Chapter 46 The Magical Uses of Loquat Leaves
After returning to the village for more than two months, Xia Wu also realized that there were good and bad people in the village.
You may say that some people are simple, but in fact they have a lot of ulterior motives and will never miss any opportunity to take advantage of others.
There is also the possibility of turning the tables.
Because Xia Wu did not grow up in the village, he was very polite to these people for the sake of the Yang family and because he wanted to develop a career here.
Judging from the reactions of these people today, she guessed that things would not end so easily.
The next day after planting the apricot trees, Xia Wu went to the mountain to water the trees as usual, and this time he met someone picking loquat leaves again.
Another group of aunts, and this time they were not from Yanggou Village, but from the next village.
With yesterday's lesson in mind, Xia Wu didn't beat around the bush and shouted directly, "What are you doing? This mountain is leased to someone else. You can't pick fruits without permission."
Those people looked back and saw that it was a young girl. She was giggling and didn't take it seriously at all. She continued to pick loquat leaves.
Xia Wu approached and said with a dark face, "Which village are you from? This is illegal, don't you know?"
Then he took out his cell phone and called Yang Guofeng, "Hello, village secretary, someone is stealing my things over here on the mountain. Come and see which village they are from."
The women stopped only when they heard her making a phone call.
"Whoever stole something just picked a few leaves. It's not worth anything!"
"That's right, why are you like this, kid?"
Xia Wu picked up the loquat flowers they had knocked over with a distressed look on her face, and emphasized again, "This is the mountain I own. I paid for everything on it. If you take it without asking, isn't that stealing?"
Yang Guofeng soon arrived on a motorcycle. When they saw him coming, several women started to complain.
They were all from nearby villages and knew Yang Guofeng.
I wanted to ask Yang Guofeng to say a few good words for me, but Yang Guofeng's voice was terrifying: "Who told you to come to this mountain? This mountain is contracted out and is privately owned. Don't you know that?"
Someone complained, "There's no name written on the mountain, so how do we know it's owned by someone else? If we don't want to pick the fruits anymore, we can just leave."
A few people were muttering to themselves, seemingly unconvinced. Xia Wu stopped them, "You can go, but leave the loquat leaves behind."
In the end, those people became even angrier.
"How can you be so stingy at such a young age? It's just a few broken leaves. Who would care about them?"
As he said this, he poured all the loquat leaves in the basket onto the ground and walked away.
Yang Guofeng was almost pissed off by these people. He had learned from previous experiences.
"These people only know how to take advantage of others. Didn't I tell you before that there was a young man from Baigaomiao Village who came back to start a mushroom business? Someone sneaked into his mushroom shed and stole so many mushroom bags that he almost had to leave! What's going on?"
"Uncle, is there no good solution?"
Xia Wu was worried. Her mountain was so big. If she planted more fruits and raised chickens, some people would inevitably have bad thoughts. It was impossible to guard against thieves all day long.
Yang Guofeng slapped his thigh and said, "I'll find a way for you. The guy who grew mushrooms finally raised a few good dogs in his mushroom shed. I'll go ask if there are any other puppies. You can also raise a few dogs and release them in the mountains."
This is a good idea. Xia Wu was very grateful. "Okay, uncle, thank you very much."
"There's nothing polite about that."
Xia Wu picked up the discarded loquat leaves and asked Yang Guofeng, "Someone from the village came to pick some yesterday, saying that drinking water boiled with loquat leaves can relieve coughs and moisten the lungs. I don't know if that's true or not."
"I wouldn't stop them from plucking the leaves, but look at how they do it. It's so rough! The loquats are in bloom, and they've knocked the flowers off. This will affect the bees' ability to collect nectar, and it will also affect the fruiting next year."
Xia Wu is not really a Zhou Baopi, so she wouldn't argue with others over a few leaves. She is just angry that these people don't know how to cherish her things.
She gave some loquat leaves to Yang Guofeng and said, "I've picked them all. Uncle, take some back home and boil some in water to drink and see if it really works."
Yang Guofeng didn't hesitate to take out two plastic bags from the trunk of the car, gave one to Xia Wu, and took all the picked loquat leaves back with him.
Yang family.
Old Man Yang sat in the yard basking in the sun. Xia Wu placed loquat leaves on the small table in front of him and asked expectantly, "Grandpa, these loquat leaves really have the effect of relieving coughs and moistening the lungs. How do I use them?"
"Wash them clean and boil them with rock sugar or pears to drink. Winter is dry and damp, and there's been a flu outbreak lately, so many people are coughing non-stop. Loquat leaves have some medicinal value," said Mr. Yang, bringing the leaves up to his nose and sniffing them. "They smell pretty good."
As he was speaking, Yang Guojun came back from outside, coughing intermittently, as if his throat was very uncomfortable.
Old Master Yang looked up, and Xia Wu also looked over.
"Dad, do you have a cold?"
