Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

He Lai left the steel rolling mill and didn't know where to go. He thought of going to Feng's Hospital first to see what the old man was doing recently.

"Senior Brother Gao is busy?" He Lai walked into the clinic carrying a badger bag he took out of the space in one hand and four bottles of Fenjiu in the other, and found that Senior Brother Gao was treating a patient.

"Xiao Laizi, Master is following behind, you go ahead." Senior Brother Gao looked up and saw that it was He Lai, and said.

"Doctor, please save me. I really have no other options now."

The patient begged, but he didn't dare to go to a big hospital for fear of spending money, so he could only come here first.

He Lai looked at the patient, who was pale and thin, with swollen lower limbs and a very painful expression.

He Lai was stunned for a moment. This is edema! It is caused by long-term hunger and malnutrition.

"Aunt Zhao, I can only buy you some constipation medicine to relieve the symptoms. But you have to eat something good when you go back, otherwise the edema won't be cured."

Senior Brother Gao advised.

"I... I don't have any food. I want to eat too." Aunt Zhao said with tears in her eyes. There was not enough food, so she could only exchange it for some rice bran to fill her stomach. She didn't expect that her body would collapse after just a few months.

He Lai looked at Senior Brother Gao, who also had a helpless look on his face. There was a shortage of food everywhere right now.

"Auntie, I have a pack of milk powder and a few pounds of food coupons. Take them and use them to reduce the swelling."

He Lai put the things in his hand on the table, took out a bag of milk powder and food coupons from his cloth bag and handed them to the woman, saying.

He Lai thought that if he didn’t meet the problem, it would be fine, but if he did, he would definitely take care of it.

"Thank you, thank you, benefactor. You saved my life."

When Aunt Zhao heard this, she immediately took the things and thanked him while crying. She didn't expect that she would meet such a kind person in the clinic.

"Xiao Laizi, you..."

Before Senior Brother Gao could finish his words, He Lai interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Brother Gao, it's okay. I'll help as many people as I can."

"Doctor Gao, I'll go back first. I still have to buy food."

After saying this, Aunt Zhao ran away in a hurry, without even taking the medicine for constipation, for fear that He Lai would go back on his word and take back the milk powder. After all, this thing was too precious.

“Xiao Laizi, you…ah…” Senior Brother Gao couldn’t say anything to refute, and didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from this disease. Generally, Senior Brother Gao will advise them to go back and eat something better.

But he didn't dare to be as kind-hearted as He Lai. His own clinic didn't have much business now, as most of the patients went to the hospital. If everyone was like He Lai, he would also get edema.

"Senior Brother Gao, let's not talk about this anymore. Please help deal with this badger. What is the master doing in the backyard?" He Lai asked as he picked up the wine again.

"Master, what else can you do? Just rest up. But I miss you a lot. Come in and take a look."

Senior Brother Gao didn't dwell on what happened just now. He knew that He Lai had money and connections, so he didn't need that much.

"Okay, I'll go in and see Master first. I'll talk to Senior Brother Gao later."

He said this and walked into the backyard.

Old Master Feng was lying in a rocking chair basking in the sun, and He Lai could only hold up the wine in his hand to block out the sunlight.

Mr. Feng couldn't feel the warmth on his face, so he immediately opened his eyes and laughed out loud.

"You naughty boy, you block your master's light as soon as you come here. This wine is an apology."

Mr. Feng took the wine from He Lai and said with a smile.

"Master, you lie down every day, but I have to go to work every day to earn money. How can I come to see you every day?"

He Lai was not annoyed and sat on the stone bench to talk.

"Okay, you are lazy, can't you come to see me, your master, more often after get off work? Bring me more wine in the future, I love to drink."

Old Master Feng untied the rope tied to the Fenjiu, took a bottle, opened the lid, smelled it, and looked intoxicated.

"Mmm, it smells so good!"

He Lai curled his lips and said speechlessly, what's so good about this white wine.

"Tell me, why did you come to me today?" Old Master Feng poured the wine on the bottle cap and took a sip.

