Druid's Country Retirement

In the glaring eyes of a group of old bachelors.

A rural girl crossed the threshold.

Her skin is a healthy wheat color, her hair is combed into a neat ponytail, hanging down the back of her head, swaying gently with her movements. Her round face is inlaid with a pair of bright big eyes, with simplicity and shyness in her eyes. She is petite and exquisite, and she is wearing a simple floral cotton-padded jacket, but it cannot conceal her youthful aura.

Gudong! ! !

Hongqi, Xiucai, Shengli, Chunsheng, the four old bachelors all vomited at the mouth.

Nier is so handsome.

"Ouch, whose descendants are these?" The matchmaker had a bright smile on her face. She was astute and could tell at a glance that these four were bachelors, so she asked deliberately.

The girl with the ponytail was stared at by four pairs of eyes, and she lowered her head shyly.

"A dog came in, what are you looking at!" Jianjun was panicking. He finally met the blind girl on a blind date, but he couldn't let four dogs cut off their beards halfway. Wrong, it was three dogs.

He ran up to the girl in a few steps, raised his fists, and glared at the brothers who were once on the same side.

Hongqi jumped out and asked seriously, "Jianjun, let me ask you, am I your brother?"

"It used to be, but not now!" Jianjun knew what the bird man was planning and asked, "Aren't you thinking about those three firewood girls in school?"

"I've changed my mind. A dragon matches a dragon, a phoenix matches a phoenix. A mouse's son can dig holes. In fact, our girl from the forest is pretty good." Li Hongqi spoke plausibly, looking past Jianjun and towards the ponytailed girl. Look.

Jianjun sneered twice, didn't answer, turned and shouted towards the main room.

"Ha, Brother Red Soldier, you don't care, the red flag of a dog must be cut off!"

When he heard that Jianjun was moving reinforcements, Li Hongqi's face changed drastically and he quickly explained, "I don't have one. Don't make such nonsense. We are here to welcome future younger brothers and sisters."

There is this custom in rural areas. Matchmakers lead people on blind dates. If they meet a beard-cutting person on the way, they can have a chat first, and then directly set a date if it suits them. However, the matchmaker's family is a waste of money, and sometimes it will cause trouble between the two families. Brawl.

Li Hongbing was too lazy to pay attention to the gossip between them and stood at the door of the hall, "Okay, it's freezing outside. If you have anything to do, come inside and warm yourself by the fire. Don't freeze the girl."

"Yes, yes, Meihua, come into the room and talk!" Jianjun pushed Li Hongqi away and subconsciously held the girl's hand.

The matchmaker's eyes lit up when she saw it.

The girl didn't refuse this handshake, which meant that the two parties liked each other, and the next step was to set a date.

Enter the main room.

When the girl saw the smiling Li Hongbing, Lao Gen and Tiemei's wife, she immediately broke away from Jianjun's pull and walked behind the matchmaker.

Lao Gen and Tiemei were quite satisfied with this girl.

She looks pretty and looks like a woman who knows how to live a good life.

"Brother Lao Gen, I brought the girl here, are you satisfied?" The matchmaker didn't know Li Hongbing and greeted Lao Gen enthusiastically.

"Satisfied, satisfied, sit down and warm yourself by the fire." Lao Gen grinned, turned to his mother-in-law and said, "What are you doing standing around? Hurry up and make Nier a bowl of poached eggs in sugar water. It's such a cold day, I'm so tired from walking all the way."

Hey!

Mrs. Tiemei agreed solemnly and hurriedly walked out of the house. When she reached the door, she turned around and looked at the girl from head to toe. She smiled and turned to leave with satisfaction.

After everyone sat down around the brazier, the matchmaker began to introduce the girl's situation according to the procedure.

The girl's name is Xu Meihua. She is 20 years old and lives in Taohuagou. She has an old mother and two little sisters at home. Her father died in an accident at a construction site in the city more than ten years ago. The old mother raised her three children. , got sick due to labor and needed money for medical treatment, so he was anxious to get married.

"Brother Lao Gen, the situation is like this. I'm not blind at all. I just see the girl as pitiful, otherwise I wouldn't help her find a good man to marry. Many people are thinking about Meihua, but I haven't agreed."

"Mei Hua, this child, is good at everything. I am lying at home, and she is taking care of the whole family. Otherwise, she would not be so old and not married yet. Ni'er can serve others, and it will definitely not be a loss if she gets married."

After hearing the girl's situation, Lao Gen frowned.

There was an old lady who was sick from labor. The labor sickness was a bottomless pit that no amount of money could fill.

If it drags down the founding of the army, it will be difficult to survive in the future.

"Then how much is the bride price?"

The matchmaker raised her hand and turned it four times.

The old bachelors watching the excitement next to the brazier took a breath of cold air.

According to the rules of betrothal gifts in the forest area, one hand is worth 50,000 yuan, and four hands is worth 200,000 yuan.

This gift was considered high in the forest, and the scholar only had to pay 100,000 yuan to marry Erni.

