Chapter 84 Chapter 84 Qiu Jiang Brand Medicinal Wine is being prepared
"Here, this is for you."
Before she could react, two red envelopes appeared in her hands. Qiu Jiang blinked, "This is..."
"Your uncle packed this for you. It's not much, just consider it a token of his appreciation."
The "Uncle" Shi Yuexiu mentioned was her father. Although Qiu Jiang was young enough to be her father's grandchild, she naturally followed her generation in her mother's family, becoming the aunt of her nephews and nieces. According to the title, she should naturally call her sister-in-law's father "Uncle."
Qiu Jiang hadn't expected to receive a red envelope even though she hadn't gone to pay New Year's greetings. She smiled and hugged Shi Yuexiu. "Did my sister-in-law thank the old man for me?"
"Don't worry, your brother has already thanked him on your behalf, and your uncle has invited you to visit his home next New Year."
"Yeah, I'll definitely go."
Qiu Jiang nodded continuously, and waved the red paper envelope in her fair and tender hands to show off to her nephews and nieces.
Naturally, the two of them didn't want to be outdone, and they also shook the red envelopes she gave them, oh, and the one their grandfather gave them.
Two red envelopes.
More than my aunt’s.
Qiu Jiang's smile suddenly stopped, and she felt depressed because she was compared to the past.
Shi Yuexiu saw that she was becoming more and more childish, yet she still liked to pamper her. "Here, your brother and I made this for you."
Qiu Jiang was stuffed with another red envelope in her hand, and her eyes suddenly lit up. She let go of Shi Yuexiu's arms and showed off to her nephew and niece.
"Now I have two of them, and neither is open."
The two little ones were dumbfounded.
Well... it seems like I lost.
They both had tears in their eyes.
Qiu Jiang was stunned for a moment, and kept saying to them, "After dinner, Auntie will take you out to play."
The two finally burst into laughter.
"Yeah."
Seeing that they were making a mess again, Shi Yuexiu shook his head and went to wash up.
After a while, the fragrant aroma of the food lured the three aunts and nieces who were having fun in the courtyard back home.
After many days, Qiu Jiang was finally able to taste the cooking of her elder brother again. She was so happy.
"It's delicious, really delicious, big brother's cooking skills are amazing."
Qiu Hengan accepted her compliment and then served her a few spoonfuls of egg custard. "Try this and see how it tastes."
Qiu Jiang couldn't wait to put it in his mouth. The extremely smooth texture and the very fragrant taste burst in his mouth. There is simply no better egg cake than this.
She shook her thumb and said, "Delicious."
Shi Yuexiu felt sorry for her because she looked like she hadn't eaten properly for days. "You must have been eating leftovers these days."
"No, Captain Ji also treated me to a meal." Qiu Jiang said after swallowing a piece of egg cake.
Qiu Hengan and Shi Yuexiu looked at her together, "Didn't your team return to Hong Kong?"
"Yes, he went back, but he only stayed there for three days. He came back in the early morning of the day before yesterday. I originally thought that since he was back, I wouldn't have to look after the cats anymore, so I could come back. But Captain Ji was worried that something might happen to me. Plus, I encountered a murder case while on duty yesterday. It was already seven or eight o'clock when I came back, so Captain Ji was even more reluctant to let me come back so late. You guys are back today, so I said goodbye to Captain Ji, and he still took me back."
"Oh, I also met Achen. He's doing an internship at the Development Zone Hospital now. He looks so handsome in that white coat. He's worthy of being my nephew."
"What? Murder?"
For a moment, the two of them didn't know which piece of news to be surprised by.
But it seemed like the latter piece of news was more sensational. "How could a murder happen during Chinese New Year? Are you hurt?"
Qiu Jiang stood up and spun them around, "Look, there's nothing."
