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Zhong Chongtang was sitting in the cabin, lowering his head and thinking about something, when he heard the movement, he raised his head, smiled, and shouted: "The fifth day of the lunar new year."

Chu Wu walked in without answering, put Chu Liu beside Zhong Chongtang, turned around and went out again, brought in a wooden bucket of warm water for a while, tore off a cloth sheet, soaked it in water, twisted it, and pulled it away. Zhong Chongtang's big hand wiped it for him.

"The fifth day?" Zhong Chongtang called out again.

Chu Wu looked up and saw that he was sweating all over his face, so he covered his face with the whole cloth and wiped it vigorously.

Zhong Chongtang smiled and tilted his head back, leaning against the bulkhead, and let him wipe.Chu Liu staggered up and leaned on the side of the wooden barrel, scooping up water with his small hands and sprinkled Zhong Chongtang on his body. He also wanted to help, but it was a waste of help.Chu Wu threw the cloth sheet back into the bucket, took him aside, and cursed: "You stupid boy!"

"The fifth day of the lunar new year." Zhong Chongtang called him again. The fifth day of the fifth day hugged the sixth day in a daze, and turned his head to meet his eyes as if making up his mind, and said in a solemn voice: "Mr. Chongtang, Miracle Doctor Mou told me everything." .”

"Well," Zhong Chongtang nodded, and said: "You know what Miracle Doctor Mou has to say, and you listen to what I have to say first. Tan Zhonglu promised me that as long as I live, she won't come to grab the sixth day." , she is a person with great faith, and I should try my best to live on just because of the words she promised, and one more day is one day. It’s just that I’m standing on such a piece of water right now, I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, In case there is any change, not only will I not be able to protect you, but I will also be a burden."

"No! Mr. Chongtang..." Chu Wu rushed.

Zhong Chongtang shook his head slightly, motioning him to stop talking, then stopped himself, frowned as if he had endured a burst of toxicity, and said again, "Butler Su doesn't want to let us go to Weibei, but the Zhong family doesn't want us to go to Weibei." I'm not in a hurry to snatch people, as long as I can't get to the Hou's mansion and can't make a comeback, it's fine, and it won't appear that they are acting viciously if I die. Both of them are happy to be trapped here on the sixth day, and maybe they can attract the remnants of the Three Corpses to come again. I took the opportunity to kill. These are what I wanted to understand earlier, but I have been in a daze for the past two days, and I really can’t think of what will happen next, how to escape. You, me, Chu Liu, the three of us are now hanging on others Hand, if I lose my mind again, you will be left alone. I have to tell you, even if I live, I can only maintain the time on this boat, and there will be thousands of difficulties in the future. I am afraid that I will not be able to help you Yes. Chu Wu, now you can still get away and ask Xiao Su to try to take you away, it is enough for me and Chu Liu to stay here."

Chu Wu shook his head vigorously, and hugged Chu Liu tightly in his arms.

Zhong Chongtang looked at the two of them, his eyes glowed with a layer of water, his voice was lower, and he said slowly: "If you want me to live... this matter is very serious, and it is not possible at all. I should ask you a child, but I can only ask you, until I can't move every day and become a fool every day, the most difficult thing is you. On the fifth day of the lunar new year, you want to understand, do you want me to survive?"

"Even if, even what you said... I still want you to live, I know you are hurting, you are uncomfortable, I know you will get worse and worse in the future... But I still want you to live." Chu Liu Said with a crying voice, but did not cry.

"Then you have to promise me one thing."

"it is good."

"Listen to me first, you have to promise me that if there is a chance to escape, you will run away with Chu Liu, and leave me alone, Lao Mou will take care of me."

"That won't work! What's the difference between me leaving now!"

"It's different, you don't know when the turning point will be, maybe a day or two, maybe ten days or eight days, maybe January or two months... I might be stupid after taking the medicine. I'm not me anymore. I'm useless, it's better to leave it to Lao Mou to test the medicine, anyway, I'm half dead, so no one will kill them all." Zhong Chongtang said with a wry smile.

