From mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to sisters-in-law
"You've been eating meat every day these past few days, you must have had a lot of diarrhea, right?" Lu Guangbai said first.
Zheng Nanle: "..."
So how exactly did ancient medicine become an intangible cultural heritage?
Because they speak too accurately and have no sense of boundaries, patients lose their privacy and are only subjected to suppression?
"I had diarrhea a couple of days ago, but I haven't had it in the last two days," Zheng Nanle insisted stubbornly.
I don't poop every day.
"Your body is recovering better than I expected. After a few days of nourishing yourself with rice, oil, poria, and yam, your stomach energy has started to rise, and you can digest meat now. However, I still suggest that you eat less meat, as it will put a burden on your stomach and intestines."
"Eat about the meat of a chicken leg at each meal, not alone, but with whole grains. Try to eat small meals frequently, and don't eat too much at once," Lu Guangbai said. "Continue to eat rice oil and poria and yam, and see how it goes in three days."
Lu Guangbai nodded secretly. It's good to be young; your body recovers quickly.
Like his grandfather, no matter how he was raised, he could only maintain the status quo.
Zheng Nanle nodded repeatedly and then asked, "What about the medicine I was given? How do we cure it?"
She was still curious about this.
“There’s not much of the medicine in your body. Just drink more hot water and get through this,” Lu Guangbai said. “If you’re really feeling unwell, I can give you a few acupuncture needles to help relieve the effects of the medicine.”
As he spoke, he withdrew his hand and took the silver needles out again.
Zheng Nanle looked utterly disappointed.
That's it?
On second thought, well, that's really the only way. I can't exactly suggest she sleep with a man, can I?
It's just too normal, a bit boring.
She spoke lazily, "You just picked Xie Ronghua's nose and got your hands all dirty on the ground. You didn't even wash your hands before giving me a pulse diagnosis and acupuncture."
Seeing Lu Guangbai's expression, he swallowed the last few words, "Too sloppy and unhygienic."
Lu Guangbai stood there, looking dejected, as if he was about to cry.
Ah, she didn't seem to say anything, did she?
Zheng Nanle was puzzled.
However, she stared at Lu Guangbai and swallowed hard.
The young man had a gourd-shaped face and large, dark, glistening eyes that looked like he was about to cry, making him look like an adorable emoji, and somewhat appealing.
For a moment, she felt like she was a bit abnormal.
Even with a face that isn't exactly handsome, you can still see how cute it is.
Is it because the zombies in the previous life were so ugly that now, with a slightly flat head and a normal face, they are considered beautiful?
Isn't that a serious downgrade in standards?
But Lu Guang's face was pale and thin, making his eyes appear dark and bright, like an adorable little animal.
When they are sad and heartbroken, they really do have a pitiful quality.
Zheng Nanle readily apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't question your medical ethics, nor did I mean to say that your hygiene habits are bad. I was just reminding you."
“There’s no need to apologize,” Lu Guangbai took a deep breath. “You’re right. As a doctor, I should pay more attention to hygiene than my patients.”
Lu Guangbai was indeed taken aback by Zheng Nanle's words and was genuinely upset.
But more often than not, they were awakened.
There is a well in the village and a spring by the stream in front of the village. Whether it is a well or a spring, it is very convenient to fetch water in the village. However, his cowshed is at the foot of the mountain, and to get to the well or the spring, he has to go through the whole village.
As for drawing water from mountain streams?
Climbing mountains is more tiring than walking through villages.
There are currently five people living in the cowshed. Two of them are old and sick, two are only in their forties or fifties, but their health is worse than his grandfather's, and the other is his aunt. The heavy responsibility of fetching water falls on him.
At first, he was young and had never done any work, so he couldn't fetch much water. The five people in the cowshed were short of water, so they developed the habit of using the water they fetched for drinking and washing their hands and taking baths in the river ditch.
He was used to not washing his hands in the cowshed.
But that was in the past.
Another point is that no matter how difficult the conditions are, as a doctor, he must pay attention to everything he needs to.
This point cannot be omitted.
