"My surname is Tuo, and my name is Tuo Shizhan."

Grandpa Takumi, his eyes were closed and empty.

He placed two fingers on Luo Xuan's wrist while carefully feeling Luo Xuan's pulse.

At the same time, he said: "Youngjun, do you know the origin of my last name?"

The old man in front of me named Tuo Shizhan probably said these words mainly to dispel his own wariness.

Luo Xuan replied, "The surname Tuo should be derived from the Tuoba family, right? This surname is very rare in the Central Plains. It should be more common in the northern Shaanxi area.

Just because in ancient times, the Xiongnu and Donghu people lived together there.

Some of them belonged to the Han Dynasty, or the Hu people from the Tang Dynasty moved in, so they changed their surname to Tuo."

"Yes, Not Bad."

Tuo Shizhan nodded and stroked his beard with one hand.

With a face filled with relief, she exclaimed, "I didn't expect that my Haili has some discernment! She actually found such a knowledgeable young man like you."

Luo Xuan chuckled, "You, a combination of Chinese medicine and Mongolian medicine, can take your pulse and chat about everyday things at the same time?"

"Others can't. Who is this person? You don't want to find out. In the old society, in this land with a radius of 3,50 miles, who doesn't know me, a famous Mongolian doctor?"

Tuo Shizhan suddenly came back to his senses, "Huh? You can actually see that the unique skill in me is Chinese medicine on the surface, but in fact it is Mongolian medicine in my bones?!"

"Who are you anyway?"

Tuo Shizhan slowly retracted his finger and tilted his head in confusion.

It seemed that he was trying to use his nose and ears to hear something from Luo Xuan, smell some information...

"Isn't this strange? I have spent a long time in northern Shaanxi. I also had a lot of contact with Mongolian people."

Luo Xuan said leisurely, "Old man, please don't take my pulse. My body is definitely for national defense. Even if you want to find faults, I'm afraid you won't be able to find any faults."

"Well, that's right! Your body has a strong pulse and a steady breath. The true energy flows smoothly among the five internal organs and six internal organs.

I have to say that with your good skin, you can be regarded as the strongest and most healthy body I have ever seen in my whole life of practicing medicine."

Tuo Shizhan was full of praise.

Immediately, he asked Luo Xuan in a low voice: "Little brother, can you put away that thing in your hand? If it goes wrong, it won't be fun."

He who is blind must be hearing.

Or the sense of smell will evolve to be extremely sensitive.

Ordinary people may need to bring their nose closer to the gunpowder in their hand to smell the smell of gunpowder emanating from it.

And the faint smell of gunpowder smoke left behind after the previous shooting.

But in front of Tuo Shizhan, his ears and sense of smell are probably many times more sensitive than ordinary people.

and,

This old guy in front of me is hiding his secrets!

According to Luo Xuan's estimation: His internal strength cultivation level is probably one level higher than his own, but slightly lower than Ji Xuyuan's ability.

Luo Xuan and Tuo Shizhan were talking in the room.

There was only a "creak" sound as the courtyard door rang, and Takumi walked in with her head lowered.

Luo Xuan was about to speak.

However, Tuo Haili stretched out an index finger and made a "silence" gesture on her lips.

Just because she had just come in, Luo Xuan had already seen it clearly: there were 4 finger prints on Tuo Haili's face!

According to Luo Xuan's estimation: This Takumi Rei, when she went out to "smooth" things just now.

I'm afraid I kicked the steel plate and got slapped by the opponent...

No wonder there is an old saying: Don’t just see a thief eating meat.

In fact, secretly, the thieves received countless beatings.

Any good thief must study hard, practice hard, and be beaten many times. In the end, he can develop a unique skill.

Just like those so-called famous doctors, in fact, there are probably not a few practitioners who died secretly in their hands.

Including the one in front of me, Tuo Shizhan, who has devoted his whole life to studying medical skills.

In fact, it was also because in the old society, he once killed the concubine of a junior officer.

Only then did the little warlord send people to kill his son and daughter-in-law.

Tuo Shizhan himself was blinded and could no longer practice medicine.

on the dinner table,

Tuo Haili kept eating silently, except for the braised goose, she didn't move much.

She was just eating multigrain rice and a plate of stinky tofu that looked like she had made it herself.

Stinky tofu is salty and tastes very economical.M..coM

And during this period, if you want to buy tofu, you can only buy some tofu tickets during the New Year and festivals. The street office will issue some tofu tickets to the residents.

Then everyone goes to the non-staple food store of the supply and marketing cooperative or the fruit and vegetable store to buy with the ticket.

Because it is not easy to eat a piece of tofu.

Therefore, after most residents buy tofu, they are reluctant to braise it and eat it.

Instead, use a bamboo steamer to store the tofu until it becomes moldy.

Wait until the tofu becomes moldy and smelly.

Then take it out and expose it to the sun for half a day. Finally, add salt, pepper, and chili powder to finally make it into stinky tofu.

Stinky tofu, tempeh, and sauerkraut in the kimchi jar.

These are the three must-have rice cookers in the homes of ordinary residents in rural and urban areas of Bashu Province in this era.

These things can't be said to be very delicious.

But the advantage is that it is durable and can be taken out at any time to meet unexpected needs.

And the most important thing is: eating these things saves money.

Tuo Haili finished her meal in a hurry, said hello to her grandfather and Luo Xuan, and then went into the kitchen.

I don't know what she is busy with.

Maybe Takumi just went out to "borrow money" and got a slap in the face?

So much so that she was in the kitchen, preparing to bake rice noodles so that Luo Xuan could use them to replace his wages?

At this time, food was hard currency.

Even better than money.

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"Youngjun, Haili is not here now. Can you tell me your true identity?"

Tuo Shizhan made a "sizzle" sound and turned a small glass of strong wine into his mouth together with the small wine glass as big as his little finger.

Then with a "pop" sound, he spit out the wine glass again.

Afterwards, I saw him with a satisfied face as he savored the spicy feeling brought about by the strong wine entering his throat...

Luo Xuan said, "I don't have a so-called real or unreal identity.

We are just ordinary people living in the countryside and eating the food of urban residents."

Tuo Shizhan sighed: "I, a useless old man, have one thing to ask of you. I wonder if you can agree to it?"

Luo Xuan smiled lightly: "No."

Tuo Shizhan seemed to have already expected Luo Xuan's answer.

A look of sorrow appeared on his face, "As you know, we eat a fixed amount of food now. There is always some food in the monthly ration book that cannot be taken out.

Living in the city, when you open your eyes every morning, the oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are all money. Once you step out of this courtyard, eating, drinking and having sex are all free."

Tuo Shizhan gave a bitter smile, "Now, I am just a waste. If I stay in this world, I can only drag down my family's Haili."

Now, because food is relatively tight.

Therefore, even the urban population who eat the residents' quota of food basically have no surplus food in their hands.

For example, if an employee who does physical work has a monthly quota of 38 kilograms, then there will always be 2 kilograms of grain written in the grain book.

These 2 kilograms of grain cannot be bought.

For an ordinary old man like Tuo Shizhan, his quota of grain is probably the largest for Luo Xuan, which is only 28 kilograms per month.

There is still 1 catty among them, which is a number left in the grain book.
To be continued...