Chapter 26 026 Grandma Hu’s Heirloom & Unlucky Liu Huifang…
There is nothing wrong with my eldest brother, and there is nothing wrong with my eldest sister-in-law either, because she just has night terrors and allergies!
This is not that complicated. Compared to not being able to find the cause, this is simple, because if you know where the cause is, you can avoid it completely.
Of course, night terrors and allergies is a term used in modern medicine. In the "Thousand Gold Prescriptions for Women", it is called abnormal body constitution, or allergic constitution.
It’s just that some people are allergic to foods like egg yolks, milk, mangoes, peaches, etc., and some are allergic to dust and pollen, but my sister-in-law is allergic to this thing. It is indeed rare and most people would not think of it.
"Night terrors and allergies?" Liu Huifang repeated Jin Yue's words. She understood the four words separately, but not when they were put together. "I've heard that some people are allergic to food, so why would I be allergic to that?"
She thought with a red face, she would only have an allergic reaction if she put it in her mouth, and she didn’t... Ah, bah, bah, bah, what a sin, she is such a bad person to tell this to her unmarried sister-in-law.
"There's more to Jing Ye than just Kyoko. It also contains a lot of proteins, enzymes, sugars, and trace elements. One or more of these things may cause allergies, but it's not certain which one or more of them you're allergic to right now."
However, her allergic symptoms are very mild and limited to local areas. They only last for an hour or two and will disappear on their own, which means she should not have many allergens, which makes it easier to deal with.
"Then how do I treat this?"
"The best is artificial insemination, which goes through a purification process and doesn't allow your body to come into contact with other impurities."
“What is artificial insemination?”
Jin Yue explained it to her again, but she remembered that the technology might not be available in China at present, and it would take until the mid-1980s. By that time, her elder brother and his wife would be in their forties, and they couldn't afford to delay.
Liu Huifang's newly ignited hope was shattered again. "Does that mean your brother and I are doomed to never have children?"
Jin Yue shook his head, "We can also treat allergies preventively, by taking anti-allergic drugs before each sex..." and so on.
Of course, as I said before, my sister-in-law's allergy is not serious and can be solved by a few western medicine pills. There is no need to use Chinese medicine. After all, it takes time to prepare the prescription for Chinese medicine and it takes time to decoct it. What if she loses interest after the medicine is cooked? Isn't this useless? If they suddenly feel like it, others would take a shower first, but they would go to the stove to boil the medicine, and then smell the smoke and the medicine, and their interest would be gone.
They have the same effect, but Western medicine is more convenient in this specific environment and for this purpose, so you should definitely choose Western medicine.
Although Shu Jinyue is a Chinese medicine practitioner, it does not mean that he rejects Western medicine. As long as it can help with the condition and relieve the patient's discomfort, he will use both Chinese and Western medicine.
I think the people of Longguo are still happy because they have two medical treatment systems to maintain their health. Other countries, especially those in Western Europe and the United States, only have one system.
No, no, no, not only two sets, she also forgot about the traditional medicine. Mongolian medicine, Tibetan medicine, Yi medicine and Zhuang medicine are all treasures of the Long people that other races do not have.
So, Jin Yue told Liu Huifang to go to the hospital to get chlorpheniramine, and then come to her and she would teach her how to take it.
The name was a little difficult to remember, so Liu Huifang asked about it word by word. On the way home, she mentioned it to Shu Wenyan, and the couple breathed a sigh of relief. It was just some medicine, so they decided to give it a try.
"See, it's all thanks to me, Bai Rixuan... otherwise Jin Yue wouldn't be able to take your pulse and find the cause." Shu Wenyan drank some wine and started to speak in a dirty way.
Liu Huifang patted him on the back and said, "Just ride your bike well and stop talking nonsense."
"shameless."
"Hey, what are you saying? How can the human-creation movement be shameless? If everyone were ashamed of it, then the human race would have been extinct for 800 years."
Liu Huifang couldn't win the argument and was too lazy to waste words with him, "How come Jin Yue is so powerful? You didn't even know that I itch until five or six years after we got married. I never told anyone about it. How could she know that just by taking my pulse?"
“This is truly amazing.”
Shu Wenyan whistled twice, and seemed to be in a much better mood, "That's, that's my sister."
"Come on, no one would acknowledge Aunt Zhao even if they beat her to death. You also didn't allow her to call you big brother outside, and you kept saying that you didn't have a cheap sister like her."
