Chapter 73 Pickles
As the old man spoke, he walked into the house, glanced at the two people who were slurping their bowls, shrugged his nose, sat down directly, and served himself a bowl of millet porridge.
"It's still dark in the morning, and you dumped a half-dead person in my yard! If I weren't so brave, I would have been scared to death today!"
"You two really know how to enjoy yourself. You leave as soon as you're done with your duties. Why aren't you thinking about me now?"
"Do I owe you any money?" Doctor Chang raised his hand indignantly and thrust the empty plate with only foam in it under Yang Yi's nose. "This pickled vegetable tastes good. Give me some more!"
Yang Yi stepped back a little, silently took the plate, and obediently went to get the pickles.
The old man’s nose is not a nose, and his face is not a face.
Under his stare, Xue Yongan pushed Tangwowo towards him.
This was rewarded with a satisfied hum.
Seeing this, Chen Chunxing knocked on the table and pretended to be dissatisfied. "I say, one of them is surnamed Xue and the other is surnamed Yang. Even if the old man wants to settle a score with someone, he shouldn't take it out on our things, right?"
However, Doctor Chang was not fooled. He pointed at Yang Yi, who was carrying pickles back, and asked, "You said his last name was Yang, which Yang?"
Chen Yandong quickly answered: "The bleating sheep!"
Shen Zhixia covered her mouth and pushed her under the table.
Doctor Chang snorted coldly: "Call him and see if his ancestors respond."
Yang Yi: “…”
Although it was not his turn yet, the old man had a general understanding of the conditions of the patients in the Shen family.
I also heard about the eldest daughter of the Shen family's habit of picking up random people.
I just didn't expect that this thing could be contagious!
It was so cold, I didn't sleep at night and went to the snow to shave ice "corpses"...
When Doctor Chang thought of this, he felt uncomfortable all over and was too lazy to even put on a show when talking to the county magistrate Xue Yongan.
"That's hard to say. What if it really comes true..." Chen Chunxing picked up a pickled radish with a smile, "I'm afraid it would scare you."
The white radish soaked in sugar-colored sauce overnight has a crispy, sour and sweet taste.
It has the freshness of fresh vegetables but is not bland, which is very different from the pickles made by ordinary people.
The rich aroma of the sauce makes my mouth water.
Doctor Chang didn't care about anything else. He put some porridge into the bowl and finished it in two mouthfuls.
"It's strange, why do I always feel that your side dishes taste better than other people's?"
In fact, he didn't come to blame anyone, he just felt clueless about the cold kitchen and wanted to find an excuse to eat for free.
Chen Chunxing certainly understood what the old man meant. He smiled and changed the subject, "What a coincidence, I think so too. After the spring comes tomorrow, our family is hoping to make money with this skill."
Doctor Chang nodded repeatedly. "No wonder you're encouraging everyone to grow vegetables! Just take these pickles for example. They may not look very presentable, but if they were taken to restaurants and hotels in Lin'an, they would definitely sell very well!"
"It's just..." He paused, hesitantly throwing a piece of dried radish into his mouth, "This place is remote and difficult to trade with. Shipping to Lin'an doesn't seem feasible... If we just rely on sending it to the county town... we'll have to plant too much."
Nowadays, every household grows vegetables. In the entire village, excluding the locals, there are more than 30 to 40 acres of land.
The yield of winter vegetables is much higher than that of grains, but it is not enough to fill you up.
When the time comes, tens of thousands of pounds will be collected...
"I'm afraid you won't even be able to get your money back." Doctor Chang said to Shen Chunxing, but glanced at Xue Yongan.
The vegetable seeds in the village were loaned by the Shen family, who agreed to share 30% of the next year's harvest.
But no matter how many there are, they are just vegetables. They cannot be sold at a high price and no one may buy them.
In this remote and poor area, who wouldn’t grow some vegetables?
