Siheyuan: Incredible understanding and superb cooking skills

It turned out that both the Liu and Jia families encountered health problems today.

Liu Guanghui has inflammation and fever, and Jia Dongxu will suddenly faint during the assessment.

As soon as he was carried into the house, he hurried to find the public pot for stewing medicine.

In this era, every family shared the same medicine pot and took turns using it.

It is a custom that the money is left at the debit side after use, and the patient will pick it up personally when it is needed next time, and will never let others pass it on easily.

In the plot, Liu Haizhong's sons once fought over He Xumao's medicine pot, but it was just because young people lacked etiquette.

However, nowadays, it is rare indeed for two neighbouring households to be in urgent need of the same pot.

Jia Zhang and Liu Haizhong stood side by side in the courtyard. They looked around with a mixture of anxiety and vigilance.

"Jia Zhang, did you do it on purpose? We just went to look for her, why did you follow me here?"

Second Aunt seemed a little annoyed.

Liu Guangqi was still in bed waiting for medicine. What did Jia Zhang do? Did she want to have priority in using the pot if it was found? No way! She loved her children.

"What's wrong? Is this what you two mean? Um, is the medicine jar yours? My son Dongxu almost fainted in the factory today, and many people saw it!"

Jia Zhang was somewhat displeased by her second aunt's somewhat provocative words.

"I think you two should stop arguing and find the medicine jar first.

“Neighbors nearby couldn’t help but speak out, because the two children’s conditions were there and there was nothing to argue about.

Jia Zhang and Liu Haizhong remained silent upon hearing this, as they understood the logic.

"Where's the medicine jar? Let me know if you get it.

What are you still standing there for? "While they were talking, the door of the He family opened.

“The medicine jar is in our house.

"Little Rain Water ran lively to the gate of the courtyard and shouted to Jia Zhang and the others.

Hearing this, Jia Zhang, Liu Haizhong and the second aunt were all shocked.

They looked alternately at Xiao Yushui and the He family.

"The medicine jar used by Dazhu's family?" someone suddenly realized.

Jia Zhang was the first to react and walked towards the He family.

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong hurriedly pushed his second aunt.

We can't delay any longer, otherwise if Jia Zhang gets it, Guangqi will have to wait a long time before he can take the medicine.

Although Jia Zhang has grown younger, she is still strong.

As soon as she blocked the way, Second Aunt's steps were immediately hindered.

However, when she heard Second Aunt's complaints, Jia Zhang snorted, "When it comes to doing things, it's a first come, first served basis. Do you understand?"

As she said this, she was the first to enter the He family’s house.

As soon as she entered the room, Jia Zhang saw He Zhu sitting at the eight-immortals table and staring at her.

"Zhu Zi, where did your father hide the medicine jar?"

Jia Zhang was always thinking about Jia Dongxu's situation and didn't have time to think too much.

He Yuzhu was familiar with this rule, and pointed to the corner and said, "Over there."

Seeing the black medicine jar, Jia Zhang reacted quickly. She walked a few steps to it and picked up the jar without hesitation.

"Hey, hey, hey, Jia Zhang, you shouldn't be like this.

"It was only then that Second Aunt arrived slowly, and seeing the medicine jar in Jia Zhang's hand, she opened her mouth hastily.

"Why should you be given priority? Guangqi is too sick to get up..."

Jia Zhang ignored all the nagging, pushed away her second aunt who was blocking her way, and left with the medicine jar.

"I don't care about these. Come back and get them when Dongxu has used them up."

At this time, as long as He Yuzhu is not dealt with, other people really have no way to deal with Jia Zhang.

If they really had a falling out, it wouldn't have turned out like this.

They wouldn't do it, would they? Jia Zhang came back from He Yuzhu's house with the medicine jar in her arms, and then she went back to her front door and lit the small stove outside to prepare the medicine.

Liu Haizhong, who was watching all this outside, couldn't help but curl his lips.

Unfortunately, there was only one medicine jar, and as a man he could not directly conflict with Jia Zhang.

What would happen if people found out? What would happen?

Looking at Jia Zhang's expression when she took the medicine pot, the neighbors didn't seem too surprised.

Everyone knows that Jia Zhang's hot-tempered personality is well-known throughout the courtyard.

Even though her son Jia Dongxu is a child with a very good personality, few people dare to provoke her. The reason is self-evident.

But since Jia Dongxu suddenly fainted in the steel plant that day, everyone began to speculate secretly.

Could it be that he has some kind of illness?

It is well known to everyone that a few days ago, Jia Dongxu drowned and had to lie in bed for several days without being able to get up.

In this day and age, trivial matters can hardly hold any secrets.

Falling into water or catching a cold and getting sick are not uncommon. What is strange is that Jia Dongxu's minor illness actually confined him to bed and unable to move. This really makes people feel that something is not right.

Although the living conditions in this era are not as rich as when He Yuzhu first traveled through time, people's physical fitness is much stronger.

Especially compared with the young college students in later generations who often stay up late playing games and frequently order takeout, their physical condition is constantly in a sub-healthy state and they cannot be compared with people of this era at all.

