Before he knew it, Ye Zheng stayed in Niujia Village for five days. During these five days, under the meticulous care of the kind-hearted Aunt Chen, his body had long since recovered and he was able to get along well with each other during these five days.
During the time, their family seemed to treat themselves as a family. Although they only had simple meals here every day, and there were no computers, TVs and other entertainment facilities, it still gave Ye Zheng a sense of family in a foreign land.
Warmth. Therefore, whenever Aunt Chen was caring and nagging, he would always have the illusion that his long-dead mother had returned to him.
During these few days, the big tiger and the little tiger went into the mountains to hunt and set up traps as usual every day. After catching some prey, they went to the market to sell some money, and then exchanged for some rice and food supplies to go home. They lived a simple life.
And plain. Whenever Big Tiger and Little Tiger went into the mountains to hunt, Ye Zheng always wanted to go with them. However, Chen Gu saw that Ye Zheng was weak and frail, and was afraid that he would have an accident while going up the mountain, so she always did not allow him and the Big Tiger brothers to go together.
Going up the mountain, Ye Zheng felt very guilty for this. But Aunt Chen's family didn't seem to care about it, but as time went by, Ye Zheng became more and more embarrassed. Originally, Ye Zheng had just arrived in this strange world.
He was unfamiliar with the place, but it was not easy for him to meet such a kind-hearted and good person. He could not let them suffer no matter what, so he was always thinking of ways to repay them.
After all, my life was saved by this kind-hearted person, and the food and accommodation here were provided by them. Moreover, Aunt Chen's family does not seem to be well-off, it can be said that they are quite poor. Since I can't repay them with money now
, but I still have a few pistols and hundreds of bullets with me. At worst, I can help them hunt more prey these days. When it comes to hunting, the hunters in Niujia Village are definitely not as good as me. After all, their
No matter how powerful your bow and arrow are, it cannot compare with your own pistol.
When the time comes, when you enter the mountains, you can take out your pistol and shoot a few wild boars, wild bears and other large prey. That is not something that can be easily captured. But when you think of yourself in the forest, in front of the two brothers, the big tiger and the little tiger, it will be easy to shoot.
Killing a few wild boars and bears with just a little effort would definitely shock the two boys into dumbfounding. By then, they would not be filled with admiration for themselves and be astonished to the heavens.
Thinking of this, Ye Zheng couldn't help but secretly think about it. He had to find a better excuse to let Big Tiger and Little Tiger take him hunting in the mountains. Only by helping them hunt more prey could he compensate for their family's inconvenience to him these days.
kindness.
This morning, Ye Zheng and Chen Gu's family had just finished breakfast when they saw two brothers, Big Tiger and Little Tiger, packing their bows and arrows and stabbing guns. They looked like they were about to go hunting in the mountains. At this time, Ye Zheng immediately went there
Aunt Chen in the kitchen was ready to persuade her with the words she had already prepared in her heart, hoping that she would let Big Tiger and Little Tiger take her into the mountains to hunt. From a distance, Ye Zheng could see her through the gap in the wall panel of the simple kitchen house.
Aunt Chen's thin back was washing the dishes, and her coughing could be heard from time to time.
"Cough cough cough!"
Suddenly, he saw Gu Chen arching his back, trembling all over, and coughing violently. Then, Ye Zheng heard a burst of rapid breathing, and Gu Chen's thin back fell softly to the ground.
The porcelain bowl also fell to the ground under her hold, and shattered into pieces with a "clang".
Seeing this scene, Ye Zheng's heart suddenly twitched and he felt bad. He quickly rushed into the kitchen and saw Gu Chen who fell to the ground with a pale face, no trace of blood, and her eyes were quite distracted.
At that moment, Ye Zheng held Gu Chen who was lying on the ground in his arms and said in shock: "Gu Gu! Chen Gu! What's wrong with you?"
Ye Zheng called several times, but Gu Chen still didn't respond at all. He was so anxious that he hurriedly shouted outside: "Big tiger, little tiger, something bad is going on! Your mother suddenly fainted..."
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When the big tiger and the little tiger heard Ye Zheng's cry, their faces turned pale with shock. After throwing away everything in their hands, they ran towards the kitchen with a "ping-ping-ping-pong" sound. As soon as they entered the kitchen, they saw Ye Zheng lying in Ye Zheng's arms.
The mother's face was pale and angry. On the spot, the two brothers were so frightened that they didn't know what to do.
