The little girl knew the way and pointed another way to Ye Chuqiu. After going down the mountain, it was not Qiuye Mountain or Wujiagou, but a place she didn't recognize.
Seemingly sensing Ye Chuqiu's confusion, the little girl replied: "Our village is Yunxi Village."
"Oh." Ye Chuqiu responded and asked Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi to wait for her in the woods. Then she put on a scarf and a hat, and then walked out with the little girl.
The little girl led Ye Chuqiu to her village. The village was extremely quiet. Villagers were rarely seen on the road. Occasionally, two people were walking on the road. When they saw the little girl, they avoided her at a distance, as if
Just like hiding from the plague.
"Why are they all afraid of you?" Ye Chuqiu was a little confused.
"They think my father is infected with the plague and they dare not approach me."
The expression on the little girl's face seemed to be a bit sarcastic, "They don't even think about it. If my father hadn't treated the villagers, they wouldn't have contracted this disease."
The little girl led Ye Chuqiu through the village, crossed a small wooden bridge made of several pieces of wood, then pointed to the farmyard in front and said, "My home is right ahead. Are you sure you want to go to my home?"
"Why not go?"
"My father was infected with the plague, and now everyone in my family avoids him," the little girl replied.
"Plague, it's quite scary." Ye Chuqiu said, taking out a white medical mask from his arms and putting it on, then put on gloves, and turned to look at the little girl, "Wantong, do you want to wear a mask?
?”
"Mask?" The little girl looked at the thing on her face and didn't quite understand it. People nowadays don't have this awareness yet.
"Diseases enter through the mouth. Wearing a mask can prevent the spread of the plague." Ye Chuqiu gave her a mask, "It's commendable that you are filial, but you still need to pay attention to protection."
The little girl saw the mask on Ye Chuqiu's hand, hesitated for a moment, shook her head firmly, and walked quickly towards the small yard in front of her, "I'm not afraid of infection. If my father dies, I will live alone in this world."
, it’s interesting to be alone.”
"What a silly girl. Your father must also want you to live well. Moreover, everyone's physique is different. If you don't pay attention to protection, you may be dead when your father recovers." Ye Chuqiu also raised his eyebrows.
Followed step by step.
The little girl didn't answer her anymore. She walked to the door of the small courtyard, stretched out her hand to push the door open, and shouted inside, "Dad, I'm back."
The yard is not big. Nowadays, people like to plant a few fruit trees in the yard, and the little girl’s house is no exception. There is a pear tree planted in the yard. It’s just because there has been a lot of rain this year, so there are only sparse knots on the tree.
Got some fruits.
"Ahem, Wantong, you're back."
Following a cough, a hoarse voice appeared in Ye Chuqiu's ear.
"Dad, why are you up?"
The little girl walked over quickly and saw a wizened old man with gray hair, basking in the sun against the mud wall.
The old man was very thin, and his skinny body was slightly curled up. When he saw outsiders, he stood up. It was the dog days of summer, and even in the evening, the sun was very hot, but he seemed to be shaking a little from the cold.
"I can't recover from my illness just lying down." The man said. When he saw the little girl approaching him, he quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief, but stretched out a hand in front of him to stop her.
Moving forward, "Wantong, this disease is contagious, please stay away from me."
"Dad, I'm not afraid. If something happens to you, there's no point in living alone. We might as well go to the underworld to reunite as a family." Wan Tong said, taking two steps forward with red eyes.
"Wantong!"
The old man's tone was a bit harsh, and Wantong could only stop. His eyes were instantly covered with a layer of mist, and after a while, tears began to fall down in large drops.
Her father had no idea what she had gone through today. She was almost kidnapped by robbers. Now that she was able to come back alive, she wanted to hug her father and seek some comfort from him, but he wouldn't let her.
"I'm telling you a joke."
Seeing that Wantong was obedient, the old man turned to look at Ye Chuqiu who was standing in the yard, and shouted to her: "You are here to see a doctor, right? Just stand in the yard, I will let Wantong go to you.
look."
"She is a friend I invited."
The little girl turned around and walked to the hut in the middle of the yard, put her backpack under the eaves, secretly wiped her tears, and then waved to Ye Chuqiu, "Come in."
"It turns out to be a friend. It's rare for you to have a friend. Go and entertain her." The old man said, and then he lowered his head and coughed twice.
Ye Chuqiu then walked in. The little girl took a rag and wiped the tables and chairs clean again. Then she asked Ye Chuqiu to sit down. She opened the cupboard, took a bowl, opened the upper shelf, and took out a jar.
, scraped some honey from it, put it in a bowl, then scooped out some water, stirred it with chopsticks, and put it in front of Ye Chuqiu, "You are thirsty, drink some water."
