Xiaocao's heart is warm. Although her words were so ridiculous, the father who loved his daughter chose to believe her unconditionally and cared about her as always. What a touching and happy thing this is.
From Yu Hai's point of view, his precious daughter hardly ever went out of the house from birth to the time before her head was hit, and spent most of the day lying sickly on the bed, as innocent as the clear and transparent spring water in the deep mountains, how could it be possible? Use this kind of thing to deceive people
Besides, how can an eight-year-old child know what Impermanence in Black and White, Judge Yama, and the Temple of Yama are like? If you don't experience it yourself, how can you speak so eloquently? He couldn't help holding his daughter's little hand tightly. In order to protect his daughter's hard-won second life, he made a silent decision in his heart...
"Father, the woodware shop is here!" Yu Xiaocao saw that her father was pulling her absent-mindedly, and almost missed the door of the woodware shop, so she couldn't help but tugged at her father's hand to remind him.
Yu Hai woke up from his own thoughts, and saw the guy leaning against the door of the woodware shop with his hands in his sleeves, he stepped forward and said, "Brother, please call Yu Hang, we are his family, come and deliver the package to him." Cotton coat."
This guy was obviously more friendly than last time. He glanced at the father and daughter, but said a little impatiently: "Wait, a few apprentices are being punished, and the shopkeeper may not let them go!"
As he walked towards the back hall, he muttered in a low voice: "It doesn't look like someone who can't make it through, why are you so cruel to send the child away?"
After Yu Xiaocao's body was baptized with Lingshi water, her five senses are much sharper than ordinary people. She vaguely heard the man's words, recalled the scars on her brother's face last time, and said anxiously: "Father, let's take my brother back? Why don't you learn how to hunt as a carpenter?"
Yu Hai often came to the town, and vaguely heard that the shopkeeper of Zhangji Wooden Ware Shop had a bad temper, and whenever he drank, he would take it out on his buddies and apprentices. He frowned, sighed softly, and said:
"Let's talk about it after the new year. Your grandma will definitely find excuses to make a fuss about lending you money to see a doctor today. If you don't ask her opinion, take your brother back. Don't even think about it this year. alright!"
The father and daughter waited for a long time in the cold wind before seeing Yu Hang trotting out from the side door. Yu Xiaocao hadn't seen her brother for almost two months, and looked him up and down carefully with sour eyes. Although she didn't find any new wounds, her complexion was not very good, and she was very thin.
She asked distressedly: "Brother, you have lost a lot of weight, doesn't your shopkeeper give you food?"
Yu Hang put his hands in his sleeves, tried his best to maintain a smile on his face, shook his head lightly, and said, "I've grown up, and I won't gain weight just by eating. Don't worry, little girl! The food here is similar to ours!"
It's just that they don't care about their food as before, and the work is heavy. Yu Hang, who has always been sensible, would not say these words in front of his family to make them worry.
Yu Hai gently stroked his son's withered, yellow and dry hair. The child had indeed lost a lot of weight. Even when the child's grandmother rationed the food, the son's cheeks were sunken as he is now. What the girl said was right, she had to take her son back as soon as possible.
Yu Xiaocao tried hard to blink back the tears in her eyes, she took out a few warm meat buns from her bosom, and stuffed them into her brother's hands: "Brother, these are freshly baked meat buns, eat them quickly, they are still hot! "
"Didn't I tell you, don't buy me food? If you let grandma know that you buy things indiscriminately, you will definitely take it out on our family again!" Couldn't help swallowing quietly. How long has it been since you ate food made from refined noodles
The steamed buns in the store are all made of the most coarse grains mixed with bran, and they make their throats worse after eating. For this meal, they can only get a small steamed bun the size of a child's fist. In the soup, there is almost nothing but a few pieces of shredded cabbage. It is clear water, not a single drop of oil can be found. Dishes, it is impossible to have them!
Originally, seven or eight apprentices were accepted, but half of them left hungry. For the others, if the family was not too poor to support so many children, there would probably not be many left. He thought of the cruel punishment of himself and two other apprentices who were older than him, kneeling in the snow and holding a basin full of cold water. Yu Hang's eyes dimmed involuntarily.
"The steamed buns were sent by Chef Wang of the Zhenxiu Restaurant. You don't have to spend any money. Eat it quickly, it won't taste good when it gets cold." Yu Xiaocao said, and suddenly saw her brother's hand holding the steamed buns, trembling He couldn't help asking eagerly, "Brother, what's wrong with your hand?"
Yu Hang said casually: "We didn't complete the task, and we were fined by the shopkeeper. It's nothing, just rest for a while. Dad, little sister, have you eaten yet?"
"We've already eaten. Xiaosha, is the work in the store hard? You bear with it for a few more days, I'll go back and discuss with your grandma, and I'll take you back after the Chinese New Year." Yu Hai heard his obedient and capable son After being fined, I became more determined to take the child back.
Yu Hang finally couldn't bear it anymore, took out a steaming steamed meat bun, and took a big bite. In his mouth, the fluffy texture of the white flour steamed buns was intertwined with the fresh and rich flavor of the meat stuffing, which made him almost cry.