At this time, Ye Zheng saw that their brothers were in a state of confusion, and shouted loudly on the spot: "Why are you two brothers still in a daze? Why don't you go find the doctor quickly!"
The two brothers ate and drank from him, and then they calmed down. Xiaohu immediately rushed out of the house in a hurry. Judging from his appearance, he probably went to ask the doctor. Dahu did not go with his younger brother, but cautiously went with Ye Zheng.
He carried his mother to the bed and settled her down, carefully watching over her.
Looking at Dahu with tears in his eyes and a sad look on his face, Ye Zheng felt uncomfortable. He asked in a low voice: "Dahu, what kind of disease does your mother have, and why did it become so serious and rapid?"
Dahu wiped his tears and said in a whimpering voice: "I don't know what disease my mother is suffering from. She has fainted several times before. Because she has no money for treatment, my mother's condition is getting worse and worse.
, Wuwu... It's all my fault that I'm useless. I can't hunt more prey to exchange money for mother's treatment. Wuwu... I'm really useless."
While talking, Dahu suddenly burst into tears when he remembered his mother's condition and how he couldn't do anything about it. Ye Zheng, who was standing by, was so panicked that he had to force a smile to comfort him and persuade him not to worry. The doctor said
After arriving, Aunt Chen's condition will definitely improve.
Not long after, Xiaohu brought an old man over in a hurry. The old man's name was Niu Shuigen. He was over seventy years old, with gray beard and hair. He was also from Niujia Village. Because he had some basic knowledge of medical skills, generally anyone in the village who had
He would be asked to come to the doctor for any injury or illness. He could treat ordinary minor injuries and pains with some home remedies, but when it came to more complex and difficult diseases, he was at a loss.
After checking Gu Chen's condition, Niu Shuigen shook his head repeatedly, expressing his inability to do anything. He signaled Big Tiger and Little Tiger to go to Qingshan Town, ten miles away, to the Huichun Hall in the town, and ask a doctor to come over for diagnosis and treatment, because the doctors in Huichun Hall were very skilled in medicine.
He is much smarter than him, but the medical fees and medicine fees charged by Huichun Tang are relatively expensive, so before going, it is best to prepare some more money, otherwise, the doctors from Huichun Tang will not come with him for diagnosis and treatment. Before leaving
Before, because Niu Shuigen sympathized with their family's difficult situation, Niu Shuigen specially gave dozens of copper coins and Dahu to his brothers to use for Aunt Chen's medical treatment.
When Big Tiger and Little Tiger saw it, their eyes turned red and they thanked them repeatedly. After sending Niu Shuigen away, Big Tiger and Little Tiger began to go around the village to borrow money from neighboring villagers. Because the people in Niujia Village were very poor, they did not raise money.
After careful calculation at the end of the day, I found out how much money I had borrowed, and I only borrowed 840 copper coins in total, which was less than one tael in silver.
After getting the money, Dahu immediately asked Xiaohu to go to Qingshan Town as soon as possible and go to the Huichun Hall to ask a doctor to diagnose and treat his mother. While he and Ye Zheng stayed to take care of the unconscious Aunt Chen.
After several hours of long and anxious waiting, Xiaohu finally brought back the doctor from Huichun Hall. After the doctor looked at Chen Gu's symptoms, he frowned and applied acupuncture to treat her. Sure enough, under the doctor's acupuncture, Chen Gu's condition was improved.
My aunt's condition obviously improved a little, and she gradually regained consciousness.
When Dahu, Xiaohu and Ye Zheng saw this, they were overjoyed and admired and grateful to the doctor.
After the doctor from Huichun Hall completed his consultation, he collected five hundred yuan for the consultation and left with the consultation box on his back. Before leaving, the doctor gave Dahu a prescription and asked the two brothers to strictly follow the prescription and go to Huichun.
Take the medicine in the hall and take it twice a day. After taking the decoction for a month, Chen Gu's condition will improve.
After thanking the doctor, Brother Dahu didn't know a few words, so he took the prescription and asked Niu Shuigan to take a look at it to see what medicinal materials they needed.
After Niu Shuigan read the prescription, he sighed helplessly and told them the medicinal ingredients on the prescription. When the big tiger and the little tiger heard this, their heart suddenly became cold and they were about to cry without tears.
