Daddy Gao nodded to indicate that he understood, and then suddenly remembered that today's prey had run away, and patted his head and said, "I'm in a hurry, and the rabbits and pheasants I caught have all run away." I was going to add food to you in the evening. After speaking, he glanced at Xiaocheng'er again and said, "Boy, you are also good, come to the bamboo forest to play with Xuebin in the future, and my uncle will teach you a few (tào) boxing techniques." ”

"Okay." Xiao Cheng'er was not afraid of Daddy Gao at all, and happily agreed.

Seeing that Xiaocheng'er and Daddy Gao got along so well, Su Jinyao's heart was also warm.

"Alright, it's getting late, I'm going to prepare dinner, I'm here with Xiaocheng'er. After eating, we looked at his (qíng) condition, and we went back. Su Jinyao didn't see any more, anyway, she promised Gu Xuebin that she would leave after dinner, but now it's just one more small town.

Because Daddy Gao didn't eat at noon, Su Jinyao deliberately made more rice. Although the rabbit ran away, the pheasant's wings were twisted by Daddy Gao, so he turned around and found it again at the back of the cabin. Just come to a pheasant stewed with mushrooms, and the chicken soup is good for Gu Xuebin to make up (shēn) and 子 (tǐng).

Xiao Cheng'er was busy helping Su Jinyao light the fire and cook, while Father Gao found a tào dress for Gu Xuebin to wear, talked to him for a while, and began to clean up the house.

In fact, this small cabin is simple and clear at a glance, there is no decent furniture, and there is no need to clean up. I cleaned out the center of the floor, wiped it several times, found an old but cleanly washed tablecloth and spread it on the ground, and planned to sit on the floor and eat this noisy dinner.

When Xiao Cheng'er brought the food in and put it in the middle of the ground, he still felt that (tǐng) was rare, and said with a smile: "Sitting cross-legged on the ground and eating in this small wooden house is like a picnic." The children in our village were running and playing in the mountains, and at noon they would sit on the ground and roast and eat. ”

Su Jinyao smiled, turned her head to Gu Xuebin and said, "Wait for me to come next time, bring some pickled (ròu) skewers, we can barbecue in the open space." ”

"(ròu) strings? Second sister, would you do (ròu) skewers? I've heard that only hunters who often go up to the mountains to hunt know this. After speaking, Xiao Cheng'er turned his head to look at Daddy Gao again and asked, "Daddy, will you too?" ”

Daddy Gao shook his head and said, "I'm not so particular, I always bring dry food when I go into the mountains, how can I make a (ròu) skewer." ”

Su Jinyao also knocked on Xiaocheng'er's head and said, "You can't just roast (ròu) and eat it in the mountains. The aroma of food can attract food animals, and if you encounter a sneak attack by a large food animal, it will be troublesome. ”

"Didn't you say that all beasts were afraid of fire? Can't you grill (ròu) skewers over a fire? "It's just a small town with a lot of problems.

Su Jinyao smiled: "Your back is always facing the outside, right?" You don't sit in the fire, you always have a certain distance from the fire. If you encounter a hungry ròu, such as a long-starved timberwolf, they will come back to you and attack. ”

After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she suddenly realized that something was wrong. As soon as he looked up, he saw Daddy Gao looking at him with a confused expression. Su Jinyao hurriedly "smacked" her lips and diverted the topic: "Xiaocheng'er, do you want to eat?" It's getting dark, and Dad is still waiting for us to go home. ”

"Oh, let's eat." Xiao Cheng'er stopped asking and concentrated on eating.

Gu Xuebin also noticed Daddy Gao's puzzled eyes, quietly squeezed Su Jinyao's hand, shook his head at her, and signaled Su Jinyao not to care, he would talk to Daddy Gao when he found a chance.

Su Jinyao knew that her suspicions had been exposed, and she didn't mind so much. If Daddy Gao really wanted to ask, she said that she had been running in the mountains since she was a child, and she guessed randomly. Anyway, she has changed from a silly girl to a non-stupid girl, and she can go out and make money again, which is weird (shēn), and she doesn't care how strange it is.

