The interior of the cabin was simply furnished, with only a wooden table, a wooden bed, and a few pots and pans. It was covered with a thick layer of dust. This is a place that no one has been to for at least a few years.

I looked at Mr. Lu dumbfounded, and he said to the wooden bed, "We want to ask for directions." ”

Then, the woman's voice rang out again: "Are you here to find a quack?" ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "Anyone who walks into this mountain is here to find a quack." ”

The woman sighed: "We can be regarded as sympathy." I came here with my husband and begged him for ** years. But he never gave us medical treatment. Even if you find him, I'm afraid it won't be useless. ”

I secretly thought in my heart: "Asked for ** years? Which patient can survive the first year? ”

Mr. Lu was silent, and after a while, he said slowly: "But I don't want to wait for death, it's good to try my luck when I come to the door." ”

The woman said, "If you insist on going, it's fine. After crossing the mountain, walk three miles to the west and you will see the quack doctor's residence. There are a few big pines over there, which are easy to find. ”

Mr. Lu said: "It seems that the quack doctor has not moved yet, so it will be easy to do. I thought ten years had passed, and he had wandered elsewhere. ”

The woman said, "If the quack doctor does not want to cure you, you must not be stalked." We ask Him and honor Him. ”

Mr. Lu agreed. Then he led me out of the cabin.

He picked up my broadsword from the ground and walked forward briskly with a nervous expression.

I asked in a whisper, "Mr. Lu, what's the matter?" ”

Mr. Lu was a little shocked and said, "I really didn't expect them to die." ”

I looked at him in disbelief: "Are they ghosts?" ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "It's a ghost." ”

I asked, "Can ghosts get sick too?" ”

Mr. Lu smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know if ghosts will get sick. I only know that this family should be unwilling and obsessed after death, so they stay here and always refuse to be reincarnated. ”

Mr. Lu let out a long sigh and said, "Ten years ago, I used to be here. Then the woman stayed here with her husband and son. Seek quack healing. His husband is the most seriously ill and has no days to live, while she and her son are also showing signs and are expected to fall ill soon. "Brother of the Island Association.

"I woke up in the middle of the night and saw a light in this direction, so I was curious and walked over. I heard the women's cry and thought they were still alive. When I entered the house, I found that they were dead. ”

Then he pointed to the murder knife in my hand and said, "This murder knife can restrain ghosts. That's why I hurriedly threw it out. lest the unjust spirits be suspicious and think that we are looking for trouble. ”

I asked curiously, "This family is really strange." So many big hospitals don't go, why find a quack? ”

Mr. Lu said: "Quack is just a code name. In fact, he himself is quite a skilled miracle doctor. It is said that you don't need to have a pulse, and you can know the patient's symptoms just by looking at them. It is said that he still has the heart to rebuild the materia medica and make up for the mistakes and omissions in it. This family must have had no way to seek medical treatment at the foot of the mountain, and they really couldn't be cured, so they came to find a quack. ”

I asked curiously, "If you are so godly, why is it called a quack doctor again?" Is it modesty? ”

Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "No one would be so modest. No one else knows the trick, but I've heard a little bit about it. It is said that many years ago, when he was practicing medicine, one day a patient came, and this person was terminally ill, and even he could not do anything about it. Although he tried his best and was busy for a day and a night, he was never able to save this man. ”

"Who knows, the patient's relatives beat him badly in grief, and hung a quack sign around his neck and paraded him in the streets."

He was ashamed. Since then, he has retired to the mountains and forests, calling himself a quack, and refuses to treat people again. In the past ten years, people have continued to go up the mountain and beg him to help. But he was always hard-hearted and saw no one. ”

Speaking of this, Mr. Lu shook his head and sighed, "The doctor is benevolent. He did it too much. Look at this family of three, waiting to die here, how miserable. ”

I had no choice but to nod and say, "It's really miserable. ”

Then I asked with some concern: "This family of three has waited for so many years, until they die here, and they have not been able to see the quack." I'm afraid your trip is in vain. ”

Mr. Lu said proudly: "I'm different. The quack doctor had some friendship with my master back then, and he knew me very well, otherwise how could he have been willing to see me ten years ago? Besides, I didn't come to ask him for a cure, I just came to ask for some medicine. ”

The two of us talked as we walked. I quickly walked back to the place where I had slept.

I lay down on the pile of dry wood again, and it was still some time before dawn, and I walked for a while, and my body was warm.

I closed my eyes and wanted to sleep for a while. But in my head, the woman's cry was always circling. The more I thought about it, the more unbearable I became. When they were alive, they were sick and died here. After he died, he refused to be reincarnated because of the obsession in his heart, which was really miserable.

I said to Mr. Lui, "Have you slept?" ”

Mr. Lu said lightly: "I can't sleep." ”

I said, "I'm thinking about that woman. ”

Mr. Lu said, "Me too. ”

If someone eavesdropped on our conversation at this time, they would have thought that we were two flower thieves who had just stepped on the spot. But the two of us understood. Our topic is much heavier than picking flowers.

I said, "Can you please your friend?" Then there are patients who ask for medical advice and help them? ”

Mr. Lu sighed and said, "I don't have any weight in front of the quack doctor, he is willing to see me, just to give face to my master." I begged him ten years ago. He almost kicked me out. ”

As soon as I heard this, I had to sigh and stop thinking about it.

After dawn, we packed up our bags and continued on our way. When I passed by the hut again, I realized that what we saw last night was probably a hallucination.

The wooden house has collapsed in half. And the wood is rotten, and it is covered with moss. And right next to the wooden house, there are two graves piled up of stones. The wind and the sun are blowing, and the grave is almost smoothed.

And I saw a dry skeleton lying on the ground in front of the grave.

Mr. Lu's expression was very sad, and he pointed to the dry bones and said, "Look at this bone. It's still the appearance of a teenager. Presumably, when his parents died here, he buried them on the spot and continued to wait. It's a pity that he didn't wait for the day when the quack doctor relented. I'm dying here, too. ”

I also said a little sadly, "Shall we bury him?" ”

Mr. Lu said: "What's the use of burying a pair of skins? Their spirits will not be gone. Hey, let's go, let's get a quack doctor for medicine first. When he returned, he buried the boy again. ”

I nodded and left the cabin.

We followed the path the woman had pointed out. Start walking in the mountains.

Gradually, a layer of mist rose in the mountains, enveloping me and Mr. Lu inside. I felt like the two of us were walking inside the clouds.

It's a wonderful experience. But in my heart, I always can't help but think of the boy who exposed the corpse in the wilderness. The mood is always heavy.

After a while, Mr. Lu said lightly, "We're here." ”

Sure enough, I saw several tall pine trees in the distance. It was supposed to be the quack doctor's residence.

Mr. Lu and I walked along the mountain road, but the sky gradually became gloomy.

I said, "Mr. Lu, it's going to rain." Why is it so cold? ”

Mr. Lu wrapped his clothes and said, "It's normal to be cold in high places. ”

When the two of us walked among a few pine trees. Found several stone houses behind the pine trees. It can be seen that the quack doctor intends to die here, otherwise, there would be no need to spend effort to build such a sturdy dwelling.

Mr. Lu walked around the pine tree and asked, "Is the quack here?" ”

I saw a child sitting at the door, peeling pine nuts and saying lightly, "No, he's out." ”