Those fugitives were like headless flies, believing all the ideas proposed by the Shen family. However, he was not optimistic about this business and was even shocked in secret.
Magistrate Xue is truly too young! He's willing to spend a fortune to win the favor of a beautiful woman... But even though he's so wealthy, why didn't he even seek medical help after being hit with a club in Lin'an? He nearly died!
The old man drank four bowls of porridge but still couldn't come up with the answer.
Chen Chunxing was too lazy to discuss business with him and just kept snatching pickles from him.
In the end, Xue Yongan was afraid that the two of them would hold on... and he couldn't sit still after being stared at, so he took the initiative to suggest going to see the man from last night.
"I'm going too." Chen Chunxing wiped his hands.
"You only remember to come and see me now. It's only because I'm a good doctor..." Doctor Chang started to complain, but halfway through his words, he turned into a wry smile, "Otherwise, you wouldn't even be able to see me for the last time."
Chen Chunxing turned around in surprise, "So, you haven't cured it yet?"
Doctor Chang smacked his lips and asked, "When did I say I was cured?"
Chen Chunxing: “…”
Xue Yongan: "..."
Yang Yi decisively took the pickles away, leaving only some rice porridge that was as thin as it could be.
"Can't……"
Shen Mingqiu rolled his eyes and dragged Little Four away, "You can't do that all day long. Grandma is praising Sister Min to the sky, why do you only know this sentence?"
Chen Yandong tilted his head, frowned, and thought hard for a long time before muttering, "Old man, give me back the money!"
Shen Chunxing stumbled after taking half a step out of the door, turned around with sharp eyes, but only saw a piece of Shen Mingqiu's clothes.
"You little brat..."
She was very unhappy and was unable to get admitted in time until she arrived at Doctor Chang's house.
There was a pale-faced man lying on the bed. He was tall and thin. The quilt covered him, but it didn't cover his head and his feet were exposed.
The man's whole body was tense and straight, except for his eyes which were wide open. He didn't even blink when he saw someone coming in. After a while, he silently shed two lines of tears.
"Did you two abuse him?" Chen Chunxing poked Xue Yongan in the waist.
"How could that be?" Xue Yongan held down the rebellious hands, his expression indifferent, "Maybe he was saved by us and wanted to express his gratitude."
The man who had heard it correctly...bit his back teeth slowly.
There are such shameless people in the world!
If he hadn't been waiting for him outside, why would he have been left hiding in the snow for a whole night?
Just track it down... but track it carefully!
The two of them actually took turns, chasing for a while, going back to warm themselves by the fire, and then chasing for a while... and catching a rabbit to eat!
The most amazing thing is that he actually caught me!
The poor man was lying alone in the snow, smelling the aroma of meat that seemed to be right next to his mouth, not daring to move, and was kidnapped for two hours.
Finally it was frozen hard.
It was directly dug out by Yang Yi, packed up and sent to Doctor Chang for treatment.
"I guess this guy's family must be in a difficult situation, letting a mentally ill person like him run around like that..."
On the other side, Doctor Chang shook his head and sighed.
"Frostbite is easy to treat, but this is already cracked... it's hard to say. I'll do my best!"
After saying that, the old man went out to boil the medicine.
He was a smart man and knew that these three were not easy to deal with, and they would not really pick up an insignificant person.
The people left in the room stared blankly.
Chen Chunxing pulled a bench over and sat down. "According to custom, I should first ask you where you came from, what your purpose is... and why you're lying in ambush near my house?"
The man's lips moved, and he made a very faint sound: "If I tell you, you will believe it?"
Chen Chunxing didn't comment, "You speak first."
The man stared into her eyes and said, "Someone is paying me to kill you!"
“…”
"Girl, are you scared?"
Chen Chunxing held his forehead with his hand as if in a headache, raised his hand to interrupt, "Looking at you looking so weak, it's hard for me not to be afraid of bad luck."
Man: “…”
I vomited so hard that I almost spat out a mouthful of blood!
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