Chapter 044: Lame leg?
Ye Qing has shut herself off. Since everyone has seen her anyway, there is no point in hiding it. She might as well just lie down and let things take their course.
"Political Commissar Hao, it's been a long time since we last met. I haven't thanked you for the last time you drove me to the village. How about I cook for you at noon today and invite you to my house for a quick meal?"
Ye Qing waved the scalpel in his hand, his hands were covered in blood, and there was a lump of flesh lying at his feet. He smiled and said that he would treat Political Commissar Hao to a meal.
Political Commissar Hao's face almost turned green, and he quickly laughed it off:
"Uh... Ye, Ye Qing, right? I just sent you here last time, not just for you. You don't have to be so polite. Well, I have something else to do here, so I'll leave first. Please continue, continue, hehe——"
The scene just now was so brutal that it caused serious psychological trauma to Hao Shaofeng. He was still frightened now, especially the innocent smile on the little girl's face, which made him feel creepy.
Hao Shaofeng didn't want to stay on the beach any longer. He just wanted to find an excuse to pee and go somewhere else to wash his eyes.
Gu Weibei immediately followed upon seeing this. As eager as they were to eat the roast suckling pig, they now ran as fast as they could. After only a few steps, they suddenly broke into a run, as if there was a vicious dog chasing them from behind.
Ye Qing: ...
"Are you an educated youth who came here this year?"
Hao Shaofeng ran away with Gu Weibei, but Gu Weinan was still there. This girl was quite courageous. She kept looking at Ye Qing and finally looked at the pile of tools behind her with curiosity.
"Are you castrating a pig? This is the first time I've seen a lesbian do this, and you didn't need any help. You did it all by yourself. You're amazing!"
Seeing that the little girl in front of him was not afraid at all, but came forward to observe carefully, Ye Qing was a little surprised:
"Aren't you afraid?"
Gu Weinan immediately shook his head: "What is there to be afraid of? You, the educated youth from the city, dare to use knives. We mountain people have seen all kinds of things. In the early years, whenever the butcher came to the village to butcher pigs, we kids would run to watch. Don't worry about Political Commissar Hao and my brother, they are just being hypocritical!"
As he spoke, Gu Weinan wrinkled his nose, pointed at the three wild boar cubs over there, and began to urge:
"Please continue. I was a little slow just now and you moved too fast. I didn't even see you clearly before you finished."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing became excited.
It's a rare opportunity to meet someone so supportive, so of course she has to show off her skills.
"Okay, then you better watch it carefully!"
Ye Qing no longer had the heart to tease the little wild boar, so he rolled up his sleeves and prepared for a quick battle.
Having regained his feel for the job after castrating the first wild boar, Ye Qing was even faster this time. In less than ten minutes, he had slaughtered the remaining three wild boars.
"Is this the end?"
Gu Weinan was so excited watching this that he wanted to pick up a knife and join in the fun. However, when he saw Ye Qing finished so quickly, he felt that it was not yet complete and his tone was full of disappointment.
Ye Qing shook his head and explained:
"The castration is done, but it's not completely over yet. The flying needles have sealed the acupuncture points, which will temporarily numb the pain of these piglets and reduce the amount of bleeding. However, we have to wait for the platelets on the incision to coagulate before we can remove the needles. It will take at least half an hour of observation time."
Gu Weinan's eyes fell on the silver needles stuck in the buttocks of the four wild boars, his eyes full of surprise and curiosity.
The main reason was that Ye Qing's method of castration was somewhat different from the methods used by the pig slaughterers she had seen before.
In Jiaotan County, most people use the traditional method of sewing and applying wood ash. Not only is the process complicated, it also requires at least two people to help.
The helpers have to hold the pig's hind legs tightly to prevent it from moving, so that the pig castrator can start to castrate it. During the castration process, even if the pig does not struggle, it will bleed profusely.
However, Ye Qing's method does not require complicated suturing and bandaging processes. The wild boar does not feel strong pain during castration and will not struggle or resist. This operation can be completed by one person, and the entire process of needle insertion and cutting is as smooth as flowing water, which looks quite violent and beautiful.
This aroused Gu Weinan's great interest. Compared with the rough and backward method of castrating pigs by the old-fashioned pig castrators, she was very curious about Ye Qing's ingenious method.
