Zhang Yuan carefully savored the melancholy of a father for his child every day, and he felt more and more curious, and he looked forward to getting better soon and helping the family get through the difficulties.

After this period of contact, Zhang Yuan found that he originally thought that this was a pair of hunters who had lived in the mountains for a long time, and there were several identical hunter families scattered around, but in the slow observation, Zhang Yuan found that they seemed to be in a village, not far from the village is the habitat where the villagers rely for survival, and there is no round mountain.

He had no way of knowing why there were only two of them in the family, and he couldn't speak, and he couldn't ask.

But there is one thing Zhang Yuan is very curious, the middle-aged man goes out of the mountain every two days, but every time he can bring back some new medicines, both internal and external, every time he changes the medicine and feeds the medicine, he will muttered in his mouth Old Man Wu, this old man Wu is probably the doctor in this village, but the behavior is strange, the things collected for people to see a doctor are strange, there are things that cannot be completed, all the villagers are sick and do not ask, but on the contrary, this person can not charge any remuneration to inform the methods and medicinal materials, so that the villagers can help themselves, over time, some minor diseases in the village can be treated by themselves, unless it is a critical moment, no one will easily disturb this strange old man。

Although this strange old man has a bad temper and does things strangely, the people in the village still respect him, and there is an unwritten rule in the village, each household is responsible for the food of the old man Wu every day, and he also has to clean the old man's house.

is such a strange old man and the strange village saved himself, and the middle-aged man was also because he couldn't afford the strange requirements of the old man Wu, so he went to the mountain stream every once in a while to find a medicine that could cure Zhang Yuan, and informed the old man of Zhang Yuan's situation every once in a while, and the old man asked the middle-aged man to find new medicines and curative methods according to his situation at this time, just like that, within half a month, Zhang Yuan could simply get out of bed and walk around, and he could also speak.

The owner of this room is called Ning Yao, and he has an eight-year-old son named Ning Qi.

Their village is also called Ningzhuang, and there are about forty or fifty families who have lived under this round mountain for generations, and have lived hunting.

And the old man Wu was an accident, I heard that the old man Wu came to the village when he was three years old in Ning Zhuang, and he was in his fifties at that time.

At first, all the people surnamed Ning in the village refused to join the old man Wu, the other party's origin is unknown, or a foreign surname, of course he did not agree, but it happened that at this time, a man surnamed Ning in the village suddenly fell ill, when everyone had nothing to do, the old man Wu took action, took the village chief and several villagers to find a few herbs on the Wuyuan Mountain, and then returned to the village, under the external application and internal use, a few days, the man returned to the appearance of running around, just like that, everyone accepted him, after all, there was no doctor in the village, there were sick people before, they could only rely on their own bodies, if they could live, then live, if they did not survive, that can only be all weeping.

After a period of time, if it was not a serious illness, he would not easily come to the rescue, and began to put forward various requests or needed things, the villagers could not take it out, but they did not dare to drive it away, after all, the other party would still treat it in vain when he saw that the injury was serious.

Finally, under the consultation of the village chief, the village name can come to tell the people in the house about the illness, and the old man Wu can say the appearance of the herbs, and after the village name is collected and confirmed in person, he will be taught how to use it, and then start to implement the rotation system of each family to cook for the old man Wu and clean the house.

Over time, the villagers also seem to understand the intentions of the old man Wu, after all, the other party is old, I don't know how long he can survive, or I don't know when he will leave, he heals others, can only be temporarily healed, and after all the villagers learn, it can be passed on from generation to generation, so thinking about it, all the villagers are in awe of it, among them, there are almost no people who don't dislike him for being old, want to marry a woman, and follow his own children to the old man Wu, there are lonely people who are willing to follow him, but they are all rejected by the other party one by one, so everyone no longer mentions this matter, and they all live in peace and stability。

And with the long run, although the old man Wu also looked like a middle-aged man to an old dragon clock, but he was still very energetic, no one in Ningzhuang would ask, nor would he ask, the deeper the other party, the better it would be for them, this point, the villagers can still imagine.

On this day, Zhang Yuan got up slowly, and downstairs Ning Yao told Ning Qi not to know what to do, Ning Qi went out early in the morning, and then Ning Yao walked upstairs.

Zhang Yuan knew that Ning Yao had something to say to him when he took Ning Qi away, so he looked at Ning Yao who went upstairs with a slight smile.

When Ning Yao walked upstairs and saw Zhang Yuan waiting for him, he also smiled slightly, and then walked upstairs, without saying a word, kneeling on the ground, clenching his hands into fists.

Zhang Yuan was startled, dragged his body that was still unable to move greatly to Ning Yao's side, hugged Ning Yao's fists with both hands, and said, "Uncle, if you are like this, I will kneel down regardless of my body!"

