Chapter 55 Chapter 55 She can talk?
Ever since Yao Heng graduated and started working, he has had very little free time. If you want to ask him out to play, you have to make an appointment several days in advance, and he may not be able to cancel the appointment at the last minute.
Last time, he promised Shen Miao that he would meet her on the weekend, but he had to work overtime, so he changed the appointment to next Wednesday; on Wednesday, he suddenly had to attend a meeting, so he moved it to Saturday; after waiting for a long time until Saturday, Shen Miao was about to go out, but Yao Heng called her again and said that he was going on a business trip out of town...
After nearly a month of going back and forth, I finally got Yao Heng's vacation.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, take it, I can't hold it anymore."
In the past, Yao Heng would go to Shen Miao's house and bring her several bags of snacks. This time, it was Shen Miao's turn to take care of him.
Although the things in Shen Miao's large and small packages were not valuable, they were all made by herself: sun-dried sweet potatoes, pickled vegetables that had been pickled for several months, and various medicinal drinks she prepared, some to dispel heat and reduce dryness, some to refresh the mind, and some to calm the nerves and promote sleep. Each package was divided into a certain amount and there were also labels on the outside.
Although Hou Wentao's incident had little impact on Yao Yuan and few people mentioned it half a year later, Yao Yuan still devoted all his energy to work and seldom went home.
In this home in Beiguan Village, Yao Heng is the only one living there.
Yao Heng is usually busy with work, so he is not very good at cleaning the house, and even cooking is still unfamiliar to him.
As Chen Xiulan's good sister and Yao Heng's "aunt", Shen Miao would naturally take care of him to the best of her ability and send him some long-lasting snacks so that he wouldn't be unable to find anything to eat when he returned home in the middle of the night.
"These are the wontons I made this morning. I put them in the refrigerator for you. Once the water boils, put them in and boil for six or seven minutes and you can eat them."
"Don't drink too much of this tea a day. One pack is enough. Drinking too much can easily hurt your stomach."
"This pickled garlic is pickled by my mom. It's her favorite... well, you can break off half of it and eat it when you cook noodles."
Yao Heng was an expert when it came to going out to play, but when it came to things like living life, Shen Miao was the expert.
She explained one by one how to eat and how to preserve each food she brought. As she was talking to him, Yao Heng suddenly stood up and went back into the house. When he came out, he stuffed a tin can into her hand.
"Here."
The surface of the can is covered with a layer of black film with nothing written on it. If you shake it, you can hear the "click-click" sound made by the steel ball inside colliding back and forth.
"What is this?"
Sitting casually on the sofa, Yao Heng picked up a dried sweet potato and ate it slowly, "Pepper spray."
Shen Miao sniffed the area near the nozzle.
“A-choo!”
Well, it is indeed a bit pungent, and the spiciness is much more pungent than the chili peppers used in cooking.
Shen Miao rubbed her nose and threw the bottle of spray back to him, “Why are you giving me this? Chili peppers can be bought everywhere, why do you need to put them in a can?”
"Who told you to use it when cooking? It's for self-defense." Yao Heng took the can, shook it, and sprayed it into the air. "If you run into a bad guy, spray him like this. I guarantee it will be so spicy that he won't be able to see anything!"
hiss……
After the pepper water was sprayed out, the hot smell instantly spread throughout the room.
I don't know if it was spicy enough to hurt the bad guys, but it was so spicy that the two of them couldn't open their eyes for a long time.
"Why should I defend myself? Ahem! No one in the village will bully me."
"Didn't you watch the news? Things have been very uneasy in our city lately. Several people have died since the Chinese New Year."
Shen Miao watched the news on Henan TV every day, but it wasn’t as serious as he said?
A male corpse was found on the outskirts of the city last month, but she remembered that the police had already issued a notice that the criminals had committed robbery and murder for money, and the police had already started an investigation at the time. She thought that after such a long time, the criminals should have been caught.
Yao Heng curled his lips and stuffed the pepper spray at her again, "You still don't understand how dangerous this society is!"
