Chapter 366, Mr. Teaching
The Xu siblings had a headache because the teenager they rescued said that he couldn't remember his name, he couldn't remember his family, and he didn't have anything on him that could prove his identity. Xu Dongmei chatted with him for a while, and felt that this young man was a good talker, he should not be a child of a poor family, and although the clothes he wore before were already tattered, but looking at the materials, they were all high-quality satin.
After Xu Dalong rescued Shui Sheng from the river, he saw that Shui Sheng's clothes were in tatters, so he replaced him with a set of his old clothes. But the strange thing is that even if Shui Sheng changed into Xu Dalong's clothes, he still doesn't look like a mountain man, but more like a fallen son, and people's skin and temperament can't be hidden.
The family was not wealthy, and suddenly there was another mouth to eat, and this mouth was still recovering from injuries, and needed fish, meat, eggs and other things to supplement nutrition, so the Xu family had two old hens that suffered and were slaughtered by Xu Dalong, Xu Dongmei stewed the old hen soup for the water to drink, although Xu Dongmei felt sorry for the old hen, but saving people is far more important than two chickens!
In order to make a living, Xu Dalong can only get up early and return late every day to catch two more hours of fish, and Xu Dongmei also has to spin two more hours of cloth every day to maintain the family's daily expenses. This young man, who didn't know his name and could only be called an aquatic student for the time being, was very grateful for the careful care of the Xu family siblings, and at the same time he was very upset, but his body did not recover, and he couldn't get up to help the Xu siblings do something.
The medicine prepared by Uncle Gu is indeed very effective, after Shui Sheng drank the medicine for three days, the wound improved significantly, and his physique was quite good, and he began to try to walk on the ground with a stick after five days, which was really amazing.
On the seventh day, Shui Sheng threw away his crutches and staggered over, walked to Xu Dongmei, who was weaving cloth in front of the window, scratched his head, and said with a grateful face: "Sister Xu, you see, my health is much better, can you let me do something within my ability?"
Xu Dongmei was a little shy, and said with a kind smile: "Shui Sheng, your injury is very serious, it's only been seven days, it's still early to heal! I understand your thoughts, now there is just one more person to eat at home, I spin two more hours of cloth every day, Dalong can maintain life by catching two more hours of fish and shrimp every day, let's hold on for a while, and when you are healed, then think about work, we are not bad for so many days!"
Shui Sheng couldn't, so he had to endure it again, but he didn't like to lie on the bed very much, so he went down to the ground to feed the chickens, tease the dogs, and move his body. Soon the chickens and dogs regarded him as a member of the family, especially the big yellow earth dog, wagging his tail when he saw the aquatic life, and seeing that the chickens and dogs got along well with the aquatic life, Xu Dongmei was also quite pleased.
After another seven days, the wound on Shui Sheng's chest turned out to be almost healed, and only faint traces could be seen on the wound on his chest and back. Shui Sheng couldn't help it, ran to the small vegetable garden behind the house to pull up the grass for the cucumber field, of course, by the way, he also picked a cucumber and gnawed it, and borrowed flowers to offer Buddha to Xu Dongmei to pick a cucumber, washed it and handed it to Xu Dongmei who was spinning cloth with a flattering face, "Sister Dongmei, are you tired, come, eat a cucumber!"
Xu Dongmei stopped the loom, raised her head and looked at Shui Sheng, in her eyes, she was happy in her heart, she didn't expect Shui Sheng to recover so quickly, and ordinary people were so seriously injured that they couldn't slow down for half a year, this guy's physical fitness was really good! Xu Dongmei stretched out her hand to take the cucumber handed over by Shui Sheng, and took a small bite of it, and a strange feeling rose in her heart.
In addition to her younger brother, Xu Dongmei rarely has contact with young men, this guy called Shui Sheng, looks quite handsome, and has been under the same roof every day for half a month, especially in the first few days, the aquatic injury is very serious and can not move, it is Xu Dongmei and Xu Dalong who change the dressing for him, and it is inevitable that there will be skin contact when changing the dressing, Xu Dongmei has a faint feeling of being secretly promised.
Thinking of the early death of my father and mother, and no one cares about my life's events, the average girl from a poor family gets married at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and she is sixteen or seventeen years old but still waiting in the boudoir, but there are so many people in the village, and the young man Xu Dongmei can't look down on any of them, but is she just boiling into an old girl at home? Thinking of the heart that is difficult to say to people, Xu Dongmei sat in front of the loom and couldn't help sighing.
