Chapter 56: Going to the Countryside as Educated Youth in the 1970s
[[A parallel fictional world, please do not take any similarities between place names and people]]
After crushing all the anthelmintics and mixing them evenly, add starch and beeswax and stir them into a paste. Looking at the full vat, Zhang Xiaojia doesn't want to do it anymore. How long will it take to roll them into pills?
Seeing Xiaoyi going up the mountain to collect herbs, Zhang Xiaojia immediately said, "Xiaoyi, I'm going up the mountain to collect herbs, and you and Yanyan will make the pills together."
He Xinyan retorted, "Master, it's not good for a man and a woman to be alone together. I will go up the mountain with you."
Zhang Xiaojia looked at the old men sitting in the yard. They had built a pavilion in her yard to drink tea and chat.
"Haha~ Yanyan~ look outside, your grandpa is in the yard, stay here and make meatballs." Zhang Xiaojia quickly carried the basket and left.
When Zhang Xiaojia was picking Chinese herbs, she remembered that Grandpa Feng seemed to have sent her three sets of pill-making tools (large, medium and small). In the past, she would secretly put them into the Star Kitchen Appliance in the middle of the night and let it make pills by itself.
After picking the herbs, I went back and saw that they had only rubbed 200 pills, of different sizes.
When Yanyan saw the master, she immediately took the herbs and ran to prepare them. It was too hard to make the meatballs.
Zhang Xiaojia returned to the room and rummaged through the drawers and finally found it. She demonstrated it to Xiaoyi, who quickly mastered it. He complained, "Sister, if you had this magic tool, why didn't you take it out earlier? I worked so hard for an hour, and now I have to do it all over again."
Zhang Xiaojia threatened, "Xiaoyi, I didn't hear you clearly just now. What did you say? You don't want this, do you want to do it manually?"
Xiaoyi was angry but dared not say anything, and lowered his head to roll the meatballs.
Since there was nothing to do and the sun was not shining, Zhang Xiaojia went to the mountain to collect herbs again.
He Wu once again handed Zhang Xiaojia's package to Zhang Xiaojia. Zhang Xiaojia felt embarrassed. Three super large packages, plus two large packages. He Wu didn't know what to say about his expression.
His eldest son really couldn't bear it anymore. Apart from sending money, he would not send anything home. Only when he went to bring food to the old man would the old man ask him to bring back the things he had saved.
This is the first time I’m sending a package, and it’s to Zhang Xiaojia, three super large packages at that. He really forgot his mother after getting a wife.
Zhang Xiaojia's face turned a little red. Both of them knew it, but neither of them pointed it out.
Before He Wu left, he said, "Xiao Jia, there's a batch of discarded farm tools in the Great Northern Wilderness. I'm going to buy them. If anything happens in the clan and my father can't handle it, please keep an eye on them."
Zhang Xiaojia nodded and said, "Well, if I can handle it, I will handle it."
He Xinyan was confused when she heard what her uncle said. She looked at the address on the package and said with a smile, "Master, the address of this unit belongs to my cousin."
Zhang Xiaojia didn't say anything. What do you mean? She's not only your master, but also your eldest cousin's wife.
Zhang Xiaojia was so worried that her medicinal wine and health pills would be lost if the old men of the He family knew about her and He Fei.
I opened Aunt Leng's package first, which contained summer clothes, 2 kilograms of White Rabbit milk candy, 5 packets of milk powder, and lots of rags. Aunt Leng's letter only had a few words, saying that everything was fine with her and that she wanted 50 kilograms of sweet potato vermicelli, which I would mail to her next time. I also told her to tell me what she needed and she would find a way.
Aunt Zhu's package contains dried shrimp, seaweed, dried shrimp, and salted fish. Aunt Zhu said that her father has been very busy recently, and everything is fine at home. Grandpa Feng is now promoting her cataract surgery.
"Xiao Yi, put these things away. There's a test paper in Yanyan's drawer. Go do it."
After sending the two away, he opened the package alone and saw that one package contained ginseng that was more than 500 years old. Zhang Xiaojia counted them and found that there were actually 100 pieces. Zhang Xiaojia threw them directly into the space grid.
One package was filled with bacon, all of it was meat, and Zhang Xiaojia's eyes widened.
The last package contains a silk quilt, a four-piece bedding set, and an extra thick blanket.
Zhang Xiaojia looked at the thick envelope, opened it, and saw a dozen bills. He counted them and found there were 1,000 yuan and bills. It was written in the letter that he went to the mountains for morning exercises every morning (using mental power to hunt), and then came back home to make bacon in the space for preservation.
Should she send him a package too?
She couldn't compare to him in terms of material things in this life, so what could she send him?
Seeing him boasting in the letter, "In this life, he is finally not a gigolo anymore and can support her."
Humph, she loses now!
Zhang Xiaojia put all the quilts into the cabinet in the room and called out, "Xiaoyi, put the meat away."
Xiaoyi had just sorted Aunt Zhu's things. When he came to the restaurant and saw them, his eyes widened. These were all meats, more than ten pheasant meats and a big roe deer. He wrapped them up in a hurry and carried them to the cellar with great effort.
"Sister, who sent you the package?"
"Your future brother-in-law."
"Sister, you're only 18. The legal marriage age is 20, effective May 1st of this year. You're not allowed to get married without a marriage certificate. Do you understand? Who is he? How old is he? What does he do? What are his conditions like? Are his family members easy to get along with? Is he deliberately approaching you because of your uncle's official position? Don't be fooled by the enemy's sugar-coated bullets."
Zhang Xiaojia said perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, I got it."
Wang Xiaoyi remembered what his father said and knew that people in love should never be forced to break up, as there would be a backlash and strategies were needed.
