"It is like a seven-year illness that requires three years of treatment with mugwort."
Three-year-old mugwort does not refer to mugwort that has grown for three years, but rather the aged mugwort fluff obtained by drying, pounding, screening and storing the mugwort leaves picked during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Mu Huaixi hadn't expected to buy moxa from Furongqiao Commune. She'd wanted to teach Xiaohua and Fengjuan about moxibustion before, but hadn't had the ingredients. Dried moxa leaves were available in Maidiping, but they were usually used to repel mosquitoes. The moxa was too pungent to be used for moxibustion.
The moxa from Furongqiao Commune was exactly three-year-old moxa, and there was also some fine moxa in stock. Mu Huaixi immediately used her purchasing quota to discuss business with Xue Xiangyang.
On the way home from get off work, she happily told Ying Mingcheng about this. Moxibustion does not need to be as precise as acupuncture, but it is more effective than massage. Once they both learn it, they will be able to serve more comrades.
After dinner, Mu Huaixi did not stay on the warm kang to continue chatting with Ying Mingcheng, but went to Sister Yu's house. At noon, Sister Yu asked someone to inform her that all family members had to go there to discuss the Spring Festival Gala.
But when she arrived at the Wei family's courtyard, she found out that the Spring Festival Gala had been changed into a group wedding and chorus because there were too few people who signed up to perform.
"Weddings weren't popular a few years ago. People rushed to get their marriage certificates, and some didn't even hand out wedding candy. The organization said everyone who got married in the past five years should come to the collective wedding so everyone can bless you with happiness!"
Everyone was moved by Sister Yu’s words. After all, it was a group wedding, and no one standing inside would stand out. Who wouldn’t want to receive blessings from others?
"Then we have to build a school in our military district sooner rather than later. Maybe next year we'll have a bunch of extra kids in the family quarters!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, causing everyone to burst into laughter. Mu Huaixi turned her head and bit her lip, and she understood the meaning a little later.
Since it is a wedding, there must be a bridal chamber. The organization's painstaking efforts will probably make the family area more lively. Then Sister Yu talked about the arrangements for the wedding and chorus. Mu Huaixi was not selected to sing in the chorus due to the busy work at the health center. Instead, she was assigned to make the big red flowers for the collective wedding.
The big red flower was made of red paper. Mu Huaixi walked to the flower shed on the west side of the yard, and someone greeted her as soon as she arrived.
"Hey, Doctor Xiao Miao is here~"
Mu Huaixi frowned, remembering that the person in front of her seemed to be called Wang Xiaoshui, whom she had seen in the kitchen before.
Wang Xiaoshui seemed unaware that he had called the wrong name. He called her again with a smile and asked her to sit next to him. However, Mu Huaixi was not familiar with the people around her. Sister Hongxia happened to wave over there, and Mu Huaixi smiled apologetically at her and went to Sister Hongxia's side.
But as soon as she turned her head, she frowned again. She thought Wang Xiaoshui was speaking unclearly or had a heavy accent, but as soon as she turned around, she heard laughter and discussions behind her. Perhaps they felt it was too noisy here and didn't even think about avoiding her.
But after her five senses were enhanced, her hearing had to improve as well. She clearly heard the woman next to Wang Xiaoshui ask disdainfully, "Is this the doctor from the small temple you were talking about? He looks quite good."
"What's the point of looking good? The battalion commander's wife is so powerful!"
Wang Xiaoshui's thin voice also came in, "Hey, who said that being good-looking is useless? If it's useless, she'll marry the battalion commander and you'll be promoted to company commander. Don't you see, just being a deputy battalion commander is awesome! She gets a job right away and is so proud."
"The deputy battalion commander is really so arrogant that he doesn't even sit with us company commanders' wives. Oh my..."
Mu Huaixi felt particularly uncomfortable when she heard them insisting on the word "deputy", but even if she slowed down her pace, she didn't hear why they called her temple doctor. Those people must have said a lot behind her back.
Three women make a drama. She knew before coming to the family compound that it would definitely not be peaceful here, but she didn't expect to have to face other people's criticism so soon. She suddenly became very curious about what her reputation was like outside, and she was also a little annoyed with her enhanced five senses. If she hadn't heard it, she wouldn't have so many troubles.
Mu Huaixi was folding paper when she was suddenly bumped by someone next to her. She turned her head and heard Sister Hongxia sneak up on her and whisper, "Xiao Mu, have you heard? Captain Hao and his wife had a fight in the middle of the night and woke up half the people in the building."
Mu Huaixi knew Captain Hao, a subordinate of Ying Mingcheng's. His wife had just joined the army two days ago, and they had been neighbors at the guesthouse for a few days. Captain Hao had been assigned a one-bedroom apartment in the tube-shaped building behind the guesthouse, and the furniture had been ordered long before she moved in.
She recalled her several meetings with Captain Hao and really couldn't imagine that he would beat his wife. It really shows that you can't judge a person by his appearance.
"Hahahahahahahahahaha", Wang Hongxia was stunned for a moment, then she slapped her thigh and laughed so hard that she almost fell over.
Mu Huaixi realized belatedly that she had made a fool of herself. Her face flushed red and she glared at Sister Hongxia with amusement and helplessness. She was thinking about Wang Xiaoshui's matter, but who would have thought that Sister Hongxia would tell her about what happened in someone else's room!
Fortunately, Sister Hongxia was very righteous. No matter how curious the people around her were, she didn't tell them. Instead, she waited until she had laughed enough and calmed down before holding back her laughter and asking her, "Xiao Mu, I forgot you're a new bride. You haven't had sex with Deputy Battalion Commander Ying yet, have you?"
Mu Huaixi ignored her and folded the red paper in her hand seriously, but her arm was grabbed by Sister Hongxia, "I'm telling you, don't be shy. You two are a serious couple, and a smooth bedroom will last a long time. Besides, if you are really shy, there is still the wedding. You must hurry up and spend the bridal chamber after the wedding!"
Mu Huaixi didn't want to respond at all. She was just glad that her house was a two-story building, otherwise what happened that night would be heard by others. She really didn't want to go out!
She didn't know that her cold expression made Wang Xiaoshui and his group think of her as even more ridiculous.
"Hey, look, it's not that our company commander's wife is insignificant, but the doctor in the small temple doesn't even bother with the first battalion commander's wife. He doesn't know she's the real battalion commander's wife!"
"That's right. Wang Hongxia is such a fool. She loves to show off to the cold shoulder. It's really funny."
Liu Qing heard this and frowned as she walked away from Wang Xiaoshui's group. She went around to Mu Huaixi to remind her. However, as soon as she sat down next to her, she heard her ask, "Why did Wang Xiaoshui call me Doctor Xiaomiao?"
"Have you heard?"
"No, she yelled in front of me."
"Huh?" Liu Qing was taken aback, but met Wang Xiaoshui's prying gaze. The latter looked away with disdain. Liu Qing knew that she was going to make up a story about him "climbing up the social ladder" again.
She felt very disdainful and briefly explained to Mu Huaixi, "Wang Xiaoshui knew about your family's affair with Cao Aijun and spread a lot of gossip to the people in the kitchen and the family compound."
"What does this have to do with her?" Mu Huaixi couldn't understand, and she didn't understand why Wang Xiaoshui used the saying "It is better to demolish a temple than to ruin a marriage" to give her the nickname of temple doctor. What good would it do for Wang Xiaoshui to offend her?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