This meal Xiaocheng'er and Su Jinyao ate (tǐng) freely, but Gao Lao Dad and Gu Xuebin were obviously a little restrained. It seems that there has been no one other than the two of them eating together for a long time, Gu Xuebin lowered his head to eat unusually slowly, and he didn't pick up vegetables much. If Su Jinyao hadn't served him a bowl of chicken soup in advance and asked him to drink it, it is estimated that he would have eaten as if he was counting rice grains.

Su Jinyao looked sideways and found that Daddy Gao was also eating slowly. Although he looks violent, he looks very elegant when he chews and swallows slowly, and he is by no means the kind of hunter rough man in the mountains.

After eating, Daddy Gao rushed to wash the dishes. Su Jinyao saw that Gu Xuebin's complexion was much better, and gave him another pulse diagnosis. Now there is no problem with Su Jinyao's pulse diagnosis, even some incurable diseases can be diagnosed. The only thing to strengthen is to prescribe the right medicine.

"It seems that there is no problem now, you have a good rest, I will go back with Xiaocheng'er." Su Jinyao put Gu Xuebin's hand back, looked down, and saw that he was still barefoot, so she said, "Remember to wear shoes and pay attention to keeping warm." ”

"Well, I made a note of it." Gu Xuebin hurriedly put on his shoes and socks, and said, "I'll send you back." ”

"No need, I can't lose it if I go with Xiaocheng'er." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she pressed Gu Xuebin back to the (chuáng) and advised: "I'll go to the city tomorrow, and you can rest well before I come back with the second pair." It is estimated that after acupuncture, it will be very weak, so lying down more is good for the body. ”

After speaking, Su Jinyao went to say goodbye to Father Gao again, and left with Xiaocheng'er.

Walking out of the bamboo forest, Su Jinyao originally wanted to tell Xiao Cheng'er that she must not say that she slipped her mouth and couldn't tell her father and eldest sister that they had been to the bamboo forest.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Cheng'er spoke first: "Second sister, I won't say anything about coming to the bamboo forest (qíng)." Don't you tell your dad too, okay? Daddy Gao also promised to teach me how to practice boxing. I want to learn. ”

Su Jinyao didn't expect Xiao Cheng'er and Daddy Gao to also fall in love, nodded and smiled, and agreed.

Out of the bamboo forest, it was already late. Fortunately, there is a small city to follow Su Jinyao, so she doesn't have to worry about how to tell her father when she goes back. Su Jinyao said to Xiaocheng'er: "When you go back to the village in a while, you go home first and tell your father, just say that the two of us have been playing in the mountains for a day and have forgotten to pick herbs." Said that we roasted pheasants and game on the mountain and ate them, so let the eldest sister not give us (rè) food. I'm going to go to the (chūn) girl's house, and you really tell your father that I will go to the (chūn) girl's house and I'll be back in a while. ”

"Okay, I remember." Xiao Cheng'er nodded in agreement, and asked again, "Second sister, are you really going to Aunt Niu's house?" ”

"yes, otherwise where do you think I'm going back?" Su Jinyao poked Xiao Cheng'er's brain, glared at him and said, "Also, the second sister can't say anything about the cure, not even the father and eldest sister, you know?" ”

"I see." Xiao Cheng'er suddenly lowered his head, as if thinking about something. After a while, he said, "Second sister, can you show my father his legs too?" I knew he would be happy if Dad could still stand up. ”

Su Jinyao also said: "I know, I also have such plans. However, Daddy's legs have not moved for too long, and it is not easy to recover (qíng). And he also had to exercise the muscles of his legs (ròu) first, otherwise even if he was cured of his leg disease, he would still not be able to stand up with weak legs. Now it's half of the cure and half of the raising, it depends on the perseverance of the father. ”

Xiao Cheng'er said: "Dad has practice." I've been at home for the past few days, and when I saw that my father was fine, I stood up on the edge of the kang and tried to move. But my father's legs are really weak, if it weren't for the arm support, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to stand. I saw that one of his feet was on the ground, the soles of his feet and ankles were soft, and he didn't stand firm at all. ”

"So, it's been a long process, and I don't know if Dad can stick to it. And treating his father is different from treating Gu Xuebin, Gu Xuebin mustered up the courage to gamble. Even if the hope is small, he is willing to gamble. But I'm worried that once I treat my father, I will make him hopeful and not cure him, which will make my father even more uncomfortable. ”

This is also one of the reasons why Su Jinyao has not treated Su Xiangui for a long time. She was afraid that her father would not be able to withstand the blow of disillusionment, and instead of letting him be disappointed in the end, it was better to let him settle for the time being.

