The First Venerable of the Prosperous Age

When the old woman saw Lu Xiaosan suddenly trying to hug her, she paused for a moment, then smiled and shook her head, "Little friend, I'm just like you, a patient of Miss Wen."

Now that we're closer, we can tell that the woman's voice is definitely not Wen Ying's.

Lu Xiaosan bent down, "Then... big sister, what happened to your injured leg?"

Lu Xiaosan has never liked being inferior to others, so he always addresses even older people as brothers and sisters.

But the woman was overjoyed to hear this, and giggled with her lips pursed, as if the injury on her leg had already healed.

"Little friend, my leg was hit by a carriage a few days ago. That person was very fierce. He ran away very fast after hitting me."

"However, it's fortunate that Miss Wen Ying is a skilled doctor, otherwise, my mother-in-law... hehe, I wouldn't have been able to save this leg."

"A carriage?" Lu Xiaosan remembered that he had injured her leg by hitting her with a carriage. "Then... how is Wen Ying's leg injury?"

The woman patted her other leg and exclaimed excitedly, "I've always said that Miss Wen Ying must have come from heaven! The leg injury she gave herself was even more serious than mine, but she recovered in just two or three days!"

Lu Xiaosan was startled. "She injured her leg herself?" He then turned his head and pondered, "Didn't I accidentally bump into her while riding my bicycle?"

"Little friend, you don't know this, but in order to better treat patients, Miss Wen Ying will first get the same disease as the patients. She says this is called empathy, and only in this way can she take the best care of the patients."

"So that's how it is. No wonder she came to crash into my carriage that night, but I... accelerated and even hit her, yet she didn't hold a grudge and saved my life..." Thinking of this, Lu Xiaosan became even more anxious, determined to see what this angel looked like.

"Where is she now?" Lu Xiaosan asked hurriedly.

The woman glanced outside. "I saw them go out just now..."

"Them? Okay, then you should take good care of your injuries, big sister." With that, Lu Xiaosan got up and hurriedly ran outside.

Stepping out of the cabin, what greeted my eyes was: gold, gold, an endless expanse of gold.

As dusk falls, the sun withdraws its piercing rays, transforming into a golden, round disc that gently paints the sky and the lingering clouds that refuse to leave.

It was because of the lingering clouds' unwavering devotion that they blossomed into the most touching golden spectacle before parting; dusk is always the most romantic, even if it brings endless night…

Shifting the gaze downwards, it was still above the golden sky.

What lay before them was an endless sea of ​​gold. A gentle evening breeze rippled the golden sea. Jin Suizi, a shy girl, lowered her head bashfully. The golden wind carried away their day's fatigue and pain, leaving only the joy of harvest.

"Hey! Are you there?" Lu Xiao shouted. No matter how beautiful the scenery was, he couldn't move him. He just wanted to see the girl he wanted to see most in his life as soon as possible.

A golden breeze blew by, and the only response he received was the golden ears of grain bowing their heads and laughing.

In his excitement, Lu Xiaosan suddenly felt something pressing against his chest. He reached up and pulled out a gleaming silver bell with two characters engraved on it: San San.

“This is my bell, but who is San San?” Lu Xiao San shook the bell again, and the melodious and crisp sound instantly resounded throughout the rice field.

"Coming, coming!" A voice as melodious as a nightingale's echoed from the sea of ​​rice; it must be Wen Ying.

Lu Xiao was overjoyed and shouted, "I'm here!" He looked in the direction of Wen Ying's voice, but there was still a sea of ​​gold, and no one in sight.

The footsteps grew increasingly chaotic, but I still couldn't see anything.

"Huh, where did she go? And these footsteps... she really wasn't alone."

As I wondered what was happening, the golden sea in front of me began to ripple closer and closer, and a girl of about twelve years old ran out of the rice paddy.

Lu Xiaosan stood there, stunned. "No wonder... I... can't see her..."

The girl's hair, like the rice paddies, was a slightly messy blonde.

It is precisely this disheveled feeling that gives people the impression that she came from this golden sea, and that she should have come from here.

The blonde girl was Wen Ying. She saw Lu Xiaosan in the distance, smiled, but then unconsciously took two steps back, as if she was a little scared.

Lu Xiaosan excitedly took two steps forward, "Don't worry, I will never hurt you again, never."

"Woof woof!" Lu Xiaosan turned his head sharply at the sound, and a big yellow dog with golden fur pounced on him.

This yellow dog has a cylindrical muzzle, and when it jumps, it's as tall as a person.

"Ouch." Lu Xiaosan was tackled to the ground. "Ha, ha, ha, slurp slurp." The dog licked his face vigorously.

"So...so it was you who'd been licking me all this time...no wonder I couldn't see you in the rice paddies, you golden-haired thing..."