After listening to Zhang Yuan's words, Ning Yao raised his head and looked at Zhang Yuan, and said: "I know from the day I rescued you that you must be extraordinary, I have nothing else to ask for with Hua Ye in this life, but I only want Ning Qi, the only son of the two of us, to grow up safely, and it is not the case unless I have to do it." ”

As soon as Zhang Yuan heard this, he knew in his heart that the other party was ready to tell him all the questions in his heart, so he said: "I see that you are always explaining everything during this time, are you going to leave Ningzhuang for a while?"

"The benefactor is really not ordinary, he can see through my thoughts!" Ning Yao listened to Zhang Yuan's question, and his heart was even more firm.

When Zhang Yuan heard this, he saw that the other party still couldn't get up on his knees, so he said carefully: "How did I become your benefactor, you are my benefactor, you get up and speak first, you are like this, what should I do as a junior?"

After listening to Zhang Yuan's words, Ning Yao stood up, looked at Zhang Yuan, and said: "Xiaoqi's mother died on the day Xiaoqi was born, I have been taking care of Xiaoqi, I can't let go of Xiaoqi when I think that Xiaoqi can only rely on himself in a few days!"

When Zhang Yuan heard this, he asked curiously: "I have always been very curious, what will you do in a few days, why are you so anxious to explain some things?"

Ning Yao sighed after hearing this, and then explained: "In a little while, the Nantian Army should start the forced conscription, and all the people who have descendants in Zhuang gathered to draw lots, I am unlucky, this time I won the lottery, after a while, I will go to Nanyuan City with the remaining twelve people from the same village in Zhuang to report to the Nantian Army Recruitment Division, once the report is filled in with the official name of the village, our thirteen people will serve in the army for fifteen years." ”

"Fifteen years!" Zhang Yuan's heart moved after hearing that Ning Yao was going to join the army, looked at Ning Yao, and said: "At your age, fifteen years, fifteen years will be ......" Speaking of this, Zhang Yuan almost said the following words without holding back, but fortunately, even if he stopped speaking.

Ning Yao, on the other hand, didn't care at all, and nodded after listening to Zhang Yuan's words, and said: "The Nantian Army has always been an expeditionary force guarding the southern part of southern Xinjiang, they are not only responsible for protecting the safety of southern Xinjiang, but also ready to attack the neighboring countries in southern Xinjiang at all times. ”

After listening to this, Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "Once the success is achieved, no matter who it is, it will stand on the bones of the soldier and win the honor." ”

"Well, that's why I started preparing early, and I've been teaching Xiao Qi carefully and secretly, but Xiao Qi is still too young to remember, I've been afraid that when I'm gone, how he will spend it alone, until you appear!" Ning Yao looked at Zhang Yuan with hopeful eyes.

After hearing this, Zhang Yuan did not answer instantly, but looked at Ning Yao for a moment, and then said, "Why are you so sure that I will definitely stay here to help you take care of your child?"

"Because you are not a merciless person. After Ning Yao heard Zhang Yuan's answer, he didn't hesitate at all and said: "In the days when you rescued you and you haven't woken up, you have been talking some nonsense, but I understand a few of them, you are talking about letting some of your important companions escape, you come to resist, just by virtue of this, you are a person worthy of trust." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled slightly after hearing this, and did not refute.

"I know you're not going to stay here, and I'm just begging if you can say yes to help me take care of him and teach him how to live on his own for two years after I leave Xiaoqi. Ning Yao saw that Zhang Yuan did not answer or refuse, so he lowered his head and pondered, then looked up at Zhang Yuan and said.

"Two years? Is two years enough? And why are you so sure that I will agree?" Zhang Yuan thought for a while and asked.

"Just take it as if I begged you, and as if I asked you, ask you to repay me......" The more Ning Yao said, the more unconfident he became.

Zhang Yuan laughed after hearing this, then sighed lightly and said: "If I could understand my father's words, I would not have left in such a hurry, I didn't even have a formal goodbye. After speaking, Zhang Yuan shook his head with a sigh.

And Ning Yao seemed to understand after hearing the other party's words, but he didn't seem to understand, but he didn't answer.

"Forget it, you are kind to me, I also plan to find a way to blend into the army of Southern Xinjiang, in order to repay you, and besides, Xiaoqi is still taken care of by you, I am still a teenager, how can I take care of others. Zhang Yuan seemed to have figured out something, then smiled slightly and said, "How can a child leave his father after losing his mother at such a young age." ”

After listening to Zhang Yuan's words, Ning Yao instantly knelt on his knees, and said with a slight change in his face: "Don't do this, I just ask you to help me take care of Xiaoqi for two years." ”

Zhang Yuan stepped forward and stretched out his hands to help Ning Yao up, and then said: "It's better for me to join the army for you, first, to repay your kindness, and secondly, I also have my own things to do, I can't stay here for so long."

Zhang Yuan's words echoed in Ning Yao's ears, like a ray of sunshine shining out on a rainy day, shining directly on his heart.

And at this moment, the downstairs door opened, Xiao Qi stood at the door happily, and said, "Grandpa, please, Abba, Grandpa Wu is here!"