Lao Gen fell in love with this girl, and two hundred thousand yuan was not too much. Recently, he had made a lot of money through tourism in the village. If he borrowed some from his old brothers, he could make up two hundred thousand yuan. But having an old woman suffering from labor sickness at home is a problem.

Moreover, this girl is still the eldest child in the family. From now on, if her parents ask for money, Jianjun can ignore her.

at this time.

The girl knelt down on the ground, her bright eyes filled with tears, and she choked with sobs.

"Uncle, I know the bride price is high, but I won't keep any of it. I just want to save my mother."

"I promise that as long as I marry into the Luo family, I will cut off all contact with my natal family. If you live as a Luo family member, you will die as a Luo family ghost."

"I'm just a mother, and I can't just watch her die of illness."

Ugh!

He is a miserable man.

The old bachelors sitting around the brazier looked at the girl and sighed.

Li Hongbing just watched and said that it was not easy to get involved in this situation. Firstly, it was the Laogen family's own business, and secondly, it was his own business.

"You kid, get up quickly and let me talk to your aunt." Lao Gen quickly stood up, helped the girl up, then winked at Jianjun and walked out of the main room together.

The man's family all left, and the girl said nothing, staring stupidly at the blazing firewood in the brazier. The eager smile on the matchmaker's face gradually disappeared.

Li Hongqi, who just wanted to cut off his beard, had no idea at this time.

A gift of 20 yuan is not a small amount.

Even if you can take it out at home, you still have to peel off the skin, and there is an old woman who is suffering from overwork.

Labor disease is very common in rural areas. It is also called a harmful disease that cannot be cured. After getting it, you will feel weak, short of breath and afraid of cold. You can't walk far. You can only lie in bed, unable to do anything. In severe cases, you will cough up blood.

You get this disease because you work too much and your vitality is severely damaged. This disease is difficult to treat but easy to cure. As long as you eat well, rest well, don't worry, and live a comfortable life.

People who may suffer from labor-related illnesses will not be able to live a good life, otherwise they would not suffer from labor-related illnesses.

……

in the kitchen.

The father and son of Laogen's family got into a quarrel.

"Dad, I have fallen in love with plum blossoms, and I want to marry her."

"I know, this Ni'er is pretty good. Our family can afford the 20 yuan gift, but there is an old lady at home who is sick from labor, so it's a bottomless pit that our family can't fill up no matter how much money we have." "But Plum Blossom." I said that once I get married, I will cut off all contact with my mother’s family.”

"Hey! That's what they say, break the bones and connect the tendons. Just break them as you please. Let outsiders see our family."

"I don't care, I just fall in love with plum blossoms."

Tiemei, who was making poached eggs in sugar water, listened to the quarrel between the father and son. The confused Tiemei grabbed her man's arm and asked what was going on. It was not a good conversation in the main room just now.

Lao Gen let out a long sigh and said exactly what the matchmaker said to Mei Hua.

After listening, Tiemei fell into deep thought.

My daughter is a good girl, filial, sensible, and good at serving others.

But the bride price is too high, 20!

The usual betrothal gift for marrying a wife in a forest area is about 10 yuan, and the higher one is only 12 to 3 yuan.

But it has doubled all of a sudden, and no one can afford it. Even if the daughter is good and the family can collect the 20 yuan as a gift, there is still an old woman who has been bedridden for many years due to labor sickness.

Although women do not embarrass women, people's hearts are full of flesh. In traditional rural thinking, it is the responsibility of parents to arrange a marriage for their son. They worry about their son marrying a wife and having children, but which mother is willing to let her son marry a loser and live a good life in the future? but.

After weighing it for a long time, Tiemei looked at her son in embarrassment.

"Jun, why don't we find another one and ask the matchmaker to look for her again? Our forest area is so big, there must be someone suitable. This girl is good, but her mother's family is difficult to deal with."

"No, I'm attracted to Mei Hua, and I won't marry her unless she is her." Jianjun is now determined to choose Mei Hua, and no one can persuade her.

"You kid, I."

Lao Gen was so angry that he couldn't speak. He said all his good words and good words, but the unlucky child couldn't bear to listen. He suddenly became angry and raised his hand to give his son a few slaps.

"Luo Laogen, you've grown more capable, haven't you? Try your hand and take it out on your son if you don't have the ability!" Tiemei stood in front of her son in one step, glaring at Lao Gen with wide eyes like a hen protecting her chicks.

"Hey you guys!!" Lao Gen stammered and couldn't speak. Finally, he groaned loudly and squatted on the ground, "Then tell me what to do!"

"Stupid, you don't ask about the capable person in the house, but you insist on getting into trouble." Tie Mei rolled her eyes at her man, then turned to look at her son, "Go and invite your Red Soldier Master over."

Yes!

Why did you forget Uncle Red Soldier!

Lao Gen slapped his thigh and urged his son to go to the main room to call for help.

main room.

