Chapter 36: Black Jade Ointment
I have to say that the little ghost behind the system is quite capable. With his recommendation, Shi Liu bought a set of tools she liked. They were of good quality and low price, much better than her blindly searching by herself.
In the small villa, all the raw stones were mined with great effort. Shi Liu was completely stunned. What kind of luck did she have?
The eight types of jade are glass, ice, glutinous, bean, gold thread, oily green, flower green, and dry green, with glass jade being the most desirable. Of the ten pieces of raw stone from Shi Liu, seven are glass, two are ice, and one is glutinous. The colors are even more remarkable: two each of yellow jade, violet jade, black jade, and red jade, and one each of white jade and imperial green.
Someone once said that jade is not as shiny as diamonds, but looking at these beautiful jades in front of him, Shi Liu felt that the person who said this must have never seen so many high-quality jades, and the beauty of jade is beyond their understanding.
After carefully placing the jadeite into the warehouse, Shi Liu decided to wait for an opportunity to find an excellent jade carving master to help carve it into ornaments or jewelry. Of course, if she came across a jade carving master's inheritance, she would do it herself.
Shi Jiandang looked at Shi Liu's figure and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "If you don't come back, I will send someone out to look for you."
Shi Liu then realized that she had stayed in the system space for too long and almost caused her second cousin to misunderstand her: "I have to make the meat buns before coming back. Try the scallion and pork buns I made." Fortunately, she took out a lot of meat buns, which could be regarded as freshly made.
Shi Jiandang thought Shi Liu had made the meat buns at a fellow villager's house, so he took the meat buns and started eating. His cousin had been spoiled by his second aunt since she was a child, and he had never seen her cook. He originally thought the meat buns would taste just average and that Daqiu was exaggerating, but he was wrong. The meat buns tasted better than those made by the chef in their cafeteria.
After finishing a meat bun in two or three bites, Shi Jiandang took a sip of white rice porridge and said, "It feels so good. Shi Liu, your meat buns are really delicious. I feel like I can eat five in one go."
Shi Liu counted and found that there were 11 meat buns left, so she took out four more and handed them to her second cousin: "Here, you can eat as much as you want."
Shi Jiandang immediately felt embarrassed. The little money he had given was not enough to buy Fuqiang noodles and pork. How could he afford to eat so much? He only wanted to eat two to taste them. "No, one more will be enough for me."
Shi Sange said in shock: "Second cousin, aren't you soldiers said to be good eaters? How come you can't eat as much as I can?"
Shi Jiandang: "..." Is that what he meant? Stupid!
Shi Liu chuckled and said, "Second cousin, just eat as much as you can. Buns are best when they're fresh out of the pan."
Shi Jiandang was so reluctant to say no, he simply took out a bunch of banknotes and handed them to Shi Liu: "Take this money first, and tell me if it's not enough."
"Okay." Shi Liu took a quick look and found that there were about 50 yuan. This money was enough, and they would leave after their second cousin was completely out of danger, which meant they would not stay here for a few days.
As the three of them were talking, Qian Xiaojun arrived. Before he even entered the room, he started shouting, "Company Commander, I'm here to see you—"
"Comrade, please keep quiet. Noise is prohibited in the hospital!" The nurse's voice came from outside the door.
Shi Jiandang and Qian Xiaojun had a pretty good relationship. "Xiaojun, you should change this habit. There's no need to show off your loud voice all the time. I feel much better now, and I think I'll be discharged in another week."
Qian Xiaojun was surprised. "Company Commander, what are you talking about? Doctor Li said you need to be hospitalized for at least a month. Don't be so reluctant. You don't have to worry about the medical expenses."
Shi Jiandang looked at his naive subordinate and felt extremely upset: "Go and call Doctor Li. I have something to ask him."
Shi Liu always thought that Dr. Li was a middle-aged uncle, but unexpectedly he was a handsome man in his twenties. He seemed to have a good relationship with his second cousin, and the two even joked when they met.
Doctor Li opened his mouth and said, "Wow, he looks quite energetic today. It seems he won't die."
"Old Li, my cousin is here, please give me some face." Shi Jiandang looked at Shi Liu's surprised eyes and was worried that if Li continued to talk, his authority as a brother would be lost. He hurriedly stopped him and said, "My legs were itchy last night. Can you take a look and see if the bones have healed?"
Upon hearing this, Dr. Li stopped smiling and carefully pressed Shi Jiandang's left leg, frowning and saying nothing for a long time.
Shi Jiandang asked anxiously, "Old Li, how is my leg?"
"Logically, your leg is beyond saving. However, I just touched it and noticed that the pulverized bone is actually starting to harden. At this rate, your leg might be able to fully recover. But the key is that this isn't scientific." Dr. Li hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Tell me the truth. Have you taken any other medications?"
"Old Li, I won't hide it from you. My cousin accidentally got a box of Black Jade Ointment and gave it to me as soon as she arrived yesterday. Actually, I didn't take it seriously at first, but by the evening, the itching was so intense that I nearly threw a tantrum. It felt even worse than when I was injured."
"Black Jade Ointment?" Doctor Li repeated, frowning. "Is this a traditional Chinese medicine?"
It's no wonder Dr. Li was so shocked. It's simply that many people in the general environment believe that Chinese medicine is a scam. Shi Liu understands this, but doesn't agree. The famous cold granules, for example, are a combination of Chinese and Western medicine. Chinese medicine isn't useless garbage. To put it bluntly, it's been tarnished by half-baked quacks.
"There used to be a Taoist temple where the Black Jade Fracture Cream was discovered. I don't know what happened later that caused the lineage to be cut off, and there's no trace of the temple left. I learned about this from the village elders when I was a child. When Shi Liu mentioned it, I thought of that Taoist temple. I still have some Black Jade Fracture Cream left. If you need it, you can take some, but I'm going to return the rest to Shi Liu."
"That's as I should. Good medicine is hard to come by these days, so I'll take a little less." He actually wanted to take it to the lab for research. If he could figure out the formula, it would be a blessing for future soldiers. Dr. Li always felt heartbroken when he saw soldiers who loved military life forced to retire due to leg injuries. Fortunately, there was hope now.
Shi Liu smiled and stepped forward and said, "Doctor Li, just leave me one-third. Our home is close to the mountains, and people often break their legs there. Otherwise, I would leave it all to you."
"I feel so embarrassed." Having said that, Dr. Li still happily went to get the small porcelain jar.
Shi Jiandang waited until Dr. Li left before saying, "Shi Liu is indeed a high school student. She has a very flexible mind."
"Big sister, you are always the smartest." Brother Shi San also understood after listening at the side. Although he felt a little sorry about the ointments that were given away, fortunately there was still some left by Shi Liu. If something unexpected happened when they went up the mountain, their family would not be helpless.
(End of this chapter)
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