Yang Guojun cleared his throat and said, "No, I just feel like there's phlegm in my throat these past two days."
Xia Wu and Old Man Yang looked at each other, and Old Man Yang handed Xia Wu a few loquat leaves. "Don't cook too much, just a few will do."
There was rock sugar at home, but unfortunately there were no pears. Xia Wu followed Grandpa Yang's method, brushed the hairs on the back of the loquat leaves clean, cut them into small pieces, added appropriate amount of water and boiled them, and finally added rock sugar to season them.
Fresh loquat leaves have a light fragrance, but after boiling, they have a bitter taste, so they need to be seasoned with rock sugar to neutralize it.
I poured the loquat juice in front of Yang Guojun, and he asked the next second, "What is this?"
Without waiting for Xia Wu to answer, he drank the warm loquat water in the next second.
Xia Wu: “…”
Dad, you are really suitable to be poisoned.
"Is it delicious?"
Yang Guojun smiled innocently: "My daughter gave it to me, it tastes good!"
Xia Wu didn't tell him that this was loquat water, which was used to relieve coughs, but after drinking it twice, Yang Guojun did stop coughing.
"Grandpa, are loquat leaves really that useful?" Xia Wu was very surprised by the effect of boiling loquat leaves in water.
"Look at those Chuanbei loquat pastes sold in pharmacies. They're for relieving coughs and moistening the lungs. They basically contain loquats. Although loquat leaves aren't as effective as loquats, they're still somewhat useful, right?"
Old Master Yang was not sure either, but the effect of loquat leaves was indeed good and worked faster than taking medicine.
Maybe Yang Guojun's cough symptoms are mild.
The flu that Grandpa Yang mentioned soon swept through Yanggou Village. The first people to be infected were the students in the village who went to school. After returning home, they passed it on to the elderly at home. Yanggou Village didn't have much of anything, but there were many elderly, weak and sick people. After a few days, Xia Wu always felt that there were coughs everywhere he went.
At this time, she thought of the wonderful uses of loquat leaves, and Old Man Yang also thought of it, so the old and the young went to the mountains to pick loquat leaves, picked the dense leaves and distributed some to every household.
Old Man Yang's duty is to treat the villagers and he is quite prestigious in the village. This time he sent loquat leaves and Xia Wu accompanied him. He explained how to boil water with loquat leaves and introduced the origin of the loquat leaves.
"We planted our crops on the hills of Xiaowubao. As a young man, we are fearless and brave. Starting a business is difficult, and all our family's efforts are tied to it."
It just so happened that the woman at the hospital he was seeing today looked familiar. She was the woman who had gone up the mountain to pick loquat leaves from Xiawu a few days ago. Upon hearing this, she lowered her head and replied embarrassedly, "Yes, it is difficult."
Xia Wu knew that this was because Old Master Yang was supporting her.
She was a girl and was returning to the village halfway. If she did something too drastic, she would inevitably have disputes with the villagers. As mentioned before, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.
We still need to maintain good relationships with her so as not to hold her back.
Xia Wu also said righteously: "Auntie, a few leaves are nothing special. It's okay if you pick some after asking me. I'm just worried about damaging the flowers. I was too impatient last time."
"It's okay, it's my fault. I should have asked you."
Look, it’s so nice to just give yourself a way out like this.
After the villagers drank the water boiled with loquat leaves that Xia Wu had given them, the coughing symptoms of their family members were indeed alleviated. The news spread from one person to another, and then to a hundred others. Other villages also knew about it, and they also knew that the mountain was owned by Xia Wu. So some people came to Xia Wu and said they wanted to buy some loquat leaves to take back.
Some children are too young to be given strong medicines, and adults feel heartbroken as they see their coughs getting worse.
Mr. Yang is a kind-hearted doctor, and Xia Wu is not a stingy person. If someone comes to her sincerely for help, she will just sell it to him.
Ten loquat leaves for one dollar are enough for three or four meals.
One dollar is not a lot of money, and she can accept it or not. Xia Wu just wanted to remind the people nearby that it is okay to ask her for it, but if she does not give it to her, it will be considered stealing.
This flu was nationwide, and many people in Xia Wu's fan group were also infected. She saw it, so she talked about the wonderful uses of loquat leaves and asked everyone in the group to try buying some loquat leaves and boiling them in water to drink.
But after someone in the group tried it, they found that loquat leaves had no effect at all, which was completely different from what Xia Wu said.
"Xia Xia, are the loquat leaves from your place more authentic and more effective?"
"I don't know either, but many people in our village and nearby have tried drinking loquat leaf boiled water, and their cough symptoms have been alleviated or improved."
"Of course it is. The efficacy of the herbs is also very important. Xia Xia, are you still selling loquat leaves? Please sell me some. I can't stand the coughing so much that I feel like my lungs are going to burst. I have a physical examination next week."
