The freshly collected herbs have a lot of mud and weeds in them, so they cannot be chopped up directly for use. You have to clean the weeds first, chop off the medicinal parts with a machete, and then rinse them with water. After they are clean, chop them into sections and place them in the sun to dry.
Seeing Huang Yuelan tinkering with herbs, Wang Aiguo asked, "Mother, why are you chopping so many herbs?"
"Make a mosquito repellent bag for your father. There are a lot of mosquitoes where he is now. You can use this to drive them away." Huang Yuelan replied.
They live in the mountains, and there are usually quite a few mosquitoes in their home, but there is also a lot of mugwort and other things near their home. After drying them, they put them in the yard with electric charcoal. The smell is very strong, and the mosquitoes are driven away immediately.
But Wang Jianguo is different. He can't stay in the yard all the time. He has to go out for training and may also go on missions in the mountains. Therefore, it is more convenient and practical to make a mosquito repellent bag that he carries with him.
"Making a mosquito repellent bag for Daddy? I want to help too!" When they learned that this was used to repel mosquitoes for Daddy, the little ones immediately became excited. Each one was more active than the other, and they all rushed to help Huang Yuelan with the work, without needing anyone else to tell them what to do.
The kids were discussing as they worked, "It's not easy for Dad to make money for us, and he has to suffer from mosquito bites. We have to chop more for him."
"That's right. Dad is away all year round, but he always sends us good food. Dad loves us the most. He is a good dad."
"I miss Daddy so much!"
It's rare to see children so sensible at such a young age. Not only do they not blame their father for not being around and taking care of them, they also know how to be considerate of their father's difficulties and remember his good points.
There is strength in numbers. It didn't take long for everyone to pick out all the herbs. Then they chopped off the medicinal parts and washed them.
Because it was a rainy day, I had to hang the clothes inside the house after washing them, and wait until the weather cleared up before taking them outside to dry.
Although father and mother don't stay together, they can all see that they have a very good relationship.
Dad would always write letters to Mom and send her money, and occasionally buy her some gifts to make her happy; Mom would also send some things from time to time, fearing that Dad was having a hard time in the army...
Although they are young, they have high emotional intelligence and EQ. Seeing their parents happy, the children are also very happy.
After all the herbs were dried, Huang Yuelan used some cloth strips to sew a purse, and finally put all the herbs inside, thus making a mosquito repellent bag.
Huang Yuelan estimated that it would take two months for the mosquitoes to go away, so she prepared enough money for almost two months.
There is no point in preparing too much, after all, many medicines will become ineffective by the next year.
If Wang Jianguo still stays there next year, Huang Yuelan can make him a new mosquito repellent bag.
After the mosquito repellent bag was made, Huang Yuelan put it in a mailing bag, wrote the address on it, and gave it to the postman to deliver the letter, asking him to help send it.
The postman knew Huang Yuelan's situation. She had a lot of children at home and it was inconvenient for her to go to the county, so he was happy to help.
Wang Jianguo received a package from his wife, opened it with joy, and found a letter and a purse inside.
He knew that in the past, especially in ancient times, women liked to embroider purses themselves and give them to the men they liked to express their admiration and love.
Wang Jianguo was deeply moved when he found out that his wife loved him so much that she embroidered so many purses for him to express her deep affection.
Wang Jianguo picked up the purse and smelled it, a strong medicinal aroma filled his nose.
I have to sigh from the bottom of my heart: It smells so good! It smells even better than tuberose!
Wang Jianguo put his purse aside for the time being, then took out the letter to read.
After reading the letter, Wang Jianguo realized that the many purses his wife sent him were not to express her love, but to repel mosquitoes.
Although the purpose was not quite what he had imagined, Wang Jianguo was still very touched. After all, this was all the care from his wife.
At this time, Platoon Leader Chang and Captain Cui walked in together. Captain Cui asked, "Who did this? Why is there a strong smell of Chinese medicine in the room? It's so pungent. Is someone sick?"
Platoon Leader Chang: "I don't see anyone with a cold. Besides, who would boil Chinese medicine for a cold? We are just fighting it out."
Everyone is in very good health and rarely gets sick. They don't need to take medicine all year round. Even if they catch a cold, they just get over it in a few days.
Thinking of this, the two people became even more puzzled.
When I walked into the house, I saw Wang Jianguo looking at the letter and purse.
"Wang Jianguo! Battalion Commander Cui is here!" Platoon Leader Chang reminded Wang Jianguo.
Wang Jianguo stood up quickly and saluted Captain Cui: "Hello, Captain Cui!"
"Xiao Wang, what are you looking at? You look so engrossed." As he spoke, he noticed the letter and purse on the table, and he had already guessed most of the story.
No need to guess, this is either a gift from your wife or a lover, who would give this thing to an ordinary person?
"Hey, what is this? A token of love given by my wife?" Captain Cui did not expect this to be a mosquito repellent bag and thought it was a token of love.
Wang Jianguo: "Captain Cui, this is the mosquito repellent bag my wife sent me. It is very useful. Captain Cui, Platoon Leader Chang, do you two need it? I'll give one to you."
Captain Cui quickly refused, "I appreciate your kindness, but you should keep it for yourself. It's not that I don't like it, nor do I think it's bad, but I'm afraid your sister-in-law will misunderstand me."
Platoon Leader Chang is the same as Wang Jianguo. Although they are both high-ranking officers in the army and the soldiers under them listen to them very much, they are also afraid of their wives at home. If their wives find the wallets, it will cause a big misunderstanding.
Wang Jianguo was just thinking about showing everyone the purse embroidered by his wife, and letting everyone know how virtuous his wife was, but he was not thoughtful enough.
But he was reluctant to give it to her in his heart. After all, it was sewn by his wife for him. Since neither Captain Cui nor Platoon Leader Chang wanted it, Wang Jianguo didn't try to give it to her.
Ever since Huang Yuelan gave Wang Jianguo the purse, Wang Jianguo has carried it with him when he was doing drills, when he was marching, when he was eating, and even when he was sleeping.
He could smell the scent of herbs all the time. Only by smelling this fragrance could he feel focused, his mind at peace, and he slept soundly.
After using it for a few days, Wang Jianguo felt that the purse sewn by his wife was really effective. The mosquitoes obviously no longer bit him, but specifically bit those who did not have mosquito repellent bags.
Seeing that each of his soldiers had a lot of mosquito repellent bags, Wang Jianguo told the soldiers how to make mosquito repellent bags according to the recipe written in his wife's letter.
Seeing that the platoon leader's mosquito repellent bag was so useful, the soldiers were very enthusiastic. Although the stitching was a bit ugly and the sewing was not very beautiful, as long as it could repel mosquitoes, it was fine.
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