Shu Wenyan paused. This was indeed the truth. He was already quite old when Zhao Wanqiu and Teacher Shu got married. He felt very uncomfortable, always thinking that this stepmother was taking advantage of their family. But looking at it from today's perspective, although they both received the same salary, the stepmother only had one child, while Teacher Shu had three. It was obvious who was taking advantage of whom, not to mention that Wenyun had snatched away Jin Yue's job opportunity three years ago.
"I was ignorant before." People at home and outside always went against Zhao Wanqiu. Not only did he not change his words, he also threatened and instigated the second and third children not to call her mom. They called her Aunt Zhao for sixteen years.
During these sixteen years, Aunt Zhao has contributed greatly to the family without spending a penny more than the family's money. She even contributed her own salary to take care of the food, clothing and daily necessities of the whole family, and mediate the relationship between the three siblings and their old father... He has seen it all. He used to be angry about it, but today he is in a good mood. He feels that he was quite ungrateful in the past.
"Let's be nicer to Aunt Zhao from now on."
Liu Huifang nodded, then thought about how he couldn't see her in front of her, and said "hmm", "What about Jin Yue?"
"Of course I don't charge her interest for lending her money, which shows our deep brotherly love."
Liu Huifang pinched his waist hard twice, "How shameless! You are always calculating and scheming, and you still claim to have deep brotherly love. If you really have deep love, then don't let her pay back that little bit of money."
Shu Wenyan stepped on the brakes and said, "No, my monthly salary is only a few dollars. I can't save that much even if I don't eat or drink for half a year. It's absolutely not possible."
Liu Huifang said "huh" and thought to herself that this was the Shu Wenyan she knew.
Jin Yue was in a very good mood because he had found a breakthrough. He woke up in the morning feeling refreshed. Zhao Wanqiu and Teacher Shu were still guarding the meat in the house and did not dare to go out. They would take turns going out to buy groceries later. No one should be left alone in the house.
"Breakfast is in the pot, serve yourself." Zhao Wanqiu was holding a fly swatter, looking for flies all over the room.
Flies are very annoying. If you let them lay a few eggs on the meat secretly, the small off-white eggs will turn into maggots once they hatch. The maggots will quickly spread from one point to the entire piece of meat, gnawing the entire piece of meat until only bones are left. If you are not careful, the nearby pieces of meat will also be affected.
Therefore, we must resolutely prevent flies from flying into the house.
Jin Yue went to the kitchen and saw corn porridge again. She was tired of it. "No, I'll drink some milk powder."
Use warm water to make a bowl of sweet milk powder, and eat it with a big bag of peach cakes. She takes three bites of peach cakes and a sip of milk. It is fragrant and sweet. Jin Yue is so beautiful that she squints her eyes.
What a pleasure in life, being able to eat like this!
The Shu family knew that the peach pastry was specially given to her by Xu Duan, so they only ate two pieces as a token of their appreciation on the night she brought it back, and left the rest to her. There was still a big bag left, which was enough for her to eat for several days even if she ate it every day.
I don’t know how Xu Duan bought so many foods for children. The more I look at him, the more curious he becomes. He seems to have no shortage of money. When buying things, he never has to consider where they come from or how much they cost. Anyway, as long as it is something that children in the world like to eat, he has it.
After eating and drinking, he walked to the office. It was not yet time to go to work, so Jin Yue cleaned the room happily. He filled the kettle, took the newspaper into the office, and put it away for Lao Zhu.
Of course, she also read the newspaper first. There was nothing special, so she just read it quickly or even just read the headlines.
After a while, Liu Huifang brought loratadine, and Jin Yue taught her how to take it and asked her to try it tonight.
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The next day at noon, Liu Huifang went to her workplace to look for her, but -
"My company arranged for me to go on a business trip tomorrow, and they said I could take more than 20 days off after I come back. I just bought the medicine and haven't tried it yet."
She was too embarrassed to say that they were both too nervous last night, as if they were on some mysterious mission. She was just about to take medicine, but Shu Wenyan didn't react for a long time. That guy even turned the tables and blamed her for telling him about taking medicine and making him nervous.
The two quarreled for a few words and then slept in their separate beds.
Jin Yue had no idea that her elder brother would fail again at the critical moment. She didn't expect her elder sister-in-law to lie, so she thought everything was fine. When she saw that it was time to get off work, she asked her to go home for dinner together, "so that you don't have to cook at home alone."