Zhou Hui was not the only one who wanted to buy Xia Wu's loquat leaves. Some group members also had elderly people and children at home. After hearing Xia Wu talk about the wonderful uses of loquat leaves, they also bought loquat leaves locally. They tried boiling them in water and using them to boil pears. It worked a little, but not as well as Xia Wu said.
Xia Wu was helpless, but who could blame these people for being her lovely fans?
So he called Yang Guojun and Yang Hongwen to go up the mountain and decided to trim the loquat branches and pick some loquat leaves.
A packet of loquat leaves costs six yuan, and there are about fifteen leaves in it. The loquat leaves are free, the main charge is the delivery fee.
Zhou Hui, who lived in the same city, received the express delivery first. He immediately got up and took it back to the dormitory. There was only one kettle in their dormitory, and Zhou Hui didn't care about anything else. His sons were lying in bed coughing so hard that he, as a father, boiled water while coughing.
The water was boiled and each of his sons had a bowl. He drank the remaining base, but was afraid that it would not be effective enough, so he took out the loquat leaves and chewed them a few more times.
He drinks it once in the morning and once in the evening. He doesn't know if it's a psychological effect on Zhou Hui, but he always feels that the frequency of coughing seems to have decreased. His throat, which used to be itchy, is not so itchy now.
Especially when he is addicted to games, he will no longer have a sudden violent cough that causes his hands to shake and get ganked.
"Sons, is your cough getting better?"
"It seems so. Dad, what did you cook for me? Is it a potion?"
"Xia Xia sent me some loquat leaves, saying they're good for coughs. I didn't expect it to be true!"
Zhou Hui was sure that the loquat water had worked, and quickly went to the group to tell everyone the good news.
"@Everyone, brothers and sisters, the loquat leaves Xia Xia sent are indeed better than the ones I bought myself. I've personally tested them and they work. I've drunk them twice since they were sent this morning. Listen to my voice now..."
Zhou Hui sent a ten-second voice message. He thought his voice was extremely attractive and narcissistically clicked on it and listened to it twice.
Unfortunately, the group members only care about whether loquat leaves are useful or not, and no one cares about whether his voice is nice or not.
Xia Wu suddenly received a lot of orders for loquat leaves in her backend. Fortunately, she had picked a lot of loquat leaves from the branches in the past few days and could sell them.
but……
Xia Xia: "Friends who place orders for strawberries, winter bamboo shoots, and wild fungus don't need to order loquat leaves again. They are included in the package. Loquat leaves are free of charge and can be sent together with express delivery. Also, loquat leaves have certain medicinal effects. Everyone must pay attention to the dosage when boiling water. If you are taking other medications, consult a doctor before considering whether to drink loquat leaf water. This thing can only relieve, not cure. Everyone must go to a regular hospital if they feel unwell!"
She first applied three layers of armor to herself to avoid any mistakes.
I heard that loquat leaves would be given away when ordering other items, so some of the orders for loquat leaves were canceled in the background.
But other orders have increased!
"Yanyan's cough hasn't gotten better yet?" When Lu Jiadong got home from get off work, the first thing he cared about was his daughter Shen Leyan's health.
Influenza is prevalent recently. Not long ago, No. 1 Middle School held a winter sports meeting, and Shen Leyan signed up for the sprint. Perhaps because of sweating during exercise and being exposed to cold wind, he started coughing after school, and then he had a fever. After the fever subsided, the cough became more and more severe.
The children can only rest at home temporarily to avoid cross-infection when going to school.
Chen Ming was playing on his phone. Upon hearing this, he stood up and helped him hang up the briefcase. His face, which had been wrinkled since his daughter fell ill, finally relaxed. "No medicine works. I happened to see Xia Xia in the group chat saying that drinking water boiled with loquat leaves can relieve coughs..."
Lu Jiadong frowned: "Didn't we buy loquat leaves a few days ago to try? They say it's a folk remedy. Don't let it harm the child."
"It's different. The loquat leaves we buy here have definitely been sprayed with medicine and have no medicinal effect. Xia Xia's grandfather is an old Chinese doctor, and this method is what he said. I heard that the coughs of people in his village have been cured. Anyway, it's not expensive, so I bought it and tried it. You can drink it first when you get it. You happen to have a cough too."
Lu Jiadong did not refute his wife, mainly because he worked all day and his wife took care of the two children alone, and she cared more about them than he did. Since taking medicine didn't work, he might as well try the folk remedy.
Who knew that when he came back the next day, he saw a plate of washed strawberries on the table.
"Didn't you say you were going to buy loquat leaves? Why did you buy strawberries too? Who can eat them in this cold weather?"
Chen Ming came out with a bowl of loquat leaf water and said unhappily, "Loquat leaves were given as a gift when I bought strawberries. If you don't eat them, I will. I don't have a cough, so drink it quickly and see if it works."
The bowl was close to his mouth, and Lu Jiadong opened his mouth, and the next second his face wrinkled up:
“It’s so bitter…”
Shen Ming giggled. She deliberately didn't add rock sugar.
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