Chapter 20 Scales
This smile made me uneasy, and I regretted it again, thinking that even if I went to the town to see my mother's face, I didn't want to be alone with this teacher Chen.
Although she didn't have any reaction when she drank the realgar wine, my heart was very uneasy.
"Sister, me?" I opened my mouth to talk to my sister.
Ji Zhishu had already started the car and interrupted me: "What's the matter, let's talk about it when I come back, your grandfather's current condition is best to be sent to the hospital in the town as soon as possible." ”
Ji Zhishu said, without waiting for me to speak at all, the car drove in the direction of the village entrance, and my sister waved at me.
I chased after a few steps quickly, and Doctor Liu thought I was just worried about my grandfather, and reassured me, saying that the hospital in the town would definitely be able to treat my grandfather.
"Me?" I opened my mouth, trying to say something, but swallowed.
"Doctor Liu has really worked hard for you, don't worry, I will take care of Xiaoxi here, if you have something to do, go back to work first." Teacher Chen's voice came from behind me and Doctor Liu.
Doctor Liu nodded, saying that there was indeed something going on in his small clinic, so he left first, and when I saw that Doctor Liu was also leaving, I suddenly felt a pair of terrible eyes staring at me behind me.
I seemed to have become a prey, and with a "snap", a hand was placed on my shoulder, and my body was stiff and I didn't dare to move.
"Let's go inside, it's windy outside." Teacher Chen's voice was gloomy and compassionate.
I swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and said without looking back that I was going to Heiwa's house to play, and then ran towards Heiwa's house.
When I arrived at Heiwa's house, Heiwa was helping the family fetch water at the door of the house, and there was a well almost a few steps away from our village, which was full of clear water, which was very sweet.
Seeing that I was so out of breath and came running, Heiwa immediately put down the bucket in her hand, helped me with a nervous face and asked, "Why Xiaoxi, isn't it, isn't it?" ”
"No, she doesn't seem to have a problem." I said, frowning.
Heiwa was relieved when she heard this: "Since there is no problem, why do you still look panicked." ”
"My grandfather suddenly fell ill and was just sent to town." I said casually, but my mind was a mess.
"Ah, is your grandfather sick? Little rhino, don't worry, since it has been sent to the town, it should be fine, my father broke his leg in the mountains the year before last, and he also went to the town to be cured. Heiwa said as she pulled me in the door.
It's winter, and when the wind blows outside, there is no one standing at all.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Aunt Cuifen killing chickens, and Uncle Tiezhu was also helping, and he was in full swing.
I came over suddenly, and they (she) were embarrassed to let me help and let Heiwa play with me, but I was also sitting like pins and needles in Heiwa's room.
Tell Heiwa that I always feel that something is still wrong with Teacher Chen.
And Heiwa thinks that since he is not even afraid of realgar wine, then Mr. Chen must have no problem, and advises me not to think nonsense.
"Could it be that you took the wrong one, and it wasn't realgar wine at all?" I can't think of any other possibilities than that.
As a result, Heiwa shook her head very affirmatively and said that it was impossible, because his father's alcohol was very good, and there was nothing left after drinking rice wine every year, but only realgar wine could be left, because drinking too much realgar wine was not good for the liver, so even if he drank it, he would have a drink during the Dragon Boat Festival.
"Perhaps, it's really that we're thinking too much, you see, if Teacher Chen is really an evil thing, then I've stayed at your house for one night, aren't you okay?" Heiwa analyzed.
I also thought about it carefully and felt that what Heiwa said also made sense.
When it was time for dinner, Aunt Cuifen and Uncle Tiezhu left me down to eat, and originally wanted to stay at Heiwa's house for one night tonight, but Heiwa and Uncle Tiezhu had already made an appointment with the villagers tonight to go to the mountains to catch wild boars.
When winter comes, the wild animals on the mountain don't have enough food, and they run slower than usual, so it's just right to hit at this time.
Therefore, no matter how reluctant I was, I could only go back obediently after dinner, and before I arrived at the door, I saw Mr. Chen standing at the gate waiting for me from a distance.
The wind was so strong, and she actually stood at the gate because she was worried about me, which really touched me a little.
"Quick, come in, don't catch a cold." Teacher Chen said as she pulled me into the house and gently asked me if I had eaten it, and if not, she would go and give it to me.
"No need." I looked at Teacher Chen, and I suddenly felt a little guilty in my heart, thinking that I had done something wrong for a while, and even had the urge to apologize to her.
"Well, I'll boil the water for you, you go take a hot shower, and then rest early." The tone of her voice is even a little like that of her grandmother, full of love and care.
