Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

Following the route indicated by the old lady, Chu Tian soon arrived at a house.

I knocked on the door and asked, "Auntie, are you home?"

"Come on, come on!"

A hearty voice came from the room.

Then a slightly thin figure appeared at the door. It was the lady I had just met.

"Chu Tian, ​​come on, come in quickly."

The old lady warmly welcomed Chu Tian into the yard.

yard.

A little boy of four or five years old was squatting on the ground, playing with mud with great concentration.

He used his dirty little hands to mold a human figure, and was muttering something, but no one knew what he was saying.

"Zhu Zi, come here and call uncle." The old lady called to the little boy.

The little boy raised his head and looked at Chu Tian curiously with his big eyes.

He stood up slowly, walked in front of Chu Tian, ​​and called out in a baby voice, "Hello, uncle."

"So nice."

Chu Tian smiled and touched his head, but felt something was wrong with the touch.

This child's hair is as dry as straw and has no luster at all.

He lowered his head and looked carefully, and found that the little boy's face was sallow and his lips were a little pale.

His eye sockets were slightly sunken, and his small body looked frail, completely lacking the vitality that one should have at his age.

"Come on, Chu Tian, ​​go inside first and have a drink of water."

The old lady welcomed Chu Tian into the house and poured him a glass of water.

The light in the room was a little dim and the furniture was very simple.

An old wooden table was placed in the middle of the room, with a few stools placed randomly.

In a corner of the table, there was a chipped coarse porcelain bowl with a little turbid rice soup left in it.

"The house is simple, Chu Tian, ​​don't despise it, drink water, drink water."

The old lady greeted us warmly, but there was a hint of awkwardness in her words.

"Auntie, it's okay, don't bother."

At this time, the little boy also walked in timidly.

The old lady said to the little boy, "Zhu Zi, go wash your hands."

The little boy obediently walked to the water tank, scooped up a handful of water with his dirty little hands, and washed himself a few times.

After washing his hands, the little boy came in again.

Chu Tian took out a handful of candies he had prepared in advance from his pocket and handed them to the little boy.

"Come, Zhuzi, try this candy, it's really delicious."

The little boy's eyes lit up, but he didn't reach out to take it immediately. Instead, he looked at the old lady.

Seeing the old lady nod, he carefully took the candy and said sweetly, "Thank you, uncle."

"Come, sit next to your uncle." Chu Tian said, pointing to the small stool beside him.

The little boy sat down next to Chu Tian obediently. Chu Tian put his hand on his wrist and began to take his pulse.

The little boy's pulse was very weak and its beat was irregular, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, and sometimes absent.

This is……

Chu Tian frowned slightly, and had a vague guess in his mind, but it still needed further confirmation.

On the side, the old lady observed Chu Tian's expression worriedly.

Seeing Chu Tian frowning, he asked anxiously, "Xiaotian, how is it? Can Zhuzi's illness be cured?"

Chu Tian relaxed his brows and said with a smile: "Auntie, Zhuzi's disease can be cured, but the child's constitution is a little weak and needs to be slowly adjusted."

When the old lady heard this, her heart finally settled down. "It's good if it can be cured, it's good if it can be cured! This child has a miserable life. He has been weak and sickly since he was young. Sigh..."

"Auntie, Zhuzi is born with a deficiency, which leads to a deficiency of Qi and blood. That's why he gets sick so often."

"Qi and blood deficiency?" The old lady was confused. "What kind of disease is this?"

"To put it simply, Zhuzi's innate constitution is weak, which leads to insufficient Qi and blood in his body, so he often gets sick."

"But don't worry, I'll prescribe some medicine for him when I get back. He'll be cured after taking a few doses."

When the old lady heard the word "prescription", her originally relaxed brows began to frown again.

"Prescribe some medicine...oh my god, will this medicine be expensive? How much will it cost?"

As she spoke, she awkwardly took out a crumpled handkerchief from her pocket.

Opening it layer by layer, there were a few coins wrapped inside.

"Auntie, what are you doing?" Chu Tian saw this and quickly held the old lady's hand. "This medicine is free, don't worry about it. I will send it to you when it is ready."

The old lady immediately became anxious, "How can that be possible! There is no point in letting people work for nothing!"

Chu Tian smiled helplessly and explained: "Auntie, it really doesn't cost money. I know some friends who don't charge for medicine."

The old lady obviously didn't believe it. "Xiaotian, are you embarrassed to ask me for money? Don't worry, although I don't have money, I won't let you suffer any loss..."

finally.

Chu Tian couldn't resist the old lady's insistence and took one dollar.

Chu Tian felt mixed emotions as he watched the old lady carefully fold the remaining coins and wrap them back into her handkerchief.

He knew that this dollar might be the food ration for their family for the next few days.

The old lady sent Chu Tian to the door, and Chu Tian told her that he would personally deliver it to her after he prepared the medicine.

After hearing this, the old lady nodded repeatedly, muttering things like "good people will be rewarded" and "Buddha bless you".

When he was almost at the door of Old Liu's house, Chu Tian heard hearty laughter and voices coming from the yard from afar.

To be more precise, it was a compliment to his voice.

"Let me tell you, when Chu Tian came here, he did a good thing for our village."

"What's the good news?"

"We hunted a big wild boar for our village, and the kid cooked it himself. His cooking skills are top-notch. I am still savoring the food."

"Brother Tian has great magical powers and can do anything."

"Look at him. He can hunt, cook, and speak and act politely. I swear, he will definitely be able to do great things in the future. Do you believe it?"

"Believe it! Uncle Liu, to be honest, we both thought the same when we first saw Brother Tian."

"However, I think you must be very outstanding since you can be friends with Chu Tian."

"No, no, we are just Brother Tian's little followers. It is our blessing to be friends with Brother Tian."

"Young man, you have good vision!"

"Hahahaha!"

Chu Tian listened for a while before pushing open the door and walking in.

……

yard.

Uncle Liu sat on the steps, puffing on his pipe and chatting with Fatty and Hu Bayi.

Seeing Chu Tian coming back, he immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile.

"Xiao Chu is back!"

Chu Tian smiled and nodded, then sat down next to Uncle Liu.

"How is it, is the child Zhuzi okay?"

Uncle Liu asked with concern, and the strong smell of cigarettes drifted away along with his words.

Chu Tian took the tea handed over by Aunt Liu and said lightly, "It's okay, he's just a little weak. I prescribed him some medicine. If he keeps drinking it, he will be cured."

"Oh, that's good, that's good. Zhuzi is such a pitiful child. He gets sick every other day. No matter how many medicines he takes, he still doesn't get better. His grandmother is so worried."

"That's right. The village doctor Wang has seen him several times, but there's been no improvement."

"I didn't expect that you, Xiao Chu, are so good at medicine at such a young age."

Chu Tian smiled sheepishly, "I only know a little bit, I'm just helping out."

"Brother Tian, ​​you are just too modest." The fat man interrupted, his tone full of admiration.

"By the way, Brother Tian, ​​I have processed all the cicadas and am waiting for you to come back and roast them for me."

The fat man said this, pointing to a pot of cicadas on the ground.