Yao Heng was doing business in the company and often had to deal with all kinds of people. The more people he knew, the more news he heard, especially the bad news related to salesmen like them who had to run around all day, so he would pay special attention to it.
The city of Yu has been very unsettled this year. From the Chinese New Year till now, not counting incidents such as fights and provocations, there have been four unsolved homicides.
It stands to reason that in order to welcome Hong Kong's return this year, all provinces would have strengthened public security, but Henan City has seen four major cases in which the murderers have yet to be caught.
On the surface, Henan City looks the same as usual, and people's lives are also going on as usual.
But in fact, the higher-ups are just suppressing this terrifying news temporarily to avoid public panic and impact on social stability. Only those who deal with the police know how great the work pressure is and how panicked they are.
Yao Heng was not very clear about the specific circumstances. He only heard that it might be a serial murder case and the murderer has not been found until now.
He thought that Shen Miao, this girl, couldn't sit still and wanted to come to the city to play every now and then, so he bought this pepper spray from someone else for her to use for self-defense.
After all, if she really meets a bad guy, as a girl, she is afraid that any sharp cold weapons will be useless. It is far less effective than "chemical weapons" to defeat the enemy in one move. As long as the spray is accurate, the opponent can lose his attack power in an instant.
Thinking that it was Yao Heng's good intentions, Shen Miao did not refuse anymore, and put the spray into her bag.
It was almost twelve o'clock at noon. Shen Miao thought that it was not easy for Yao Heng to work for others to earn some money, so she said she would eat at home.
Unexpectedly, Yao Heng said that he had received his salary two days ago, and adding the original money in his passbook, it just made up 66666.66. Shen Miao instantly lost the idea of saving money for him.
I almost forgot, even if he went to work for others, his family is still very rich.
Worrying about whether it's easy for him to make money? Oh, I'm afraid that what he earns in a year is not as much as the pocket money Yao Yuan gives him.
Based on the number on his passbook, Shen Miao decided to blackmail him severely, asking him to treat him to a meal at KFC, spending more than ten or twenty yuan on him, and making him bleed!
As a result, Yao Heng felt that her level of blackmail was too low, so he took the initiative to invite her to the pedestrian street next to the department store to eat at a more upscale Hong Kong-style tea restaurant.
This was Shen Miao’s first time eating at a tea restaurant. The white decor and British-style tableware were exactly the same as in the Hong Kong movies on TV!
There were quite a few people eating at the tea restaurant, and they arrived a little late, so they had to wait at the door with other diners. But fortunately, there were not many people waiting, so they should be able to get in soon.
“Look, look, it’s Grandpa Wu and his old lover!” Shen Miao used the restaurant’s flyer to cover half of her face, suppressed her surprised voice, and poked his arm to remind him.
"Where?"
In order to avoid being discovered by the melon owner that she was discussing them, Shen Miao pretended to be tired and leaned on his shoulder, while deliberately looking at the passers-by coming and going outside, "Two o'clock direction, the second table from the inside to the outside by the window."
Following the direction Shen Miao said, Yao Heng indeed saw an old man with gray hair and his "lover" sitting opposite him.
Grandpa Wu’s full name is Wu Quanfu. He lives in the same building as the Yao family. Yao Heng lives on the sixth floor and Wu Quanfu lives on the third floor. He can be considered an old neighbor who has watched Yao Heng grow up.
Grandpa Wu's children are all in the south and only come back for the Chinese New Year. When Yao Heng was a child, he would often play with his grandchildren who came back for the Chinese New Year. They haven't been in touch since they grew up, but he will still say hello to him when they meet each other going upstairs or downstairs.
"You even know Grandpa Wu?"
"Of course."
Yao Heng was a little surprised at first, but he soon figured it out.
Before, Shen Miao often came to visit her biological mother Chen Xiulan. The two of them were as close as real mother and daughter, and they both loved gossiping. Naturally, Chen Xiulan would chat with her about the gossips of the neighbors in the building.
Wu Quanfu's wife died early, and his children all went to the south to work hard a few years ago. They also built up a considerable family business. He also lived in the south for a few years, but he couldn't adapt to the living habits there and came back.
