Medicine King Chapter 01 - Homecoming
China has a vast territory, there is a province named Sichuan, known as the land of Bashu in ancient times, outstanding people, and generations of talents. Panzhihua is located in the southwest of Sichuan, about 150 kilometers east of the straight line, there is a remote small village, our story begins here.
The village is surrounded by mountains, and a small stream winds through the village from the northwest to the southeast, and at a gap in the southeast it joins into a river that goes east. In 88, the state funded the construction of the road, and there was the first bus station on the river side at the entrance of the village, which was considered to be open to the outside world. It was not until 2000 that the highway was connected to the national highway, and the village really caught up with the pace of reform and opening up. The place is remote and backward, and there is a difference of 20 years between the speed of development and the country.
The village has a peculiar name, "Medicine King Valley". The four major surnames in the village, Wang, Cao, Li, and Han, have made a living by practicing medicine and collecting medicine for generations. According to legend, Sun Simiao and Li Shizhen both traveled here. I think that the herbs in this mountain have saved the lives of many people in the world. However, these are all stories passed down by the villagers by word of mouth, and there is no way to verify them.
Nowadays, people in mountain villages have seen the prosperous world outside, and young people have gone out of the mountains to work hard in big cities. Only the father and mother who miss the distant flesh and blood are left, and they look forward to the door every day to hope that the "children" (Sichuan vernacular: their own children) will return home as soon as possible. Since ancient times, how can anyone not grow old? The children will come back eventually! Nowadays, the life of the villagers is still much better, and many families have renovated their houses and built small buildings. The house we are talking about is in the east of the village, and the houses are still very dilapidated, and these are just a few examples.
On this day, it seems that the end of the year is approaching. The housewife of the family, Wang, had planned for a busy day in advance. A few days ago, Aunt Han came over to tell her and said: Aunt Han's son, Han Ergouzi came back with a letter. I have been working for 5 years, and I am finally going home for the New Year. Wang's angry son heard that he also came back. This Wang family has been without a husband for 10 years, and his son has been away from home for more than 5 years, and he has never sent a letter to the family.
Finally, the day came, and Wang slept late in the morning. It wasn't until it was almost noon that Wang woke up. When I got up, I couldn't be idle, and I went in and out of the yard seven or eight times in a row, staring at the passers-by on the highway very vigorously.
It wasn't until the evening that I finally saw two people, one tall and one short, carrying bags and carrying bags, walking towards the village. As long as the mother glances at the way she walks, she knows that it is her son Wang Jin.
Wang Jin is 1.9 meters tall, and Han Ergouzi is also 1.7 meters. The two of them had a long journey, which is not an exaggeration. Originally, they were transferred to a long-distance bus by high-speed rail, and in the end, nearly 20 mountain roads, the two planned to stop a car on the road. But to catch up with the New Year, there were originally few cars, but unfortunately there was a landslide on the road. In the second half of the journey, I really came by donkey cart. The two of them grew up in the mountains, or they really brought a lot of things on their bodies, and these twenty miles of mountain roads were considered a "hammer".
saw their house from a distance, and could vaguely see the figure of their mother, and the two of them quickened their pace. When he got closer, Wang Jin muttered to Han Ergouzi in a low voice: When you see your mother, you will pick it up! Let's meet again, don't you know?
Han Ergouzi, so he is called Ergouzi, that is, when he was a child, he was obedient to Wang Jin's orders, like a pug, and naturally understood: understand, understand. I've made a lot of money, and I'm going back home! Which one would mention those who are discouraged?
Wang Jin nodded, and the two trotted into the courtyard gate of the Wang family.
Without waiting for the second dog to say hello to Aunt Wang, Aunt Wang pounced all of a sudden. hugged his son's neck and cried, and his whole feet were off the ground. For 5 years, this angry stupid son has never even sent a letter to his mother. Wang Jin was carrying a package on his back and carrying things in his hands, so he could only stay put. But this posture was tiring after all, and Wang finally let go of Wang Jin, and wanted to hold his son's face with both hands.
Wang Jin simply knelt on the ground so that his mother could see it clearly. only shouted: Mother, and involuntary tears swirled in his eyes. When I left home in anger, and now I came back to see my mother, I had thought of a set of rhetoric, but I forgot all about it.
The second dog also greeted the Wang family. Wang's hard-pulled the two dogs into the house to eat, that can't be! But Wang didn't agree to anything, and pulled the two dogs into the house, only saying to drink saliva.
Wang Jin's house has long been cleaned up. Taking advantage of Wang Jin's time to put things in the house, Wang hurriedly asked Ergouzi: This time when you come back, is there any difficulty outside? Didn't you do anything to break the king's law? The second dog set up a dragon gate array, until the Wang family was teased.
Wang listened to the words of the second dog: He didn't do anything to violate the king's law, and his heart was settled. Wang Jin walked out of the room, holding a padded jacket with a satin face in both hands. smiled and said to my mother: Mother, come and try on clothes.
Wang hurriedly rubbed his hands on his apron a few times, and got up to go over. When the clothes were put on, the son hugged him from behind, and Wang's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile.
Wang Jin waved his hand to the second dog, but the second dog still didn't understand what it meant. Wang Jin glared at him vigorously, meaning why don't you hurry home and see your mother? Only then did the second dog understand, and he got up and picked up his luggage: Your mother and mother are born for the New Year! Mother~Mother~ In the voice of my return, the person was already outside the courtyard.