story.
There was no silver in Dahuang Village. If you wanted something, you had to exchange it with your own things, such as jade and stones. If you didn't have these things, you could only pay with your labor. Or you could exchange your labor for something else.
Therefore, after selling a basket of tomatoes, the Ye family not only exchanged for a lot of things, but also accumulated a lot of labor. The Ye family didn't need much work at the moment, but they would need a lot of people when the wheat and rapeseed matured.
Harvesting wheat, harvesting rapeseed, pounding wheat husks and grinding wheat flour, and pressing oil all require people. The three of them in her family are simply too busy to handle it all, so these laborers come in handy.
The Ye family's life became increasingly better, and the villagers envied and admired them, their eyes looking at Ye Nuan becoming increasingly passionate. Ten days after the beginning of autumn, matchmakers unexpectedly came to propose marriage, and there was more than one family.
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