Li Xu's eyes lit up instantly, and an excited expression appeared on his face. "No, that won't do. Tell me quickly. I want to hear how you got into this situation."

pay off:...

Fu Qing finished a glass of sugar water in one breath and felt a little better. "Actually, there's nothing much to say. I just had an upset stomach from eating something. I had diarrhea for several days before it stopped."

Li Xu looked at him speechlessly. They say even a brave man can't stand diarrhea for several days. If he had diarrhea for several days in a row, it would indeed become like this. Then he asked, "I'm curious, what did you eat to have diarrhea for several days?"

Fu Qing whispered something, but Li Xu didn't hear it clearly, "Speak louder. If you still don't have the strength, I'll pour you another cup of sugar water."

Fu Qing raised his voice a little, "I said I was eating sawdust."

"Hmm?" Li Xu felt like there might be something wrong with his ears. "What did you eat?"

"Sawdust."

Li Xu was sure he had heard clearly, and looked at him in surprise. "Has your family reached this point? Besides, even if they eat it, it's tree bark. Who would eat sawdust? Can sawdust give people diarrhea?"

Fu Qing's face flushed slightly. "I've always heard that eating things like tree bark and rice husks can fill your stomach. You know, my family can only make ends meet, but being hungry is hard. So a few days ago, I couldn't help but want to try some tree bark. I walked around for a long time and didn't see any. So I found a knife and shaved some sawdust to try it out."

At this point, he seemed to be in high spirits again. "You have no idea how disgusting the sawdust is. I cooked it for a long time and added some oil, but I almost couldn't swallow it. However, I did feel a lot fuller, but I didn't expect that I would get constipated later.

Then I went to the hospital to see a doctor, who prescribed me some croton seeds. I didn't think it helped, so I bought some more. But maybe I didn't get the dosage right, and I had high fever for several days."

After hearing the whole story, Li Xu stared at him in amazement. "Damn it! How did you not die from the diarrhea? Can you eat sawdust and croton seeds casually? Why didn't you go to the doctor when you had diarrhea?"

Damn, most people would never think of this wave of operations. If you don’t do it well, you can easily kill yourself.

You say he is smart, but eating sawdust and large amounts of croton seeds, how does this look like something a smart person would do?

If you call him stupid, he even knows to boil sawdust and add oil to it...

"I did. I'm much better after taking medicine for diarrhea. Otherwise, I might have died from diarrhea." Fu Qing's face actually showed an aggrieved look. "Besides, I didn't want to do it. You don't know how uncomfortable it is to be hungry. Sometimes I would wake up hungry in my sleep. It was only after eating sawdust that I felt better for two days."

Li Xu said unhappily, "Do you know how many people hope to reach the level of making do with your family? At first I thought something happened in your family, but I didn't expect it was your own fault."

"My family doesn't have such good relatives in the countryside as yours who can help you at this time. Look at how well your uncle and aunt are doing. It's much better than my family's situation." Fu Qing was envious when he mentioned this.

"Help from relatives in the countryside" was an excuse Li Xu used to deceive him, but he just believed it.

Li Xu was also worried. Fu Qing's family could still make ends meet, which did not meet his assistance criteria. But today, seeing that he insisted on coming to see him even in such a state, it would be a lie to say that he was not touched. Seeing his pitiful look when he spoke, he also felt sorry for him.

After pondering for a while, Li Xu asked, "Do you want me to talk to my parents and lend you some food? Is it too much? A few kilograms is enough?"

Fu Qing waved his hands repeatedly, "Come on, forget it. A few days ago, I had diarrhea after eating everything, and my stomach was very hungry. Now I think the level of hunger I had before is acceptable.

Besides, my family is doing OK, but yours relies on help from relatives, and I can't accept that. We don't know how long the disaster will last, so you can save some food so that if the rural aid stops one day, you can still survive."

Hearing him say this, Li Xu stopped mentioning the matter.

The two chatted for a while before Fu Qing suggested going home.

Seeing that he had difficulty walking, Li Xu offered to ride his bike to take him there.

Now he is much more proficient in riding a 28-inch bicycle and will not easily get his crotch stuck, so he dares to say this.

Of course I won’t refuse to pay.

After sending him home, Li Xu didn't go into the house, but rode his bike back directly.

After arriving home, Sun Xiu and the others asked, "Given Xiao Du's family conditions, how could the child be so hungry?"

Li Xu gave a brief account of the matter.

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this. They never thought that it was the child himself who did it.

So Li Jiakang and his wife took this opportunity to warn Li Chen.

Before going to sleep, Li Xu, lying in bed, suddenly remembered Fu Qing's operation, and then thought of the word "Wolong" which was used in later generations to describe this kind of talent.

Then he thought of what people in later generations often said: where there is a "sleeping dragon", there must be a "phoenix chick".

Now that we have the “Wolong”, who is the “Phoenix Chick”?

After thinking for a long time, Li Xu's expression changed.

I kept saying it was impossible, absolutely impossible.

He thought of an incredible answer, then quickly dismissed the idea, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

After waking up naturally again, Li Xu washed up and went to the kitchen to boil a few eggs.

After cooking, he asked, "Sister-in-law, Xiaoju, would you two like to eat boiled eggs?"

"Eat." Li Ju rushed over and took an egg from Li Xu's hand.

After the eggs were cooked, Li Xu rinsed them with cold water so that the shells would be easier to peel and would not burn his hands. So Li Ju took them, peeled the shells and started eating.

Hu Guilan also did not refuse. She took one and started eating it, and said with a smile, "Xiao Xu, if I knew you wanted to eat boiled eggs, I would have cooked them in advance so that you wouldn't have to eat them now."

Li Xu said as he ate, "I just had a sudden idea to cook two to give to others, and also cook a few more for ourselves."

After finishing the meal, Hu Guilan took a sip of water and didn't ask any more questions. "Xiao Ju and I are really blessed by you. If Xiao Chen knew that we ate an extra egg, he would probably be envious."

Li Xu laughed immediately. "What's that? What's the point of TOEFL? If you two want to eat, just cook some more. I don't care if the third brother's eyes turn red."

Hu Guilan quickly refused, "Forget it, forget it, this is enough. If you eat more, it would be greedy. Let's eat the rest together at home."

Li Xu asked again, "Little sister, do you still want to eat?"

"I don't want to eat anymore." Li Ju answered crisply.

"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll go out first."

After saying this, Li Xu put the two boiled eggs in his pocket and walked out.