Chapter 109 Rat Head
Sang Luo went down the mountain with Shen Lie because she also wanted to go down the mountain to ask several families in the village which one had cloth to sell.
The two of them went to Chen's house first. When it came to smearing poison on arrowheads, Chen Dashan certainly didn't know how to do it, but surprisingly, Chen Pozi knew how to do it!!!
The old lady was quite proud. "I saw my father make this before. It's a herb that can be dug up in the mountains over there. It's called rat head. My father and a few brothers make some every year. They bring it with them when they go into the mountains. They don't use it at other times. The prey wouldn't dare to eat it after using it. But if you encounter a big prey, you have to use it. It's life-saving. It's quick to load the arrow. Once it's loaded in the jar, you can use it with the arrowhead. If the prey is hit by this poisonous arrow, it will die after walking a few steps."
Chen Dashan was confused: "With such great power, why haven't you told me about it before?"
Mrs. Chen glanced at him and said, "You used to trap pheasants nearby. Do you think it's snake repellent powder? How poisonous is this thing? How dare I teach you? Later, when you and A Lie went into the mountains without telling me and brought back a wild boar, I was scared to death. I wanted to teach you, but there is no such medicine nearby. I was thinking of asking at the pharmacy, but before I could do that, you were conscripted into the army."
The old lady looked at Chen Lie again and said, "If you want to find this thing, you should go to the medicine store and ask. I remember the method, but I will also listen to what the medicine store says. But one thing is, you guys have to keep this medicine well, and don't let the children touch it. This thing is too poisonous. Whether it is a child's hand accidentally touching it or swallowing it, or an arrow not shot accurately, it will be fatal."
Shen Lie nodded and took note, saying, “Okay, I’ll ask when I go to the county tomorrow.”
Tomorrow afternoon they will secretly go to the county town to bring back the grain. Chen Youtian and his men will go there before dawn to pull the grain and store it in Dongfulou first. They will escort the women setting up stalls back at noon and go there again empty-handed in the afternoon. They will pull out the grain before the city gate closes and transport it back home at night.
You don't have to go anywhere else to look for this herbal medicine for Mouse Head. Just ask the same clinic where you bought the medicine that day.
The old lady explained everything she needed to, and then directly told the family's recipe for making poison to deal with wild animals.
That’s right, I said it directly.
Although it was something passed down in their family, wasn't it used by everyone to avoid disaster and save their lives when they went into the mountains? Why hide it at this time? Besides, there was no one else here, only her grandson and Chen Lie and his wife, so the old lady was happy to say it.
Besides, to be more specific, it would be easier for Ali to ask when we go to the clinic.
You don’t know anything and you expect the doctor to teach you the prescription?
Beautiful you.
You have to already know it, and only then will a good doctor give you some more advice.
Chen Lie's matter was settled, and the next thing was for Sang Luo to buy cloth.
Mrs. Chen shook her head and said, "We don't have much cloth left at home, so we need to save some for ourselves. Go ask your uncle Zhou. His two daughters-in-law are both good at weaving."
Originally, the Lu family's cloth was also quite good, but recently they changed people to weave it. Wang Chunniang's weaving skills are not as good as Feng Liuniang's, so the old lady didn't recommend the Lu family at all.
Sang Luo thanked him with a smile and looked at Chen Lie: "I'm going to Uncle Zhou's house, why don't you go back first?"
Chen Lie said seriously: "I also have something to discuss with Uncle Zhou."
Chen Dashan glanced at him. It was just a matter of getting Zhou Jiasanlang, Silang and Wulang to train with him. It was really not worth making a special trip for this.
But seeing that he is a young boy who just got married, it's normal for him to stick with his wife.
The Chen family's grandparents and grandchildren sent the young couple out of the Chen family's yard with smiles in their eyes.
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When Sang Luo and Shen Lie went to Zhou's house, Shen An, Shen Ning and a few other kids who often played together were at the riverbank.
Looking for brothers Shen Jin.
Shen Jin hasn't been to their house since the snow began, and he didn't go even after the snow melted in the past two days. Shen An and Shen Ning both knew the reason.
