Chapter 18 Dependence on each other
Qinggu's life can be said to have been changed by Rong Qian.
On that day, she thought that the Feng Jin Festival was coming, and she would inevitably take Rong Qian away, but who knew that the Feng Jin Festival only left a sum of money, and after asking her to take care of Rong Qian, she would say goodbye and leave.
Qinggu herself looked at the silver on the table in a daze, and then, suddenly, she stomped her foot, and shouted at the moment when Feng Jinjie was about to push the door out: "You, you just leave him alone, you say he is your friend, how can you ......"
Feng Jinjie was stunned for a moment, and turned around: "You don't want him to stay?" ”
Qinggu blushed, and she didn't know why her eyes were so sour: "I can't cure Brother Rong's illness, I don't have the ability, I hope he gets better, you look like a capable person, why don't you take him to seek medical treatment." ”
Feng Jinjie's stunned gaze gradually became warm, and he just wanted to say something, but Rong Qian sighed: "Qing'er, I'm a wasted person, in the end, I have even affected you, and you also dislike me." ”
Qinggu was shocked, hurriedly turned around, and said repeatedly: "Brother Rong, I, I don't, you, you don't ...... Don't get me wrong...... I...... I ......"
"I, I, I, you, you, you......" Rong Qian laughed, "The people have already left." ”
Qinggu was startled again, and chased out the door, but saw that Siye was lonely, but in an instant, a big living person was gone.
She was still looking around outside the door, and Rong Qian was already inside with a slight smile: "This time, you have to continue to take care of me." ”
Qinggu's whole body stiffened, her heart shook greatly, and it took a long, long time to feel a huge surprise, however, there seemed to be some indescribable complicated feeling in her heart. She turned around slowly, walked back to the house slowly, slowly squatted down on one knee beside Rong Qian, looked at Rong Qian's face, and said softly for a long time: "Brother Rong, you promise me, if you are going to leave one day, remember to talk to me, don't leave me alone, keep waiting, keep looking." ”
Rong Qian's expression moved slightly, staring at her for a long time, and then he sighed softly: "Silly girl." ”
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Feng Jinjie left, but Rong Qian stayed, but Qinggu's life did not return to peace. She desperately wants to build a house that does not leak rain and does not breathe, and she urgently needs to buy good medicinal materials and good ingredients for Rong Qian's body.
The silver left behind by the Wind Festival was enough for her to use. However, she had always been destitute, and suddenly she had a lot of money, and suddenly began to spend money casually, which finally caused a storm in this small village.
When the idlers in the village ran to the door and shouted that they couldn't make clean money by stealing people and raising men, when the women in the village splashed dirty water at the door and nagged that their hard-earned money could not be found, when the cousin who had seized her father's property came to the house to discuss the sudden question of the ownership of wealth, and when the village chief was righteous and wanted to invite her to the village ancestral hall to study virtue, Qinggu found that the world was more terrible than she imagined.
She was humiliated, embarrassed, hurt, scolded by countless people, pushed around by countless people, her explanation was not believed, her words were drowned in a wave of abuse, but she still persevered, refusing to hand over the money. That's Brother Rong's money, it's money for Brother Rong's treatment.
She fought again and again, powerlessly.
And all of this, Rong Qian just watched coldly, did not comfort her, nor did he come up with an idea for her.
Until that day, several strong men in the village, after she declared countless times that it was "Brother Rong's money", shouted, "That wild man is immoral, he doesn't know how to be honest, and he doesn't know where he came from to be a traitor, drag him to the ancestral hall and teach him a good lesson." In an instant, it was like a cloud.
Qinggu shouted in panic: "Don't, please don't, Brother Rong is sick." ”
No one paid any attention to him, and the young men of the village rushed to her lonely hut, and in a fit of desperation, she grabbed a large wooden stick on the spot, chased after her, and shouted, "You are not allowed to go." ”
Then, there was a fight that shocked everyone. After she single-handedly beat a dozen men to the ground and couldn't get up, the whole village blamed her, humiliated her, and forced her to hand over money from unknown sources, which had receded like a tide. Even the relatives of the beaten person only dared to smile at her, and carefully, half-bent over, as if they would kneel down at any moment, and tried not to make a sound, dragging the injured away from her.
Qinggu stood in place blankly, not knowing how all this happened, not understanding how she could have such a powerful force, and not understanding why all this appeared in front of her.
"Look, many things, it's that simple, as long as you have enough courage, as long as you can face it and resist, no one in this world can humiliate you." Rong Qian's laughter was calm, but with joy from the heart.