Even after leaving the cowshed, will he still maintain the habits he developed there and display his unprofessionalism to patients?
"I should thank you; you reminded me." Lu Guangbai smiled slightly.
Zheng Nanle suddenly felt that this faint smile, with just a slight upturn at the corner of her lips, was even more beautiful than the one she had seen before. It was like a lily with morning dew or a lotus bud about to bloom, finding surprise in the ordinary.
"I'm glad you don't mind me talking too much."
Zheng Nanle had seen too many people who were clearly remorseful but stubbornly refused to admit it, and who would turn around and retaliate when their mistakes were exposed. Lu Guangbai's attitude of recognizing his mistakes and deciding to correct them was very comforting.
"To thank you, let me give you a few acupuncture needles."
Zheng Nanle: "..."
What a unique way to repay kindness.
However, she did not refuse.
She felt her female reproductive instincts growing stronger and stronger; if it weren't for her strong will, she would have already pounced on Lu Guangbai.
Lu Guangbai went outside to wash his hands, and after returning to his room, he took out a medicine bottle, dipped a silver needle into it, and then said to Zheng Nanle, "Roll up your sleeves."
Zheng Nanle did as instructed.
Lu Guangbai inserted needles into the back of his hands, arms, back of his neck, and top of his head. A warm energy slowly rose from the needle sites, traveling along the meridians throughout his body. As this energy traveled, it took away the heat in his body. Although the energy felt warm, his body felt cool.
As the silver needle was removed, the energy escaped through the pores of the acupuncture point and dissipated into the air.
Zheng Nanle moved her limbs and her body had returned to normal.
"Thanks." Zheng Nanle stood up to leave, but suddenly turned around and leaned towards Lu Guangbai, "Can you sew clothes?"
Lu Guangbai found the question strange and looked up at Zheng Nanle. Zheng Nanle looked at him expectantly.
Lu Guangbai then hallucinated a large tiger tilting its head and acting cute.
Dispelling this nonsensical association, he cautiously replied, "Yes, but my skills are just average."
"You made your own clothes?" Zheng Nanle reached out and tugged at his clothes.
Lu Guangbai initially wanted to step back and create distance between himself and Zheng Nanle, but after thinking about it, he rolled up his sleeve and showed the stitches inside to Zheng Nanle, emphasizing, "The craftsmanship is really just so-so."
Zheng Nanle leaned closer and saw that the stitches were crooked and uneven, and the needle holes were too big, indicating that the craftsmanship was indeed mediocre.
But she's not picky.
She returned to the Zheng family home, took a piece of cloth from Old Mrs. Zheng, and stuffed it into Lu Guangbai's hand, saying, "Make me some clothes."
Er Ya only has one set of clothes that fits her perfectly; the others are either too small or too tattered. To what extent are they tattered? Even the beggar's clothes in TV dramas are more tidy than those.
It's not cold now, so I can wear three-quarter sleeves and three-quarter pants.
Concerned that Lu Guangbai was only making the outer garment, she emphasized, "A complete set from the inside out."
Lu Guangbai understood the meaning behind Zheng Nanle's words, and his cheeks flushed red instantly.
His hands felt as if they had been burned, and he threw the cloth onto the bed. "Zheng Nanle, are you even a woman?"
What is their relationship?
What was she thinking when she asked him to make clothes for her?
Do you really think he's not a man?
Zheng Nanle stared at her underdeveloped body, her face full of sorrow, "I'm just a weak and helpless little girl."
Lu Guangbai: "..."
She gave him some tickets and money, saying, "Your reward. You can keep it or let someone else earn it, I just want to see the finished product."
If she weren't so bad at cutting and sewing that she was even worse than Lu Guangbai, she would still have someone else do it.
Zheng Nanle paid the money and left gracefully, not caring about the chaos he left behind for another person.
*
Before even returning to the Zheng family home, Zheng Nanle first saw Zhang Yu, who was all smiles.
Zhang Yu came specifically to find her. The two met in a secluded spot, and Zhang Yu gave Zheng Nanle two more milk biscuits.
