Outside Huacang City, in the courtyard.

Just returned from the arena, Li Tao, who was full of fatigue, couldn't take a break, and immediately started decocting medicine and cooking rice. There are two pottery urns with pitch black bottoms on the pit of the young man in the courtyard, and with the flame baking, bursts of rice fragrance and medicinal fragrance overflow out.

Squatting beside the fire pit, Li Tao's body with a great sense of visual impact was extremely discordant with the small wooden pier under him. Li Tao gathered firewood, and then hurriedly opened the small rag bag that was open on the ground, and the cloth bag contained some medicinal herbs and scattered coins.

"Six hundred and sixteen, six hundred and sixteen, six hundred and eighteen......" The thick fingers flicked the coins in the palm of his hand, and when the count was completed, a helpless look appeared on Li Tao's face.

"Six hundred and thirty-two yuan ......, I didn't expect to buy four medicinal herbs, and it cost so much."

Whispered a few times helplessly, he participated in a few vicious fights last night, and Li Tao finally earned six hundred yuan, plus the six hundred he brought with him when he left home, just bought a few medicinal herbs that were not very high-grade, and spent nearly half of them. And these four medicinal herbs can only be fried for three days.

Li Tao put away the coins, carefully put away the four medicinal herbs in the bag, and then Li Tao turned out a small crumpled note, this is a prescription prescribed by Lang Zhong for his sister, there are more than ten flavors on it, Li Tao is not very literate, but he is familiar with the names of these medicinal materials, and the words that Li Tao can recognize all on this recipe are the expensive price. Even if Li Tao often runs through the mountains to look for it, it is difficult to get it together.

Glancing at the half of the heart of the black crystal antelope hanging on the wall outside the house, which had been slightly dried, Li Tao could only hope that the other half of the heart that had been used for decoction would start to work, and the other thing was to save enough money as soon as possible and quickly buy enough medicinal materials. Thinking of this, Li Tao felt that the injuries on his body did not hurt at all.

Bringing the soup and food to the bedroom, and placing it on the small table on the bed, Li Tao said softly: "Let's eat." ”

Seeing this, the woman responded softly and silently picked up the dishes and chopsticks.

"Come on, eat a chicken leg, this time my brother made a lot of money, I killed a chicken, let's open meat too."

After that, Li Tao sandwiched a chicken leg and sent it to his sister's bowl, while he sandwiched some pickles. Seeing this, the woman took the chicken leg and sent it to Li Tao's bowl and said, "I don't want to eat it, you can eat it." ”

"How's that going to work? How can you get better if you don't eat sick? I ate in town before I got home......"

The woman interrupted with a smile: "You are always like this, you think about me with any good things, I actually know that you are lying to me, you will feel distressed if I don't eat it, but I won't feel distressed?" ”

Hearing this, Li Tao was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's okay, let's eat together." ”

Seeing this, the woman showed a sweet smile, and her spirit seemed to be much better.

"By the way, sister, how much money did I give you before?" Li Tao asked.

"Well, it's eight hundred." The woman replied.

"This is what I earned this time, I will leave you four hundred yuan, and I will go into the city to buy rice next time. Keep what you have left, and when you've saved enough, I'll buy you medicine. Li Tao arrived lightly.

"Smack!"

The woman put the dishes and chopsticks on the table heavily, startling Li Tao.

"What's wrong?"

"Brother, let's be cured! Good no good! The woman cried, almost hysterically. After speaking, the woman covered her face with her hands, tears raining down.

"What stupid are you talking about!" Li Tao was a little angry.

"I said I couldn't cure it! Forget it, brother, I don't want to ...... I don't want to ...... anymore," the woman cried, but she didn't finish her words, only sobbing.

In the past two years, she has not seen any hope of healing, all she has seen is the increasing scars on Li Tao's body, only the family that is not rich has gradually been dragged down by herself, and only the fatigue and sadness under Li Tao's strong optimism! She only knew that if it weren't for herself, with Li Tao's temperament of being able to endure hardships and willing to endure hardships, the family would not be rich, but it would definitely be more and more promising day by day, and maybe her brother would be able to talk about a daughter-in-law. It's not that she didn't think about dying, if she didn't want to hurt her brother's heart, she would have given up a long time ago.

"You know what? Every time you go to the city, I have to wait at home, wait, wait, wait, wait Brother, I'm gone, I don't want to drag you down anymore, just save this money to marry a good girl, find a business student, and live a peaceful and stable life, I beg you......" The woman pear blossom brought rain, hoarse and exhausted.

"No, I don't blame you, it's all my brother's inability." Li Tao's deep voice brought a hint of crying.

"Brother!" The woman couldn't hold back any longer, and fell into Li Tao's arms, crying silently.

Li Tao stroked his sister's hair, his eyes were full of tenderness, and at this time, his strong and powerful arms surrounded the most tender embrace.

"Brother can't speak, brother can only say, you have three long and two short, and my brother is not alive." Li Tao said firmly.

The woman just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Li Tao: "Don't think so much, be obedient." ”

Hearing this, the woman could only nod her head and sobbed low in Li Tao's arms.

......