Shu Wenyan always ate in the cafeteria at noon. Occasionally, when he couldn't bear to eat in the cafeteria, he would just take two cold steamed buns or wowotou or something and make do with the meal. We just had a fight last night, so I definitely won’t go home for dinner.
Liu Huifang was not polite, "Okay, then I'll go buy some tofu and add a dish to the family."
The two bought tofu and a bunch of green onions, preparing to go home and make green onion tofu. However, they almost suffocated as soon as they entered the compound.
Jin Yue covered his nose, "What's that smell?"
Liu Huifang felt her breakfast churning in her stomach. "Why does it stink so bad? Did the toilet explode?"
The courtyard, which was usually bustling with activity, was now deserted. Every household had their doors and windows closed for fear of being smoked by poison gas bombs.
The aunt and sister-in-law walked towards the east wing, but the smell got worse and worse, and it seemed to come from their house...
"Mom, Dad, what are you doing?"
“Shh…” Zhao Wanqiu covered herself with a headscarf and a mask, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. She gestured to close the door and whispered, “Don’t mention it. If it weren’t for this smell, our family would be in trouble now.”
Jin Yue was confused.
It turned out that this morning, after the children went to work, she asked Old Shu to look after the house while she went out to buy some vegetables. But as soon as she left, someone in the backyard said they needed help with something and asked Teacher Shu to help.
"I locked the door when I left, for fear that someone would break in when no one was home." Yard No. 16 is a civilized compound, and there haven't been any thefts or larcenies in years, but you never know for sure if people from other compounds will come to visit.
"Who knew I would be gone for just a few minutes? I felt uneasy halfway through, so I hurried back and saw your Aunt Li crouching by our window, looking inside, almost pushing the glass open. She even asked what was in our house and why there was a smell. I was so scared."
Shu Jinyue: “…” Aunt Li is really bored if she doesn’t make trouble all day.
I regret not letting those kids run faster last time.
"How can this person be so shameless." Zhao Wanqiu was very angry and wanted to go find her for a fight, but Jin Yue held her back. They said that there were things in their house that could not be exposed, and they could not be impulsive. If they really attracted people, they would not be able to explain themselves even if they had a hundred mouths.
I can only let the meat dry first, and then settle the score with her after I can put it away completely.
"I had no choice but to ask your second brother to find a way to get two kilograms of stinky tofu. I'd rather have the stinkiest kind, otherwise it wouldn't be able to cover up the smell of the meat."
The smell of wild boar is already fishy, and there is a lot of it, and blood is dripping down. The temperature is so high that the house is almost out of control. It must be that Aunt Li smelled some clues these days and came here.
Jin Yue felt like she was about to suffocate. Her second brother must have gone to the public toilet to make the stinky tofu, bah!
"Now we've gone too far. Everyone in the compound hates our family." Zhao Wanqiu tried to hold back her laughter and didn't know what to say.
At this time, Shu Jinyue was really envious of the people who could live in Jinyu Hutong. They could do whatever they wanted in the house and had such great privacy. Why didn't Xu Duan remind them to prepare some odor-removing products?
However, maybe he has never lived in such a small house, and there are so many people living in the house at the same time...
At this time, in Jinyu Hutong, Xu Duan, who "did not care about worldly things", was also sitting in the house, with no expression of emotion on his face.
Sitting opposite him was a girl of about eighteen or nineteen: tall, with big eyes, fair skin, and shiny black hair. Except for her slightly rustic clothes, she was no different from a city girl.
She is even prettier than the girls in the city, at least prettier than that greedy girl Shu Jinyue, Sister Bao thought.
Her sister has been praised since she was a child. Not only is she beautiful, but she also has a voice like an oriole and sings beautifully. She has been representing their commune in singing competitions in the county since the fourth grade of elementary school!
"My sister just graduated from high school this year. She is timid and has rarely been to the city. Leader Xu, when are you free to take her out for a walk?" Sister Bao said bravely.
My younger sister Bao Wenjing lowered her head, not daring to look at the man opposite her, but her slender neck and white jade earlobes were already red.
Xu Duan looked straight ahead, lowered his eyes to look at his water cup, and there was no emotion in his voice: "I haven't had time recently, I'll give Sister Bao a few days off, you guys go shopping."
