The old man in gray quickly finished telling the story of Peach Blossom Fall and Demon Peak Ridge, and Alayanzong and Ula Peach were fascinated by it.

Alayanzong was thoughtful, but the most important thing at the moment was to find a place to live first, so he said to the old man in gray:

"I hope that the old man will make it convenient, can you find a place for the two of me to live, and after settling down, I can make medicinal soup for the villagers. ”

The old man in gray knocked his pipe on the stone slab, stood up, and said, "Please come with me, little brother." I still have a vacant house here, and yesterday two pedestrians came to stay, and I don't know why they left at night. Let's see if it's a good fit. ”

As he spoke, he pushed open the door, pointed to the room to the west with his pipe, and said, "This is it." ”

Alayanzong and Ula Zhitao picked up the luggage on the ground, entered the hall with the old man, and stepped into the west bedroom, where they saw a large bed and a bench.

Alayanzong looked at the peach of Ula and asked in a low voice, "How?"

Ula no Peach blinked her beautiful blue eyes, "This is not much better than the stone house on the mountain." ”

Alayanzong smiled slightly, turned back to the old man and said, "Then thank you grandfather, let us stay here." ”

The old man in gray shook his head, "No thanks, whenever a guest comes, I will let them stay, as long as it is not too simple, I will wronged you!"

"Everywhere, it's very good here. Alayanzong hurriedly replied.

The old man in gray pointed to the house to the east with his pipe, "I'm in this room, if you need it, you two will let you know." Alas, for so many years, I have lived alone in this house, and I can only be with me when guests come. ”

Perhaps it was the long loneliness that made the old man very eager to be accompanied by others, but he was alone, and this companionship could only come from passers-by who were temporarily moving in. Even so, he can take a modicum of comfort from it.

After putting down the luggage, Alayanzong said to the gray-clothed old man again: "I hope that the old man will find a porcelain pot and clay pot to make medicinal soup." ”

"Porcelain pots and clay pots are easy to say. The old man walked to the wooden cupboard next to the back wall, opened the door, and took out a clay pot from it, "Little brother, please look, how is this jar?"

Alayanzong took the jar and looked at it, it was very intact, and said, "Very good, this jar of medicine is enough for seven or eight people to drink twice." ”

Alayanzong washed the clay pot, and the peach of Ula returned to the house, took the herbs from the package and washed them together.

Alayanzong chopped the herbs and put them in a jar, adding water to soak them first.

Seeing this, the old man hurriedly said: "Little brother, this is boiling medicine, why don't you have dinner first, and then it's not too late." ”

Alayanzong replied: "The medicine is soaked first, and then we will eat, we will bring dry food, and the old man will eat together." ”

The old man in gray smiled and said, "Ah, little brother, I still have some rice here, we can make some rice, enough for the three of us to eat." ”

At this time, Ula Peach had already taken out the mutton jerky, grabbed a handful and handed it to the old man, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, taste this jerky, it's just a little fishy, and the taste is still good." ”

The old man in gray waved his hand, "Ah, it's not that I don't eat, my teeth can't work." If you want to eat it, you should also boil it in water, otherwise you won't be able to bite it.

After hearing this, Alayanzong hurriedly said, "This is easy to say, let's cook it now." ”

With the help of the old man in gray, he took a smaller clay pot, filled it with water, and soaked the dried meat in it.

Alayanzong found two ashlar stones outside the door and brought them into the house, set them up at the mouth of the stove, and there was firewood by the stove, and they lit it, and put the clay pot on the stones, and boiled the dried mutton.

Soon the unique taste of mutton permeated the cottage.

The old man in gray smiled heartily: "Aren't we going to eat shabu mutton, hahaha!"

After the three of them finished eating, Ula Peach put the medicine jar on the fire and began to boil the medicine.

Alayanzong said: "Later, I will trouble the old man, notify the patient to come and drink the medicine, or the two of us can send it over." It is only through the persuasion of your old man that they can believe me. ”

The old man in gray may have eaten mutton, but he was even more energetic, lit a bag of dry tobacco, and said with a smile: "That's nature, people are still willing to listen to what I say in this village." ”

When the medicine was almost done, the old man in gray got up and walked out of the door.

At this time, it was not completely dark, and the mountain trails outside were still clearly visible. The old man in gray has steady steps, no less than a young man.

I saw him pat four or five doors, say a few words, and soon returned.

After that, five people came one after another, all children and women. They didn't speak, they just stood behind the old man, looking at the Alayan Sect with curious eyes.

At first, the Alayanzong thought they were the sick, but seeing that they did not look like they were sick, and seeing that each of them was holding a large porcelain bowl in their hands, they understood that they were taking medicine for their families.

At this time, the medicine had been boiled, and Alayanzong asked everyone to put the bowls on the table, took down the clay pots and poured them one by one, almost all of them looked like more than half a bowl of potions.

Then he said: "Take the medicine back, and when it is warm but not hot, give it to your family to drink." Be careful to let them rest more and don't catch a cold at night. Come back tomorrow morning to pick up the medicine and drink it again. ”

The five women and children did not respond, but just looked at the old man in gray, the old man nodded, and the five of them went back to their respective homes with bowls.

There is still a lot of medicinal soup left in the clay pot.

Alayanzong found three bowls, poured half a bowl each, and said to the old man, "Old man also drink some, you can prevent it." ”

The old man in gray said with a smile: "I'm dying old, it doesn't matter if I prevent it or not." Let's drink it. ”

Alayanzong persuaded: "The old man's words are wrong. You don't care about yourself, but you are the head of the village, and you have a lot of contact with people, if you are infected with the plague, it is possible to pass it on to others, so it is better to drink some medicine to prevent it, so as not to pass it on to others. ”

The old man in gray was taken aback, and sighed slightly and rejoiced, "Haha! What the little brother said is very true, then drink it!"

After that, he took the medicine bowl, and the three of them drank the medicine together.

Alayanzong pointed to the medicine jar and said, "The medicinal soup in the pot is enough for the five people to drink tomorrow morning." It's just that I want to ask the old man, is there any herb to be picked in the nearby mountains?"

The gray-clothed old man took a puff of cigarette, two small pillars of smoke came out of his nostrils, and said with a smile: "There are really medicinal herbs here, but the mountain people don't understand it, and the doctors of Mofeng Ridge often come here to look for it." On the hillside on the other side of the terraced rice fields to the south, you can still find it. ”

Alayanzong was very happy when he heard this, and said: "The location is not far away, and it is easy to pick, and you can't miss the medicine tomorrow night." Tomorrow during the day, I will still go to each house to see the patient, and adjust the dosage according to the severity of the condition so that it can be more effective. ”

The old man in gray nodded and said, "Little brother has a heart." Tomorrow, I will find a few people to accompany you to collect the herbs together, so that the herbs will be picked faster, and the little brother will be less tired. ”

When Alayanzong heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "This is very good, pick more herbs, the patient will take them for many days, and the herbs cannot be broken." It's just that whether it can get better completely depends on the individual's physique. ”

The old man hesitated for a moment, "Oh, the little brother is kind-hearted, just do your best, the old man thanked the villagers first." ”

"Where, where is it, the doctor's duty is just that, the old man is considerate. ”

The three of them chatted for a while, and it was already completely dark, so they went back to the house and rested early.