Shui Yao's teasing made Fang Peinan look a little embarrassed, only to see him smile slightly, revealing a row of white teeth, and his already bright big eyes looked even brighter.

"How can you say that you are so exaggerated? I'm not about to start school, so I need to make some preparations in advance to lay a foundation for my future studies. ”​

In Shui Yao's impression, Fang Peinan's intelligence and studious have always been well-known, or he would not have won the first place in the first year of the college entrance examination and was admitted to a university in the capital.

You know, before that, there has been no college entrance examination for ten years, ask yourself, Shui Yao feels that even he, a person who has been highly educated, wants to squeeze onto this single-plank bridge without systematic training for such a long time, it is definitely a fool's dream.

Besides, the college entrance examination was the only way for rural children to change their fate in that era, and how many people wanted to participate in it, up to one or twenty years old, down to thirty or forty, and even fifty or sixty people.

But for all this, Fang Peinan never mentioned it, he didn't have the arrogance and pride of being admitted to the university at all, what he had was just down-to-earth, step by step, all of which made Shui Yao admire from the bottom of his heart.

In the previous life, Shui Yao did not study medicine, and the dense pile of herbs and medical science was just a glance, which was enough to make her feel like falling into a fog, but Fang Pei Nan on the side had been like an old monk since he poured tea for Shui Yao, and he was completely immersed in it, sometimes nodding, sometimes frowning, and occasionally picking up a pen to make a mark on the book, which can be said to be very careful.

"Brother Pei Nan, can you understand everything in the book?"

After listening to Shui Yao's words, Fang Peinan put down the pencil in his hand and shook his head slightly.

"I can only understand part of it, after all, I am new to this knowledge, and it will take a while to get used to it. But it's hard at the beginning, and it might be better to wait until you get in. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Peinan put the medical principle in front of Shui Yao and patiently explained.

"You see, where the corners of the book are folded, it is doubtful, and those comments are explanations of the issues in other books......"

However, for Fang Peinan's broken thoughts, Shui Yao fell asleep when she listened to it, after all, those questions about professional knowledge were interlaced and separated, even if she explained herself, she couldn't understand it, in contrast, cooking would make her more energetic.

So Shui Yao simply got up, put the hemp leaves he had just brought over on the table and handed them to Fang Peinan.

"Brother Pei Nan, this is the hemp chips I fried with my own hands yesterday, you can taste it, see how my craftsmanship is?"

Since Shui Yao came to the house, Fang Peinan's train of thought was interrupted several times, but he was not angry about this, but took a bite from the good stream.

"Smack!"

The hemp leaves were suddenly broken into several halves, and the burnt taste lingered in the mouth for a long time.

But Fang Pei Nan just stopped after taking a bite, which made Shui Yao very curious.

"Why, isn't it...... Isn't the hemp leaf not to your liking? ”

Fang Peinan shook his head lightly, then took out a cigarette by himself, struck a match and lit it, then smoked it one by one, looking into the distance, his eyes were far away, and he didn't know what he was pondering.

After a long time, he opened his mouth leisurely.

"Ah Yao, thank you, the food is delicious, but our family hasn't fried hemp leaves for many years."

Fang Peinan's answer made Shui Yao even more confused. This hemp leaf is a must-eat thing for every family to eat during the New Year, even if the family is poor, in order to respond to the atmosphere of the festival, work hard for a whole year, even if you can't buy meat, you will save money to pull out a pound of flour from between your teeth, mix it with rapeseed oil, and fry some of it.

It's no wonder that with the family conditions of the Fang family, even if it can't rank in the top three of the whole production team, it is definitely a relatively good living condition.

Before Shui Yao could ask, Fang Peinan on the side extinguished the half-smoked cigarette butt, and talked about the reason, but his bright and gentle expression in the past was a little more trance at the moment.

"Yao, you know what? This hemp leaf was my favorite food for my sister and I when we were young......"

Although Fang Peinan's voice was not loud, when he said the word "sister", Shui Yao was still shocked uncontrollably.

This...... Fang Peinan actually has a sister!

This information was far beyond what she had previously realized. You must know that the carpenter's family only has a son who has just been admitted to college, which is known to several nearby production teams, even his own father Shui Daquan has never mentioned Fang Peinan's sister, and even the big guy has never even seen it, as soon as he heard him mention it, this is definitely the first time that the eldest girl has been on the sedan chair, and it is very fresh.

When he was curious, he saw Fang Peinan take a sip of the teacup and bow his head slightly, but Shui Yao clearly saw that there was a trace of imperceptible pain in the eyes of this big boy!

