Chapter 14 The Fragrance of Camellias
"Please use it." The girl's father said, then picked up his chopsticks and put some food into the bowl. Everyone also began to eat, and the girl's mother still looked sick, slowly sandwiching the vegetables.
"Mom, eat this." The girl gave her mother some greens.
"You don't have to worry about me, just give our guests a pick." Auntie said.
"yes, okay." The girl looked at me shyly with her head down, blushing and putting her chopsticks under her lips. When my father saw her like this, he knew that she was embarrassed, so he said:
"You're welcome, you can eat whatever you want, it's not enough."
"Okay, don't bother," said the old captain, "I don't know what my brother is called?" ”
"Oh, my name is Su Qi. This is my daughter, Su Qingya, my lover, Li Jinfang. He introduced them in turn.
"What's wrong with this kid?" Aunt Jinfang saw that I was eating very slowly, so she asked, "Unappetizing?" ”
"Leave him alone," said the old captain, "and it was hot when he drank in the afternoon." ”
Speaking of this, Qingya sneered and laughed.
"This kid," Aunt Jinfang looked at Qingya: "I don't know how to tell people about the freshly boiled water, and I'm still laughing there." ”
"It's okay, don't worry about him, he has studied medicine for two days, and he knows it in his heart." The old captain said as he ate.
"You just said that this kid knows medicine?" Uncle Su Qi put down his chopsticks and looked at the old captain seriously with a frown.
"Oh, I've been studying for two days," the old captain put down his chopsticks when he saw his reaction: "You should be able to see a cold and fever or something." ”
"That's right, my lover has had migraines for many years, but a few days ago, the doctor in our village unfortunately passed away, and there was no medicine to take, so I could only do this. If this young man knows medicine, can you please help us take a look at it later? Uncle Su Qi looked at me and said.
I was stuffing rice into my mouth as I swallowed hard. When he mentioned me, he looked up in a daze.
"Uncle Su Qi asked if you could help Aunt Li take a look at it later." The old captain saw that I did not hear their conversation, and repeated it again.
I nodded awkwardly, and in a panic lowered my head to eat half of the green vegetables outside my mouth, Qingya laughed again when she saw me like this, and picked up chopsticks and put a small rape in a bowl for me.
"Eat slowly." She said softly with a smile.
My heart was rubbed hard, and then my joy blossomed, but I still had to pretend to be polite on the surface. This feeling is different from when Cher picks up vegetables, there is no entanglement, just simply indulging in this happiness, and there is no time to think about other troubles.
After dinner, Qingya cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, I wanted to go over to help, but I was called by Uncle Su Qi: "It's okay, just let her do it alone." ”
"Hmm." I should arrive, and then sit next to Aunt Jinfang and help her take her pulse. After studying with Dr. Luo for a few months, I did understand a lot of medical knowledge, and I was able to diagnose some common diseases. This is also due to Dr. Lok's erudition, teaching, and integration of various diseases, which has allowed me to gain a lot in a short period of time.
I checked my pulse, my eyes swept the elegance of the work there, the loneliness at sea and the emptiness of leaving Cher, this action became a natural thing. Qingya was washing the dishes, and inadvertently glanced back at us, met my gaze, and then smiled softly at me.
I quickly withdrew my gaze, calmed down for a moment, and carefully analyzed the pulse. Migraine is not a common disease, and Dr. Luo did not tell me any special home remedies alone, but fortunately, I studied Chinese medicine, and even if I eat the wrong herbs, it will not be too harmful. Just as I was thinking about what medicine to use, a smell wafted over, and then Qingya sat down next to me.
Now I can't take it seriously. I thought to myself. But no matter what, the specific condition and medical history still have to be asked clearly, but my throat is still very painful now, and I can only speak quietly, so I put it next to Aunt Jinfang's ear and asked, "How long has Auntie been suffering from this disease?" ”
But she didn't answer me, just frowned and smiled wryly at me. I looked at Uncle Su Qi and didn't understand what it meant. He explained with an "oh": "Aunt Li and I are both old, I can't hear clearly, if there is anything you want to ask, just tell Qingya." ”
Hearing this, my heart suddenly tightened, and then I slowly turned my head to look at Qingya. Judging by the heat on her face, I knew that my face must be flushed, and she slowly lowered her head, her face gradually turning from peach to crimson. I took a deep breath and slowly leaned towards Qingya, the closer I got, the thicker the fragrance of her hair became, and in a few moments it filled my head. I suddenly forgot what I was about to say, and it took me a few moments to remember what I was talking about. I hurriedly withdrew my body after saying this, and I could feel the fawn in my arms about to jump out, and if I were to ask this question again, I would have to die.
I was slowing down, and Qingya was a little shy and said, "Mom has had this disease for more than 5 years. ”
I let out an "oh", realizing that I had to lean over and ask again, my body was completely crisp, but Uncle Su Qi and the old captain both watched, so I had to muster up the courage to go over again.
After repeating it several times, I finally finished the question I wanted to ask, and Qingya's face became redder, like an apple in late autumn, and I knew that I myself was not much better.
I eased my thoughts, waited for my heartbeat to calm down, re-analyzed my condition in combination with the pulse, and then wrote down the herbs I thought of on a piece of paper. After I finished writing, seeing that everyone didn't react, I had to lean into Qingya's ear and say a word.
She repeated my words and said, "Brother Bai Yi said that he would help us collect these medicines tomorrow." ”
"That's great, thank you so much." Uncle Su Qi said that he would arrange for me to live in a separate bedroom with the old captain.
Lying on the comfortable bed of the large window, I thought about what had just happened, and the old captain stood in front of the window, smoking his pipe outside.
Soon it was getting dark, and the moonlight shone through the window on the edge of the bed on my right. You can also see the moonlight here, and I can't help but feel a lot more relieved. Because the bed was relatively small, the old captain said that he would go to the living room to sleep, and I originally said that I didn't need to, just squeeze it, but he said that I would have to get up early tomorrow to collect medicine, so he insisted on giving the bed to me. Then I went to the hall and put a few chairs together, covered the quilt and went to sleep.
I saw that the old captain had made up his mind, so I didn't say anything more, but went back to the house and covered him with the thick quilt, took the thin one myself, closed the door, and lay down on the bed. I don't know if Qingya is asleep. I thought to myself, and the tangled and strange thoughts began to spring up in my head again, and I don't know how long it took me to fall asleep.