Chapter 69 Great Immortal
The newly built house next to the cowshed has been renovated. It is spacious and grand, many times better than the previous shed. Lao Lin and Lao Qi moved in two days ago.
Su Tong also took the opportunity to buy new bedding for the two old men, saying that it was to congratulate them on their new home.
In order to avoid eye damage, they asked someone in town to sew a dark blue cotton cloth over the quilt and mattress before bringing them back.
I also packed an extra set of new bedding as a backup, to avoid the same situation as Wang Guilan last time, where she had nothing to take with her and had to sleep on bare ground once the bedding was rolled up.
In addition, Su Tong left a small pile of sweet potatoes for the two of them, under the pretext of wanting to share the meal, and asked them to come over to the yard to eat.
The two old men have become accustomed to following Su Tong's arrangements these days. They exercise and drink Chinese medicine every day, and eat white flour, rice, rabbit, pheasant and spare ribs with Su Tong. Their faces have become visibly rosy, but it seems that this girl has never been short of money.
Finally, Lao Lin patted Lao Qi on the shoulder and said:
"This girl is capable. We owe her more than just one or two meals. Just listen to her!"
Every winter, the commune would organize each village to take turns to provide manpower to reinforce the embankments of reservoirs and canals. This was the last major job before the New Year, and by the time it was Yunshan Village's turn, it was almost finished.
It starts on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month and lasts for fifteen days. Villagers can sign up freely, and as long as they are strong laborers, the work points will be higher than usual.
Almost all the men in the village, except the old and the young, went there. Everyone wanted to work hard to earn more work points before the New Year so that they could spend a happy and peaceful year.
A lot of educated youth, led by Xing Dongyang, also went there. Although they did not care about work points as much as the villagers did, everything required enthusiasm and attitude in those days. In such large-scale labor, the educated youth were unwilling to lag behind.
Lao Lin and Lao Qi were the stinking ninth class and were targets of reform. Although they had no work points, they had to go every year.
These few days every year are the most difficult time for the two old men, and they almost never come back every time.
Fortunately, I met Su Tong this year. My body has been in great shape, so it should be a little better this time.
Su Tong steamed some buns early in the morning, and put a can of pickles and a can of meat sauce in a canning bottle, and put them in a cloth bag for the two old men to take away. The food on the construction site might not be enough to eat, and even if it was, it might not be a turn for the two old men.
The steamer is newly made and it just happened to be used this time.
After the two old men left, Su Tong cleaned up the cowshed and went out carrying the newly bought triangular net.
The triangular net is different from the fishing net that can be cast out. This type of net is more like a large spoon, but the handle of the spoon is a long bamboo pole. The advantage is that it can be operated without any skill. You just need to throw it out and then pull it back by holding the bamboo pole. The disadvantage is that it is not easy to catch big fish.
Yunhe River is several miles away from the village. It is cold and few people in the village go to the river.
The water by the river is silent and vast, dotted with large patches of withered yellow reeds, rustling in the wind. From time to time, a few water birds fly up and make a few monotonous calls.
Su Tong strolled along the river bank and cast a few times with his net, but only caught some jumping shrimps and small stalks.
She was not in a hurry. She found a branch of a small stream, blocked the exit with a fishing net, covered the surrounding area with mud, and then sat down leisurely by the side. All that was left was to wait, and see how many fish she could catch.
The wind was a little strong near the river bank, but the weather was good, with the sun shining brightly and I could feel some warmth on my body.
Su Tong narrowed her eyes and was about to lie back when she suddenly felt a chill in her body. She looked around alertly, but there was no one there except the reed leaves swaying in the wind.
Su Tong has always believed in her intuition, and this intuition has saved her many times on the battlefield.
She felt like someone was spying on her.
Since coming to Yunshan Village, this feeling has occurred more than once or twice.
At this time, a patch of reeds in the distance moved, and Su Tong looked over there.
After a moment, a wild duck fluttered out from inside. Su Tong was stunned for a moment, then felt along the reeds. Unexpectedly, another wild duck flew out, flapping its wings and making a lot of noise.
Su Tong laughed, it seemed that he was too nervous.
But there are wild ducks in there, maybe there are wild duck eggs. Su Tong immediately became excited and looked inside at his feet.
The reeds were quite dense, but Su Tong was very focused and searched very carefully. It didn't take her long to see a nest of white objects deep in the reeds. She was delighted and was about to move forward when she heard someone calling her.
"Who's here? Is it Tongya?"
When Su Tong heard it, it seemed to be the voice of the old man of the Wu family.
She looked back and saw her old uncle carrying a basket with a shovel and a hoe in it, walking towards them along the embankment from a distance.
"Uncle! It's me!"
Su Tong came out from the reeds and asked, "Why are you here?"
The old man said: "The younger people in the village have gone to repair the reservoir dam, and we old guys are assigned to look after the Yunhe embankment."
The old man turned around and saw Su Tong's fishing net at the mouth of the stream. He smiled and said, "You are quite capable, girl. How is it? Did you catch any fish?"
Su Tong smiled and showed the fish basket to the old man. There were only a few river shrimps jumping inside. "I just got here not long ago, it's still empty!"
The old man chuckled, put down the basket, sat down on the river bank, took out his pipe and stuffed tobacco into it, "Girl, it's rare that you are more lively now, sit down and talk to me."
Su Tong also sat down.
The old man is a veteran in the village. He doesn't talk much, but he is fair and highly respected in the village.
Although he rarely shows up in public, villagers always like to seek his advice on big and small issues.
The news that Su Tong helped Aunt Cuifen with her illness had spread throughout the village. Most villagers used the fact that Wu Erlaizi had successfully blamed Su Tong as a topic of conversation, saying that this was only possible because she had to step forward on her own, otherwise it would have been Xing Zhiqing who had been blamed.
At the same time, they became more and more secretive about Su Tong, thinking that Aunt Cuifen's illness was probably related to her. They all thought that she was the one who brought bad luck to Wu Erlai's family, so she was the one who rushed to step forward.
Some people who were close to Su Tong looked at her with even greater respect. She could obviously ignore Aunt Cuifen. Everyone was already used to Wu Erlaizi's rogue behavior.
But she really cured Aunt Cuifen's illness, and Aunt Cuifen, who was about to die, was able to pass away within a few days under her care!
This is a fact, and it is the girl's ability.
No matter how people discuss it, there is one thing that everyone agrees on. The girl who used to be listless suddenly knows medical skills and can cure diseases and save lives. It seems so mysterious no matter how you think about it. It seems unreasonable to say that this has nothing to do with ghosts and gods. Regardless of whether she is harming people or saving people, it is better to avoid her!
Su Tong understood what the old uncle meant after just a few words. He was afraid that she would feel wronged and depressed after this incident!
After all, "Wu Tong" was the most discriminated against and timid girl in the village not long ago, and she was just kicked out of her home.
Su Tong smiled and said, "Uncle, don't worry! I've been through death once, so I've let go of everything. Their words can't hurt me. Although Wu Erlaizi is not a good person, Aunt Cuifen is a good aunt. Even if he doesn't blame me, I will go to see Aunt Cuifen."
Seeing that this girl was so insightful, the old man was relieved and said:
"Okay! Okay! You've really grown up, girl! No need to worry about me anymore!"
Su Tong thought of another thing, changed the subject, and asked:
"Uncle, do you know who gave me my name? Why is it different from my brother and sister's names? Why is it not named according to the Wu family's style?"
The old man took two puffs from his pipe, squinted his eyes and recalled for a while before saying:
"Your name was not given by your parents, but by the Great Immortal."
"Did the great immortal give it this name?"
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