Chapter 83 Great Heat

Xiaomei's family didn't have much to eat. She went to the backyard to pinch some beans, peeled two potatoes and stewed them, took out a few pickles and brought them to the table, and then greeted everyone to eat.

She cooked a bowl of food by herself and went to the kang to feed her grandmother first.

The old lady asked, "Why didn't you come out with some radish and pickles today?"

Xiaomei said with a smile and said, "Milk, Xing'er is selling radish strips and pickles, which is much more delicious than what I made. I tasted it today, and I have no face to make it again."

Xu Xinger was a little embarrassed and said quickly, "We don't have the same taste. As the saying goes, green vegetables and radishes have their own preferences. The radish strips I made are relatively tough and chewy, but people with bad teeth or old people must be inconvenient to eat, and some people must like soft food. How to put it? Which one is better?"

"That's also reasonable." Xiaomei nodded when she heard it.

The old lady also echoed, "Yes, the radish and pickles you made are rotten and easy to bite, and I can't bite the ordinary dried radish."

Xiaomei listened to her grandmother and went out to serve some radishes and pickles for the old lady.

Several people had lunch, and the rain outside finally stopped. The sky cleared up again. Xu Xinger was thinking about her home and wanted to leave.

"It has just rained and the sun outside. If you are on your way now, how uncomfortable it is hot and wet, why don't you take a nap?" Xiaomei sincerely retained her.

"No, my mother is at home and has to take care of the three little ones. I'm afraid that she can't get over, so I'm always thinking about it. Let's go back quickly." Xu Xinger remembered to stay at home and insisted on leaving. "When will you be free? Sister Mei will come to my house to play. Although there is nothing good, you can go up the mountain and go to the riverside to play. It's more interesting than in the city."

Xiaomei remembered what Xu Xinger said before that her mother's bones were not good, so she didn't stay any more. She sent the two of them out and put an umbrella in Xu Xinger's back basket and said, "Tomorrow will be a big summer. There will be many thunderstorms before and after this time. The sky will change. There is only such an umbrella left at home. You put it first, and then go all the way down. It can also be blocked, and remember to bring an umbrella when you go out.

"Thank you, Xiaomei. I'll bring it back to you when I come tomorrow." Xu Xinger accepted Xiaomei's kindness and walked to the alley without forgetting to turn around and wave her hand.

Shanzi has been silent, but he also waved his hand to Xiaomei. It was not until the two of them came out of a distance that they said thoughtfully, "Xinger, I don't think Xiaomei's waist seems to be hopeless to be cured. I want to find my second uncle to show it."

Xu Xinger almost jumped up when she heard this and turned her head and asked, "Brother Shanzi, how do you know about Xiaomei's waist? After I heard from Sister Mei, I also want to ask you what you think. Can your second uncle really cure it?

"I also heard what you said in the kitchen." Shanzi stretched out his hand and took Xu Xinger and asked her to stop being excited. There was something in the basket on her back. "I don't know if it can be cured, but I just think I can ask my second uncle to have a look. Even if it can't be cured, if it can be relieved, it's good that it won't hurt so much."

"That's natural!" Xu Xinger was happy for a moment and asked worriedly, "However, I remember you said that your second uncle doesn't like to see a doctor. Last time the master asked him to look at Rong Haoxuan's legs, he agreed. Master seemed to have promised him any benefits... You also saw it in Sister Mei's family. You must not be able to get any silver. Money or good things..."

"Uncle's temper is a little strange, but he is by no means a person who only recognizes money. I'll go back and ask first. If it's okay, I'll wait until I ask." Shanzi knows his own affairs clearly, so he looks more optimistic. "I think the second uncle should agree."

"If you can really cure Grandma Mei's waist, that would be great. You can save a lot of money without taking medicine." Xu Xinger couldn't help longing for a moment, and then said in a low mood, "If my mother's illness can be cured, it will be fine..."

Shanzi also sighed when he heard the words and could only relieve: "Although my aunt has a mental illness, as long as she is good at raising her, it's still fine. It's just that she can't do heavy work."

"I hope so!" Xu Xinger nodded, "It doesn't matter whether you can work or not, as long as you are good. Now this recipe seems to be good. I look at her and everything is better.

"My father often says that illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like silk. If you don't get sick, you have to use a lot of strength to get better, so don't worry. As long as it keeps getting better, it's a good thing. Shanzi continued to comfort her, "Although I have to take medicine every day, I can get it on some mountains. Now we can also make money, and I won't let my aunt fail to take medicine."

When it comes to making money, Xu Xinger suddenly became happy again and calculated with her fingers and said, "When I was selling pickles today, I noticed in my heart that there were about * ten dishes, three cents per plate, that is more than 200 cents."