It turns out that the medicinal materials in the prescription are all relatively expensive medicinal materials. After calculation, one dose of the herbal medicine must cost at least 500 Wen. Taking it twice a day and taking it decoction for a month will cost a total of 30,000 Wen, which is equivalent to 30,000 Wen.
More than ten taels.
Thirty taels! For Aunt Chen’s family, it is undoubtedly an astronomical number that can never be saved enough. Thirty taels, in this era, thirty taels of silver can be enough for a family of three to live for five years, so in Dahu,
After learning this result, they immediately fell into despair. You know, the money the two brothers gained from hunting for a month was only a few hundred pennies, which was enough to give their mother some medicine. These three
Twelve taels, tell them how they can get it together.
When Ye Zheng saw the big tiger and the little tiger brothers coming back, they both looked sad. After asking about everything, he immediately comforted him: "You two brothers, don't be too sad. There must be a way to the mountain, and people always think of ways."
What comes out is just thirty taels of silver. Why don’t we just go into the mountains and hunt more prey?”
Xiaohu lowered his head and said in frustration: "Brother Ye, I know you are comforting us, but the prey we can hunt are those worthless things like hares and pheasants. Those small prey are not worth a few cents. Even if we are lucky, we can
You can sell a roe deer, fox or something for tens or hundreds of cents, but that depends on luck, and you may not be able to hit it every time, because the power of our bows and arrows is limited, and it is okay to deal with some small prey.
Once you encounter those larger prey, there is no lethality. Often even if you hit the prey, they will escape, hey..."
Dahu didn't say anything after hearing Xiaohu's words, but lowered his head helplessly.
Ye Zheng thought to himself, with your shabby bows and arrows, it is indeed impossible to hit those large prey, but it will be different with me there. I have a gun, no matter what kind of wild boar or tiger it is.
Or roe deer, black bear, etc. As long as you encounter Brother, it will definitely be a dead end. Besides, hunting these large prey is much more valuable than the hares and pheasants you hunted. As long as you hunt a few black bears and
If there is a tiger or something, then Gu Chen will have enough money to treat her illness and buy medicine.
Thinking of this, Ye Zheng asked: "Where do you find more prey here, preferably wild boars, wild wolves, black bears, tigers, etc."
After hearing this, Dahu said casually: "In our area of Qingshan Town, the place where the prey appears the most and is the largest is the Black Bear Valley. However, that place is very dangerous. No hunter within a radius of dozens of miles dares to
Went to Black Bear Valley to hunt.”
Hearing what he said, Ye Zheng's eyes lit up and he said loudly: "Okay, how about we go hunting in Heixiong Valley?"
Dahu looked shocked and hesitated to speak, but before he could say what he said, Xiaohu, who was squatting on the ground, suddenly stood up, with determination flashing in his eyes. "Brother Ye is right, if you want to give
Mom bought medicine for treatment, so we had to go to Black Bear Valley to take a risk. We must know that there are often wild boar and wolf packs there. If we can hunt down a wild wolf, it will be worth it if we hunt dozens of hares.
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Dahu was still hesitant at first, but after hearing what Xiaohu said, he immediately changed his mind and decided to take a risk and go to Black Bear Valley together to see if they could try their luck and hunt down a valuable prey.
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The next morning, Dahu originally wanted Ye Zheng to take care of Aunt Chen for them at home while he and his brother went hunting in Heixiong Valley. However, Ye Zheng refused to agree, insisting on following Dahu brothers.
In the end, Dahu had no choice but to ask a neighbor's aunt to take care of the sick Aunt Chen for them, while the three of them went into the mountain to the Black Bear Valley.
Along the way, Dahu always reminded Ye Zheng that he must follow their brothers closely, otherwise the two brothers would not be able to protect him. In their opinion, Ye Zheng's following did not seem to be able to give them any protection.
What kind of help does the brother bring? If he encounters prey, he may not be a burden. However, it is impossible for Brother Dahu to tell Ye Zheng to know these things. After all, they are willing to accompany him to take risks for the sake of his mother's illness.
This affection alone is worth the gratitude of the two brothers. Therefore, no matter whether Ye Zheng can help them or not, the brothers must take good care of Ye Zheng.
When Ye Zheng saw the expressions of the big tiger and the little tiger, as if he followed them into the mountain just to cause trouble, and even said that he wanted to protect himself, he couldn't help but feel amused in his heart, and said to himself: "Wait a minute, whoever protects whom will be safe?"
Not necessarily? Wait a minute, I'm going to take out my pistol and show you what a real hunter is."