Chapter 2 Chance Encounters
Before I knew it, on an ordinary day in April, the beautiful young lady in the café rested. After collecting the herbs, I didn't go out of my way to pass by the café, but went to a specific location on a hill to practice breathing and breathing. Everything is as usual, I am getting better and better as usual, and heaven and man are one. Without him and without self, everything is empty. Suddenly, I heard footsteps in the distance, and I immediately distracted some of my thoughts, and after listening carefully, I judged that it was two people. One has steady and light steps, the other is lively and light, and it seems that they are a young couple who love outdoor sports. I thought to myself, don't come and disturb me, don't come and disturb me, what do you want to do somewhere else. I can hear it here. It was embarrassing to bump into everyone.
However, it backfired, and the two of them stopped and stopped all the way, and actually came to my side. In order to avoid embarrassment, I took the initiative to stand up and sang the song "Because of Touching a Ritasan", in a vain attempt to shout at the top of my throat, so as to remind them that there was a third party here. But surprisingly, perhaps because my singing voice was so beautiful, they sped up and walked towards me. This time it was my turn to be surprised, and it was not a young couple, but an old man and a young girl. But I saw that the old man was about fifty years old (shouldn't I see the girl first), and his posture was tall and magnificent. Ruddy complexion. Snow-white hair. His eyes were blazing. Even though they were about ten meters apart, I could still feel a different aura. Looking at that girl again, I was so shocked that I almost lost my soul. Dressed in a pink top, green skirt with white lining. Although Hanfu is very beautiful, I have never seen it so beautiful. Bright eyes, pink black hair, slender figure. There is both heroism and aura. Clear water out of hibiscus, natural carving. Everyone looked at it, and the color of the world was like dust. With such long legs, it's a shame not to pedal three wheels. At that moment, it was as if I was asleep and dreaming, and I couldn't believe it was real. I even had the name of the child in mind.
The girl didn't seem happy to see me, frowned slightly, turned her face to the side, and went to look at the scenery. I muttered to myself, am I ugly or inexpensive. Instead, the elder walked over with a smile and asked, "Young man researching plants, may I ask where I can find the quenching sword grass here?" At this time, the girl also came over with a smile and asked softly, "Do you know where there is quenching sword grass?" Although I feel that the contrast of this girl is too great, something is wrong, but my mind has wandered. Hurriedly grabbed a handful of quenching sword grass, handed it to the sister with both hands, and then felt that it was inappropriate, and handed it to the old man instead. He asked, "Is this the grass you are looking for?" That's all, I'll give it to you if you want." ”
The elder looked excited, took the quenching sword grass, and handed me a business card. Tell me you can contact him when you're free. Then happily took the girl around, leaving me alone in the dizziness. I don't even say a word of thanks. I also have so much static electricity on my body, and I am numb with electricity. Your clothes are made of synthetic fiber. I'm free right now, but what are you looking for? Can you introduce that girl to me? But my soul has already been snatched away by that girl, and I can't think normally. After thinking about it, he secretly threw a flying kiss at the girl's back, and slipped down the mountain to go back to dispense medicine.
When I got back, I sighed and looked at the rent collection slip for the next three months that the landlord had posted on the door, and everything in the rental house. The huge gap between ideals and reality made me frustrated and emotional. I actually went to the café to eat claypot rice while the young lady was resting. Also ordered a bottle of beer. Drinking and drinking, tears are about to flow. I thought about it for a long time. The girl I saw today is the girl I don't want to have an intersection in my life.,I don't deserve any young lady in the café.。 Finish this meal. I never come here again to consume these luxury goods that I am not very interested in. Isn't it good to eat noodles honestly? Isn't it good to work hard to make money? You have to spend a lot of money in order to get close to people. The body is empty like a passerby, and the heart will be born and extinguished as floating clouds. For sentient beings, I'm just a soy sauce beater. It's better to honestly make more money, buy a house, and marry a daughter-in-law. Let's have an ordinary life. Pursuing unrealistic things excessively is just adding to your own troubles. The surest way to own something is to make yourself worthy of it. Let's go to business after eating.
