The mountain road that follows becomes increasingly difficult.
Although we tried our best to avoid the scorching sun when we were on the road, it was still a scorching heat, and this midsummer day still ruthlessly consumed people's body's water and physical strength.
More and more people are getting sick, mostly the elderly.
If it hadn't been for the previous rain, which replenished the drinking water, I'm afraid more people would have fallen ill.
Even though there is the summer-relieving herbal tea brewed by Qiao Huaping, this summer-relieving herbal tea can only treat heat syndrome, but it is powerless against the weakness caused by physical loss.
The speed of the journey has slowed down.
Fortunately, Qiao Huaping dug up another rare detoxifying herb - Frost Alkali Flower.
After she carefully transplanted the whole plant of the Frost Alkali Flower into the space, the water droplets condensed on the stalactite suddenly fell into the stone bowl.
When Qiao Huaping was making summer-relieving herbal tea, he took advantage of others' surprise and added the water droplets condensed on the stalactites.
It’s not that she is the Virgin, it’s just that most of the villagers in Liujin Village are simple and good people. From a short perspective, the villagers are in good health and can travel faster; from a distant perspective, there are many people on the road to escape from the war.
It is much safer for some good people to look after each other than for the whole family to work alone.
Qiao Huaping strictly controls this big pot of summer-relieving herbal tea, and strives to ensure that everyone who is sick can drink it.
Because this drop of spiritual water is diluted in a whole pot of herbal tea, it is distributed to each patient. There are many people who are sick, so the amount distributed to each patient is only a small bowl. Qiao Huaping
Observing from the sidelines, the effect of washing the tendons and cutting the marrow may not be very sufficient, but the effect of relieving symptoms and enhancing physical fitness is still quite obvious.
When they were on their way in the afternoon, the spirits of these sick people improved a lot.
Zhu Xiangyi was a little unbelievable. He took their pulses and found that these old people with weak pulses were actually much better.
After thinking about it, Zhu Xiangyi felt that it must be Qiao Huaping's herbal tea that had the effect.
When the whole village stopped for renovations at the end of the day, Zhu Xiangyi went to the village chief and told him that Qiao's sister had four children to take care of, and she also had to brave the sun to collect herbs and cook them for the villagers.
Making herbal tea to relieve summer heat is really hard work.
In the past, I just forgot about it and just treated it as a girl from the Qiao family and contributed to the village. But I can’t take advantage of the girl from the Qiao family every time. It’s better to let the villagers pay more and more from this time.
Give it to the Qiao girls as hard-earned money.
The village chief also has a wife who lives in the house. She is also suffering from the heat due to the scorching heat. She sits on the cart and is pushed around by the men in the family.
As a result, at noon, his mother drank a small bowl of herbal tea sent by the Mei family. Not long after, it was obvious that she was in high spirits. In the afternoon, she started to lecture others with great energy, and she could even lean on her back.
Walk some distance with a cane.
The village chief was grateful to Qiao Huaping and immediately agreed: Everyone who had drunk the herbal tea made by Qiao's sister before would pay two cents each as a thank you for their hard work.
Two pennies is not much. Before that, even a bowl of mediocre herbal tea would have cost three pennies when the weather was hot in the county.
In addition, Qiao Huaping's tea is not empty. After drinking it, it is very effective. It can relieve the heat and refresh you. Most people feel that these two cents are worth the money spent. It is very good.
He happily gave the money to the village chief.
There were also some families, such as Mrs. Zhou Xu, who was not happy and murmured: "How much effort does it take to boil a pot of water? I didn't mention charging money before. It was Mrs. Qiao who brought it over herself. Why?" Do you have to give her two cents?"
The village chief glared at her: "Qiao is very conscientious in doing things and didn't say anything about taking money, but we can't lose our conscience, do you understand?"
Because it was the village chief who came to collect the money, and Mrs. Zhou Xu couldn't help but refuse to give it, she curled her lips and glared at her son Zhou Heishi: "That water is for your worthless wife to drink, you pay for it!"
Zhou Heishi's face was full of embarrassment: "Mom, the money I earn is all for you to take care of. Where do I get the money from me?"
Zhou Xu's voice became sharp: "Your wife must have hidden some private money, let her pay for it!"
Song Yuelan had been in somewhat bad health ever since she rolled down the hillside and knocked her head. This time, the heat was unbearable, so she naturally fell ill, so Qiao Huaping also brought a bowl of herbal tea.
After drinking the herbal tea, Song Yuelan felt that her whole body had some strength, and her heart was full of gratitude to Qiao Huaping.
Mrs. Zhou Xu asked her for money, but Song Yuelan just lowered her head: "Mom, what are you talking about? You are in charge of all the money in the family. How can my wife have any spare money?"
The Zhou Xu family was strict about money and did not allow their sons to have any private property. Sometimes when Zhou Heishi was busy with farming, he would do hard work of moving bricks and wood to earn a few pennies, and the Zhou Xu family would take all of it.
The village chief continued to collect money, and he was not willing to listen to the entangled housework of the Zhou family. He said impatiently: "Okay, Sister Xu, do you want to give it or not? Other families have given it, but if yours If you have to pay even these two cents, then I have nothing to say."
His tone became more serious.
Zhou Xu was concerned about her face, so she could only pay for it herself.
The village chief took the money and left, and Mrs. Zhou Xu began to scold Song Yuelan again, thinking that she was a prodigal woman. After marrying into their old Zhou family for so many years, she only gave birth to a loser, and now she had to pay for her medical treatment. , just a useless piece of trash.
Song Yuelan looked into the distance with empty eyes, letting Zhou Xu scold her.
The village chief collected a total of sixty-eight penny. He didn't get any penny, so he gave it all to Qiao Huaping.
Qiao Huaping was quite surprised by the money, but she didn't hesitate. She had indeed put in hard work.
If people are willing to give money, she will happily accept it.
Qiao Huaping accepted it generously and said with a smile: "Thank you, village chief."
Qiao Huaping happily collected the sixty-eight copper plates.
It's so difficult. She was a very poor person with only five pennies left on her body!
Now, she has a total of seventy-three copper coins!
Qiao Huaping felt like she got rich overnight!
She was in a very good mood. When cooking at night, she broke off a small piece of Ganoderma lucidum and threw it into the wild mushroom soup.
Taking the wild mushroom soup, she used the last bit of noodles, kneaded the noodles, pulled out the noodles, and poured them into the wild mushroom soup to make a pot of extremely delicious mushroom soup noodles.
The four children ate and snored.
Looking at the four cubs who have gradually gained some flesh on their faces and bodies after raising them for the past few days, Qiao Huaping felt full of accomplishment.
Only the second child, Mei Qingyu, looked at the empty bowl after finishing the meal, with a rare look of sadness on her face.
As a good stepmother in the new era who not only cares about the physical health of her cubs, but also the mental health of her cubs at home, Qiao Huaping keenly noticed the sad look on Mei Qingyu's face.