Chapter 170

Xu Yi and A Xu went out for a trip and came back smelly. This made A Jin, who was waiting for them at home, have to wonder what they had done.

Ah Jin's eyes were full of curiosity, and he blinked hard at Ah Xu, hoping that his brother would tell her the reason.

However, A Xu was immersed in incredible emotions. He did not expect that Lang Jun also smelled.

Details determine success or failure, and Xu Yi also forgot that hair absorbs smell.

"Mr. Lang, I'm going to boil the water." After A Xu was in a trance, he tied the donkey's rope to the stake outside the door and hurried to the kitchen to boil the water.

When Ah Jin saw his brother running away, he turned his attention to Xu Yi.

She bit her lip, really curious: "Lang Jun, what on earth did you do?"

Xu Yi shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "It's not something strange, it's just that we bought a lot of money and came back, so I thought When I went to the car market to look at the carriage, I met a patient.

"What patient?" Erqing asked

in confusion, "Who is Wangcai?"

"Wangcai is the new donkey." Xu Yi thought of something and looked at Xiao Huang lying at his feet. He squatted down and stroked its head, and said to Ah Jin, "He is a patient suffering from body odor."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Jin said Jin couldn't wait to ask: "Lang Jun, will the smell from this patient with body odor be transmitted to others?"

Xu Yi's movements were slightly stagnant. "..."

The odor emitted by body odor will naturally not be transmitted to others. However, human hair, skin, clothing and decorations will absorb these odors flowing around the body.

Xu Yi explained this principle to Ah Jin and used cooking in the kitchen as an example.

Ah Jin suddenly realized: "That's why the smell on Lang Jun's body comes from this."

Xu Yi coughed lightly: "Yeah."

Don't mention this kind of thing again.

As for how to treat patients with body odor, Xu Yi planned to copy the prescription written to Shopkeeper Jia after taking a bath, and then share it in detail with Ah Jin and others.

At noon, Xu Yi, with half-dried hair, was sitting on a wicker chair, holding a travel journal in his hand. He was shaking the wicker chair while looking at the book in his hand.

In the courtyard not far away, A Xu and Er Qing lifted several wooden frames out of the house, propped them up in the courtyard.

Soon, they went back to the house, took out the winter bedding, shook it out and hung it on the wooden rack to dry.

Then use the wooden stick to beat back and forth, not sparing every corner.

Ah Jin went to the house and copied the prescription copied by Xu Yi intact.

The extra portion is for my brother, so that they can take it out and face each other when they cannot remember the prescription at night.

A Xu and Er Qing, who were taking pictures of the quilt, were chatting with each other.

A Xu saw the willow trees in the courtyard growing weeping branches, with bits of green fluttering in the wind, and asked with a smile: "Er Qing, can you knit something?"

Er Qing was stunned: "Knit what?"

A Xu pointed at the willow tree. He picked up the branches and said, "Can you make baskets with wicker? My sister and I made baskets with weeds before, but we have never used wicker."

Only then did Erqing know what he meant. He shook his head and whispered that he didn't know how to make baskets. meeting.

He had only seen this thing made by people in the village. At that time, he used a hare and exchanged it for two straw baskets, intending to throw them into the river to catch fish.

Unexpectedly, one day and one night passed, and when he ran to pick up the straw basket, he saw not even a single fish in it, let alone fish.

Since then, he has given up the idea of ​​fishing on his own.

A Xu said: "I want to try and see if I can weave a basket."

As he said this, he thought of the plump spring fish, and there was a fish stall in the market recently, specializing in braised mandarin fish. The fish was very delicious, and it had been braised in sesame oil, so the fish inside was extremely tender and smooth without a trace of fishy smell.

But the braised mandarin fish in Zitong County is not cheap. One portion costs 20 yuan, which is a few dollars more expensive than Yanting.

A Xu has long wanted to try making braised mandarin fish, but he has never had the chance.

Seeing that the willow branches in the yard were growing so luxuriantly this time, and there were still a few days before they were to leave Zitong, why not take some time off and try to be self-sufficient.

"It would be great if I could catch a few mandarin fish." With that, he ran to Lang Jun and expressed his idea of ​​making a basket for fishing.

Hearing that he had this idea, Xu Yi, who was reading travel notes, could not agree.

Xu Yi said with joy on his face: "Don't go to the river outside the city. The good spots there have long been occupied by fishermen."

A Xu: "Then where should we go, sir?"

Xu Yi thought for a moment. , and thought of a good place: "There is a living lake next to the old doctor's yard. There are many fish and shrimps in the lake."

At this time, Ah Jin copied the recipe and came out. Hearing that they were going to make a basket, he immediately wanted to join in. .

