Chapter 61 Jinjiang First Release Chapter 61 Yu Qinglong held...
That night, Yu Qinglong had a strange dream. He dreamed that the crops in his fields had been flooded by the river again. However, when he rushed to harvest them, the grains transformed into little pigs. These little pigs, no bigger than a fist, jumped from the plants like fruit and plopped at his feet. The pigs piled up more and more, until they covered the ground and nearly drowned him.
He opened his eyes in fright and found that it was already dawn. The culprit was rubbing and nudging him unconsciously with his eyes closed, humming in his mouth, and he didn't know what he was dreaming about.
Yu Qinglong was speechless and pushed the person who was half on top of him down. When he got up, half of his body was numb.
Fang Shu was trying hard when the person in his arms suddenly disappeared. He opened his eyes in panic and found Yu Qinglong looking at him helplessly and a little embarrassed.
"Aren't you tired?" Yu Qinglong asked doubtfully. If they hadn't been working together the entire time, he would have suspected Fang Shu was secretly slacking off yesterday.
"Well, of course I'm tired." Fang Shu said, "Maybe I was angry this morning, so... did I wake you up?"
"I didn't wake you up, you woke me up."
"Ah? Wake him up?" Fang Shu was confused for a moment, then he understood the meaning and whispered, "I'll be more careful next time."
"What are you paying attention to? I'm not blaming you," Yu Qinglong said. "Having strength is better than not having it. It's just that there's a lot of work to do these days, so you need to conserve your energy. I'll help you out once this busy period is over."
Fang Shu quickly hugged Yu Qinglong and kissed him: "My dear Long brother, I know you love me the most."
Yu Qinglong touched his mouth, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
The weather was good, and it looked like the heavy rain had finally passed. Yu Qinglong fixed the window and went out to stretch.
By now, the rest of the family had woken up. My father-in-law and eldest brother were shelling beans again, while my eldest sister-in-law and her mother-in-law were in the kitchen preparing breakfast.
Seeing that these people were getting along quite harmoniously, Yu Qinglong said, "Good morning, father. Good morning, mother. Good morning, brother and sister-in-law as well."
"Good morning~"
Several people responded. Yu Qinglong said again, "Mom, Shoucheng and I are going to fetch some water. Should we fetch more today?"
Fang Wu said, "Of course. It was too dark last night, so I couldn't see clearly. Now that I've taken a closer look, I see some beans can't be dried in the sun, so I have to eat them as soon as possible. But who can eat all that? During the day, I plan to make some porridge and pick some bean skins to dry in the sun."
Yu Qinglong said, "I like to eat tofu skin."
Fang Wu said, "Then I'll get some more. It just so happens that the Qing family said they could help me with the firewood, and your sister-in-law also said she could help with the leather."
Carrying leather wasn't tiring, and there was always time to rest. She had initially thought it would be awkward to let a man with twins do the work, but since it would make the tenants uncomfortable if they didn't do anything, she decided not to stop the young couple from helping.
"Okay, let's fill the tank as quickly as possible." Yu Qinglong told Fang Shu, "Get four buckets, and we can just make three trips back and forth."
"Three trips? Wouldn't that be tiring for you?" His water tank is quite big.
"Why are you tired? I'm not made of porcelain." Yu Qinglong urged Fang Shu, "Hurry up, if you go too late you'll have to queue again. I saw my mother making noodle soup, I want to come back early to eat it."
Yu Qinglong loves noodles, all kinds of noodles.
Fang Shu yawned as he followed. When the couple reached the wellhead, they realized they still had to wait in line despite arriving early. There were more people than usual today, all commenting on the untimely downpour. Even if it had been three or four days later, the losses wouldn't have been so great.
Someone asked, "Mr. Fang, how's your land? Is it flooded?"
Fang Shu said, "A lot. I'm afraid 40% of it is flooded."
Another person said enviously, "You're not afraid of 40%! Your family doesn't have to pay taxes, so at most, you'll have worked for a year in vain. People like us would be miserable, working hard for a year and losing money. Tax time is coming soon, so we'll have to tighten our belts for the rest of the year."