The eldest brother beat up my third uncle and said he would cut off all ties with him from now on.
Hu Zi and a few others who had watched the fun learned from Shen An and Shen Ning.
Chen An didn't want to recognize his uncle, but he was still worried when he saw Shen Jin and the others: "Many families in the village have started to go to the county to buy beans. Did your family buy any?"
Shen Jin shook his head: "My father is still lying at home. He said there are beans at home. If you want to buy them, he said he will buy them after his injury is healed."
In fact, after being beaten up, Shen San had been lying in bed every day under the pretext of recuperating from his injuries. Wasn't there still one month of service in December? It was originally agreed that Li would serve in November and Shen San would serve in December.
Shen San was indeed beaten badly that day, and he cried like a ghost for two days. Isn't this a ready-made reason? Let the wife continue to serve the December service.
He felt that he had to be weaker, so he became weaker and weaker. Now Shen Jin cooked two meals a day at home while standing by the stove on a stool.
Shen An and Shen Ning looked at each other.
The brother and sister were only teenagers and didn’t quite understand much about these things, so they didn’t know what to say for a while.
A group of children sat on the river bank and sighed.
In the past, they felt sorry for Shen An and Shen Ning, but now, when they compared themselves, Shen An and Shen Ning had become the best-off children in the village. Apart from a few particularly poor families in the village, Shen Jin and his friends were probably the most pitiful.
Which family of these children is short of food? Aren't their parents secretly buying food? For example, for Da Niu, Er Niu, and Hu Zi and A Xu, whose grandparents live in nearby villages, their parents went to inform them with torches at night on the first day they got the news to prepare food and buy beans. They also secretly informed each family to find places to store food in the mountains.
As for storing grain together, that’s not the case. Each family has its own way.
Of course, the children didn’t understand these things. They only knew that their parents, uncles, grandparents were all stepping up their preparations. They were nothing like the Shen Jin family, who had no reaction at all.
Shen An looked at his two ignorant cousins, Shen Yin and Shen Tie, and became worried. He said to Shen Jin, "There's a war outside, and many people have died. My brother said there might be a war here too..."
How can you deal with this?
I kept these words in my heart and never said them out loud.
Because the relationship between the two families really can't be said to be too close now.
Shen Jin was also in a depressed mood. As soon as his eldest cousin came back, Zhoucunzheng notified every household that night. The villagers had gathered together to discuss these things over the past two days. Several families had driven their carts to buy beans during the day today. He talked to his father about it several times, but was scolded every time.
Shen Jin watched helplessly as other families brought food back home one after another, but there was no movement from their family. They looked listless.
"Wait for my mother to come back in a few days."
His mother is back. No matter whether his father or his mother goes to serve in the army, the adults in the family will not lie in bed like they do now.
Shen San was indeed beaten, but it wasn't to the point where he couldn't get out of bed for several days. Shen Yin and Shen Tie were not quite sure, but Shen Jin could vaguely guess a little.
His father just didn't want to serve in the army. Service was hard, especially in the coldest weather. His father looked at him with a frown several times.
Shen Jin felt inexplicably that it was because he was young when he was looked at. If he were a few years older, maybe twelve or thirteen, his father might have sent him out to serve as a substitute.
Because his father had said it many times that this year the corvée labor in the county would be much lighter for women and boys than for men like him.
Shen An didn't talk about buying food anymore. He looked at Shen Jin, moved his lips, and asked, "My brother and Dashan are going to teach us how to shoot slingshots and climb trees. Do you want to learn too?"
My brother said that what you learn may save your life at the critical moment.
Shen Jin's eyes lit up, then dimmed again, and he stammered, "Brother, you won't teach me, right?"
On the first day after the eldest brother came back, he broke into their house and threatened to cut off all ties with their family. Shen Jin and the others were not there at the time, but afterwards he heard his father scolding him so much that his ears were almost callused. He also heard others mention it in front of him several times, intentionally or unintentionally.