The brother and sister picked a lot of tender strips and handed them to Erqing who was following them. Erqing held the wicker, thought for a moment, and then pulled off the leaves growing on it.

These wickers do not need to be peeled off, but soaked in lime water.

After scrubbing for a while, take them out, wipe them dry with a rag, and you can make baskets.

A Xu and A Jin are both masters of making baskets, and they also taught Er Qing how to make baskets.

Today, Xu Yi is the only one who can't weave baskets.

Xu Yi envied their ability to make baskets at a glance, as if it was engraved in their genes.

In less than an hour, the three of them had made seven willow baskets.

While it was still daylight, Xu Yi suggested that they set off now, wait for them to put baskets in the lake next to the old doctor's house, and come back before dark.

So they set off happily.

Even Xiao Huang happily followed them, wagging his tail.

Xu Yi was the only one in the small courtyard now. He didn't feel bored and took the travel notes again to read.

But not long after, there was a rapid knock on the door outside the courtyard.

Xu Yi stood up and opened the door with confusion, but he didn't expect it to be the Jia family boy he had just met earlier.

The young man bowed and called "Doctor Xu", and then quickly explained the reason why he came here, "My master took the prescription and went to the medical clinic to prescribe medicine. As a result, he searched several places in the city. None of the pharmacies could buy the incense, so they sent a young man to ask Dr. Xu what to do without the incense. "

This prescription would be incomplete without the incense."

But Shopkeeper Jia was so anxious that he almost came to ask Xu Yi himself.

Xu Yi asked, "Have you asked at the spice shop?"

"Spice shop?" the boy repeated in surprise.

Xu Yi said slowly: "This scented land incense is called Tianze incense in Buddhist books, and it is also called Jialuo incense. It can be used as spice. If it is not available in the pharmacy, you can go to the spice shop and ask."

The boy was immediately stunned. Overjoyed, he bowed to Xu Yi and said goodbye, and ran impatiently to the largest spice shop in the city.

Looking at his back as he hurried away, Xu Yi thought that some medicinal materials were unheard of for ordinary people.

It seems that if he prescribes very useful medicinal materials to patients in the future, he will probably have to warn him.

After closing the courtyard door, Xu Yi didn't take it to heart.

When the sky was dark, A Xu drove a donkey cart and brought A Jin and others back.

When they entered the courtyard, they handed the clay pots in their hands to Xu Yi.

Xu Yi was slightly surprised when he saw that they didn't come back empty-handed.

Only then did they find out that after putting the basket away, they met the old doctor. The old doctor was very happy to see them and asked them to bring Xu Yi this year's newly roasted spring tea.

Put the sealed spring tea in a clay pot. When you open the lid, you can see that the leaves are distinct. If you get closer and smell it, you can smell the refreshing fragrance.

"This tea leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth. It's better than the fine tea in the teahouse." Ah Jin recalled the spring tea he drank at the old doctor's house, licked his lips and said with a smile, "Lang Jun, the old gentleman said There are still many young leaves on the camellia tree on the mountain. I want you to go and pick them."

After a while, they will leave. If we don't pick it and fry it for tea this time, the chance of returning to Zitong County in the future will be slim.

"Tomorrow you go fishing for baskets, and I will follow you." Xu Yi said.

Everyone else present was happy when they heard this. Especially Ah Jin. Ah Jin sometimes feels annoyed that she is a girl and cannot go out with her husband all the time.

When you go out with your husband, you will always learn new knowledge. Even if he encounters unknown plants on the road, Lang Jun can quickly identify what they are.

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On the other side, the Jia family.

In the main room of the east courtyard, Madam Huang listened to her mother-in-law nagging in her ear. She raised her eyebrows and asked in surprise: "You said that I got a prescription that can cure body odor outside? Is it true?"

"I don't know, but I heard that today After the master returned home, he ordered the people below to buy a lot of medicinal materials. "The woman didn't dare to confirm, but she said with unclear meaning, "Madam, maybe the master really got some great prescription this time. "

Mrs. Huang asked which doctor had prescribed the prescription, and the mother-in-law told her everything she had learned.

Madam Huang was not too surprised when she heard that it was Dr. Xu who had become quite famous in the city in recent months.

She had heard of Dr. Xu, but she never liked to go out and didn't know much about him. She only occasionally heard a few words from the maid below, saying that he was a young and handsome husband who would also treat the young ladies in his boudoir.

Mrs. Huang also has a sister under her knees, who is just eight years old this year. She and Shopkeeper Jia have a pair of children, and they don't want to be touched by him.

Madam Huang said: "If he is well, that is a good thing. You can send a maid to find out later later."

"Well, I know this." The old lady said with a smile in her eyes.

As servants, they also want to see the lady and the master get along well.

After all, there is still Aunt Wu, who has been in the house for six years and has only given birth to a sister. If she gives birth to a brother in the future, she will have to compete with her.