There are poems: Foreign affairs are closed, discouraged and closed, no one comes to ask me, day and dusk. More than two months have passed, midsummer is coming, the sun is blazing, and business in the computer store is relatively light. I didn't want to turn on the air conditioner, just turned on the fan, I casually flipped through the book left by Grandpa Li, although there was no name, but the content was all-encompassing, bizarre, and very bizarre. It's a pity that the text is all silent, and it's irritating to read. Thanks to Grandpa Li who taught me to recognize silence since I was a child, otherwise it would really be a book from heaven. But even so, it still doesn't read so smoothly, but occasionally there is a flash of inspiration, and there is still a sense of getting better.
Suddenly, there was a dark shadow at the door, and it seemed that a guest had arrived. I immediately went from frowning to smiling and raised my head again. Immediately, I was stunned, and the person who came was actually the old man who had asked me to quench the sword grass on the mountain before. Although I wore casual clothes, I never forgot it because of my extraordinary temperament. I asked, "Do you need a computer or do you need accessories?" The elder smiled slightly, "I'm here to buy you a four-claw flame root." My heart was beating faster and I was a little nervous, "How do you know the alias of these medicines?How did you find mine?" "Don't be nervous, young man, I saw that you knew these medicinal materials that day, so I came to you to buy some, after all, I am old, and it is inconvenient to collect materials all over the mountains." It took a little effort to find you. Ten taels of silver, buy five taels of fresh roots, what do you think of the price?" "I'm not sure if I can dig it, I believe you also know that the four-clawed flame itself is very few, and the growing conditions are so harsh, and now the environment is seriously polluted, and there are many green spaces that have been destroyed by man, and it is very likely that you can't find it." "Twenty taels of silver, take me to find it today." "You're alone on such a hot day, your daughter...... It was your daughter who was with you that day, why didn't I accompany you?" "Oh, you said Xiaoqian, Nan Ke Chihiro is my student, and she has other things. "You're a teacher?" "Profession only. "What the hell is the purpose of your coming to me, I'm a poor dick...... The poor ghost who hangs his child. Nothing worth your money. "My motive is very simple, I asked you to buy the four-clawed flame root, and I also want to exchange some ideas with you. ”
I quickly thought about the dangers of conspiracy, and then I took a lot of old men. Then I thought about what Fei Fei said to me a few years ago, and then I thought about the young lady in the café. I was sad again, so I turned my heart sideways: "Thirty taels, I'll close the door and take you to find it." Until you find it. "It was such a happy decision. "The old man's cheerfulness made me even more uneasy, but looking at this huge amount of money, I still gave up my worries.
We took a taxi outside the mall and no one came out due to the heat, so we quickly arrived at the bottom of the mountain. I bought some water and drinks, and went into the mountain with the old man. The hot sun makes it impossible to see tourists around, but it is also clean. Along the way, he also had a sentence with the elders, but his mind was not on the four-claw flame root, nor on the huge sum of thirty taels. I always had a vague feeling that this was definitely not a normal thing. But I can't think of anything I can think of. Maybe they are local tyrants, what kind of recipe do they want to match, and they lack materials. When I think about this, I am also relieved. So he took the initiative to ask: "Didn't you mean to communicate, do you want to inquire about any recipe, or what materials to collect?" "Hahaha, young man, you finally can't hold your breath." So let me ask you first, what is the use of quenching sword grass?" As one of the key formulas for the treatment of diabetes, but the amount should not be too much. "Then why is it called Quenching Sword Grass? What is its current scientific name?" "This, I really don't know. I've been weird about its name, but when I see other weird names, I'm not weird. There is no place to inquire about its origins. Why don't you give me some pointers? "Don't panic, I'll tell you later, where did you know the name Quenching Sword Grass, and other weird names you said, let's hear if I know." I saw that the old man didn't want to say more, and I also learned his tone: "Don't panic about this, I'll tell you later." By the way, Xiaoqian is your student, what do you teach, Chinese herbal medicine?" "Hehe, the young man still learns from me, I teach architecture." Xiao Qian, this girl is arrogant, if you don't do something big, it will be difficult to get into Xiao Qian's eyes. It's so hot, how long will it take us to find the four-clawed flame grass?" "For me, the time it takes to find the four-clawed flame grass is the time it takes us to walk. I know where it is. "Oh, what, have you dug it, or have you happened to encounter it before?" "I think you have to be professional in everything you do, even if you are a liar, right? How can someone like me who has been selling