Chapter 254 Slippery Pulse Preparations Before Winter Solstice

When Village Chief Zhao said this, he turned his satchel around, then took out a small exquisite box from it and said.

"After the old leader knew that you used a hunting knife for the last incision, he asked someone to find these guys for you. These things are all foreign goods, and there are not many of them even in hospitals in big cities."

Although our country has long been able to produce medical instruments such as scalpels in this era, due to a series of problems such as the quality of metals and process materials, domestically produced ones have never been as useful as foreign ones.

You must know that the sharpness of a scalpel is very important. The sharper the blade, the cleaner and more precise the wound will be cut, and the faster the surgical wound will heal. Of course, the shape, balance, rigidity, overall reliability, and durability of the blade These are also important.

And in this special period, a set of foreign scalpels is definitely a dream for a doctor.

In the following chat, Han Li didn't care whether Village Chief Zhao knew about Zhang Dagang's family. Anyway, he vaguely told about Zhang Dagang's family's illness and his eldest son's blackmailing of the county hospital doctor.

Of course, when he was called to help Zhang Dagang see a doctor, he specifically asked Captain Liang to accompany him. These words did not explicitly say that he was afraid that Zhang Dagang's son would come and cause trouble, but the meaning was expressed. Han Li I believe that Village Chief Zhao, an old man, will definitely understand.

Village Chief Zhao raised his eyebrows twice after hearing this. He only came back last night and came to Han Li's place after dinner today, so he really didn't know about the recent troubles in Zhang Dagang's family.

Whether it was Han Li's relationship with Director Liu of the Educated Youth Office or his ability to make ointments that could help relieve the pain of the old leader, he could not allow other people to make trouble or show his teeth. He knocked on the cigarette pouch in his hand and said.

"Han Li, you should do whatever you usually do. These little bastards in Shanghe Village can't make trouble without me. If you have time, make more of the ointment that relieves old injuries. If I don't have any medicinal materials, I can just talk to you. .

So let's do this today. I just came back and now I'm going to take a look around Liang Ziqiang's house to see how that bastard boy from Zhang Dagang's house behaves. "

Han Li only believed half of Village Chief Zhao's words. Village conditions and people's opinions were difficult to explain, and sometimes you couldn't suppress them just because you wanted to.

And if Zhang Dagang's son is determined to extort money, then just like Captain Liang said, if he can help suppress it once, can he still help suppress it all the time?

Talking and laughing, he sent Village Chief Zhao outside the street gate until he turned into another alley.

Han Li raised his head and looked at the flying snow in the sky. Snowflakes fell on his face. The soft and cool feeling shocked his spirit. He was about to open his arms to welcome these snowflakes and then shouted. , suddenly laughed at himself and turned around to go back to the bathroom, because this behavior was not suitable for his mature and steady personality.

After returning to the clinic, Han Li felt the scalpel carefully. Unfortunately, he didn't know much about it. He could only feel its sharpness. From then on, Kabbah 1217 officially quit the incision position.

The next step was to sterilize the scalpel. Han Li let the scalpel boil in the pot of boiling water while he pondered the recipes.

But just when Han Li had just put away the scalpel, Aunt Zhang from the village came over with her daughter-in-law.

"Han Zhiqing, are you busy now?"

"You're not busy, Aunt Zhang, what are you doing?"

"Auntie wants you to help my daughter-in-law check if she is pregnant. They have been married for three years, and there was no news until this year. Although it didn't come out, it is said that she is pregnant, but I am a little unsure in my heart. If you take a good look at it, it will make me feel more at ease."

"Aunt Zhang, please sit down first, and I will take your sister-in-law's pulse right now."

Han Li asked Aunt Zhang's daughter-in-law to sit across from him and put his hands on the table.

As soon as he started using it, Han Li understood that the pulse was fluent and smooth as beads. This was a proper Sliding pulse or a Happy pulse.

However, for the sake of accuracy, Han Li moved to the upper vein to confirm, then let go of his hand and said to Aunt Zhang with a smile.

"Congratulations to Aunt Zhang, congratulations to sister-in-law. If the pulse is correct, sister-in-law is definitely pregnant, and she is almost two months old."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other after hearing Han Li's words, their eyes full of surprise.

After all, three years of marriage without pregnancy have caused many people in the village to gossip behind their backs and say a lot of unpleasant things. But now the pain has finally come to an end. Who will dare to say that her daughter-in-law is a hen that cannot lay eggs in the future.

Aunt Zhang even excitedly grabbed Han Li's hand and thanked him, then asked him another question.

"Han Zhiqing, can you tell whether it's a boy or a girl now?"

Although in medical books, there is a method of identifying male as yang and female as yin, left as yang and right as yin. That is to say, if the left pulse of a pregnant woman beats more steadily and powerfully than the right pulse, it means that she is more likely to be pregnant with a boy, and vice versa. , the possibility of conceiving a girl is high.

But this month is too small, and Han Li's current level cannot be used to taste it. Even if he uses his mental power to examine it, it is still a lump of flesh and blood, so Han Li shook his head and said.

"Aunt Zhang, this month is too small for me to appreciate it. I have to wait until the month is a little older. In fact, as long as my sister-in-law is happy, are you afraid that you will not have grandchildren to hold her in the future?"

"Hahaha, that's true..."

Aunt Zhang was mid-laughing and suddenly stopped as if she thought of something, and then said to Han Li.

