Chapter 149 Borrowing Food
Jiang Datao and Jiang Daxi originally wanted to say that they brought silver and they could pay it themselves!
But after being reminded by Shen Qing, he instantly realized that this was treating them as his own family - even if he went to the city this time to bring things to the people in the village, his main purpose was to protect his sister-in-law and niece-in-law to go to the city to see a doctor. Logically speaking, his sister-in-law would definitely rush to treat them.
The sister-in-law definitely doesn't want others to pay, otherwise it would not sound good if it were made public. If they were in the same situation, they would have the same mentality. They couldn't let the people who came to help pay the money.
The two immediately assured: "Don't worry, sister-in-law."
Shen Qing finally felt relieved and led Huo Bing into Huichun Hall.
Outside, Jiang Xiangxi stumbled and said, "Let's go get a bowl of wontons while we wait."
"Oh, no need. It's only been less than half an hour since lunch. Wouldn't it be a waste of money to eat more?"
"A bowl of wontons costs eight cents. Why would so many of us eat it? It tastes good, but it won't fill you up."
Even if you can’t fill yourself up, it costs eight cents!
Seeing that he had died before his mission was accomplished, Jiang Xiangxi quickly brought out his mother: "My mother asked me to treat you to a meal."
"That's even more unreasonable. We're just taking a walk, aren't we? How can we be so arrogant as to eat a bowl of wontons?"
"Yeah, that's right, we can't let Auntie treat us even if we have our own food!"
Aunt Shen Qing only charged them five cents for a pound of oil residue, and they could even exchange it directly with their pens. If they accompanied her into the city and ate a bowl of wontons with her, they would be scolded to death by their parents and brothers when they returned.
Jiang Xiangxi didn't expect that the task his mother casually ordered him to do would be so difficult. It was even more difficult than the last time he went to arrest Boss Sun and his men!
Just when I was at a loss, I saw Jiang Datao and Jiang Daxi on both sides striding forward, one holding the other and laughing heartily, "Let's go, let's go, don't you know my sister-in-law's temper?
If she says she'll treat you, then she'll definitely treat you, and she'll prepare it before she comes out. She won't be happy if she doesn't eat it."
"Yes, yes, let's eat happily. Don't say you can't eat. Even if you just finished lunch, you can still eat. Besides, it's already half an hour away from lunch!"
Jiang Xiangxi watched helplessly as Jiang Datao and Jiang Daxi dragged the man away in a few words. After realizing what was happening, he hurriedly ordered the stall owner, "Seven bowls of fresh meat wontons!"
Seeing that there were sesame cakes at the wonton stall, he said, "Seven dried plum sesame cakes!"
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Pack thirteen more and take them away."
My aunt, Ali, and little sister Huahua don’t have any yet, so I’ll bring some back for them to try. Unfortunately, I didn’t bring any bowls or plates, so I can’t pack up the wontons to take away.
Feng Meng, Qin Erzhu and other men were just about to say that wontons would be enough and there was no need for sesame seed buns, but they heard Jiang Xiangxi add some takeaway food, and immediately thought of their family.
I've been busy traveling these days, drinking wild vegetable porridge with wild vegetable dumplings, or eating instant fried noodles. Although sesame cakes are not cheap, I earn a few taels of silver from making brushes, so I can afford them...
Thinking of this, they all bought some sesame cakes with the stall owner and took them away. The quantity was not as much as Jiang Xiangxi's, so they thought they would split one or two each when they got home and just have a taste of what they had.
In the clinic, Shen Qing was not nervous at first, but as the white-haired old doctor took longer and longer to take the pulse, frowning and whispering from time to time, his heart began to lift.
After a while, the old doctor withdrew his hand, frowned and said, "The pulse is deep and astringent, which is a sign of stagnation and obstruction of blood circulation;
A stringy and astringent pulse is a sign of stagnant Qi."
Huo Bing looked up at Shen Qing beside him blankly.
Shen Qing didn't understand, but she opened her mouth and asked politely, "Old doctor, what does this mean?"
The old doctor didn't answer, but looked at Huo Bing and asked, "Besides the headache, do you also have chest tightness and shortness of breath?"
Huo Bing nodded.
The old doctor just looked at Shen Qing and continued, "It should be a case of qi stagnation and blood stasis. Plus, I don't remember much before the age of ten, so the blood stasis is probably in the head."
Shen Qing was full of admiration.
The old doctor is really amazing! He can diagnose the disease through observation, smelling, questioning and palpation.
She asked excitedly, "Doctor, is there any way to cure this?"
"It's not difficult. I'll prescribe some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicines for you to take home for a while, then regulate your qi and blood, and then see the results."
"What if it doesn't work?"
"I'm afraid I'll need a few more."
Shen Qing immediately decided, "Then let's open a dozen or twenty pairs at a time, okay?"
The old doctor opened his mouth and mumbled, "If the blood stasis has dissolved and the rest is not eaten, wouldn't it be a waste of money?"
Shen Qing was extremely heroic at this moment.
It's so nice to have money! Really, when I go to the doctor, I don't worry about the money, the price of the medicine, or the waste of medicine - I just wish I could get better before I finish it.
Carrying more than twenty prescriptions of medicine, Shen Qing walked in front with satisfaction.
Huo Bing, who was following behind, thought that it didn't matter whether he wanted to get up or not.
She only wants to be with Shen Qing now, nothing else matters.
Outside the clinic, a group of men, with their bellies full after eating wontons, were waiting obediently like big dogs.
Seeing Shen Qing and Huo Bing coming out, they hurried over to greet them. However, since the woman was seeing a doctor, they, the men, did not ask too many questions and just waited for Shen Qing to speak.
"The old doctors in big cities are really amazing! Let's go shopping." Shen Qing said in a good mood, feeling that the heavy stone in his heart had fallen halfway.
After hearing this, everyone knew that they had a clue, and happily followed Shen Qing's pace.
When passing by the bun shop, Shen Qing packed all the buns, put them in the backpack behind Jiang Xiangxi, and then covered them tightly with gauze.
"We've been so nervous all this way, let's give everyone something good to eat."
Their resting place was not far from the city, and there were disaster victims nearby, so they couldn't cook heavy oil or meat dishes.
The buns can indeed be considered good, after all, the meat is real local pork, each one is the size of a fist. The taste may not be that good, but it will definitely fill you up.
It’s vegetables, at least not wild vegetables, so just consider it a change of taste.
Jiang Xiangxi raised a smile and said, "Mom, I also packed some preserved vegetable pancakes."
"Okay, dinner is even better~"
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Wang Fugui and Zhang Heshun's faces became more and more ugly as they listened to the report from the man who had returned.
"Are you sure there are seven people joining them?"
"And a whole bunch of donkeys?"
"Yes, the donkeys were blocked. I can't count them, but they are much older! I also heard them say to come in advance to buy something like that.
And give it to every household in the village..."
Sun Xiaomai muttered, "Boss, I remember their team was short of seven people, right? Doesn't that mean they're not missing a single person?"
Wang Fugui opened his mouth and cursed, "Shut up! I can count!"
"No one else has the money, only Shen Qing has it. She actually gave it to others. Is she crazy?"
"What have the other families in the village done to deserve her giving away the donkey?"
Zhang Heshun was puzzled.
She didn't send them off when they were in the village, but after they came out, she even sent them off with her donkey!
Wang Fugui said coldly: "No matter why they gave it to them, they can afford to buy donkeys, so how can they be short of silver and food?
Let's go, for the sake of our fellow villagers' friendship, and borrow a few carts of food!"
"You can't just watch us starve to death!"
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