After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Fang Nanzhi has many more methods than him, and even the combination of external injury medicines is better than his.

Fang Nanzhi heard that Doctor Chen would go into the mountains to participate in the opening ceremony tomorrow.

As a doctor, he didn't go hunting, but treated the injured people for free.

This time, the town's wealthy family invited him together and gave him a subsidy in advance. Fang Nanzhi also wanted to go, but she didn't want to share the money.

The two parties agreed on a time.

Anmei sighed and finally went into the mountains.

When he heard that the young lady was going into the mountains, Uncle Yuan left the inn and wanted to go with her.

Although Wushan is not high, it is remote. To enter Wushan, you have to cross two mountains first.

The mountain road is rugged. Not to mention ox carts and horse carts, even people have to walk carefully. If they slip accidentally, they will fall badly.

The nobles hired people who were familiar with mountain roads to carry their sedan chairs all the way, while most ordinary people had to rely on their legs.

The group set out before dawn and reached the mountainside of Wushan Mountain in the evening.

There are two villages on the hillside of Wushan Mountain, one is called Daliu Village and the other is called Erliu Village.

Fang Nanzhi was stunned. It would be too inconvenient to travel in a village like this on a daily basis, right?

It takes a whole day to go to the town.

"Sister, we don't go to town on weekdays. It takes several months for Dad and the others to go together."

Several children squatted beside her, licking candy bars.

"Yes, it's too dangerous to go out into the mountains alone. That time, Uncle Huzi encountered a wild boar and lost his life. The villagers carried him back."

Fang Nanzhi was a little stunned. There were mountains in their village, but no one lived in the mountains.

Is life so difficult for mountain people?

"Sister, it's actually not that bad. Our village is quite close to the town. There are a few more villages further into the mountains, and they are miserable. They are extremely poor."

"My father said that men in villages deep in the mountains can't find wives, but my mother said that when I grow up, she will marry me to a girl from the mountains because they are hardworking and the bride price can be lower."

After all, in their eyes, if a girl from the mountains can get married, it is considered a good marriage.

Fang Nanzhi didn't know what to say for a moment.

She had never thought about or seen this before.

Chen Dalang came and said that everyone had arrived too late today, so the mountain opening would be postponed to tomorrow morning and they would stay overnight in the village.

His father had already made an arrangement with a family that they could stay overnight and invited Fang Nanzhi to join them.

Fang Nanzhi agreed, knowing that Doctor Chen was willing to take care of her.

The family I stayed with was named Cao. She was a widow with two sons and a daughter.

She was also very courageous. Since there was no pillar in her family, she dared to let outsiders stay overnight.

Widow Cao had three rooms, one for Fang Nanzhi and Anmei, and one for Chen's father and son and Yuan Bo. The four of them, mother and children, squeezed into one room.

"I don't have anything good at home, so I just made noodles. I hope you don't mind."

Widow Cao brought up five bowls of noodles in a row and spoke a little stiffly.

"Sister-in-law, you are too polite. We are not nobles, but doctors."

"Aunt, having a bowl of hot noodles is already very good." Fang Nanzhi was also very polite.

This is white flour. She knows how difficult it is for ordinary people to have a meal of white flour.

Widow Cao smiled, said a few words, and went out without disturbing them.

"Doctor Fang, although this mountain isn't suitable for growing crops, there are many medicinal herbs growing all over the place. Please keep an eye out for them tomorrow."

Doctor Chen said with a smile.

The mountains will be opened tomorrow, and not only will there be hunters going to hunt, but there will also be herbalists going to dig herbs.

Although it was only one day, not sure how much could be dug out, but the herbs dug on the first day of the mountain opening were considered auspicious, and Doctor Chen would collect them no matter how much.

Fang Nanzhi was curious: "Are there many people picking herbs near Puliu Town?"

She had worked at Jishidiang before and knew that most of the suppliers to Jishidiang were medicine merchants from other places. There were only one or two local herbal farmers, but the farmers could only send common herbs or locally grown herbs.

"Yes, quite a few, at least seven or eight households, they live off the mountain."

Seven or eight households is still a small number compared to the population, but it is barely enough to support Doctor Chen's medicine shop.

Occasionally, Dr. Chen would go to the county town to purchase goods.

Fang Nanzhi nodded, and after dinner, she went to the yard to digest the food.

Widow Cao's daughter, a little girl of five or six, came over with a small bamboo basket in her hands and gave her a nervous smile: "Sister, eat."

Fang Nanzhi looked down and saw that the bamboo basket was filled with wild hazelnuts that had been fried.

Fang Nanzhi gave the little girl candy, and they soon became familiar with each other. The two girls, one big and one small, squatted in the yard and ate hazelnuts.

"Sister, you look so good."

Cao Xiaoya held her head in her hands, almost stunned.

She was like a fairy, and her mother didn't allow her brothers to come to the front yard for fear of disturbing her.

Fang Nanzhi smiled: "You are very cute too. Is it easy to get hazelnuts in your mountain area?"

"Yeah, not only that, there are also pine nuts and other things, all of which are mountain products. They are delicious, but mother said they are not worth the money."

Cao Xiaoya is an honest child.

Fang Nanzhi thought, how could it be worthless?

In teahouses and restaurants, things like pine nuts are in short supply and are more expensive than the sugar-roasted chestnuts they sell.

I’m afraid that the mountain people can’t sell them for money, and the merchants who harvest them must have made a lot of money.

She sighed, the people at the bottom of society always suffer more.

For example, in their village, the grain they grow themselves is sold for seven or eight cents per pound, but if they run out of grain and want to buy more, they have to buy it for thirteen or fourteen cents.

Therefore, most villagers do not buy food and cannot afford it.

Fang Nanzhi shook his head and shook off his thoughts.

"Sister, are you a doctor too? Can you treat diseases? Are there really female doctors in the world?" Cao Xiaoya had obviously heard her mother mention their identities.

Fang Nanzhi nodded, straightened his chest, and tried his best to be convincing.

"I have studied medicine for many years and have even seen patients in the clinic."

Cao Xiaoya's eyes were full of innocence: "Really, sister? Then can you treat my mother? My mother always has stomachaches."

"Okay." Fang Nanzhi agreed immediately.

Cao Xiaoya felt embarrassed, her face flushed, and she rubbed her hands: "Sister, I don't have any money. Can I, can I give you some more hazelnuts in exchange?"

She felt a little guilty.

In fact, she came to ask her sister for help because she thought her sister was pretty and easy to talk to.

But he didn't dare to go to Dr. Chen for fear of being rejected.

You know, my mother paid them for staying overnight.

Children from poor families have to grow up early. Although Cao Xiaoya is only five or six years old, she is more mature.

Fang Nanzhi didn't mind her little thoughts. Sometimes, in order to survive, it was inevitable for people to make more calculations.

Anyone who is innocent must have a family background and be spoiled by someone.

"No need, sister, you are here for free medical consultation, it's free." Fang Nanzhi touched her head.

Cao Xiaoya's eyes flashed with surprise: "Thank you, sister."

I feel more and more that my sister is like a fairy. Only fairies can be like this, right?

She led the way to the kitchen, where Widow Cao was boiling water in case the guests needed it.

In fact, she doesn't wash every day at home. Firewood is easy to collect, but water must be used sparingly.