Seeing the old man leaving, the smoker took a puff of cigarette and said, "There is absolutely no way for the two of us to walk safely to the city in this dress now, not to mention those two big bags of things, I am afraid that if we go halfway, we will have to harm people, put on the old clothes of the old uncle, you can more or less disguise and disguise, but you still have to be careful on the way back." The appearance of their treasures is estimated to be a mess in the whole city. ”

I nodded, "I don't know if Gu Cang has come back, this trip here, it's really a toss for the dead, go back to the city and find the big heads, let's hurry up and leave." ”

The cigarette butt pinched out the cigarette "It's probably not easy to find them, and now I have to hope that the old man Hu in the guest house can keep his promise and keep us safe." ”

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long. Come on, this is the sack I want, this is the clothes, not a good clothes, I hope you don't mind. ”

The smoker glanced at it, "It's a good fit, thank you." ”

"Well, there's this, it's an external herb, you can put it on your legs now, and you'll be able to walk around in about half an hour."

I hurriedly took the medicine, thanked me repeatedly, and began to wipe my leg as I spoke. After resting for so long, and finally replenishing food, my legs didn't have any strength like before, but I couldn't make it into the city just by relying on this.

The black and sticky herbs exude a pungent bitter smell, but the moment it touches the skin, it can quickly produce a bone-like comfort, and the legs are as if they are being massaged by countless hands, and the comfortable whole body is about to get goosebumps. couldn't help but say, "Uncle, your plaster is really powerful, it works very well." ”

"Haha, it works, herbal medicine is not rare in the city, and only we in the countryside like it, I have never eaten those bottles and cans of pills in the city in my life, and when I am sick, I go to the field to find herbs, and I still live to be over seventy years old."

"yes, that's amazing," I'm enjoying it now. "I don't know how you came up with this plaster, uncle? It just so happens that I have a brother who is a doctor, and he is interested in all these things."

"In this way, I didn't expect you little brothers to be interested in herbs, so I'll have to wait for half an hour anyway, and I don't have anything to do, so I'll tell you."

I remember when I was in my thirties, I was young, arrogant and unwilling to stay in the countryside, I just wanted to see the big world, go outside to make a name, so, just run and run, that year really just started, the people were not living, people were starving everywhere, I ran out with a hot brain, inexplicably joined the army, followed the team to fight in the north and south, In the army, thanks to the fact that I read some books when I was a child, I barely knew how to read some words, my brain turned faster, and I knew how to survive in the cracks. ”

"It's because of this fighting, our army tossed and turned, until one time, was beaten by foreigners to hide in the mountains, everyone was scattered, only me and a recruit, all the way to run suddenly saw a narrow cave, the entrance of the cave was covered by dead branches, but was blown up by a foreign cannon, this can be seen, so I didn't care about three seven twenty-one holding a bunch of dead branches and hid in, unexpectedly, the cave is quite deep, seeing the sound of foreigners walking around is getting louder and louder, Thinking that I would be discovered sooner or later, I took the recruit and walked inside, walking for a while until I reached the bottom of the cave. ”

"At that time, it was winter, although we wore a lot, we didn't feel cold when we ran outside, but as soon as we walked into this hole, both of them were too cold, fortunately I love to smoke, and the firewood in my pocket will not break, thinking that I have walked so deeply, I should not be found to make a fire to keep warm, but when the fire rises, I found that at the bottom of this cave, there are actually a lot of gold, vases, jade, and a lot of dry food, seeing these, you don't have to guess to know, these things must be a rich family nearby, In order to prevent being smashed, looted, and burned, he secretly hid here. It's a pity that at that time, war was above all else, and that pile of things was only dry food of some value to us. So we rummaged as much as we could to find what we could eat and drink, and rummaged through them, only to see that under the pile of jewels, there were a dozen or so pages of yellowed paper full of words, the recruit was illiterate, and this paper had no meaning to him, and I had taken the dozen or so pieces of paper, and was ready to throw them into the fire to help burn. ”

"But when I was about to throw them into the fire, curiosity prevailed, and I glanced at what was written on them, and I was fortunate to have this plaster you are now wearing, and those papers are densely written with methods of using various herbs to cure all kinds of diseases, perhaps part of some medical book. I looked at it and thought it was funny, so I put it away. ”

"Later, the imperial court surrendered, and there was no need to fight, I went around outside for more than ten years, and finally returned to my hometown. After all, the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as our kennels. After returning home for several years, I didn't think about caring about the paper anymore, just put it in the drawer, until I broke my leg once, and my family was poor, so I couldn't send it to the hospital for treatment, I lay on the bed in pain, and suddenly thought that there was a piece of paper that seemed to write what herbs were used, mixed and crushed to boil out the juice and applied to the wound, which would quickly heal the bones. ”

"It's also a rush to the doctor. I called my parents and asked them to pick those herbs, and after operating according to the method written on the paper, they applied it to the broken place, but I didn't expect that within two or three days, the bones would miraculously heal and I could walk normally. It was only on that day that I realized how effective the treatments were written on the dozen or so sheets. ”

After speaking, the old man smiled, "So, believe me, old man, your legs will be able to move in a while." ”

After listening to what the old man said, Taro's face immediately appeared in front of my eyes, if he was here at this moment, he would definitely be crazy about those papers.

Thinking of this, I handed over a cigarette, lit it for the old man, and said, "Uncle, it's a pity that my brother is not here, otherwise he would definitely be amazed by such a miraculous healing method, you see, I am a little embarrassed to say this, after all, you have helped us so much." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, you say." The old man smoked a cigarette proudly and replied generously.

I smiled and said, "Well, I don't know if you're willing to sell me those papers?" There is also this plaster, I don't know if there is any more, our group of people are very reckless, and they are often injured. ”

"Young man, be more careful, your body is not made of iron, how can you toss around. As for the paper, it doesn't matter if it's given to you, I can recite everything on it upside down. Then I'll give it to you. There is no need to keep mentioning what to buy or not, it looks rusty. As for the plaster, it seems that there is another pair, so I will give it to you as well. ”

Although the old man said so, but in love and courtesy, I can't take this thing in vain, so I hurriedly took out a thousand yuan from my mouth and stuffed it into his hand, "Thank you uncle, but I can't ask for this gift in vain, you can take this money to live, my brother is very important to me, if he knows that such a good thing is not for me to get money, he will also be angry." ”

"Hmm. Since you've said so, I'll take it, old man. ”

After that, the three of us ate, drank, smoked, and smoked, and half an hour passed for an ordinary but happy moment, and the legs of me and the smoker were miraculously restored as the old man said, and we could walk normally.

Since I could move around, under the premise that the situation of the chief and others was unknown, I didn't dare to delay any longer, so I changed into old clothes, wrapped my backpack in a sack and put it on my back, thanked the old man, and hurriedly left the farmhouse where I had stayed for more than a day in the direction he pointed out.

Regained his spirits, he walked much more easily, and he didn't feel as heavy as he felt like he had a lead tied to his feet that night.

The smoker glanced back at the old man who was standing at the door waving at us, and said with a smile, "That old man has also made a huge fortune, and the more than 2,000 yuan we gave him is enough for him to enjoy his old age without worrying about food and clothing." ”

"That's good, our money comes too quickly, and this money can help others, and I can feel more down-to-earth in my heart."

"Really? I didn't expect it. ”

"Haha, how to put it, ordinary life is not necessarily a bad thing sometimes."

"Maybe it's very happy."

"Perhaps."