However, his family has many houses and his children often send him money, so he lives a pretty comfortable life.
I heard from Chen Xiulan that he found a lover a few years ago. She was more than 20 years younger than him. She is in her 40s this year and is the same age as his youngest son.
I heard that his old lover was also from an urban village, but I didn't know which village she was from. In fact, the two had been together for four or five years, but had never been married. His old lover didn't live with him either, but only came to accompany him occasionally, and would leave after staying for a day or two at most.
Chen Xiulan guessed that they did not get married because they were afraid that their children would not agree, thinking that they would think that his lover was plotting to take his property.
Shen Miao also thought so, but she also guessed that there was no chance that the children would disagree with their marriage, because they probably didn’t know that the old man had a second love!
Regarding Grandpa Wu's old lover, Chen Xiulan talked to her for a long time that day with her legs bent.
She said that Grandpa Wu fell in love with her at first sight, that even if they were not married, Grandpa Wu was willing to give her his bank card, and that this old lover had an undisciplined private life and seemed to have been flirting with several old men...
In short, listening to Chen Xiulan's description, this woman is simply the reincarnation of a fox spirit. She has bewitched the old men so much that no old man can resist her charm. She can be said to be the "dream lover" of all the old men.
Hearing her talk so magically, Shen Miao was really curious about this "fox spirit", and she didn't expect that she would have the chance to meet her here today.
They must have ordered their food and were waiting for it. There was only a pot of black tea and two small plates of appetizers on the table.
Not sure if she noticed someone was looking at her, the woman looked at Yao Heng who was standing at the door.
Their eyes met and the woman just smiled slightly.
She was very smart. She knew that the gaze was not targeting her, so she winked at Wu Quanfu who was sitting opposite her, telling him that someone he knew behind him had recognized him.
After putting on his reading glasses again and turning his head, Wu Quanfu recognized Yao Heng at a glance.
"Yao Heng?"
His eyes moved back and forth between him and Shen Miao who was beside him, and he smiled and said, “Bring your girlfriend to dinner.”
"Uh, yes, yes..."
Yao Heng was extremely nervous, and his fingers holding the flyer couldn't help but clench a little.
When Yao Heng was a child, he was very close to the grandparents who lived in the same building. But as he grew up, he gradually became distant from them and would only greet them occasionally when they met in the corridor.
Now that he took the initiative to greet him, Yao Heng felt a little embarrassed and at a loss as to what to do.
"I think there are still a few tables waiting in front. Why don't you come over and eat together?" The woman moved her cup inward and took the initiative to invite them.
Although it was clearly their first meeting, the woman acted like an old friend and was very enthusiastic.
Different from Chen Xiulan who is as familiar and outgoing as the scorching sun, women are more like the gentle spring breeze. They will not force you to agree, but if you refuse you will feel that you have let her down.
"No, that's fine."
"Yeah, yeah, there should be an empty table soon."
Shen Miao and Yao Heng instantly turned into two bobbleheads, the forced smiles on their faces uglier than crying.
It’s weird enough to have a meal with elders, let alone two elders you’re not that familiar with?
In addition, Shen Miao and Yao Heng had heard about Wu Quanfu and that woman before… He had just finished talking about someone behind their back, and then he ate at the same table with them. It really had a bit of the meaning of “picking up the bowl to eat meat, and putting the bowl down to curse your mother”.
"Come on, come on," the woman said, not just out of politeness, but really wanted to eat at the same table with them. "I heard from your Grandpa Wu that you graduated from college. I have something I want to ask you."
It would be impolite to refuse the woman after she had said so much, especially since they were talking from such a distance and the waiter and other diners were watching them from time to time, so they had no choice but to walk over and sit at the same table with them.
"Oh, this girl is so beautiful! She looks like a little star on TV~"
Shen Miao hadn’t even sat down yet, but the woman’s compliment made her legs go weak.
As a human being, it is important to know yourself.
Shen Miao certainly knew that she couldn't compare to the stars, but which girl would be unhappy when hearing others praise her?