In the middle of the day, Li Tao was in the courtyard, guarding the medicine jar and weaving straw sandals at the same time. And Li Tao's sister sewed clothes for Li Tao under the eaves.

"Traveling by a guest, the sun is unbearable, and I want to ask for a bowl of water to drink, I don't know if the host will allow it?"

A chuckle broke the silence of the courtyard. Li Tao looked up and saw that outside the fence wall, there were two men, one tall and one short, both of whom were wearing hats, and they couldn't see their faces clearly, but for some reason, Li Tao felt that these two people seemed to be a little familiar.

"The master?" The tall man laughed again.

Listening to this voice, it was very kind, not like a bad person, Li Tao also relaxed his vigilance. After all, he is poor, and the other party will not have any bad intentions.

"Hehe, if you don't dislike it, please come in." Li Tao opened the courtyard door and said honestly.

Led the two to sit down, Li Tao scooped a scoop of cold water from the water tank, handed it to the other party and said, "Don't be afraid of the two jokes, there is nothing to entertain at home, please don't be surprised." ”

Taking the scoop, the tall man took a sip and handed the scoop to the other person. Then he said: "The host doesn't have to be polite, it's good to have a place to rest." ”

After finishing speaking, the tall man took the melon scoop from the other person and handed it back to Li Tao. Seeing this, Li Tao hurriedly reached out to pick it up. At this moment, the tall man said again: "Does the heart of the Black Crystal Horned Antelope have a role?" ”

Hearing this, Li Tao's body trembled, and a look of surprise welled up in his eyes.

Seeing this, the man smiled and stretched out his hand to remove the hat, this person was the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Tao was startled for a moment, and hurriedly looked at another person, who also took off the hat, revealing a slightly arrogant face.

"Uncle, don't you know each other?" Mu Jingxi said with a smile.

"It's you!" Li Tao was shocked, and then the muscles of his whole body tensed, aren't these two people here to find trouble?

"Brother, is it your friend?" The woman put down her work and got up to entertain the guests.

"Don't come here!" Li Tao hurriedly stopped. The woman was stunned for a moment, and she didn't know what to do.

"Cut, I didn't think you were so cowardly, if you wanted to teach you a lesson, I would have done it a long time ago." Mu Jingxi scoffed.

"Jing Xi!" Tantai scolded at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and then said to Li Tao: "Hehe, don't be strange to the master, we have no malice." ”

Hearing this, Li Tao breathed a sigh of relief, hugged his fists and said: "My name is Li Tao, and I have convicted the two of you before, please don't be surprised." ”

"At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the previous matter, a misunderstanding, don't have to take it to heart."

"The eldest husband will not change his name, and he will not change his surname, Mu Jingxi!" Mu Jingxi crossed Erlang's legs, and his tone was a little arrogant.

Glaring at Mu Jingxi, he looked at the woman and said, "Presumably this young lady is the person you want to treat, dare to ask ......."

"Xiaolan, come here." Li Tao beckoned to the woman, and then said, "This is my sister, Li Lan." ”

"I've seen two gentlemen." Xiaolan reluctantly saluted the two.

Seeing this Li Lan, Mu Jingxi knew that the judgment of the end of the Ming Dynasty was right, because this Li Lan was extremely thin, and there was almost no blood on her face, and it was not difficult to see her weakness between her actions. Looking at this woman's gentle appearance and polite and gentle demeanor, Mu Jingxi thought of Ling'er. However, unlike Ling'er, her haggard appearance made Mu Jingxi feel a little uncomfortable.

"Well, it seems that I guessed well, I have a little medical theory in Xia, can I let this young lady take the pulse in Xia?" The end of the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing this, Li Tao nodded hurriedly, remembering that day, this gentleman guessed his purpose at a glance, obviously an extraordinary person, maybe he could really cure Li Lan's illness.

Hurriedly helped Li Lan sit down, Li Tao eagerly looked at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the end of the Ming Dynasty smiled, signaled Li Lan to stretch out his hand, and then the end of the Ming Dynasty pressed his fingers on his forearm, closed his eyes and said nothing.

After a while, Yutai Mingmo spoke: "Miss Trouble sticks her tongue out. ”

Hearing this, Li Lan did as she was told. After observing it again, Yutai Mingmo withdrew his hand and said, "I heard that your breathing is slightly sluggish, and your pulse is extremely weak, and it seems that you have been sick for a long time. ”

"Sir is really powerful, I don't know if there is a cure?" Li Tao hurriedly asked.

"Fortunately, you should have been taking medicine for her to treat lung diseases and nourish qi and blood, although it can't be cured, but there is always some delaying effect, otherwise there will be no way to recover." Yutai Mingmo said with a smile.

Hearing this, Li Tao hurriedly took out the prescription on his body, handed it to Yutai Mingmo, and said, "This is the prescription I asked Lang Zhong to prescribe before." Although I can't make it up, I haven't broken it, and I've also found some medicinal herbs according to the earthwork. ”

Yutai Mingmo took it, looked at it for a moment, and said: "This recipe is good, if you want me to open it like this." But you haven't found the most critical medicine, right? ”

Li Tao was a little embarrassed and said embarrassedly: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, I really can't afford ......"

