Grandma Chen's eyes widened in disbelief. "Young girl, this is cow dung. Can it really cure diseases?"
"Yeah, how can you put this stuff on your face? It'll stink!" Old Chen also found it hard to accept.
Chen Qingqing straightened her face and said, "Who said this is cow dung? This is called Bai Lingxiang, a folk remedy that can exorcise evil spirits and regulate qi. If you don't believe it, then please find someone else. Don't deliberately nitpick and question my medical skills in public."
Grandma Chen quickly put on a smiling face, "Don't be angry, we just don't know, we were just asking."
Old Man Chen was really afraid that Chen Qingqing would abandon her responsibilities, so he quickly explained, "That's right, that's right, you can treat her however you want, we won't say anything!"
Chen Qingqing's gaze darkened slightly, and she said in a serious tone, "If you think it's unseemly to apply it to your face, taking it orally will have the same effect. I just don't know if your son and daughter-in-law can swallow it?"
Grandma Chen quickly waved her hand, "No, no, it's better to use it externally."
At this moment, Chen Zhancai, despite his reluctance, had no choice but to grit his teeth and steel himself.
It's just smearing shit on your face, what's the big deal?
As the saying goes, "No pain, no gain," and "No pain, no gain."
If you finally pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, but die before you can enjoy the glory, wouldn't all your years of hard study have been for nothing?
But seeing the courtyard full of villagers made him feel somewhat humiliated.
Although these peasants might not dare to say anything on the surface, they're probably secretly delighted!
Thinking of this, he looked at Wu Baoan beside him and said, "Village head, today's wedding banquet is over. You should say something to tell the villagers to go about their business and stop watching the show."
"Alright, I'll make them leave right away." Wu Baoan understood what he meant and shouted loudly to the villagers who were watching, "The Chen family's wedding banquet ends here today. Everyone, please stop crowding around and disperse."
Upon hearing this, the villagers looked at each other, showing no sign of leaving.
They all started whispering among themselves.
"We haven't had enough of the excitement yet, how can we leave like this?"
"Exactly, I'd also like to see how to use the folk remedy of mixing feces and urine."
"Alright, the village head has spoken, so hurry up and leave. If you anger him, you'll get a good scolding."
"Yes, yes, let's go quickly."
Although everyone was somewhat unwilling, they were ultimately afraid of the village head's authority.
A few people with big ideas wanted to linger a little longer, but they were pulled out of the yard by the people around them.
Chen Zhancai's father-in-law wanted to say goodbye before leaving, but no one paid any attention to them, so he had no choice but to leave dejectedly.
Chen Zhancai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that everyone had left.
Worried about her son's condition, Old Mrs. Chen quickly said, "Qing'er, hurry up and help apply the medicine!"
"Okay, I'll start applying the medicine to the patient now." To make the act more convincing, Chen Qingqing put on the gloves she had prepared beforehand and, without changing her expression, grabbed a large lump of medicine from the wooden tub.
Chen Zhancai had assumed Chen Qingqing would use a wooden stick to apply the folk remedy, since it was cow dung after all.
To his surprise, Chen Qingqing didn't even blink, and immediately grabbed a handful of excrement.
Seeing this, all his previous doubts vanished.
It seems he was judging a gentleman by his own petty standards; the person was genuinely treating his illness!
Thinking of this, he no longer felt disgusted.
But the moment he closed his eyes, a foul odor hit him, making him feel nauseous, but he forced himself to endure it.
Chen Qingqing kept a straight face and seriously applied the ointment. If she hadn't been trying her best to hold back, she would have burst out laughing long ago.
Afterwards, he detoxified Ruhua, smeared cow dung on her, and then feigned relief, letting out a sigh of relief.
"It's alright now. You can let them go. After two hours of applying the ointment to the side room, you can wash your face clean."
"Good, good, that's wonderful." After saying that, Grandma Chen helped untie the ropes and asked with concern, "How are you two feeling now? Are you still dizzy?"
Chen Zhancai shook his head, "I'm not dizzy, it's just that my face feels a little uncomfortable, and I want to scratch it with my hand."
"Mom, I think I've got poop in my mouth. It tastes salty. Can you take a look?" Ruhua said, pulling a large clump of sticky stuff out of her mouth with her fingers.
Grandma Chen was so disgusted she almost vomited. "You child, what are you doing sticking your tongue out like that? Look, you've got it in your mouth."
"Mother, please help me, I can't open my eyes anymore."
Old Mrs. Chen was extremely annoyed. She really didn't know what had gotten into her son, bringing such a fool home. She wanted to give him a good scolding, but she had to hold back her temper for the sake of her son.
"Ru Hua, stay still for a while, what are you doing jumping around like that?"
"Mother, I've never been sick at Chunfeng Tower, how could I suddenly go mad? Could it be that our family is being plagued by evil spirits?"
"Pah, pah, pah!" Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly spat several times on the ground. "Ruhua, don't talk nonsense. We don't have such a thing in our family. It's all because Zhancai was too happy to pass the imperial examination and went crazy. You must have been too happy to become a scholar's wife, so you went insane."
"That seems to be the case."
Ru Hua nodded in agreement with Old Lady Chen's statement. During her time at Chunfeng Tower, no one took her seriously at all, until she met Chen Zhancai, at which point she was truly recognized.
Now that they've redeemed her from her servitude and married her in a grand and dignified manner, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night.
Grandma Chen quickly helped Ruhua with her hands, saying, "Alright, you two hurry up and go inside, don't move around anymore."
Chen Zhancai and Ruhua entered the house with their faces covered in graffiti.
Having punished Chen Zhancai, Chen Qingqing felt incredibly relieved, finally venting her anger. She smiled faintly.
"Alright, there's nothing else here, I should go home now."
"Qing'er, wait a moment." Madam Sun called out to Chen Qingqing, who had turned to leave.
"What's wrong, Auntie? Is something the matter?"
"There is something I need to discuss." Madam Sun glanced at Old Madam Chen before cautiously asking, "Qing'er, I'd like to plant sugar beets on the four mu of land over West Mountain. Do you have any extra seeds?"
Before Chen Qingqing could reply, Old Mrs. Chen immediately exploded, "Second son, what do you want to do? Are you bored? Our family affairs are none of your business. Just do your chores properly."
Mrs. Sun shook her head and sighed, "Mother, beets are not picky about the soil and have a high yield. Now every family in the village grows them. We can't just sit and watch!"
"Alright, we've done everything we can for you, so stop thinking about unrealistic things all day and go clean the table."
After scolding Sun, Old Mrs. Chen revealed a hypocritical smile, "Qing girl, we don't grow sugar beets, don't listen to your second aunt's nonsense."
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