Xiao Cheng'er thought for a while and said, "Second sister, if you have time, can I persuade my father?" I said that our family has money now, and we will try to find a doctor. If Daddy agrees, I'll let you show Daddy. First of all, if you are studying, you may not be able to be cured, and your father knows that you are also a beginner, so he will not have much hope. ”

"That's the only way, find a chance for you to tell your dad to try it." Su Jinyao nodded, feeling that it was all the only way to go.

Recently, she has not only been researching prescriptions for Gu Xuebin's detoxification, but also studying acupuncture therapy to regulate the nerves and restore sensation to Su Xiangui's legs. And when she experimented on herself (shēn), it also had some effect.

I just don't know if Su Xiangui can accept this negligible curative effect and slowly persevere. Because once the treatment begins, it is a long and arduous process first, and it also needs to be accompanied by arduous exercise, which requires Su Xiangui's cooperation.

Xiao Cheng'er is very confident, full of expectations that the second sister can become a miracle doctor, and their father can stand up again.

Su Jinyao likes to see Xiao Cheng'er smiling happily, and she also likes to see him carefree and full of hope, this time it is the same, she wants to be able to add strength to Xiao Cheng'er's (rè) (qíng), even if this wish is too far away, but if the family tries together, maybe a miracle will happen.

As he spoke, he had already reached the path at the head of the village. Su Jinyao and Xiao Cheng'er separated from this side, Xiao Cheng'er went home to report safety to Su Xiangui, and Su Jinyao went to (chūn) Niu's house to get ducks.

(chūn) The lights are on in the house, and the courtyard door is hidden, but there is no latch. Su Jinyao slapped twice on the door and shouted, "(chūn) Niu, I'm Jinyao, I'm here to get the duck." ”

"Here, the door is not latched, come in." Niu pushed open the window and agreed, while beckoning to Su Jinyao: "Go to the house and sit down first, there are a few places I haven't learned here." ”

Su Jinyao pushed the door into the courtyard, closed the door again, and Sipinghe (chūn) Niu came out of the house.

(chūn) Niu asked, "Jinyao, where did this come from?" When I came back from Xiaoshuipu to pay the account, Brother Liu said that you and Xiaocheng'er went to the mountains to collect medicine? Have you eaten? If you haven't eaten, eat it at my house. I have buns here, but I got them from our water shop. ”

"I've eaten, I've eaten with Xiaocheng'er on the mountain. I can make roast duck, just get some game to roast, I can't be hungry. Su Jinyao smiled and followed the (chūn) girl into the house and asked, "Where it won't be, I'll take a look." ”

"This is it, this multiplication of multiple digits, what about this one with zero in the middle?" Like Su Xiangui, Niu learned the accounting of Arabic numerals. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are also expressed in arithmetic formulas and calculated vertically, so the problems encountered are the same as those encountered by elementary school students who have just learned vertical formulas.

Su Jinyao told the (chūn) girl again, while looking at some of the questions she practiced today and some of the numbers she wrote.

(chūn) girl doesn't have the same talent as Xiaocheng'er, and the numbers she writes are not very good. There are also several numbers that are obviously irregular, and "2" and "5" are also written backwards.

However, Su Jinyao didn't say that (chūn) Niu was stupid, and standardized the writing method for her, told her the precautions, and rewrote a few words for her to practice slowly.

"Jinyao, am I (tǐng) stupid? I look at the handwriting in Xiaocheng'er, which is very beautiful. (chūn) Niu was a little embarrassed, but her eyes were very resolute, and she probably had no intention of giving up studying.

Su Jinyao comforted her and said, "You are indeed different from Xiao Cheng'er, but he is still young, so he naturally learns quickly." Look at my father, although he is also very serious, but he is not as good as Xiaocheng'er. ”

"Well, I also think that if Brother Liu can settle down and learn to keep accounts, I can do it too." After the girl finished speaking, she suddenly said: "Look at me, I'm only worried about annoying you, and I've forgotten about business." Didn't you come to get the ducks, they were all raised in the backyard, you can pick them yourself. ”

After speaking, Niu took the oil lamp and went to the backyard with Su Jinyao, pointed to a duckling house that had just been built, and said, "Feed every day, one or two (ròu) is not less, you can catch whichever one you like." If you kill it in my house, I'll boil water for you now, and I'll lose your hair in a while." ”

Su Jinyao thought for a while and said, "No, it's not fresh to kill it today and put it overnight." I'll get up early tomorrow and clean up. After speaking, Su Jinyao picked two ducks at random, tied her feet and carried them away.