Hearing what his father said, he hesitated for a moment, then shook his head lightly and said, "Father, grandma won't agree. No matter how much work our child does, she won't see it. She won't allow me to go back and eat! Besides, if you want to get back the apprenticeship contract, you have to give the money to the shopkeeper. Father, do you think who in our family can get money out of the hands of the grandma besides uncle?"
For Yu Hang, the half-year apprenticeship was like a nightmare. Not to mention not being able to eat enough and sleep well, the endless beatings and scolding, and the perverted punishment made him physically and mentally exhausted. Thinking about it just now, if it wasn't for his father and younger sister to come to see him, I'm afraid he would not be able to hold on to the water basin anymore.
If you can't hold on, you will end up drenched in cold water. As an apprentice from a poor family, it is good enough to have a piece of clothing to keep out the cold. If he is drenched in water, in this weather where drops of water turn into ice, there is no change of clothing. Isn't this the rhythm of killing people
Therefore, he, who has always been considerate, did not say that he does not need his family to pick him up, but only expressed his worries.
A certain kind of persistence in Yu Hai's heart became more determined. He patted his son's bone-like shoulders, and said with red eyes: "Don't worry! Dad will solve the money problem. Just hold on for a while... You can take this string of copper coins." Well, if you are hungry, buy some steamed buns to fill your stomach. During the Chinese New Year, Dad will come to see you again."
Yu Xiaocao looked at the string of copper coins, and was quite satisfied with her father's change in her heart. It seems that the father is not too foolish and filial to be incurable.
"Brother, this set of cotton padded clothes was delivered on Wednesday. It's quite thick. Remember to put it on when you go back." Yu Xiaocao saw the pus-filled chilblains and bloody cracks on her brother's hands. Like an old man in his decades, he couldn't help but feel distressed. Next time, I must prepare some chilblain ointment for my brother, and add a lot of spirit stone liquid, I don’t believe it can’t be cured!
Watching Yu Hang eat three meat buns in a row, Yu Hai stopped him with words: "Don't eat, be careful. Go back and drink some hot water, and eat the rest tomorrow. It's getting late, and your little one and I My sister has to go back. Take care of yourself."
Yu Hang rewrapped the remaining steamed buns, stuffed them into the cotton-padded bag, and reluctantly bid farewell to his father and younger sister. I hope that dad can convince grandma to take him back sooner. Otherwise, sooner or later, he would be like Xiaomu, who was so sick that he could only tell his family to take him back when he was dying.
Yu Hai's father and daughter were silent all the way, when they passed by Tongrentang. Yu Hai insisted again and again, asking Dr. Sun to show his daughter's pulse.
[Ha ha! Reiki, you can inhale Reiki again!]The little butian stone swished towards the cabinet where the precious medicinal materials were kept, and clung to it like a gecko, reluctant to get off it. Anyway, except for the owner, no one else can see it, and all the images are floating clouds.
Dr. Sun had an impression of both Yu Hai's father and daughter, so he stroked his long beard and asked the little girl, "What's wrong?"
"I'm not uncomfortable..." Xiaocao was interrupted by her father before she finished speaking.
"Doctor Sun, my daughter passed out this morning. Please take a look and see if the old problem has recurred." Xiaocao used to get sick easily, leaving a deep shadow in Yu Hai's heart. There were times when Dr. You was helpless, but it was Dr. Sun who saved my daughter's life.
Yu Xiaocao knew that she couldn't hide it from Dr. Sun, who is highly skilled in medicine, and hurriedly said: "Father, I was scared by my grandma. I said that my illness has been cured long ago, why don't you believe me?"
Dr. Sun felt his pulse carefully, looked at Xiaocao's face, and said with a slight smile: "Don't worry, the little girl's chronic illness has indeed been cured. Be more careful in the future, children will sometimes have serious problems if they are not scared. .”
"Thank you doctor, please prescribe some calming medicine..."
"Doctor Sun said that I'm fine. What kind of medicine should I prescribe?" Yu Xiaocao didn't want to drink that bitter concoction.
"The medicine is three-point poisonous. The little girl is in good spirits, so she doesn't need to take medicine." Dr. Sun's words were like the sound of nature, persuading the stubborn Yu Hai, and then gave Xiaocao a meaningful smile.
Yu Xiaocao smiled embarrassingly, this Dr. Sun is an interesting old man. Suddenly, she thought of her mother's serious illness, so she told Dr. Sun in detail about her mother's symptoms and pulse when she fell ill a few days ago.
"Little girl still understands medical science?" Dr. Sun was surprised.
Yu Xiaocao laughed and said, "I don't understand it. I learned medical skills from Grandpa You in our village for a few days, but I didn't even learn a superficial thing. I dare not use an ax in front of Dr. Sun."
Dr. Sun smiled and said nothing more. He thought for a moment, wrote down the prescription, asked the clerk in the pharmacy to grab a few copies of the prescription, and said: "From the pulse condition you mentioned, it can be seen that it is an old disease, and it may develop into a lung disease if it is delayed." .First drink a few doses of medicine according to the prescription, and it is best to come to see a doctor in a few days."