"Did you figure this out on your own, or did someone teach you?"
Gu Weinan touched Ye Qing's box of silver needles, his eyes shining like stars.
Before, Ye Qing just thought that the girl was showing off and didn't think too much about it. But now, seeing that the girl patiently watched the whole process of her operation, not only did she not reject the bloody scene, she even kept her eyes on her tools, revealing an eager expression.
She couldn't help but feel moved:
"Are you interested in this? Want to learn it?"
Gu Weinan suddenly raised his head and looked at Ye Qing expectantly:
"Will you teach me?"
Ye Qing was just asking casually, but what she didn't expect was that the girl took it seriously.
This made her narrow her eyes unconsciously, and she looked at the child in front of her, not knowing how to react for a moment.
This was the first girl she met since she came into this world who was interested in the skills she mastered and wanted to learn.
But the more bizarre thing is that what people are interested in is not her flying needles or her medical skills, but her own half-baked skill in castrating pigs.
"I can teach you, but if you want to learn what I do, it's not as simple as just a few practices. Don't think my method is simple and easy to operate. In fact, laymen only see the excitement, while experts see the doorway. I have practiced this flying needle technique for seven or eight years. Without a little talent and understanding, it is difficult to even get started."
Ye Qing pointed at the flying needles in her box, gently pulled out one, and then threw it not far away.
The next second, the soft silver needle flew out like an arrow and instantly got stuck on the wooden fence outside the pigpen.
The end of the flying needle was still trembling, but the tip of the needle had already sunk several inches deep into the wooden board.
"To penetrate deeply into the wood is to reach this level. Without a certain level of perseverance, it is difficult for ordinary people to persist to this level."
Gu Weinan had a thoughtful look on his face. He tentatively picked up a silver needle and shot it at the wooden fence.
Ye Qing's original intention was to tell Gu Weinan that this flying needle was not as simple as she saw, so when she saw Gu Weinan trying to imitate her movements, she did not stop him.
But the next second, Ye Qing's calm smile broke, and the pretentious expression on his face could no longer be suppressed.
Because this girl was really standing at the place where Ye Qing was hitting the needle, and she also stabbed the silver needle in her hand into the wooden board four or five meters away in the same way.
The silver needle was still shaking, but Gu Weinan had already passed by.
After checking the depth of her needle and comparing it to Ye Qing's, the little girl's expression immediately fell, and she was very disappointed and regretful:
"It's really not easy. My strength is not good enough. I can only penetrate a few millimeters. It's far from what you can do, Ye Zhiqing."
These words seemed to be an understatement, but they dealt a heavy blow to Ye Qing, almost making her burst into tears on the spot.
Girl, I suspect you're in Versailles, but I have no evidence!
Do you know how many years it took me to learn this unique skill from that old professor of Chinese medicine and reach your current level?
Your light words are not powerful enough. Just throw all the complacency I have had over the years to the ground and crush it until not even a residue is left, okay?
Ye Qing didn't know what to say anymore.
When she first learned this flying needle technique, she could never comprehend the essence of it. She practiced it every day for more than a year but still couldn't even grasp the key.
At that time, the old professor said that she was dull and had no talent in this area, and asked her to give up as soon as possible.
But Ye Qing was not convinced. She felt that the old professor placed too much emphasis on so-called talent and was clearly deliberately belittling and suppressing her. So she refused to believe it and insisted on fighting to the death on this flying needle.
In fact, Ye Qing gradually realized later that what the old professor said was right. If she had not awakened her wood-related special powers and had the special powers as an aid, she would probably not have been able to figure out the secret of flying needles even after practicing for many years.
Without this talent, even if you put in 99% effort, you will still be standing still and wasting your time.
Now, the needle that Gu Weinan casually shot out made Ye Qing once again deeply aware of the reality.
When it comes to the skill of flying needles, so-called hard work is really nothing compared to talent.
Ye Qing finally understood why, when she was in medical school, some teachers showed expressions of admiration and hatred when they mentioned the big-name classmates they met when they were in school.
This is how Ye Qing feels right now.
Without any skill instruction, he was able to grasp the essence of the movements she had just demonstrated just by imitating them. This is no longer a gift, it can be called astonishing.