Sister Bao was startled and thought to herself, this is not a question of whether to go shopping or not, this is asking you to take my sister with you to go shopping!
Originally, she absolutely did not dare to have such thoughts. Who is Leader Xu? Her husband had repeatedly warned her not to bring bad habits from the village. Until now, she only dared to call him "Leader Xu." But ever since she saw that yellow-haired girl Shu Jinyue, and saw that Leader Xu gave her all the good things and always had a car to pick her up and drop her off, she felt uncomfortable.
Leader Xu is such a good person, the best soldier in the entire company, a man with many military achievements. Why would Shu Jinyue, a junior high school student, always give Leader Xu the cold shoulder?
Leader Xu, I guess you've been in the army for too long and haven't seen many girls, so you find a yellow-haired girl strange. It’s like people who have never eaten good food, always thinking that as long as it’s meat, it’s good, but they don’t know that meat also comes in different grades, and there are good and bad ones.
Leader Xu, the food is so bad.
She couldn't help but think that her sister was the same age as Shu Jinyue and was a high school student. She was a substitute teacher in the village. She was pretty, tall, and had a curvy figure. Wasn't she better than Shu Jinyue, the flat-looking dwarf? Even though she is a woman, she knows who to choose.
So, she went home yesterday and brought her sister with her. The Xu family is a generous family. They didn't say anything when she brought relatives to live with her. They also told her not to save on food expenses and let the two sisters eat whatever they wanted.
Bao Wenjing has always been arrogant and wanted to find a teacher from the city. However, she is just a substitute teacher, and all the city people who are willing to hire her have more or less some flaws, either they have many brothers and sisters, or their parents are difficult to get along with, or they have housing shortages, or they are waiting for food subsidies from her family.
Let’s find someone from the village, but she won’t like him.
As soon as she heard her sister describe Xu Duan's situation, she immediately put on her most beautiful clothes and came here with her bag rolled up.
When she entered the Xu family, she found it was indeed grand. It was a big house with a private entrance and courtyard. The kitchen was bigger than her room, and there was a refrigerator, washing machine, TV... all kinds of big appliances she had never heard of. As for eating meat, eggs, and milk casually, and using lard and cooking oil casually, she would never dare to do so in her dreams.
Not to mention that Xu Duan himself was a leader in the government agency, and his aura was even stronger than that of the county leader sitting on the rostrum that she had seen from afar.
She must grasp such a man. Bao Wenjing adjusted the shyness on her face and said, "Leader Xu, before I came here, I promised the children that I would bring them two books. Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the city. Could you please take me to Xinhua Bookstore when you are free?"
This statement was well-reasoned and much more sophisticated than her sister's. She also brought up the hungry children in the village who were extremely eager for knowledge. With such an image of a selfless and good teacher, she didn't believe that Leader Xu would refuse.
However, Xu Duan didn't even look at her, but just said calmly: "What book do you want? I'll bring it back to you."
Bao Wenjing stuttered. She just made up an excuse and she had never thought about what kind of book she wanted, okay? I can only talk about two books at the moment.
Xu Duan nodded and stood up. "I'll bring it back to you tonight. It will be just right for the children tomorrow."
Does this mean that she can only stay for one night at most and has to go back to the village tomorrow? !
The two sisters of the Bao family opened their mouths and wanted to say that they didn't want to go back, but how could they say that? Sister Bao was just a nanny, and she was given this job opportunity out of care for her old comrade-in-arms. She brought her relatives to live with them without saying anything, and she had already done the most. Sister Bao didn't dare to really treat the Xu family as her own home.
"Sister, didn't you say that Leader Xu is a very good person? But why is he so cold and doesn't even look at me?" The eyes of many village members and educated youth were always following her. As long as she gave them a look so unintentionally, they would be like dogs seeing a bone.
But Leader Xu, apart from greeting her and glancing at her when she first entered the room, he didn't even glance at her the rest of the time!
"Didn't you say that he's still single at such an old age? But why doesn't he even look at me..." Bao Wenjing felt a little sad and depressed. She wondered if she wasn't pretty enough, and if the angle she showed just now wasn't perfect enough.
"He's single, I'm sure of that, and he's never been in a relationship. A few days ago, I heard Sister-in-law Zhang Zhen say that she wanted to worry about his marriage, so I thought she wanted to introduce him to someone, so I quickly called you over."