Lu Xiaosan had never seen this breed of dog in China, let alone such an enthusiastic creature. He couldn't bear to go against its wishes and let its hot tongue touch his face.

Lu Xiaosan held the warm, fluffy dog ​​in his arms. Seeing Wen Ying approaching with a smile, he said, "Sure enough, the golden retriever loves your scent the most."

Only then did we see that she was dressed in a thin brown cloth outfit, bare from ankle to toe, like a child who had just come out of nature.

She gently shook her head, her golden hair cascading down to reveal her clear, bright blue eyes, as if the stars and the sea had come to earth from them.

Looking further down, she had a straight nose and delicate lips. Her skin was as white as snow, but at this moment her face was dark and dirty, with some faint spots and bloody knife marks on her cheeks.

"Your hair...is dozens of times more beautiful than I imagined!"

Wen Ying's face flushed slightly.

Lu Xiaosan said again, "Wait, you... are a Hu person? No, but you look Han Chinese. Whatever, none of that matters anyway... Ouch..." As he spoke, the golden-haired man licked his tongue again.

Wen Yinglan rolled her blue eyes, somewhat helplessly, "Hmm, maybe so~" After saying that, she put on her hood and went into the house with a smile, leaving only Lu Xiaosan and the golden retriever outside.

Seeing the golden retriever licking itself so enthusiastically, Lu Xiaosan switched roles, licking the golden retriever from its face to its feet, making it howl and whimper, then lying on the ground and showing its white belly in a spoiled manner.

He didn't stop until his mouth was full of fur, then gently stroked the golden retriever's white belly, "Good boy..."

The golden retriever stuck out its red tongue and "ha, ha, ha..." looking very pleased with itself.

At sunset, in front of the cottage, amidst the sea of ​​rice, a man and a dog.

Lu Xiaosan touched the dog's belly and couldn't help but think about the past.

After a long while, Lu Xiaosan patted the dog's head and said, "Lazy dog, get up."

The golden retriever slurped its tongue back into its mouth, wagged its tail, and followed Lu Xiaosan into the wooden house.

Upon entering, they saw Wen Ying helping the woman with the injured leg leave from behind the house.

A middle-aged man had already brought a donkey cart from behind the house to pick her up, and the woman smiled and said goodbye to Wen Ying on the cart.

The elderly couple waved from their donkey cart as they slowly disappeared into the sunlit road.

As the woman with the injured leg walked away, Lu Xiaosan couldn't help but ask, "By the way, how did your leg injury heal?"

Wen Ying lowered her waving hand, and as she entered the house, she smiled and said with her hands behind her back, "I've always recovered quickly, maybe because I'm a doctor. Come on, let's go inside and talk."

Once inside, Lu Xiaosan stroked the dog's head and, seeing the knife scars all over her face, couldn't help but ask, "What... what happened to those knife scars on your face? Who did this? I'll go and kill him for you."

Wen Ying stumbled backward, her face contorted in shock, and hurriedly hugged herself, crying out, "No, don't do this to me..." The golden retriever also seemed startled and barked at the air.

"Did you draw that yourself?" Lu Xiaosan asked in surprise.

Wen Ying hugged herself and nodded.

"Why would you hurt yourself?" Lu Xiaosan said angrily.

Wen Ying looked aggrieved. "Because... a few days ago a patient came in, who also... had his face scratched."

Lu Xiaosan chuckled, "So, truly empathy is the highest level a doctor can achieve?"

Seeing Lu Xiaosan laugh, Wen Ying's smile immediately returned. "That's right, now I'm going to empathize with you."

As she spoke, she got up to get her things, and the golden retriever got up and followed her.

"What does the 'three' on this bell mean?" Lu Xiaosan pressed.

“Yes, you happen to be my thirty-third patient. There are many patients who are not able to call out in person, so I made many different bells. When the bell rings, I know who to deliver which medicine to.” Wen Ying said as she rummaged through her things.

"Oh, San San, I see."

"Alright, since you also have blond hair, I'll call you Little Golden Retriever from now on."

After saying that, she pointed to the dog behind her and said, "Let's call it Golden Retriever."

"The little golden retriever and the big golden retriever, absolutely wonderful."

Wen Ying smiled lightly, "If you like it and don't mind, then so be it." After saying that, she brought over a glass of black water.

Seeing the big golden retriever sniffing around the rim of the cup, the little golden retriever patted its head, "You can't drink it."

After saying that, she drank the black water in her cup in one gulp, and Wen Ying smiled, "Hmm, it's a bit bitter."

Lu Xiaosan's eyes widened. "What...what is this? Isn't it supposed to be off-limits to drink?"

Wen Ying smiled and replied, "This is the poison that was forced out of your body, Brother Lu. I told you I wanted to empathize with you."