"Oh, I see, it seems that the most important thing in Uncle Hai's life is to cure diseases and practice martial arts. By the way, how high is his martial arts? ”

Shi tilted his head and looked at the stupid Uncle Hai, unable to imagine the slightest connection between him and the martial arts master.

"Unfathomable." Xiao Min smiled mysteriously without further explanation.

The stone was whetted and asked, "Can he kill the tiger with that copper rod?" ”

Outside the door, the burly locust tree took advantage of the morning breeze to bring two green leaves to the door. The stone had a flash of inspiration: "Can he fly up to that eight-zhang tall locust tree and pick the top leaf?" ”

"Do you think Uncle Hai is a monkey walker, and that copper rod is a golden rod?" Xiao Min laughed, "I haven't seen him go up to the sky and into the earth, and he hasn't touched a tiger." ”

"Then there will always be punishment for adultery and evil eradication!" Stone stared at Uncle Hai and found the light of justice in his wooden eyes.

"Hehe, no. It is very peaceful in this valley, and there is any treachery and evil. ”

"Oops, a good martial arts have been wasted in vain!"

"How can this be called waste? The martial function strengthens the body, and besides, have you ever heard of raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a while? ”

"Well, that's what my sister said."

"How do you know I'm a sister? What is your name? Xiao Min asked, intentionally or unintentionally, not wanting Shi to find out that she wanted to know his name.

"Stones."

"What's the last name?"

"Lee." Stone is honest.

"Li Shi, Li Shi...... Is your father a stone-hearted person, how did he give you such a name? ”

"Well, I guess so. He was so fierce to me, every time he talked to me, it was like a stone in front of me, and it gave me a headache. ”

Stone made him happy to make fun of his father as he wanted.

"Xiaomin, what's your name? What about your family? What about your parents? ”

Xiao Min lowered her eyes, trying to avoid the topic, and after a moment of thought, she finally spoke.

"My name is Qingmin, and when I was very young, my father and mother died of illness. I lived alone for a while, and I survived by going to my neighbor's house every day to have a bite to eat. ”

"Later, an uncle passed by our village and asked me if I wanted to eat enough and if I wanted to go outside and have a look. He brought me to the capital, he taught me a lot, he is the best person in this world for me. ”

Qing Min looked at the sea of colorful flowers, and her big watery eyes were filled with tears.

"Now that uncle, he ......," the stone said quickly, and then realized that he should not make matters worse. He guessed that since Qingmin was now living with Uncle Hai, that uncle should be dead.

Qingmin wiped his tears with the corner of his sleeve: "He looked at me from a long distance, and he said that I grew up and should learn to live independently." ”

"Oh." The stone couldn't discern Qingmin's vague meaning—whether the uncle was dead or not, but he didn't dare to get to the bottom of it.

"Qingmin, how did you know Uncle Hai?"

"I wandered around, and then I found this paradise, and I was reluctant to leave, so I stayed here. Uncle Hai is a famous doctor here, I want to worship him as a teacher, and I can also cure diseases and save people in the future. He didn't promise to take me as an apprentice, so I came to his aid every day. ”

"He was very nice to me and treated me like a daughter, but he didn't teach me how to heal me. Later, I gave up too. Alas, if he had taught me, and now I know what medicine to give him, maybe he would have been a little better. ”

"Uncle Hai didn't teach you to heal, there should be a reason for him, maybe you became Langzhong, and now you are the one who is crazy."

"Yes, why didn't I think of this, Uncle Hai is saving me!" Qing Min remembered something, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Stone, what you said about knowing the imperial doctor, is it true or false?" ”

"Really."

"If you can help Uncle Hai through this difficulty, I, Xiaomin, am willing to be a cow and a horse for you, and I will do it." Qing Min looked at the stone eagerly, and her outstretched hand hung in the air, but in the end it did not fall on the stone.

"Don't don't, Miss Xiaomin......" Shi Shi's face turned red when he heard Qingmin's words.

"When the road is uneven, draw a sword to help, how can you ask such a beautiful girl as you to be a cow and a horse. If you really make a cow and a horse, then I can only turn into grass for you to eat, and a plow for you to pull. Hee-hee-hee! ”

Qingmin's face flushed, because of his inappropriate words, and because of the stone's playful explanation. She lowered her head, not daring to meet the stone's eyes again.

"The stone is blushing, and Xiaomin is shy!" Uncle Hai put down the copper rod and walked to Qing Min's side, covered Qing Min's face with the cloth in his hand, and continued to shout: "The stone is blushing, Xiao Min is shy!" ”

"Is Uncle Hai here?" A small voice outside the door broke into the joyful atmosphere of the house.

Qingmin walked to the threshold, and the shyness and smile on his face disappeared in an instant. She froze in place, unable to say anything for a while, until the other party opened her mouth.

"Qingmin, I'm ......" he shook the net pocket in his hand nervously.