If this girl had been trained since she was young, she would have been able to stand on her own by now. Not to mention Kaoshantun, even the entire Jiaotan County would have had no place for Ye Qing.
"You are Gu Weidong's sister Gu Weinan, right? What grade are you in now?" Ye Qing asked tentatively.
Gu Weinan nodded: "I am now in my second year of high school."
There was no college entrance examination at that time. If you couldn't get a job in a factory after graduating from high school, you had to return to farming.
Ye Qing was indeed excited to see the prey, and she couldn't bear to waste such a good seedling, so she pointed at the needle that Gu Weinan had shot into the wooden fence:
"Let me put it this way. It took me four or five years to reach your level of skill in the move you just performed. Do you understand what this means?"
"You have a very high talent in flying needles. If I had half of your qualifications, no, even if I had only one-tenth of yours, my teacher would have treated me like a treasure."
"You have such good qualifications. If you only use the flying needle you have learned to castrate pigs, it would be a complete waste of talent. Do you want to try and go the path of human medicine or veterinary medicine?"
Gu Weinan was stunned: "What?"
Ye Qing stretched out his hand towards Gu Weinan:
"My name is Ye Qing. I am an educated youth who was just assigned to your Kaoshantun this year. I will also be the director of the Kaoshantun health station that is about to be built."
"I have learned a lot of different things. I have dabbled in both human medicine and veterinary medicine. I haven't obtained a professional qualification yet, but at the moment in Hongqi Commune, I think my medical skills are pretty good."
"If you are interested in human medicine or veterinary medicine, I think you can try to get in touch with them during your vacation to see if you have any intention of developing in this field."
"If you have any, when you graduate from high school, you can work as an apprentice at the health station. I'll teach you for free for a few years and give it a try. How do you think?"
Gu Weinan immediately asked:
"Does that mean I can also learn your skill of slaughtering pigs?"
Ye Qing's mouth twitched. No, it's fine if you're a nice girl, you don't want to dress up beautifully to find a date, but why do you want to get involved with pig castration? Once you get your hands on this thing, you'll be cut off from the opposite sex in the blind date market, you know?
Seeing that this girl was really interested in slaughtering pigs, Ye Qing smacked his lips and said helplessly:
"If you're willing to learn, I can teach you."
Gu Weinan's eyes widened, and he stretched out his hand in surprise and held Ye Qing's hand, nodding eagerly:
"I am willing! I will do anything as long as I can be your apprentice. You can just order me around if you need any work, sister!"
Ye Qing touched his nose, and the old cucumber was painted green, trying to act young:
"Well, I think I heard Aunt Cuilan mention that you are 17 this year, so I am probably one year younger than you."
Gu Weinan reacted quickly and immediately changed his words:
"Then I'll just call you Master. There must be a Master among three people. No one stipulates that the Master must be older than oneself!"
Ye Qing felt that this matter could not be treated so lightly, and he still had to discuss it with Gu Weinan's family to see what the attitudes of Gu Zhenxing and his wife were.
If they don't want their children to study medicine and have other better job arrangements for their children, then she is just meddling and annoying.
"This matter has not been finalized yet. Don't change your mind so quickly. Wait until you get home at noon and ask your parents what they think of this proposal."
As she spoke, Ye Qing bent down to check, and only after seeing that the blood clots on the wounds of the four wild boars were in good condition did she pull out the silver needles.
After the needles were removed, the wild boars were thrown back into the pigpen. The piglets were a little confused at first after the vines were removed. But when they realized that they had finally served their sentence and were released, they immediately resumed their reckless nature and happily ran around in the pigpen.
Ye Qing poured a large basket of freshly cut tender pig grass into it as a small compensation for these "pig uncles" who had just been castrated.
Seeing that the wild boars were eating happily and didn't show any discomfort, Ye Qing felt relieved.
As long as they can eat and sleep well, these guys' bodies will recover in two days. Without the influence of male hormones, their weight gain rate will increase rapidly. It is estimated that they will be ready for release by the beginning of next spring.
Raising pigs and cattle is a job that basically requires only feeding so many mouths, as long as there are no symptoms. This is not a difficult task for Ye Qing.
She had been busy for two hours in the morning, gathering a large pile of fresh grass for the pigsty and cowshed. Now the animals were full and were lying quietly in the grass, resting.