Sitting next to the woman, Shen Miao politely nodded to her to express her gratitude: “Thank you, Auntie, you also look very elegant.”
"This little guy has such a sweet mouth, so lovable," the woman subconsciously pressed the smile lines at the corners of her eyes with her fingers, and then took the other two empty cups on the table to her and Yao Heng, "Can I have some black tea? His black tea is very fragrant."
Before getting their consent, the woman just held the teapot in her hand and waited quietly in the air, unlike most of the elders. Before they finished speaking, the cup was almost full.
Shen Miao: “Well, it’s OK.”
"Let me do it."
Wu Quanfu reached out to take the teapot, but the woman gently pushed his hand away with her red-nailed fingertips. "It's just pouring water. I can do it."
"Have you forgotten what the doctor said? Your arm is cold. You need to rest well."
Yes, it’s just pouring some water, it won’t tire your hands.
But the woman's words sounded warmer, three parts rejection and four parts concern, which added a few sweet smiles to Wu Quanfu's already rosy face.
Not only him, but also Yao Heng was rejected by her when he wanted to take the teapot, "The water in this pot is hot, please don't hurt your hands, let me do it."
After pouring the tea, the woman asked the waiter to bring two more menus and handed them to them. "Take a look and see what you want to eat. Add a few more. Your Grandpa Wu is treating us today. Don't be polite."
"No, no, no, when we go out to eat it has to be us younger generations who treat us, how can we let Grandpa Wu pay?" Yao Heng quickly refused.
“No, no, no, actually, I’ve been eyeing you since you first entered the store. They say that blessed people shine wherever they go. Let us let you, Master Wu, treat us to a meal. Just think of it as letting us take advantage of your blessings and shine.”
What the woman said was really nice!
It was clearly a treat, but when she said it it sounded like she was the one getting the advantage.
What can I do? Not letting me treat you is not letting me benefit from it. Who can refuse this?
Unable to resist the woman’s hospitality, Shen Miao and Yao Heng had no choice but to add two more dishes.
While waiting for the food to be served, Wu Quanfu introduced them to each other. When he mentioned this "close female friend", one could see that his face was filled with pride and satisfaction.
The woman's name is Qiao Zhenzhu, she is 46 years old. They met while dancing in the square.
Wu Quanfu fell in love with her at first sight, so they soon fell in love, and this passion has continued to this day, and instead of cooling down, it has risen several degrees.
While they were chatting, Shen Miao, who was sitting next to Qiao Zhenzhu, was also looking at this "fox spirit" very carefully.
To be honest, her looks are not at all beautiful.
However, she is very delicate. Even though she is in her forties, she still dresses herself very carefully: the red nail polish is applied evenly, there is not a single wrinkle on her smooth clothes, and her short permed hair looks as if every strand has been carefully ironed without any roughness.
Not only her outfit, but she also looks very elegant and refined. She doesn't show her teeth when she smiles, and doesn't show her knees when she sits... How can she be a seductive and charming vixen? She is clearly a lady with elegant manners.
It's just that her voice is a little strange, and her slightly low tone sometimes makes her sound like a man. But it's not a big deal, because every word she says sounds so comfortable, and people will consciously ignore these shortcomings.
Unlike those delicate vixens in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" who needed to be cherished, when she was with Wu Quanfu, Shen Miao looked at Qiao Zhenzhu as if she was a foolish scholar who had been bewitched.
"The doctor said that it is good for the elderly to eat more shrimps to supplement calcium."
"Don't drink too much of this soup. It doesn't have much nutrition. Here, this piece of pork ribs is stewed very well."
"You like this pineapple chicken dish? I'll go home and learn how to make it. I'll make it for you next time."
During the meal, Qiao Zhenzhu's attention was almost entirely on Wu Quanfu. She would peel shrimps for him, help him remove the bones from the ribs, and promptly hand him napkins. Her eyes could not hide her concern for him.