Although I couldn't get used to it for a while, I nodded, took a change of clothes and went to the bathroom, and began to take a careless shower.
All I was thinking about was going out for a while, how to apologize to Mr. Chen.
"If I apologize, Mr. Chen shouldn't blame me." I wiped my body with a towel and muttered to myself.
I reached out and tried to grab the clothes on the table, but when I grabbed it, I felt that something was cold and a little slippery.
When I took a closer look at my clothes, I suddenly found that there were a few thumb-sized scales on the sides of my clothes, which were fish scales? No, it's impossible, our family hasn't eaten fish in the past few days, besides, what fish can have such large scales.
"Knock knock."
Just as he was staring at the scales in a daze, there was a knock on the door outside the bathroom.
"Who." My body shuddered.
"Hehe, who else could it be, it's just the two of us at home now, isn't it?" Outside the door came the gentle voice of Teacher Chen.
"Oh, Chen, Teacher Chen, are you okay?" I had already let my guard down, but now I couldn't help but tense my nerves.
"It's nothing, just to tell you, just now your sister called back and said that your grandfather had beaten the hanging bottle much better, so don't worry." Teacher Chen said leisurely.
"Okay, I got it." I responded.
The people outside the door had not yet left, because I leaned down slightly and saw a pair of red shoes standing outside.
"Then you wash quickly, don't catch a cold." Teacher Chen outside was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth to add another sentence.
I let out a perfunctory "oh", and then saw that the shoes were gone, I hurriedly patted the scales on my clothes clean, and then quickly put on my clothes and pants, and I didn't care that my hair was still wet, so I immediately opened the door of the bathroom, and wanted to run to Heiwa's house and tell Heiwa what I found.
It's just that I was dumbfounded as soon as the door was opened, because Mr. Chen was still standing at the door, but I didn't see the shoes at all just now.
"Oh, look at you, don't wipe your hair when it's wet, I'll go get you a dry towel." She still had the same gentle and loving expression as before, but I was scared when I saw it, and I immediately ran back to my room when she went to her grandfather's room to get a dry towel.
And, quickly locked the door.
"Meow, meow!" When Kuroko saw me come in, he leaned towards me as usual, but somehow, he suddenly arched himself and stared at me with a wary gaze.
"Kuroko, what's wrong with you?" I crouched down to pick up Kuroko, but Kuroko raised its claws and quickly grabbed at my hand, then took a step back.
"Kuroko, I'm a little rhino." I looked at it stunned, but it didn't seem to know me, and it almost regarded me as an enemy.
How so? I frowned and thought, but before I could figure it out, Mr. Chen knocked on the door and said that he had found a dry towel for me.
Naturally, I wouldn't let her in, so I lied that I had already wiped it, and now I was lying down to sleep, so that she could rest as soon as possible.
"Little rhino, it's just the two of us at home tonight, I'll sleep with you." As soon as Mr. Chen's words fell, I heard the sound of the doorknob twisting, and I was so frightened that I directly pressed my body against the door.
"No, I can sleep alone, and I'm not used to sleeping with outsiders." My attitude is very resolute.
Teacher Chen outside the door was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally said okay reluctantly, and there was no sound again.
I pursed my lips tightly, this time I put my ear to the wooden door, listening carefully to the movement outside, and it was about five minutes before I heard footsteps outside.
But even if she left temporarily, I was still panicked and at a loss, and now I must not open the door and go out, so what should I do tonight?
If she bursts into my room, won't I be dead?
"Meow, meow." I thought as I paced.
As soon as my body approached Kuroko's direction, Kuroko showed a state of vigilance, and I lowered my head and glanced at Kuroko, and my eyes skimmed over my pants, and I found that there were still two scales stuck to my trouser legs.
Kuroko must have smelled the scales, so he was hard at me, so I hurriedly changed my clothes and tried to carry Kuroko out of the window.
After changing my clothes, I approached Kuroko again, and Kuroko was no longer vigilant but rubbed my leg directly, I picked it up, stood in front of the window and looked out.
Outside is the backyard, go out from here, and then exit through the back door.
Thinking so, I put on my cotton clothes indiscriminately, and then I stretched out my hand and carefully pushed the window, only to find that the window was not moving.
It's really weird, why didn't you move when you were fine a few days ago? Just as I was trying to exert myself harder, suddenly a face appeared outside the window, and I was so frightened that I took a step back and sat on the edge of the bed.
"Little rhino, I asked your grandfather to seal this window, and now that the wind is strong, there is no need for you to open it." Teacher Chen was standing outside the window like a ghost, smiling, looking at me.