Tonight we had clay pot rice cooked in an iron pot. The bacon and the charred rice were so delicious.
Zhang Xiaojia was very satisfied with the meal. He looked at the four people in front of him and asked doubtfully, "Fatty, there's still some in the pot. Don't you think it tastes good?"
Fatty shook his head, tears streaming down his face as he said, "Sister, you're dating someone. Brother Xiaoyi said he's in the army. Do you want to go with him?"
He Xinyan also looked at her with a sad face and said, "Master, I haven't completed my apprenticeship yet?"
Zhang Xiaojia shook his head and said, "Even if I get married in two years, I won't join the army. I have a career here, and I'm not suited to military life."
The original owner should not be regarded as a waste by others, and make her medical skills respected by others.
She hasn't finished yet?
Pangpang immediately changed from crying to laughing, "Really? Sister."
Zhang Xiaojia said affirmatively, "Of course, Fatty, since I promised to live with you, I won't abandon you. Even if I go to visit relatives, as long as you want to go, we can go together."
Ping An's eyes were full of reluctance, but he still disagreed and said, "Little Fatty, don't make trouble. It's not good for my sister and I to live apart."
Zhang Xiaojia burst into laughter. He wondered what their expressions would be like when they knew that their brother-in-law was their eldest brother (cousin)?
Zhang Xiaojia comforted him, "Okay, okay, in July you will know who your brother-in-law is! I promise you will never object." Oh~ I forgot, Xiaoyi probably won't agree either!
At two o'clock in the middle of the night, Zhang Xiaojia was awakened by a knock on the door. Zhang Xiaojia immediately put on his clothes, and Xiaoyi followed him out. When they went out to open the door, they saw two cars with Xicheng Shazhimo license plates parked in front of the door.
There were five people standing at the door. Zhang Xiaojia knew who they were at first glance, so he immediately said, "Come in."
Four people came in first to check the room, then came out and nodded to the leader. He opened the car door and welcomed the Lord of West City Sand Desert. A hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Xiaojia's eyes.
At the examination table, Zhang Xiaojia took the pulse of the West City Lord, switching from her left hand to her right. Before she could speak, the West City Lord said, "The little girl has grown up. When she was little, she was always adorable behind Xiao Zhang. Give me acupuncture. Old Zheng said that after you give him acupuncture, he will be able to sleep comfortably."
Zhang Xiaojia said calmly, "Your illness won't be cured by acupuncture alone. You're in the late stage of uremia, with loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, and even coughing up blood. You sometimes have difficulty breathing, among other symptoms."
The Lord of West City said calmly, "Well, the doctor said I have at most six months to live. Lao Zheng gave me the medicinal wine you gave him, and I felt much better after drinking it. I also took your enhanced health pills and felt more energetic. The Lord of Central City insisted that I come to see you."
Zhang Xiaojia smiled and said, "Then let's work together to see if we can cure it."
Zhang Xiaojia brought the Lord of West City to the ward. Xiaoyi lit all four kerosene lamps in the house and took out a military flashlight to illuminate the room.
Zhang Xiaojia took out all the needles, and the wood-type ability entered the body of the West City Lord through the needles, slowly repairing his body.
As more and more needles were injected into the West City Lord's body, Zhang Xiaojia's face became paler. After the last needle, Zhang Xiaojia leaned directly on Xiaoyi and said to the guard, "Bring me in the chair in the yard. I need to rest for 30 minutes. The needles will be removed after 30 minutes."
The armchair was quickly brought over, and Zhang Xiaojia sat on it. He took out a bottle of replenisher from his pocket, drank it, and felt a little replenished.
Zhang Xiaojia was sitting in a recliner with his eyes closed to rest when he was woken up by the guard shaking his head. Zhang Xiaojia raised his eyebrows and asked?
The guard raised his head and pointed at the pointer. Zhang Xiaojia took a look and saw that the needle was black. Zhang Xiaojia said weakly, "It's normal now. Don't bother me."
Thirty minutes later, Zhang Xiaojia got up and removed the needle from the West City Lord. He whispered, "Let him rest. Don't wake him up. When he wakes up, Xiaoyi, come and call me. I'll go to the temporary operating room to sleep. Also, Xiaoyi, don't go up the mountain to collect herbs for the next two days. Stay home."
Zhang Xiaojia returned to the small room behind the examination table, leaned on the bed, and drank the supplementary fluid desperately.
Then pour the replenishing liquid into the military water bottle to let her replenish her wood-type ability.
As soon as it was light in the morning, Zhang Xiaojia returned to his room, asked He Xinyan and Pangpang to get up, and asked He Xinyan to call the old patriarch.
The old patriarch came to the restaurant soon, and Zhang Xiaojia said directly, "Patriarch, I have a distinguished guest here who needs a yard. Please arrange it here."
The old patriarch saw the car parked at the door and asked, "How much is it?"
Zhang Xiaojia smiled and said, holding out his hand and holding up three fingers, "The third most expensive."
The old patriarch immediately reacted and said, "Old Five just renovated my eldest grandson's yard a while ago and let him live in my eldest grandson's yard. It's right next to your backyard. We have a distinguished guest during this period. I will arrange to open a door to your backyard so that you can receive treatment more conveniently."
Zhang Xiaojia nodded and said, "Sorry for the trouble."
"No trouble, no trouble. I'll arrange someone right away."
The old patriarch is in high spirits. That's great! He's the third noble man! The He family won't fall this time.
The Lord of West City woke up and saw that it was daybreak. It was the first time since he got sick that he could sleep peacefully. He looked at his watch and saw that it was already 10 o'clock. He had slept for more than 6 hours.
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