"Master, I see more and more people are suffering from edema. I have thought of something that can cure it."

"Oh? What?"

When Mr. Feng heard this, he immediately became excited!

"The chlorella in the water is eaten by many people abroad. It has very high nutritional value and is definitely effective for diseases such as edema caused by lack of nutrition."

He Lai talked about Chlorella. As the best substitute food in the 1960s, it was called "pork in water" and would definitely attract people's attention. Moreover, Chlorella did not cost much and was very suitable for the current national conditions.

"Oh? Really? How do you know this thing?" Mr. Feng asked puzzledly.

"Master, I read about this in a book. I heard that Country M is cultivating a large amount of Chlorella and drying it into powder. They want to use it to replace food. This means it can be used as a staple food."

He Lai explained that after all, this thing is not difficult to find. The United States started to deal with Chlorella after World War II.

"Okay, let's get some and try it out. If it works, I'll try to cultivate it?"

Mr. Feng heard He say that the M country was eating it, so it must be really useful! So let's try it first.

"Then Senior Brother Gao and I will go to the river to get some chlorella. You stay at home."

"Okay, go ahead, get some more, I'll study it."

Mr. Feng stopped drinking this time. He stood up and went into the house with the wine, hoping to find out if there was any content on this subject in ancient books.

He Lai went out and said something to Senior Brother Gao, and the two of them headed straight for Shichahai with the bags. On the way, He Lai explained to Senior Brother Gao what they were going to do.

After two hours of collecting, He Lai and his companion filled a large bag with Chlorella and slowly returned.

When they arrived at Feng's Clinic, they found Senior Brother Gao's wife was waiting for them.

"Sister-in-law, long time no see."

He Lai put down the bag in his hand and said hello.

"Xiao Laizi, you two must be hungry, go to the backyard, I'll bring you food."

Gao smiled and responded and went to the backyard.

"Xiao Laizi, let's go and take the Chlorella to the backyard to show the master."

Senior Brother Gao picked up the bags from He Lai, one in each hand, and ran into the backyard, eager to let Old Man Feng take a look. After all, he had heard that this could cure edema, so he was very anxious.

Old Master Feng looked at the Chlorella on the stone table and asked a question.

"Xiao Laizi, are you sure this is edible? Can it cure diseases?"

"Yes, Master. We have to do the purification manually. After cleaning the silt and impurities, we need to dry it and turn it into powder before eating it."

He Lai explained everything he knew, and remembered that this was how Chlorella was eaten.

I heard that in the 1960s, people in rural areas also boiled and ate Chlorella directly, but He Lai thought it would be easier for people to accept if he turned it into powder.

In fact, this is not the best option. In modern times, Chlorella usually needs to be broken to allow it to completely release its nutrients. Unfortunately, this technology does not exist now, and we can only rely on experts to discover this problem earlier.

"Okay, then clean it first and take out some of it. I'll cultivate it and you can dry the rest, Xiao Gao."

Master Feng ordered.

"Okay, Master."

Senior Brother Gao responded and went to get a wooden bucket to fill with water.

"Master, I heard that this chlorella grows particularly well in human urine."

He Lai reminded that as for the goose feces, let’s not talk about it. After all, there are few geese in this era. Although there is some in his own space, forget it.

Just do it yourself in the space. It is much more convenient with mind control. Then make some chlorella powder and give it to grandpa and the others.

"You know this, not bad. Nowadays, few people know these strange methods. Okay, leave it to me, your master. This is not difficult for an old man like me."

Mr. Feng glanced at He Lai and said with a smile.

Soon the three of them started washing the Chlorella, while Grandpa Feng watched from the side.

Seeing that He Lai and the other man refused to eat and insisted on dealing with the Chlorella first, Gao had no choice but to help them clean it.

He Lai stayed in Feng's Clinic for a whole afternoon. Watching Mr. Feng's operations, he called him an expert. He was worthy of being an old man. He really had a way.

He Lai was recording the training process, so that he could write something and submit it later. He thought that this thing was very simple, even rural people could train it, as long as the government could make people accept it.