Qinggu turned her head in shock, and saw Rong Qian standing in front of her, with great joy and extreme surprise, and at the same time, she was so excited that she almost fainted: "Brother Rong, how are you." ”
Rong Qian smiled: "Jinjie is not only a good friend, but also a good doctor, after he treated me, I am much better, these days, you are dragged out by others to be embarrassed, I am at home, I have to practice getting up, walking, raising hands, bending fingers, these basic movements." Today was the first time he was able to walk on his own, and, ......you see, "he raised the branch in his left hand" and didn't he still need crutches? ”
Qinggu's heart was full of joy: "Why didn't you tell me." ”
Rong Qian laughed: "If you knew that I wasn't the one who couldn't move before, maybe I wouldn't be able to arouse this righteous indignation." ”
Qinggu stammered and asked, "How can I have so much strength, how can I defeat so many people?" ”
Rong Qian laughed out loud with the mood of a successful prank. The method of breathing and breathing that he taught Qinggu is the most brilliant internal strength method in the world. In addition, Qinggu has a pure heart and no distractions, so she is surprisingly fast and effective to learn. Even when I was sleeping, I was unconsciously practicing internal strength. In the past few days, although she has not learned any external skills, her internal strength has been quite deep. Naturally, he is physically strong, strong, fast, flexible and perceptive.
When someone punched her, she could see it clearly, she only felt that it was slow, and she could dodge it casually, and someone sneaked up on her behind. Her ears are so powerful that she can hear the wind from afar, and her brain doesn't need to turn, and her body will react naturally. People can't beat her, she hits her with a stick, her movements are much faster than ordinary people, making it difficult to dodge, and the strength is enough to make a strong man take a blow and lie down immediately, in this case fighting with ordinary people, there is no suspense at all.
In this way, Qinggu's life in the village completely changed. No one dared to scold her again, not even the children were repeatedly warned by adults not to offend that terrible woman.
No one dared to stare at her coldly, no one dared to point fingers, and the people in the village would only take a detour when they saw her from afar, and they really accidentally met at a close distance, and they only dared to nod and smile to make way for her.
Her cousin, who had encroached on her father's field, claimed to be sick and did not dare to go out for more than ten days.
Qinggu went from being stunned, frightened, to uncomfortable, however, she didn't chase after people to explain, and she didn't find a way to let people accept her normally. At this time, the first thing she thought about was Rong Qian.
There was no time to build a new house, so she used enough money to buy the houses from the wealthier villagers. It's not very luxurious and pretty, but a few large tiled houses and a not too small courtyard are better for patients to live in than a broken thatched hut that is leaky through the wind and rain.
She began to buy chicken, duck and fish meat every day to replenish Rong Qian's body, and also went to the city many times to buy exquisite and comfortable clothes and other daily necessities for Rong Qian, as well as ginseng and other tonic herbs.
However, she never bought herself a piece of cloth, a piece of jewelry, and never bought anything more for herself. She firmly remembered that this was the money that Brother Rong's friend gave him for treatment. She lives in a big house to take care of Brother Rong nearby, and she eats the same dishes as Brother Rong so as not to make him uncomfortable, which has taken a big advantage, and in addition, she refuses to spend a penny for herself.
And Rong Qian still just accepted it indifferently and never persuaded him. It took him a long time to adapt to his new life, to get up on his own, to step out step by step, and to do things with his only left hand. What seems simple to ordinary people is extremely difficult for him.
Even the most basic things he had to practice again and again. It took him more than ten days to barely hold chopsticks in his own hand and finish the meal at an unusually slow pace.
It took him twenty days to get dressed and undressed by his own hands.
He asked Qinggu to replace all the big and small utensils in the house with non-fragile wood products, so that even if his hand couldn't hold it and he fell, it wouldn't break, he just bent down with difficulty and continued to pick it up again.
A person who does not have one hand is inconvenient than an ordinary person, not to mention that for his body, any ordinary movement is a burden.
And he is still smiling, although when he insists on doing some simple things, he sweats because of hard work, and trembles slightly because of pain, but he still just smiles and persists, repeating, monotonous and failed actions again and again, in exchange for slow skill, difficult success.
Qinggu often watched from the side, but she couldn't help but cry, and sometimes she choked up and couldn't help but stop: "Brother Rong, don't work so hard, what's the matter, you tell me to come." ”
There was only a bright smile between Rong Qian's eyebrows: "Silly girl, I haven't given up on myself yet, have you given up on me?" ”
Rong Qian's progress is slow, but he is improving every day. When he could barely cope with his own washing and grooming, and he could walk around the yard more freely, he began to tell Qinggu that a person living in the world must have his own career, his own work, and life in order to have fun.
