Chapter 205: Applying Medicine (Part 2)
Madam Cui nodded and said, "Okay."
When the two of them arrived at the door of their home, Mrs. Cui saw an old locust tree not far away with many locust flowers on it. She said, "Let's pick some locust flowers after dinner. Mom will make you some dumplings."
Old Madam Cui just wanted to be nice to Jiang Zhiluo, and she wanted to be open-hearted to her.
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Okay, when I come back, my mother and I will pick some locust flowers together and we can make dumplings together."
Madam Cui said, "Don't worry. You still need to take care of your father's feet. Mother can handle it by herself."
The two went home to have lunch first. After lunch, Mrs. Cui packed some things for Jiang Zhiluo, and Jiang Zhiluo took them back to Xingshan Village.
It was just lunch time, and there were people sitting under a big tree at the entrance of Xingshan Village, chatting.
"No one in our village sells food, so why are these two people going door to door?"
"You must be determined to collect the grain. The more you can collect, the better."
"Brother Jiang has already said that it's best not to sell food outside. Once Brother Jiang says this, it means that we can't sell food outside."
"That's right. We all followed Nephew Jiang to escape the famine back then, and we all know how he speaks. He won't say things too clearly, lest he be complained about later. He only gives suggestions, and whether you listen or not is up to everyone."
"Among the group of people who fled the famine with Brother Jiang, there were a few with bad intentions who refused to obey Brother Jiang, and they died on the road."
"They were stupid. They didn't listen to Brother Jiang's advice. They were either eaten by wolves or infected by the miasma..."
"We won't be selling food at this time anyway. If they charge two cents more per pound, there must be something wrong."
"The original residents of Xingshan Village may not know how powerful Uncle Jiang is, so they may not listen to Uncle Jiang."
"Villagers are used to watching what others do. Since no one is selling grain, the one or two households that want to sell grain will feel uneasy and hesitant. Look, they are still waiting and watching, and have not sold any grain."
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When Jiang Zhiluo arrived at Xingshan Village, she heard some men in the village gathering together to discuss selling grain.
Hearing them say that no food was sold outside, Jiang Zhiluo nodded secretly.
But she also realized that her father's words carried so much weight in the village.
When Jiang Zhiluo was walking towards her parents' home with a basket on her back, the villagers spontaneously stopped talking and looked at her.
"This is Brother Jiang's eldest daughter."
"As expected of Brother Jiang's daughter, she seemed a little dull before, but now she seems to have suddenly become smart and capable."
"They say I was stimulated when I was little, so my reaction was a little slow, but now I'm grown up and it's fine."
There was also an old lady who took the initiative to talk to Jiang Zhiluo and said, "Zhiluo, isn't there anyone in your village who goes to collect grain?"
Jiang Zhiluo grew up in Xingshan Village and recognized the old lady. She said, "Grandma Li, our village has grain buyers, but the manager said that with the war in Qingzhou, grain prices have doubled, so they're thinking of buying grain from our village and selling it."
Upon hearing this, the people nearby quickly stood up and came to Jiang Zhiluo, "Zhiluo, are you telling the truth?"
Jiang Zhiluo nodded and said, "Yes, aunts, if you don't believe me, just go to our village and ask around and you'll find out. Also, I went to the grain store in the town and county seat to buy grain, and the price per pound has gone up by one or two cents."
The old lady slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, I knew they had bad intentions. Why would they raise our food prices for no reason? So this is the problem."
"Thank goodness Brother Jiang reminded us, and thank goodness we listened."
"It's right to listen to Uncle Jiang."
"Yes, nephew Jiang doesn't say anything casually. Everything he says is correct..."
"Zhiluo, thank you."
"Don't be polite, Auntie. It was the grain collector who said that. We didn't know this news either."
After talking to the villagers for a few words, Jiang Zhiluo returned home.
When Jiang Zhiluo arrived home, her parents and younger brothers and sisters were picking locust flowers in the yard.
Everyone gathered around Jiang Zhiluo happily when they saw her.
"Sister..."
"Sister..."
Everyone shouted happily.
Jiang Zhiluo asked, "You picked so many locust flowers?"
Jiang Yunzheng said, "Sister, we went to pick them after breakfast. The villagers asked about it, so we said that locust flowers can be used to make dumplings."
This was what Jiang Zhiluo told them last time. She said that after the locust flowers grow, they can be picked and made into buns and dumplings.
Jiang Yunzheng and the others always remembered that when they saw locust flowers, they would rush out to pick them as a family.
Strength lies in numbers, so we picked a lot and could make a lot of buns.
Now the family sets up a stall at the market to do some small business. They can make a lot of money every market, and they have income. Ye is also willing to make some delicious food.
In the past, people would not even dare to eat white bread, let alone put meat in it.
Jiang Xiangchuan was making a bellows, and next to him were some finished umbrella ribs, umbrella stands and other things.
There is also a small pool next to it with soaking bamboo in it.
She knew that making bamboo took a long time, and estimated that it would take her father more than a month to make the umbrella.
Because soaking bamboo also takes time.
However, if you can make a lot of umbrella ribs and accessories at once, and do more in one process, you can make several umbrellas at once.
Jiang Xiangchuan put down his work and prepared to stand up. Jiang Zhiluo hurriedly said, "Dad, don't move your feet. Don't use too much strength."
"Okay, okay, I won't move."
Jiang Zhiluo asked, "Are you still applying the medicine I gave you last time?"
The last time she came, she brought the prepared medicine. One of the medicines was to be applied to her father's feet to recuperate so that she could re-set his broken bones.
Jiang Xiangchuan said: "Don't worry, I'll apply the medicine every day and drink the medicine every day."
Jiang Yunshu added, "Third sister is very attentive. She is the one who makes the medicine every night."
Jiang Yunhua does these delicate tasks very well.
Jiang Zhiluo beckoned Jiang Yunhua over and said, "Third sister, come here so I can see your face first."
Jiang Zhiluo also prescribed facial medicine for Jiang Yunhua, to be applied twice a day, morning and evening.
Jiang Yunhua looked at her elder sister, her eyes sparkling. "Sister, I feel like the scars on my face have faded a little."
Jiang Yunmian said, "Yes, yes. After Sister washed her face this morning, I looked at her face and it felt much better."
At this time, Jiang Yunhua still had medicine on her face.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Third sister, wash off the medicine first, and I'll show you."
Jiang Yunhua nodded and hurried to pour water to wash her face.
Whether it is the medicine for Cui Hejin's treatment, or the medicine for her father and Jiang Yunhua, some of these medicinal herbs are extremely precious and it would be difficult for her to find them.
Those medicinal herbs are not available on the market, and even if someone has them, they have already been bought at a high price.
It was also thanks to Zhuang Xing'an that I helped to find all the medicinal herbs.
However, this also gave her a deeper understanding of Zhuang Xing'an's strength.
If you don't have some strength, you won't be able to find all these herbs.
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