chapter 2

" I was wondering who could wear a coat so beautifully, it turned out to be Luzhu." The woman in white navy uniform grabbed her arm, and without waiting for an answer, she raised her voice again: "Old White, your daughter is here!"

As soon as the voice fell, three or four young men in green military uniforms stood up from behind the truck, looking out with excitement.

Her father put down the goods and ran out in a hurry. When he saw her, his smile became even brighter, "Why are you here instead of lying down at home?"

"Dad."

Luzhu came forward and gently brushed her father's shoulder, raising fine dust in the air.

After brushing twice, Bai Yueming moved his shoulders away, "No need to dust, the goods have not been unloaded yet, don't dirty your clothes."

"My daughter is so considerate." The woman couldn't help laughing and said, "Look at us young men, when Luzhu comes, no one has the heart to work properly."

Bai Yueming turned around and looked back, and all the people who were working hard stopped, "Stationmaster Zhu, I will let her go back immediately."

"No, that's not what I mean." Zhu Zhanhong waved at the truck, "Look at you useless people, if you don't work hard and waste time, you won't see Luzhu coming to the station in the future!"

This sentence brought back the young men's wandering thoughts, and they all buried their heads and continued to work.

"It's rare for Luzhu to come, there must be something going on. Lao Bai, you are a deputy stationmaster, you don't have to do this job, take your daughter inside and sit."

"Thank you, Stationmaster Zhu."

It's not that she hasn't been to the station before, but Zhu Zhanhong's attitude is not like this. She is mainly one of the matchmakers who facilitated her marriage, so she treats her father more and more affectionately after the engagement.

When they arrived at the office, her father did not ask what happened first, but asked about her health first: "How is your foot?"

"It's okay to walk slowly, but it will take some time before you can dance." Not long ago, she strained her Achilles tendon during a performance, and the troupe asked her to rest at home for a while. Bai

Yueming looked clear, raised his hand and reached into his shirt pocket, "Do you want to buy some cosmetics again?"

Bai Luzhu held her father's hand, "Dad, I have money. Today I will invite you and my mom to a state-owned restaurant to eat mutton vermicelli soup."

"State-owned restaurant?" Bai Yueming spoke casually, his mind on the banknotes in his hand. He flipped through them one by one, and finally found the hidden banknotes. He grinned happily and handed them to his daughter, "Here, your favorite Fangfang brand lipstick ticket, I exchanged it with your Aunt Qi for the meat ticket."

Bai Luzhu resisted the sourness rising from her nose, took the lipstick ticket, and smiled easily: "Dad, I'll order you an extra dish of your favorite braised pork elbow at the restaurant today."

"Okay, my daughter has money." Bai Yueming was even happier when he heard that. He took off the blue cloth on his shoulders and dusted off his whole body. "This load of goods has been unloaded almost. Let's go to your mother's place first. Mutton vermicelli soup is very rare. We have to line up early."

His mother, Ge Hui, was the sales director of a state-owned furniture factory. Refrigerators, televisions, and washing machines had not yet become popular. Furniture was the most important item for marriage at that time. Many people came to watch in advance every day, waiting to save up money to place an order.

Cabinets of similar styles were placed against the left wall, including a writing desk, a bookcase, a dressing table, a leather sofa, and a painted wooden coffee table. Beds were placed against the right wall. The bed in the most conspicuous position was covered with a bright red peony print bed sheet, and the two pillows were also covered with the most fashionable pillowcases. The woman

with hair cut straight, wearing a purple cotton jacket, delicately trimmed eyebrows, and a few crow's feet at the end of her eyes to add to her charm of years, was placing the quilt folded into tofu blocks at the end of the bed.

The sales model to stimulate consumption had been mastered by her mother at this time.

"Mom."

Ge Changhui turned around when she heard the voice and raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Why did you come out? Are you going to delay your dad from work again?"

Seeing her father taking two steps back in guilt, Luzhu raised the corner of her mouth, "No, it's too boring to stay at home. Winter is almost over. I haven't tasted the mutton soup in the state-owned restaurant yet. I want to invite you and my dad to have a try."