"I will take you with me, no matter where I go." Chu Wu said holding back tears.

"Okay, on the fifth day of the lunar new year, don't be stubborn." Zhong Chongtang said: "You have to agree, or I won't take Lao Mou's medicine, and I have to send you away with a clear head."

On the fifth day of the fifth day of the lunar new year, he bent his neck and lowered his head, only thinking in his heart that he would break his promise once, and just promise him indiscriminately, just don't do what he said.Chu Liu lay in his arms, stretched out his hand to scratch his chin, Chu Wu pressed his hand down, and said to Zhong Chongtang: "That's all right."

"You swear by the life of Chu Liu." Zhong Chongtang said.

"Mr. Chongtang!" Chu Wu called out.

"You are a smart kid who can deceive people. My brain is not working well now, so don't lie to me." Zhong Chongtang said.

Chu Wu was a little angry, pulled Chu Chuli's arm, held his hand and made a swearing gesture, and said, "My Chu Wu, no, Ye Weiliao swears on Feng Pingping's life, if there is a chance to escape, he will leave immediately." Mr. Chongtang ignores us and just runs first, if there is any violation, there will be a thunderbolt!"

After Zhong Chongtang listened, he collapsed limply as if all the strength in his body had been relieved, and he was about to fall crookedly.

On the fifth day of the lunar new year, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him lie down, touching his head and face was still cold, picked up the cloth sheet and wiped it for him.While wiping, she tilted her head and glanced at Chu Liu, thinking that Chu Liu is no longer called Feng Pingping, and should not be punished by him, if it doesn't work, she will run away first and then come back, which is not considered a breach of oath.

"Mr. Chongtang, then you need to take medicine and live well," Chu Wu said.

"Okay, I'm alive. As long as you want me to live, I'll be with you." Zhong Chongtang said.

The fifth day of the lunar new year rubbed against his leg, which was heavy and icy, as unconscious as a piece of frozen wood.

Chu Liu circled around them, crawling around trying to help, Chu Wu tore a piece of cloth to wet it, and gave him a piece of calf to wipe.Zhong Chongtang lay there and let the two of them do their jobs, smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled, and fell asleep halfway through.

On the fifth day of the fifth day of the lunar new year, Zhong Chongtang was covered with a quilt, and the sixth day was called to watch over him. He brought out a bucket of dirty clothes to wash them, and put one on the side of the boat after washing.Seeing that Mou Jianchun and two groups of people were still arguing on Jiangxin Island, it was dark, and they all carried lanterns for more light, and there were two more people.The Zhong family has an extra Zhong Boyou, and the Hou's mansion has an extra forty-something woman, with a thick waist, a tall figure and a big face, standing there to intimidate everyone looks more powerful than Zhong Boyou, probably because Su Shuichao said before Aunt Wei Wei Wei.

Mou Jianchun didn't talk very much, just closed his eyes and rested his mind, and only Zhong Boyou and Wei Yuxuan exchanged a few words on both sides.Through the sound of wind and water, I can't really hear it.

On the fifth day of the fifth day of the lunar new year, I was a little dazed from crying and exhaustion. I took two buckets of river water and poured them down from head to toe, and untied my clothes and put them on the side of the boat.When the river wind blew, it was so cold that he shivered all over, Xiaotiao shouted: "The sixth day, the sixth day!"

Chu Liu dragged the cloth sheet and ran over from the cabin, Chu Wu picked him up, unwrapped him, and wrapped the two of them together, Chu Liu thought he was cold, so he whimpered in his arms Calling, Chu Wu pressed him not to move around and specially iced him.

"What's the trouble?" Mou Jianchun suddenly leaned over to the side of the boat, turned over, and asked impatiently, "Did you finish what you were asked to do?"

