Amazing Pastoral World: Unparalleled Medical Queen
Chapter 9 Bet
When they were almost at the foot of the mountain, Lu Ke'er met a villager who was collecting firewood.
"Hey, isn't this Ke'er? I heard that you were injured, why are you going up the mountain alone?" The villager was about forty years old, of medium build, his clothes were patched and covered with dust and grass, his skin was dark, his temples were gray, and he was carrying a load of firewood and walking down the mountain.
Lu Keer recognized him. He was Uncle Lei Qi, a woodcutter from the west end of the village. Most of the villagers in Lingxia Village were surnamed Lei, and most of them were related. Uncle Lei Qi was the seventh among his cousins, so he was called Lei Qi. His grandfather was a cousin of Lei Qianggen's grandfather. He often went into the mountains to chop wood, and when winter was approaching, he would also burn some charcoal to sell and earn some hard-earned money. Uncle Lei Qi was a kind person and had a good relationship with Lu's father. In the past few winters, he had sent charcoal to her family several times.
"Hello, Uncle Seven." Lu Ke'er greeted him with a smile and replied, "The injury is not serious. The weather is good today, I will go up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables."
Lei Qi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Lu Ke'er to respond to him. Usually this girl was as timid as a little mouse.
"Haha, Ke'er is really capable. You picked so many, it's a whole basket. Hey, what are you holding in your hands?"
"I found a wild cat in the mountains. It was injured."
"Oh, Ke'er is really kind-hearted. After this wild cat recovers from its injury, it can help your family catch mice."
After hearing this, Xiaopa got a few black lines on his forehead.
It doesn't like catching mice.
"Uncle Lei Qi, thank you for lending my family money to buy medicine. We will definitely pay you back as soon as possible." Lu Ke'er said again.
"Oh, don't worry, don't worry! You kid, why are you so distant?" Uncle Lei Qi changed his shoulder and wiped the sweat off his face and said, "Your father helped me before. We are from the same village, so who can guarantee that we won't run into difficulties? It's my duty to help you."
The two walked and talked. When they turned a corner and were about to reach the door of Lu's house, they met Lin who had just come out of Ma Dani's house.
When Lin saw the bamboo basket on Lu Ke'er's back, she immediately shouted, "Oh, what did you dig?"
Before Lu Ke'er could react, Lin's fat hands had already reached out, flipped through the wild vegetables in the basket, and sneered, "What are these? Are they edible? Haha, little girl, are you really stupid? Even a fool wouldn't pick these wild grasses to eat. You picked so many, do you have a brain?"
After saying that, he burst into laughter.
Lei Qi hadn't noticed the wild vegetables in Lu Ke'er's bamboo basket before, but now he started to pay attention to them after hearing what Lin said. He saw that they were all vegetables that no one had ever eaten before, and his expression became serious: "Ke'er, you can't eat these wild vegetables carelessly. If they are poisonous, it could be fatal."
"Uncle Seven, I think this girl is comparable to that drooling idiot." Lin's voice was loud, wishing that everyone around could hear it. "Why did your parents give birth to such a deadly ghost like you? It's bad enough that you can't earn a penny for the family, but you want your whole family to die?"
Lu Ke'er was very annoyed.
This Lin, like Ma Dani, is annoying.
Ji, who had been anxiously waiting for Lu Ke'er to come back home, heard the voice and came out. Seeing Lu Ke'er being insulted by Lin, she was so angry that her lips trembled: "Lin Qin, how did my Ke'er offend you? How can you talk about a child like this?"
Lin sneered disdainfully: "Ji Li Niang, you don't know how to teach your child, I'm helping you. Otherwise, if your child is killed by your own silly girl, I'll see where you can cry!"
"you you……"
Seeing that Ji was so angry that she couldn't speak, Lu Ke'er sighed inwardly.
Ji was gentle and virtuous, but she had a weak character and had been bullied by the villagers in recent years.
