In modern times, poisoning from *Corydalis yanhusuo* (a type of purslane) is treated with induced vomiting, gastric lavage, and fluid replacement.
Inducing vomiting is the first priority, and it needs to be done as quickly as possible.
Seeing her mother and great-grandmother shouting and crying, Nini was so frightened that she also cried.
When asked if she had eaten any horse chestnuts, she nodded!
When asked how many horse chestnuts she had eaten, she shook her head!
Chunfeng tried to get Nini to drink soapberry water, but Nini just cried. Even when she tried to make herself cough up water, she clenched her teeth and couldn't cooperate with the adults.
Jiang Zhi was out looking for medicine at the time, and it was Qiaoyun who ran across several slopes before finding her.
Hearing that Nini might have eaten horse chestnuts, Jiang Zhi knew the situation was urgent and immediately went home.
When they returned, they saw that Xiaoman's grandmother had cried herself unconscious, and Chunfeng and Xiaoman were still trying to pry open Nini's mouth to force-feed her feces... Since there was no pig manure, they used human feces, and the stench was overwhelming everywhere.
Jiang Zhi quickly told the two to stop.
To cure poisoning from horse chestnut, vomiting must be induced, but the method must be carefully considered.
"Errui, hurry up and go to the charcoal kiln to find a brick!"
Although these charcoal kilns are all earthen kilns, the kiln openings are inlaid with fired earthen bricks, as is the case with Xiaoman's family's kiln.
The mud bricks were brought over quickly.
As Jiang Zhi instructed, the bricks were heated red-hot with firewood and immediately thrown into the latrine. After they had absorbed enough sewage, they were taken out, rinsed, and then boiled in water.
Boil the soup, let it cool, and then give it to Nini.
Nini immediately vomited. Apart from some of the water she had just drunk, there was only a small amount of mulberry juice. Knowing that she hadn't eaten much, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Next came the induced vomiting and gastric lavage, one bowl of rice water and one bowl of fecal water, until the vomit was clear. After that, Nini lay in bed for a few days, but when she got up, she was lively and energetic again.
This really scared the family. Now, Nini needs to be watched over whatever she eats.
She can only eat what the baby wild boar eats.
At this moment, Chunfeng and her daughter were studying plants, while Jiangzhi on the cliff was also busy.
She put something into the iron millstone and rolled it repeatedly until it became fine powder.
These are mulberry fruits.
After Nini was poisoned, Jiang Zhi picked a lot of mulberry fruits and dried them.
The reason for the poisoning of *Masang* is very simple.
The entire *Cephalotaxus fortunei* plant is poisonous, especially the young leaves and unripe fruits. Ingesting 15-60g of unripe *Cephalotaxus fortunei* fruit can cause poisoning.
Ripe fruit is juicy and sweet, which is why children often accidentally eat it.
Masone alkaloids are as toxic as aconitine in aconite and can be used as pesticides.
When the seeds of the horse chestnut are ground into powder and mixed with rice bran, and then sprinkled into the water, the fish that eat it will float to the surface, hence the name "drunken fish".
Jiangzhi's horse chestnut powder can not only intoxicate fish, but also has a way to deal with wild boars.
Moreover, Jiang Zhi also felt that she needed to prepare more.
No matter the era, wherever people can set foot and integrate into society, there is no such thing as a pure land.
One should not overestimate the friendship of others, nor should one underestimate the complexity of human nature...
Just as the medicine was finished being ground, Qiaoyun came out of the kitchen carrying a basin of hot water: "Mother, the medicine is ready. Will it be ready soon at your place?"
Jiang Zhi busily and carefully collected the ground medicine powder: "Almost done! I'll come over once it's cooled down."
"Hey, call your sister-in-law Chunfeng and Nini over, let's all wash together."
After several days of rain, today was a rare sunny day. Jiang Zhi asked Qiao Yun to brew some Eclipta prostrata for everyone to wash their hair.
Eclipta prostrata, also known as hair-darkening grass, grows along roadsides and ditches and can be seen everywhere.
Eclipta prostrata, also known as black eclipta prostrata
The seeds resemble small lotus pods, and the flowers look like small white chrysanthemums. When the branches are broken, black sap flows out. The juice from the fresh herb, when boiled and used as a shampoo, can make hair black and shiny and prevent hair loss.
This is also an ancient hair care method, which is used by women like Qiaoyun.
