Physical deficiency
It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
Yu Ying, who was sleeping, suddenly opened her eyes. What she saw was a lonely darkness and the intermittent howling of wolves outside the house.
The frightening sound of the beast not only woke Yu Ying up instantly, but also reminded her where she was.
Just now, she dreamed that she had returned to the modern era and was celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with her grandparents, parents, and sister.
They were talking and laughing while admiring the moon, when her grandfather pointed to the bright moon in the sky.
Yu Ying looked in the direction, and when she came to her senses, she was horrified to find that there was no one around her, only her.
When she dreamed of this, Yu Ying woke up instantly.
Thinking of her relatives, Yu Ying's eyes became sore and gradually turned red.
After suppressing her tears for a long time, she finally couldn't hold it back and burst into tears. She covered her mouth tightly with her hands to prevent herself from crying out loud.
She stayed awake for half the night until dawn, when her sadness gradually faded away. She calmed herself down and got up.
Early in the morning, Mrs. Luo was waiting outside Yu Ying's door.
When Yu Ying lifted the straw curtain and came out, she saw Luo standing outside the door. Perhaps she was too engrossed in her thoughts, so Luo didn't notice her when she came out of the house.
Yu Ying picked up the stick that was leaning against the door as a crutch and tapped the ground lightly.
Luo came back to her senses upon hearing the voice and turned to face Yu Ying. However, her eyes were very cloudy and it was dark in the morning, so she could hardly see anything.
Luo Shi spoke up and whispered, "Erlang agreed to let you treat his leg."
Yu Ying was still a little surprised. She didn't expect the male protagonist to agree so easily.
She nodded and said, "Then wait until daylight, and I'll go take a look."
There was no oil lamp in the Fu family's house, and it was almost pitch dark inside the house, making it impossible to check the male protagonist's condition.
Mrs. Luo let out a breath, then turned around, groping with a bamboo pole, and walked towards the fire rack in the yard to prepare breakfast.
Yu Ying glanced at Luo's back, then looked up at the dimly lit sky with a few stars. Thinking of the dream she had last night, she sighed softly and buried all her sorrow deep in her heart.
As daylight dawned, villagers outside began to work on their farms. Yu Ying glanced at her foot, which had already recovered half its swelling, pondered for a moment, then grabbed the backpack in the yard and went out to look for some wild vegetables and herbs.
Medical care in ancient times was so poor that even a cold could be fatal. Fortunately, her grandfather was a veteran Chinese medicine practitioner, which is why she chose Traditional Chinese Medicine with such determination. Because of this, she still has some skills to rely on today, and even in this impoverished and backward ancient world, she is more able to save herself.
Now, she has to go out to pick some herbs and dry them for future use.
When Luo heard the sound, his ears moved and he looked towards the source of the sound with a puzzled look on his face.
Because of poor vision, I didn't know what Yu was doing.
Yu Ying walked out of the yard carrying a backpack and leaning on a stick.
The country roads looked overgrown with weeds, but most of these weeds were medicinal herbs. Every time she found an herb, she would pick some.
But the usual wild vegetables were not seen, probably because the villagers had picked them all.
The sky was gradually getting brighter. Yu Ying didn't pay attention and walked further and further away, and unknowingly reached the foot of the mountain.
She should have stopped, but after hesitating for a moment, she decided to go deeper into the mountain.
The more precious herbs only grow in the mountains, so it is better to pick more to be on the safe side.
Furthermore, when she followed her grandfather into the mountains to learn about medicinal herbs, she often heard him say that the mountains were full of treasures.
She wanted to go into the mountains to see if there was any treasure that could be earned for money.
If she wants to change her current situation, she can't just sit there and wait for death, she must be proactive.
Yu Ying, who had experience in the mountains, used a stick to beat the weeds, one to clear a path, and the other to drive away snakes and insects in the grass.
However, in less than half an hour, Yu Ying had gained a lot.