"Er Ya, are you alright?" Zhang Yu looked Zheng Nanle up and down.
"It's okay." Zheng Nanle took the biscuits, put one into Zhang Yu's mouth first, and then ate the other one himself.
The cookies were sweet and fragrant, and sprinkled with some white sugar; they tasted really good.
Er Ya licked her lips. "Sister, this cookie is so delicious, even better than chocolate."
Er Ya had suffered too much, so she liked sweets. She couldn't appreciate the smoothness of chocolate; she only found it slightly bitter and didn't like it.
Zheng Nan said happily, "I'll have Lu Guangbai bring you a few packs."
Er Ya giggled, "Sister, Doctor Lu is such a kind person. No wonder you always go to him when you have something to do."
"He deserved it for catching us in the act."
Zheng Nanle wouldn't feel embarrassed to bother Lu Guangbai. She wouldn't bother two people for the same thing. Before she "returned" to normal, she would go to him for everything.
Er Ya nodded in agreement, but still advised, "Sister, don't bully Doctor Lu too much, or he might turn on you."
Zheng Nanle carefully ate the last crumb of biscuit. The biscuit melted in her mouth, and the sweet aroma of milk, eggs, and starch whetted her appetite. She was still craving more, which made this ordinary biscuit taste exceptionally delicious.
Zheng Nanle thought to himself that he still needed to work hard to make money. No matter when or how bad the general environment was, the top group was the one who enjoyed it.
Zhang Yu looked Zheng Nanle up and down. Seeing that she showed no signs of pain, but instead squinted her eyes happily after eating the biscuits, like a lazy cat basking in the sun, her whole body exuding comfort, Zhang Yu felt relieved.
She grabbed another handful of sunflower seeds, handed them to Zheng Nanle, and said, "Er Ya, the village chief has investigated and found out the truth."
"Xie Xiaowu wants to marry me, and Xie Hemiao wants to marry Xie Jianhua. The two siblings put their heads together and decided to make their move," Zhang Yu complained. "The two siblings aren't good-looking, but they have such high hopes."
If she hadn't disliked malted milk powder, and if Xie Jianhua hadn't been injured and unable to drink alcohol, their scheme might have actually succeeded.
With so many people at the wedding banquet, and two couples caught cheating, if they don't want to make a big fuss, they might end up being tricked into doing it.
She's a girl, and given the prevailing circumstances, people would advise her to accept her fate; Xie Jianhua is a soldier, and he doesn't want to lose his uniform, so he'd most likely compromise.
It's both stupid and wicked, but incredibly destructive.
"Xie Hemiao is marrying Xie Jianhua?" Zheng Nanle was shocked. "Aren't Xie Hemiao and Xie Jianhua cousins?"
She did the math and thought, "Well, it's only the fifth degree of kinship, so it's actually quite good."
"How did the village chief handle it?"
"Xie Xiaowu was sent to the farm, and Xie Hemiao was sent to dig irrigation ditches." Zhang Yu was quite satisfied with this outcome.
I just don't know if Er Ya is satisfied.
Although Xie Xiaowu was plotting against her, the real victim was Er Ya.
"The village chief is indeed fair in handling matters."
They gave me a chance, but if I do it again, they will be severely punished.
Zheng Nanle was also very satisfied.
In this day and age, what's the difference between scheming to destroy a girl's chastity and taking her life?
"By the way, the Xie family has made another fool of themselves." Zhang Yu burst into laughter before she could finish speaking. She really couldn't help but laugh. This was too dramatic. "The wedding had just ended when Xie Yan (Xie Xiao Er) moved into Sister He Hua's house with his bag. No matter how the Xie family tried to stop him, they couldn't."
"Sister-in-law Lotus and Aunt Pandi, who were mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, have become sisters-in-law. This is something else," Zhang Yu covered her mouth and laughed, tears streaming down her face.
Speak of the devil, and he appears; on the main road of the village, Xie Xiaosan and his wife met with Sister-in-law Hehua, Xie Xiaoer.
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