Chapter 428 That’s a pity

"Sister, he's injured and fainted!" Xiao Jiayuan jumped off the carriage, looked at the old man in the grass by the roadside, reached out to touch his nose and said, "He's still breathing!"

"Why is this guy eating grass because he is so hungry?" Xiao Jiayuan stared at the grass near the old man's mouth.

Hua Qing walked over quickly, looked at the grass in his mouth and said, "Jia Yuan, what he has in his mouth is not grass at all, but a kind of Chinese medicinal herb!"

"This is a thick-leaved fig tree, especially abundant in Lingnan." Hua Qing immediately recognized the uneaten herb on the edge of his mouth and stared at the old man, saying, "You're too old to eat this herb even if you're hungry!"

"Is it poisonous?" Xiao Jiayuan asked curiously and helped the old man up from the grass.

Hua Qing stretched out his hand to feel his pulse and shook his head: "No, but his body is not good and he can't eat it."

"Is there still hope?" Xiao Jiayuan asked.

"Yes." Hua Qing responded, and directly took a glass of water, pinched a pill and put it in: "Luckily you met me, otherwise, I'm afraid you would die without knowing how."

"You stuff all kinds of grass into your mouth. Luckily you didn't touch Gelsemium elegans, otherwise, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to survive even if you had ten lives!" Hua Qing said as he asked Xiao Jiayuan to bring some porridge!

"Here it is." Xiao Jiayuan quickly brought a bowl of porridge and asked like a curious baby, "What is Gelsemium?"

"Usually, if it's entangled with the Ficus microcarpa, it's easy to be misunderstood. But if you eat this Gelsemium elegans, it will kill you. There's no way to save him." Hua Qing replied, "Miss, he might still be unconscious. What should we do?"

Looking at the half-lying old man, Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but think of Xiao Fu and his grandfather. If they were rushing all the way, would they end up like the old man?

Xiao Jiuyue looked around and said, "There is no one living around here. It's perfect. We should take a break at noon." Xiao Jiuyue went to visit Old Madam Xiao and prepared to take a break on the way.

The Xiao family has a lot of people. When they came here, there were only about sixty people. Now when they return to Shengjing, including Xu Yang and others, there are more than two hundred people, and there are dozens of carriages alone!

The old man was awakened by the fragrance. He sniffed and saw two boys squatting on him. The material of their clothes looked quite good and they were eating with bowls in their hands.

The old man stared at the food in their bowls: "Is this soup? What's in it? Why is the color wrong?"

"Grandpa, are you awake?" Xiao Jiayuan moved closer. The closer they were, the more the old man was dazzled by the fragrance. He swallowed his saliva frantically. When he was unconscious, the porridge Xiao Jiayuan fed him was not enough to fill his stomach for someone who had not eaten for a long time.

"Jifu, bring a bowl for Grandpa to eat." Xiao Jiayuan ordered, while introducing: "This is called Shuizhu. It is a soup with a base flavor and cooked with various ingredients. The taste is particularly good."

"For example, these fish balls, which are hand-pounded and filled with meat filling, taste really good."

"This is kelp, sent from Lingnan. It's tied in a knot, just like a kelp knot."

"There's also this one called the Fish Roe Lucky Bag, it's made with tofu and it's super delicious!"

"Don't be fooled by the thinness of this tofu skin, it's incredibly flavorful."

Every time Xiao Jiayuan introduced a dish, the old man would swallow his saliva. In the end, he was so greedy that his saliva was about to flow out of his mouth.

"Master, I'm here." Ji Fu just brought a bowl of boiled fish over, and the old man snatched it away and took a bite of the fish roe lucky bag that he wanted to eat the most. The rich aroma and special taste made the old man's eyes light up while he was eating.

tasty!

The old man tasted this and took a bite of that.

Xiao Jiayuan on the side laughed secretly: "Grandpa, eat slowly, there is still a lot, and there are sweet potato vermicelli underneath, it tastes delicious!"

Everyone who eats boiled pork for the first time will be shocked by its taste!

My sister’s cooking skills are really good. Although this dish is not cooked by her, the base ingredients are all made according to her recipe. Otherwise, how could it be so delicious?

"Sweet potato vermicelli?" The old man picked up some food with his chopsticks, and sure enough, there was sweet potato vermicelli underneath. He had eaten rice noodles and thin vermicelli before, but he had never eaten sweet potato vermicelli. He didn't know until he tried it. Once he tasted it, the old man picked up the food with his chopsticks even faster!

Finally, his stomach was so full that he burped and drank the last mouthful of soup. "No, I can't take it anymore. If I eat any more, I'll have to report to the King of Hell!"

"Old man, do you know what kind of grass you are eating?" Hua Qing came to the old man to digest his food after he had eaten his fill. He was not surprised at all to see the old man who was full.

"Who are you?" The old man didn't like this name at all.

"Then tell me first, who are you? A doctor? Did you take medicine to death?" Hua Qing rolled his eyes and said, "Are you from Lingnan? Or did you go to Lingnan? There are no such things as broad-leaved fig trees here."

"Looks like you're from Lingnan?" The old man stroked his beard. After eating his fill, he casually took a thin needle from his body and began to poke his teeth. While picking at his teeth, he said, "Boy, you saved me. How about I teach you medicine?"

"Puff!"

Hua Qing laughed when he heard this and said, "You, you still want to teach people medicine?"

"A doctor shouldn't treat himself, you know?" The old man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at Xiao Jiayuan and said, "I just didn't expect it to be so cold. I'm cold, so I'm going to sleep!"

Hua Qing could hardly suppress the smile on her lips.

"My medical skills are quite good." The old man looked at Xiao Jiayuan and said, "Since you gave me such delicious food, can I teach you?"

"Medical skills are difficult to learn, right? I'm old, how can I still learn it?" Xiao Jiayuan tilted his head. In fact, he was quite tempted. His sister was sick before and had a high fever and couldn't find a doctor. Later, she needed Ganoderma lucidum, and it was he who asked his third brother to get it, which saved his sister.

If he knew medical skills, could he save his sister by himself?

"Are you old?" The old man looked at Xiao Jiayuan's childish face. His piercing eyes almost stared Xiao Jiayuan through the air. He stroked his gray beard and said, "Boy, I think you are no more than twelve years old."

This was just an exaggeration. The boy was quite tall, but looked very young, and his voice was clear, just like a child's.

"Then one must have talent to study medicine?" Xiao Jiayuan asked.

"Well, if you have talent, you will become more powerful after learning medical skills. If you don't have talent, at least you can understand basic pharmacology." The old man spoke tactfully.

"Isn't this nonsense?" Hua Qing rolled his eyes. This young master was too young.

"Grandpa, do I have talent?" Xiao Jiayuan asked.

The old man pretended to be profound and said, "Well, I still need to observe for a while."

"Well, that's a pity. We are about to leave here." Xiao Jiayuan said regretfully.

Xiao Jiuyue, who was walking over, heard this and looked at the old man's stunned expression. She couldn't suppress the smile on her face.