"Aunt Lin, if you were as kind as Uncle Qi and reminded us, we would appreciate your kindness and thank you. But you were mean and malicious, insulting not only me but also my mother. We will never forgive you. Since you are so sure that these wild vegetables are poisonous, I will make a bet with you today. I bet that these wild vegetables are edible. How about it?"
"What?" Lin was stunned.
"Let's make a bet! Don't you understand?" Lu Ke'er stared at her coldly, "Or are you afraid of losing?"
"Lose?" Lin seemed to have heard something incredible and laughed, "I have walked across more bridges than you have walked on roads, how can I lose to a little girl like you? Let's bet! If you, the Lu family, are so desperate and want to go down the road of death, how can I stop you?"
"Ke'er..." Ji pulled Lu Ke'er's sleeve.
"It's okay, just watch." Lu Ke'er stroked the fur of the little scared dog in her arms and said to Lin, "The bet is the old hen in your house that lays eggs every day."
"Meow--" Hen, delicious. Xiao Pa Ni stretched out his tongue and licked his paw.
"What?" Lin screamed, "You little bitch! You're dreaming! I only have one egg-laying hen!" She thought that if she lost the bet, she would have to apologize to the little bitch, but she didn't expect that she would have to pay for her chicken. Most of the villagers in the village are so poor now. How many families can afford to eat eggs? Because her family has this precious chicken, they can not only sell the eggs to save some money, but also eat an egg every few days.
"Can't afford to lose?" Lu Ke'er glanced at her.
"Who... who will lose?" Lin's voice weakened.
This little girl is so calm and composed, and doesn't seem to be worried at all about losing. Are these weeds really edible?
Thinking of the girl's recent changes, Lin suddenly felt a little insecure. If she really lost, her husband would definitely not let her off. Thinking of the man's slap as big as a palm fan, Lin couldn't help but shudder.
"Well... that wild vegetable is for your family to eat anyway, what does it have to do with me? I still have to cook, I don't want to argue with you."
Ignoring Ji and Lu Ke'er, Lin left in a hurry.
"This Lin family, I don't know how many people hate them for their words." Lei Qi shook his head, looked at Lu Ke'er, and asked curiously, "Ke'er, are these wild vegetables really edible?"
"Eat!"
"How do you know? No one in our village eats it." Lei Qi couldn't help but wonder.
"Yes, Ke'er, you can't eat anything randomly." Even Ji was worried.
Lu Ke'er rolled her eyes and said, "Mom, have you forgotten? Last winter, a merchant from the town came to our village to collect mountain products. I went to watch the fun at that time, and he told me."
"Ah? Did someone come to collect mountain products last year?" Lei Qi wondered, "Why don't I have any impression of it?"
"Haha, Uncle Lei, maybe you went into the mountains to chop wood and make charcoal that day, so you don't know." Lu Ke'er made up an excuse.
"Ah, that's right." Uncle Lei Qi laughed and stopped dwelling on the matter. He looked at Lu Ke'er and became happier and happier. "Ke'er, you are really capable now. Come and play with my Dong Ling when you have time."
Dong Ling is Lei Qi's daughter, and she is about the same age as Lu Ke'er. Lu Ke'er and Dong Ling usually get along well.
Lu Ke'er agreed, said goodbye to Lei Qi, and followed Ji back home.
As soon as the two entered the door, Lu Ke'er closed the gate.
They didn't notice that Jin Feng from next door had just gone out to wash vegetables in the river. When Jin Feng saw Lu Ke'er close the gate, her eyes rolled, she didn't even wash the vegetables, and hurried back to find her mother.
"Mother, mother."
"What time is it? Why haven't you gone to wash the vegetables? Mom can't move now, her waist hurts so badly. Oh, that damn Lu Ke'er, how come she wasn't hit to death?" Ma Dani sat in the room, rubbing her waist and scolding.
"Mom, I just saw Lu Ke'er carrying a large basket of things back home." Jin Feng's face was filled with jealousy and hatred. "Mom, do you think Lu Ke'er found some treasures in the mountains?"
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