She sat down and continued, "But we almost froze to death. No one could have imagined that the suspect would run to the sea instead of anywhere else. Even though there was no water on the ice, he kept walking on it, and his shoes got soaked. The most important thing is that it was terribly cold. I thought I was pretty cold-resistant for a girl, but I still almost couldn't make it."
"Luckily, Team Ji lent me a down jacket, otherwise I would have frozen to death with just the one I was wearing."
"You don't know that the five colleagues from the development zone who were helping us track down the suspect were all suffering from hypothermia when we found them. If we had arrived a little later, they and the suspect would have been frozen into popsicles."
Shi Yuexiu's family is from inland. Even though she married in Anxi, she rarely went to the beach. If she wanted to go, she would definitely choose the middle of the year when the weather was warm. She felt that the temperature there was more suitable than in the city, but she never thought that the winter was so cold. Just listening to her talk was scary, and her heart couldn't help but rise. She reached out to hold Qiu Jiang's hand, and only felt relieved when she felt that her palm was warm.
Qiu Hengan, however, was born and raised in Anxi. He often went to the beach and knew better than her how cold it was in winter at the beach.
Hearing her say this, I immediately realized that what she said was really scary, and I couldn't help but worry about her.
"I'll make you some mutton soup later. Drinking more will replenish your qi and blood. Otherwise, you will definitely develop a chronic illness in the future."
Shi Yuexiu was also scared when he heard it, "Okay, then I'll go to the vegetable market to buy some mutton offal and replenish my body."
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll go with you and buy some more ingredients."
Although she had drunk delicious mutton soup last night, who could resist a bowl of hot and stomach-warming mutton soup in such a cold weather?
She even suggested, "I saw the weather forecast says it won't get warmer until next weekend. It's been quite cold these past few days. How about we sell mutton offal soup in the store for a few days? It's sure to be very popular."
"That's a good idea indeed. I'll buy a small amount first and see how your brother's recipe tastes. If it tastes good, we can try making and selling it tomorrow."
"Uh-huh."
Qiu Jiang took a few bites of the last of the meal and finished it. Qiu Hengan asked the four of them to go to the vegetable market and he booked the whole place for the pots, pans, and utensils.
Starting today, people who went home for the New Year are gradually returning, and there are more people in the vegetable market. Although it is not as lively as before the New Year, it is much better than the previous two days.
Seeing these familiar faces, I can’t help but miss them.
Especially when they saw an old lady selling very fresh meat at her stall, the four of them went to her house to ask about the prices.
"Five dollars and a half a pound. It's fresh. Want some?"
"What about the mutton?" Qiu Jiang also asked.
"An extra sixty cents, six dollars per pound."
This price is not cheap, but it is definitely not the most expensive and is still within an acceptable range.
Shi Yuexiu didn't bargain and said directly, "Auntie, give me a pound of mutton offal and two pounds of mutton."
"Okay, do you want me to chop it up?"
"That would be troublesome."
"Hahaha, no trouble, no trouble. I'm so happy to meet you guys today when I'm setting up my stall. I'm finally not just looking around without buying anything. You finally let me, an old woman, open a stall."
"Come and have a look. My mutton is very fresh."
She pulled a piece of mutton over to show them. It was light red in color, with clear texture and looked very delicate. This mutton was indeed good.
Shi Yuexiu chatted with her with a smile.
Qiu Jiang fulfilled her promise and took the two children shopping. After a while, they bought a lot of small toys. In particular, the two children held the bright red paper lanterns tightly and said they would go out to play with the lanterns at night.
By this time, the meat had been bought, so Shi Yuexiu took them to buy ingredients such as coriander, mustard greens, ginger, and other materials needed for opening the store tomorrow.
When they came out, they had nothing in their hands, but when they went back, even the two little ones were holding a few light bags in their hands.
After returning home, they didn't need to do anything. They just had to prepare the vegetables, while Qiu Hengan cut the mutton.
While Qiu Jiang was picking vegetables, his eyes were still staring at a large brown jar.