As for herself, she saw a lot of shrimp skins and bones on the plate, but she actually only ate half a bowl of rice. If Wu Quanfu hadn't taken the initiative to pick up some meat for her, she would only pick up some vegetarian dishes on the plate.
So from this point of view, even if this meal was treated by Wu Quanfu, he should do so, because every bite of the meal that Qiao Zhenzhu ate was worthy of the care and concern she had given her.
After dinner, Wu Quanfu made an appointment to take Qiao Zhenzhu to the movies, so after chatting for a while they prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Qiao Zhenzhu took out a fan from her bag and gave it to Shen Miao, “It’s hot, use a fan to fan yourself,” she said as she moved closer to Shen Miao and whispered to her, “Men like clean girls, it’s not good to have sweat on your face.”
Shen Miao looked at her and blinked blankly.
This simple sentence seemed to bring them closer together.
At this moment, she was no longer just an ordinary neighbor aunt, but an older sister who was very close to her. She sincerely hoped that she could have a perfect date like herself.
The fan seemed to be made by Qiao Zhenzhu herself. It was made of many pieces of wood woven together. Each piece was hollow in the middle. It was very light to hold. When you fanned it gently, you could smell a faint sandalwood scent.
This should not be something she put in her bag specifically to give as a gift to someone, but something she actually uses herself, because the handle of the fan still smells of her hand cream, and the part used to fix it is also a little worn.
The first time we met, she gave me the coolness. This gift was a bit too much.
Watching their backs as they walked away hand in hand, Shen Miao and Yao Heng began to review the meal they had just eaten on their way back.
"What do you think of Aunt Qiao?"
"Hmm... good, very good. It's completely different from what I imagined."
"It feels like her kindness to everyone comes from the heart, not like it's deliberate or acting."
"Yes, yes, yes! I feel the same way. Look at the shrimp she peeled for Grandpa Wu. She even cleaned the shrimp thread!"
"Then do you think she really likes Grandpa Wu?"
Shen Miao and Yao Heng both gave Aunt Qiao a very high evaluation. Whether it was her external appearance and outfit, or her internal temperament and cultivation, there was nothing to fault with her.
But when Shen Miao asked this question, they both fell silent.
It's normal for Grandpa Wu to like her, but what does she like about Grandpa Wu?
Grandpa Wu is just an ordinary old man in his sixties, with average looks and average personality... It's not that they look down on Wu Quanfu, but apart from being richer than other old people, they really can't think of any obvious advantages he has.
Money is just money.
Aunt Qiao is so well off, and she is willing to be with Grandpa Wu, who is more than ten years older than her. Most likely, she wants to inherit his estate after he passes away.
Even if Grandpa Wu’s family members don’t know or agree now, but with her high emotional intelligence, she can make strangers like Shen Miao and Yao Heng praise her highly when they first met. I think she should be able to please Grandpa Wu’s son and daughter in the future.
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The news in the village is indeed one step behind that in the city.
About seven or eight days later, Shen Shansheng received a notice from the city, asking each village to keep an eye out for any suspicious people, especially outsiders.
However, there was no explicit mention of the murderer, only talk about raising the villagers' awareness of safety precautions.
It is the busy farming season every year, and every household is busy working in the fields and crops. How could they have the time to care about other people's affairs?
Rather, people who have nothing to do and run out from time to time should pay attention, such as Shen Miao.
Chen Shansheng heard more news. He learned from the police that the murders that occurred this year were probably committed by one person.
I also heard that this murderer is very cruel and doesn't care whether you are a man or a woman. He will attack you as long as he sees that you are rich. Afterwards, he will either slit your throat or stab you in the heart. Basically, he will kill you with one blow and has no intention of leaving anyone alive.
Although his family was not rich, it was always unsafe for Shen Miao to go out, so he specifically told her not to go to the city recently and to stay at home honestly.
With the “house arrest order” issued, Shen Miao had no choice but to stay in the clinic obediently.
But recently everyone was busy with farm work, and basically no one went to the clinic during the day, which really bored Shen Miao to death. She couldn’t go home to watch TV, so she could only listen to the radio out of boredom.
