NFBE Chapter 227 Just need to use the outhouse.
Chapter 227 Just need to use the outhouse.
Ye Xiaoxiao heard the words "fairy nun" again. It seems that this so-called fairy nun not only engages in fraudulent activities, but has also begun to harm people.
The so-called panacea in the paper package is nothing more than incense ash.
Widow Luo was filled with self-reproach, her voice trembling with tears.
"Dr. Xiao Xiao, please save my child!"
She was filled with regret, thinking that her child's illness was just a minor ailment that could be cured by drinking some talisman water.
Unexpectedly, this led to a serious mistake.
She knew that her new neighbor next door knew medicine, but she was worried that she couldn't afford the consultation fee.
Who would have thought that a three-cent talisman water would almost harm her own child...
Ye Xiaoxiao rubbed Xiaohe's belly and instructed, "Rub his belly like I am, and he'll be fine after a trip to the toilet."
Seeing Ye Xiaoxiao about to leave, Widow Luo asked incredulously, "It's already healed?"
"Your child's abdominal pain is caused by not having a bowel movement for too long."
Widow Luo: ? ?
"If his stool is blocked, massage it a bit more, and he'll feel better after he finishes using the toilet."
Widow Luo never expected this reason. A hint of embarrassment flashed across her face, turning pale and then red.
She was still a little worried, especially since Xiaohe had just drunk half a bowl of talisman water: "Then... Doctor Xiao, that talisman water?"
Ye Xiaoxiao reassured her: "Don't worry, it's just ordinary incense ash. It's harmless if you ingest it."
Widow Luo was finally relieved.
......
The next day, when Ye Xiaoxiao was taking the group to school, she wanted to take Wu Niangzi's pulse again.
When Master Lin heard about Ye Xiaoxiao's purpose, he said with an unnatural expression, "My wife was complaining of back pain again yesterday afternoon. I heard that some kind of mysterious person has come to the town recently, so she went with him before dawn."
Hearing him say that, Ye Xiaoxiao guessed that the mysterious person was probably that "fairy nun" again.
“Xiao Xiao, although your children are studying here, you have already paid them enough tuition. Whenever my wife and I have a headache or fever, you always come immediately, even better than my own daughter. Besides, your clinic is usually very busy, and I feel embarrassed to trouble you.”
Ye Xiaoxiao nodded, then went straight to the clinic without lingering.
......
Widow Luo got up early today to make a plate of pastries and took her son Xiaohe to deliver them to the neighbors to thank Ye Xiaoxiao for her kindness yesterday.
At this time, only Mother He was at home. She had also heard about what happened last night and invited Widow Luo to sit down and have some tea.
"Sister He, please try the pastries I made."
Mother He's eyes lit up when she saw the neatly arranged pastries on the plate. The pastries were supported by fresh lotus leaves, and the lotus-shaped pastries inside were lifelike. The outer petals were pink and the stamens were slightly yellow, just like real lotus flowers. There was also a faint fragrance of lotus.
She exclaimed, "Sister Luo, your skills are amazing! These lotus flower pastries look just like the real thing!"
Widow Luo said modestly, "Oh, it's just that I'm bored and just thinking around at home. My child likes to eat it, so I try to come up with different ways to cook it for him."
"You have such excellent embroidery skills!" Widow Luo glanced at the clothes in Mother He's embroidery booth and was filled with envy.
Unfortunately, all I can do is sew some dog-crawling stitches.
Mother He savored the pastry in her hand. The lotus flower pastry was exactly to her liking. Suddenly, she had an idea.
Every time Xiao Xiao came back from the clinic, she kept saying she was hungry, and so did the other children when they came back from school.
She made some pastries and kept them at home so they could eat them as soon as they got back.
Mother He spoke up: "Young sister, how about... I teach you embroidery, and you teach me how to make pastries?"
“Sure!” Widow Luo replied with a smile.
Her neighbors all looked down on her because she was a widow, fearing that associating with her would bring them bad luck and that she would bring misfortune to her husband. No one was ever willing to confide in her.
Among all the people who wanted to learn how to make pastries, Sister He was the first.
In the past, when she gave pastries to her neighbors, they would secretly throw them away, so she stopped giving them to them after that.
Why bother trying to win someone's favor?
......
In another alley, there was an inconspicuous house that was now packed with people.
The crowd sat together, their eyes fixed on the person in the center.
The fairy in the middle, dressed in strange clothes, was chanting incantations. She held a bowl in one hand and kept dipping something into the bowl with the other, sprinkling it on everyone.
"The water I just sprinkled on you is divine water blessed by the gods and Buddhas, which will ensure that you have a smooth year and are free from illness and disaster."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately prostrated themselves on the ground in reverence.
Although Madam Wu and her friend set off from home before dawn, they were still a bit late and couldn't even squeeze into the house, so they had to stand in the courtyard outside.
If it's any later, I doubt we'll even be able to squeeze into the yard.
Looking at the sea of heads inside the room, she couldn't help but sigh, these people were really crazy.
I heard that some people stay up all night and start queuing here in the middle of the night.
That's absolutely insane!
Before coming, she was just there to watch the show. She never believed in ghosts or gods, and she didn't expect this fairy to cure her back pain.
She had no choice but to accompany her friend, as she was invited by her friend.
At this moment, she was certain that this was a scam, and she wanted to see what tricks they had up their sleeves.
Voices could be heard coming from inside the house.
"Fairy, you just said you would ensure everyone is free from illness and disaster this year, so... is there anything that can bless us all with a smooth life?"
The fairy maiden's eyes widened, and she slammed the bowl she was holding onto the table, angrily rebuking:
"Never be too greedy! If you do good deeds regularly, you will naturally be blessed. The god in charge of diseases in heaven will not come after you."
Everyone nodded in agreement with the fairy's words.
"However, since everyone is so devout, I have a kind of talismanic water that I offered my own flesh to the gods to obtain for you!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed and immediately knelt down and bowed several times.
"Please, Fairy Maiden, grant me medicine!"
The fairy lifted her outer robe, and everyone could see that her trouser legs were stained with blood, a truly gruesome sight.
"This fairy maiden cut herbs and prayed to the gods, and managed to get twenty packets for you. Each packet costs three hundred coins, no bargaining."
Madam Wu stood on tiptoe and saw the scene too, secretly rolling her eyes.
I don't know where they got that chicken and pig blood, they're using it here to play tricks.
When everyone heard that it would cost three hundred copper coins, they all backed down, since a few days ago it was only three coins a pack.
Three hundred coins is not a small sum for ordinary people.
The crowd began to whisper among themselves.
"It's a bit expensive!"
“That’s right, three hundred coins is enough for our family to eat for a month.”
"I work day and night for a month and I only earn two hundred coins."
"Yes, it's too expensive. We can't afford it!"
"..."
Just as everyone was hesitating, a gasp came from the courtyard outside.