Qinggu's eyes were confused and dizzy when she heard this, such a high pursuit of life was too profound for Qinggu, who was not able to eat and dress not long ago, and now she only cares about Rong Qian's body wholeheartedly.
In the end, Rong Qian had no choice but to frustrate and say the most obvious reason: "Sitting and eating the mountain, although I have left a lot of money in Jinjie, but my body is weak, and I often have to use precious medicinal materials to supplement, what should I do if the money runs out in the future?" You have to find something to do to make money. ”
Qinggu nodded again and again: "I'll go ......"
"You still go to the laundry and mop the floor, carry and lift, and be a servant? No one in this village invited you, and you spent another hour a day rushing to the neighboring village, and did you earn enough money to buy a corner of ginseng? Rong Qian glared at her.
Qinggu lowered her head obediently and was taught, secretly hating her stupidity, so she had to use her fingers to pull the corners of her disobedient clothes.
Rong Qian said impatiently: "The new lord is pro-government, and he is virtuous, and the world has been peaceful, and on the official road leading to the capital, there must be endless pedestrians." If there is a sip of herbal tea on the side of the road, let that cold breath flow into the heart and lungs, it is a fairy enjoyment. ”
"Ah...... I ......"
Rong Qian was too lazy to listen to her flustered words: "Go buy tables, chairs, benches, teacups and teapots, I will teach you what tea leaves to use, how to cook, how to master the heat, and ensure that you are like a cloud, and your income will be more than that of an ordinary small landlord." ”
"However, I am so ugly and stupid, how can customers come to patronize my business, I am afraid that I will not do well......" Qinggu was shocked and anxious, hurried and panicked.
Rong Qian frowned: "Go buy a new dress, buy a hairpin, tie up your hair, clean up neatly and neatly, and make money with your own labor, what's ugly, what's stupid, what's unsightly." ”
Qinggu was stunned, but when she saw the faint anger in Rong Qian's eyes, she glared at her coldly, her heart was first shocked, then painful, and she hesitated for a while before saying, "If I am outside every day, what will you do?" ”
Rong Qian smiled: "Have I practiced in vain these days?" Don't you have a little faith in me? I really can't take care of myself at all? ”
Qinggu still hesitated: "Otherwise, I will ask someone to go home and take care of you......"
Rong Qian sank his face, Qinggu's heart jumped, and she quickly changed her words: "Don't be angry, I'll try it, but ......" After thinking about it, he didn't feel at ease after all, and he couldn't help but admonish, "You are home alone, be careful." ”
"Got it." Rong Qian rolled his eyes impatiently, it was really verbose.
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In this way, there is a new small tea stall on the side of the official road. On the first day, Qinggu had no intention of doing business at all, and was always worried that something would happen to Rong Qian, who was alone at home, was he hungry? Is he tired? Will he fall and not get up.
The sun was still hanging in the middle of the sky, so she hurriedly closed the stall, Rong Qian was unceremoniously, scolded her so much that she was bloody, and she was so angry that she didn't even eat that night.
Qinggu held the bowl and begged for a long time, and even tears came down, but Rong Qian still ignored him.
Since then, Qinggu no longer dares to go out late and return early.
In the first few days, Qinggu was extremely cramped, never dared to take the initiative to solicit guests, even if there were guests she cowered, the sound of the promise was like a mosquito, the hand that poured tea would tremble, and she never dared to look up at people.
took back such a pitiful pennies every day, and was looked at coldly by Rong Qian, with a blushing face, ignoring it.
I don't know if it's because of Rong Qian's coldness, which inspired her fighting spirit, or maybe it took a long time for her to slowly get used to everything new. She began to dare to respond to the calls of guests, and she began to greet guests with grace. She began to be able to look up at strangers calmly. Because of the natural calmness in her movements and the calm confidence in her eyes, the blue spots in people's eyes are no longer so dazzling and conspicuous.
Her voice gradually became clear and bright, and her eyes gradually brightened. Her movements are becoming more and more proficient and fast, and her business is booming day by day.
Those who have drunk her tea have praised it, those who have drunk one cup will drink the second cup, and those who have drunk it once will definitely stop by here for the second time. There are more guests coming and going, more laughter and laughter, and more familiar faces of the old guests who have come many times.
