Chapter 4 The Three Monks Have Water to Eat
In the blink of an eye, the most difficult time of the year has arrived. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThe summer is hot, and it makes people want to go underground. Hu Xiao was irritable by the heat, so he had to soak himself in the bathtub, exposing only his head and arms. Xianmi lies on the windowsill like a cat all day long, and sometimes when she is really crazy, she simply jumps from the second floor and burrows into the pond to have a good time. Only Li Xiaoming is left, who still has to work hard every day to clean the house, go to the street to buy vegetables, and come back to cook.
He was sweating profusely and exhausted every day, but those two men never helped. Even the most honest person couldn't stand it, and finally one day after dinner, he broke out.
That day, he steamed the rice, put the pot down, and went to cut the tofu, and Hu Xiao and Xianmi snatched up the rice. Not only did he eat cleanly, but he also trampled the floor of the hall into a mess. After Li Xiaoming cut the tofu, he went back to the hall and looked at it, and he was immediately very angry, so he put down the dish and went to get a cloth to wipe the floor clean. When he finished wiping the floor and sweated profusely back to the hall to prepare for dinner, he was shocked to find that even the tofu had been swept away by the two of them. He suddenly became angry, and yelled at the two of them as if nothing had happened: "Do you two know what it means to respect others?
Hu Xiao in the bathtub yawned and glared at Li Xiaoming with dead fish eyes: "Xiao Ming, you can't talk to Master like this." After eating, I quickly went to wash the dishes, brush the pots, and clean the kitchen. He yawned a few more times, and then his body slowly sank, and the whole person got out of the water.
As for the fairy rice lying on the windowsill, she just turned over, lay on her back on the windowsill, and yawned, but she didn't say anything, just closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Li Xiaoming was naturally angry in his heart, but he had no choice but to accept it, so he didn't argue anything. He angrily picked up the dishes, chopsticks, pots and pans and went to the kitchen to wash.
It was noon, and the sun was blazing. Xianmi was tired of lying on the windowsill, only to feel that the sun outside today was particularly dazzling, and it was so bright under the eaves that it was difficult to sleep at all. So he took off his coat and jumped down.
The tavern owner, Zhang Sheng, was also so hot that he had to move a stool to stay by the pond to enjoy some coolness. On the edge of the pond is planted a acacia tree that two people can't hug together, and it is no longer visible that it is old, but every summer, the pink flowers of the tree bloom, and the fragrance can always drift for a hundred meters, which adds elegance to this small courtyard. In the past, Zhang Sheng always felt that the acacia tree could only bloom and could not bear fruit, just like a beautiful woman who could not give birth, it was always useless. However, now it has inherited its goodness. Whenever the velvet flowers of the trees bloomed, a large area of the yard was shaded by the trees, and it was very cool.
Zhang Sheng sat in the shade of the tree, smelling the fragrance of flowers, and suddenly felt that the whole person was comfortable. Just as his eyebrows and eyes were numb and drowsy, a figure resembling a cat appeared among the branches. Suspecting that he was dazzled, he rubbed his eyes and looked again, only to see a cat bigger than a dog leaping from a tree and into the pond.
The cat, with a mottled coat, a large physique, and longer limbs than ordinary cats, had two animal eyes staring at Zhang Sheng, staring at him with goosebumps. It doesn't seem to be able to stand the heat, so it comes to escape the heat. Unlike the average cat, this guy jumped directly into the pool and swam in it so well.
Zhang Sheng's scalp was numb when he saw it, what kind of beast is this? It is definitely not an ordinary cat. Look at the claws, look at the beast's eyes, which ones belong to the cat? This guy is always staring at himself, should he want to eat himself? Or don't stay here any longer, lest you lose your life. Thinking so, he immediately ran back with a puff of smoke.
And the "monster" swam in the pool for a while, and suddenly felt very comfortable, straightened his four paws, yawned, and fell asleep on the edge of the pool.