"Yes." Chuwu nodded and said, "Mr. Chongtang agreed to take the medicine."

"The little guy is good, very useful." Mou Jianchun stretched out his hand and patted his head, soaked in water, and shook it disgustingly, regardless of whether he was wet after wading through the water.

"Mr. Mou, what's going on with you?" Chuwu peeked at Jiangxin Island, people on both sides were retreating, and a few lights flashed by and landed on the bows of their respective ships. "Did they agree?"

"Well, those two who can talk have come out to talk, it's done." Mou Jianchun said.

"The Zhong family wanted to kill Mr. Chongtang, but Steward Su didn't want to save him either. How did you convince them?" Chu Wu wondered.

"I didn't need to persuade, I just said, 'Zhong Chongtang can't be cured, I want to use him to test the medicine', they argued with each other and persuaded each other, I didn't listen to what they said at the end, I calculated too much I don't care about that much, I have to think about how to prepare the medicine." Mou Jianchun said.

"Oh..." Chu Wu thought that he wanted the Zhong family not to get in the way of his ugly words, but it was still ugly, so he lowered his head and put his chin on Chu Liu's head.

"Don't worry, I promised you to do my best to treat him, and I will do it!" Mou Jianchun said.

"Hmm!" Chu Wu nodded.

Mou Jianchun went into the cabin again and inspected Zhong Chongtang carefully. Seeing that he was in a deep sleep, he opened his teeth and put a piece of flattened ointment under his tongue, swallowed slowly, and wrapped a piece of medicine on the wound on his leg. Press it up and tie it up again.He stood up and told Chu Wu to watch carefully. He wanted to go ashore to dispense medicine and come back tomorrow.

"Maybe it will take a little more work. The Zhong family proposed that I can cure him, but I can no longer step into the territory of the Hou Mansion, and I can't have anything to do with the Hou Mansion. The medicine materials in the Hou Mansion are all ready, and I will go to Weinan to find medicine, or go farther away. It takes time and trouble." Mou Jianchun said.

"What about Butler Su? Don't you want to see a doctor for him too?" Chu Wu asked.

"What are you showing him! He'll let me go in and out again? You're just as worried as Zhong Chongtang, whoever cares about good or bad! I've given Su Zishu a prescription! His injury doesn't change. , it’s just that the oil is running out day by day, so there’s no need to switch recipes.” Mou Jianchun said.

"Keep your voice down, don't wake up Mr. Chongtang." Chu Wu said.

"Hey——" Mou Jianchun stared at him resentfully, turned around and got out of the cabin, angrily wading through the water and walking back to the boat he came in in the dark, the boatman rocked the boat to the south bank.

Thinking about what he said lightly, to find such a glimmer of hope from the confrontation between the Weinan Zhong family and the Weibei Houfu, it took a lot of effort, and even more effort to find medicine and cure.It is not in vain for Mr. Chongtang to have such a life-and-death friendship.

Chu Wu was thinking wildly, Chu Liu fell asleep in his arms, he sat quietly staring at Zhong Chongtang who was lying on the opposite side, but his mind could not be calm for a moment, thinking over and over again the things in the day and dusk, I don't know if I was wrong.Zhong Chongtang slept deeply, but it was rare for him to be peaceful. From time to time, he frowned tightly in his sleep, gritted his teeth, and twitched his hands slightly, as if he was enduring great pain.Chu Wu watched, gradually lowered his head to Chu Liu's shoulder, and began to cry silently.

In the middle of the night, I suddenly heard a few strange noises. Chu Wu was startled and looked up, thinking that Zhong Chongtang was finally struggling to wake up in pain. If he couldn’t hear it again, there was a sound of knocking and bumping that seemed to come from the bottom of the boat, and there was also splashing water The sound, the shaking of the ship didn't follow the water waves back and forth, it swayed twice.

On the fifth day of the lunar new year, I got up and lay down on the board of the boat, and listened hard to my ears. Someone was chiseling the boat.