Chapter 9: Rejuvenation of the Hands
At the end of the day, I finally closed a morning stall.
Seeing the four big characters of "Jianghu Inn" again, I felt very cordial. It's not a meal, but there is an endless stream of people coming in and out. Are they like us, eating breakfast and lunch together?
"Fifth brother, a bowl of clear soup noodles, a portion for two people, and a plate of kimchi. Please take another bowl. I led Ah Niang into the store and instructed Ah Wu. Picked up the kettle and cup on the table, and poured two glasses of water.
Compared to the scorching sun outside, the room was much cooler, and everyone couldn't help but look towards the east corner as they ate their noodles. I was wondering when I saw an old man with gray hair come by.
"A-Niang, look, isn't that person selling herbal tea on the street and telling stories?" I asked.
"How do I know? I don't wander around like you on weekdays. Ah Niang drank all the tea, as if she was too thirsty, and then poured another cup.
The old man slapped Xingmu heavily on the case, took a sip of the tea on the side, and then said slowly: "Everyone, yesterday I said: The heroine Baiyun Fairy learned that the flower thief Flower Butterfly had killed more than ten young women, and in order to eliminate the harm for the people, she dressed herself as everyone's daughter, attracting the flower butterfly to take the bait, and the two talked very happily, and the flower butterfly also invited her to the house to enjoy a peerless treasure.
Guess what, will the White Cloud Fairy be alone in danger? How will she catch a thief who is stronger than her martial arts? ”
"Oh, Uncle Fang, you don't want to sell it, just go on!" Ah Wu came over with the noodles and kimchi I ordered, and couldn't help but shout.
"yes, yes, let's talk about it." Everyone is also in a hurry.
The old man whetted everyone's appetite, smiled slightly, and fell again: "Okay, next, I will continue to talk to you...... Speaking ......"
I also watched intently, although I was still hungry, but it was rare to come across a good story, of course, not to be missed. It is undeniable that everyone has a heroic dream in their hearts, and I, Li Jianghu, are even more eager to become a hero and save the people from fire and water.
I used to hear him tell a story on the street, and every time I listened to it, he came over with a broken plate to collect the reward, and I was embarrassed to listen to it in vain. I didn't expect him to come to this inn, presumably to attract popularity to the inn, so this time it can be......
Oops, what's going on? I saw him talking and suddenly covering his head, as if his face was full of pain, and the person was a little shaky.
"What's wrong?" Others noticed something unusual.
"Hey, old man."
Sure enough, he fell, and I was close, and seeing that something was wrong, I rushed forward in three steps and two steps, but fortunately caught him.
"Uncle Fang, Uncle Fang!" Ah Wuda shouted: "Chenxian, go and ask for Dr. Li." ”
"Ah, yes." A teenager ran out of the back kitchen and headed out into the street.
"It's all spread out a little, it's already hot, and it's probably heat stroke." Fu Bo took a fan and fanned it towards Uncle Fang.
I sat on the ground and let his upper body rest on my lap, feeling like he was holding a stove: "It's very hot these days, isn't this old man telling stories on the street?" When did you come to your inn? ”
"The owner took him in, saying that he set up a stall on the street to sell herbal tea and tell stories, and he couldn't earn two dollars, and when it rained, even the stall was about to be lifted, which was really pitiful."
"The owner? You mean Mu Niangzi? "I was in awe.
Ah Wu said: "Well, our owner is kind-hearted. Oh, the child's name just now was Sun Chenxian, he was only thirteen years old, the mother and son fled, his mother almost died of illness, and the owner took him in. And those of us who have nowhere to go. Hey, in this world, it would be nice to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain and have enough to eat. ”
"Dr. Li is here."
"Oh, Dr. Li, come and see, Uncle Fang is dizzy again." Ah Wu hurriedly greeted.
I looked up and couldn't help but be stunned, isn't this the beautiful man who treated A-Niang on the street in the morning?
Dr. Li also recognized me, nodded at me, put down the medicine box, also knelt on the ground, put his hand on the old man's wrist to check the pulse, broke the old man's eyes and looked at it, and then took out the silver needle, and pricked a few needles in the back of his neck, tiger's mouth, and elbow.
In less than a moment, the old man woke up, looked around in a daze, and grabbed the life-saving benefactor: "Doctor Li, you saved the old man again, I really ......" The old man couldn't go on with grief.
"Good, good, good! It's really a miracle doctor! ”
The crowd cheered. The hall was full of diners, and even A-Niang, who had always looked unpleasant, applauded.
"Come on, eat this, it's all right. Pay more attention to drinking water, pay attention to the light diet in the past two days, and you can boil some mung bean soup to drink. Doctor Li instructed, fed him a small pill, sorted out the medicine box and left on his own.
Fu Bo called: "Come, Chenxian, Ah Wu, help the old man down to rest." ”
"No, I'm fine, I'm going to tell the story to the guests."
"You just lie down and rest. How old are you and you don't know how to take care of yourself? Fauber said angrily.
After a few people went to the backyard, I returned to the table and poured the kimchi into a big bowl and stirred: "Auntie, eat quickly, the noodles are almost gone." ”
"Don't doctors charge for medical treatment now?" Ah Niang asked.