Seeing that there was not much work to do, Ye Qing prepared to leave early. She could go back and take stock of the gifts that the county leaders had brought to her yesterday and have a good lunch.
Just when he was about to ask Gu Weinan to leave, he unexpectedly saw Wu Yongbing running over in a hurry.
Gu Weinan quickly called out:
"Uncle Wu."
When Wu Yongbing saw Gu Weinan, he was stunned for a moment. At this moment, he didn't know that Gu Weidong had returned. He just thought that Gu Weinan was on a month-long vacation. After nodding, he looked at Ye Qing:
"Didn't you say you were going to castrate the pigs this morning? Do you want some help? Are the two of us, the old Party Secretary and I, enough?"
Ye Qing was stunned for a moment before she realized that Wu Yongbing was here to help her. She waved her hands and laughed dumbly:
"No, I've already done it."
Wu Yongbing couldn't believe it: "It's already been castrated? Are you sure? Did you do it by yourself?"
As he spoke, Wu Yongbing stretched his neck to look towards the pigpen behind Ye Qing, wanting to see if the wild boars were okay. Could they have been killed by Ye Qing's knife?
Seeing that Wu Yongbing didn't believe him, Ye Qing pointed at Gu Weinan who was standing beside him and said:
"How could it be false? If you don't believe me, ask her. She saw me cutting with her own eyes. Or you can just go to the fire and take a look. The cut objects are still lying on the grass. That thing can't lie, right?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Yongbing seemed to have been reminded.
He slapped his forehead and ran towards the fire without waiting for Gu Weinan to nod.
After a while, he found the bloody things on the ground, and carefully put the four pieces of meat into his pocket as if they were treasures.
“Eh~~”
Seeing Captain Wu's action, Ye Qing and Gu Weinan both frowned, with a look of disgust unconsciously revealed on their faces.
"No, Uncle Wu, such dirty stuff can be thrown into the river to feed the fish. Why did you pick it up?" Gu Weinan really couldn't help it.
Captain Wu chuckled:
"This is not something you kids can ask. Anyway, this wild boar egg must be good stuff. You may not have the chance to encounter it if you want to have a taste of it. Fortunately, I reacted quickly and ran over first, otherwise this thing would have been snatched away by the old party secretary!"
Having said that, Wu Yongbing did not linger on the beach any longer and happily slipped away with those things in his pocket.
When Ye Qing heard Wu Yongbing say that he was going to take it back to eat, his expression instantly changed into one of pain, and Gu Weinan was also dumbfounded.
Wild boar eggs have such a strong fishy smell. What kind of taste does one need to have to be able to eat this?
The two of them felt their stomachs churning just thinking about it, and they couldn't understand what kind of special pica Wu Yongbing had.
As a result, the team leader had just left when the old branch secretary came running over.
When he heard that Ye Qing had already castrated the pigs and that the wild boar eggs had been snatched away by Wu Yongbing, the old branch secretary was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, with an expression as if he had lost 100 million yuan:
"Wu Yongbing is such a cunning old fox. How could he take all four of these bastards by himself? At least leave two for me!"
Ye Qing: If you didn't know that I cut that thing off with my own hands, looking at your reaction, I would have suspected that what I threw away were not four pieces of wild boar eggs, but four pieces of 999 gold!
When I got back to the end of the village, I saw Gu Weidong sitting at the gate of his yard from a distance, talking to Grandma Zou with a smile on his face across a fence.
At this time, the people who went to work in the village have not returned yet, and there is no one else in the Gu family except Gu Weixi who is bedridden with her baby.
Seeing Ye Qing and Gu Weinan coming back, Gu Weidong glanced at them meaningfully. That glance made Ye Qing panic, and he walked away in sync the next second.
Gu Weixi was also afraid of her eldest brother, especially this time when she came back. She felt that her eldest brother was even more powerful. A glance from him made her feel like a little chicken seeing an eagle, so frightened that she dared not even breathe:
"elder brother--"
Gu Weidong didn't have time to deal with Gu Weinan at the moment, so he waved his hand to signal:
"Xiao Nan, you go in first. I want to talk to Ye Zhiqing about something."
Gu Weinan didn't dare to ask her elder brother what he wanted to say. After hearing this, she felt as if she had received a special pardon. She immediately left Ye Qing behind and disappeared into her own yard.
