Xiao Nan set up a stove in the courtyard and built a prosperous fire with dry firewood. He added fresh herbs to a washed pot, poured an appropriate amount of well water, and slowly boiled.

Looking at the jumping flames, he raised his head and said, "I'm going to watch the fire boil medicine tonight, so you all go back and rest." Tomorrow's weather should not be bad, early in the morning when the yang energy is at the beginning, I will remove the root of my aunt's disease. ”

Father He was very embarrassed: "You have been tired for a day, so leave this kind of work to me." I'm a farmer, I don't understand the truth, but I can still light a fire and make rice. ”

Xiao Nan smiled and waved his hand: "There are a few flavors of medicinal herbs that are not easy to control, and it is easy to mess up when you are raw, and all the medicinal materials in one pot will be wasted." I'll do it, and you all go back to the house and rest. Rather than stay here with me, my uncle might as well go back and take care of my aunt. ”

"Okay." Father He knew that he couldn't help, so he said a few words of thanks, and then turned back to the house.

Xiao Nan moved a small stool and sat on the stove, looked up at the bright starry sky, and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, He Jiao came out of the room and sat down beside Xiao Nan gently, with a rosy face: "Mom is so happy today, she keeps chattering with me..."

"Really?" Xiao Nan smiled slightly, "What did you say?" ”

"Let me... Hurry up and give her a grandchild. He Jiao lowered her head, her beautiful eyes looked at the dry wood burning under the stove, "Old man, I'm so anxious... How did she know about us..."

She didn't say any more.

Xiao Nan stood up, opened the lid of the pot and flipped through the medicinal herbs, then added some more water, and added the last flavor of "blood ruegrass" to it.

He sat back and said softly: "Sister He, deep in this mountain, even if it is summer, it is very cold at night, you better go back and rest early." ”

"Xiao Nan." He Jiao hesitated for a moment, seemingly a little embarrassed, "Are you... Isn't it..."

"What is it?"

He Jiaoyu twisted her hands together, pursed her lips, and said in a low voice: "Are you avoiding living with me because of what happened last night, so tonight..."

"Sister He, what nonsense are you talking about." Xiao Nan raised his hand and rubbed her little head with a little doting, "Morning is the best time to treat my aunt, the yang energy is gradually rising, and it is not as strong as noon, so I have to boil the medicine out overnight." ”

"I see." He Jiao seemed to be relieved suddenly, her delicate body leaned slightly, and the side of her head gently leaned on his shoulder, "I can't sleep anyway, so let me accompany you, okay?" ”

Xiao Nan nodded: "Okay, if you're sleepy, go back to sleep." ”

"Hmm." He Jiao replied softly, and then asked, "Will my mother's illness be cured tomorrow morning?" ”

"Don't worry." Xiao Nan replied confidently, "When this pot of medicine is boiled, it won't take long for me to eradicate my aunt's illness." ”

"Then we'll just take the bus back to Songshan tomorrow morning."

Xiao Nan couldn't help but be stunned: "So anxious? Sister He, it's rare for you to come back once, so it's better to stay with your uncle and aunt for a few more days. ”

"No need." He Jiao smiled and shook her little head, "I'm still in a mess over there, I have to go back and find a job quickly." Hurry up and pay back the money you owe, and save a little more for Mom and Dad to renovate the house. I'll come back when it's the New Year, and I'll be with them at that time. ”

Xiao Nan turned her head and stared at her beautiful face in a daze: "Sister He, it's really hard for you." ”

"I'm already content." He Jiaowan said with a smile, "My parents are all cured, and I am getting more and more energetic now." Xiao Nan, it's all because of you, I will always remember your kindness..."

The corners of Xiao Nan's mouth twitched: "Sister He, you are serious, I don't have to..."

He Jiao suddenly hugged his arm, and her white cheeks were full of solemnity: "From now on, I will be your person." Xiao Nan, as long as you don't dislike it, I'm willing to do anything for you..."

"Sister He, I don't want you to repay me, I just hope you can do what you like and live the life you like." Xiao Nan grabbed her soft little hand and shook her head slowly, "If you are happy, I will be happy." ”

He Jiao's little head rubbed against his shoulder, and he couldn't help but be moved with red eyes. She suddenly realized that she was no longer just grateful to the little guy beside her, but also had a deep attachment.

Do you like him?

He Jiao knows that the answer must be yes. If she didn't like Xiao Nan, even if she had great kindness, she wouldn't be willing to do that kind of thing for him last night...

But what are you? Are you worthy of him?

She could only quietly press down the wisps of affection, not daring to confide in.

It was already very deep, Xiao Nan added some more firewood, and carefully controlled the temperature.

He Jiao insisted on not going back to the house to rest, leaned on his shoulder, and fell asleep in a daze.

Xiao Nan saw that she was thinly dressed and was afraid that she would catch a cold at night, so he stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around her soft waist and hugged this woman into his arms.

He Jiao shouted in a low voice: "Xiao Nan..."