At the same time, Shopkeeper Jia was pacing back and forth anxiously in the study.

Seeing that the boy hadn't come back, he couldn't wait to open the study door. Just as he was about to call someone to look for the boy, he saw the boy running back with a jute paper bag in his hand.

Shopkeeper Jia didn't bother scolding him for being unruly, and asked quickly: "Did you buy it? Where did you buy it?"

"As for the master, I bought it back." The boy gasped and kept talking, "Doctor Xu said that the smoked land incense can be used to make spices, so he asked me to go to the spice shop, but I didn't expect it to be really available."

Shopkeeper Jia was delighted: "Let me take a look."

He took the jute paper bag and returned to the study. When I opened it, I saw the incense that had been dried like tea leaves, and I felt that it exuded an indescribable and strange fragrance.

Shopkeeper Jia said to the boy: "Fry these eight herbs according to Doctor Xu's prescription, then grind them into powder and sieve them. Do you understand?"

The corner of the boy's mouth twitched: "..."

He stiffened. Scalping took over the job and frightenedly came out of the study with the medicinal materials. After thinking about it, he decided to go find the housekeeper in the kitchen.

On the morning of the next day, Xu Yi and others were warming up and practicing boxing in the yard.

After the exercise, they had a simple breakfast, then took the donkey cart with their families and arrived at the small lake next to the old doctor's house in the suburbs.

The baskets of willow branches that were put down yesterday were all marked. A Xu and the others got off the donkey cart and went straight to the marked place.

The grass by the lake was slippery, so A Xu didn't let Lang Jun and his sister come over.

"Er Qing, you go over there and pull up the basket, and let's see if there are any fish." After A Xu shouted, he took the first step to grab the grass rope in front of him in the palm of his hand and dragged it forward hard.

After a while, the willow basket was pulled out of the lake by him.

Water splashed out from the bottom of the basket, and the basket in A Xu's hand instantly became lighter.

He quickly pulled it in front of him to check. There was a yellow eel with black spots twisting in Lou Di.

"Brother, what's in it?" Ah Jin stood beside Xu Yi and shouted towards him with his hands in the shape of a trumpet.

A Xu turned around and said, "It's an eel."

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows and asked him, "No mandarin fish?" A

Xu was about to shake his head when Erqing, not far away, shouted in surprise: "There is a fish! There is a fish." !"

He held the basket in his arms and ran back without hesitation. The young man's young face was full of smiles: "Doctor Xu, look, it's a fish!"

Xu Yi looked and saw that it was a mandarin fish.

And there's more than one.

Several people suddenly became more excited and quickly pulled the other baskets out of the lake without any delay.

The fish and shrimp caught inside were dumped on the grass. According to statistics, five mandarin fish were caught, as well as two eels, seven river shrimps, and two mini river crabs.

The river crabs were too small, so Xu Yi asked them to put them back into the lake. As for the river shrimps... they were only the size of chopsticks.

Xu Yi didn't even think about it and threw it directly to Xiao Huang.

After Xiao Huang finished eating just enough river shrimp to fill his teeth, his golden eyes stared at the plump mandarin fish and eel.

Xu Yi patted its head and said, "You can't eat these yet. I'll give you a bite after A Xu makes it a delicious dish."

Since he caught the mandarin fish that he was longing for, he would definitely have braised mandarin fish for lunch today. .

They did not return to the city immediately. They first went to the hillside and picked all the buds of wild camellias into baskets. Then they went down the mountain and brought the harvested fish to the old doctor's house.

The old doctor looked at the two mandarin fish in the basket, a smile appeared on his wrinkled face, and he said: "Why are these rare fish sent to me?"

Xu Yi said with a smile: "If there were no seniors, A Xu and the others can't catch mandarin fish in your lake."

The two mandarin fish given to the old doctor are very fat and weigh several pounds. This fish can nourish the five internal organs and benefit the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for all ages, just right for an old doctor and his grandson to eat.

The old doctor was not polite and asked his grandson to keep the fish in a clay pot and plan to eat it at night.

Xu Yi and the others did not sit for a long time in the old doctor's house. They exchanged medical topics for a while and then stood up to leave.

So they returned to the city and got out of the car when passing by the market to buy some ingredients for braised mandarin fish.

Xu Yi wanted to eat steamed buns at the last minute, so A Xu drove to the butcher and cut off a palm-sized piece of pork leg, intending to chop it into stuffing.

Just do it.

A Xu quickly arranged today's lunch.

Let's call Ah Jin and Er Qing to help him.

Xu Yi watched them working in the kitchen and planned to find a medical book to pass the time.

He had just picked a book from the bookcase, and before he opened it, someone was looking for him outside.