So even when the snow melted, the three brothers didn't dare go to the eldest brother's house.
Chen An was actually a little unsure. The eldest brother was still the eldest brother, and he was very nice to them and his sister-in-law, but when he got angry that day, he was actually quite scary.
He blinked and said, "Why don't you try? Just follow quietly and see if my brothers agree?"
He felt that his eldest brother would hate his third uncle and third aunt, but he should be nice to Shen Jin and the others, right?
If Shen Yin and Shen Tie were raised by him and his sister, then he, his sister and Shen Jin were raised by their eldest brother.
Shen Jinxiong was quite annoying when he was little, but he was very good at currying favor with his big brother since he was little, because his big brother would often bring him some food.
Shen Jin himself may not remember much, but Shen An remembers a lot. As long as the things are not too few, Shen Jin will have a share in seven or eight out of ten times, but he and his sister will have more, and Shen Jin will have less.
The eldest brother's partiality was very clear, because he and his sister did not eat as much as Shen Jin at home, nor did they eat as well as Shen Jin.
Because of this, when Shen Jin had something delicious when he was a child, he would actually share some with him and Aning, and then go to his eldest brother to please him.
Later, when the eldest brother passed away, Shen Jin was about six years old. He learned to speak by looking at his uncle and aunt's expressions, and he became more and more annoying.
Thinking of this, Chen An pursed his lips again: "My brother has never seen you being foul-mouthed and annoying, so he probably won't chase you away."
I also heard him say some good things about Shen Jin for helping with the reclamation, the work and for reporting the news, but I was too lazy to tell Shen Jin about this.
Shen Jin blinked: "Then, shall I try?"
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Shen Lie's training plan was to be implemented before dawn the next day.
This was the notice the children received from home before going to bed at night, telling them not to lie in bed the next day. They had to follow the adults who were setting up stalls to run to the county town before daybreak to build up their strength and endurance. Before daybreak, they would jog behind the convoy, warming up in the light of the torches, and speed up after daybreak.
Therefore, Shen Jin, who had planned to sneak into the team shamelessly, failed on the first day because it was too late when everyone knew the news, and none of the kids he had talked to on the riverbank had the chance to go out and inform him.
Sang Luo, who had agreed to only learn quick and urgent skills such as archery and tree climbing, was actually eager to go out for a run when she saw that three people in her family were going out for a run. However, the ancient underwear was really not suitable!
No matter how young the original owner was, she would be sixteen in another month. Her life would not be so turbulent, but she had everything she needed. She could forget about running, at least not now.
For the first time, Sang Luo felt that she needed a bra, a sports bra. Even if the one she cut was completely different from the ones she bought in shopping malls in the future, she had to try her best to make it.
Thinking of this, she took her purse and followed Chen Lie and the others.
Shen Lie looked at her suspiciously: "Are you going too?"
Sang Luo shook her head: "I can just walk with my aunts to the county to buy some things."
The county's ready-made clothing shops not only sold ready-made clothes, but also rags. In the past, Sang Luo only bought relatively inferior coarse cloth scraps, which were used to make soles, uppers and purses. At that time, she saw that there was no shortage of silk and satin scraps, and they were only 10 cents per pound.
But she was not prepared to take the small scraps of cloth. She was going to see if there were any pieces of satin cloth that were slightly larger than the scraps of cloth and were sold by the piece. They were more expensive than the scraps of cloth, but much cheaper than the whole material. Sang Luo was going to buy a few more pieces. In the future, she and Shen Ning's underwear would depend on these materials.
It’s luxury, but for something worn next to the body, not much fabric is needed. Sangluo thinks it’s perfectly fine to buy small amounts of fabric and make a few sets of clothing.
For bras and the like, make relatively conservative styles and practice with coarse cloth first. Once you get it right, use good material to make two for yourself, even if you only use the good material for the lining.
That’s settled.
Chen Lie originally wanted to say that he could help bring whatever Sang Luo wanted to buy, but in his heart he was very willing for Sang Luo to go out with him, so he cleverly kept his mouth shut and just helped Sang Luo lock the door.
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