"What are you looking at, sister?"

On a hot summer day, both sides of the dirt road that should have been connected to the shade of trees were so empty that it made people feel uncomfortable. There was only dry and cracked earth as far as the eye could see.

Wutong turned his head, moved his eyes away from a tree with almost bare branches, and touched the little girl in front of him who only reached her waist: "...It's nothing, Xiaojiu, how is your mother's health now? ?”

"Hmm. The miracle doctor looked at her before going out this morning and said she was getting better." The uneven short hair looked like it was tied up and then cut with scissors. The joints of his shirt and pants were patched, and the color was washed until they turned white. Although he is thin and small, he is carrying a large adult backpack, which is full of various herbs. In order not to attract attention, some wild vegetables that can barely be eaten as food are spread on it.

Wutong pressed his hat down: "That's it, that's good."

"Sister, take me." He wiped his gray hands on his body, Xiaojiu pursed his lips, and stretched out his hand towards Wutong with bright eyes.

Wutong didn't dislike it. After holding it, he let the other party swing it back and forth happily: "Let's go, let's go back."

The war spread a few days ago, and the impact was not that big. After all, Wutong and Qingqiu had been in a state of no fixed residence since they met. With the sky as the bed and the earth as the bed, wherever you go is your destination. Move to a new place every two days.

But the reason why she stayed so long uncharacteristically this time was because Qingqiu said that she was full of kindness - she was hit by a falling stone while trying to save Xiaojiu. I had been asleep for several days and only recently woke up.

They come, the security.

If you choose to stay here, you must have a reasonable identity when necessary. So, just like they pretended to be in the past, the two of them became rare and valuable barefoot doctors in this village. I know a little bit about bandaging and pharmacology, and I know some edible wild vegetables and herbs.

The main reason is that Qingqiu plays a greater role, she can be regarded as an assistant apprentice at most.

After learning what happened, Xiaojiu's mother invited the two of them to stay here on the grounds that it was a life-saving grace. Although the family is poor, basic shelter from the wind, rest, and quenching thirst is enough.

As a demon god, Qingqiu had no idea of ​​refusing to be disturbed in human thoughts. Even if Wutong was awake, he would still live unshakably. I go out during the day and come back near evening, sometimes returning empty-handed, sometimes bringing some food that I can eat.

But Wutong is a real human being. Although my limbs are intact, I live and eat for free every day, as if there are ants crawling all over my body. Moreover, a few days before she woke up, Qingqiu still disliked her for being a troublemaker and clumsy person, and refused to follow her when she went out.

As a result, Wutong had a bad conscience, and now he takes on tasks such as collecting medicines and going door-to-door to help deal with injuries and illnesses that he can.

It's not too troublesome. After all, when it comes to life-saving, everyone's acceptance level will be quite high. So as the days passed, she and Qingqiu had surprisingly good reputations here.

In fact, over the past few days, Wutong has come to realize that this village is simple at best, but a bit feudal and ignorant at worst.

Barter and labor compensation are the best methods of exchange here.

"Auntie, my sister and I are back!" Xiaojiu put down the straw basket, walked to the stove, opened the lid of the pot to see if the vegetable porridge inside was finished. Then he turned around and leaned half of his body into the basket, and quickly picked out the herbs that he would use for a while.

The woman with drooping eyebrows and a single shirt nodded slightly towards Wutong and put down the sewing in her hand: "Ahem...Thank you for taking care of me. Xiaojiu didn't cause you any trouble."

Wutong: "She..."

"I'm very obedient! I didn't cause any trouble to my sister. Huh, my mother-in-law has to ask every time." Smelling the smell of the medicine dregs, Xiaojiu stopped silently, pinched his nose and shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Children, don't interrupt when adults are talking. You are still obedient like this. Ahem...How can I not know what you are like? Stop talking so much and do what you have to do." No matter how weak you are, you will still be beaten when your children do something wrong. spare energy. The woman casually picked up the bedside broom and pretended to beat someone. Xiaojiu subconsciously covered her butt and ran away: "What a terrible thing. Oh yes, Miss Wutong, the miracle doctor came back a few quarters of an hour ago, and then She happened to be going to visit the house where her leg was broken at the entrance of the village, so I told you not to go out."

In fact, the original words of the miracle doctor were - he is so weak that he would be knocked unconscious for several days even if he was hit by a stone. What if he died when he went out and bumped into one day. Forget it, I'm going out. If that guy comes back, let her stay there and don't let anyone die outside without me watching.

The woman did not recount her exact words, but Wutong could guess it. He nodded as if he agreed, then took the basket and went outside the courtyard to start processing it.

Qingqiu is a demon god, and he has little or even a blank understanding of many common senses of human beings. For example, when faced with a patient whose leg could not be saved due to the war, Qingqiu would directly amputate the leg without considering the impact it would have on a poor family or what it would mean to the patient himself.

In Qingqiu's view, it was just a leg. Is losing a leg more serious than losing a life?

Wutong looked up at the sky.

Xiaojiu originally had an older brother, but unfortunately one day he went out to hunt for wild vegetables and never came back, leaving only the grass basket on the edge of the cliff and his sick mother in bed.

Xiaojiu was very emotional at the time and didn't believe that her brother was dead. It was obvious that the other party was just going out as usual, carrying a straw basket and wearing a cloth so small that his ankles and arms were exposed...

Everything is no different from the countless previous yesterdays, but why am I alone today and never come back?

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like