The three riders braved the heavy snow and traveled four hundred miles to Kongtong Mountain. However, Yang Xiaohu arrived at the foot of Kongtong Mountain in the early morning of the next day. The thatched hut at the foot of the mountain was silent in the wind and snow, and smoke was rising from the chimney.
Yang Xiaohu got off his horse and ran quickly to the courtyard gate. Yang Xiaohu banged the door panel and looked in through the fence. After waiting for a while, he saw the door of the thatched cottage opened, and it was Aunt Ouyang.
Seeing that it was Yang Xiaohu, Aunt Ouyang was very happy. She opened the door for Yang Xiaohu, let Yang Xiaohu and the others into the room, and took a broom and asked Yang Xiaohu and the others to sweep away the wind and snow.
Yang Xiaohu looked around, but there was no sign of Ouyang De inside or outside. He couldn't help asking: "Where is Senior Ouyang?"
Aunt Ouyang said with a smile: "He has gone into the mountains, and I think he will be back tonight."
Yang Xiaohu was not only anxious when he heard this, but Aunt Ouyang couldn't help but asked: "What happened, child?"
Yang Xiaohu then gave an overview of the matter. When Aunt Ouyang heard that Da Kui was seriously injured and difficult to treat, she couldn't help but become worried: "Don't worry, kid, I'll call my old man back right now."
Yang Xiaohu was stunned when he heard this: "Senior Ouyang is somewhere in the mountains. If Junior Lu Yuan does it for me,"
Aunt Ouyang laughed and said: "That's not necessary. I have an appointment with my old man. If there is an emergency at home, we can send a smoke message."
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaohu quickly said: "We will help you put out the cigarettes, but we must be quick."
Aunt Ouyang then said: "You first clear out a dry area in the courtyard, and then use dry firewood and thatch to light a fire."
When Yang Xiaohu and the two guards heard this, they turned around and left the hut, and went to prepare separately. In a moment, the courtyard was swept clean, and a pile of firewood was piled in the middle. Yang Xiaohu went to the hut to put some kindling in the stove. After getting some dry firewood, as the flames rose, Aunt Ouyang took out a porcelain bowl from the house. In the bowl was some red powdery substance.
Yang Xiaohu didn't ask in detail, and watched quietly as Aunt Ouyang grabbed a handful of powder from the bowl and sprinkled it into the fire. Then he saw the flames dimming, and then the rising smoke was red, "Okay, let's Go inside and wait," Mrs. Ouyang said with a smile, holding the porcelain bowl.
Yang Xiaohu was so anxious that he had no intention of going into the house and sitting down. He just smiled and said, "I'll just wait here. Madam will go and do her work. There's no need to worry about this."
Aunt Ouyang did not insist. She handed the porcelain bowl to Yang Xiaohu and said, "When the red smoke is gone, you can sprinkle another handful of powder."
Yang Xiaohu nodded and took the porcelain bowl. When Mrs. Ouyang entered the room, Yang Xiaohu couldn't help but grab a small handful of powder and put it under his nose to smell it. Not only did he choke on his nose and shed tears after smelling it, this powder was Ouyang De's. Special pharmaceutical powder, mixed with kerosene, how can it smell good?
After waiting for a while and finally seeing that the red smoke was gone, Yang Xiaohu grabbed another handful of powder and sprinkled it into the fire. When the red smoke rose again, Yang Xiaohu felt that the smoke was a little light, so he sprinkled more powder. A handful of red smoke was not strong, so Yang Xiaohu was cruel and simply poured the entire bowl of powder into the fire.
Now it's exciting. The powder needs to be spread evenly to see the effect. Like Yang Xiaohu, pour the whole bowl in, but you have to wait until the flames burn all the powder before there is thick smoke.
Ouyang De has planted a field of medicinal herbs in the mountain all year round. Now it is the cold winter, and wild animals have come to eat it recently. Therefore, Ouyang De built a thatched cottage next to the medicinal field, guarding the herbs day and night, and only went to the mountain every three days.
When he woke up that morning, he saw red smoke rising into the sky in the direction of his home. Ouyang De knew that something was going on at home, so he packed up the prey he had shot in the past few days and prepared to go down the mountain. Unexpectedly, after packing up the prey, he turned around to look, and he was stunned. There was red smoke billowing in the direction of the house, it could be that there was a robber.