"Uncle Geng, why are you here?" Qing Min's hesitant eyes lingered on Uncle Geng's face.

"Take it and make it up to Uncle Hai!" Uncle Geng quickly stuffed the net pocket to Qing Min, panicking as if he had stolen something, "I just dug it from the mountains yesterday." He turned and walked away, looking around.

"Uncle Geng......" Qingmin took a step forward and caught up.

Uncle Geng waved his hand to signal her not to chase her, and soon disappeared on the criss-crossing ridges.

Qingmin stood in place with a net. After a long while, she walked slowly into the courtyard with her head down.

"Who is that person? What did he give you? The stone standing on the threshold looked intently at the net bag in Qingmin's hand.

"His son is a patient of Uncle Hai." Qingmin's tone was heavy.

"Patients? Is his son okay now? Why was he panicking? ”

His son...... He's dead. ”

"What? Is his son one of the two dead people you are talking about? ”

Qingmin nodded.

The stone felt that the situation was not good, and the thick, large, mud-stained thing in the net pocket immediately became toothy and hateful.

He hurriedly snatched it from Qingmin's hand, ran outside the house, and said incoherently: "Don't come here, I'll throw it away!" ”

"Don't ...... This can be eaten by Uncle Hai, maybe it will be good for his illness! ”

"Good for Uncle Hai's illness? What is this? ”

"Ginseng."

"Ginseng?" Shi had never seen a freshly unearthed ginseng, and he only knew what it looked like after slicing, "Could it be poisonous?" No, no, Uncle Hai can't eat this. His son was killed by Uncle Hai, how could he still send such a good thing, with ill intentions! Also, also, look at the way he looked just now, sneaky, he must have done something wrong! ”

Qingmin frowned and shook his head.

"What's wrong, Min? I know that ginseng is very valuable, but you must not eat the ginseng he supplied! I have, I have a way to get the best ginseng, don't give this to Uncle Hai to eat, okay? ”

"No, Uncle Geng is not a bad person, I know him, he is very kind."

"Kindness?" The stone pulled Qingmin into the house, "Come, tell me what the hell is going on?" ”

Uncle Hai hid in the corner, facing the wall, soaking his back with a mixture of hot and cold sweat.

Qing Min picked up a piece of silk cloth and walked quickly to Uncle Hai's side, carefully wiped away the sweat beads for him, and comforted him softly: "Uncle Hai, don't be afraid, Uncle Geng is here to make amends to you." He doesn't blame you, he sent ginseng, you have to get better soon. ”

Uncle Hai was like a frightened animal, trembling when he heard the words "Uncle Geng", his head against the wall, trying to hide in the wall.

The stone turned around and rushed to the courtyard to pick up colorful flowers, tied them into a bunch with golden grass, and put them in front of Uncle Hai.

The fragrance of Gui Fu Lan wafted into Uncle Hai's nose, and out of habit, he followed the fragrance. In front of the flowers, his fear quietly disappeared, and relief and joy appeared on his face.

Qingmin nodded at the stone while helping Uncle Hai sit on the bench: "Thank you, stone." ”

"Don't say such polite words, tell me what happened."

"Stone, you still don't know about these bad things."

"Tell me, maybe I can help you. Didn't you just say that if I help you get through this, you will make me a cow and a horse? I have to know what happened! ”

The stone was so angry that he couldn't tell Qing Min, and overnight he seemed to have grown into a full man.

"Okay." Qingmin also sat down on the bench, his hands and ten fingers crossed tightly interlocked, like watery eyes fading in the morning light, indicating a painful end.

"Uncle Geng is in the medicinal herb business, and their family has two wives and two sons. The big room gave birth to one, and the second room gave birth to one. The dead child's name is Qiu'er, the son of the second room. ”

"Last month, Qiu'er had a little cold and diarrhea, so Uncle Geng took Qiu'er to Uncle Hai to see a doctor. Uncle Hai prescribed him a prescription for children to dispel cold, and the dosage was half less than that of adults. As a result, Qiu'er's illness became more and more serious, Uncle Hai adjusted the prescription again, and after Qiu'er took it, she actually died. ”

In the silence, the stone scratched his ears and cheeks, and questions poured out like a tide: "No, Uncle Geng himself is also a medicinal herb, and he should know a little bit about medicinal materials, if there is a problem with the prescription, how can he give it to the child?" ”

"I didn't think it was right, but it just happened. Qiu'er's death was the last straw that overwhelmed Uncle Hai, he was too obsessed with treatment and medicine to bear his own dereliction of duty. The villagers didn't blame Uncle Hai, which made him even more uncomfortable and guilty, so he became crazy. ”

"No, Qingmin, there must be something strange here, we must dig deeper into this matter, maybe someone is secretly doing evil."

With the painful lesson given by Nong Qingyun, Shi is well versed in the ugly side of human nature.

"Qingmin, you know what? Not everyone is upright and open-minded, and there are always people who will do whatever it takes for their own benefit. ”