formulas for a long time not know where to find special things." "The young man really didn't misunderstand you, your skills are all passed down from your father, your ancestors used to practice medicine?" "My uncle taught, the things of the ancestors are not clear, you look at the corner of the mountain, many trees, there must be no shortage of fire." It's a pity that it's not yet the fifth day of May, otherwise it will definitely be easier to find. We may have gained something by walking for another half hour. By the way, is there anything else you need? Maybe you can find it by the way. "How is your uncle's health now, what kind of work are you doing, is he here?" "Uncle is in his hometown, in good health." Look at how many loquat trees there are, let's go pick a few loquat trees to eat, the natural delicacy is already very rare. "The guest is as he is in charge, and the guest is as he is in charge." ”
The earth pulled out the double cliffs, and the sky was green, and finally came to the place where the civil engineering was thriving. Standing on a high place and looking into the distance, the dark mountains are light and the mountains are far and near, and the trees are high and low in the blue smoke. A great river and mountain. "Immediately we will go down from here, look from the canyon, near the creek is full of vegetation, where there is definitely no four-clawed flame grass, far away from the place can only go forward, the bottom of the valley is full of insects, let's walk slowly, pay attention to the step. "What are the snakes at the bottom of the valley, are they poisonous, can they soak in wine?" "The snakes here are generally not very poisonous, except for the Yangtze River short-tailed pit viper, which is more poisonous, and the others are basically not fatal, such as Zhu Yeqing's five scum. Poison doesn't kill people, but it can hurt people. There are also non-venomous snakes such as red chain snakes, black-browed dawn snakes, tabby-necked groove snakes, black snakes, and king snakes, which are basically scary. However, if you happen to encounter a precious python, you should run faster and kill someone who may enter the yamen. "There are no barramundi vipers, no spearhead vipers, or spotted vipers or whatever? Cobras, nor king cobras, nor golden kraits, nor silver kraits? Sure enough, it was a peaceful land. ”
I'm not too willing to talk about snakes, after all, there were shadows when I was a kid. So I digressed from the subject, "What do you want the roots of the four-clawed flame grass to do, old man?" I asked specifically. "An old customer wants, it just so happens that I am not far from here, of course, it is the nearest material. "It's almost there, you gave so much money, I'll dig more for you." There aren't many people here to pick them. Perennial, estimated to be more than ten years old, pay attention to the dose. Too many people can't stand it. "The lad is quite enthusiastic. I know it. ”。
After a while, I spotted a cluster of four-clawed flame grass, so I pulled out my shovel and dug in. The elder smiled, "Young man, I'm curious, didn't your uncle teach you the skills of digging the roots of the four-clawed flame?" I don't remember exactly, but I guess it was dug like this. However, I have a high-quality sapper shovel, so I don't have to be so troublesome, and I can dig directly more freely. "Young man, four-clawed flames, high fever, anticonvulsions, loss of heart, epilepsy, delirium. Three years of one claw, nine claws for the best, the root of the fire juice, juice leakage is greatly reduced. Isn't it, boy?," "Thought I was going to cut the roots with a sapper shovel? "I first swept away the floating soil with the tip of a shovel, then picked up the hard soil, and in a moment, the taproot was there. "Watch me simplify the process. "After saying that, I poured a bottle of pure water near the taproot, and when the water seeped into the soil, I maintained a certain pull with my left hand, and pushed the four-clawed flame grass upward, so that the roots were stressed, but not broken. Holding the shovel in my right hand, I pushed away the wet mud little by little, and soon a whole root was dug out by me. "The young man didn't expect you to have amazing arm strength and even more endurance. "Just pull the weeds, and don't make a lot of effort. "Lie to me, old man, you don't have enough power, you can't do it at all, you can control the power as you want, and you can do it with ease. "Well, I've been working on the farm since I was a child, and I'm definitely going to have more strength than the average person. "Due to the well-developed root system of the four-clawed flame grass, it didn't take long for a sufficient amount of roots to be dug up. On the way back, the old man stuffed the four-clawed flame root into his bag, looking very happy, and actually shook hands with me again. As a courtesy, I held out my hands and shook them. "Sir, you really have a lot of static electricity on your body, I touched you twice, and I was electrocuted by you twice. "Yes," said the old man, smiling even more happily. "I don't know why I have so much static electricity on my body. Maybe I was a thunderbolt mother in my last life, hahahaha. "Just teasing us all the way, we took the four-clawed flame root, the pure water bottle, and some small wild fruits down the mountain.