In addition to some herbs that are not seen on country roads, she also found a small patch of Yao Jin Niang in the grass.
The so-called Yaojinniang is commonly known as Nianzi in Lingnan. Nianzi is a purple-black wild fruit, as big as a finger, with a flower-like top. The fruit is very sweet when ripe.
She picked the ripe ones, and after a moment, when there were probably more than a pound, she stopped picking.
In addition to wild fruits, she also found red mushrooms.
It rained heavily during the days she was here, which was suitable for fungus growth.
Ancient people may have thought that brightly colored fungi were poisonous, so no one picked these bright red red mushrooms.
After eating tasteless wild vegetables for many days, Yu Ying was almost moved to tears when she saw the red mushroom.
Even if it is without oil, salt, or meat, just stewing red mushroom soup alone will have a light umami flavor, which is much more delicious than stewing wild vegetables.
Moreover, after the red mushroom is dried, it can also be used as food storage.
In this poor situation, Yu Ying was like a hamster, eager to collect everything edible.
Yu Ying picked all the red mushrooms in a nearby field, about two kilograms in total.
Afraid that the villagers would suspect she was trying to poison the Fu family, she put the red mushrooms at the bottom of her backpack and covered them with wild vegetables.
There were many ferocious beasts in the mountains, so she didn't dare to be too greedy and didn't go too deep. When she had picked almost all the fruits, she turned around and left.
When she came out of the mountain, it was already bright. A village woman in her forties saw her coming out of the mountain and her face changed.
Yu Ying walked past the village woman with her head down. The village woman glanced at the wild vegetables and weeds in her backpack and frowned.
After Yu Ying walked by for a while, the village woman suppressed the expression on her face again and again, but finally couldn't help but turned around and said to the back: "Fu family's new wife, the mountains are dangerous, you'd better not go in."
Yu Ying paused and turned to look at the village woman.
After all, the other person had good intentions, so she nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder."
After thanking him, she turned around and went back.
The village woman showed a bit of surprise on her face. She originally thought that the new bride of the Fu family was difficult to get along with, but she didn't expect that she was actually quite polite.
Yu Ying returned to the Fu family. The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were standing in the yard, seemingly waiting for her.
She said nothing, and after putting the backpack down, she emptied out everything in it, thinking that they might need it.
Fu'an and Fu Ning looked at what she poured out.
There are wild vegetables and fruits that they are familiar with, as well as wild grasses that they are not familiar with.
When Fu An saw the bright red mushrooms, his face suddenly turned pale. He rushed over, kicked the mushrooms away, and shouted, "These mushrooms are poisonous and cannot be eaten."
Seeing that he was about to destroy the red mushrooms, Yu Ying quickly stopped him, grabbed his hand, pulled him aside, and said in a low voice, "I know better than you whether it's poisonous or not."
Fu An struggled with his hands and shouted to his grandmother, "Grandma, this evil woman wants to poison us. She picked some poisonous red mushrooms!"
Yu Ying was annoyed by his noise and let go of his hand, but stopped him to prevent him from continuing to destroy the red mushroom.
With a sullen face, he pretended to be fierce: "I didn't say I was going to give it to you. I ate it myself."
Fu An stared at her in disbelief: "You just want to poison us all!"
Yu Ying didn't continue to explain to him. She glanced at the worried Luo Shi, sighed, and then picked up the red mushrooms on the ground. She said, "Just keep an eye on them while you cook. Don't touch my red mushrooms."
These are all food rations. If there is a natural disaster and we run out of food, we can still hold on.
Luo Shi still wanted Yu Shi to save her son, so after hesitating for a moment, she still stood on Yu Ying's side. She scolded her grandson: "Fu An, stop messing around."
Fu An: "But she..."
"Come here!" Luo shouted loudly.
Fu An reluctantly returned to his grandmother's side, but his eyes were fixed on Yu Ying.