Ye Erkang: No, sister, didn't we have a good chat on the way back just now? But your elder brother made you abandon me with just one sentence, you are too disloyal, aren't you?
Seeing this, Ye Qing smiled at Gu Weidong, covered her bag and tried to run away again.
But this time he was not as lucky as before in the Shencheng People's Hospital. Gu Weidong was much more agile now, and he had been prepared for this. He knew what kind of character this little girl was. When he saw her smiling at him, he knew that this cunning little liar was going to use the same trick again, so he reached out and grabbed the braid behind Ye Qing's head without saying a word.
“Ah—it hurts, it hurts!”
Being controlled by others, Ye Qing dared not move and quickly raised his hand to beg for mercy.
Gu Weidong calmly looked at the short man who was only as tall as his chest:
"Are you a rabbit? You run away every time you see me. Why do you run?"
"Do you believe it? With your short legs, I can catch up with you by hopping on one leg."
Ye Qing was so angry that he wanted to hit someone:
"Brother, you can grab someone's braid, but you can't humiliate him so bluntly. What's wrong with his short legs? Did he eat your rice?"
Hey, you are still a sharp-tongued little rabbit! Gu Weidong was amused:
"You're lying and you think you're right? Who told me that my family is so poor that we can't even afford to eat? Several of my brothers and sisters are hungry and waiting for you to pick fruits. I really believed you. I'm already old, but I was fooled by a little girl like you!"
Ye Qing: ...
She hadn't expected that this PLA soldier had such a good memory. He still remembered the nonsense she had said in Sheshan. Now that he had brought it up again, Ye Qing was so choked that she didn't know how to refute it.
"Tell me, why did you run away when you saw me? And those two enemy spies in Sheshan, were they captured by you? And the note in my pocket was also stuffed by you, right?"
The real boss came to arrest people in person. Ye Qing knew that if she didn't give this big brother a reasonable explanation, she would never be able to get over this matter. She had no choice but to "honestly" confess:
"Okay, I'll take the lead, but can you please untie your braid first?"
Gu Weidong looked at the little creature with bared fangs and claws. With such a small body, he was afraid that he could lift it up with one hand, so he stopped grabbing the other's braid.
"I am a resident of Shencheng City. About a month ago, my parents secretly signed me up to join the production team in the countryside. It was not until the Revolutionary Committee notified me that I knew I was going to the Great Northern Wilderness."
"I was so poor that I couldn't even afford food, and I didn't have money to buy things to go to the countryside, so I wanted to go to the mountains to pick some wild fruits and bring them to the city to exchange for money."
"Then you know, I was picking fruits on the tree, and the two enemies happened to pass by the tree, secretly exchanging information under the tree, and conspired to kill the people in the trap."
"I had no choice but to take the initiative and knock them all out, then ran to the trap to save you."
"I was the one who got you and the two spies to the foot of the mountain. As for why I didn't dare to expose myself and even ran away when I saw you, that's nonsense. I thought you were a real policeman at that time, and I was short of money, so I took the opportunity to rob the two spies. I stole all the valuables from them, and I spent all the money!"
"I stole the money, so of course I would run away if I saw you. I wouldn't dare reveal my information, for fear that the police would arrest me and put me in jail."
Ye Qing spoke these words confidently, with an air of a rogue who said, "Money is more important than life."
Gu Weidong: ...He has wasted countless brain cells in the hospital during this time, and even came up with countless conspiracy theories, but the final truth is so ridiculous?
"How much money did you steal from those two people?"
Ye Qing counted carefully: "More than 100 yuan in cash, a bunch of bills, a few gold leaves, and a watch, nothing else. One of them also had a pen on him, but the pen was obviously imported. I was afraid that if I took it, it would easily attract attention. If his superior saw it, he might be alarmed, so I didn't dare to take it."
Gu Weidong laughed out of anger on the spot.
So you think I should compliment you on your intelligence?
"Brother, how about we make a deal? I don't want the credit for catching the spy anymore, and I'll give it all to you. And then you can let me go, and you can just pretend you know nothing about the things I took away, okay?"
Ye Qing took out his chips and tried to make peace with the other party.
Gu Weidong's mouth curled up, his eyes and eyebrows were full of teasing:
"So, after stealing so much money and squandering it all, he turned around and righteously caught the female thief on the train, and was praised by the newspapers as the one and only Steel Rose."
