When Old Scholar Guo saw the little boy with a gray-brown bunt, he looked exactly like the previous one, but he felt a little excited.
"Qingyu, Qingyu, is it right this time?" Guo Laoxiucai said excitedly.
Mei Qingyu stood on Mei Qinghuang's side. The two brothers may look alike at first glance, but those who are familiar with them can tell them apart based on their expressions.
Mei Qingyu is young, but his eyebrows and eyes already have a calmness that is incompatible with his age.
"What do you want from me, old gentleman?" he asked again.
The old scholar Guo coughed: "That's right, would you like to become my teacher and study with me?"
Mei Qingyu didn't seem surprised, he just asked politely: "Why?"
The old scholar Guo coughed: "Because you are a talented person, I can't bear to have you buried in this small mountain village; and because I just came back from the gate of hell yesterday, I am worried that I will not have any students with my knowledge to inherit the mantle."
Mei Qingyu nodded lightly: "I see. It's just that I am fleeing from famine now. Firstly, I don't have the energy to study with the old gentleman. Secondly... it's hard to say where I will settle down in the future and how I will live. I'm afraid of this."
I am going to live up to your kindness."
Old scholar Guo was obviously a little anxious. He said anxiously: "It doesn't take much time to study..."
After a pause, Mr. Guo seemed to realize the gaffe in his words. He coughed and said, "What I mean is that you can review while you are on the road. The key to learning is perseverance."
However, Mei Qingyu shook his head and did not let go. He only said: "Thanks to the wrong love of the old gentleman, I really don't have any extra energy at the moment. Fortunately, I am still young and the days are still long, so I am not in a hurry for this moment."
Qiao Huaping glanced at Mei Qingyu with a half-smile, and then at the old scholar Guo.
Old scholar Guo didn't realize that from just now on, the rhythm of this conversation had been controlled steadily by her Yubao.
Seeing Mei Qingyu's determination, Mr. Guo just smiled and shook his head no matter what.
The old scholar Guo became more and more unwilling, and could only look at Qiao Huaping: "Ms. Qiao, there is no harm in studying. If your child is not sensible, you are not sensible either? Why don't you give me some advice?"
Qiao Huaping spread his hands, shook his head, and said deeply: "The child is old and has his own ideas. I can't control it."
Seeing that he could not persuade the mother and son, the old scholar Guo could only sigh and left angrily.
After the Guo family left, Mei Qingyao clicked her tongue and complained in a low voice: "Why does the old scholar look so eager to tie up his second brother?"
Qiao Huaping chuckled.
She could more or less guess what Mr. Guo's purpose was.
Don’t you just want to tie her up?
Fortunately, although her Yubao is young, she is sober and as smart as a young adult. Knowing that old scholar Guo suddenly came to take the initiative to recruit disciples, it will definitely not be that simple, but she does not need to worry about it...
"boom!"
Outside the cave, there was a strong wind and rain, and thunder roared, shaking as if the entire cave was shaking.
When Qiao Huaping saw Mei Qingyu, who was as calm as an old dog just now, his face turned pale!
His body also trembled slightly.
Qiao Huaping: "..."
I understand, Yubao is afraid of thunder.
But looking at him frozen in place without moving, he was obviously embarrassed to say it.
"boom!"
Another angry thunder.
Many children in the cave were so frightened that they hid in their mother's arms and trembled, and some even screamed.
Mei Qingying was surprisingly courageous, but she was not afraid of this.
She was squatting on the ground, playing the pond-hopping game with herself, playing very leisurely.
Mei Qinghuang muttered: "...I don't know if the meat will taste better if the meat is struck by lightning."
Qiao Huaping: "..."
OK, I respect you for being a qualified foodie.
Qiao Huaping stepped forward and hugged Mei Qingyu.
Mei Qingyu's small body stiffened slightly.
"Oh, thunder is a bit scary." Qiao Huaping hugged Mei Qingyu, as if chatting, "When I was a child, I encountered a particularly big thunder at home. I was always worried that the thunder would hit me.
On my head. It’s a pity that no one at home could hug me at that time... Yuyu, let’s hug me for a while, I won’t be afraid anymore.”
Mei Qingyu's little body softened.
He gently leaned his head on Qiao Huaping's shoulder and said softly: "Mom, you are so naughty, you are actually afraid of thunder."
Qiao Huaping admitted frankly: "What's the matter? Everyone has something to be afraid of."
Mei Qingyu raised the corners of her mouth and said nothing more.
It rained heavily for most of the day.
Village Chief Lu looked sad. It was raining and it was difficult to start the journey. The trip would be delayed again.
But there is nothing we can do about it. Rainy days are prone to disasters. For the sake of the lives of the whole village, we must be cautious.
Mei Qinghuang still remembers the last time after the rain, Qiao Huaping took them to catch wild oil seeds and fry them to eat. The oil was sizzling and fragrant, delicious and fun.
He looked at Qiao Huaping expectantly.
Qiao Huabing flicked Mei Qinghuang's little head: "We have to wait until the sun comes out, and the ground is not so wet... It's already late today, the sun is probably gone, and there is probably water everywhere.
.If you step out and step into a swamp pit, you won’t be able to be saved.”
Mei Qinghuang responded honestly.
It had rained outside, so the floor and walls of the cave became wet and damp. Coupled with poor ventilation, it was too uncomfortable to stay in the cave.
Qiao Huaping was thinking about making a mint drink to dispel the heat and refresh herself - the last time she encountered a big bush of wild mint in the forest, she was not polite to them, she uprooted it and planted it in her space.
inside.
Just as he was thinking about it, Qiao Huaping heard a scream coming from somewhere in the cave: "Ah!"
Qiao Huaping immediately stood up and looked towards the source of the sound.
I saw that there was already chaos over there. There was no light in the depths of the cave, and it was dark and cramped. It was noisy for a long time, and finally even Zhu Xiangyi went over carrying the medicine box.
Of course, Zhu Xiangyi did not go to watch the excitement, but because a villager who was resting deep in the cave was bitten by something unknown on his hand, and half of his arm was turned blue.
Qiao Huaping heard Sister Du come back and gossip with her while shaking the cattail leaf fan, saying that the wound was also very strange. She didn't know what kind of animal bit it. Looking at the tooth marks, it turned out to be two rows of fangs inside and outside.
Qiao Huaping's eyelids twitched.
"... I searched deep inside the cave for a long time with a torch, but I couldn't find what it was that bit me. It was strange." Sister Du shook her cattail leaf fan twice and wondered, "Did you come outside?... Look.
That tooth mark must be quite big, what exactly is it?"
Sister Du finally concluded: "Anyway, be careful when you take your child to bed tonight...it's quite scary. Even Dr. Zhu doesn't know what it is, so he can only treat the wound briefly."