Chapter 22 Sharing a Bowl of Medicine with the Chen Family
After walking for a few more days, the Chen family was surprisingly quiet these two days.
Perhaps it was because deep winter had arrived, the sky began to become overcast and rainy. Although it was just a drizzle, it was enough to make life difficult for those on the road.
Those who did not have time to bring clothes with them, or who did not have relatives or friends to send them money, were all wet, and their shoes were also wet.
Many people even started to cough, feel dizzy and have fever.
Fortunately, at the Jun family's side, Su Hanchu and Ping'er and others are weaving straw raincoats with hay every day. Now everyone has a straw raincoat and a hat, so naturally the clothes are dry.
To be on the safe side, Su Hanchu picked all the perilla he saw on the roadside and placed them in a dilapidated temple today.
Su Hanchu and the people from the Jun family grabbed a seat by the window.
Open the windows for some fresh air.
Coughing was heard everywhere.
“Cough cough cough… cough cough cough…”
“Cough cough cough… cough cough cough…”
It seemed as if he was going to cough out all his internal organs.
The Jun family left concubine Li and concubine Qian with the children to look after the luggage.
The others also went to look for food or collect firewood.
Su Hanchu walked out of the dilapidated temple and saw many people sitting outside the temple with dejected looks because they failed to get a seat.
There was a blush on his face and he looked listless.
Some mothers hugged their children and cried silently.
The child was also very sick. Tears came out of his eyes when he coughed, and he lay in his mother's arms and cried quietly.
"Mom, I feel so bad. I feel so bad."
The Chuntao sisters are not doing well either.
The child must be sick. The two sisters held the child with worried looks on their faces.
When they saw Su Hanchu's eyes fall on them.
Chuntao put her child in Qiukui's arms.
He walked quickly to Su Hanchu's side.
Pray quietly.
"Young Madam, our children have all caught a cold. I know you can't save so many people. So please, can you tell me what I can do now?"
Su Hanchu looked at the two children in the distance and had a good impression of them. After all, they knew to leave food for their mother.
Su Hanchu pulled up a perilla plant from the ground and handed it to Chuntao.
"Find some of this and give it to me later."
Upon hearing this, Chuntao hurriedly took it and nodded.
After whispering to Okra, he began to look around.
Su Hanchu found a deserted place, took out some wild mushrooms and wood ears from the space and put them in a cloth bag, then began to look for perilla everywhere, not leaving a single one behind.
When she came back, Chuntao saw her and hurried over with a small bundle of perilla.
"Young Madam, are these enough?"
Upon hearing this, Su Hanchu took the perilla.
"That's enough. I'll have Ping'er serve it to you when it's cooked."
When they returned to the resting corner of the Jun family, Mother Cui had already lit the fire and boiled water. Su Hanchu took out a large piece of ginger, sliced it and put it in the pot to cook, and added a few chili peppers. He asked Ping'er and Liu Ling to wash the perilla and wood ear mushrooms.
After washing, Su Hanchu came back and cooked a pot of perilla. Of course, he secretly put in the bupleurum granules stored in the space.
Jun Moye came in carrying a bundle of firewood.
"Hanchu, it's cold, and we haven't found any game after searching for a long time. I'll bring the firewood back to you first, and then I'll go out for a walk."
Su Hanchu called him.
"Don't go. It's too cold. Sit down and warm yourself by the fire. I just found some wild vegetables. I also have some pickled wild boar meat that my father sent me last time. I'll make a pot of broth with it later. It'll be enough for us."
Upon hearing this, Jun Moye sat down beside her and reached out to the fire to warm himself.
"What are you cooking? It looks a bit dark."
Su Hanchu stirred the pot with a spoon to ensure that the Bupleurum dissolved as quickly as possible.
"This is perilla, it can cure colds. In the past two days, more and more people have been infected with colds. Although no one in our family has been infected yet, we must take precautions."
After making sure it was almost cooked, Su Hanchu served two bowls.
"Ping'er, you and Liu Ling take this to Chuntao and her sister, and tell them that they and their children can each drink half a bowl as their reward for finding Zisu."
Jun Moye looked at the vegetable bowl beside him and saw that there was still a lot of perilla in it.
"Why don't we send some to my father-in-law's place? I saw him and his family sitting outside in the corner."
Su Hanchu smiled when he heard that. Well, he still cares about his parents, that's not bad.
"Why don't you bring the soup bowl?"
Jun Moye took out the soup bowl that the Jun family usually used to serve dishes.
Su Hanchu poured most of the medicine in the pot into the soup basin, and Jun Moye carried it and walked towards the Su family.
He also asked Sui'er to bring a soup bowl, fill it with soup, and send it to Youchatou and his men later.
Then add water to the pot and start cooking the second pot of medicine.
When Jun Moye came back with an empty dish bowl, Su Hanchu handed him the spoon to stir it, and then he took the big bowl of medicine to You Chatou.
"Captain You, the weather is getting colder today, and many people have caught a cold. I found some herbs for treating colds on the road today and made a pot of soup. I should be able to give you half a bowl here. It's good to take precautions in advance."
You Chaitou took the bowl of soup and asked someone to divide the soup and medicine.
"Young Madam knows a lot. It is a blessing for the young master of the Jun family to marry you at this critical moment."
Su Hanchu took the bowl handed back by You Chatou.
"Once a marriage is destined, one should stay together. There is no need to talk about happiness or unhappiness."
When Jun Linfeng and his companions came back, Su Hanchu had already put the medicine in the soup bowl and cooked food in the pot.
"Father, the soup bowl contains medicine for treating colds. Everyone should drink a bowl to prevent colds."
Aunt Li stepped forward and served a bowl to Jun Linfeng.
He also handed a bowl to Chen Wenqiao who had returned.
"Madam, have a drink!"
Then he also served a bowl to Manager Liu and Liu Shan.
Jun Linfeng took the medicine and drank it all in one gulp.
"Chu girl, how come you know everything?"
Su Hanchu spoke with a smile.
"Father, you're too kind. I don't know anything about this. These are just some common herbs. I was at the border with my parents before, so I naturally knew some herbs that are beneficial to the body. I just happened to see them on the road and picked some."
Chen Wenqiao drank half of his herbal medicine.
Walked to Jun Moye's side.
"Ye'er, your grandmother is old and has caught a cold. I just came back from there and she was coughing badly. Could you please send a bowl of this medicine to your grandmother? There's still quite a bit in this basin."
Jun Moye spoke after hearing this.
"Mother, this medicine was picked by Hanchu and cooked by her herself. You should tell Hanchu."
Chen Wenqiao's face turned a little unhappy when he heard this.
But he thought of his old mother who had been coughing all the time. He walked to Su Hanchu, pursed his lips, and was silent for a while. He seemed to be struggling for a long time before finally speaking.
"Su Hanchu, she is your grandmother after all, and she is old. Can you give her a bowl of this medicine?"
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