The old lady hurriedly sat on the edge of the bed to help his father, and shouted anxiously while stroking his back: "Water, Ling'er, bring water quickly." How are you, old man? What's uncomfortable? Ling'er, quickly call someone to ask for a doctor! ”

Ling'er hurriedly ran out to send someone to ask for a doctor, and quickly poured a bowl of warm water and brought it in, Daddy's coughing stopped for a while, and he was leaning on the old lady's weak panting.

The old lady's eyes were full of tears, and her voice choked up: "Old man, it's okay, the doctor will come soon." ”

Ling'er's heart tightened for a while, handed over the water, and said softly: "Dad, drink some water!" ”

Daddy drank a few sips with great effort, and after resting for a while, his eyelids seemed to be about to fall asleep again, Ling'er helped the old lady to put the father on the bed lightly, pressed the quilt, and the old lady's tears fell silently.

Ling'er is also very sad, although the life of the family has been better in recent years, but my father's illness has not improved, even if the medicine is dropped every day, many famous doctors have been invited to see, and a pile of expensive drugs has not improved.

According to Dr. Zhuang's words, Dad's body has long been hollowed out, and it is not easy to live to this age, if you can find something like thousand-year-old ginseng or Tianshan Snow Lotus, you may be able to live for a few more years.

Tianshan Snow Lotus is nowhere to be found, only the royal nobles can have it, Ling'er has never been out of Cangping County in these years, where to know such a person? As for the millennium ginseng......

Ling'er couldn't help but turn in the direction of the vast mountain, since the army came to the foot of the mountain five years ago, that group of people has not left, but built a military camp there, more and more soldiers have been transferred, and everyone who enters and leaves the mountain must be strictly searched and registered. If there are mountain people who bring valuable prey or precious medicinal herbs. It was bound to be searched, so Ling'er's plan to enter the mountain was delayed again and again, and there was no way to find the people from Liangjia Village.

No, Dad's situation can't be dragged on any longer, you must go into the mountains and find a way to find Liangjia Village, where there are obviously thousand-year-old ginseng in the Mixiang Valley behind the village. It doesn't matter if you can get it or not. I have to go this way, I can't die for my father.

"Ling'er, let's go out!" The old lady wiped her tears. Stood up and pulled Ling'er out slowly. When they arrived outside, the two sat silently opposite each other for a long time, and the old lady sighed: "Alas, the old man's condition is getting worse day by day!" ”

"Mother. Don't worry, Daddy Ji people have their own natural appearance. It will be fine in a few days. ”

The old lady smiled bitterly: "You don't have to say anything nice, he and I are both past the age of sixtieth, and we can earn one more day if we can live one more day in the remaining days." In the past, life was hard, and you were also young. We've been scared for fear that when we're gone, you'll be left alone and bullied......"

"Mother!" Ling'er's eyes were sour, and tears blurred her eyes.

The old lady patted her hand. said gently: "Now it's okay, our family has land and land." Life is better, there are a few of them, Daqiang, Ning Shu and Ten Sisters, and now Daqiang is also married, and someone will take care of you in the future, and the old man and I are at ease. ”

"Mother, don't say that, you... You ......" Ling'er felt sad for a while, choking up and not knowing what to say.

The old lady calmed down, she helped Ling'er wipe her tears and said leisurely: "Silly child, everyone has that day, don't be sad, ah!" We, the only thing that we don't worry about is your family affairs, you have been in charge of the family since childhood, and you have such a strength, and there is no scruple before and after, everyone says that several big men may not be able to compare with you.

Everyone is right, our Ling'er is the most capable, but what kind of person is worthy of our Ling'er? ”

The old lady said a little joking to make Ling'er, who still had tears in her eyes, grin, and then pouted dissatisfiedly, lying on the old lady's knees and coquettishly said: "That's it, mother, so you and your father must live a long life, help Ling'er take a good look, remind Ling'er not to be stupid, and find a useless fool to come back." ”

The old lady also smiled when she heard this, sighed lightly and slowly stroked Ling'er's hair.

In the middle of the night, the doctor came to see my father, shook his head and said: "Miss Ling'er, the old club's illness is getting worse, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do, or you should send it to the city to see Dr. Zhuang, his medical skills are better than ours." ”

Ling'er was shocked, pulled him aside, and whispered, "Is it really that serious?" Aren't you taking your medication every day? ”

"Miss Ling'er, you also know the body of the old club, just like that big tree, the roots are rotten, what is the use of pouring more water on the leaves and sprinkling more medicine? What's more, the medicine is poisonous, and the old club's body is soaked in medicine all the year round, and most of the drugs are afraid that they won't work! ”

Ling'er's heart was beating suddenly, even if she knew that there would be this day sooner or later, but it came too quickly, and her father hadn't enjoyed a few days of happiness, how could he be at this time...... Alas! Ling'er was silent for a long time, calmed down, and asked in a low voice: "Then if you continue to take medicine, how long can it last?" ”

The doctor lowered his eyebrows and calculated: "At most...... Half a month! ”

"If there are thousand-year-old ginseng?"

"Millennial ginseng! This one...... If there is, it may last for three or five years. ”

Ling'er lowered her eyebrows, three or five years...... It's good.

"Well, thank you, doctor! Please come to the front and prescribe medicine! ”

Ling'er personally boiled the medicine and sent it to her father, and personally fed the medicine to her father, but as for the doctor's words, she didn't mention it to her father, so she had to comfort them, and only went back to the room to clean up when they fell asleep.

The next morning, Daqiang took the shy new daughter-in-law Shuangniang to give tea to his father, the father was seriously ill and did not come, the old lady wrapped two fifty taels of silver ingots as a meeting gift, Shuangniang excused herself or accepted it, it can be seen that her eyes are full of joy.

The old lady didn't mention the matter of asking her father for a doctor last night, and Ling'er didn't mention it, Daqiang naturally didn't know, according to the custom, Daqiang would take Shuangniang back to the door later, Ling'er thought about it, and said: "Mother, I'll go back with my sister-in-law, I haven't been to Shuanglin Town for a long time, I heard that there has changed a lot, and I also went over to take a good look." ”

The old lady didn't agree, Ling'er insisted, Daqiang and Shuangniang both helped to speak, and the old lady had to say: "Okay, if you go, you have to understand the rules, and you'll come back after lunch!" ”

Ling'er responded obediently, went back to the house and carried a lot of baggage, and asked Ning Ba and Tenth Sister to help her mother take care of her father, so she followed Daqiang and Shuangniang to Shuanglin Town.

When she arrived at the foot of the vast mountain, Ling'er excused herself from Daqiang and Shuangniang under the pretext that she didn't want to go, found a secluded place to change her clothes, and went to the entrance of the vast mountain with her baggage.

At the entrance of the vast mountain, there was originally a huge square for people entering and leaving the mountain to park ox carts and carriages or transport timber, but now it is completely occupied by the army, only a two-zhang wide gate is opened on the side, and two high sentry posts are erected on both sides of the door, and there are soldiers with bows and arrows walking around on it at any time.

Ling'er lined up behind the line entering the mountain, and slowly moved forward, suddenly feeling her shoulders sinking: "Hey, little brother! (To be continued)