Gu Weidong took out the Jicheng Daily from his pocket and pointed to the close-up photo of the man wearing a straw hat.
"Are you the heroine in the legend who stood up for justice and was praised by everyone?"
As soon as Ye Qing saw the newspaper in Gu Weidong's hand, his face turned red.
The truth is that this person's tone was full of weirdness. Ye Qing had never done many bad things in her life. Now that she was caught stealing money, she felt somewhat embarrassed and ashamed.
At that time, she still had the thought of the end of the world. She could make a fortune by buying things for free, so she might as well do it. Besides, those two spies were not good people to begin with. She just regarded it as robbing the rich to help the poor, and she would retire after making a profit.
But who could have known that what she thought she had done was flawless, was actually full of loopholes when she reviewed it in the end. What's even more outrageous is that she fell into the trap and ran to someone else's hometown. Isn't Qing just waiting to be caught?
Seeing that Ye Qing was indeed extremely remorseful, Gu Weidong smiled secretly, stretched out his hand in front of the little brat, and ordered without question:
"Bring it here!"
Ye Qing was stunned: "What?"
"The money and bills have been spent, but the watch and gold leaves must still be on you. Hand them over to me. With these two things, I can give an explanation to my superiors. Otherwise, if the testimony doesn't match that of the spies, people will think that I stole these things, right?" Gu Weidong explained helplessly.
Ye Qing suddenly felt embarrassed. It turned out that all the things she coveted were paid for by Gu Weidong. No wonder this big brother wouldn't let her go.
"Well, wait a moment. I'll go in and find all the gold leaves."
She had tucked the thing inside the cover of a book, pressing it directly to the bottom of the box, so it was a bit difficult to find it out.
Ye Qing is living a pretty good life in Kaoshantun now, and it will obviously get better and better in the future, so there is no need for her to covet those little things.
The only pity is that without a watch, she has some problems keeping track of time. She might have to think about it again and try to find a way to get another watch.
Ye Qing entered the house and started to go to the private room, but he didn't expect Gu Weidong to follow him in with a cane.
Ye Qing still had a strong sense of territory, and immediately advised:
"Is your knee okay? You'd better walk less. If you walk so soon, you might get some sequelae!"
Gu Weidong's expression froze, and after looking at Ye Qing, he instantly understood what the other party meant.
He immediately stopped and leaned against the wall outside the house without moving forward:
"Why did you move into Grandma Zou's house?"
Ye Qing explained as he rummaged through the boxes and drawers:
"When I first arrived, I actually lived in Captain Wu's house, but I wasn't used to living in the same house with others. Captain Wu happened to be arranging for the educated youth to live in Grandma Zou's house, so I took the opportunity to move in."
Gu Weidong took a look at the neatly tidy house and yard, as well as Grandma Zou's youthful complexion. His originally stern expression softened a little:
"Grandma suffered a lot when she was young. Now that you've moved in, please take care of her."
Ye Qing raised his eyebrows and joked:
"Aren't you going to arrest me and send me to the police station? You came all the way back to Kaoshantun from Shanghai and finally caught a thief like me, but you're just going to let it go so easily and not pursue the matter further?"
Gu Weidong glanced at Ye Qing who seemed to be smiling:
"Since you later saved people and caught thieves, and you were kind-hearted when you arrived at Kaoshantun, you have shown good behavior and have truly changed for the better. Even if you make amends for your crimes, that matter will end here. But this is only this time, and it will not be a precedent next time. If you commit the same crime again, I will punish you for both crimes. Don't blame me for being rude to you then!"
Ye Qing snorted, bent down, picked up the book at the bottom of the box, flipped out several gold leaves inside, took out the watch from his pocket, and handed it over obediently.
Seeing that Ye Qing was reluctant to part with the watch, Gu Weidong's eyes flashed slightly, and he quickly grabbed the thing.
All the things were handed in, and Ye Qing's discomfort disappeared immediately. She looked at Gu Weidong and suddenly remembered the scene she saw in Qingshan Town where Wu Yueying and Jian Ming were having an argument. Her curiosity was aroused again, and she couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Comrade Gu, are you and Wu Yueying really planning to break off your engagement?"