Shi Yuexiu was a little amused. "That's not something delicious. It's the medicinal wine your uncle brought for Heng'an to invigorate his blood circulation. It doesn't taste good and smells very pungent."
Qiu Jiang nodded.
That's right. It would be strange if the medicinal wine made from insects, snakes, scorpions, etc. could taste good. She doesn't like drinking this stuff either.
But how could she forget that this thing can also activate blood vessels.
She said seriously, "Actually, I can also make medicinal wine. Sister-in-law, let me try it. I'm sure I can make an improved version of it."
Shi Yuexiu hesitated a little, "Can you stand this smell?"
Even though she grew up in the village and had come across these medicinal wines many times, she had never dared to drink them in her thirty years of life. The only time she drank it was when she was tricked by an adult as a child, and she had remembered the taste for thirty years.
"Let me try. Believe me, I'm very good at it." Qiu Jiang promised coquettishly.
Shi Yuexiu was unwilling to refuse, but repeatedly emphasized to her not to cry if she couldn't drink it.
Qiu Jiang thought to herself that she wouldn't do that.
Her father is the most powerful Gu Master. Even if she can't catch up with his level, she should be able to improve the medicinal wine.
Seeing how determined she was, Shi Yuexiu really wanted to see if she would cry and regret it later.
"Go ahead."
"Okay." Qiu Jiang walked to the big table and lifted the bottle mouth covered by the big red cloth. Everyone in the room held their breath.
The two little ones were about to vomit.
"So disgusting, so disgusting."
Shi Yuexiu couldn't help it and retched twice.
Qiu Hengan has been forced by his father-in-law to drink it for several days. Now he has become somewhat immune to the taste. He is the strongest at this moment, just frowning slightly, obviously a little scared.
Qiu Jiang also frowned and stirred the liquid with a colander to see what kind of insects were there.
As soon as those creepy bugs came out, the people in the room immediately felt their scalps go numb. The two children couldn't help it at all and ran out first, shouting, "Auntie is so scary."
"This is just the beginning. You haven't seen how I play with insects." Qiu Jiang murmured softly. After taking a taste, he said, "The ingredients are good, but the fishy smell is not removed enough. The smell can kill a cow. The sealing method is also not right. It needs to be changed."
You can also add the flying Gu. This kind of Gu is highly poisonous and can kill people almost invisibly. However, many people don’t know that once the toxicity of this Gu is removed, it can activate blood vessels throughout the body.
There is one thing, flying Gu was very difficult to find and train in ancient times, and it might take more effort to cultivate it.
But it's just a matter of wasting time, that's all.
It just so happened that she also wanted to find a way to cure her abdominal pain. Although it wasn't particularly painful yesterday morning, it still made her twitch. If this happened every time she saw a murdered person, she would really be a little stressed.
But she still hasn't figured out how to solve her own problem.
After all, although she was bitten to death by the poisonous insect that her father made to treat her mother's illness in her previous life, she did not have any poisonous insect in her body in this life, so she should not be in such pain.
But now, in more than two months, she has no idea how many times she has felt the pain. She can't say that this pain is an illusion.
What's more, she could still see those black shadows. She suspected that the insect that bit her in her previous life had some special function, and her father might not know about it, so he left such a dangerous thing to her instead of destroying it.
It is undoubtedly difficult for me to find a way to control the pain it brings.
But no matter how difficult it is, you have to give it a try. Even if you can't eradicate it, at least you can relieve the pain.
She thought secretly, pondering several recipes for poisonous insects that could relieve pain. After writing them down, she decided to find out where she could find the ingredients she needed during this time.
But before that, we need to get out the flying Gu that can activate the meridians first.
In the next two or three days, she took a bus to nearby counties to look for materials for flying Gu.
He goes out early and comes back late every day, until one day before going to work, he brings back a few super annoying bugs.
Although it is placed in a small vine cage and people cannot see its appearance clearly, it is definitely not a good insect because it is so noisy.