Logically speaking, a doctor definitely doesn’t want to have too many patients, but Shen Miao really wants someone to talk to her now…
Thump thump…
Hmm? Is there someone knocking on the door?
Thump thump…
Yes, someone was knocking on the door!
Shen Miao was lying on the table, holding the medical book and almost falling asleep. When she heard someone knocking on the door, she quickly sat up and said to the person knocking on the door, "Come in, there is someone in the hall."
After waiting for more than ten seconds, he still didn’t see the man come in, so Shen Miao stood up and lifted the door curtain of the outer hall.
Eh? It's Li Shancha?!
She stood at the gate of the yard, looking inside uncertainly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Shen Miao was indeed here.
She was wearing a very plain light-colored dress and a square scarf on her head to protect her from the sun. At first glance, she looked no different from the other women in the village.
“It’s hot outside, come in.” Shen Miao waved at her.
As soon as she said this, Shen Miao remembered that she didn’t understand what she said, and was about to go over to greet her, but she didn’t expect that Li Shancha would walk towards her with a smile the next second.
Having lived with Li Quntao in Henan City for more than half a year, even though Lai Hao could not fully understand the local dialect, he could still understand the meaning of some common words.
She can understand the commonly used numbers like one, two, three, four, five, and six, and she also knows what the numbers yuan, mao, fen, big, and small, which are used when selling tofu, mean.
She can also understand some of the words that are used frequently in daily life, such as come here, come in, which contain the word "come", which means she should come closer, go, go, which means she should stay away, and "get out" is an insult, because Li Quntao often says this word with a very bad tone.
"Why are you here alone? Where is Aunt Cao?" Shen Miao asked after pouring a glass of water for Li Shancha.
Cao?
Li Shancha also understood this word, but she pronounced it with the second tone, not the fourth tone, so she was not cursing anyone, but referring to Cao Yun.
Li Shancha pointed in the direction of home and made a sleeping gesture, probably to tell her that Cao Yun was sleeping at home.
Luhua Village and Qinghe Village are more than ten miles apart. In addition to cultivated land and wasteland, there is another village in the middle.
Even if you are a local, you have to ask a few people on the road to know how to get there, let alone Li Shancha who is unfamiliar with the place and doesn't speak the language.
God knows how she asked others for directions, and no one knows how long she walked.
She was lucky. Even though it was so unstable outside, she was still able to find this place safely.
And she came here from home alone, Shen Miao thought it was probably for her own belly.
After all, both she and Li Quntao are very healthy. If they can't conceive, not only Li Quntao will be anxious, but she will be anxious too.
"Come, let me feel your pulse again."
Shen Miao placed Li Shancha’s wrist on the pulse pillow and used her fingers to feel the pulse at the Cun, Guan, and Chi points.
As she expected, it was the same as the previous two times, a "male pulse", but this time it didn't feel as healthy as the previous two times. It was probably because the dry weather caused him to get irritated and his heart fire was a little strong, but it didn't have much impact on pregnancy.
However, traditional Chinese medicine examinations are not comprehensive enough. It is best to go to the hospital and use instruments for further examinations, which may reveal some details that traditional Chinese medicine cannot diagnose.
Shen Miao: “Sister-in-law, if you have a chance, go to the hospital for a checkup and ask the doctor to take a closer look with the instrument.”
Hospital? Examination? Instrument?
These were all unfamiliar words to Li Shancha, she looked at Shen Miao with a puzzled look on her face, she didn’t understand a single word.
So Shen Miao thought for a while and began to use sign language to show her:
A house in the city, where you can treat illnesses like here, find people wearing masks and white clothes, and then lie on something like a bed, and let the thing shine back and forth on their bodies...
In order to make Li Shancha understand what she meant, Shen Miao was exhausted.
If she was just a deaf-mute, she would probably be able to understand what was written to her, but unfortunately she couldn't even understand words, she could only understand numbers and a few simple words, so Shen Miao could only dance and use various things to gesture to her.
Finally, Li Shancha understood with great difficulty, but she just smiled and shook her head.