She placed the honey water in front of Ye Chuqiu, but she just opened the water jar at will, scooped out the cold water to drink, and then hurriedly walked to the backyard.
Ye Chuqiu looked around. The house was made of mud bricks and was very dilapidated. There was a stove inside. Next to the stove was a water tank. Opposite was a cupboard. In the center, there was the table where Ye Chuqiu was sitting.
and four stools, but other than that there was no other furniture.
Although the house was not big and there were not many furniture, it was kept very clean. Ye Chuqiu smelled a faint smell of medicinal materials, stood up and walked out of the back door. He saw several shelves outside the back door, with several items on them.
There is a dustpan, and the little girl is drying the medicinal materials in the dustpan.
"Did you pick all these medicinal materials?" Ye Chuqiu asked.
"Yeah." The little girl nodded.
"After you dry these medicinal materials, are you going to sell them in the city or use them to treat diseases in the village?" Ye Chuqiu asked again.
The little girl seemed a little embarrassed by Ye Chuqiu's words, so she only replied with a blushing face: "Most of them are sold in the city. My father is sick, and medical treatment requires money, and the price of food is very high now."
It’s expensive, so…”
"I'm just asking casually. No one thinks there's anything wrong with what you did." Ye Chuqiu quickly replied.
"My father is a very nice person. People in the village usually don't charge for medical treatment. They need medicinal materials. As long as my family has it, I will give it to them for free." The little girl lowered her head and replied while turning over the medicinal materials.
"How do you turn this over to dry? Let me help you." Ye Chuqiu saw that she was struggling to turn over the upper dustpan, so he walked over to help.
Previously, she thought the little girl was tall because she was too thin. When she slimmed down, she naturally looked taller. But in fact, she was more than half a head shorter than her.
"Thank you." The little girl said in a quiet voice, and she was no longer so afraid of her.
"By the way, where is your mother?" Ye Chuqiu asked casually while helping her dry the medicinal materials.
"My mother passed away a long time ago." The little girl lowered her head and replied, looking a little downcast.
"Oh, what's your father's name? What year is your father?" Ye Chuqiu asked again.
The little girl didn't want to answer Ye Chuqiu's question, but she was a little afraid of her. Facing her eyes, she didn't dare not answer. She just said: "My father's surname is An, and his name is An Heqing. He is forty-three years old this year."
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"Your father is only forty-three years old?" Ye Chuqiu felt very unbelievable when he heard this.
When she looked at him just now, she thought he was a waning old man, so she was surprised how he could give birth to a daughter as young as her, but she didn't expect that he was only forty-three!
At this age and appearance, what kind of ravages he has gone through over the years!
This is a bit older than my previous self.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. It's getting late. Do you want to stay for dinner?" By this time, the medicinal materials had been dried. The little girl walked into the house and asked Ye Chuqiu while scooping water for her hands.
Seeing Ye Chuqiu's killing scene, she was forced to be her accomplice. Even though Ye Chuqiu had helped her just now, she still desperately hoped that she would leave as soon as possible. She didn't want such a murderous person to disturb their lives.
"Why, are you so warm to me? Since you have given me such warm hospitality, I will reluctantly stay." Ye Chuqiu knew that she was eager to leave, but he said it deliberately.
The little girl's face turned cold, but she did not dare to say that she was not welcome. She just asked, "Then if you stay, what will you do with the two little tigers you left in the forest? Aren't you afraid that they will run away?"
"Don't be afraid, they are very good." Ye Chuqiu said and sat down at the table.
The sun was about to set. An Heqing moved the chair and moved another position with the sun.
The little girl sat on the stove and started to light the fire, while Ye Chuqiu walked out and chatted with An Heqing.
"Mr. An, I heard Wantong say that you are a doctor?"
"What kind of doctor am I? I can't even cure my own illness."
An Heqing covered his mouth and coughed twice. He looked up and saw Ye Chuqiu standing not far from him, as if he was still listening. Then he continued, "I only know a little bit about pharmacology. There is no doctor in the village. Some
When people have headaches and fever, they come to me, and over time, I have become what they call a doctor, making you laugh."
"No way, doctors don't heal themselves, but I feel that you, Doctor An, are not an ordinary person." Ye Chuqiu said.
"How do you say that?" After hearing this, An Heqing raised his head and glanced at Ye Chuqiu, with a look of inquiry in his eyes.
"Because your name is so nice, An Heqing. Ordinary people would not call you such a name." Ye Chuqiu smiled slightly and said, "I think you must have a story."
"Haha~cough cough~" An Heqing wanted to laugh, but he only laughed twice before his laughter was replaced by a cough.
"I know you have this disease. Do you have hot and cold spells? Even on hot days, you shiver with cold?" Ye Chuqiu asked.
"You know?" An Heqing raised his head and glanced at her.