The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

Fang Xiangdong was indeed a little surprised, not because his ex-wife was mentioned, but because the ointment was taken from the Xiao family.

Huang Jinzhong had previously said that he was out of stock and would go to see if others had any. I thought he was going to see Grandpa Jiang, since he was a well-known hunter in the village. Even if hunting in the mountains was no longer allowed, he should be the only one with stock. It would be difficult for others to hoard these things.

However, he was only surprised for a moment before he understood. After all, he had also gone up Qilian Mountain with them back then and met Jiaduobao. That dog was really beautiful and majestic. He was so envious at the time. If he hadn't had to go back to the army, he would have liked to raise such a wolfhound.

Looking back now, it's understandable that the dog would occasionally go back up the mountain to hunt some wild game.

He glanced at the bottle of ointment and said to Huang Jinzhong, "Second Uncle Huang, is this bottle of ointment enough for the two children? If they have any left over, please ask for some more for me to keep on hand. It would be unreasonable to ask for too much and not pay for it."

As he spoke, he took out five yuan from his pocket and handed it to Huang Jinzhong.

Huang Jinzhong didn't reach out to take it. "You have too much. This shouldn't cost that much. Sometimes I only charge two or three cents for a bottle like this. Here, I'll ask you for more so that we can keep more of this on hand. One dollar is enough for you."

Fang Xiangdong nodded and gave him another one-yuan note. He knew it wasn't expensive, but he was afraid of not giving him enough, since catching badgers and rendering oil both took a lot of time.

"Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Huang."

"Hey, we're all from the same village, don't worry about the trouble. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that they are descendants of martyrs makes it only right that we lend a hand..."

Perhaps not noticing anything amiss, Fang Dong's wife withdrew her gaze, smiled and thanked Huang Jinzhong, then took the ointment and led the two children into their house.

They also lived in the main house in the front, since they had a new wife and the previous division of the family property was no longer valid.

The two children followed obediently and did not reject her. They were not as cautious in front of her as they were outside. It seems that the two children also felt her kindness, which is good.

However, when the two children lifted their clothes, Xiao Yun's eyes darkened.

These two children not only had frostbite, but also burns and bruises. Many of them had already scabbed over or were just marks that were slightly darker than normal skin. In comparison, the face with only frostbite had the fewest scars.

One can only imagine what kind of lives these two children had led before. Indeed, a person's good or evil is not determined by blood ties; sometimes, the malice from relatives is stronger than that from strangers.

Fang Dong's wife fetched a basin of hot water and gently wiped their bodies with a hot towel, removing the original ointment. Only after cleaning them did she reapply the ointment.

When Xiao Yun was making the badger oil ointment, she added some repair fluid. After all, it was for her own use. Although she hadn't used it since, it would evaporate over time, so she added a little more.

The effect is quite obvious, mainly in relieving pain and itching. It feels cool and refreshing as soon as you apply it, and you can see that from the expressions on the faces of the two children.

Of course, Fang Dong's wife only thought that the previous ointment had stopped working, and the child had been enduring it, and only now that it was reapplied could he show such a relaxed expression.

As soon as I brought the child home, I took him to the hospital. They prescribed some medicine, which did help, but it certainly wasn't as fast-acting as this.

Although the two children felt much better, they were still a little reserved and didn't express it verbally.

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The next morning, Fang Xiangdong arrived at the Xiao family home with his wife and two children, which Xiao Yun and the Xiao family had not expected.

Of course, they wouldn't be impolite and wouldn't refuse to entertain everyone. They welcomed everyone into the house, poured water for them, and Xiao's mother even gave the children candy.

Of course, the family didn't come empty-handed; they carried a net bag containing what appeared to be a bag of pastries, which they handed directly to Xiao's mother.

"What are you doing? Why are you bringing gifts all of a sudden?" Of course, Aunt Xiao couldn't just accept them like that; she had to find out the details first.

Fang Xiangdong said, "Aunt Yang, the ointment that Uncle Huang asked for yesterday was for my two children. We came here not for anything else, but the ointment worked really well for the children. Their frostbite stopped swelling overnight. Uncle Huang said that you shouldn't ask for money, so we came here today specifically to thank you."

Yes, when Huang Jinzhong came over yesterday to buy more ointment, Grandpa Xiao didn't charge him. They don't make money from this, so it's better to do him a favor.

So Huang Jinzhong went to the Fang family again to deliver the ointment and return the money to Fang Xiangdong. Fang Xiangdong felt quite embarrassed, but he couldn't come over by himself.

This morning, we discovered that the children's chilblains had improved considerably; they were less swollen, and the children said they were less painful and itchy. Fang Xiangdong was quite surprised, as he had used badger oil before without such good results.

He tried some on the wounds from his previous mission and was surprised at how quickly it relieved the pain. He figured it must be something other than ordinary badger oil and wondered if he could take it back to the unit for mass production.

