"I'm not busy, Siping re-coiled the kang. The knocked-down adobe can still be used after rubbing it clean, but there is too much grass ash in the kang hole, and it has to be cleaned before it can be rebuilt. Chun Niu said as she pulled Su Jinyao from entering the house, and said, "The house is full of black ash pulled out of the kang hole, but it's dirty." You two just stay outside. ”

"I don't think so." Su Jinyao smiled, but she didn't break into the house again. After all, it's someone's house, and it's kind and polite not to let you help, and if you insist on helping, you're afraid that you'll add to the chaos. What's more, Su Jinyao really doesn't know how to build a kang.

Su Jinyao didn't enter the house, but Xiaocheng'er said, "Aunt Chunniu, I'll go in and learn from Uncle Siping." The house next door to my father still has a fire kang missing, and I learned to build it, and I can build it by myself by going back and getting a few adobe bricks. ”

"What do children learn to do here, just go back and ask Uncle Siping to build the kang for your house. Let's play in the backyard, the pear tree bears pears, you go and see if there are any ripe ones, pick a few and come back to eat with your second sister. Chunniu didn't let Xiaocheng'er into the house, and pushed Xiaocheng'er to the backyard.

After all, Xiaocheng'er is a child, and when he heard that there were pears with a smile, he went to pick them. Chun Niu turned around and sat on the small bench and sat opposite Su Jinyao. said: "Jinyao, I haven't thanked you yet, you helped me so much." ”

Su Jinyao looked up at the old house, sighed and said, "If I knew this, I would fight for a decent house for you." I really didn't expect this old mansion to be broken like this. Doesn't it mean that our Su family is the poorest household in the entire Pingshan Village? Why is this Li family's old house more dilapidated than ours? ”

Chunniu knew that Su Jinyao's words were half a joke, so she said, "Yes, I'm also strange, why is this house more broken than your Su family." However, fortunately, this yard is big enough, and if it is renovated in the future, there will be a place. There is a well in the backyard and a pear tree, and it is nice to plant some vegetables in the front yard. This single-family family lives so comfortably. ”

Su Jinyao nodded, still agreeing with Chunniu's words. After all, living with a large family, especially between concubines, no matter how good they get along, there is no tongue that does not touch their teeth after a long time. Chunniu and Si Ping came out to live, although it looks difficult now, but both of them are young and loving, as long as they endure a little hardship and be diligent, there will always be a good life.

Su Jinyao asked Chunniu, "Then when are you going to repair the house?" I think this house will be cold if it lasts until winter. ”

Chunniu also looked up at the old mansion and smiled: "Originally, Siping found a mason to come over yesterday, saying that if he only wiped the wall, plus the money to buy clay, it would be eight dollars of silver." But in some places the adobe is rotten, and this year the walls can last for a winter at most. It is better to overhaul it, and even replace the roof with tiles, then it will be less than two or three taels of silver. I thought that the walls would not be repaired, so I would replace the thatch on the roof and spend the winter like this. Next year, we will plant soybeans on that acre of dry land, and the beans will be fried into oil when they are ripe and can be sold for some money. I'll see which one to do some farm work or help with a short job, and maybe I can build a house next year. ”

Then Chunniu said to Su Jinyao again: "Jinyao, I don't plan to move the two taels of silver we got separately." If you sell each of the bags of polished rice and brown rice that you have shared, you can make up three taels of silver. You have a good brain, and you can help me figure out a way with the remaining two taels of silver. ”

Hearing Chun Niu say this, Su Jinyao pursed her lips and thought about it without speaking. After a while, he said: "The rice is all sold, what are you eating with Siping?" If the house is not repaired, it will be the rainy season after a while, and you have a basin on the kang to catch the rainwater? But it's convenient, and when you're thirsty in the middle of the night, you don't have to go down to the ground to find water to drink. ”

Although Su Jinyao said that she was joking, after all, this is also a real problem. Su Jinyao also understood what Chunniu meant, she really didn't want to let herself bear the five taels of silver alone, she was trying to figure it out by herself.