"It's a pity that this recipe is no longer useful, your sister's condition is no longer the time when she first got the disease, even if you gather all the medicinal materials, it is useless." At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was some seriousness and authenticity.

"So......" Li Tao was a little anxious.

Waving his hand, Yutai Mingmo said with a smile: "I'll prescribe a new prescription for you, although the condition has changed, but there is still a way, if it drags on for half a year, I can't do anything." ”

"Thank you so much!" Li Tao hurriedly took Li Lan to kneel down and said, if it weren't for the end of the Ming Dynasty, he still stupidly grabbed the medicine according to the old prescription, then his sister would be finished.

"Hurry up, you don't have to make this big gift." The end of the Ming Dynasty hurriedly picked up the two of them.

Immediately, Yutai took out a pen and paper from the bracelet and gave Li Tao a new prescription. Then he said: "Sister Ling's condition is complicated, and she has been sick for a long time, it is inevitable that there are some other diseases, I will prescribe a prescription for you to try first." ”

After taking the note, Li Tao was a little excited and thanked him repeatedly. But then there was a lot of difficulty. The recipe is there, but ......

Seeing this, Mu Jingxi interjected: "The injuries on your body are all made to make money for medicine." ”

Li Tao was stunned and nodded.

Hearing this, Mu Jingxi had some admiration, he had been to the Yi Mulan Fragrance Garden, this Li Tao was indeed a man! It's not that he dares to mingle in that dangerous place, but out of a manly responsibility! Mu Jingxi is not a fool, judging from the family situation of the Li brothers and sisters, this Li Tao must be running in the mountains and forests and mixing in the arena in order to treat his sick sister. What courage and responsibility that is!

"Teacher, send the Buddha to the west, help him, lest he go to the arena to play with his life." Mu Jingxi said lazily.

"Little brother...... How do you know ......" Li Tao was startled, and then a little vigilant. How did these two know about themselves in the arena?

"Che, I know a lot. If it weren't for the fact that you were a man, I wouldn't have bothered to care. But don't worry, I won't do anything to you. Mu Jingxi was unforgiving, but he admired Li Tao very much in his heart, looking at the Li family not even having an iron pot, looking at the straw sandals that had long been worn out on his big feet, he had never thought that the world would be so difficult since he was a child! When he came to Li Tao's house, he understood what hardship was.

He knew that if it weren't for his sister, Li Tao's life would never be so difficult, and Li Tao must have spent all the money he earned on Li Lan! But no matter how hard life is, no matter how dangerous the arena is, Li Tao has never given up, and the scars are proof! A man who can bear everything silently for the sake of his relatives is worthy of being a big husband! This person, young master, I have helped!

"Hehe, you don't have to be nervous, my apprentice also participated in the competition in the arena and knows some inside information, but he lost." Ignoring Mu Jingxi's unhappy expression, the end of the Ming Dynasty lifted out his old bottom.

"I see, that's ......," Li Tao let go of his hanging heart.

Immediately, with a flip of his palm, seven medicinal herbs emerged, and said, "You can keep these medicinal herbs, and the rest should be available to Huacang." If the prescription doesn't work, just come to me, and I'll adjust it for you according to the situation. ”

Immediately, Mu Jingxi also took out a money bag, handed it to Li Tao and said, "The rest of the medicinal materials are here." ”

Looking at the money bag, there were six thousand coins, which was not a small amount, and those medicinal herbs must be a lot of money.

"I'm sorry, we can't ......," Li Tao said at the same time. Nothing is worthless, and Mu Jingxi's master and apprentice treat Li Lan is already a great kindness in the eyes of the two, and the Li brothers and sisters are not the kind of people who are insatiable.

"Brother Li Tao, I have offended a lot before, I hope you don't refuse, I generally know the story behind you, I admire you as a person, if you don't dislike it, can you make a friend." Mu Jingxi hugged his fist! Li Tao's performance made Mu Jingxi look up to him, men are not afraid of having no money, they are most afraid of having no backbone!

"Little brother, what's the matter, it's good if you don't dislike me, I'm a rough person, I won't say anything, since you look up to me so much, I'll treat you as a brother, it's just ......"

Tantai Ming Mo smiled meaningfully, he knew that this Li Tao was a self-respecting person, and then said: "Don't be embarrassed, this way, our master and apprentice are here to practice, and the big arena is the goal of his training, but the last time he faced the racers in the big arena, it really made him suffer a lot, you can help my apprentice to be a sparring partner, teach him some fighting skills, he is very interested in the fighting techniques of you good players." By the way, tell him some inside story about this place, so that he can experience the experience, as for the money to be used as tuition, how about it? ”

"This ......"

"Don't worry, what you taught me is worth the price!" Mu Jingxi said. If he could learn the hand-to-hand combat skills that Li Tao had honed here, Mu Jingxi felt that it was extremely worthwhile.

"Alright then!" Li Tao is not shirking, he is twisting and pinching, but he will let people down. He also admires Mu Jingxi's righteousness and heroism.

Then the two looked at each other and smiled, men's friendship is sometimes so simple!