This afternoon, it seemed as calm as ever. However, at this time, Li Xiaoming was angry in the kitchen, he was sweating profusely and washing the dishes, his stomach was hungry. He was washing and washing, and suddenly saw the dishwashing water in the basin reflecting the faces of Hu Xiao and Xianmi. "Xiao Ming, you can't even wash the dishes, what are you still thinking about cultivating immortals. Hu Xiao grinned at him and smiled evilly. "Xiao Ming, your strength is not as strong as that of a girl, and carrying a bucket of water will make you tired like this, what are you thinking about cultivating immortals. Looking at the cheap smiles of these two people, Li Xiaoming suddenly exploded.
"Ahh But he felt a little dizzy in his head, and after standing for a while, he felt even more dizzy. He shook his head vigorously, but to no avail. My feet were numb, my legs were a little unsupportable, and it seemed as if the whole kitchen was spinning, and they twisted into a whirlpool that kept spinning in front of my eyes......
"This disciple is really untaught, and he can't stand it if he says a few words. It was noisy and noisy at noon, and I was so dizzy that I had been soaking in the water for too long, so I might as well go and lie down in bed for a while. Hu Xiao muttered to himself and got up from the bathtub, put on his clothes and went back to the bedroom.
He lay down on his side, ready to wake up forever. As a result, not long after lying down, he ran into Zhang Sheng, who had escaped from the courtyard, and knocked on the door in front of his room. "Hu Xiao, open the door quickly. I'm going to die, I'm going to die!"
Hu Xiao hates being disturbed when he sleeps, so he simply ignores him. But he knocked on the door more and more vigorously, as if he was going to knock on the door. As soon as he spoke, it was like urging Hu Xiao to make a fuss, Hu Xiao was annoyed by his quarrel over and over again, and his anger surged little by little. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and got up to open the door.
Zhang Sheng, who was outside the door, heard the footsteps of someone in the inner room approaching little by little, and was waiting to open the door to talk to him about the monster in the yard, but one leg directly kicked through the wooden door, hitting him in the lower body. Zhang Sheng let out a strange scream, and lay on the ground in pain, covering it with his hands and rolling around. Hu Xiao stood inside and said angrily: "The most unbearable thing in my life is that someone wakes me up while I am sleeping. You bastard, if you don't want to live, I can send you to the Lethe River sooner. ā
Zhang Sheng was still rolling on the ground, grinning in pain, humming and chirping, not knowing what to say. Hu Xiao ignored him, turned around and walked back, only to see a piece of clothing falling under the windowsill of the hall. Isn't this the clothes of this damned girl? He walked over and picked them up, folded them and put them on the edge of the windowsill. Now the house is clean and I can sleep well.
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This night, Hu Xiao really slept too well. By the time he woke up, it was an hour later. At this time, the heat has subsided, and it is close to evening. He opened his eyes and lay down on the bed to start a meditative state. At this moment, Xianmi's shout came from the kitchen: "Lao Hu, come here! Xiao Ming, he can't do it!"
When Hu Xiao heard her shouting, he was a little puzzled, thinking that she was bluffing herself, but when he heard her keep shouting, he was a little flustered, and hurriedly got up and got dressed and went to the kitchen. When he came to the kitchen, he saw such a scene. Li Xiaoming lay on the ground with his eyes closed, while Xian Mi squatted there and kept pulling his collar and howling: "Xiao Ming, don't you die! Xiao Ming, wake up!"
Hu Xiao realized that something might really be wrong, and hurriedly ran over to carry him back to the bedroom and lay down on the bed. I touched my forehead, it was hot. The body is also very hot. Why did such a good living person suddenly become like this? He was a little confused, what happened to Li Xiaoming?
I invited a doctor to come over and check the pulse, and the doctor prescribed a prescription, saying that he had heat stroke and excessive fatigue, so his body couldn't stand it. After sending the doctor away, neither Hu Xiao nor Xianmi spoke, and both of them adopted a silent approach to deal with this matter.
Finally, Xianmi couldn't hold it back anymore and said to Hu Xiao: "Old Hu, it's all because of the two of us that Xiao Ming will get sick." ā
Hu Xiao sighed and agreed: "Yes." It's so hot, but it makes him hungry to do so many things. ā
"We need to buy him medicine and help him recover. Xianmi rubbed to Hu Xiao's side and pulled his sleeve. She looked at him with a blank eye, begging him.