Shui Sheng, who was gnawing on cucumbers, saw Xu Dongmei's face a little sad, and hurriedly came over to comfort her, half serious and half joking: "Sister Dongmei, do you think I eat too much every day."
Otherwise, tomorrow I will go out to find some work, first earn back the money for food and medicine, and then slowly repay Sister Dongmei and Brother Dalong's great kindness!"
Xu Dongmei shook her head, couldn't help but look at Shui Sheng twice, and said in a low voice: "Could it be that we rescued you back so that you can repay any kindness?"
Shui Sheng had to chop wood and carry water to do something, saying that if he stayed like this, his body would rust, no matter how Xu Dongmei persuaded Shui Sheng, Xu Dongmei had no standard, so he had to do something.
Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu, who came to visit Shui Sheng after dinner, saw that Shui Sheng was chopping wood with a big axe next to the small courtyard, Aunt Gu smiled and said to herself: "Shui Sheng, this young man is really spiritual, this is better, so he ran out to chop wood, he is very capable! If only he could marry this girl Dongmei, it would be good, Dongmei is also diligent, Shui Sheng is also diligent, and the small day must not be wrong!"
When Xu Dongmei heard Aunt Gu say this, her face turned red to the root of her ears, and she pretended not to hear it, and only let Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu into the house. Aunt Gu entered the house, but Uncle Gu stood in front of the window, stroked his beard and said triumphantly: "How about it, I'll just say that my medicine has a miraculous effect! You see, Shui Sheng used my medicine, and the injury healed quickly!"
Xu Dalong, who had just come back from fishing, put down the fishing basket and rolled his eyes, "Uncle Gu, I know your medicine is very useful, but this kid's body has to be different to have this effect, right?
Shui Sheng was concentrating on chopping wood, but he heard Uncle Gu and Xu Dalong arguing, and when he turned around, he saw two people standing under the window and talking, so he quickly put down the axe, came over to give Uncle Gu a gift, and thanked Uncle Gu for his medicine. Xu Dalong said with a smile: "Shui Sheng, you guy is so conscienceless, only thank Uncle Gu for the medicine, don't thank me for saving you back, don't thank my sister for serving you soup and medicine every day like a little daughter-in-law?"
In a word, it is no wonder that Xu Dalong goes out to fish every day, goes out early and returns late, during the day, there are only this pair of lonely men and widows who are not related by blood, the village is small, and the people in the village already know that the Xu family sister and brother rescued a young handsome young man who fell into the water.
After getting along these days, Xu Dalong really likes this kid who can only be called an aquatic kid for the time being, this kid is also handsome and smart, it would be good if he could be his brother-in-law, but it's a pity that the origin is unknown. Xu Dalong said this just now, and he may not have the intention of temptation, he just wanted to see if this kid was interesting to his sister.
Shui Sheng blushed and bowed deeply to the Xu family sisters and brothers, "Sister Dongmei, Brother Dalong, thank you for saving me, but it's a pity that I can't remember who I am now, I can't remember my hometown and relatives, and I am penniless, and even the clothes I wear are still Brother Dalong's, I can't repay you now!
Xu Dalong's face turned red, and he said with a displeased face: "Shui Sheng, I don't like to hear you say this, the former teacher in our village once said that everyone has any hidden heart! When I see a person falling into the water, and I have the ability to save him, can I see death and not save him? When I save you, do you still think about how you will repay me in the future?"
Shui Sheng was very embarrassed when he saw that Xu Dalong was in a hurry, "Brother Dalong, don't get me wrong! I don't mean what you think, as the saying goes, receiving the grace of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring, let alone a great grace to save lives? It's just that now I really have no ability to repay it! Your sister and brother saved me, and I don't even have the heart to repay, so do you say that I can still be regarded as a person? Right?"
Aunt Gu smiled and asked: "Shui Sheng, why don't you give you a match?" You see that this man is married and the woman is married, Dongmei is not too young, and you haven't found a suitable family yet, you are single and have no family, you might as well make a pair with Dongmei, Dongmei is good-looking, and you are also handsome, isn't this a match made in heaven? What do you think of this?"
As soon as a sentence came out, Shui Sheng and Xu Dongmei were both blushing, they glanced at each other, Xu Dongmei bowed her head and was silent, rubbing the corners of her clothes with her hands, twisting and feeling uneasy, and suddenly a little afraid that Shui Sheng would refuse to marry.
