Chapter 140: After a long journey, Nirvana is reborn
The old man was the old Chinese doctor. She didn’t know his last name, so she just called him Uncle Six.
Back then, Uncle Liu was severely oppressed. The person who used to deliver food to him almost never gave him good food, all of it was rotten rice.
It was not until Chen Sisi came that she brought him delicious meals every day, and occasionally added an egg to his meals. The old man liked her very much.
Whenever she saw Uncle Liu, looking slovenly, with his hair and beard all tangled together and stinking, yet still spouting all sorts of knowledge and philosophy about traditional Chinese culture, she would think of her father.
Although my father did not live in a cowshed, the dirty water those people threw on him was more painful than making him live in a cowshed.
She was kind to Sixth Uncle and indirectly treated him as her father to make up for the debt and pain in her heart.
But Uncle Liu is also a person who repays a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude.
At that time, Uncle Liu knew that he would not live long, so he wrote the prescription in advance and secretly gave it to Shen Sisi.
“To carry forward Chinese medicine and benefit the people, it all depends on you… I can’t do it anymore, I’m done for in the bullpen in this life!”
"These formulas will ensure you a lifetime of comfort and well-being, but remember one thing: never cheat or harm anyone. This is the bottom line. Remember this..."
Shen Sisi had told him not to talk nonsense at the time, saying that he was in such good health, how could he not live long? She even wanted to continue bringing him food.
As a result, the next day after she took the prescription, when she went to deliver breakfast, she couldn't wake up Uncle Liu. She bravely opened the door and reached in to touch Uncle Liu, but found that his body was cold and stiff.
It seems that Uncle Liu left in the middle of the night.
He passed away peacefully, as if he was asleep, with a faint smile on his lips.
Later, the villagers pooled their money to pay for his funeral, bought a thin coffin and buried him on the back mountain.
Gu Chengfeng held Niuniu in his arms and walked quietly beside her, listening to her talking calmly about the years and the separation of life and death. A clear pain arose in his heart.
How could a delicate girl like Shen Sisi survive in such a harsh and difficult environment?
Thinking of this, he wanted to go back and beat himself up. If only he had mustered up the courage to see her earlier.
Shen Sisi was leading the way in front, and had no idea how ugly Gu Chengfeng's face was at the moment. After experiencing so much, when she returned to this land again, Shen Sisi was in a completely different state of mind.
There is a feeling of going through many hardships and being reborn from the ashes. Everything here is so familiar, yet so far away.
It was still the same scenery, the same folks, but Shen Sisi was different.
She led Gu Chengfeng to the small, shabby house where she and Xiao Chunyu had lived together.
The house has not been occupied for more than a month, but it is still kept relatively clean. There are no weeds or fallen leaves in the yard, so someone must have come to clean it.
Shen Sisi unlocked the door and after entering, a damp smell hit her in the face, which made Niu Niu cough a few times.
The house was built halfway up the mountain, with a dense bamboo forest behind it. Normally, all the moisture from the mountain gathered around it and could not be discharged, so it was particularly dark and damp here.
Gu Chengfeng immediately took a step back, handed Niu Niu to Shen Sisi's arms, went in alone and opened all the doors and windows. After they had enough fresh air, he took them into the house.
The room was very simple, with drafts on the windows and light leaking from the ceiling. The walls were covered with damp water marks and mildew, and there was even a small mushroom growing at the base of the wall.
Gu Chengfeng's tone suddenly darkened: "How many years have you lived in a place like this before?"
Shen Sisi hummed and said, "We've tried repairing it before, but it was useless. The moisture here is too strong. The walls and window paper are easily damp and damaged. The straw on the roof is often blown away by the wind. It's really miserable."
"Then you haven't thought about moving to another place? What's the village chief for?"
Shen Sisi said, "I applied, but the other mud houses in the village are not as good as this one. At least this one is a brick house with a roof over our heads. We'll just make do with it. At that time, no one knew how long it would take to return to the city. What if we could leave suddenly?"
The more Gu Chengfeng listened, the more suffocated he felt. He felt that he couldn't stand staying in this place for even a day.
The quilt was wet and it felt like covering myself with a layer of cold water.
No wonder Niu Niu’s illness didn’t get better in the village. It’s a miracle that people didn’t get sick living in this environment.
Fortunately, Sisi and her mother no longer have to live in such a damp house.
"This place doesn't look like it's habitable. There's no guesthouse in the village. Let's pack up quickly. If there's anything you need to pack, tell me and I'll get started."
Shen Sisi took a look around the room. Actually, she didn't have many things, just some clothes and Xiao Chunyu's belongings.
It was an unsigned love letter, with strong and vigorous handwriting, probably written by a man.
There is also Xiao Chunyu's favorite white silk cheongsam.
The other was a jade pendant. It was said that the jade pendant was a family heirloom that she had secretly hidden and preserved with great difficulty. She would give these things to Niuniu when she grew up and became sensible.
In addition, there were the notes she had wrapped in plastic and hidden in the cracks of the wall.
That was the treasure trove left for her by the Sixth Uncle.
There are not only recipes for whitening, but also for removing scars, treating skin diseases, treating children's diaper rash... and many recipes for medicated oils and ointments.
Just as Uncle Liu said, she was destined to have no worries about food and clothing in the future with the help of this recipe.
However, she would also abide by the instructions of the Sixth Uncle and would never sell inferior goods as good ones or cheat others by shortchanging them.
After packing everything, Shen Sisi opened the cupboard, took out a small bottle of wine that she had hidden, and cut a sausage.
"Let's go, let's go see Chunyu and Uncle Liu."
Shen Sisi came to the back mountain with extremely complicated feelings.
Two small mounds stand on an open space surrounded by bamboo.
One did not have a monument, while the other did. There was also a small sculpture next to it, which was a majestic image of Xiao Chunyu, holding up a wooden beam with one hand and protecting two people, one big and one small, under his body.
One of them is Shen Sisi!
There are a few big characters engraved on the base: Disaster Relief Heroine - Xiao Chunyu
Shen Sisi squatted down, poured white wine into the two earthen graves, put sausages in them, and then took out the rice cakes and braised meat she bought in Lin County.
"Chunyu, Sixth Uncle, I've come to see you... to say goodbye."
Shen Sisi said the first sentence with sobs, and then she couldn't hold it back anymore, tears streaming down her face.
Gu Chengfeng hugged her shoulders comfortingly: "It's okay...speak slowly!"
After a long pause, she finally calmed down and spoke again, "I've found my happiness and have a family again. I came here to share the good news with you. I'm married! I married a man who treats me very well. Of course, he treats Niuniu very well, too."
At this moment, Niuniu suddenly pointed at Shen Sisi's shoulder and said, "Mom, look, it's a white butterfly!"
A pure white butterfly, its wings spread as wide as a palm, circled around Shen Sisi, flapping its wings continuously and leaping towards her...
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