Chunniu was also happy to listen to Su Jinyao's words, and pushed Su Jinyao and said, "Look at what you said, it's like the real thing." This house won't be so broken. Siping and I are both young, with good bones and bones, and we just endure a winter. When I pay back the money I owe you, I will have food and clothing next year, and the house will be repaired, which is not very good. ”

Su Jinyao also stretched out her hand to push Chunniu, and said with a smile: "Do you dare to do it with me?" Don't be afraid I'll beat you. Okay, I'm just here to see where you have a new home, and I'm not afraid to find the door when I come back to play with you. When I saw it, I was relieved. What are you going to do, I'll send you the money when you go back, and count as much as you want. ”

The reason why Su Jinyao didn't tell Chun Niu about the five taels of silver was because she didn't want to surprise her too much. Moreover, if the silver comes as soon as it is said, it is not good for Chunniu, and Su Jinyao's money is not blown by the wind. Just hold her for two days and let her know the difficulty of making money. When the time comes, he will lend her a lot of five taels of silver.

Su Jinyao got up, and Chun Niu shouted to the backyard: "Xiaocheng'er, haven't you picked it yet?" Your second sister is leaving? ”

"Here, in the trees, it's going to go down soon." Xiao Cheng'er agreed, and then he heard a "plop".

Su Jinyao was so frightened that her heart trembled, and she raised her legs and ran to the backyard. Halfway through the run, I saw Xiao Cheng'er walking out of the backyard with a smile, holding two half-green and half-yellow pears in his hand, and said with a smile: "Aunt Chunniu, there are two half-ripe pears on your pear tree." ”

"But it scared your second sister, why did you jump off the tree." Chunniu pulled Xiaocheng'er over to see if it was broken, and said, "Okay, I'll keep all the pears in a tree for you, and you can pick them yourself." ”

Xiao Cheng'er agreed, then stuck out her tongue at Su Jinyao, and said, "Second sister, don't worry about me, I've been running in the mountains and drilling in the forests all day long, and I've climbed the old trees taller than this many times, and I'll be fine." ”

Su Jinyao glared at Xiao Cheng'er angrily, and when she saw that Xiao Cheng'er was really fine, her heart was relieved.

Leaving Chunniu's house with Xiaocheng'er, Su Jinyao didn't forget to turn around and said: "You two clean up the house first, I'm not at home these days, don't worry, isn't there a few days left until the end of the month." ”

Chunniu agreed, and also advised: "Jinyao, I know that two taels of silver is not a small amount, but I really don't know who I can borrow it again." Just don't work too hard. It's really not good, I'll send the three taels of silver back to my mother first, and then I'll go to make pocket jobs next month to make money, and give her back little by little. ”

Su Jinyao nodded and told Chunniu: "Don't be in a hurry to sell the grain, if you can't sell it to me, I can still give you a good price." ”

"Okay, I'll sell it to you." Chunniu agreed with a smile and waved her hand at Su Jinyao.

"Second sister, I'll give you pears." Xiao Cheng'er handed the two lis in his hand to Su Jinyao and said, "Second sister loves to eat pears the most." However, in the past, our family only went to the mountains to pick mountain pears, which can be regarded as a pear tree, although it is not fully ripe, it must be better than mountain pears. ”

"Well, one for each person." Su Jinyao picked a slightly smaller one and took it, and then said to Xiao Cheng'er: "It's almost time, shouldn't you go to Xiaoshuipu?" ”

"yes." Xiao Cheng'er nodded, and then reacted that the second sister asked herself that something was wrong, so she asked, "Second sister, listen to this, don't you go to Xiaoshuipu with me?" ”

Su Jinyao said: "You can manage it yourself, what else am I going to do." The second sister has other things to do. However, you have to help the second sister keep it secret, just say that I am with you today, okay? When you come home from Xiaoshuipu, wait for me by the mountain spring for a while, and we will meet there and go home together. ”

"Second sister, what are you going to do? Where are you going to make money? Xiao Cheng'er's eyes are shining, in his little brain, the second sister will make money as long as she goes out, and she simply regards the second sister as a god of wealth worthy of worship.