"What restaurant to go to? I have too much money to burn. I won't go." Ge Changhui was not moved at all. She lowered her head to check her daughter's feet, "I just saw Master Liu walking by the door. I'll go to his house to see your feet later."

Bai Yueming whispered, "You are really, it's rare for a child to spend money, why are you refusing? In a few days, her salary will be spent, and you won't be able to eat it if you want to."

Ge Changhui glared, and Luzhu hurriedly said, "Mom has the final say, let's go to Master Liu's house first."

Unexpectedly, Master Liu came back early, which saved her the trouble of pretending to be nice to Bai Zhenzhu.

You need a prescription to get the medicine. The old Chinese doctor must have left some evidence. Today, you can directly remove a layer of Bai Zhenzhu's mask.

Bai Yueming smacked his lips a few times and muttered unwillingly, "The pork elbow is gone."

"Director, the guy who came to see the sofa the day before yesterday came to pay today."

A salesperson's voice came from behind, and Ge Changhui pointed outside the door, "You accompany your dad to the front street to get a haircut first, I'll come to find you after work."

Bai Yueming lifted his bangs that were blocking his eyes, "Your mom just doesn't understand fashion. Yesterday she said that if I kept my hair down, it would be like Qiangba in the old movie Serfs. I clearly grew my hair according to Li Sandai's hairstyle in Young Lu Ban, and he just made the cover of People's Movies."

Ge Changhui came back and happened to hear it, and said unhappily, "What Li Sandai? You grew your hair according to Qi Shen's hairstyle. Don't you look at how old you are? You compete with your son-in-law every day. You're just imitating the ugly duckling."

"Nonsense!" When it comes to He Qishen, Bai Yueming is not afraid to do it. "That boy is just a little taller, his eyes are bigger than mine, his nose is straighter than mine, and he is a little younger than me. If he wants to imitate others, he is the one who is imitating others. I am the real Xi Shi!" Ge

Changhui couldn't bear to watch it. Ever since her daughter found a partner, her husband loved to compete with her son-in-law. "Hurry up and help your dad shave his hair. If he doesn't shave, he will not be allowed to enter the house tonight."

Luzhu laughed twice and pulled her reluctant father to the barber shop.

The barber shop master has been in the business for more than 20 years. He usually doesn't like customers to give suggestions. When the father kept yelling for a shorter haircut, he directly cut his hair into a buzz cut.

The father looked at the hair that had been left on the ground for a winter and was heartbroken. He was so angry that he refused to pay and didn't allow her to pay.

When they were arguing, Ge Changhui came home from work and saw her husband's buzz cut. She paid with satisfaction.

On the way to Master Liu's house, Bai Yueming kept complaining: "It's so cold, I have a flat head, the wind blows straight into my neck, I have to wear a scarf when I go out in the future, I think I shouldn't pay."

Bai Luzhu sat on the back seat, smiling, enjoying listening to her father's whispered complaints.

Master Liu is a famous old Chinese medicine doctor in the county. He went back to the countryside not long ago. He just came back, and not many people know about it, otherwise there would be a queue at the door.

Ge Changhui put a bottle of white wine on the table, "Mr. Liu, please take a look at our Luzhu's feet. Their troupe has a new play and they are waiting for the competition for the female lead. I am so anxious that I can't even eat every day."

The old man wore a pair of reading glasses and smelled of medicine. He took out the cigarette from Bai Yueming and took it from the sleeves of his black cotton jacket. He took a look at Bai Luzhu's feet and said,

"This child has an old problem. People who dance are like this. The longer they dance, the more problems they have. Drink the medicine according to the prescription for a few days and then come for acupuncture after it gets better."

Bai Luzhu suddenly complained, "Grandpa Liu, the medicine smells like ginseng. I feel sick before it's boiled. Will it be more bitter after it's boiled?"

The old man paused with his hand holding the cigarette, frowned and asked, "Ginseng taste?"

Bai Luzhu nodded, "It's the smell of ginseng. I've hated the bitter smell since I was a child."

The old man's cloudy eyes cleared up a little. He slowly turned around and shouted into the house, "Mudou! Bring me the medicinal material record book!"

"Hey!"