There were sighs all around. Yu Qinglong then heard the man who had asked Fang Shu the question ask again, "Family Yan Si, it seems your fields have flooded quite a bit too. Why didn't I see you there yesterday? Don't you also grow soybeans? If you don't rush to harvest them, they'll get moldy in the fields and become completely uneatable."
Li Zheng's face was as pale as paper. He forced a smile when he heard this: "My brother Pan is sick, so I didn't go to the fields."
Upon hearing this, Yu Qinglong asked, "Is the child feeling better now?"
Ever since he first met this man at the well, Yu Qinglong had seen him several times when he came to fetch water, and had even helped him a few times. However, Fang Shu was still the one who came more often, so even though he had been in Xiaxi Village for a while, he still wasn't very familiar with this man. But he remembered that he was a widower, and raising a child under a year old alone was not easy.
Li Zheng said, "Okay, better now."
When he finished speaking, it was Yu Qinglong's turn. Yu Qinglong asked Li Zheng to give him the bucket first: "I'll help you carry it first."
Someone said, "But we got here first! If you help him carry it first, we'll have to wait a little longer."
No one complained about Yu Qinglong's return visit, and everyone sympathized with Li Zheng. It was the first time someone like him had shown up. He looked at who was being so stingy, turned around, and glared, "Then I'll have to carry two less buckets of water from my own house!"
Aunt Liang was there too, and she said, "It's so hard for Renzheng to raise a child on his own, so what if you let him? Besides, his child is from your Yan family! His ears are exactly like Yan Si's! We live in the same village, so why is he so rude?"
The man said, "There is no one in my Yan family who has no sense of shame like him."
Yu Qinglong then realized that this was a relative of Li Zheng's husband's family.
He didn't know the name, but he did know the person. He gestured for Fang Shu to take his place, took Li Zheng's bucket and filled it with water for him: "Don't worry about that person. I've learned some medical skills. If the child is getting better, then forget it. If not, then go find me at Fang's house. I'll be home within about an hour."
Li Zheng lowered his head, said thank you, and hurried away with the water.
Yu Qinglong felt that there was something strange about it.
When he helped Li Zheng, Li Zheng's reaction wasn't the same. This man was incredibly polite and kind-hearted. Even though he'd helped him a few times, he'd always thanked him profusely, as if he felt bad for causing him any trouble.
Of course, he didn't have to hear more thanks, but he suspected that the child was seriously ill and the man had no money to pay for the child's medical treatment, so he looked dazed.
Fang Shu had two buckets and was about to ask Yu Qinglong to pass them to him. Yu Qinglong said, "Shoucheng, you go back first. I'll wait a little longer and take one to Zheng'er's house. He's probably sick and worried about his children. I'll go check on him. You take the water home and come find me at Yan's when you come back."
Fang Shu said, "Then I'll wait for you. I'll take you there first so you don't get lost again."
Yu Qinglong was about to say that he recognized him from such a short distance, but when he looked in the direction Li Zheng had left, he was stunned. Three roads!
What the hell! The village road has been renovated to look like a tortoise shell!
This was too heartbreaking. Yu Qinglong had no choice but to let Fang Shu take him back after fetching the water.
Fang Shu sent him to a place where he could see the Yan family before leaving.
Yu Qinglong was carrying water to the door of Li Zheng's house when he heard someone talking. He asked, "Brother Zheng, are you there?"
Inside the house, Li Zheng stood frozen, not daring to move. Sweat dripped down his back. His eyes fixed on his son lying on the kang, his hands and feet feeling cold.
A dagger was across his son's neck, and a man made a gesture to keep quiet, so he dared not say a word.
"Brother Zheng, are you home?" Yu Qinglong stood at the door. He saw that both the main door and the door to the house were closed, but he had clearly heard voices just now.
"Woo waa, woo waa..." Suddenly, the sound of a child crying could be heard from the room. It wasn't very loud, but Yu Qinglong could hear it clearly.
"Brother Zheng?"
"Me! I'm here!" Li Zheng said, "I'll be right out!"
"Are you okay?"
Yu Qinglong saw that the person had come out, but unlike the pale face he had seen when he went to fetch water before, Li Zheng now looked as if he had been boiled in water.
