Chapter 17: The Butterfly Valley (3)
But Su Mu couldn't help but be a little discouraged, yes, he was just a child who had just come into contact with medicine, and even his teacher, Aunt Xianyue, said that he couldn't cure the disease, how could he be of any help.
Thinking so in his heart, Su Mu became more and more uncomfortable.
Butterfly Fairy saw Su Mu's expression in her eyes, after these days of getting along, she also knew that Su Mu was a very kind child, and now that she had just had the opportunity to reshape her meridians, she would want to help them even more when she saw that there were people around her who were suffering.
Lingxi, this is indeed a good boy. The butterfly fairy said secretly in her heart.
"Okay, Mu'er, don't think about it anymore, if Aunt Yue has the opportunity, she won't be stingy to come to the rescue. This is beyond our means. It's not your fault or mine. The butterfly fairy couldn't help but enlighten.
"Understood, Aunt Yue. Su Mu said.
After knowing that she couldn't save the little girl, Su Mu kept thinking about what else she could do.
The first is that the little girl's father can't continue to kneel like this, otherwise the little girl is not cured, and the middle-aged man will have to take the first step.
Su Mu found two wooden stools from the back of the warehouse that were a little defective and piled up with a lot of ash, cleaned them and filled them with some mud in the severely worn places, and moved them to the door so that the father and daughter could sit down and rest. At first, the middle-aged man refused to sit down, wanting to impress the butterfly fairy with sincerity. But Su Mu explained the situation carefully and told him that the butterfly fairy was only unable to heal the little girl because the real conditions did not allow it. The middle-aged man stopped insisting. Sit down with the little girl.
As soon as he sat down, the man couldn't hold back his tears. The little girl on the side still didn't speak, just silently wiped the man's tears.
After asking the permission of the butterfly fairy, Su Mu took some leftover food from the kitchen to the middle-aged man and the little girl. The middle-aged man thanked Su Mu and handed the food to the girl.
The girl looked at the food and looked at the man with a puzzled look.
The man sighed and said, "Eat, good boy, this is not stolen, it was given to us by this little brother." ”
The little girl looked at the middle-aged man. He turned his head to look at Su Mu again, and then showed a smile that Su Mu thought was the most beautiful he had ever seen in his life.
Ice and rain meet spring breeze, and clouds and moon meet again.
At this moment, Su Mu seemed to have hidden the grievances and uneasiness in his heart in the past few months, the pressure and anxiety had completely melted away, and he even forgot that he still had to reshape his meridians. I was a little crazy for a while. He didn't know why he felt so warm and relaxed as long as he was with this little girl. Although it is easy to be with Otowa-sensi, it's mostly because of Otoba-sei's always cheerful personality. And this little girl doesn't seem to need to do anything, as long as she stays around, she will unconsciously want to be close to her.
She shook her head violently and came to her senses, and the little girl had already eaten.
Seeing that the little girl's quiet appearance was very cute, Su Mu finally couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, what's my sister's name?"
The middle-aged man looked at Su Mu and replied, "Her name is Ning Ning, and I am his father Liyuan." ”
"Ning Ning ......" is really in line with the temperament of a little girl, Su Mu thought to herself, turned to Ning Ning and greeted, "Hello Sister Ning Ning, my name is Su Mu." ”
Ning Ning stopped chewing the food in her mouth, turned around, and looked at Su Mu with big eyes, looking a little at a loss.
"Child, I'm sorry, my family Ning Ning has always been cold, and I have found a doctor before and said that she hurt her throat and lungs, and now she is not good at talking. The man named Liyuan said and his eyes turned red again.
After that, Su Mu listened to Liyuan tell the story of him and Ning Ning. It turned out that he was just a poor scholar before, and he was admitted to one of the divisions of Tu Nanguo, and he was recruited into the house by a large family to be a son-in-law. At the beginning, he and his wife respected each other like guests, and his career was getting better and better with the support of the master of the house. When the family learned that Ning Ning had a cold physique, they thought it was a bad omen, so they drove Liyuan and Ning Ning, who was still in infancy, out of the house.
Liyuan's official position is naturally unkept, and he can only do some clerical errands, and most of the places where the clerical official position is recruited are well-informed, and they know that Liyuan is a son-in-law who has been kicked out of the house and refuses to hire him. Liyuan, who has an average physique, has been doing some of the most basic hard work in order to raise Ning Ning and find a doctor for her treatment, but he didn't think that Ning Ning's illness could not be cured by the doctors in Tunanguo, and over time, his body also fell into a serious disease, and he could not continue to work as a coolie. I could only occasionally do petty theft to fill my stomach, and I was beaten more for it.
Liyuan seemed to feel that Su Mu was just a child, and he might not be able to understand many things, but he opened his heart and said all the heart-wrenching words that had been accumulated in his heart all these years to Su Mu. It's like catharsis.
Su Mu listened quietly on the side and didn't say much. Smart and meticulous, of course, he can understand how hard Liyuan and Ning Ning have been along the way. And seeing that although the two of them are living in embarrassment, Ning Ning's clothes are quite neat, and her lovely face is quite white, which is in stark contrast to the raunchy Liyuan, so you know that Liyuan would rather suffer himself than wronged his daughter.
