Chapter 6 Platform (VI)
The hunter took his wife to the yard. Huo Chong saw his sister-in-law from a distance and thought she must be sick. She couldn't fake the weakness from the inside out.
When the sister-in-law came closer, Huo Chong saw that her lips were cracked and there were cracks on her skin that looked like tree bark. Chinese medicine emphasizes "observation, listening, questioning and palpation". He carefully looked at the sister-in-law's appearance and asked her to stick out her tongue to look at her tongue coating. Then he asked the sister-in-law to tell him why she felt uncomfortable.
The eldest sister-in-law was a little dull, and she couldn't say anything. Huo Chong could only ask her what she had been eating recently and what food had left a deep impression on her.
This time, the elder sister-in-law talked a little more. Huo Chong listened to the elder sister-in-law telling him that she had been a little greedy recently, so the hunter brother Liu killed a lot of rabbits for her to eat. Afterwards, she felt unwell, so the hunter brother killed more rabbits for her to eat...
The last step was to "feel the pulse". In fact, based on Huo Chong's knowledge of health, he felt that the Liu family's sister-in-law was ill due to a lack of vitamin B. He pretended to press two fingers on the sister-in-law's wrist and felt the pulse at different positions. The diagnosis was over.
Brother Liu helped his sister-in-law back to the house, then quickly came out and asked, "Brother Huo, are you possessed by evil spirits?"
Huo Chong shook his head, "Brother, I don't think he's been possessed by evil spirits."
"If it's not possession, then could it be illness?" The expression on the hunter Brother Liu's face became even gloomier, as if being sick was more troublesome to him than being possessed by evil spirits.
Huo Chong didn't quite understand the elder brother's reaction, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt relieved . There are many types of platforms, and the medical platform mainly makes money by selling health products. The method of making customers take the bait is based on making the target group believe that they are not sick, but just lack certain nutrients. The medical platform has a broad-spectrum nutrient that can make the body healthier.
Huo Chong, who had received training, knew the principle of this method. Humans instinctively fear that they are sick, and no matter how wise and intelligent a person is, he cannot really accept it. That is why the elderly believe in health products, and people of this era are more inclined to believe in exorcism.
It’s not that the scammers are so smart, but that the deceived people believe these things, and the scammers have accurately found what the deceived people believe.
Huo Chong didn't want to deceive the hunter, so he whispered, "Brother Liu, you are really good to my sister-in-law. You spent so much effort to catch the rabbit. I have a recipe you can try."
"What recipe?" Brother Liu frowned.
"Don't let your sister-in-law eat rabbits anymore. Eat some porridge every day, and put a few dates in the porridge. If there are walnuts, eat two a day."
"Can this work?" Brother Liu was skeptical.
"This is considered a medicine, just to nourish the body. Big brother, buy a pig's liver and let big sister-in-law eat the steamed pig's liver."
After Huo Chong finished speaking, he saw that Hunter Liu frowned even more deeply. This puzzled Huo Chong a little, as a pig liver shouldn't be so difficult to prepare.
"Brother Huo, it's not easy to hunt wild boars." Hunter Liu spoke.
Huo Chong finally understood why Hunter Liu was in such a dilemma. Having participated in hunting before, Huo Chong knew that hunting wild boars was not easy. The Japanese's "pig-rushing" tactic was a term borrowed from the fact that wild boars would rush forward desperately in desperate situations.
Even with a powerful shotgun, it is still dangerous to face the desperate charge of a wild boar. An old hunter who is experienced in hunting said that he has personally seen a novice hunter hit a wild boar and then get knocked over by the wild boar, with large wounds pierced by the tusks. There have also been cases where a novice hunter hit a wild boar, got knocked over by the wild boar, and then the wild boar ran away.
Huo Chong quickly explained, "We don't need wild boars, domesticated pigs will do."
Hunter Liu replied unhappily: "Pigs are usually slaughtered before the New Year. Who will slaughter pigs now?"
Huo Chong could only answer: "What should I do? Either I go with Brother Liu to hunt wild boars."
