Chapter 282 We will cure it!
Song Yuntang looked at Qian in front of him.
"Didn't my father go to the mountains in previous years?"
"I run, but not as often. Most of the time I chat with the men or work in the fields. This year I don't chat as much as before."
As Qian spoke, she covered her mouth and laughed again.
Song Yuntang actually felt a bit fond of this smiling and kind auntie.
"Aunt Qian's son is called Ayou?"
Qian nodded hurriedly, "Yes, his name is Xu Ayou, and it was your grandfather who gave him this name when he was the head of the village. Before Qingye became a scholar, he was the most learned person in our Lushan Village."
"How old is he?" Song Yuntang asked again.
Qian's expression became more serious than before.
"Ayou is nineteen this year. He got married a month before you and Qingye. Before that, he worked in a teahouse in the town for a few months and also carried rice bags in a grain and oil shop. But our family didn't have any connections in the town. Every time he did a good job, he was squeezed out by others."
As he said this, he sighed.
Song Yuntang nodded. He was indeed an experienced person. If there was something suitable, he could be asked to try.
"Well, my shop is fully staffed right now. If there is a need in the future, I will give priority to Brother You to try. As for being squeezed out, as long as he does a good job, that will never happen in my shop."
Qian was delighted and hurriedly took her hand.
"Oh, thank you very much!"
Song Yuntang smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite, Auntie. We are all from the same village, and it is only natural for us to help each other."
The two chatted for a few more sentences, and then Song Yuntang walked back.
When I was almost home and passed by the gate of a house, I saw the little girl who bought steamed buns from my house last time sitting at the door, rubbing her belly pitifully, with a depressed look on her face.
Looks like he's hungry.
Song Yuntang looked at the two fruits in his hand.
He walked up and handed one to the little girl.
"What's wrong with Xiaohua? Are you hungry?"
The little girl stared at the fruit, swallowed, and reached out her hand to take it, but she didn't dare to.
Song Yuntang put the fruit in her hand.
"This is for you. Wash it and eat it."
After the little girl took the fruit, she put it in her mouth and started to eat it without caring whether it was clean or not.
"Why……"
Song Yuntang stretched out her hand, wanting to ask her to wash it before eating, but the little girl thought that the aunt in front of her was going to snatch the fruit back from her hand, so she subconsciously turned her body to the side.
Just then, a man with a thin face and sunken cheeks came out of the room, leaning on a cane.
Looking from his direction, he thought that Xiaohua had snatched Song Yuntang's food and was eating it, so he hurriedly said, "Xiaohua, how could you snatch my food? Give it back to me and apologize to me!"
Song Yuntang waved his hands and said, "She didn't snatch it. I gave it to her. I was worried that the unwashed fruit would upset her stomach, so I thought of washing it for her. But I think the child might be starving."
Xu Guixi's face was filled with guilt.
"It's me who caused trouble for them. There's no rice at home, and the child drank a few mouthfuls of rice soup in the morning, and has been struggling until now." He turned to Song Yuntang and nodded, "Thank you, sister."
Song Yuntang glanced into the room.
"Where's Sister Su Miao?"
Xu Guixi came to the gate of the courtyard on crutches, his face full of worry.
"She saw that Xiaohua was so hungry, so she went out to the mountains in the afternoon and hasn't come back yet."
It is very dangerous for a woman to go to the mountains alone and not come back when it is almost dark.
Xu Qingye came from not far away.
"Tang'er."
Song Yuntang turned around and asked, "Aren't you reading a book?"
After Xu Qingye and Xu Guixi nodded in greeting, they looked at her and said, "Mom was afraid that something might happen to you wandering around the village alone, so she asked me to come out and look for you."
"Don't worry, nothing can happen in the village." He turned to look at Xu Guixi, pointed at his leg and said, "Brother Guixi's leg, can I take a look at it for you?"
Xu Guixi looked at his legs. He knew that Song Yuntang was a good doctor. It was she who cured Xu Qingye when he was seriously ill. This was no secret in Lushan Village.
But he still hesitated, "Let's not do it. Our family can't afford the medical fee for leg treatment."
"There is a consultation fee!"
Fang Miao ran over breathlessly carrying a small basket. She had been running around in the mountains for most of the day and looked quite disheveled.
When she arrived at the gate of the yard, she lifted the cloth covering the basket and took out four or five rhizomes.
"I dug up some ginseng! Sister, you know medicine, can you help me take a look?"
Song Yuntang took it in his hand and looked at it.
"This is not ginseng, it's Codonopsis. The rhizome of ginseng is usually spindle-shaped or cylindrical, with a grayish-yellow surface and obvious ring patterns. The rhizome of Codonopsis is relatively slender, mostly cylindrical, with a grayish-yellow or brownish-yellow surface. Although the two are similar, there are still differences."
She handed the Codonopsis pilosula back to Fang.
“Although Codonopsis is not as precious as Ginseng, it has high medicinal value and should be able to fetch a good price.”
Fang's ecstatic expression gradually returned to calm, and she said how could she have come across such a good thing as digging ginseng, and she dug four or five roots at a time.
It's not a big carrot.
"In my opinion, after selling these Codonopsis roots, will it be enough to pay my husband's medical fee?"
Song Yuntang said, "The price of dried Codonopsis in the town is 463 wen per liang. Wild Codonopsis weighs more than 3 jin and can be dried to produce 1 jin. The five Codonopsis in your sister-in-law's hand weigh about 1 jin, which can be dried to produce about 4 liang. According to the price charged by the medicine shop, it should be around 1 liang and 2 qian of silver."
"We are from the same village, and I know the situation of my sister-in-law's family. So, I will take a look at Brother Guixi first. If I can cure him, three dangshen will be used as the consultation fee, and the medicine will be paid by myself. But since I have started, I will be responsible for completely curing Brother Guixi's leg. What do you think?"
I collect consultation fees just to prevent them from feeling like they owe me anything.
But in a case like Xu Guixi's, if other doctors were to treat him, they would not be able to cure him without at least 100 grams of medicine.
Xu Guixi was a little hesitant. He had finally dug up a few roots of Codonopsis pilosula. If he could really sell them for one or two ounces of silver, it would at least allow his family to get by for some time.
If it is used to treat the legs, not only can it not be cured, but the family of three will all starve.
It is not easy for my wife, a woman, to support the family expenses over the years.
Before Xu Guixi could speak, Fang Miao said in a decisive tone.
"Heal it!" She looked at Song Yuntang and said again, "We will treat it!"
It doesn’t matter if you’re hungry now. As long as the man’s legs are healed, everything will be ready in the future!
Song Yuntang looked at Xu Qingye.
"I'll be here for a while, why don't you go back first?"
Xu Qingye said calmly, "It's okay, I'll accompany you."
Looking at the two of them, Fang Miao showed envy.
Her husband had been so good to her before his leg was injured. After being bedridden for several years, his temper became even more irritable.
I hope that after she recovers, he can still treat her as well as before.
Be a good husband and a good father.
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