As time goes by, the atmosphere becomes more and more awkward. Usually when it reaches this point, even if the blind date fails, the matchmaker can just take the girl away.

But now the problem is.

Lao Gen's family was not the first. The matchmaker took plum blossoms to all the eligible places in the forest area.

Everyone in the family was quite satisfied with the plum blossoms, but when they heard about the bride price and the family situation, they all shook their heads.

The gift of 20 yuan is indeed high, and there is no room for price reduction. Meihua insists on 20 yuan, and will not settle for yuan. With such a high gift price and family environment, unless the head is kicked by a donkey, no one is willing to take advantage of it.

If Lao Gen doesn't agree, the matchmaker plans to send the girl back.

What does a matchmaker depend on for a living, other than the money from the matchmaker after the man and woman successfully hold hands?

Just like in sales, you sell the goods and you get a commission.

But if there is a problem with the product and it cannot be sold, not only will you not be able to earn commission, but it will also damage your own brand.

This is the situation of plum blossoms now. The matchmaker plans to throw this hot yam out when Lao Gen's family can't reach an agreement, and whoever is willing to take it will take it.

"Nier, how is your mother's health now?" Li Hongbing still couldn't hold it in and asked.

Mei Hua's eyes were red and she looked up at Li Hongbing who was asking the question. Seeing his smiling face and a kind expression, she thought he was a relative of the man's family and specially inquired about the situation at home.

Originally, I asked the matchmaker to find a good family for me and use the bride price to treat my mother's illness. I didn't intend to deceive anyone. I just told the good and bad things up front, so that after the marriage, the man would say that he was cheating.

Even though Mei Hua felt miserable, she still told the truth.

"No, my mother can't walk two steps without gasping for breath. She can't eat, can't sleep well, feels weak all over, and vomits blood from time to time. The doctor said she's overworked and delayed for too long, which hurt her vitality. There's no hope of a cure. If you are big, you can only provide good food and drink for as long as you can live."

Combined with the symptoms of plum blossom theory.

Li Hongbing nodded and said nothing.

Strain disease is a debilitating disease caused by overexertion of the body and mental fatigue. Patients may experience symptoms such as physical weakness and mental fatigue.

When the body is overworked, it usually leads to insufficient qi and blood, lack of mental support, and kidney yin deficiency.

Moreover, when you are overworked, your body's resistance is reduced and you are susceptible to diseases. Common diseases such as diabetes, chronic renal failure, nephrotic syndrome, etc. are usually related to fatigue diseases and have adverse effects on your health.

In addition, if the treatment is not timely, it will lead to a minor illness becoming a serious illness, excessive evil qi, consumption of internal qi, loss of qi, blood, yin and yang, or prolonged illness that does not heal, depletion of essence and qi, or loss of recuperation after illness. Consumption sickness.

Deficiency disease is a general term for chronic debilitating diseases caused by overwork. It is generally divided into Yang deficiency, Yin deficiency, Qi deficiency and blood deficiency, as well as diseases caused by deficiency.

Now Mrs. Plum Blossom has become ill due to overwork, and has turned into a fatigue disease with all five deficiencies.

"What does it look like when you vomit blood? Does it spread out or form a ball?" Li Hongbing asked again.

Scattered or lumped together?

Plum Blossom thought for a while and said, "They are scattered."

Li Hongbing nodded again, with some clues in his mind.

In traditional Chinese medicine, vomiting blood is mostly caused by coughing up blood, because if the blood comes out of the stomach, after being digested by gastric juice, what is spit out is often no longer bright red blood, but a darker, coffee-like liquid, so it is also Will not be placed in vomiting blood.

But if lung qi damage leads to vomiting blood, the blood must be scattered on the ground because there is no "condensation" of lung qi.

This involves another disease, fatigue.

The spleen governs the blood and the lungs govern the qi. Due to improper treatment of overwork disease, it worsens into fatigue and finally develops into overwork injury, resulting in damage to the spleen and lungs, causing the blood to lose control and act recklessly.

Stress, fatigue, and injury, three diseases in one! !

well! !

Li Hongbing sighed secretly in his heart.

As for the treating doctor, there is a reason why there is little hope of cure.

Maybe she said this after seeing the situation at Meihua’s family. Treatment of labor sickness, exhaustion, and strain injuries requires a lot of money and a long recovery period. If the family conditions are good, cure is only a matter of time, but if it is Poor family.

Difficult, difficult, very difficult!

Work-related diseases are easy to cause sudden illness. In Western medicine, there is a disease known as death from overwork, which is actually a type of work-related disease. Overwork causes fatigue to accumulate in the body and shifts to a state of overwork, which increases blood pressure and aggravates arteriosclerosis, leading to fatal condition.

It's not easy to survive until now, which shows that this girl sincerely serves my mother.

"Brother Hongbing, can you..." Li Hongqi asked in a low voice. Before he could finish his words, Li Hongbing pushed him back with a stern look.

Is this something you can ask?

(End of this chapter)