Shui Sheng sighed, "Aunt Gu, I thanked you old man
, It's just that I'm uneasy in my heart, you old man thinks, I can't remember who I am now, what my name is, I can't remember my hometown, my relatives, and I don't know if I have married a wife and had children, you said that if one day I suddenly remember, I have already married a wife and had children, isn't that a pit Sister Dongmei?"
Everyone looked at each other, nodded, and muttered, which is indeed the truth. Uncle Gu suddenly laughed and patted Shui Sheng's shoulder, "Man, three wives and four concubines are normal, I see your boy's temperament and demeanor, I'm afraid that you are the son of a big family! If you really have a heart, even if you remember who you are in the future, you can live up to Dongmei?"
Shui Sheng shook his head and asked distressedly, "Uncle Gu, I have to find a way to remember who I am first! Do you have any medicine that can restore people's memory?"
Uncle Gu couldn't cry or laugh, "Boy, your Uncle Gu is a soil doctor, but not a god! How can there be medicine that can restore people's memory? If so, Uncle himself still wants to eat some, isn't it?"
Shui Sheng laughed, "Uncle Gu, Brother Dalong, you see, can you help me introduce a job, I'll go to work, maybe one day when I work and touch the scene, I can remember who I am, and then I'll make a decision, okay? Marriage is a major event in life, don't be hasty or child's play, otherwise I'm really sorry for Sister Dongmei and Brother Dalong who saved me! I hope you can understand!"
As he spoke, Shui Sheng bowed deeply to the two sisters and brothers of the Xu family, and thanked the two again for saving him. Hearing Shui Sheng say this, Xu Dongmei admired this young man even more, this can be regarded as a person with affection and righteousness!
Xu Dalong patted Shui Sheng's shoulder and said with satisfaction: "Shui Sheng, I didn't see it, you kid has quite an idea, so what will you do? It seems that there is no place in our village where you can display your talents! If you want to find some work, at least you have to go to the town, but the closest Smoky Mountain Town to our village is a hundred miles away!"
Uncle Gu thought for a moment and asked, "Shui Sheng, if you are from a big family, you should be literate and hyphenated, right?" Since Lao Xiucai died in our village, there has been no one to teach anymore, and there is a shortage of teachers in our village. If you are literate and can teach, I will go to the village chief tomorrow and tell the village chief that it would be good for you to be a teacher in our village!"
Shui Sheng thought about it for a while, and said happily: "I seem to remember some poems, then I should be literate!" Aunt Gu hurriedly ran home and brought a few enlightenment books such as "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Text", Shui Sheng took these books and looked at them, and laughed, "This couldn't be simpler!" So I chatted with a few people about the content of these books, and several people were overjoyed when they heard it, it turned out that Shui Sheng was still a literate talent!
Uncle Gu patted Shui Sheng on the shoulder, "Boy, since you are literate and hyphenated, this matter will be easy to do! Ming'er, I will tell the village chief, you will stay in our village to teach the children to read and write, our poor ravine, there has only been one Xiucai in the past hundred years! Although it is said that everyone eats in the mountains and in the soil, if you can really get a talent in the exam, or even raise a master, it is a matter of honoring the ancestors!"
Early the next morning, Uncle Gu went to find the village chief Lu Ergen and introduced the aquatic situation to Lu Ergen. When Lu Ergen heard the news, he was also overjoyed.
Since the death of Lao Xiucai in the previous year, the dolls in the village have no books to read, and if this continues, in a few years, they will all be as illiterate and blind as their parents, and they will not be able to get out of this poor ravine in this life. Lu Ergen is worried about this matter, who would have thought that a private school gentleman suddenly fell from the sky, how could he not be happy?
Lu Ergen thought about it, but he was not at ease, and asked with a sigh of teeth: "Old Gu, as the saying goes, if there is no hair on the mouth, the work is not firm, a teenage hair doll, he is still a child, can he really teach the dolls well?"
Uncle Gu smiled and said: "Lao Lu, you just have to rest assured, yesterday I specially found two books to ask him for advice, although this child has amnesia, I don't remember who he is, and I don't remember his family, but I dare to vouch that with this child's knowledge, then at least he had to be a showman!"
When Lu Ergen heard Uncle Gu say this, he patted his thigh and said with satisfaction: "Okay, old Gu, this matter will be up to you, so decided, Ming'er will let him go to the ancestral hall in our village to teach these dolls to read and write! In the evening, I will beat gongs and drums, and gather all the old and young masters in the village to the courtyard to explain this matter to everyone! Let the aquatic students also be present, let the old and young masters take a look, how about it?"
Uncle Gu was overjoyed, "Okay, then it's decided!"
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