The man's face was red, and his eyes were even redder, which was not right.
Even though he was crying, the man insisted, "I'm fine, go back now. Thank you for helping me."
Yu Qinglong asked, "What happened to the child?"
She was crying just now, but suddenly she stopped crying!
Li Zheng said, "Go away now. My business has nothing to do with you!"
The usually gentle man suddenly became strong. He looked back at his house, his eyes full of anxiety: "From now on, don't worry about my family's affairs!"
Yu Qinglong felt a little upset at first. But a moment's reflection told him something was amiss. A well-mannered person wouldn't suddenly become like this; something must have happened.
"Hurry up and leave!" Li Zheng was so anxious that his veins were tense. He bit his lip and whispered, "Don't stand at my door! Don't come here again!"
"I get it. Your doorstep is precious. I won't come here anymore!"
After Yu Qinglong finished speaking, he picked up two buckets of water and walked away. After walking for a while, he felt more and more that something was wrong.
He looked down at the footprints on the road and found only Li Zheng's footprints. This was normal, as there was only one adult in the family.
But the problem is that in addition to these footprints, some traces have been painted over, as if they were afraid of being discovered.
Don’t tell me we’ve attracted thieves!
The more Yu Qinglong thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, so he simply found a place to put the bucket down. But if he rushed in and there really was a thief, the child would be in danger. Li Zheng's expression clearly showed that he was nervous about the child in the house.
Could it be that some ignorant man in the village was bullying this widower? If Li Zheng had volunteered, he wouldn't have had that expression.
Then he must protect Li Zheng's reputation, otherwise Li Zheng will be dead if he is caught.
Still need to get things straight.
Yu Qinglong turned back and simply pushed open the door of Li Zheng's house. He just pushed the door open and did not go in.
When Li Zheng heard this, he hurried out, looking even more panicked than before: "Why are you here again?"
Yu Qinglong said, "Why can't I come? I've been thinking about it and I feel really bad. I was helping you fetch water before, and you wouldn't even let me into the yard."
If he wasn't afraid of attracting the neighbors, he would have shouted long ago!
Yu Qinglong said, "Since you want to settle the score, then fine, let me pick some vegetables from your house and take them back as repayment for my favor. Otherwise, wouldn't all my previous work for you have been in vain?"
Li Zheng was stunned for a moment: "Then what dish do you want?"
Yu Qinglong said, "Go pick two radishes for me. I also want two large cabbages, and cut me a bunch of leeks. Put them in the basket, or I won't be able to carry it."
Li Zheng bit his lip, not sure if Yu Qinglong was really going to argue with him or if he had discovered something. But it was clear that Yu Qinglong would not leave without food.
"Then wait a minute while I get a basket." After Li Zheng went in, he looked at the short villain who was watching his son. Seeing that the other party gestured for him to go out and talk carefully, he came out with the basket.
"Dig what you want yourself."
"What should I dig? Won't it get my hands dirty?" Yu Qinglong said as he walked through the alley into the backyard vegetable garden. He squatted in the radish patch and said, "I want this." He gestured to Li Zheng to squat as well, then quickly whispered to him, "Are there any bad guys in the house?"
"!" Li Zheng looked up, almost frightened to death.
"Don't be afraid. I noticed you looked off, and I was worried something might happen if I went in rashly, so I brought you here. Just tell me if there are any bad guys out there, and I'll help you without letting anyone else know. You don't have to worry about ruining your reputation. If I'm wrong, just shake your head, and I'll take the food and leave."
Having said that, I have to take the food. I can just return it later.
Li Zheng's tears suddenly fell. He swallowed hard, swallowing his sobs and pleading for help: "There were two people in total. One of them pointed a knife at my child, and the other was sick. I don't know them, and they just asked me about you."
Yu Qinglong suddenly said in a normal voice: "Cut more leeks!"
Li Zheng hurried to cut leeks.
Yu Qinglong asked him, "What do you want to know about me?"
Li Zhengdao: "They asked me if I knew a man named 'Yu Qinglong' and whether I had been in the village recently."
Yang Feng and Wu Wei? !
The only people he'd been messing with recently were the Wu family. If the new town guard was looking for trouble, he could have done so openly. Besides, someone with a clean background wouldn't act that way.