In the process of listening to Liyuan's confession, Ning Ning had already finished eating, wiped the oil stains and residues on the side of his mouth with his hand, put it in his mouth and licked it. The expression was very satisfied. After that, he sat obediently beside Liyuan, holding his arm, and listened quietly, without joy or anger on his face.
Su Mu really wanted to help their father and daughter, but there was nothing he could do, and his heart was full of anxiety and bitterness.
As if seeing through Su Mu's mood, Liyuan smiled rarely, touched Ning Ning's head and said to Su Mu: "Child, I can feel that you are very kind, but you really don't have to worry about us." At present, Lord Butterfly Fairy is the last hope for me and Ning Ning, if she can't save Ning Ning, it can only be said that it is the lives of our father and daughter. Liyuan looked up to the sky and sighed.
"But Uncle Liyuan, Aunt Yue...... No, the medical fairy said that she can help cure your illness! Why don't you cure yourself first and then take Ning Ning to think of a way?" Su Mu was puzzled.
"I know my body myself," Liyuan's eyes were a little lonely, "It's cured, it is a few more wasted years, now Ning Ning's body chills are becoming more and more frequent, and they are becoming more and more serious, this child is the last hope of my boring life, if there is no Ning Ning, it is meaningless for me to live for a few more years." ”
"That's not what I said. Su Mu said with a serious expression, "Only by living can there be hope, if you give up on yourself now, it is actually equivalent to giving up on Ning Ning, isn't it? Uncle, you live well, maybe Ning Ning can still be saved, if Uncle you die, then Ning Ning will be completely helpless and alone." ”
Liyuan looked at Su Mu, a childish child who was still very serious in enlightening himself, and couldn't help but be a little surprised and moved. He could feel that the kid was genuinely thinking about himself. Facing Su Mu's frank but sincere gaze, Liyuan didn't dare to look directly into his heart.
Have you given up on yourself?
Looking at Ning Ning's cute and pleasing appearance, Liyuan's eyes turned red again.
"Daddy...... No...... Cry" Ning Ning stood up and hugged Liyuan, and slowly popped out a few words in a hoarse voice.
Looking at Ning Ning like this, Liyuan couldn't hold back any longer, knelt on the ground, and hugged Ning Ning's thin body tightly.
"I'm sorry Ning Ning, it's all my father's fault, it's my father's inability to cure your illness. Dad still wants to give up casually, I'm really sorry!" The middle-aged man cried silently in front of Su Mu. And Ning Ning still just blinked her big eyes, and conveyed a very understandable message to Liyuan with her eyes.
"It doesn't matter. ”
At this time, the butterfly fairy, who had been secretly observing, finally couldn't help it, and interrupted, "How long will this bitter drama be played, I'm a little tired of watching it." ”
Liyuan came back to his senses when he heard the voice, and hurriedly knelt down in front of the butterfly fairy again. As if he had exhausted all his strength, he pleaded aloud with great sincerity:
"Please save the lives of our father and daughter!"
"Hurry up," Butterfly Fairy replied coldly, in fact, from the bottom of her heart, she still didn't want to care about the father and daughter, Liyuan was easy to say, it was not difficult to treat, and the little girl Ning Ning was really not good at healing. Not to mention that the treatment process is complex and difficult, the success rate is still very low, and if something goes wrong during the treatment process, it will affect your medical integrity and reputation. Before, I didn't agree to the mentality that more is better than less.
But the situation is obviously different now, looking at Su Mu's sincere eyes looking at him, he doesn't have to think about it to know that this kind child is sympathetic and kind after listening to Fang Cai's story, if he still insists on refusing all the time, I am afraid that he will leave a weak impression in this child's heart in the future.
What if he talked to his mother about this? Isn't the image of a benevolent doctor immortal that he has worked hard to create in front of Lingxi for so many years?
Alas, no. Thinking of this, the butterfly fairy also made up her mind and said, "You get up, I promise to make a move." ”
"What, what...... You...... a doctor Agreed?" Liyuan couldn't believe his ears, for fear that he had heard it wrong.
"I agreed. Butterfly Fairy looked at Su Mu, who was already cheering, and repeated angrily, "But I can only treat you first, this little girl can't cure her now, my little nephew Su Mu has thought of a prescription, but the medicinal materials are too precious and precious, and it is difficult for me to get them." I can only guarantee to warm her body in the short term, try not to let the chills come so often, and when your body is almost recovered, go find those few herbs by yourself, if you can find them, I will help you try again. ”
Liyuan understands! Liyuan knelt down to thank the doctor and the benevolent person and helped him. No matter what the result is, Liyuan will do his best! Be a cow and a horse to repay the kindness of the medical fairy!" Liyuan is obviously very excited at this moment, and it is difficult to restrain himself. Only Ning Ning, who didn't figure out what was going on, was still a little confused in his eyes.
"Great, Uncle Liyuan, Sister Ning Ning!" Su Mu was also very excited, after coming to Butterfly Valley, Su Mu, who learned that his meridians still had forensic doctors, could understand Liyuan's mood at this time. There is nothing more joyful than the fact that a pair of miserable people have regained hope of life in front of their eyes.
Alas, this child is too kind, and I am afraid that he will be an indiscriminate person in the future
It's not so similar to Lingxi. Butterfly Fairy looked at Su Mu who was so excited, and she couldn't cry or laugh, when she threatened to cure Su Mu's meridians that day, this child could hold back her joy, but now she is so excited for the sake of others.
Freak, the butterfly fairy finally concluded.