Hu Xiao looked at her for a while, touched her head with a smile and said, "Of course." But I don't have much money in my hand, so I bought him medicine and I guess we'll all be hungry tonight. ā
"It doesn't matter. It's okay to skip dinner, I want Li Xiaoming to wake up. Xianmi said solemnly.
Hu Xiao gave her the prescription and silver, and said with a smile: "Go and grab the medicine, I'm going to boil water and decoct the medicine for him later." We're going to have to work hard tonight. ā
Xianmi took it and ran downstairs quickly. Hu Xiao took off Li Xiaoming's clothes and wiped his body with a damp cloth before going to the kitchen to boil water.
That night, the second floor was exceptionally quiet. Because Li Xiaoming fell ill, Xianmi had no storyteller. After Hu Xiao cooked the medicinal soup, he took the medicine out and brought it into the bedroom and put it next to the bed. Xian Mi moved a stool and stood by Li Xiaoming's bedside, staring at the sick person with her head on her head and her arms.
"Old Hu, when will Xiao Ming wake up?" she asked with a wink.
Hu Xiao was sweating profusely, ran to sit by the windowsill, his face facing the sky outside, and replied lazily: "I don't know." However, it shouldn't be too bad. ā
Every time Xianmi helped Li Xiaoming change the towel on his forehead, he had to ask such a sentence, and Hu Xiao's answer every time was that he didn't know.
Soon, the moon is on the tip. Their stomachs cried one after another, but none of them cried out that they were hungry. Xianmi was still guarding by the bed, looking at Li Xiaoming all the time. Suddenly, Li Xiaoming's lips moved, and she suddenly said happily: "Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming, wake up quickly, you will be fine after drinking this bowl of medicine!"
Li Xiaoming's head turned slightly to the side, he slowly opened his eyes, he sat up against the edge of the bed, and drank the slightly cool medicine under the care of Xianmi. He woke up safely and selflessly, and the two finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's going on? My head hurts. I remember that I was washing dishes in the kitchen......" Li Xiaoming covered his head and said weakly.
"It's okay, you don't have to think about that. Lao Hu has already done it for you. Xianmi hurriedly replied.
Hu Xiao by the windowsill always looked here, staring at Xianmi and Li Xiaoming, but never said a word. At the moment, no one knew what he was thinking.
"It's so late, I haven't cooked dinner yet......" Li Xiaoming looked at the already dark sky outside the window.
"No need! Lao Hu and I have already eaten. This, this is for you!" Xianmi took out a paper bag from his arms and spread it out, and inside was a small piece of tofu.
Li Xiaoming was a little confused, where did she get the tofu?
"You're working so hard, so you're sick. When I just went to buy medicine for you, Sister Yuan gave it to me. Eat it. Xianmi pushed the paper bag over, "Ah~ I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep." Lao Hu, I'll leave it to you next. ā
She quickly laid out the ground and slept with her head covered.
"Ah~" Hu Xiao also opened his mouth wide and yawned, "It's not early, I'm so sleepy." Xiao Ming, I have had some insomnia in the bed for the past two days, so I will change you to sleep in the bed today, and I will go to sleep and make it. He quickly ran to Xianmi, made a bunk on the floor, and went to sleep.
Li Xiaoming looked at the two people wrapped in a quilt like a zongzi, and suddenly felt warm in his heart, and he also blew out the candle and fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took for everything around me to be quiet. Xianmi and Hu Xiao on the ground couldn't sleep because they were hungry. The two kicked the quilt one after another, and then lay on the ground and looked at the moon outside the window in a daze.
"Lao Hu, I'm so hungry. Too hungry to sleep. Xian Mi covered his stomach with his right hand, looked at the moon and whispered to Hu Xiao on the side.
"Stinky girl, you can't say you're hungry when you're hungry, you'll ~ be even hungrier. Hu Xiao replied. He also couldn't sleep with his eyes open.
"Woo~" The stomachs of the two of them grumbled. Hu Xiao suddenly had an idea and whispered to Xianmi: "Girl, let's sneak out quietly and go to the orchard in the town to steal a few fruits to eat." While it's dark now, it is estimated that it will not be discovered. ā
So, the two slipped out quietly.
But what they didn't expect was that when they snuck out, a person was following them. Zhang Sheng watched the two sneakily run out, and immediately followed them.