Author: Half Life of a Caterpillar

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The two people were whispering outside, while Li Mu inside was diagnosing the old lady's pulse with a solemn expression.

Long-term overexertion has almost exhausted her body functions. It can be said that her physical condition is in a state of confusion. If a normal person's body is a water cup, then Aunt Cui's mother is like a cup that leaks everywhere.

It is impossible to fully recover. At least Li Mu has self-awareness. With the little medical skills he has learned, there is no way to cure it, but to alleviate the symptoms.

After Li Mu came out of the house and took a breath of fresh air, Li Shan and Cui Gu also saw him coming out, so they approached him.

"Daozhang Li, how is my mother's condition?"

Although she felt that Li Mu was young and unreliable, Cuigu still looked at him with some expectancy and asked.

"My father's health is not ideal. He was too overworked when he was young. The pain accumulated day and night is gradually showing at this time. It is very difficult to recover!"

Li Mu analyzed Cui Gu's mother's condition and told them the causes of her illness. After hearing this, Cui Gu couldn't help but change her mind about Li Mu.

She also knew about her mother's problem. She had taken her mother to see an old doctor before, and what he said was not much different from Li Mu's.

The medicine they are boiling now was also prescribed to them by the old doctor at that time, but the old doctor has passed away and it is impossible to see him again now.

Most of the medical clinics she went to other places were unable to do anything about her mother's illness, and her family no longer had any money left to support her.

After my mother fell ill in these years, she relied on her to do some work and Li Shan's assistance to survive.

"I took a look at the medicine you are taking now. It only treats the previous symptoms. If you want to improve it, you need to add two more medicines."

Li Mu squatted aside and dug out the dregs of previous medicines. After checking, he found that these medicines should have been prescribed before. Cuigu's mother had recently been infected with wind and cold, causing a non-stop cough, but there were no medicines for this symptom.

"Yes, this prescription was prescribed by an old doctor in the town. My mother's condition improved a lot after taking it. However, after that old doctor passed away, other doctors could not do anything about my mother's illness, so they had to follow the previous prescription.

The prescription is here to brew the medicine."

When Cui Gu heard Li Mu's words, she immediately became hopeful. After Li Mu refilled the prescription, she couldn't wait to go out to get the medicine, leaving Li Shan and Li Mu looking at each other.

"Taoist Priest Li, you said you came from the provincial capital before. Have you ever seen this person?"

Li Shan held an old piece of photo paper in his hand and looked at the photo that should have been taken more than ten years ago. Although it was old, it was not damaged. It could be seen that the person holding the photo cherished it very much.

Li Mu looked at the photo of a couple holding a six or seven-year-old little girl, his face full of embarrassment but with a slightly novel expression.

Li Mu looked at Li Shan with some confusion. The child here was a girl, and it was not him at first glance. Then he thought of Cui Gu who had gone out to grab medicine, and suddenly understood, but he was also a little surprised.

You must know that not to mention more than ten years ago, even now, photos are an extremely luxurious thing for the people in the city. With the shabby appearance of Cui Gu's house, how could there be such high-end goods?

Li Shan pointed at the man in the photo and asked Li Mu, his eyes nervous and full of expectation, but he was afraid that the answer Li Mu would give was not what they wanted.

Strictly speaking, this photo has something to do with the Feng family. More than ten years ago, during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, there were foreign devils everywhere in the country, and these people also brought some novel gadgets. This camera was brought to Wangchuan by the foreign devils at that time.

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At that time, Cuigu's family was invited to be their models by chance, and the only photo that retained her father's appearance was left behind.

Li Mu didn't pay much attention at first. He didn't know many people in the provincial capital, so he thought he couldn't possibly know the person in the photo. But when his eyes fell on the man's face, he couldn't help but be startled.

His reaction was seen by Li Shan, who was staring at him closely. His eyes suddenly flashed, his heartbeat accelerated, and he asked him excitedly.

"Daozhang Li...you...recognize this person?"

Li Shan's lips trembled slightly and his voice was trembling. Judging from Li Mu's reaction just now, he should have recognized the person in the photo. Originally, it was just because Li Mu was different from ordinary people that he started to contact Li Mu with some luck.

But I didn't expect that there seemed to be an unexpected surprise.

"Wait... let me think about it!!!"

Li Mu did not recognize the man in the photo. Even though it was well preserved, the more than ten years old photo had been exposed, but Li Mu could vaguely find a sense of familiarity in the man's outline.

I just can't remember where I saw him, but he is certain that it must be in the provincial capital, because he has lived in Renjia Town for more than three years, and he will have more or less impressions of the people he meets.

"It doesn't matter, just think about it slowly!"

Li Shan saw Li Mu frowning and thinking and didn't dare to disturb him. He stayed quietly and stared at Li Mu.

I don’t know how long it took, but Cui Gu, who had gone out to get medicine, came back. She was also a little confused when she saw this situation, but when Li Shan told her the situation, she behaved even more badly than Li Shan had done before.

Her eyes had turned red, and tears were accumulating in her eyes. Her face was a little bloodshot due to the excitement and uneasiness, her teeth were closed, and her lips were closed for fear that she would make any noise and disturb Li Mu's thinking.

"Oh! It still doesn't work, I can't remember!"

Li Mu suddenly sighed, making both of them feel empty. Cui Gu's tears could not be held back after all, and fell from her eyes like hanging pearls.

"It's okay, Daochang Li!"

Seeing Cui Gu's expression, Li Mu felt a little guilty. He had already learned about Cui Gu's family situation from Li Shan's mouth. He finally had hope but let her look forward to it in vain.

But Cuigu saw the guilt on Li Mu's face and comforted him in turn. She had become accustomed to it after so many years.

Although she had never given up looking for her father, her father had not been seen among the people who had returned from the provincial capital in recent years, and no one from her hometown had seen him, so she no longer had much hope.

"Can you put this photo at my place first?"

Li Mu asked while holding the photo. He was certain that he must have seen this person before. The familiarity in this person's outline made him very concerned.

So he thought about taking a good look at the photos when he went back, and Cui Gu agreed to this request without hesitation. In Cui Gu Qiai's eyes, Li Mu carefully put the photos away, and then took the medicinal materials that Cui Gu caught.

After checking it over, he told her the dosage she should take.

Finally, Li Mu left Cuigu's house and returned to the inn under the watch of the two people.

Sitting at the round table in the inn room, Li Mu held the photo in one hand and looked at it intently, not realizing that it was getting dark outside.

"Brother, what are you looking at?"

The sudden sound made Li Mu's hands tremble in shock, and he subconsciously pinched his fingers to move his Zhenqi towards the direction from which the sound came.

"ah!!!"

I want to describe it in more beautiful words, but I don’t have any ink...
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