Su Jinyao patted Xiaocheng'er's brain and said with a smile: "It's not to make money, it's to see a sick friend." Speaking of this, Su Jinyao saw that Xiao Cheng'er's eyes were wrong, and patted him again and said, "That's it, the second sister will teach you a trick of kung fu, which is a condition for you to help me keep it secret, okay?" ”

"Okay." Xiao Cheng'er immediately nodded and agreed. Then he pulled Su Jinyao to the mountain and said, "There is a small open space on the hillside over there, let's go there to practice, don't let people steal the teacher." ”

"Poof" Su Jinyao smiled: "It's not a secret kung fu, I'm afraid that people will see it." Let's go, talk as you go, and once you understand it, it's time to practice diligently. ”

Xiaocheng couldn't close his mouth happily, and followed Su Jinyao very obediently.

Su Jinyao told Xiao Cheng'er about the skills of her flying knife, and then picked up a few stones to teach him how to use the strength of his wrist, and then how to practice his eyes and accuracy.

Xiao Cheng'er was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and she even looked even more adoring, and begged: "Second sister, then you can give me a show." ”

"Okay." Su Jinyao weighed the stone in her hand and said, "The size, weight, and shape of the stone are different, and the trajectory of the flight after throwing it is also different. If you want to be accurate, you must calculate these points well, and master the angle and force of the blow in order to hit the target. Another thing to note is distance. If the distance is long, the parabola must be calculated, that is to say, the things that run out always have to fall, the distance is close and can be compensated by the speed, and the parabola can be barely counted. But if the distance is a little farther, you need to calculate accurately before shooting. ”

Su Jinyao nodded at a tree in front of her and said, "See the bird's nest on the tree, there is a snake next to it, it is estimated that it is going to eat bird eggs, I will knock the snake down for you." ”

After speaking, before Xiaocheng'er could see where the snake on the tree was, the stone in Su Jinyao's hand had already flown out.

With a "snap", it hit the branch next to the bird's nest. The leaves shook, and something fell from the tree.

Xiao Cheng'er was surprised, and hurriedly ran over, and saw clearly that it was indeed a snake that fell from the tree, and then turned around and shouted to Su Jinyao: "Second sister, I really hit, it's a five-flowered snake." hit the snake on the head, and the eyeballs came out. ”

After speaking, Xiao Cheng'er squatted down and picked up the snake that was more than two feet long, and ran towards Su Jinyao leisurely, while saying, "Second sister, there is snake soup to eat at night." ”

Su Jinyao shrugged her shoulders, but she didn't care about eating snake soup. However, the work in this hand has not been wasted, and she is still quite satisfied.

Xiao Cheng'er looked at the snake in his hand, and then looked at Su Jinyao's eyes completely changed, and asked, "Second sister, how good would it be if I could have a quasi-head like you?" ”

Su Jinyao said: "Then practice well." In addition to practicing how to use the strength of the wrist, it is necessary to use your brain more and develop the habit of calculating the wind speed and distance before each shot. You can't shoot blindly, you can't make the slightest mistake if you want to hit multiple or anywhere. If you can practice within a year to hit wherever I point you, I'll send you a set of throwing knives. ”

"Okay, second sister, a word is a certainty." Xiao Cheng'er immediately stretched out his little thumb and hooked up with Su Jinyao.

Su Jinyao said with a smile: "This time I have something to do, you can practice beating stones when you are tired of writing and memorizing, and you can be a civil and military all-rounder in the future." Okay, you go to the small water shop, the second sister still has something. ”

Xiao Cheng'er is now obedient to Su Jinyao's words, Su Jinyao asked him to go to Xiaoshuipu, and he ran away with the snake.

It wasn't until the back of Xiaocheng'er could not be seen that Su Jinyao made a detour and walked towards the bamboo forest in the mountain col.

When I came yesterday it was evening, and when I walked in again today, I only felt that the bamboo fragrance was overflowing, and the winding path was quiet. But now she didn't have the heart to look at the sights, but hurried towards the cabin inside.

As soon as she came to the edge of the open space in front of the wooden house, there was still some distance from the wooden house, and Su Jinyao saw the door of the wooden house open, and Daddy Gao came to the door and looked in her direction.