The hunter looked Huo Chong up and down, his eyes lit up, "Brother Huo is so solid, he can help if we go together."
Huo Chong had no way to refuse, so he smiled and said, "Since we are together today, why not go together today."
"Brother Huo is straightforward. Let's get ready and set off."
At night, Huo Chong and Liu the Hunter walked in the mountains with torches. During the day, Liu the Hunter said he had seen a group of wild boars in the nearby mountains, but they couldn't find any traces after searching for a long time. At this time, the two could only continue to walk southwest, hoping to find a place to spend the night and continue walking the next day.
As they were walking, they heard someone yelling for help. Hunter Liu stopped, held his hunting fork tightly, and asked in a low voice, "What are those guys yelling about?"
Seeing his elder brother ready at any time, Huo Chong finally understood that his elder brother was a local and had never been to other places. Of course, he couldn't understand the Jiangnan accent. In fact, not only can Shandong people not understand the Jiangnan accent, but even Shandong people may not understand the dialects of some remote areas of Shandong. Huo Chong really experienced this when he was in college. Brothers from different places in Shandong spoke their hometown dialects, so Huo Chong had to guess.
There were no robbers in this wild mountain area. Even if there were robbers, they were calling for help in Shandong dialect, which clearly meant that they would not let the locals pass. Huo Chong did not want to watch them die without helping, so he said to Brother Liu: "They seem to be in trouble. Let's go and take a look."
The two men carried the steel forks and followed the sound, crossed a deep ditch, and finally reached the place where the person who called for help was. They saw six people on the other side, two of whom were lying on the ground. Seeing Huo Chong and his men coming, two of them came forward, looked at the weapons in Huo Chong and his men's hands, and tightened their weapons with vigilance.
"What's wrong with you?" Huo Chong asked directly in the Jiangzhe dialect.
The two people on the opposite side were startled, and their attitudes immediately became close, with Jiangzhe dialect pouring out. Huo Chong listened quietly for a moment, and then he realized that these people wanted to take a shortcut because it was getting late, but they didn't expect to step on empty air, and two of them fell down the slope.
At this point, he had no choice but to help. Huo Chong handed the steel fork to Liu the hunter and went over empty-handed. After checking, one of the men had a dislocated arm. He asked the others to hold him down, and Huo Chong gently moved the injured man's arm, waiting for him to relax, and then he pulled and pushed. With a crackling sound, the man screamed.
The four southern men subconsciously tightened their weapons, but Huo Chong had already loosened his grip, completely ignoring their reactions. The man who was crying out in pain groaned for a moment, then suddenly stopped. He waved his arms carefully and stood up in surprise.
Huo Chong ignored him and continued to look at the other one who was more seriously injured. He was in a much worse condition, with bruises and scrapes, but no broken bones. One of the wounds was a large cut across his chest, which was not known to be caused by the edge of a stone or a hard branch. The flesh was turned outward, which was quite scary.
"Did anyone of you bring needle and thread?" Huo Chong asked.
Several people shook their heads. Huo Chong said that if the wound remained open, it would fester sooner or later. Once it festered, this person's life would be in jeopardy.
It took a lot of effort to make these people understand what was going on when speaking in Jiangnan dialect. Several people gathered together to discuss for a while, then turned around and asked if Huo Chong's family was nearby, whether they could go to Huo Chong's house for treatment.
Huo Chong didn't care. There was no rush to kill the wild boar. After all, it was a life. If he stayed in the mountains for a night, he would not be able to get medical treatment the next day. Whether he could survive depended on luck.
After discussing it, they immediately set up a simple stretcher. Liu the Hunter was in front, and several people carried the injured person and walked out of the mountain. While walking, they tried to get close to Huo Chong.
After a few words, Huo Chong heard them claiming to be from the Cao Gang. He immediately stopped and asked in Jiangnan dialect: "Hey guys, are you going to Zhangdian?"
After hearing this, they hesitated for a moment and then admitted that it was true.
Huo Chong sighed, feeling helpless. Uncle Liu, you really gave me a good job.