Ouyang De grabbed his bow and arrow and jumped out of the thatched hut. He also discarded all the prey he was going to bring. Running all the way was too slow. In his hurry, he could only take a shortcut. The shortcut was full of thorns. As he walked through the mountains and forests, Ouyang De was covered in thorns. His robe and trousers were scratched to pieces and riddled with holes. By the time Ouyang De arrived at the door of his house, his clothes were in tatters and he looked like a beggar.
The door opened with a bang, and Ouyang De jumped into the yard. As soon as Yang Xiaohu saw Ouyang De, he immediately knelt on his knees and cried bitterly: "Senior Ouyang, help me,"
When Ouyang De saw that it was Yang Xiaohu, he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "General Yang, why is this happening? Please get up quickly." As he said this, he came over and helped Yang Xiaohu up.
Yang Xiaohu stood up but cried: "My adoptive father was seriously injured, and I'm afraid he will die soon."
When Ouyang De heard this sentence, he not only asked urgently: "What kind of injury have you ever sought medical treatment?"
Yang Xiaohu then said truthfully: "After Senior Ouyang left, my adoptive father met the remnants of the Yuan army. He was wounded by an arrow in his leg after a fight. He is now bedridden due to excessive blood loss and has been sleeping all day. Wake up, I hope Senior Ouyang can help me." As Yang Xiaohu bent his knees and was about to kneel down again, Ouyang De quickly grabbed Yang Xiaohu and said, "Let's talk in the room, let me change my clothes first."
Ouyang De and Yang Xiaohu entered the hut, and Ouyang De went to change clothes in the inner room. Aunt Ouyang advised Yang Xiaohu: "My child, don't be anxious. If you have anything to say, tell the old man slowly..."
While they were talking, Ouyang De changed his clothes and came to the outside room. After the two parties sat down, Ouyang De asked in detail the cause of Dakui's illness.
Ouyang De Furan pondered for a moment and said slowly: "General Zhang took the tiger-derived decoction and the blood in his body is strong. He lost too much blood after this injury, so he is weak and lethargic. The current plan needs to strengthen his roots and cultivate his vitality. …,”
After hearing Ouyang De's slow talk, Yang Xiaohu was not only anxious, but also said: "Senior Ouyang, now is not the time to discuss the condition. Please come with me to Qingzhou. If you are late, I'm afraid there will be something wrong."
Ouyang De smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter. I still have tiger bone wine and a few decoctions here. You can take them back and give them to General Zhang. Boil the medicine in three bowls of water into one bowl of water. Take it once a day for a month." It can be seen that it is effective. The disease comes like a mountain falling, and the cure is like spinning. There is no need to rush."
Yang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment and then asked: "What is the use of tiger bone wine?"
When Ouyang De asked, he continued: "Using decoction and medicine to strengthen the body, tiger bone wine is used to strengthen the bones."
When Yang Xiaohu heard this, he not only wanted to cry: "Senior, my adoptive father lost too much blood, but why did he strengthen his bones?"
"Hehehehe," Ouyang De laughed before saying anything and continued: "Bone is the foundation of hematopoiesis."
"The doctor in Lanzhou City said that ginseng should be used as a tonic. Is it nonsense?" Yang Xiaohu asked, scratching his head.
Ouyang De thought for a while and said: "General Zhang is too weak now to take any supplements. Taking ginseng is not beneficial. If my medicinal wine is not available, ginseng is indeed the second best choice." As he said this, Ouyang De stood up and stood in the cupboard against the wall. He took out large and small packages of medicinal powder, opened them one by one, carefully mixed them, and finally wrapped more than thirty packages of medicinal powder and handed them to Yang Xiaohu, saying: "This is a month's dose, General Yang, keep it," he said After that, he went to the door to get a pickaxe.
When Yang Xiaohu saw Ouyang De taking farm tools, he couldn't help asking: "Senior Ouyang, what are you doing?"
Ouyang De smiled slightly and said: "I buried all the tiger bones and wine in the vegetable garden behind the house. General Yang will sit here for a while."
Yang Xiaohu put the medicine bag in his hand on the table, stood up and said, "I'll help you."
Ouyang De smiled and said: "For some trivial matters, the general does not need to do anything."
"I am a junior, so it should be like this," said Yang Xiaohu, coming forward to pick up the pickaxe.