The two sisters talked for a while, but they couldn't do anything about Xu Duan. They couldn't really throw themselves at him. They wanted to live a good life and find a good partner, but they wouldn't go to the extent of being shameless.
"How about this, you go back first, and I'll find a way to create an opportunity for you to meet each other later. Don't offend anyone all at once."
Bao Wenjing also understood this logic, but Leader Xu was just too good. He was so handsome, more handsome than any other guy she had ever seen, and had good conditions. She was really afraid that someone would snatch him away. "Then you must find a solution quickly, sister. I'll bring you some local specialties next week and see if we can meet."
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At the Shu family's side, after a week of being bombarded with stinky tofu, the entire east wing had become stinking. Anyone who smelled it was sad, anyone who saw it cried, and even the three brothers and sisters didn't want to go home.
Fortunately, the sky was cloudy these few days and the temperature was not too high, otherwise the fermented stinky tofu would have blown the roof off.
Finally, after the old couple watched carefully for almost half a month, the meat was finally dried and could be stored. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course, with these two large jars of meat, the Shu family's meals were greatly improved. The staple food was still mainly coarse grains, but they could have a meat dish every two or three days. Shu Jinyue even had some fat on his cheeks.
But she is still thin. She wants to drink milk and eat meat every day, drink pork rib soup and chew big bones, instead of eating dried bacon every three to five days.
"You, just be satisfied. Haven't you seen that when we cook, all the children in the compound come and hide at our door?" They all come to smell the meat.
Jin Yue thought so and decided to be content. Compared to her life in the countryside, she was now living a life like a god.
Shu Wenming had a sullen face and lay down on the kang as soon as he entered the room.
This guy seems to have no bones when he is not doing his job.
Shu Jinyue quickly dodged, "It stinks. Why don't you wash your hair?"
I don't know what's wrong with Shu Wenming recently. He acts like the whole world owes him five million. Whenever he sees stray dogs in the alley, he kicks them a few times to vent his anger.
The old couple looked at each other, and needless to say, the blind date was off.
Because Aunt Zhao was embarrassed about Wang Xiaohong's incident last time, she introduced another one a few days ago. She is a girl from the city, but her parents are disabled and make a living by pasting matchboxes. The girl is strong-willed and capable, and works as a salesperson in a factory.
Before they met, Shu Wenming wasn't so depressed, which meant that the meeting must have dealt him a fatal blow.
Come to think of it, the girl's family conditions are just a little bit poor, but she is a formal employee, with a high salary, strong ability, and a house. Even if Shu Wenming goes to be someone's son-in-law, that person may not necessarily look down on him.
Teacher Shu sighed secretly, what a sin.
After lunch, Jin Yue went to work without taking a nap. She planned to take advantage of the two days of free time to finish reading the book she borrowed last time and return it. She didn't want to trouble Qin Haiyang again in the future.
Otherwise, Qin Haiyang would always come to her under the pretext of borrowing or returning books, and when she went to school to find him, he would insist on treating her to a meal or sending her off, which she felt was not very good. She had hinted several times that she was still young and didn't need to consider dating, but he seemed not to understand.
She wanted to scold the guy directly, because he didn't say explicitly that he was pursuing her. It would be so embarrassing if she was accused of being too sentimental.
Therefore, it is best to reduce contact.
Jin Yue was thinking as she walked slowly along the road under the shade of the trees. She was wearing the most fitting shoes and walking was not strenuous at all. Even if she walked 30,000 steps a day, her feet would not hurt.
"The girl from the Shu family."
Jin Yue turned around and found that it was Grandma Hu who called her, "You called me?"
Grandma Hu laughed and scolded, "What are you thinking, little girl? I've been calling you for a long time, and I thought you didn't want to pay attention to me, an old lonely woman."
"No, I was thinking about work and didn't notice it."
Grandma Hu sneered, "What's the problem with your job?"
The street office can still handle some trivial disputes and tasks assigned by the district, but the three generals of the epidemic prevention station are completely idle personnel and they don't even have to sweep the streets.
No matter how thick-skinned Jin Yue is, she would still feel embarrassed. She has no important work to do for the time being, and this is not what she wants to do. But Lao Zhu himself has nothing to do, and she is a subordinate. With a few patients, she has become a business backbone.
"Last time I asked you to come to me, I had something to give you, why didn't you come?" Grandma Hu slammed her cane on the ground, "I think you just despise an old woman with little money and don't want to have anything to do with me."