Li Zheng held up the leeks and asked, "Are these enough?"
Yu Qinglong thought this was enough for three meals, so he quickly put it into the basket and asked, "Do they go to the toilet at night?"
Li Zheng said, "The one who's not sick can go. The one who's sick can't get up. He has a high fever."
Yu Qinglong said, "Okay, I got it. I'll come again today. Remember to leave the door unlocked by this afternoon at the latest. Don't be afraid, just look after the child."
Li Zheng held back his tears and nodded.
Yu Qinglong patted Li Zheng on the shoulder, picked up two cabbages at random, and left. Li Zheng took a look and saw that he had picked up the two worst-growing ones.
He suddenly felt hopeful.
Yu Qinglong was carrying water and a basket in his hands. Fortunately, he had a good balance, otherwise the water would have spilled or the basket would have fallen.
He walked for a while, panting. He came to another fork in the road. He thought about it and decided to wait.
Sure enough, Fang Shu came back not long after.
Fang Shu saw that his husband had not given out the water but had brought an extra basket of vegetables, so he asked, "Where did this vegetable come from?"
Yu Qinglong gestured to leave here first.
Fang Shu said, "Then carry the water back first."
Yu Qinglong said, "Don't pour it into the water tank when you take it back. We'll use it to clean the floor."
The water had been out of his sight for too long, and it had been stored in Li Zheng's yard. No one could say for sure if anyone had put anything in it when he and Li Zheng went to the backyard to pick vegetables. It was safest not to drink it.
Fang Shu felt the situation was a bit serious, so he simply took the water and pretended to trip, knocking both buckets of water onto the ground. He then put the buckets back on the hook and whispered to Qinglong, "That's it."
Yu Qinglong: “…”
The couple didn't go back to fetch water. When Fang Dingman and Fang Wushi asked about it, they just said they had to go to the bathroom urgently so they rushed back. Then Yu Qinglong pulled Fang Shu to the toilet in the backyard and whispered to him what had happened.
Fang Shu was stunned and asked, "You mean two thieves broke into the young man's house and asked for your name?"
Yu Qinglong nodded. "We can't just ignore this. It's very likely that these two people were originally targeting me."
"We have to take care of it, but how? If we don't want anyone to know, then only you and I can do this together." Fang Shu thought about it, "Oh, and we can also find Brother Fangshan and his wife. They are also honest people and will definitely not tell anyone."
"Too many people will attract attention. I have to go to Master right away."
"What are you going to do?"
"I need some things. But we've finished harvesting the land in Shangxi Village, and I need to think about how to tell my parents."
"Needless to say. Mother and Father have already hired someone. They wanted to save money since the harvest was bad this year, but Father can't stand us working so hard."
"Ah? Are we working too slowly?" But they really did use all their strength.
"No." Fang Shu said, "In short, we don't have to go to the fields."
"What's the reason?"
“…”
"Fang Shoucheng, please tell me!"
"Mom and Dad were afraid that you would fall."
Why would he be afraid of falling when he's such a grown man?!
Yu Qinglong understood after a moment's thought. It was because he had been in the Fang family for almost a month, and they were worried that he might get pregnant and drop the baby?
This old couple!
But no matter what, we have to deal with those two thieves first.
So without having breakfast, Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu said that they felt some pain and itching in their legs after they came back last night, and they wanted to go to Dr. Mo to get medicine.
Fang Wu warned them, "Brother Long, don't take any medicine without permission. Ask your master first."
Yu Qinglong said, "Don't worry, mother. I will ask carefully."
Fang Wu didn't stop him.
The couple hurried to Shangxi Village. Seeing that there were no patients, Yu Qinglong asked Fang Shu to guard the door and whispered to Father Mo, "Master, I would like to ask you to give me some anesthetic, please."
This world also has anesthetics. While not as potent as the Ma Fei San mentioned in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Hua Tuo," they are still quite effective. It's just very expensive, so few people use it. But his master has this stuff.
This is made from Datura flowers and Aconitum kusnezoffii, and he has also seen the recipe.