"The bowls and jars can be used many times, so the cost is not easy to calculate for the time being. If we only count the cost of radish strips and ingredients, we have made almost 200 cents today!" The more Xu Xinger said, the more excited she became. "I heard my father say before that a strong worker who works hard in the city can only earn 100 penny a day. This is already a lot. Some of them are less powerful and can only earn * ten penny. Let's bring more radish strips tomorrow, and we will definitely make more."

Shanzi looked at Xu Xinger's words with a doting smile on the corners of her lips, and even nodded. The more she said, the happier she became, even happier she was than she encountered happy things. It seemed that she couldn't even feel tired.

Both of them are in a good mood, and the burden in the basket is much lighter than when they came, so the return journey is much faster. Before they feel very tired, they have almost walked to the entrance of the village.

"Brother Shanzi, go home with me first and bring a jar of radish strips back to your home." Xu Xinger always remembered that Mrs. Wu likes to eat radish strips very much. When she made it this time, she specially chose the best dried radish and made two separate jars with enough ingredients. She was ready to leave a jar to eat, and the remaining jar was taken back by the mountain.

"Good." Shanzi was not polite to her. Seeing that Xu Xinger remembered her family, she couldn't help but feel happy.

The two returned to Xu Xinger's house and saw that only Taoer was on the kang. Looking at the two small ones at home, Xu Laosan and Ye were not there.

"Tao'er, what did you do?" Xu Xinger asked puzzledly, "She is not in good health on a hot day. Can she go to work in the field?"

"No, it's a big summer tomorrow. It seems that I'm going to eat and drink sheep soup together in the old house. Today, I bought sheep bones, sheep miscellaneous and so on, and asked my mother to help clean it up." Taoer learned from Xu Xinger, and then patted her chest and said, "My mother asked me to look at my younger brother and sister at home. I have been by my side and didn't go out to play."

Xu Xing'er walked to the edge of the kang, put her arms around Tao'er, kissed her forehead and boasted, "Tao'er is getting more and more capable. It's great to help her mother and elder sister take care of the children!"

Tao'er is young, and she still doesn't know how to be embarrassed or modest. After being praised, she became more and more proud. She shook her head on the kang and didn't know how to be beautiful.

Xu Xinger went to the backyard to find the marked jar and moved it in the back basket of the mountain and said, "This altar of radish strips are all dried by my family. They are all my own radishes. I have picked them all. I will go back and give your grandmother and master to have a taste."

Shanzi nodded and said, "Oi, I'll come to you the day after tomorrow."

"Why the day after tomorrow?" Xu Xinger asked strangely, "Do you have anything to do tomorrow?"

"Didn't Taoer just say that you are going to the old house for mutton soup tomorrow and spend the summer heat?" Seeing that she was confused, Shanzi raised his hand and nodded her forehead and said.

Xu Xinger raised her hand and touched the poked place and suddenly said, "Oh, I didn't pay attention to it if you didn't tell me." Then he asked doubtfully, "Isn't mutton soup nourishing? Won't you get angry if you drink mutton soup in the third day?

Shanzi patiently explained: "Sheep soup does have a nourishing effect, but as the saying goes, winter diseases and summer are nourished. Summer is a good time to sweat, detoxify and dispel diseases. If you drink the hot mutton soup, you can expel the accumulated * in the body and drive away the accumulated cold air in the body."

"So that's what happened." Xu Xinger nodded repeatedly, "Brother Shanzi, you know so much."

Shanzi raised his hand and touched the tip of his nose with some embarrassment, coughing and said, "If there is nothing wrong, I'll go back first."

"Well, be careful on the way. Remember to ask your second uncle if you can help Grandma Mei look at her waist." Xu Xinger said, put Xiaomei's umbrella into his back basket, and twisted a wet handkerchief and handed it to the mountain. "Take it to wipe sweat on the road. It rained just now, and it's probably won't be easy to walk on the mountain. The humidity in the forest dissipate slowly. It's estimated that it's hot and stuffy. If you're tired of walking, stop for a while. Don't be able to do it. If it's summer heat, it's okay. It's not a joke, but in the end, I suffered..."

Shanzi naturally knows these things, and even taught some of them by him. Usually, his family is impatient to say a few more words when he goes out, but now listening to Xu Xinger's advice, he doesn't feel wordy. Instead, he listens carefully and nod and agrees.

"Okay, go back quickly. It's not good to have another rain after a long delay." Xu Xinger told a lot of words before sending Shanzi out.

Shanzi held a wet veil in his hand, thinking that it was Xu Xinger's twist, and unconsciously smiled on his lips.

When I was about to walk to the foot of the mountain, a weak voice suddenly came from the roadside: "That... Excuse me..."

Shanzi turned his head and saw that the person who stopped him by the roadside turned out to be Hong Yun.