Yu Ying hugged Honggu with her skirt, then went into the house and put them on the ground.
After she lifted the straw curtain and came out of the house, she looked at Fu An and warned him, "Don't touch my things."
Fu An was only an eight-year-old child after all, and he was a little afraid of the original owner. After being warned by Yu Ying in a stern voice, he became frightened and couldn't control his feet and took two steps back.
Yu Ying warned the older one, then looked at the younger girl. Her timid eyes were filled with fear of her.
As soon as she looked over, the little girl immediately hid behind Mrs. Luo, clinging tightly to her grandmother's clothes, looking very timid.
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This little girl is so timid that she doesn't even have half the courage of Fu An. Let alone entering her house, I guess she even walks around her house.
Yu Ying rolled up her sleeves, limped to the water tank, and scooped half a bucket of water to wash her hands.
The water tank was only half full and was never full.
She discovered yesterday that this water was brought back from the river by Fuan in small half basins.
Yesterday, Fuan went back and forth about ten times.
The weather was extremely hot. His pale and skinny face was covered in sweat and was red. You could wring water out of his clothes. If he went back and forth again, Yu Ying was afraid that he would faint from heatstroke.
Because the water was brought back by the child who was not yet ten years old, Yu Ying always felt guilty when using the water. She planned to show her legs to the male protagonist and then go get some more water.
After washing her hands, Yu Ying looked at Luo Shi: "I'll go into the house and check on Erlang now."
Luo nodded, then said to his two grandsons, "You wait outside the house."
Fu An curled his lips and said "Oh" reluctantly.
After giving the instructions, Mrs. Luo slowly groped her way into the house.
Yu Ying followed in closely.
The room was a little dark because the straw curtains on the windows were not drawn.
Yu Ying looked at the cold-looking man lying on the bamboo bed.
They came in, and even though there was only a thatched wall in front of him, he still looked ahead unmoved.
There was no emotion in his eyes, like a pool of stagnant water without ripples. No one knew what he was thinking.
In this dim environment, Yu Ying felt a depressing and lifeless atmosphere.
She didn't like this feeling.
Even though she is in a bad environment now, she wants to live well and live optimistically.
Yu Ying withdrew her gaze and heavy thoughts, turned to roll up the straw curtain, and hooked it with a bamboo hook.
The straw curtain was rolled up, and the faint morning light suddenly poured in from the window, half of it falling on the ground and half of it falling on the end of the bamboo bed.
The entire thatched hut suddenly became much brighter, and the heavy air of death dissipated.
Yu Ying turned around, pulled a bamboo stool to the bed, and sat down.
She pulled a corner of the thin quilt over the edge of the bed, then looked at the male protagonist and said in a clear voice, "Give me your hand. I'll take your pulse first, and then check your leg injury."
Fu Wei's eyes moved slightly, and he turned to look at his wife in name only. Although her skin was fair, her face was covered with black spots.
Fu Wei knew very well that the man forced him to marry this ugly wife just to take revenge on him and humiliate him.
Vicious, lazy, and ugly were Fu Wei's impressions of his wife over the past half month.
There is no such thing as a quick fix without benefits. What is her purpose in treating her legs?
Fu Wei had no interest in what she was planning.
He even felt that it didn't matter if she wanted to murder him.
After a moment's silence, Fu Wei placed his hand on the corner of the quilt, palm facing up.
Seeing that he cooperated, Yu Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
We are not afraid of diseases that cannot be cured, but we are afraid of patients not cooperating.
After all, if the patient does not cooperate, it will be difficult to cure the cold.
Yu Ying raised her hand, and her white, tender, callous-free fingertips rested on the wrist that was so thin that there was hardly any flesh on it.
After feeling her pulse, Yu Ying's expression gradually became serious.
Judging from the protagonist's complexion, he seems to be in good spirits, but upon checking, it is found that his foundation is seriously depleted.
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