Su Jinyao carried the duck and walked out, and the (chūn) girl hurriedly pulled Siping out together and said, "No, I can't let you go alone, Siping and I will send you there." ”

"It's okay, it's not particularly late today, and the people in the village haven't slept yet. I'll shout out if something happens. Su Jinyao smiled and pushed (chūn) Niu back, there was no need to let her run again.

(chūn) Niu didn't agree with anything, pulled Su Jinyao and said, "It's okay, Siping and I are also a companion when we come back." Besides, it's so early, it's okay to stay at home, just take a stroll. ”

Su Jinyao didn't say anything more, after all, it was a good intention of (chūn) girl, and it was good to have such a friend.

As she walked, she asked, "Ming'er, you want to get up early to clean up the ducks, do you need me to help you?" ”

Su Jinyao shook her head and said, "No need, it's just two ducks, I can clean it up." Besides, you don't dare to kill with your hands, just boil water and remove hair, I can do it myself. ”

"Alright then, I'm not going to be polite to you. See if there's anything you need help with, whether it's early or dark, just say something and I'll do it. After the girl finished speaking, she said to Su Jinyao again: "Siping and I totaled the matter of building a new house (qíng) for your family today, and told Brother Liu about how much silver and how many helpers were needed. I guess you'll have to talk to you about this when you go home, so I'm not going to talk to you about it now. You go home and discuss with Brother Liu. ”

Su Jinyao said: "Got it." I'm going to the city tomorrow, and I don't know when I'll be back. After you pay the bill, wait at my house for a while, and if you come back in time, we will directly settle the matter of building the house (qíng), and then trouble the mason who went to Siping to find me a helper to come back. Since you have a plan, hurry up and build it, otherwise you will have to wait again in the rainy season. ”

(chūn) Niu nodded, indicating that she understood. Seeing that they had also arrived at the door of Su Jinyao's house, (chūn) Niu and Siping stopped. (chūn) Niu said: "Okay, let's get here, we watched you enter the courtyard and then walk, you can go back." ”

"Thank you, (chūn) girl." Su Jinyao still thanked her very sincerely. Although she knew that she would not worry about being hijacked by bad people if she walked sideways with her own strength, she had written down the intention of (chūn) girl.

After entering the door, Su Jinyao waved her hand at Niu (chūn) and Siping, and when she saw that they were all turning (shēn) back, she closed the courtyard door and said, "Dad, eldest sister, I'm back." ”

Xiaocheng'er came out first, took the duck in Su Jinyao's hand, and asked, "Second sister, is this duck untied and put in the chicken coop first, or is it just tied like this?" ”

Su Jinyao said: "Untie it." Will you be pecked in the chicken coop? ”

"It's okay, isn't it just for the night?" After Xiao Cheng'er finished speaking, he untied the duck's footstring and put it into the chicken coop. In fact, the chickens are squatting in the chicken coop at night, and they can't peck or bark honestly.

Su Jinyao washed her hands, went to Su Xiangui's house, said hello to Su Xiangui first, and then said, "Dad, I have to get up early tomorrow morning, so I won't say hello to you." I keep the door behind when I go out, you don't have to worry. ”

Su Xiangui said: "Why is it so early? Don't you all like to sleep a little longer? ”

"I have to go and clean up those two ducks, so I have to get up early. It's okay, I can get up by myself, I don't need you to scream. Although Su Jinyao has always liked to sleep until she wakes up naturally, she has undergone special training and is very accurate in her control of time. In fact, as long as you give yourself a rule before going to bed, what time you want to wake up or plan to sleep only a few hours, the difference between before and after will not exceed five minutes, you will definitely be able to get up.

Su Xiangui said again: "Today (chūn) Niu told me about building a house, did she tell you?" ”

Su Jinyao said: "I didn't say it." She said you'd tell me, so she didn't tell me anything about it. ”