Hey, this old lady is so cunning and petty. "What are you talking about? I really can't remember it. There are too many things."
First, he was worried that someone might get to the wild boar first, and then he started to think about his eldest brother and sister-in-law's illness.
"If you don't mind, then come in."
Grandma Hu's yard was still as clean and tidy as before. Grandma Hu asked her to help her into the bedroom and pointed at the pillow, "Pick it up."
Grandma Hu’s bed was also very clean, without any old-fashioned smell at all. The pillow was old-fashioned, square, very hard, and heavy in the hand.
Just as she picked up the pillow, she pointed to where the pillow was originally placed and said, "Open it."
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary bed board. How do I open it? Unexpectedly, as soon as his hand touched it, the wooden board bounced open by itself, revealing a pitch-black hole.
Grandma Hu climbed onto the bed with difficulty, reached in and fumbled around, and after a while she took out a dark yellow object. She dusted it off and handed it over.
Jin Yue took a closer look and found it was actually a book. It looked old and worn due to its age, and it also had a stale smell. He untied the ropes and saw that the cover was actually "Hu's Materia Medica Preparation Record".
Jin Yue suddenly remembered that Grandma Hu's family used to run a pharmacy. Their medicines, both decoction pieces and finished products, have a very good reputation in the industry. It is said that this is because their family has a secret that is not passed on.
Could it be that this book is the "martial arts secrets" for their family to prepare herbal medicines and make medicines? !
"Yes, you guessed it right, but it's not as magical as people say. We do have some little tricks, but not much. It's mainly because of those diligent pharmacists who work day and night to spread our Hu family's stuff. Anyone can have the skills, but the effects are different in different people's hands. What's valuable is the talent who masters the skills."
Jin Yue really wants to give her a thumbs up. This capitalist lady is much more conscious than many "capitalists" in later generations. She knows how to put people first and respect talents.
"I have done too many things in my life that I regret, but I don't regret this. I can't hand it over to those with ulterior motives, otherwise I will not be able to close my eyes even when I die." Grandma Hu looked at the girl's light yellow hair and snow-white skin. "Child, you have some understanding and are willing to endure hardships, but you are easily proud and complacent, and you often feel resentful, as if the whole world owes you eight hundred yuan."
Full of resentment, this was her first impression of Shu Jinyue.
The little girl was different from other children when she was young. She was a little dull, a little silly, and too honest. She remembered that some people with bad mouths called her "little straw bag", but the child had a good temper and was not annoyed by such an ugly nickname. She was always smiling, as if no evidence could prove her "stupidity".
At any time, the kinder and simpler people are, the easier it is for them to be bullied.
But since returning from the countryside, this girl has become a completely different person. She has become a little smarter, but she is full of resentment, as if she had just crawled out of a grave.
So Grandma Hu didn't like her at first. With her life experience, she thought that she was too narrow-minded and would never achieve anything in the future if she felt so resentful after just three years of living in the countryside.
But after a few contacts, she felt that there was something twisted about this child. She liked others to be nice to her, but she didn't want others to be nice to her. In short, she was not her type.
But there is no way, time is running out, "I can only be the tallest among the short ones."
Shu Jinyue thought to himself, Grandma Hu is really vicious, why doesn't she say anything nice about him? Now that their Hu family's unique martial arts skills are in her hands, it depends on her to pass them on. "Aren't you afraid of offending me? I will sell your martial arts secrets. Anyway, it should be very popular in the market, and maybe I can make a fortune."
Grandma Hu sneered, "I was scary before, but now, don't be afraid. With that young man watching you, even if you fall, it won't be a big deal."
"Which young man?" Shu Jinyue realized as soon as she asked that she should be talking about Xu Duan whom she met last time.
Xu Duan is her uncle, but in her eyes, he is indeed a young man.
"But you may have misunderstood. I have nothing to do with him. He just stopped by to help last time."
Grandma Hu sneered, "Do you think I'm blind?"
In fact, that day was not the first time she had seen Xu Duan. She had seen Xu Duan several months ago, the day after Jin Yue helped her deal with Hu Laizi in the courtyard of the street office.
Xu Duan came to her to find out what happened the day before, and asked her not to tell anyone that it was Shu Jinyue who helped her and not to expose Jinyue. He also said that if she had any difficulties in the future, she could go to him directly and not bother Jinyue. Jinyue was still a child, and sometimes he did things based on passion and impulse, which was actually a reckless act of courage.