A thin layer of water was not very visible, and his chest suddenly tightened uncontrollably. Eventually, a bold conjecture came to mind.

Don't......

Could it be that Fang Peinan's sister ......

There are a thousand things in my heart, like countless little ants crawling, but my mouth is closed tighter than the mussel shells in the river, at this moment, Shui Yao suddenly regretted what happened to him today, and now even the chair he was sitting on seemed to be hot.

"You've guessed that, haven't you?"

Fang Peinan took a deep breath, and the choked throat in his words was extremely heavy.

Calculate the time, she and Fang Peinan have known each other for more than two months, and the number of contacts during this period is not small, in her impression, the eldest brother of the Fang family, who is not far from her, is either simple, optimistic, enthusiastic, or kind, but such a depressed and depressed look is something Shui Yao has never seen.

"My sister has passed away for many years, and she used to cook something for my mother every Chinese New Year, and hemp leaves were her favorite."

"At that time, I was so young that I didn't remember anything, but I just listened to my mother repeat it over and over again, nothing more than how sensible and capable my sister was."

Speaking of this, Fang Peinan grinned slightly, looked down at his hand and shook his head.

"Can you believe it? She was only five or six years old at the time, and her fingers were as thin as incense sticks, but when she rolled out the dough leaves, she was not ambiguous at all, and it was as thin as paper, and the rolling pin was almost as tall as her......"

"It's really ashamed to say it, I didn't know anything at her age, I only knew how to run around with the children in the brigade every day, catching earthworms and playing with mud, no wonder my mother said every day that I was so big that I didn't have any work in my eyes."

Although Fang Peinan said lightly, Shui Yao knew very well in his heart that real sadness does not have to be shown on his face, just like his own sister mentioned in his mouth, she is so sensible, cute, and coquettish at a young age, I'm afraid no one will dislike it!

It's no wonder that even though this little girl has been dead for so many years, the Fang family never mentions it, and they are not even willing to leave a trace, what a lot of pain this must be!

After a moment of silence, Shui Yao bit his lip, hesitated again and again, and finally asked.

"Brother Pei Nan, Sister Fang, how did she die?"

It was only at this time that Fang Peinan, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't stand it anymore, and a tear slowly slipped from the corner of his eye.

"A few years ago, the family conditions were far worse than now, and if I was sick, let alone go to the county hospital, even if I couldn't even afford to hire a barefoot doctor, even if it was just a minor illness and pain, a headache and brain fever, I could drag people to the point of being terminally ill."

"There was no well at home before, and we had to go to the small river at the head of the village two miles away to fetch water, my sister saw that there was no one at home, and one person carried two buckets, but the water did not come back, but it rained heavily, and when we found her, the person had already fallen unconscious by the river, and her body was full of mud, and even her head was broken, and there was a scab on it......"

"When my dad carried the man back, his head was hot and his whole face was burned red."

Looking at Fang Pei Nantong's red eyes, Shui Yao was really distressed, and his nose couldn't help but sour.

"And what about later? Have you come to the barefoot doctor? ”

Fang Peinan took a deep breath and quickly wiped away his tears.

"If I really get a barefoot doctor, given my sister's age, maybe I will have several children......"

"My mom said that everyone has their own life, and so does my sister. It must be that God saw her as too likable, so cute that she didn't look like a child of our poor peasant family at all, so he took her back to heaven to enjoy happiness. ”

"You said it's a coincidence, Ah Yao, usually the barefoot doctor is here, but on the day of my sister's accident, no one was at home. My sister's situation really can't afford to wait, and I wanted to send her to the county hospital overnight, but our family's situation at that time couldn't even afford to see a doctor. ”

Shui Yao pinched his sweat when he heard it, and his fists couldn't help but clench. She can imagine the feeling of having no money to see a doctor and can only wait for death slowly, just like the original mother who died in childbirth in a stormy night, that kind of despair is breathless.

"Did you borrow it? No matter what, it's a life! ”

With a "bang", the teacup was heavily placed on the table by Fang Peinan.

"Why didn't you borrow it? In the face of life and death, what is face? ”

"At that time, my mother took me, begging people from house to house, saying good words, kneeling and even kowtowing, which one has not been done, has not been done?"

"I just think I've been kneeling on the ground for so long that I don't have the slightest instinct. But where can human life be afforded? ”

"In the end, I didn't borrow much money, but I didn't suffer less. Although in the end, Lao Yutou in the dandelion production team next door got a frame car, but he pulled people on, and before he could go two miles, my sister was gone......"

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