Traveling through life as a widow: six sons to support her in her old age

Chapter 127 Set out to find Ma Lan

Lan Qiyan took a look and was surprised. Wow, this kid is still angry.

"Son, what's wrong with you?"

"Mom, you are kidding me, how can feces and urine be Chinese medicine?"

"You do not believe?"

Yu Xiu shook his head, "I don't believe it."

Lan Qiyan took him to the courtyard of Wu Laotou, "Old man, tell him if feces and urine are a kind of traditional Chinese medicine."

The fifth old man snorted, "Why should I tell you?"

"Oh, then my uncle will tell Aunt Five that you cursed her behind her back."

"Bullshit, when did I scold her?"

"When you went up the mountain to collect herbs, you scolded Auntie Wu for cooking bad food."

"you……"

Lan Qiyan looked very proud, and the five old men were so angry that they had no choice but to pull Yu Xiu aside for some science popularization.

After a while, Yu Xiu realized that his mother had not lied to him.

He ran to Lan Qiyan again and said, "Mom, it turns out that the white spot on the philtrum is urine scale. It is specially used to treat tongue ulcers and sore throats."

"anything else?"

“It can also clear away heat and detoxify.”

"Son, you are listening very carefully. What about the yellow in the middle of the body?"

“Mom, philtrum yellow isn’t actually the shit we think it is.

It just put one of the Chinese medicines in the cesspool.”

"What medicine?"

“Licorice!!”

“Licorice powder.”

"Yes, mother, how do you know so much?"

"Because I'm your mother."

Yu Xiu scratched his head, "This reason is so powerful."

The fifth old man shook his head. This young woman was different from others after all.

"Lan Qiyan, please do me a favor!"

"Old man, let me help you get a reward."

The five old men were all frowning, "You have so many things to do."

"You old man, you asked me for help, but you complained that I have too many things to do. Do you have any shame?"

"No, face is worth only a few dollars, and it can't support several children."

The fifth old man was speechless. "Okay, help me find a medicine. If you find it, it will be very useful."

"What medicine?"

"Malan."

Lan Qiyan was stunned. Ma Lan?

She quickly looked through her Taobao space. Which page had Ma Lan?

The five old men saw her eyes rolling around, probably thinking about where it was.

Lan Qiyan: I’m cheating.

After a long time, Lan Qiyan spoke, "Your task is a bit difficult. You know that Malan lives in a place with water, but there are no lakes or swamps here."

"That's why I asked you for help. Go south and after passing three villages, you will find a village called Shuiye Village. There is a lake outside that village. There should be Malan in this month."

Lan Qiyan was completely speechless. "Since you know it yourself, then just go."

"tired."

The words of the five old men made Lan Qiyan go crazy. Is this what a human being would say?

Who isn’t tired? Who isn’t tired?

"Damn old man, am I not tired?"

"You are young, and young people can cross mountains and ridges without any problem. Moreover, it is only three villages away, and the round trip will only take four hours. You can pick a basket of about ten kilograms, and I will give you ten taels of silver."

Lan Qiyan's eyes lit up, "Deal."

However, Lan Qiyan only heard how valuable Malan was at one tael of silver per pound.

However, no one took into account the function of Malan, which is mainly to treat snake bites, bleeding from beatings and poison.

Moreover, the herb for treating snake bites can be found in the shade of the mountain, and that is Arisaema.

Why did the five old men go so far as to seek something far away?

There are countless herbs that can treat bleeding, and you can still find many of them in the mountains.

The fifth old man wanted Ma Lan for only one purpose, and that was to make poison.

But Lan Qiyan didn't expect that Yu Xiu didn't tell anyone about this when he returned home.

In the middle of the night, Lan Qiyan packed a few cakes and a pot of water and set off in a backpack.

When Yuqi and the others got up one after another, they found that their mother was missing.

Yu Xiu turned over in the bed and said, "Mom went to the next-next-next-next-next-door Mizuno Village."

"Why go so far?"

"Fifth Grandfather asked him to help find ten kilograms of Malan. Malan was only available in that village, so Mom went there."

"What? Why didn't you say it earlier?" Yu Qi's voice suddenly became louder, scaring Yu Xiu so much that he woke up from his sleepiness.

He sat up and looked at Yuqi, "Old Four, you scared me to death. Why are you so excited? Mom is just going to pick herbs. I'll give you ten taels for every ten kilograms."

"Why is it so expensive? What is the role of Malan? Do you know what the old man did in the capital to come back?"

Yu Xiu scratched his head. "What you said is nonsense. Malan is used as medicine. I don't know what it is used to treat. What's wrong?"

Yu Qi paced back and forth, "No, something is wrong."

"Old Four, something is wrong, how can I find out?"

Yumian and Yulin looked at each other and said in unison, "Poison."

"Yes, yes, yes. Malan is used as medicine to make poison. He must be doing this."

The fifth old man was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown because he had poisoned a nobleman.

"Mom is too naive and was deceived by the five old men." Yu Qi sighed.

"Mom is so easy to deceive. What should we do now?" Yumian asked.

Yulin looked at the sun and saw that it had already risen high. "Mom left at midnight. It's already noon. They must have arrived and are probably on their way back."

"Let's go to the village entrance to meet her, and then tell her about this. We'll keep Ma Lan for ourselves." Yu Xiu suggested.

"That's also a solution. Who should go?" After saying that, the three brothers looked at the second brother at the same time.

Yu Xiu's reaction was not slow this time, "Look, why are you looking at me?"

"Second brother, you go."

"why?"

"Who told you not to tell us?"

"Old Four, is it possible that you are thinking too much? There may be other uses for it."

Yu Qi sneered, "I'd rather I think too much, but just in case, it's better for Second Brother to go."

"What if I don't go? You three can't beat me anyway."

Yu Qi shrugged, "It doesn't matter. If something happens to mom, you will bear the consequences alone. It's you who hurt mom. Just wait for big brother to find you."

Yu Xiu quickly put on his clothes. He hoped that nothing would happen to his mother, as this was his long-term meal ticket.

Yu Si raised his eyebrows, but he couldn't cure him.

After Yu Xiu ran out, the three brothers looked a little ugly. They hoped that the fifth old man would not make the same mistake again. If he did it again, he would be considered a thief.

Maybe it will also implicate my mother, because she was the one who sent Malan there.

On the other side, Lan Qiyan didn't find any Mizuno Village at all. There were only two cakes left, and she didn't plan to look for them anymore. These ten taels of silver were not worth earning.

We should go home now, or we will have to travel at night.

The nights in the countryside in ancient times were a bit scary. There were small paths and woods everywhere, and from time to time there would be the sound of graves and pheasants, which was really scary.

However, along the way, she also learned a lot about local customs and witnessed the real life in ancient rural areas.

They all looked pale and thin, and their clothes were all patched.

The adults had sunken eye sockets and the children had their heads turned into big dolls due to hunger.

After seeing just a few people, she took a detour to a smaller path. The looks from those people made her feel very uncomfortable.

I shouldn’t have come if I had known. What if they were cannibals? I suddenly miss home so much and I want to cry.