A young man ran out of the house, holding a thick notebook in his hand. There were several curled and yellowed papers on the edge. They were all prescriptions for guests who came to pick up medicine.

Master Liu put out his cigarette and pushed his glasses, "When did you get the medicine?"

"Today, my cousin came to get it for me."

The parents were confused, "What's wrong?"

Luzhu shrugged, "I don't know, Grandpa Liu felt something was wrong when he heard the smell of ginseng."

"It's definitely not right with the smell of ginseng, don't worry, let me take a look."

The old man flipped open the notebook, his loose fingers slid across the paper, carefully looking for the prescription, he found it after turning two pages, slammed the notebook, looked up and scolded his apprentice: "

I prescribed Panax notoginseng for this, why did you change it to Salvia miltiorrhiza!"

Mudou was shocked. Getting the wrong medicine is the most taboo and fatal thing in studying medicine. He squatted down and took a closer look. Without saying a word, he ran back to the house.

Ge Changhui's face darkened, "Mr. Liu, did you make a mistake in the medicine for our Luzhu?!"

Bai Yueming held his anxious wife, "Don't worry, Mr. Liu will definitely not make a mistake, let's see what's going on first."

Mudou ran out with the prescription in a sweat, "Master, I didn't make a mistake, this prescription says Danshen, not Panax notoginseng!"

The old man grabbed the prescription, took a look at it, and threw it aside, "This is not my handwriting, has your prescription been replaced?"

Bai Yueming and his wife were shocked and quickly looked at their daughter.

"I've finished the medicine I got last time. I haven't been out these days. My cousin asked for the prescription and came to help me get the medicine." Luzhu's face was pale, and she looked frightened. "Grandpa Liu, what will happen if Panax notoginseng is replaced with Salvia miltiorrhiza?"

After knowing that his apprentice didn't take the wrong medicine, the old man was relieved, his brows loosened, and he closed the record book:

"Salvia miltiorrhiza has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, but the effect is very small. The main ingredient of this prescription is Panax notoginseng, which is not harmful. They are all conditioning medicines, and they get better slowly, but aren't you in a hurry to compete for the leading actress?"

Bai Luzhu lowered her eyes. Everyone knew that she was going to compete for the leading actress. Originally, because of the Achilles tendon problem, it didn't heal for a long time, so she naturally lost the qualification to compete for the leading actress. She always thought that Master Liu's medicine was not good, so she never came here again.

Later, she switched to western medicine, and because of the shortage of western medicine, it was sometimes broken, and it became a chronic injury. At first, she couldn't do difficult movements such as splits and crane standing, and slowly even small steps and rotations would cause heart-piercing pain after doing them for a long time.

Not long after, rumors inexplicably spread in the troupe, saying that Bai Luzhu had deliberately not thought well and wanted to stay at home and get paid for nothing.

People who study dance all have the dream of being a leading actress, and no one would believe such rumors.

However, it happened that the old director of the art troupe retired, and it also caught up with the reform and layoffs. The rumor became a reason for not making progress and eating for free. She couldn't even get into the clothing logistics department and was directly fired.

It's not that she didn't pay attention. She didn't dare to touch the special medicine sent by the regular leading actress in the troupe. There were also prescriptions sent by colleagues who had a good relationship with her, but she also put them aside, remembering that you can't know a person's heart by knowing his face. After all, it was about competing for the role of a new play, so you must be on guard against others.

Unexpectedly, the one she should be most on guard against was her cousin who she had always treated sincerely.

Bai Yueming carried the prescription in his arms, holding his anger and rushed home, riding his bicycle very fast.

Ge Changhui didn't have his strength, so she rode a little slower with her daughter, but she was also holding her breath and had to post it today.

Bai Zhenzhu sat in the corner of the yard, looking at the alley from time to time. A gust of cold wind blew, and she couldn't help sneezing wildly.

Today she was completely desperate. She boiled medicine with her arms open in the northwest wind. She was so cold that her nose was running and her forehead was aching.

She took out a small mirror from her arms, ruffled her hair even more, and smeared some coal dust from the honeycomb coal on her face, making herself look even more embarrassed and miserable.

When her second uncle and second aunt come home from work and see her, they will definitely be moved to tears and take out a lot of money on the spot.

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