Grandma Hu naturally agreed to such an obvious offer of protection, and even told him what she knew about Hu Laizi stealing oil, asking him to figure it out himself as she was old and didn't want to go through all the trouble.
Since then, she saw him several times, all in Liuye Hutong and near the neighborhood office compound. Those were the days when Hu Laizi hired someone to follow him and was about to find Shu Jinyue.
Where Jin Yue couldn't see, Xu Duan had already helped her clean up the mess.
There are consequences for everything adults do, and she didn’t see it because someone had already cleaned up behind her.
"I feel relieved that he is watching you. Remember to take this book back and keep it well. Among the pharmacists in our family, only...something has been learned. Unfortunately, I don't know where it is now."
"People's hearts have changed. There are too many fake and inferior drugs on the market now. The old generation of pharmacists are gone. Grandpa Cuiguo once said that medicine is not like food. If you take it badly, you will die. Those who do evil things will definitely suffer retribution in the future."
The more I think of the chaos in the traditional Chinese medicine market that I saw on my mobile phone, I sigh in my heart. It is already good that the market has not been fully liberalized yet. In the future, it will be a mess, and with the help of capital, the people will also have many complaints.
"Cuiguo, I'm sorry for her."
Jin Yue asked curiously: "Cui Guo is..." This level 10 scholar of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was a little overwhelmed.
When Grandma Hu was young, she had more than ten maids and old women serving her. However, her favorite was not the older maids who had gone to foreign schools with her, but a little girl of four or five years old in the kitchen. She had just grown her hair and was like a boy. She had a strange temper and was not talkative. She would just sit there and work on the fire all day.
She would not have noticed such an unprepossessing fire-making girl if Cuiguo's grandfather had not been an old pharmacist whom Grandpa Hu relied on very much in the past.
The old pharmacist was originally a capable assistant to the old man, but he could see through the bad intentions of the ungrateful son-in-law with his sharp eyes. After trying to remind the master many times in vain, he was framed by the ungrateful son-in-law for making fake medicine to harm the common people. Master Hu drove him away in anger.
By the time he realized that he was right and that the ungrateful person was a real jerk, the old man had already died of illness.
Cuiguo inherited her grandfather's ability to make medicine and his spirit of research. When she was working as a fire-making girl in the kitchen, she would use firewood ash to make meatballs for fun. She could always make them the same size and round every time. Even though they were not weighed, the meatballs looked the same as if they were weighed, and the weight was extremely accurate.
Grandma Hu liked her talent very much and transferred her to the front shop to learn from other pharmacists.
Later, the Hu family fell into decline. During the chaotic days before liberation, Grandma Hu was unable to take care of herself and did not pay attention to her. It was not until after liberation that she discovered that Cuiguo was missing. After asking around, I found out that she went out to buy things for Grandma Hu, and was encountered soldiers and bandits on the way and was kidnapped.
No one knew where he went, but Grandma Hu lost this little one whom she loved very much.
"If she were still alive, she would be only a few years younger than your mother. I really regret it. In such a chaotic world, what kind of snacks do I want to eat..." Two lines of tears slid down her cheeks. "Girl, promise me that if you have the chance, help me find her. If she is not doing well, you can help her, okay?"
There was a strange light in the old woman's eyes. Jin Yue felt that something was wrong, but she didn't have time to think about it because Grandma Hu was holding her hand tightly.
"Okay, I will, don't worry."
In fact, I knew in my heart that finding a poor girl from the old society based on her name alone would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Holding the book, Jin Yue left Grandma Hu's house. She took the opportunity to check her pulse. Grandma Hu's health was indeed not very good. After all, she was almost a hundred years old. Life in old age was difficult, and the nutrition and living conditions were much worse. It was not easy for her to live to such an old age.
When Jin Yue returned home, he hid the books first and told Zhao Wanqiu about Grandma Hu's poor health. "Wait until Sunday, let's go and help her clean up and wash the bedding."
Zhao Wanqiu thought of the old man's poor health and said, "Let's not wait until Sunday. Let's go tomorrow. Tomorrow at noon, we can go together. While the weather is good, we can let the things dry in the sun. In the future, even if we want to take care of him, we may not have the opportunity."
When Teacher Shu heard that they were going to help Grandma Hu clean up the house, she felt quite sad. The next day, she went with them to clean up Grandma Hu's yard and buy some new firewood. Zhao Wanqiu simply told the old lady not to cook, and she would deliver the three meals a day until they were soft and tender.