She suddenly realized that she was not a broom star, and there would be so many people willing to talk to her. It turns out that she is not a loner who is rejected by the world like that, it turns out that heaven and earth can be so lively. It turns out that she is not a good-for-nothing, nothing-for-nothing person, there are many old guests, and she really begins to treat her like a friend. It turns out that this world is so wonderful and so interesting. Every day, people come and go, speaking in various dialects and saying all kinds of incomparably new things, unconsciously, her horizons are broadened, and her knowledge is growing day by day.
For the first time, she discovered that human life can be so colorful and full of fun.
The daily stall has become a very happy thing, even if she does not count the huge income, the income of this heart alone is enough to compensate for all her labor. When she got home, she always couldn't wait to talk to Rong Qian about what interesting things she had today, what special guests she had, what interesting new things she heard, and what good things she saw in a foreign land.
And Rong Qian just smiled and listened. At night, with the help of the faint light, Yung Qian never stopped, teaching her to read and write, as well as some ordinary arithmetic skills. After finishing her homework, we were in the courtyard together, eating the pastries she bought in the city, drinking the tea she cooked herself, looking at the starry sky, smelling the aroma of plants and trees in the night, chatting a few words idly, and listening to Rong Qian tell her the story of the sky and the legend of the stars.
And when she is not at home, Rong Qian continues his own practice at home, he has to get up by himself, dress, wash, these simple tasks, he often has to do more than half an hour to succeed, he even cooks his own food, and then brings hot meals to her. To cook an ordinary meal, he needs the effort of an ordinary person to cook five or six meals. When she gets home, she cleans the whole courtyard house, then makes dinner and waits for her to come home.
All this ordinary work, because of his physical condition, obliged him to use up every minute of his time, without a single free time, a little rest. However, he didn't mind.
Every night, when she came home, she could see his sweat and a peaceful smile on his face, and she always bowed her head again and again, because of this ordinary and ordinary everything, lest he see her, and at this moment, tears welled up.
Since when she no longer advised him not to be anxious, since when did she really fully understand the reason why he did this. No matter how hard it is, no matter how hard it costs, no matter how ordinary and simple the work is. However, with your own hands and with your own labor to accomplish it, you will not retreat, you will not run away, you will not be afraid of difficulties, you will never be sorrowful, you will never give up on yourself, you will never give up on life.
Rong Qian had never told her such a big truth, but when she saw it in her eyes, she remembered it in her heart.
So, Qinggu worked harder, and the small tea stall turned out to be like a cloud. Her income was sometimes too high for her to believe. Although the tea money is limited, there are too many guests, and it is constantly superimposed, but there are also a lot. What's more, there are many wealthy merchants or nobles who come and go to the capital. Even ordinary people, most of them are middle-class families, and they have some family resources. When you are thirsty, you have to drink the sweet spring, and your heart is comfortable. The stall owner is gentle and warm, and the greeting is thoughtful, which makes people feel like a spring breeze. So the reward money unconsciously increased day by day. The number of wealthy merchants who enter and leave the capital, or officials who come and go to the capital, is always not small.
Qinggu is gradually getting a little rich. However, she still refused to use the money she earned with her own labor. She doesn't buy marriage fat, she doesn't add jewelry, at most she will tear a few feet of coarse cloth to make new clothes after Rong Qian nagged dissatisfied.
She carefully saved up her money, and in the middle of the night, she quietly went to bed alone, using the calculation method taught by Rong Qian to calculate how much money she had in total, and estimated how much money she would be able to earn in the future.
This money should be kept for backup in the future, and it should not be spent indiscriminately.
Brother Rong is such a great person, in the future, one day he will have to leave. If he is leaving, I want him to know that I have money, I can still work, I can live very well, I want him to leave happily and at ease, don't worry about me, worry about me. If......
If...... He could not leave, then...... There will be a lot of supplements in the future, if I have the opportunity, I still have to find the best and best doctor to treat him, this money must be kept, and then talk about the future...... In the future, maybe I will help Brother Rong marry a daughter-in-law and buy it well.
She was alone, secretly thinking, secretly smiling, and yet, in the middle of the night, tears were sprinkled on the pillow, and no one could see it. The next day, she smiled happily again, spoke to Rong Qian in a hearty voice, and happily went to the stall.
Life goes on like this, going out to the stall, selling tea, collecting tea money, and getting rewards, however, there has never been a time when the rewards received have been so much and so valuable.
Qinggu was stunned and looked at the bloom of gold in her hand, this is really too precious, unsettling, people dare not accept it like this, just when she was panicking, she heard Rong Qian's call.
Yes, this is the time when Brother Rong comes to deliver food every day.
She was overjoyed and turned around and said, "Brother Rong, you came just in time." ”