The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Song Yuntang looked at Qian in front of him.

"Didn't my father go to the mountains in previous years?"

"I run, but not as often. Most of the time I chat with the men or work in the fields. This year I don't chat as much as before."

As Qian spoke, she covered her mouth and laughed again.

Song Yuntang actually felt a bit fond of this smiling and kind aunt.

"Aunt Qian's son is called Ayou?"

Qian nodded quickly, "Yes, his name is Xu Ayou. It was given by your grandfather when he was the head of the village. Before Qingye became a scholar, he was the most learned man in our Lushan Village."

"How old is he?" Song Yuntang asked again.

Qian's expression was more serious than before.

"Ayu is nineteen this year. She got married a month before you and Qingye. Before that, she worked in a teahouse in town for a few months and even carried rice bags in a grain and oil shop. But our family didn't have many connections in town, so every time she did well, she was squeezed out by others."

As he spoke, he sighed.

Song Yuntang nodded. He was indeed experienced. If there was something suitable, he could indeed be asked to try.

"Well, my shop is fully staffed right now. If there's a need in the future, I'll give priority to Brother You. As for being squeezed out, as long as he does a good job, that won't happen in my shop."

Qian was delighted and hurriedly took her hand.

"Oh, thank you so much!"

Song Yuntang smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite, Auntie. We are all from the same village, so it's only natural that we help each other."

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and then Song Yuntang walked back.

When I was almost home and passed by the gate of a house, I saw the little girl who bought steamed buns from my house last time sitting at the door, rubbing her belly pitifully, with a listless look on her face.

Looks like he's hungry.

Song Yuntang looked at the two fruits in his hand.

He walked up and handed one to the little girl.

"What's wrong, Xiaohua? Are you hungry?"

The little girl stared at the fruit, swallowed, and reached out to take it, but she didn't dare to.

Song Yuntang put the fruit in her hand.

"This is for you. Wash it and eat it."

After the little girl took the fruit, she put it in her mouth and started chewing it without caring whether it was clean or not.

"Hey……"

Song Yuntang stretched out her hand, wanting to ask her to wash it before eating. The little girl thought that the aunt in front of her was going to snatch the fruit from her hand, so she subconsciously turned her body to the side.

Just then, a man with a thin face and sunken cheeks came out of the house, leaning on a crutch.

Looking from his direction, he thought it was Xiaohua who had snatched Song Yuntang's food and was eating it, so he hurriedly said, "Xiaohua, how could you snatch my food? Give it back to me and apologize to me!"

Song Yuntang waved his hands and said, "She didn't steal it. I gave it to her. I was worried that the unwashed fruit would upset her stomach, so I thought of washing it for her. But I think the child might be starving."

Xu Guixi's face was full of guilt.

"It's me who caused this for them. There's no rice at home, and the child only drank a few mouthfuls of rice soup this morning, and has been struggling until now." He turned to Song Yuntang and nodded, "Thank you, sister."

Song Yuntang glanced into the room.

"Where's Sister Su Miao?"

Xu Guixi came to the gate of the courtyard with a cane, his face full of worry.

"She saw Xiaohua was so hungry, so she went out to the mountains this afternoon and hasn't come back yet."

It is very dangerous for a woman to go to the mountains alone and not come back when it is almost dark.

Xu Qingye came from not far away.

"Tang'er."

Song Yuntang turned around and asked, "Aren't you reading a book?"

After Xu Qingye and Xu Guixi nodded in greeting, he looked at her and said, "Mom was worried that something might happen to you wandering around the village alone, so she asked me to come out and look for you."

"Don't worry, nothing can happen in the village." He turned to look at Xu Guixi, pointed at his leg and said, "Brother Guixi's leg, can I take a look at it for you?"

Xu Guixi looked at his legs. He knew that Song Yuntang was a good doctor. It was she who cured Xu Qingye when he was seriously ill. This was no secret in Lushan Village.

But he still hesitated, "Let's not do it. Our family can't afford the medical treatment for the leg."

“There is a consultation fee!”

Fang Miao ran over breathlessly carrying a small basket. He had been running around in the mountains for most of the day and looked quite disheveled.

When she arrived at the gate of the yard, she lifted the cloth covering the basket and took out four or five rhizomes.

"I dug up some ginseng! Sister, you know medicine, can you help me take a look?"

Song Yuntang took it in his hand and looked at it.

"This is not ginseng, it's Codonopsis. Ginseng rhizomes are usually spindle-shaped or cylindrical, with a grayish-yellow surface and obvious ring patterns. Codonopsis rhizomes are relatively slender, mostly cylindrical, with a grayish-yellow or brownish-yellow surface. Although the two are similar, there are still differences."

She handed the Codonopsis pilosula back to Fang.

"Although Codonopsis pilosula is not as valuable as ginseng, its medicinal value is very high and should also fetch a good price."

Fang's ecstatic expression gradually returned to calm, and she said how could she have such a good thing as digging up ginseng, and she dug up four or five roots at a time.

It's not a big carrot.

"In my opinion, after selling these Codonopsis roots, will it be enough to pay my husband's medical fee?"

Song Yuntang said, "The price of dried Codonopsis pilosula in this town is 463 wen per liang. A little over three jin of wild Codonopsis pilosula can produce one jin of dried Codonopsis pilosula. The five Codonopsis pilosula in your hand weigh about one jin, which can be dried into about four liang. According to the price charged by the medicine shop, it should be around one liang and two qian of silver."

"We're all from the same village, and I know about my sister-in-law's family situation. So, I'll take a look at Brother Guixi first. If I can cure him, I'll give him three stalks of Codonopsis as a consultation fee, and he'll pay for the medicine himself. But since I've started, I'll take responsibility for completely curing Brother Guixi's leg. What do you think?"

I collect medical fees just to prevent them from feeling like they owe me anything.

But in a case like Xu Guixi's, if other doctors were to treat him, they would not be able to cure him without at least 100 grams of medicine.

Xu Guixi was a little hesitant. He had finally dug up a few roots of Codonopsis pilosula. If he could really sell them for one or two taels of silver, it would at least allow his family to get by for a while.

If it is used to treat the legs, not only can it not be cured, but the family of three will all starve.

It is not easy for my wife, a woman, to support the family expenses over the years.

Before Xu Guixi could speak, Fang Miao said in a decisive tone.

"Treat him!" She looked at Song Yuntang and said again, "We will treat him!"

It doesn’t matter if you’re hungry now. As long as the man’s leg is healed, everything will be there in the future!

Song Yuntang looked at Xu Qingye.

"I'll be here for a while, why don't you go back first?"

Xu Qingye said calmly, "It's okay, I'll accompany you."

Looking at the two of them, Fang Miao showed envy.

Her husband had been so good to her before his leg was injured. But after being bedridden for several years, his temper became even more irritable.

I hope that after he recovers, he will still treat her as well as before.

Be a good husband and a good father.

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