Su Jinyao understood that Father Gao was really a master of martial arts, and his ear power and vigilance were first-class. Before he got closer, he had already found out.

Seeing that it was Su Jinyao, Father Gao frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.

Su Jinyao walked closer and said, "Daddy Gao, I'm here to see Gu Xuebin, we talked about it yesterday." ”

Daddy Gao's brows didn't stretch at all, and he said in a muffled voice: "Hmm." But yesterday I said that if you find the clues left by your mother from your father, you will come again. ”

"Yes, there's a clue. My father gave me a medical book codex, which my mother wrote by hand. Su Jinyao didn't hide Daddy Gao. Since Father Gao knew that his mother's medical skills were good at medicine, and he came to him to ask about his mother's relics, there was no need to hide this from him.

Hearing Su Jinyao say that there was a "medical book codex", Father Gao's eyes immediately lit up with excitement and asked, "Where is the codex?" Can you lend me a look? ”

"I didn't bring it." Su Jinyao looked into the room and said, "Can you let me take a look at Gu Xuebin now?" ”

"Miss Liu." Daddy Gao's title to Su Jinyao has also changed, from "Su Family Girl" to "Miss Liu", and then said: "With all due respect, when you came yesterday, you were clearly a layman and didn't know how to use medicine, right?" ”

"Yes." Su Jinyao admitted it directly.

Father Gao said again: "Then I can let you meet Xuebin, but I can't let you heal him." It's not that I can't trust you, but Xuebin him...... There is no room for error, and you cannot be used as a target for testing potions. Speaking of this, Father Gao said again: "However, if you are really sure, Miss Liu, then maybe you can start with me?" I'm willing to let Miss Liu test her medical skills. ”

Su Jinyao understood as soon as she heard that Father Gao trusted his mother, but he had too strong a sense of protection for Gu Xuebin, so he would not let himself treat Gu Xuebin casually.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao said, "I just said that I wanted to see him first." As for whether or not to treat him according to the prescription left by my mother, I have to read it. What's more, if I can really make a cure for diseases, I won't test it on anyone at will, and I have to make sure that it is non-toxic and will not harm other people's lives before I give it to him. ”

In fact, Su Jinyao's words were a bit against her will. If she wanted to learn any medical skills before, naturally an organization would be responsible for arranging test samples for her. Su Jinyao wouldn't mind the lives and deaths of these people. But after all, now that she has abandoned everything that she was supposed to be a killer, she won't take a human life too lightly.

Listening to Su Jinyao's words, Father Gao hesitated for a moment, but still let the door go.

As Su Jinyao walked inside, she remembered the scene she saw in the hut yesterday, and couldn't help asking, "There is only one small wooden bed in the house, do you usually live here, Daddy Gao?" ”

Hearing Su Jinyao's question, Father Gao nodded directly, and then said, "The small bed belongs to Xuebin, and I will make a bunk next to him." You can be vigilant, and you can also practice internal force at any time, and you will get used to it after a long time. ”

Su Jinyao pursed her lips, and wanted to ask Father Gao if he could teach her this kind of internal skill. But if she really has a way to treat Gu Xuebin and can cure her, it won't be too late to ask for it at that time.

Walking into the room, Gu Xuebin was still lying motionless, but his tightly knit brows stretched slightly. The teeth are no longer gnashing. But his face was still as pale as paper, and his skin was already fair and delicate, and now his face looked almost transparent.

Su Jinyao came to the side of the small wooden bed and sat on the edge of the bed. This time, instead of checking the temperature of his forehead again, and without checking his limbs and eyelids, he pulled his wrist directly, put his hand on his lap, and began to check his pulse.

When Su Jinyao was studying the medical book last night, she diagnosed herself according to the several pulses written in the book, and the results were quite good, this Yao'er's body is now very healthy. Even the heart is stronger than ordinary people, which proves that Yao'er's physical fitness is very good, and she is more suitable for strenuous exercise than ordinary people.

However, in addition to diagnosing her own pulse, Gu Xuebin is the second person she diagnosed. So my fingers clasped my pulse, and I was still a little nervous.

Father Gao saw that Su Jinyao had a good diagnosis today, so he stood aside and was silent.