I heard that Aunt Jiang brewed some medicinal juice to wash her hair. Chunfeng and Xiaoman, who had just picked goji berries with Nini, went up the cliff.
Several women stood on a stone platform on the cliff, bathed in the autumn sun, chatting about everyday things while washing each other's long hair with water.
Beside her, four-month-old Caixia lay in the cradle woven by Xiaoman's grandfather, looking at her mother, singing softly, and kicking her little feet, making the red cloth monkey hanging above the cradle sway back and forth.
The little wild boar lay lazily beside the cradle, basking in the sunlight, grunting along with Xiao Caixia's hooting sounds.
"Auntie, Brother Dazhu said he can feel his leg again. Yesterday I scratched the sole of his foot with my fingernail and his toes moved. Does that mean he's getting better?" Chunfeng gently stroked Jiangzhi's hair and asked in a low voice.
She dared not let her grandparents know, fearing it would be a misunderstanding and everyone would be disappointed.
Jiang Zhi couldn't tell whether she was recovering or not, as paralyzed patients also have some physiological reflexes.
However, the human body has a very strong self-healing ability, so this possibility cannot be ruled out: "Whether it's good or bad, it's always good to have a reaction. If Dazhu can really stand up, it will all be thanks to you."
Since Xu Dazhu began to recover, his weight has increased rapidly, and Xiaoman's grandparents can no longer easily help him move his legs and massage his back as before.
Now, apart from Xiaoman, only Chunfeng can get up, sit down, and move around.
Previously, Xu Dazhu would lie in bed like a wooden doll every day, but now he has to sit outside every day. With increased activity, the workload for those who need to take care of him has also increased significantly.
Although he can use his arms, it is very tiring to carry things up and down several times a day.
Because caring for patients is hard work, Dazhu let her remarry so she wouldn't have to suffer for years and end up with the stigma of being a widow.
Chunfeng's eyes reddened. She wasn't afraid of hardship; she just hoped that Brother Dazhu could stand up again.
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Five days later, early in the morning, Xiang Dejin really brought three wounded soldiers to stay on the mountain, along with Li Laoshi.
Not only did people come, but they also brought more than a dozen migrant workers, carrying bedding and luggage for several people, as well as the food rations that should have been given to them by the medical shed. This was what he got after two days of verbal sparring with Zhang Juntou.
Xiang Dejin smiled at Xiaomanye who came out to greet him and said, "Grandpa, I'm here now. I'll have to trouble you to allocate a piece of land for my grandson to build a house."
Then, turning to Jiang Zhi who had come upon hearing the news, he said, "Auntie, we'll be neighbors from now on. Please take care of me!"
The handymen he brought didn't rush back; instead, they wanted to help build the house.
Li Laoshi followed Xiang Dejin obsequiously: "General Xiang, I am an honest man, and I speak the truth. I will sincerely run errands for you generals from now on."
Xiang Dejin was so annoyed that he had no choice but to agree to stay: "Fine, you even abandoned your little wife to come up the mountain, so stay!"
But remember this: if I find out you're up to no good, don't blame me for sending you to Zhang Juntou's place to fill a vacancy!
Li Laoshi repeatedly assured him, "Don't worry, General Xiang, I'm an honest man, I'm definitely honest."
He didn't want to be sent to Zhang Juntou's place.
A few days ago, he recognized the woman in the mountains as the one who had disappeared with Boss Hu. Before he could decide whether to report her to Zhang Juntou, he was put on the "bandit" list and arrested.
Li Laoshi was both angry and furious; he was a great contributor who deserved a reward.
If it weren't for him, how could there be so many "bandits" and how could Zhang Juntou have achieved such great merit?
On the mountain, I even helped break a stone.
But he dared not say it aloud. If the refugees knew he was stirring up trouble, they would surely skin him alive.
What made Li Laoshi even more desperate was that during the day he was arrested, his "little wife" who had gone hungry for three days and nine meals a day was finally sent to someone else's shack.
It was Xiang Dejin who spoke up for him and got him released, and he even received a reward of ten catties of grain. So Li Laoshi started to rely on Xiang Dejin.
Li Laoshi felt that supporting women was too troublesome, and that it was more appropriate to find a powerful backer to support him.
After much persuasion, Xiang Dejin finally nodded in agreement, and Li Laoshi stayed.
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