Moreover, modern children are not delicate. For a common cold, they can just drink hot water to keep warm and wrap themselves in a blanket to sweat, and they will usually be refreshed overnight.

As a result, Jia Dongxu had to lie in bed for several days until He Yuzhu brought some meat, and he was able to get through the difficult time and go out.

Everyone thought the matter was finally over, but he fainted again in the hospital.

If it weren't for some underlying health problems, everyone would have found it hard to believe.

However, in front of Jia Zhangshi who was making the medicine, no one dared to talk about this matter openly.

About half an hour later, the smell of Jia Zhang's medicine wafted into the yard.

Yu'er was flipping through a literacy book nearby. After taking a few puffs, she quickly fanned her nose with her hand and said, "Ah~ Brother, the smell outside is so bad."

The smell of cooked Chinese herbs is already very unpleasant.

“Good medicine tastes bitter”

, it not only tastes bitter, it is also a nuisance to the nose.

Children can't stand this taste.

He Yuzhu saw this and helped to close the window near Yu'er. At the same time, he thought about the pharmacology of these herbs: Atractylodes macrocephala, cinnamon twig, roasted licorice, roasted ginger...

After learning the basic knowledge of pharmacology, He Yuzhu is now able to understand and control the medicinal properties of more than 60 kinds of medicinal materials.

It may not seem like a large number, but he understands much more than simple cognition.

If he were asked to prepare Chinese medicine, he could maximize the efficacy of each of the more than 60 kinds according to the best ratio of medicinal properties.

The subtleties of this recipe are so profound that even people who have followed a pharmacist's apprenticeship for many years would not dare to guarantee that they have fully understood it.

At this time, He Yuzhu inhaled a little of the herbal aroma coming from the yard, and he instinctively said out the ingredients of some of the herbs.

Jia Dongxu's problem is not as serious as a terminal illness, and the medicines prescribed by the health center should be common ones.

Therefore, it was not too difficult for He Yuzhu to make a list of medicines.

However, He Yuzhu soon fell into doubt.

He already knew about Jia Dongxu's situation.

I have not recovered from the illness I caught after falling into the water and fainted again today. It may be because the cold in my body has not been cleared. The treatment should be to use mild herbal medicine to slowly recuperate.

But some of the herbs he smelled just now were of cool nature, so this prescription didn't seem quite appropriate.

It’s not that cold and hot herbs can’t be used together. In the proper combination of proportions, hot and cold herbs can complement each other and improve the efficacy.

But he felt that the aroma of roasted licorice he smelled just now was strong, while the roasted ginger was not strong enough, as if the pharmacist had intentionally sought to neutralize it, but had made a mistake in the dosage.

Although He Yuzhu had just started his career in the medical field and was not sure whether his guess was correct, he did not like Jia Zhang and simply did not want to make a fuss about it.

Wouldn’t it be nice to think more about pharmacological analysis at this time?

It was almost six o'clock in the evening. He Yuzhu looked at the sky and realized that it was almost time to prepare dinner.

So he first took out the food from the space to avoid the rain, and then took Xiaoyu to the old lady's backyard.

He had promised to cook for the old lady tonight. After all, the old lady helped him a lot in knowing about this dietary therapy.

Holding two crucian carps weighing one pound each, a two-pound piece of fat and lean pork, as well as cabbage and radish, he gave them to Xiaoyu to carry. When the two of them opened the door and went out, they saw Xu Damao walking in leisurely.

The boy walked lightly, humming a little tune and waving something in his hand. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a small candy man made of caramel and stuck on a wooden stick. Each man was worth a hundred yuan.

Generally, if children have one of these candy figures, the little greedy bugs behind them will gather.

At this moment Xu Damao was very proud. He went to the projectionist's house to learn today. His master happened to be going out for a projection, and the location was not far from the city.

The master took him along, claiming that the purpose was to train the apprentice.

The people in the projection team were very happy to see this and generously gave Xu Damao a sugar man, which made Xu Damao ecstatic.

On the way back, I was so greedy that I wanted to try it, but I held back and didn't satisfy myself immediately.

The purpose is to take the food home and show it off in public.

When I returned to the courtyard, I bumped into a pillar? It was like good luck that came to my doorstep! This time, I will make you jealous...

Xu Damao was just about to raise his hand and gently shake the candy man in his hand, when suddenly, his expression froze and his eyes were fixed on the two things in He Yuzhu's hands.

"Big fish? Pork?!!"

"Silly Zhu, what are you going to do?"

Xu Damao asked doubtfully with a trembling voice.

"Xu Damao, don't you have any sense at all? What else can you do? Prepare dinner, of course.

"He Yuzhu glanced at Xu Damao and then spoke out, as if he had guessed what he was thinking.

At the same time, he caught Xu Damao's movements and the changes of the candy man, and knew why: "We are having a big dinner tonight, Damao, have you eaten? If not..."

Hearing Sha Zhu's words, Xu Damao couldn't help swallowing his saliva, thinking, is Zhu really going to treat him? Wouldn't he make a lot of money in that case?

Looking at Xu Damao who was full of expectation, He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "Why are you standing there before you eat? You won't even have dinner at home, will you?"