PFC Chapter 258 Big Brown Bear (page 12)
Chapter 258 Big Brown Bear (page 12)
Sheng Xiping came home late and thought everyone in his family was asleep. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, his parents and wife were waiting for him.
This feeling really warms people's hearts.
"How can your mother sleep if you don't come back?" Sheng Liancheng finally had a smile on his face when he saw his son coming in.
"Are you tired? I'll give you some footbath, so soak it in hot water to make it feel better."
Zhou Qinglan hurriedly stood up, scooped out hot water from the pot, brought it to the middle of the floor, and handed Sheng Xiping a bench so that Sheng Xiping could wash his feet and chat with them at the same time.
"Don't rush to wash your feet yet. Mom, hurry up and get me a needle to make it longer."
How could Sheng Xiping be thinking about washing his feet at the moment? He was worried about the pig grit in his pocket, so he quickly asked Zhang Shuzhen to find a needle for him.
"Oh, are your feet blistered? Then you should wash your feet first and then soak them."
Zhang Shuzhen misunderstood and thought her son had blistered his feet from running around in the mountains that day.
"No, Mom, I went on a big basket run today and brought back my belly and gallbladder. The gallbladder seems to be different. I feel like there may be stones in it.
Find me a needle and I'll prick it and see. "Sheng Xiping explained to his mother with a smile.
Although Sheng Liancheng doesn't hunt, he is old after all and has lived in the forest area for many years. He has heard many legendary stories about Changbai Mountain in the past, and he has also heard people talk about pig sand.
So when Sheng Liancheng heard that there were stones in pig gallbladders, he immediately thought of this.
"Oh, mother, go and get the needle quickly, I bet it's just pig sand."
Zhang Shuzhen didn't understand what pig sand was, but the father and son both looked solemn, and she seemed to understand something.
So he quickly got up, went back to the room and took out the sewing basket from the cabinet, then took a large needle used for quilting and handed it to Sheng Xiping.
Sheng Xiping had already taken out the pig gallbladder wrapped in white cloth from his pocket, took the needle, pricked the hard lump in the pig gallbladder, and then pulled it out.
In the dim light of the kitchen, you can see that the needle is covered with a faint red color.
Sheng Xiping was delighted, "It's really pig grits."
It is said that bezoar grows in the gallbladder of oxen. If you stick a needle into the gallbladder and then pull it out, the needle will not be green, but golden.
The same goes for pig grit. Poke it in with a needle. If there is pig grit, the top of the needle will be red.
"Mom, steam some rhubarb rice quickly."
Whether it is cow gall or pig gall, as long as stones appear, the bile will change.
Not to mention that stones have miraculous effects, even this bile is different.
But bile is not easy to preserve, so the older generation would steam some rhubarb rice, soak it in bile, and then dry it.
The rhubarb rice dried and preserved in this way has a certain effect. Although it is not as effective as bezoars and pig gizzards, it is enough for general illnesses.
Although Zhang Shuzhen and Zhou Qinglan didn't understand, they took action immediately. One went to wash the rice and the other went to light the fire, and soon the big yellow rice was boiled in the pot.
Wait for the rice to absorb the water, put it in a basin and continue steaming over high heat.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy steaming rice, and Sheng Xiping took off his shoes and socks and started soaking his feet.
Before he could finish washing his feet, the forest farm stopped supplying power. So I quickly took out the candle, lit it, and continued working.
After Sheng Xiping washed his feet and dried them, he went out to pour water. The rhubarb rice over there was almost steamed.
Sheng Xiping took the shovel, took the rice bowl outside, and turned the rice to cool it down.
After the temperature of the rice has cooled down, take it into the house and cut open the pig gallbladder with a knife.
Dark red bile flowed into the rice, and Sheng Xiping hurriedly used a shovel to stir it evenly.
After all the bile has been absorbed by the rhubarb rice, the coat of the gallbladder is completely torn open and a few lumps inside are taken out.
There are more than a dozen large and small dark red stone-like substances in the gallbladder. The big ones are about the size of an egg, and the small ones are about the size of a thumb.
The Sheng family had a storehouse that weighed medicinal materials. Zhang Shuzhen found one and weighed it. There were more than four taels of these lumpy things alone.
"Mom, please keep this for me until it dries completely, then seal it in a glass jar."
Sheng Xiping carefully wrapped the red stone-like things in white cloth and gave them to Zhang Shuzhen for safekeeping.
Why not give it to Zhou Qinglan? The main reason is that Zhou Qinglan usually goes to work and is away from home, so it would be more reassuring for Zhang Shuzhen to take care of her.
Pig grits are so rare that Sheng Xiping has no plans to sell them now. As long as they are well taken care of and stored, they can last for decades.
In later generations, this thing will cost hundreds of thousands per gram, but you can't buy it at any high price, so you might as well keep it, don't spend a few dollars, it will cause disaster if you mess around.
"Xiping, didn't you tell Jianshe and Weiguo about this pig sand thing?" Sheng Liancheng asked.
“Dad, I didn’t tell them, mainly because I was in the mountains at the time, and I wasn’t sure if that thing was pig litter.
This is what I thought. After the pig grits were completely dry, I would secretly give some to them and others would not give it to them. "
Sheng Xiping had thought about this a long time ago. If he hadn't been careful, the pig grit would have been given to someone else as pig guts.
It's not guaranteed that others don't know the goods, and they think there are stones inside that Sheng Xiping deliberately tampered with.
Sheng Xiping, Wang Jianshe, and Chen Weiguo were chasing the running basket, so they must have had a hand in it.
This Sheng Xiping can't give up everything. Those who deserve to be divided will definitely be divided. Everything should be done according to the rules.
"Well, okay, you should tell them not to tell anyone about this matter when the time comes.
Pig gizzard is a good thing. I have heard people say before that pig gizzard is the best remedy for heart problems.
Just keep it all, it's hard to find and exchange it. "Sheng Liancheng knows the goods and knows that pig sand is a rare and precious medicinal material, so he specially warned Sheng Xiping.
"My dear, for those rhubarb rice, quickly find a curtain and spread it out to dry. When it's dry, you can also find a glass bottle to put it in.
Although this thing is not as effective as pig gizzard, it is also very effective, so we have to keep it well. "
Sheng Liancheng was worried and asked his wife again.
"Only the four of us know about this matter. Don't tell anyone else. If we don't keep it safe, someone might come and steal it."
"Well, don't worry, I'll make sure no one tells anyone."
Zhang Shuzhen found the curtain, poured the rhubarb rice dyed dark red on the curtain, spread it out, and then placed it on the north chopping board to dry.
"Okay, why don't you go to bed at this time? Xiping, aren't you going to go up the mountain tomorrow? Hurry up and go back to the house to rest."
After everything was settled, Sheng Liancheng urged the family members to get some rest and sleep.
Sheng Liancheng and his wife returned to the east room, and the young couple returned to the west room with candles, took off their clothes and got into bed.
Sheng Xiping had been working so late all day and had to get up early to go up the mountain tomorrow morning.
So I didn't have any other thoughts. I just hugged my wife and gave her a kiss on the face.
"I'll let you go tonight. Let's go to bed quickly. I have to get up at four o'clock tomorrow morning and go up the mountain to see if that running basket can attract any wild beasts."
Sheng Xiping hugged his wife, closed his eyes, muttered a few words, and then fell asleep.