You are unlucky and I am tough

As soon as Cao saw Cheng Shuang, she wanted to go over, which frightened Cheng Shuang so much that she screamed, "Don't come over here, stand there, stand there and don't move."

Cao stopped and smelled the stench all over her body. She was almost going crazy. She collapsed and shouted, "Shuang'er, your aunt is crazy. I asked her to come back with me, but she actually threw feces at me."

Cheng Guqiu, who had chased after her, saw Cheng Shuang put down the dung bucket and said to Cao, "I told you I won't go back. If you come again, I'll splash it every time you come."

Cao was excited. "Shuang'er, did you hear that? She wants to stick with you. You won't be able to get rid of her in the future."

"Why should I get rid of it?"

Cheng Shuang covered her mouth and nose, her voice muffled, her eyes full of disgust, "Why are you so troublesome? Go back and tell everyone that my aunt will live with me from now on, and you don't have to worry about anything."

Cao endured the stench on her body and said, "Shuang'er, there are many things you don't understand at your young age. Your aunt was sold and has no husband. You must buy her back to the Cheng family. If you don't let her go back, people will say you bought your own aunt back to be a servant."

"You're talking nonsense!" Cheng Shuang raised her voice in anger.

Seeing this, Cheng Guqiu immediately picked up the bucket of manure and said, "What are you talking about here?" and pretended to pour the whole bucket over.

Cao was so frightened that she screamed and turned around and ran away like the wind.

Cheng Shuang looked at Cao who was fleeing in panic, and her anger instantly subsided. She and Wei Qinglang, who was covering his nose, gave Cheng Guqiu a thumbs up at the same time.

Using the trick of throwing feces to deal with that weirdo is too amazing. They can't do it even if they think of it.

"You guys go in first, I'll clean up the vegetable garden." Cheng Guqiu felt a little embarrassed when the two children saw what he was doing.

She brought the remaining farm manure back to the vegetable garden and poured it on the pepper seedlings. Then she cleaned up the residue on the ground with a hoe, washed it in the river, and then returned to the yard.

After explaining the purpose of Cao's visit, Cheng Guqiu felt a little worried, fearing that they would come back to harass him in the future.

"What are you afraid of?" Cheng Shuang encouraged. "My aunt is very powerful today. If they come again, just keep splashing them."

Cheng Guqiu laughed and nodded.

To make pumpkin pancakes at noon, Cheng Shuang took out a bag of glutinous rice flour from the kitchen cupboard and said that she had bought it in the county town.

The method of making pumpkin pie is very simple. Cut the peeled pumpkin, remove the seeds and steam it. Then mash it and add glutinous rice flour, appropriate amount of honey and water to knead into dough.

Then heat a pan over low heat and brush some oil on it. Pinch a piece of dough and press it into a small pancake and fry it in the pan. When one side is golden brown, turn it over and fry the other side until both sides are golden brown.

Cheng Guqiu learned it immediately and took over Cheng Shuang's position. Then the three sisters also tried to make it. A pot of pumpkin pancakes was quickly ready after the family took turns making them.

Worried that Wei Qinglang and Wei Nanxing were not full, he gave each of them an extra bowl of vegetable and egg noodles.

A large plate of golden pumpkin cakes was placed on the table. Cheng Shuang first took one for Cheng Guqiu and handed the second one to Wei Xinyi who was eager to try it.

Wei Xinyi took it and took a bite. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she said vaguely, "It's delicious. My sister-in-law's cooking is really good."

"Come and eat, if it's not enough, there's more in the pot." Cheng Shuang greeted others with a smile.

The pumpkin pie is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, sweet but not greasy. The sweetness of honey spreads in your mouth when you take a bite. Everyone who eats it praises it.

Wei Qinglang ate noodles while tasting a pumpkin pancake in one hand, nodding and saying that it tasted very authentic.

After eating two pumpkins in a row, Cheng Guqiu said, "There's a vacant area after picking the pumpkins. Shuang'er, if you have any seeds, I'll plant some for you."

"There are plenty of seeds." Cheng Shuang munched on a pumpkin pie. "But I still want to grow thin-skinned peppers on that piece of land. They'll be more popular when sold to restaurants, and can be used as an ingredient in many dishes."