There is scopolamine in the Datura flower. His teacher mentioned it by chance when he was explaining a case and giving examples in the law class. He still has some impression that this thing does have a sedative effect.
Doctor Mo asked, "What are you going to do?"
Yu Qinglong briefly explained the situation: "Master, the child is still very young. If I don't take care of him, what if..."
It wasn't just a child's problem. Those two thieves were men. What if they did something to Li Zheng?! It would leave a lifelong psychological scar on him.
Doctor Mo said, "But this is also very dangerous for you!"
Yu Qinglong said, "That's why I came to you to ask for this medicine. This matter will be easier if we can knock those two down."
Doctor Mo was worried no matter how he thought about it, so he said, "No, I'll go with you."
The old man took the medicine box, filled it with dozens of packets of medicine and needles, and then went out.
The three of them arrived at Xiaxi Village before noon. Someone saw Doctor Mo and asked, "Doctor Mo, why are you here? Is anyone in our Xiaxi Village sick?"
Doctor Mo said, "I don't know if anyone in the family is sick. It's just that the flood just passed, and some people in several nearby villages have fallen ill, so I came to see if anyone needs some medicine as a preventative measure."
The man said, "You're right. How much do you sell this medicine for?"
Doctor Mo said, "One packet costs three hundred coins."
"So expensive?!" The villagers thought this was just robbery, so they just smiled and left.
"Medicine for sale!" Fang Shu suddenly shouted, "Preventing typhoid fever, reducing fever and relieving cough, and also special decoctions to dispel cold and dampness!"
However, at this time, most people were in the fields, and there were not many people in the village. So it took a while for someone to ask. But after asking, once they heard the price, no one bought anything.
After a while, they arrived at Li Zheng's door.
"Medicine for sale!" Fang Shu continued shouting in order to avoid being discovered by Yu Qinglong. "Medicine that can prevent colds, reduce fever, relieve coughs, and resolve phlegm! We also have decoctions specifically for dispelling cold and dampness! Prescriptions specially formulated for this heavy rain and flooding! Guaranteed to cure any illness!"
When the short bandit heard this, he immediately became interested! He threatened Li Zheng in a low voice: "You! Go out and find a way to get two bags! Otherwise, I will kill your son!"
Li Zheng recognized Fang Shu's voice immediately. In the entire village, Fang Shu and Yu Qinglong were the only couple who helped him the most!
So he went out without thinking.
Fang Shu asked him, "Hey, Brother Yan, would you like two packets of medicine?"
Li Zheng asked: "How much is it?"
Fang Shu said, "The medicine for treating typhoid fever is twenty-five cents, if you want it, I'll charge you twenty cents. The medicine for prevention is fifteen cents, if you want it, I'll charge you ten cents. They're all home-grown herbs, so they're not expensive. Which one do you want?"
Li Zheng could afford the money, so he went to get the copper coins and said, "I want both, but how do I take them?"
Because it was daytime, Yu Qinglong was worried that the group would be watching him from the window, so he didn't go any closer. Li Zheng could only ask Fang Shu.
Fang Shu gave the medicine to Li Zheng and said, "This is for treating typhoid fever, and this is for prevention. If you don't have a high fever, runny nose, or headache with the typhoid fever medicine, don't take it. If you have the symptoms mentioned above, use it. Boil three bowls of water into one bowl, drink it all at once, and drink it once a day for three days. This preventative medicine can be taken at any time, also boil three bowls of water into one bowl. Drink one bowl a day for three days. It's a bit bitter, because it uses cheap and effective medicines, so the taste is not very good. But you can drink it without worry. If you drink it, I guarantee that any disease will be cured. You don't understand, after this flood, plague is likely to break out, so it's good to be on guard."
Li Zheng understood, took the medicine bag and went back to the house.
Fang Shu then began to hawk his wares all over the village, while Yu Qinglong went around and arrived at Li Zheng's backyard.
He held a wooden stick in his hand.
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Author's words: Fang Shu: God, please keep my Longge safe. I'm willing to never eat sugar cakes again [Please]
Qinglong: Can you be a little more sincere? [Question mark]
Fang Shu: Then I'd like to never get cavities in my life! [Please]
Qinglong: ...Eating and taking are your faults [rolling eyes]
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