"Han Zhiqing, my daughter-in-law finally got pregnant. Everyone said that the first three months of pregnancy should not be disclosed to outsiders, so my aunt would like to ask you to help keep it secret."

"Aunt Zhang, don't you know me yet? I have the strictest mouth, so there is absolutely no problem with this matter."

"Thank you Han Zhiqing. My aunt knows that you are a good person. Is there anything else my daughter-in-law should pay attention to?"

Han Li thought for a moment and said, "My sister-in-law's health is not bad, but the first few months are the most dangerous. Move less, work less, and pay more attention to rest. The most important thing is that you cannot have sex in the first three months."

Han Li didn't say anything about nutrition. Some things were not suitable to be said to the older generation. In their day, they still gave birth to children after eating glutinous rice. It would be bad to say too much.

The most important thing is that the conditions of each family are different. Aunt Zhang's daughter-in-law did not get pregnant until three years after her marriage. Needless to say, if the family has good things, they will provide for her.

However, after being told by a young man that they could not have sex, Aunt Zhang and her daughter-in-law's face turned red.

Aunt Zhang insisted on leaving two cents for Han Li, but he refused. Aunt Zhang finally said when she left.

"The winter solstice will be in two days, and my aunt will bring you dumplings then."

This was considered a favor, so Han Li agreed with a smile.

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Since the winter solstice is coming in two days, many families in Shanghe Village, as well as educated youths, are also planning what to eat on that day.

The winter solstice is regarded as a very important festival in the eyes of ordinary people. The winter solstice is one of the four o'clock and eight festivals, and it is also an important solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. In many places, there are sayings such as "the winter solstice is as big as the year" and "the early cold of the 19th century is winter." "The palace and the people have always attached great importance to this statement, and there have been sacrificial activities since the Zhou Dynasty.

The winter solstice is the longest night of the year. Starting from that day means that the weather will enter the 39th, which is what the folk say is to start counting nine.

On the day of the winter solstice, different places have different customs and habits.

In the mountainous areas of southern Anhui and many places in the south of my country, the winter solstice is celebrated as a reunion festival. It is also a day for them to worship their ancestors. There is also a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the new year, and the ancestors will never return".

During the Winter Solstice in Sijiucheng, people usually eat wontons or dumplings. This is a saying passed down by the older generation (winter solstice wontons and summer solstice noodles), because wontons have the meaning of reunion in it.

Dumplings mean (removing cold), and there is also a popular proverb among the people: "If you don't carry dumpling bowls during the winter solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care." This was left in memory of the "Medical Saint" Zhang Zhongjing who gave up medicine during the winter solstice, but I later learned that There are fewer and fewer people who come from this saying.

Then there is the mutton hot pot, which is what people in Sijiucheng call Zhiguozi.

Because the word "sheep" for mutton is the same as the word "yang" for the sun, there is a saying that eating mutton can replenish yang energy.

And on the days when counting nine, every "nine" will have a pot to eat shabu-shabu,

In the past, those royal families and those who wore belts of various colors around their waists insisted that the ingredients for shabu-shabu should not be the same every time. For example, on the first day of the 19th year, it was a mutton pot, and on the last day of the 99th year, it was a "Yipinluo Pork" pot. There are also various pots such as pheasant pot and white meat pot. In addition, the selection of meat, the preparation of the bowl base (that is, the dipping sauce), the selection of the pot, the preparation of the soup base, and the procedures for placing it in the pot are all very particular.

Nowadays, families who can afford it will try their best to get some mutton on the day of "counting nine". If there is no mutton, they will have to make do with some mutton tail oil.

And what about those families who don’t have the conditions? Even if they don't have copper pots or mutton, they still have to make it through the days of counting nine by boiling some cabbage in a casserole. This may be a form of showing that what is good at the top must be done by the bottom.

Since the Northeast is the land of Longxing in the former dynasty, the customs between the two are relatively close. In addition, the weather here is relatively cold, and dumplings have the meaning of (dispelling cold). Therefore, most people celebrate the winter solstice here. It's eating dumplings.

Southerners eat glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice. Hao Hongmin and Yang Xiuying have similar living habits, so they are planning to go to the villagers in exchange for some glutinous rice noodles.

The same is true for He Mi's family. At this moment, she and Qi Zhaodi are sitting on the kang, reading and asking each other what they eat during the winter solstice in their hometowns.

Although Qi Zhaodi has never eaten it, this does not prevent her from knowing the local customs.

She said that those families in her hometown who could afford it would eat mutton soup during the winter solstice. He Mi said with a smile after hearing this answer.

"Isn't that a coincidence? In our hometown, we eat noodles, dumplings, and mutton stew during the Winter Solstice. There is also a saying that if you don't eat meat during the Winter Solstice, your toes will freeze to pieces. Now the two of us just happened to eat together again. went."

When he said this, He Mi thought of the mutton buried in the snow. He lowered his head and played with the wolf fang in his hand, with a complicated look on his face. He didn't know what he was thinking.

While these well-off people are still discussing how to eat during the Winter Solstice, the poor educated youth dare not think so much. They are thinking about how to eat dumplings like the locals.

But this is all caused by "leisure". If they were asked to work in the fields at this time, they would not think about these things.

While we were working on the ground this year, Han Li, Hao Hongmin and others who were in good condition were so busy that they forgot about the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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