The Shu family is a very soft-hearted people. They would help this lonely old man as much as they can, not to mention that she gave the book to Jin Yue. In ancient times, who would worship a master and his whole family? Even the apprentices working in the factory today, which one of them does not show respect to their masters by giving big gifts and red envelopes during festivals and holidays?
People in the compound didn't know the truth. "Aunt Shu, you send food out every day. Who are you sending it to?"
"My distant cousin is in poor health and her children are not around."
Everyone expressed their understanding. Although they were poor, no matter how short of food they were, they could always scrape together enough to give a meal to the lonely elderly.
These days when Jin Yue has nothing to do, he takes out the book and reads it. No matter whether he can understand it or not, he will memorize it first. Just like the book "Golden Prescriptions for Women", he relies on his superior memory to memorize the contents first. In case the book is lost one day, the contents will still be in his mind.
This book of processing and preparation is quite interesting. It not only records in detail the processing methods of various medicinal materials and the processing methods for various dosage forms, such as how to process the volatile oils of Bupleurum, Angelica and mint in Xiaoyao Pills and how to shape them, but also includes a diagram of the distillation equipment designed by the Hu family. As a layman, Jin Yue can hardly understand it, but if it is shown to mechanical design masters like Xu Siqi and Xu Duan, it will definitely be a piece of cake.
The ancestors of the Hu family had the concept of volatile oils as early as five hundred years ago and designed the corresponding equipment. Such wisdom crushes many so-called "Western advanced technologies". No wonder the Hu family has been the leader in medicinal material preparation for many years.
This is what smart people deserve!
Jin Yue was watching with great interest when she suddenly heard someone calling her name outside. When she listened carefully, it was Shu Wenyan.
"Why is Big Brother here?"
"I'm here to find you. Go and see your sister-in-law, quickly!" Shu Wenyan was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He didn't care that the car didn't stop steadily and fell to the ground. He just pulled Jin Yue and was about to leave.
Jin Yue was confused, "Wait, don't be anxious, what happened to my sister-in-law?"
Didn’t you say you were on a business trip a few days ago?
"She just came back from a business trip." Shu Wenyan paused, and seeing that everyone in the compound was looking at him, he quickly pulled Jin Yue into the house and whispered, "The medicine you asked her to take a few days ago, called chlorine, she just took it, and the result is even worse!"
Jin Yue said, "Ah," "What do you mean?"
It turned out that Liu Huifang had just arrived home at noon today, and after Shu Wenyan got home from get off work in the afternoon, it had been several days since the last time they were angry. As they say, a short separation is better than a new marriage, so they didn't have time to eat, and before it got dark, they closed the door and took the pill first, and that's how it was.
She thought that after taking the anti-allergic medicine, her itching would go away, but it became even more itchy. Her eyelids and mouth became swollen, and even her throat was so swollen that she couldn't speak. Her whole body was covered with small red rashes.
When Jin Yue heard this, he realized that this was a typical allergy symptom.
"Did you send him to the hospital?"
"She won't let me go. She's as stubborn as a donkey." Shu Wenyan snorted, "What shame is that? Is life more important or face more important? If she tells you something bad, I... I..."
He paused, "Fortunately this time it subsided after a while at home, so I hurried to find you."
Jin Yue breathed a sigh of relief, "What has sister-in-law eaten since she came home? Has she eaten seafood, milk, etc.?" I didn't have an allergic reaction to mangoes last time I ate them.
"I ate a brown sugar cake with boiled water. The cake was bought from the state-owned canteen. I have eaten it before, but it was not like this."
Jin Yue thought about it and suddenly thought of a possibility, so he quickly asked, "Sister-in-law, did these allergic symptoms appear before you started, during, or after you finished?"
Shu Wenyan's old face turned red. This was too blunt.
"Come on, what are you hesitating about?"
"Before we start, it hasn't officially begun yet." He had just washed himself and hadn't even unbuckled his belt when Huifang said she felt itchy and uncomfortable all over and had small rashes on her body. If he were to be intimate with her again, he would be worse than an animal.
Shu Jinyue sighed, feeling a little amused and a little distressed. What kind of luck did Liu Huifang have? Not only did she suffer from night terrors, she was also allergic to the anti-allergy drug chlorpheniramine!
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