Gu Weidong checked the watch and the gold leaf, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with them, he carefully wrapped the things in a handkerchief and put them in his pocket.
Then he looked at Ye Qing calmly:
"I heard from grandma that recently many ladies want to introduce you to potential partners. Do you like any of them?"
Ye Qing immediately became alert: "Why are you asking this? What does it have to do with you?"
Gu Weidong couldn't help but reveal a wicked smile on his face:
"Yeah, what does it have to do with you whether I cancel the engagement or not? You are just a kid, don't go around asking around, curiosity kills the cat, you know?"
Ye Qing: !!! I was choked to death by this guy's words! Ye Qing had been engaged in verbal battles for so many years and never lost, but she never expected to fall for a young boy!
Seeing Ye Qing's face turned crimson purple and he was as angry as a puffer fish, Gu Weidong felt relieved. He finally let this little liar get away with it!
Just as he was about to go back with his crutches, he stopped after thinking for a while, reached into the inner pocket of his green military uniform, took out a bill from a stack, and handed it to Ye Qing.
"What?" Ye Qing was puzzled.
Gu Weidong stuffed the ticket into Ye Qing's hand:
"I have a disability, so you have to find a way to buy it yourself. You can go to the provincial capital or visit your relatives and friends in Shanghai. It's up to you. This ticket is valid in department stores across the country."
Having said that, without waiting for Ye Qing to react, the man walked away, stepping back and forth, leaning on his crutches.
Ye Qing lowered his head and saw that in her hand was a watch ticket with the words "Shencheng Half-Gang Shockproof" printed on it, and the supply department was written as a department store.
Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, then he couldn't help laughing.
This Gu Weidong, although he has a dark face and a vicious mouth, he seems to be a nice person.
By noon, people in the village had gone home from work one after another. Ye Qing was busy cooking in the kitchen when he heard Aunt Gu's shrill cry from the Gu family next door. Ye Qing was startled and thought something had happened, so he quickly ran to the yard to check the situation.
Aunt Gu hugged her big son and cried:
"Son, how could this happen? How did your leg become like this? Oh my God, how could such a thing happen to a healthy child?"
Ye Qing was wondering, Gu Weidong's leg had the surgery done in time, and he had been in the hospital for almost half a month. The wound had basically healed, and he would be back to normal with just another month of recuperation. Why was Aunt Gu crying so miserably?
Then she heard Gu Weidong's voice:
"Mom, weapons have no eyes. This is normal. If your leaders see you crying like this, they will think you are blaming the army. Even if my leg is lame, the army will definitely help me with resettlement in the future. At worst, I will be demobilized and become a useless worker in my hometown. Why, if I am no longer a soldier in the army, will you disown your son?"
This made Auntie Gu stop crying for a moment, and she quickly stopped crying:
"No, is he really lame? Can he no longer be a soldier? Is there nothing we can do? How could this happen? Can't they cure him in Shencheng?"
Aunt Gu subconsciously looked towards Political Commissar Hao.
What could Hao Shaofeng say? He was helpless too.
When he came back, Gu Weidong, that idiot, kept saying one thing after another and insisted on having him act out a play with him. He was also determined not to allow him to reveal the truth to the Gu family. When he asked why, the bastard didn't explain and just insisted on pretending to be a cripple, which confused Hao Shaofeng.
Seeing Gu's sister-in-law crying so miserably, and the other members of the Gu family also had red eyes full of pain, Hao Shaofeng was really afraid that he would not be able to hold back and would expose the lie.
But looking at Gu Weidong again, this damn kid is really patient, and the look of pain and forbearance with his hunched back is so real, as if he really suffered a heavy blow and his leg will never heal.
Unable to bear the depressing atmosphere in Gu's house, Hao Shaofeng did not stay there for long. He left immediately after lunch. He had to go back to the group. He had been running around for Gu Weidong's affairs during this period, which made him physically and mentally exhausted. He had to go back to his wife and children as soon as possible to comfort his devastated heart.
"Recover at home and don't think about anything else. Also, don't cause trouble for me. I don't care what you want to do, but don't make things bad, or I'll have to clean up your mess later!"
After saying these words, Hao Shaofeng drove away in a military truck.
After seeing Political Commissar Hao off, Gu Weidong turned around and saw a head popping out from the fenced yard next door.
