Self Story

This day was the same as usual, Gu Xinglin went out for consultation not long after he got up.

What was different from the past was that when he returned home before sunset, he brought back an old man in tattered clothes.

The old man looked to be about 50 years old, his skin had become rough due to scavenging waste all the year round, but the old man's forehead was surprisingly flat, smoother than some wealthy families who ate delicacies from mountains and seas.

"Here we are." Gu Xinglin led the old man to the front and back of Zhou's house, and turned to the old man.

"En." The old man nodded.

"Knock knock—" Gu Xinglin began to knock on the door.

"Here we come, is the little doctor back?" Wen Ruoshui's voice quickly came from inside the room.

"Eh?" Wen Ruoshui couldn't help gasping slightly when he saw the person behind Gu Xinglin.

"Ah, this is—" Gu Xinglin was about to explain.

"Ah, Uncle Fu! It's you!" Unexpectedly, Wen Ruoshui hugged the old man happily, and shouted happily into the room, "Xiaoquan, come out! See who's here?"

"Who? Ah, Fu, Uncle Fu?" Mo Qingquan also had a look of surprise and surprise.

"Weak water, clear spring? Are you here?" Gu Xinglin looked at this and then that suspiciously.

"Ah," Wen Ruoshui got off the old man in embarrassment, "little doctor, I forgot to introduce you. This is my elder brother's savior. If it wasn't for Uncle Fu, my elder brother might have starved to death on the street. .”

Mo Qingquan nodded, "Yes, thanks to Uncle Fu for taking care of our family these years, otherwise Ruoshui and I would have had difficulty finding a school." Speaking of which, he looked at the old man, "Uncle Fu, you usually Don't you all like to leave your hut? What's going on today?"

"Haha," the old man patted Gu Xinglin's shoulder with a smile, and said loudly, "It's not because of this little genius doctor, he gave everyone free medical treatment all the way, and today he saw the area where I was, and then he checked out my doctor. I have a headache and need a quiet environment for acupuncture, so he invited me here."

"What? Uncle Fu, are you feeling unwell?" Wen Ruoshui and Mo Qingquan suddenly became nervous.

"It's not in the way, it's not in the way, the old problem left over from the early years, I didn't expect the little genius doctor to say that there is still a cure." The old man waved his hands hurriedly.

"Really? Little doctor?" Zhou's brother and sister looked at Gu Xinglin together.

"It's true. I've already thought about how to treat it. I originally wanted to give the old man the injections every day, and then send him the decoction. Now," Gu Xinglin said with a smile, "how about asking Uncle Fu to stay at home?" Leave it for a few days so that I can change the prescription at any time?"

Wen Ruoshui was stunned when she heard the words, she didn't know what to think, she bit her lips, and persuaded the old man, "Uncle Fu, I know that elder brother has never given up persuading you to leave the hut and live with me all these years, but It was rejected by you. But now, the little genius doctor has also spoken, why don't you agree?"

I thought the old man would still refuse as before, but I didn't expect the old man to nod quickly this time.

"Huh? Uncle Fu, what are you doing?" Wen Ruoshui asked in surprise.

"Well, let's go into the room first and talk slowly." The old man said as he entered the room first.

Gu Xinglin and the others looked at each other a few times, and then followed them in.

in the hall.

"Uncle Fu, what's going on?" After sitting down, Wen Ruoshui asked impatiently. After all, it was their family's wish for many years to ask Uncle Fu to live with them, but Uncle Fu has always refused. I can't think of the reason why the old man suddenly agreed.

"This," the old man took a sip of water, and then slowly explained, "I have to start with Tian Zeyi visiting me the other day."

"Brother?" Wen Ruoshui and Mo Qingquan looked at each other, and both saw surprises in each other's eyes:

"So, brother persuaded you?"

The old man nodded, "Yeah, actually, Uncle Fu, I don't have to guard the trash hut, it's just that I watched you three brothers and sisters grow up all these years, now that Shui'er and Quan'er are going to take the exam University, be a high-achieving student, in case you have a friend or classmate in the future, what do you think when you see an old man like me who picks up waste in this family? And Zeyi, how did that kid suffer over the past few years? I also know it very well, how can I bear to burden him again?"

"Then what are you doing now?" Wen Ruoshui asked strangely.

"It was Zeyi who took a long time to dispel my worries. He first moved me with emotion and asked me to believe that you and Quan'er are children who will never forget the kindness of their past benefactor just because of your friend's gossip. .Then he took out a lot of money that he said was from a job entrusted by a partner who met a little miracle doctor recently, and said that he still has a job now, just to not be so idle. He considered My legs and feet are inconvenient, and I may not be used to the stairs here, so I thought about renting a larger courtyard house in the area where I picked up waste, and we moved there together. Alas," the old man said and patted his thigh, "It's so considerate My child, what else can I say? So, I told him to let me think about it for two days. As a result, within two days, I ran into this kind-hearted little genius doctor."

"Haha! This means that the whole family does not enter one family! Uncle Fu, you are destined to enter our Zhou family!" Wen Ruoshui clapped her hands with a smile, and then she grabbed Mo Qingquan's hand, "Go , Koizumi, let’s go out to the market and buy some good vegetables, and we’ll greet Uncle Fu tonight. We’ll also choose some vegetarian dishes that the little doctor likes.”

After Wen Ruoshui and Mo Qingquan rushed out of the house——

"You sit down first, I'll go to the room to get some things." Gu Xinglin said to the old man.

"Okay, you go." The old man replied with a smile.

Half an hour later, Gu Xinglin stuck the last needle on the old man's head, "Okay, now just wait for 10 minutes and take the needle."

The old man shook his head curiously, pointed at the needles all over his head, and said, "This medical skill is really amazing, I really see that you are so good at your young age, little genius doctor."

Gu Xinglin pursed his lips and smiled, but didn't answer.

After a long while, "Oh—" the old man sighed.

Gu Xinglin hurriedly raised his head from a pile of herbs, "Uncle Fu, what's wrong?"

"No," the old man waved his hand, "I just remembered that I used to hear people say that people like to flock together. I didn't really believe it, but today, I really believe it."

"Ah?" Gu Xinglin was a little confused.

The old man smiled nonchalantly, "Have you ever told the little genius doctor before that you are actually very independent?"

"Poison? Is it vicious?" Gu Xinglin shook his head puzzled.

The old man smiled and shook his head in denial, "It's not the poison, it's the canine part, the one with a worm."

Gu Xinglin blinked, but did not answer.

The old man continued, "In our time, because of a special reason, there were usually many brothers and sisters, and some families couldn't support so many children, so they gave away a lot. There are very few children who get independence. Then there are children now, because the country calls for "only one child", so there are many families with only one child. But this kind of independence is not the same as that of the little genius doctor I mentioned. Your independence is very similar to that of Zeyi's child. If there is no one around you to pull you, you will feel lonely at any time. The kind of loneliness that will disappear from this world." The old man said this and concluded with a smile, "I used to always worry that after Quan'er Shui'er got married and became independent from this family, that child Zeyi would grow old alone. Now, when I see you, the little genius doctor, I feel much more relieved."

After that, Gu Xinglin still didn't say a word between getting the needle for the old man and the time when Zhou's brothers and sisters bought vegetables and went home.

At dinner that day, when Zhou Ze came back from work, he was stunned for a long time when he saw the old man. After being reminded by Wen Ruoshui, he hid his red eyes and said something to wash his hands first. Face, and fled to the bathroom.

Seeing this scene, Gu Xinglin's eyes flickered, as if he had realized something.