No wonder he was caught and used to make wine.
What if my father becomes as noisy as this insect after drinking the wine made with it?
They have amazing associative abilities and actually started to worry about this.
"Oh, that's so difficult."
"What's so difficult?"
Qiu Jiang asked them curiously while fiddling with unknown herbs in a stone mortar.
The two of them told her about their concerns.
Qiu Jiang was embarrassed for a moment, but couldn't help teasing them, "You're right. If you drink wine made with this insect, you'll become very noisy. Your dad will then be chattering at your homework every day, like a bunch of crickets chirping in your ears."
Doing homework is annoying enough, and if dad is whispering in my ear...
Still chirping like a cricket.
No, it's a lot of crickets chirping...
Qiu Simiao and the other person were so scared that they burst into tears.
"No, Auntie, please don't make wine for Dad. Miaomiao doesn't want to be disturbed by crickets."
"Yeah, I don't want to either."
The two of them hugged her arms with tears in their eyes, their little bodies trembling, as if they were terrified.
As if a little frightened, Qiu Jiang quickly made amends, "But if you behave well and be good children, your father won't be able to make noises when you soak this wine."
"We must be good. Auntie must not let Dad become a ba ba."
They held her hands with their little hands, and asked her for reassurance with watery eyes.
Qiu Jiang blinked and promised, "Okay, then I promise you."
After getting the assurance, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief, and their little bodies threw themselves into her arms, saying softly, "Thank you, auntie. You are the best."
Qiu Hengan and his wife, who had just returned from closing the shop, were almost laughing to death, but Qiu Hengan was more at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Is he that scary?
However, for the two children who had played in the fields and heard the chirping of crickets, they felt it was truly terrifying.
Qiu Jiang knew that this thing was very noisy. In fact, it was not so noisy originally. It had been refined by her and had a very ferocious temperament.
There are many more that are just as ferocious inside.
The two children thought it was noisy, but in fact it was just because they were fighting to determine the final winner.
However, in order to avoid affecting the neighbors who had already returned one after another, Qiu Jiang simply put them in solitary confinement. With a cover on them, the gradually thinning air would surely accelerate their irritable tempers, and by then the flying Gu would have been trained.
After she fastened the button, the noise was indeed much quieter and could no longer be heard outside, but it couldn't be stopped because they were so close.
The whole room was filled with the chirping sound of this thing. Although the decibel level was not high, the faint buzzing feeling made people feel itchy all over.
Qiu Hengan and the other two adults could still bear it, but the two children could no longer bear it and ran to play with other children in the yard.
Inside the house, Shi Yuexiu and his wife were tidying up, but out of the corner of their eyes they unconsciously glanced at Qiu Jiang who was still grinding grass.
Seeing sweat on her forehead, Shi Yuexiu couldn't help but feel distressed, "Jiang Jiang, why don't you just forget it and drink this wine first. Your brother is used to it."
Qiu Jiang was very persistent, "No, we are almost there, we can't give up halfway."
Fortunately, I just use flying Gu to make wine, and the process is not as complicated as cultivating my own Gu worms, and the effect is better than that jar of medicinal wine, so why should I give up?
She continued to grind the grass persistently until it turned into a pool of liquid that was neither green nor yellow. She finally stopped and smiled.
Then I went to get a small pot and boil the medicine myself.
Not to mention that the grass, which looks ugly and looks terrible when cooked, smells super fragrant when cooked. Because their kitchen is a temporary shed built in the yard, the fragrance hits the noses of the children playing in the yard and the busy adults unscrupulously.
One by one, they tilted their heads to look over here.
"What are you cooking? It smells so good."
They originally thought that it was cooked by Qiu Hengan. After all, his cooking skills were well-known. Since moving to this compound, he took on the task of cooking for his family because of his mobility problems. The aroma of food often came from his house.
But when they looked inside, they saw that the slender figure couldn't be Qiu Hengan at all.