The little girl was too short and was blocked by the fence, so everything below her neck was invisible.
At this moment, she was stretching her neck, revealing her little head, and looking intently at his left knee, as if she had seen through his lies.
Gu Weidong paused, looked around, then stretched out a finger towards Ye Qing and made a "silence" gesture.
Ye Qing immediately understood.
Well, she said that this was not right. After she rescued Gu Weidong, she gave him some first aid for his injuries.
She had used her supernatural powers to repair the other wounds, except for the gunshot wound, because she felt that as long as the bullet was removed in time, it would not be a problem for his knee to recover to its original state.
If the situation was really serious enough to cause his leg to become lame, she would have definitely taken action at that time. Even if she didn't force the bullet out directly, she would have tried to use her supernatural powers to save his leg.
And when she saw Gu Weidong today, she felt that this guy's injury had recovered quite well. With her good eyesight, how could she be wrong? It turned out that this guy had staged a lie and deceived people.
You even called me a liar. I don't think you're any better!
Ye Qing couldn't help but complain in his heart.
But since the other party wanted her to shut up, it meant that he did so for a purpose. Ye Qing was not so disgusting as to expose the matter in public.
But Ye Qing was somewhat curious. She didn't know what Gu Weidong wanted to do by doing this, but seeing that this guy even kept it a secret from his own family, he must be up to no good. She felt that a fish would be caught soon!
Sure enough, Ye Qing’s guess was correct. Not long after, the fish came to him on its own initiative.
Gu Weidong came back with an injury. It was said that his leg would not heal and he would become crippled. He would not be able to return to the army to serve as a soldier and could only retire and return to Kaoshantun to farm.
In just one afternoon, rumors were flying all over Mankaoshantun. The story of Gu Weidong was widely spread. I don't know how many people were asking about the Gu family's affairs openly or secretly. They were discussing them secretly at work. Looking at the eyes of Gu Zhenxing and his wife, there were curiosity, sympathy, confusion, inquiry, happiness in misfortune, etc.
Aunt Gu was in a bad mood. She was distracted while cutting rice in the afternoon and cut her leg. Scared, Gu Weinan rushed to the Yazi River Beach to find Ye Qing for help.
Ye Qing hurried back to the village, sutured Miao Cuilan's wound, and called Gu Weinan and Gu Weibei to accompany him. They found some simple and common herbal medicines for treating external injuries in the forest at the foot of the back mountain, crushed them into a paste, and applied it on Aunt Gu's legs.
"Don't touch water for a few days, otherwise you might get infected and inflamed."
As he spoke, Ye Qing glanced at Gu Weidong, who had an expressionless face, and finally couldn't help but comfort Aunt Gu, saying:
"Auntie, don't worry too much. Brother Gu's leg may not be incurable. Don't forget what I do."
As soon as these words came out, Auntie Gu's body was shaken, and she suddenly raised her head, grabbing Ye Qing's arm tightly as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw:
"Yes, auntie, how could I forget that your flying needle is very powerful. Girl, you must help my Weidong think of a solution. Auntie, please help me. As long as you can cure his leg, you can ask me to do anything!"
Ye Qing sighed and patted the back of Aunt Gu's hand:
"I will definitely try my best. You have to relax and think positively. Don't be too stubborn. Otherwise, if you go back to visit your elder brother, he will be fine. But if you fall down first, won't this family be in chaos?"
Grandma Zou also chimed in:
"That's right, you are torturing yourself. Look at my eyes. The hospital said they couldn't be cured, but didn't Ye Ya still cure them?"
"I'm not lying to you. Yesterday I felt like I could sense a little light in my eyes. What does that mean? It means that Miss Ye's flying needle is really effective. Those doctors in the hospital may not be necessarily reliable!"
"Didn't you say before that Miss Ye has miraculous healing powers? No matter what the disease is, as long as Miss Ye takes action, there is nothing she can't cure? There must be nothing wrong with Wei Dong's leg!"
The Gu family members tried to persuade her one by one, and finally managed to calm Aunt Gu's anxious mood.
She was just about to ask Gu Weidong to lift up his trouser legs so that Ye Qing could help take a look at the injury, but Gu Weibei came in with a gloomy face.
"Brother, Wu Yueying is here!"
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