His wife noticed his strange expression and, after finding out what was going on, suggested that they come over together to sincerely thank him and then talk to the Xiao family about it. What if it was someone else's secret recipe? Whether they would be willing to cooperate with the military would depend on their wishes.

Fang Xiangdong also felt that this was the right thing to do, so the two of them brought their child with them.

He first expressed his sincere gratitude before bringing up the ointment. The rest of the Xiao family were unaware that Xiao Yun had added something, so when asked if they could cooperate with the military, they all looked blank.

Xiao Yun continued, "There are indeed some other herbs added to it. It's based on a folk remedy that my husband, Suixin, brought back. I was worried that my grandparents would say I was messing around, so I secretly added them without telling them."

She had actually anticipated this situation, since the effect would indeed be quite noticeable. She just didn't expect Xiang Dong to come and say this directly. She thought he would take her back first and then find their family through the military.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xiangdong felt reassured. There really was a prescription! He excitedly asked, "Could we cooperate with the army? This is also effective for wounds. If all the soldiers could use it, it would reduce many casualties..."

Xiao Yun raised her hand to interrupt him, "Of course we know that. After the ointment was tested, my Zhuo Yiheng sent it to his former unit. It shouldn't be in mass production yet, otherwise you should have received it by now."

The prescription does exist, but it's not this one. What she used is a repair fluid. Even if they were told the ingredients, they couldn't extract it with current technology. That's something from interstellar space.

Therefore, they are not the same thing at all, but their effects are similar, both being used to relieve pain, stop bleeding, and treat external injuries.

Moreover, when Hu Xuan was delivering the prescription, he was still at the border. Once, in an emergency, he used whatever he could find to make some medicinal mud for his comrades. When applied to the wound, it immediately stopped the bleeding and reduced the pain. When he returned, the local military doctor asked him about it, but he didn't think much of it and just gave it to them.

Later, he combined it with the medicinal oil seized from the Indians, added some ingredients, and turned it into an ointment. This was also a merit, one of the reasons for his rapid promotion.

There were clues to follow, so Xiao Yun simply made a slight misattribution.

Upon hearing that the medicine had already been handed over, Fang Xiangdong showed a somewhat disappointed expression. He had been hoping that if he could bring back a good medicine, or even just act as a middleman, he would still have some credit to his name, but he hadn't expected that it had already been handed over.

Thinking back to what her parents had told her before, that the man Xiao Pandi later married was a battalion commander before he was demobilized, and that he rose to such a high position at such a young age, she felt even more disappointed.

When he saw the chubby baby who had jumped from Grandma Xiao into Xiao Yun's arms, he felt even worse. The baby was extremely beautiful and the best-looking child he had ever seen.

He had previously thought that Xiao Pandi was divorced and unable to have children, so her life would definitely not be as good as when she was with him. He never expected that he would marry someone better right after remarrying.

I heard he's good-looking and tall, and treats her incredibly well. Now she's even able to have another child. Although she had a daughter, he loves such a beautiful little baby!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at his current wife. He didn't know why, even though there was nothing wrong with either of them, they just couldn't have children. If they could, he would be happy to have a daughter.

Then, remembering something, she looked at the two newly adopted children and sighed... "I should have a son. I've already adopted two daughters. If I have another daughter, she'll be bullied in the future. If I have a son, he can protect my two adopted daughters when they grow up."

Since they hadn't achieved their main purpose for coming to the Xiao family, they didn't stay any longer. After saying a few more words, they finished their water and left.

Mr. and Mrs. Xiao saw them off at the door. When they returned, Grandpa Xiao said, "This kid is really cunning. He said he came to thank us, but it turns out he's after the prescription. I'm telling you, with his thick skin, he'll definitely amount to something in the future."

"By the way, Pandi, did you really put any medicinal herbs in it? I didn't see any. I personally watched the badger oil being rendered; you're not just making this up, are you?"

"I really put it in, I'm not making this up. But I didn't put it in the first pot. That was for my Grandpa Jiang, you know. I put it in when I was making the second pot. You took the first pot out to cool down by then."

I was just doing an experiment, not sure if it would work. It wasn't any medicinal herbs, just a small bottle of diluted medicated oil. The main thing is, no one in our family has been injured lately, so we haven't used it. I didn't expect it to actually work.

"Is it true that you said Yiheng has been handed over to the army?"

Xiao Yun nodded, "It's true. Zhuo Yiheng had already handed over the prescription to the army when he was in the army. He only brought back finished medicinal oils. Because he didn't know whether the army needed to keep it a secret, he didn't use it directly."

Grandpa Xiao nodded. It was fine to hand over good stuff, as long as the credit belonged to his family. Thinking this, he took the cigarette off his ear, held it horizontally under his nose, and smelled it.

There are children at home, so he's not allowed to smoke indoors anymore. He can only smell the cigarette under his nose to satisfy his craving.