Although his wife's craftsmanship is acceptable, she is not as slender and tall as him.
Then you can imagine who this person is.
They were surprised that all the family members were such good cooks. They were so tempting.
Qiu Simiao and Qiu Sien couldn't help it, so they ran over to see what it was. The other children were also very curious, so they followed them and gathered at the door of the small kitchen to look into the narrow kitchen.
"Aunt, what are you cooking?"
"Fuck." Qiu Jiang replied, and turned sideways to let them see.
Qiu Simiao and his friends immediately realized that what their aunt was cooking was the grass she had just ground. They originally wanted to try drinking it, but when they saw that it looked like poop paste, they immediately frowned in confusion.
However, Qiu Jiang didn't want them to drink it. "Just look at it. Don't think it tastes good just because it smells good. It will be so bitter if you take a sip. Don't squeeze in here. Go out and have fun."
"Ah? It's bitter?"
Qiu Jiang teased them, "Come on, try it and see if I'm lying to you."
The brother and sister covered their mouths together and quickly took several steps back, fearing that she would really give them the drink.
After all, their aunt had never deceived them before. If it tasted good, she would never eat it alone. This shows that this thing must be really bitter, so they would be absolutely stupid to drink it.
"No, no, let's go play."
Qiu Jiang scooped a spoonful and brought it close to his nose, revealing an intoxicated look.
Not to mention, just smelling the scent is a pleasure.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t taste the same after drinking it.
When only a thick soup is left, turn off the heat and cover.
I went back to the house to see how my little bugs were doing.
This time when I entered the house, there was no longer the sound of a group of insects screaming. There was only one insect walking back and forth in the wicker cage in a panic, as if it could break out of the cage and bite someone at any time.
Qiu Jiang, however, held the rattan basket and spun around like a treasure, "Great, the winner is finally decided."
She threw the small cage into a large jar, then poured in the pot of water that had just been boiled, which was like a plaster. After sealing the lid, she found a secluded place, dug a hole and buried it.
After completing this operation, she jumped up and went to wash her hands.
After coming back, his already dark eyes were even brighter now, like stars. "Sister-in-law, when the medicinal wine is brewed again, you can drink it too. It's very powerful in replenishing qi and blood. It's just right for you."
To be honest, Shi Yuexiu was scared to death when he heard this.
"I...I want to drink it too? But I don't really like it. It tastes too fishy."
Qiu Jiang raised a finger to assure her, "Don't worry, wait until I make a new pot and you'll know it actually tastes pretty good. It only has the aroma of wine, without any fishy smell at all."
It's just a little strong. Even the generals who could drink the most would grimace after drinking a bowl of it. But who can blame them for being so delicious?
She secretly tasted it when her parents weren't paying attention, and she was so greedy. Unfortunately, she slept soundly all day, which scared her parents so much that they forbade her to drink. From then on, she had no chance to taste this delicacy.
Unfortunately, I still can't remember the recipe and can't make the original juice. Fortunately, my sister-in-law's father knows how to make it. After she improves it, she will definitely go back to exchange the recipe with Uncle Shi.
That way she can taste the delicious food occasionally in the future.
Qiu Jiang was so happy that her little face turned red with joy.
After all, it was the child who had painstakingly prepared it. How could she bear to say anything to refuse? So she swallowed all the words and hoped anxiously that this medicinal wine would not be successful.
She really can't bear it.
Qiu Heng'an didn't think she was fooling around. After all, when he was a child, his father also liked to tinker with these weird things. He didn't like them, so he didn't pay attention to them. However, she must have been exposed to a lot of them during the time she lived with her parents. What's more, she even succeeded in making itching powder and anti-itching powder, so it's not surprising that she also knew some methods of mixing medicinal wine.
Anyway, no matter how bad it tastes, it can't be better than the wine made by my father-in-law.
Not to mention that the little girl made it specially for him. This kind of thought is enough to warm his heart.
Therefore, I support her unconditionally.
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