"Huh?" Xiao Nan lowered his head, only to realize that the woman was still asleep, but she called her name in her sleep. She smacked her lips, her pretty face flushed seductively under the flames, and she didn't know what kind of dream she was having...

After He Jiao fell asleep, he picked up the woman horizontally and sent her into the house.

At three or four o'clock in the morning, Xiao Nan extinguished the fire. He let the medicinal juice in the pot cool naturally, and sat alone in the courtyard, breathing in and breathing, feeling the thick true qi swimming in his body, and stayed until dawn.

"What Master said about entering the world and enlightening the Tao is really good." Xiao Nan sat cross-legged in the courtyard and whispered to himself, "In just such a short period of time, my comprehension of the secret of immortality is very different from before. ”

He suddenly heard the sound of squirming footsteps, so he stopped the operation of the exercises, opened his eyes and looked at the door: "Sister He, woke up so early?" ”

"I'm sorry, I said I wanted to accompany you last night..."He Jiaoyu held her forehead with her hand, and spit out her powder tongue a little embarrassed, "As a result, I slept so deeply, why didn't you wake me up." ”

"It's so embarrassing to see you sleep so soundly." Xiao Nan stood up with a smile, "Sister He, what did you dream about last night?" ”

He Jiaoqiao's face turned red, and she pursed her lips and didn't speak.

When Xiao Nan saw her like this, his eyebrows raised slightly: "Could it be..."

"Hey, you've boiled all the medicine?" He Jiao suddenly interrupted his words and ran out with an excited face.

"Yes, when my aunt wakes up in a while, I will be able to treat her."

Seeing that Xiao Nan was diverted from the topic by herself, He Jiao breathed a sigh of relief, but she couldn't let this guy know that she had that kind of dream, she was ashamed...

He's father and mother are all simple farmers, and they are old, so after Xiao Nan hurriedly washed up, he got up early.

Xiao Nan put the medicinal juice boiled out last night into a bowl and brought it to the bedside: "Auntie, sit up." ”

"Hey." He Mu hurriedly responded, sat up from the bed in a proper manner, and her legs naturally drooped.

Xiao Nan said: "Drink the medicine, it's very bitter, bear with it." ”

He Jiao brought the medicine bowl to He Mu and fed her to drink.

This medicinal juice is indeed bitter and unbearable, but He Mu has suffered so many years of sin, and finally has the hope of curing the disease, this little bitterness is nothing to her.

After drinking the medicine, Mother He couldn't help but reach out and cover her stomach, and her forehead was buzzing outward: "It's so hot, Xiao Nan, I feel very hot..."

"It's normal." Xiao Nan said, picked out a thin and long silver needle from the acupuncture box, and motioned to Mother He to stop talking.

He walked up to He Mu, and under the stunned gazes of He Jiao and He Father, he pierced the long silver needle into the big hole on the top of He Mu's head.

He Jiao saw that such a slender needle had pierced her mother's head, and her beautiful eyes instantly widened in horror. However, with full trust in Xiao Nan, she could only cover her small mouth with her jade hand and hold her breath, for fear that she would disturb the treatment process.

Xiao Nan pinched the handle of the needle and poured the true qi into He Mu's body, driving away the cold qi that had been stranded for more than ten years for her.

Time passed minute by minute, and He Mu was covered in sweat, soaked through her clothes, and fell to the ground dripping.

Father He suddenly patted He Jiao and pointed to Mother He's feet.

He Jiao looked in the direction he pointed, only to see that on the blue brick floor under He Mu's feet, there was a strange layer of white frost, and in the early morning of summer, white gas was rising.

"This is..."

Father He waved his hand at the right time, signaling her not to speak, and looked at Xiao Nan with a little more confidence in his eyes.

It lasted for more than 20 minutes, and Xiao Nan lifted the long silver needle inch by inch, and immediately pulled back. At this time, the strange layer of hoarfrost on the ground has long been gone.

"Well, my aunt's illness has been eradicated, and she won't have another illness in the future." Xiao Nan cleaned up the silver needle and said lightly.

Father He hurriedly caught up, holding the weak Mother He with both hands, with a face full of concern: "Old woman, what do you think?" ”

"Thirsty... It's like drinking water..."

Father He turned his head to look at Xiao Nan and asked cautiously, "What should I do?" Can she drink water now? ”

"My aunt is sweating too much, and her body is very dehydrated, so feed her a little drink." Xiao Nan said with a smile, "Don't feed it in batches, don't drink too much at a time, so as not to increase the burden on your kidneys." ”

"I'll go get water." He Jiao hurriedly said, turned around and went out to get cold boiled water, and carefully fed He Mu.

He Mu drank a glass of water, breathed a long sigh of relief, and her face was full of joy: "It's amazing, I feel warm all over my body now, it's so comfortable." ”

"Just help your aunt wipe her body and rest for a while." Xiao Nan said with a smile, packed up the acupuncture box, and turned around and walked out of the bedroom of his father and mother.