Fu Bo smiled: "This is Dr. Li Huichun of the Rejuvenation Hall, the old man Fang was sick once a few days ago, and he was also invited to see it, and our host gave him a lot of money." ”
"Oh, I see, the owner of this inn...... I'm afraid it's very rich, right? A-Niang sighed and picked up a chopstick noodle: "Are you sure that this big bowl of noodles only costs three pennies?" ”
I sandwiched a piece of kimchi and added: "I added two pennies of kimchi, a total of five pennies, hehe, I'm worried that A-Niang won't be used to eating too light." ”
"That's not expensive, you see that there are still people who drag their families with stuttering, and they also take in some old, weak, sick and disabled? Can this owner make money? ”
I laughed and said nothing, I said, where can I make money here? Hey, we're just worrying about it, we've been here a few times, and we haven't even seen the face of the innkeeper Mu Niangzi, so it's time to remind her if there's a chance.
"Hey, this Doctor Li of the Rejuvenation Hall is young, and his medical skills and medical ethics are quite good, and he is worthy of being a closed disciple of the divine doctor Du Ruhai." There is a person next to it.
"That's it. The Rejuvenation Hall opened last month, and they also held a free clinic, did you go? Another asked.
"I heard about it, I didn't go, I don't need money for diagnosis, don't you have to pay for medicine? Where can I get a free lunch? ”
Someone on the other side of the table got up and said: "Don't say it, in the days of the free clinic, Mu Niangzi from this inn also sent someone to deliver food, and the people who went to the doctor every day received steamed buns." The medical hall also sent some cheap medicinal herbs. ”
"Oh, tell me about this kind of thing in the future."
"What are you going to do? Queue up for half a day to eat two steamed buns, and don't go to work at the dock? ”
"Hahaha......" The people at the table laughed.
A-Niang glanced at the half-shirted men, drank up the noodle soup in the bowl, and finally couldn't help but whisper: "Did you see it?" This person still has to have the ability, you all look about the same age, they can only work on the dock, and you can only rely on your mother's tofu stand, and why can that Dr. Li be well-dressed and open a medical clinic independently? ……”
Hey, how about someone else's child...... I felt a little headache, buried myself in noodles, and didn't dare to refute, otherwise it would only make her talk more and more.
"Auntie, you don't know about this." Suddenly, a voice interrupted A-Niang's chatter, which sounded quite familiar.
I looked up gratefully and saw a familiar black face.
"Fifth brother, it's still the same!" Blackface shouted.
"Okay, right away."
I scratched my head: "Yo, it's you?" ”
"Hehe, what a coincidence!" The black face sat down across from me generously and nodded at my mother: "I heard how powerful Doctor Li from the Rejuvenation Hall was just now?" ”
"What's wrong? Isn't it? ”
The black-faced hippie smiled and said, "Yes." I, Aye, often praise other people's sons like this, saying that I am not promising, but I think this is very bad. No matter how good someone else's son is, he won't come to support you for the elderly? ”
You can say that again! I secretly gave him a thumbs up in my heart, peeked in, and was a little embarrassed to see A-Niang.
"Your friend?" A-Niang asked me.
Friend?
I met Wang Jiajia when I came to eat noodles last month, and the reason why I was impressed by him was because he said that he came to eat noodles every day, and I really didn't know how he could swallow it.
"Oh, my surname is Song, and I'm the second oldest in the family." Blackface finally reported himself to the door.
"Coincidentally, I have the same surname." A Niang smiled on her face: "Erlang, how long have you known my son Jianghu?" This kid is such a big person, and he doesn't have any friends around him. ”
It's the truth to say that I have no friends, a child without a father, a poor boy who follows the family to learn art, how can he have friends?
"Jianghu?" Song Erlang looked at me suspiciously.
"Oh, my name is Li Jianghu." I smiled and nodded.
"Auntie said we are friends, why don't we be friends?" Song Erlang smiled: "It just so happens that I don't have any friends." ”
That's too hasty, isn't it?
I was still hesitating, but Song Erlang had already grabbed my hand: "Do you want to make a bloody alliance, not to be born on the same day and month of the same year, but to die on the same day and month of the same year?" ”
"Listen to too many books!" I pushed him away: "My family lives a little far from here, and I sell tofu on the street in front of me every day, and my friends often come to take care of the business." ”
Song Erlang finally sat down: "Okay, no problem." Auntie's bean curd is delicious, and I ask Aya to buy it for him to taste every few days. ”
"Oh, it's you? It's said how to look familiar! A-Niang was excited for a while.
"Hehe, yes. Auntie, I closed the stall earlier today. ”
"Well, two people are better at work than one."
I lowered my head and took another breath, and when I saw that A-Niang and him were talking happily, I couldn't help laughing: "Didn't you just say that my mother didn't know something?" As a friend, can you talk about it? ”
"The clear soup noodles are here, please use them slowly!" Ah Wu brought a bowl of noodles.
"Thank you, Fifth Brother." Song Erlang took the face, looked left and right, quickly took out a small paper bag from his arms, poured the white powder inside, and then said mysteriously: "Do you think that Li Huichun is young and can really rely on his own skills to open a medical clinic?" People have a relationship!
I've heard that he's a long-lost friend of Chincha! They met on the first day of the opening of the clinic last month, oh yes, that is, on May 18, when Chin Cha cried excitedly on the spot, and everyone in the Du Medical Center was stunned. ”
I instantly became more mentally balanced, and looked at A-Niang with satisfaction: "I see, it seems that it's not that I'm useless, it's that there is no one in the background!" ”
"Come on, you, it's gold that shines everywhere, eat it!" A-Niang yelled at me.
I scooped up the last noodle and couldn't help but look into Song Erlang's bowl: "What did you add to your own bowl just now?" ”