Chapter 186 Going to Xiahe Village
Currently, the only finished medicines produced are wound medicine and scar removal medicine.
Lu Qingqing can also make other kinds.
The common medicinal herbs found on the mountain can be made into medicines for colds, stomach ailments, painkillers, blood and qi tonics, and yin and yang tonics...
No need to boil it into a bitter medicine, you can take the pills directly. The price is incomparable to the raw materials!
Wealthy families would probably love it.
But to sell in large quantities, one still needs powerful people.
In this era of clear class distinctions, ordinary people like them, with no money or power, dared not stand out and were easily targeted.
So she had to ask Xu Rui how far he could go, given his status.
"Qingqing!"
Lu Qingqing was thinking about this when she was suddenly startled.
"Aunt Li, I know you must have eaten your fill, why are you making such a loud noise?"
"Hey hey, I'm so happy to see you back!"
Aunt Li chuckled twice and then got down to business.
"I know which family that girl belongs to."
Her mother was mentally challenged; the baby girl was abandoned by her father.
A midwife surnamed Yun told me that the baby cried continuously after birth, and her father wanted to throw her away when he saw that it was a girl.
Suddenly, the seemingly simple-minded woman seemed to regain her senses and fiercely threatened to kill his entire family if he threw it away!
It seems they didn't throw it away then, but probably threw it away later when they realized it was beyond repair.
Lu Qingqing asked in confusion, "How can someone be both stupid and not stupid? Could it be that they weren't born mentally challenged and only became stupid later?"
"I don't know. Midwife Yun also said that although that silly woman is silly, it seems that the man treats her well. She has fair skin and is pretty."
Sigh, tell me, wouldn't the child have a hard time living with a family like that?
Should we find a good family for our child? But most people adopt boys, so who wants a girl?
Even if someone were to be a child bride, no one would raise them from the moment they were drinking milk!
“If no one else can take care of you, just leave to my home. It’s just a matter of feeding you,” Lu Qingqing said.
However, she should go and pick up the child; Madam Wan has been taking care of him for more than ten days.
Aunt Li felt a little embarrassed. She had brought the child home herself, but now that the illness was cured, she couldn't find someone else to raise the child, which would be too much trouble for Qingqing.
"I'll ask around and see who's willing to take it."
"Aunt Li, which village is that family from?" Lu Qingqing suddenly asked.
"Oh? From Xiahe Village."
"Yes, I'll go take a look when I have time."
Hearing from Aunt Li that the woman seemed to be fully conscious after giving birth, protecting her child, Lu Qingqing felt uncomfortable.
If it really was the father who abandoned the child behind the mother's back, then she felt that the mother must have been in great pain.
Being stupid is not an excuse to deprive someone else's child.
She would feel at ease if she went to see for herself.
Lu Qingqing made up her mind, went home, hitched up the carriage, took Qiaoxiu with her, and set off.
Xiahe Village and Liuyun Village are separated by only one village, about eight li apart.
Along the way, she saw that most of the crops in the fields had been cut down and replaced by medicinal herbs.
Moreover, many people are still planting in the fields, as if they want to fill in all the gaps in the land to make up for some of the losses.
But their faces also showed sorrow, confusion, and numbness, because they were unsure whether these herbs could really be exchanged for money.
Lu Qingqing felt a pang of sadness; those herbs were all too ordinary.
How could that be enough to feed a family?
Qiaoxiu tugged at Lu Qingqing's sleeve from behind and pointed to a spot not far away.
Lu Qingqing saw it; it was the Feng family of three in the field.
Mr. Feng sat on the edge of the field, holding his head in his hands, while Mrs. Feng and Feng Xiaoyong were throwing stones washed over the field out of the ground. Both of them looked as if the sky had fallen.
Lu Qingqing remembered that the Feng family owned two acres of land and rented out several acres to others. Now, all the crops were destroyed, and they not only couldn't pay taxes, but also lost a lot of rent.
"Uncle Feng, Aunt Feng—"
"Oh, it's Qingqing! Where are you going?"
Mrs. Feng wiped her eyes and asked in surprise.
Mr. Feng also stood up.
"I have some business to attend to in Xiahe Village. You guys are tidying up the place here!"
“Oh! I was hoping for a good harvest this year. Since you didn’t grow soybeans or millet, I was going to send you some. But now, it’s all gone…” Mother Feng said, wiping away tears again.
"If we don't have any, we don't have any. We can plant again next year!"
"Yes, Qingqing is right. What are you crying about here for?" Mr. Feng nudged Mrs. Feng.
Then, like a firecracker going off, Mrs. Feng started yelling: "Why am I crying? Why are you criticizing me? I only helped out at the Lu family for a few days. Qingqing gave me a pair of silver bracelets. Did you give me any? Huh? All you do is say my hands are like old tree bark!"
I was counting on giving some away when the crops ripened, and now it's all gone...
You old geezer, do you just eat and never vomit...?
Mr. Feng was being scolded and just kept saying "Hey hey hey".
Lu Qingqing felt this was a very sad thing, but she also felt like laughing.
Finally, she calmed herself down and comforted her, "You've done a great service by taking care of my brother and sister-in-law's children. What's a pair of bracelets compared to that? Aunt Feng, don't take it to heart. You can continue growing herbs on this land; it's not like it's been abandoned."
Mr. Feng immediately asked, "Qingqing, do you mean plant the whole place with medicinal herbs? Will we be able to harvest them all?"
"Harvest! Plant them! But you've dug up too few varieties right now. Come to my house tomorrow and identify a few more. Some are already ripe and don't need to be transplanted to the field. Just dig them up and send them directly to me."
Those who need to plant seeds can move them to the field and collect them in the fall after they mature.
At this moment, the people in the nearby fields saw Lu Qingqing arrive and, upon hearing her words, all asked:
"Old Feng, is this your daughter's aunt?"
Mr. Feng straightened his back: "Yes, yes, she's a female doctor, very skilled. She was personally invited by the government to treat the disaster-stricken villages!"
Haha!
Being invited by the government means you're a recognized, legitimate doctor!
What an amazing female doctor!
"Dr. Lu, can we go dig for medicinal herbs? Will you still buy them?"
“Okay, Uncle Feng and Aunt Feng will tell you after they identify the herbs. Just dig them up and send them to me to exchange for money.”
Lu Qingqing made up her mind: she would make it into medicine!
It would be best if Xu Rui could help, but if not, she has several thousand taels of silver and knows several doctors. With their help, she can sell quite a lot in Ming'an County.
She could do her best to help the nearby villages get through this difficult time.
"That's great! Old Feng, you must study hard and study diligently!"
The villagers finally smiled.
"Brother Feng, your family is truly our savior! I just remembered, I owe you three ounces of wine last time, I'll pay you back when we get back!"
"Uncle Feng, do you still take in godsons? I think Xiaoyong is quite lonely."
Mr. Feng had never been so flattered in his life, and he was momentarily stunned, but was quickly brought back to his senses by Mrs. Feng's slap.
"What are you doing, standing there with your head held high? She's thanking Xie Qingqing!"
Oh, right, it's Xie who's thanking Lu Qingqing!
The villagers were mainly unfamiliar with Lu Qingqing, which is why they posted the message for Feng's father.
He then thanked Lu Qingqing profusely.
When Lu Qingqing arrived at Xiahe Village, the sun was already setting in the west.
However, that family was easy to find.
As soon as someone mentions that the woman in the family is mentally challenged and has recently given birth, the villagers immediately know who it is.
Mu Daye, who had just returned from outside last year with a beautiful but silly wife!
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