Cheng Guqiu nodded and said, "Then give me the seeds. I'll plow the soil this afternoon and plant them for you tomorrow."

"Then let's help plow the soil this afternoon."

"No need." Cheng Guqiu said softly, "I can do it alone. I have nothing to do anyway and I just happen to like growing vegetables. You can study, study medicine, practice archery, and leave the vegetable garden to me."

Cheng Shuang arched her nose slightly and smiled, "Well... I'll trouble you, aunt."

Cheng Guqiu patted her cheek gently and said, "Why are you being so polite to your aunt?"

Cheng Shuang did have something to do in the afternoon. She had to take out the Gastrodia elata that had been dried earlier, dry it in the sun, and then grind it into powder, so that the most important medicinal materials would not be ready when the county magistrate sent people over.

Before she could wipe away the smile on her face, she suddenly realized that Wei Qinglang opposite her was looking at her with strange eyes.

Cheng Shuang looked at him with her head tilted in confusion, asking with her eyes, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Wei Qinglang silently lowered his head and continued to eat noodles, thinking to himself, I only found out today that you can act like a spoiled child like this.

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A few days later, County Magistrate Zheng indeed sent eight doctors and several carts of medicinal herbs. Doctor Tao from Baicaotang and his two apprentices all came, and Zhuzi also came to help.

These doctors had to stay in the village, so they lived in the house left by a family that had lost its owner in the neighboring Lijia Village. They could not go back until they had treated people in several nearby villages. The county magistrate would pay them for their work.

It just so happened that Cheng Guqiu's headache had not been cured yet, so Cheng Shuang used her as an example to teach her the treatment method. The prescription was very simple, and preparing the medicine was easy for these doctors, but the acupuncture method was difficult.

Even if the doctors we find have some talent in acupuncture, it is impossible for them to learn it in just one teaching.

So the next day, accompanied by Wei Qinglang and County Magistrate Zheng, Cheng Shuang went to the neighboring Lijia Village to treat more than a dozen people. It took a whole day of teaching before half of the doctors said they had learned it.

On the third day, Cheng Shuang began to assist from the side, watching Doctor Tao and several others who had learned the technique personally take action. After observing for a day and making sure that they had mastered it, she handed over the rest of the tasks to them.

However, Cheng Shuang was not idle either. County Magistrate Zheng gave her all the Gastrodia elata worth five or six thousand taels and asked her to help prepare them. The problem was that the weather was bad recently, so she could only watch the medicine at home all day, for fear that it would rain suddenly and get wet.

That day, the two younger brothers had just returned from the academy in the morning, and it started to rain in the afternoon. Cheng Shuang took the medicine back immediately, and soon it rained heavily.

Wei Qinglang, who went to Lijia Village to deliver something, came back wearing a straw hat and a raincoat. Following behind him were County Magistrate Zheng and Lawyer Lin. All three of them were soaked and looked a little embarrassed.

After the three of them had gone into the main room and cleaned up, Cheng Shuang went in and made a pot of tea and poured it for them.

County Magistrate Zheng sipped his tea and got straight to the point. "Madam Wei, I've come here to ask you and your wife to accompany me into the mountains."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shuang looked at Wei Qinglang, who then said, "The county magistrate has had someone translate the things you gave him, and he wants to go into the mountains to investigate."

Master Lin explained, "Mr. Wei knows the way, and having him lead the team will help us avoid getting lost in the forest. And Madam Wei, your master mentioned that the place where the poisonous miasma gathers is our destination. However, none of us are doctors, and we're worried about accidents, so we'd like to ask you to come along."

In fact, they would like to ask the mysterious old immortal to go with them, but they don't think they can afford that honor, so they can only ask his apprentice.

After hearing this, Cheng Shuang looked as if she understood and pretended to be thinking.

Everything was developing as she expected, and she felt a little excited. After several months, she could finally go looking for mines. She would soon be leaving this desolate little village, and she felt happy just thinking about it.

After a while, Cheng Shuang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go into the mountains with you."

County Magistrate Zheng's expression relaxed, and he quickly stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Madam Wei, for your generosity."

Afterwards, Wei Qinglang wrote down a list of items needed for entering the mountains and asked Master Lin to send someone to prepare according to the list. If it didn't rain the next day, they would set off early in the morning.