He first continued to point in the direction of home, then patted his chest and head, and finally frowned and coughed twice, pointing to the row of medicine shelves against the wall.
What she meant was that her mother-in-law was not feeling well.
So she came to Shen Miao not for herself, but to buy some medicine for Cao Yun to cure his illness.
Cao Yun has not been feeling well recently, but in order to save money, he has been reluctant to see a doctor or buy medicine, and only occasionally drinks some egg water. Thinking that Shen Miao is a doctor, Li Shancha took advantage of Shen Miao sleeping at home today and secretly ran to Shen Miao to buy medicine.
After understanding what she meant, Shen Miao scratched her head awkwardly, turned the medical record to another page, and continued to ask her: “Aunt, does she have any other symptoms besides coughing?”
Seeing that she was still looking at him with extremely clear eyes, Shen Miao couldn't help but sigh:
Well, I have to start gesturing to her again...
It was indeed quite laborious to communicate using gestures and props, but fortunately there were no other patients waiting in the clinic today, so Shen Miao did not need to be too anxious.
After another ten minutes of gesticulation, Shen Miao finally found out all of Cao Yun’s symptoms.
"Her blood pressure has probably risen again in the past few days, and she has a fever and a cold, so she feels uncomfortable. Do you have blood pressure medicine at home?" She almost forgot that Li Shancha couldn't talk, so she continued to write on the prescription, "Forget it, I'll prescribe you some more. I'll write down how to boil the medicine for you. When you go back and give it to your aunt, she'll know how to boil it."
The ballpoint pen ran out of ink again while writing. When Shen Miao was about to replace it with another one from the drawer, Li Shancha saw the jade tablet placed inside.
Reaching out and taking out the jade pendant, Li Shancha placed it near her neck, then clasped her hands together and smiled, as if telling her: Jade pendants are to be held and worn on the body, not placed in a drawer.
Judging from the respect Li Shancha showed to the Buddha on the jade plaque, she probably knew it very well.
Since she said she wanted to wear it, there shouldn't be any problem.
Shen Miao understood what she meant, took the jade token and put it in her pocket: "Okay, then I'll go home and find a red string and wear it around my neck tomorrow."
Fortunately, she came to see me today. If she went to the city to buy western medicine, she probably wouldn't have enough money.
After getting her some good medicine, Shen Miao prepared to send her away.
When she went out, a gust of wind blew in from the yard, and the swirling cyclone blew up the headscarf she was about to wear. As if deliberately teasing her, it gradually swirled upwards and finally got hung on a branch in the yard.
The headscarf was hanging more than two meters above the ground. Shen Miao first tried to pick it up twice with a broom handle, but it didn't come off and it got hung even tighter.
Shen Miao: …
Seeing Shen Miao rolling up her sleeves and braiding her trouser legs, as if preparing to climb up and take off the headscarf, Li Shancha quickly waved her hands, indicating that she didn't want it.
However, Shen Miao felt embarrassed and said to her, “Don’t worry, I often climbed trees when I was a kid, it’s okay.”
Shen Miao grew up wild when she was little, climbing trees, chasing cats and dogs, she was good at everything! But she hadn't climbed a tree for many years, so she was a little rusty, and couldn't climb as fast as she did when she was little. But she climbed up little by little, and she could reach the handkerchief as long as she stretched out her hand.
Almost, just a little bit.
Shen Miao regretted not bringing up a tickler, because she was almost an arm’s length away from being able to touch the handkerchief.
He tried to move his body forward, but still couldn't touch it, so Shen Miao took a deep breath and suddenly looked forward...
Bang!
She was no longer a skinny little girl, so how could the branches bear her weight?
Shen Miao only felt that her body was empty, and before she could react, she fell heavily to the ground with a "bang".
"ah!"
The fall was not light, Shen Miao felt that all the bones in his body were about to be broken, and there was a tearing pain in his heart.
She didn't dare to move and could only lie there quietly. But maybe it was because she fell too hard, she felt her mind becoming a little fuzzy. She wanted to ask Li Shancha to call for help, but her throat couldn't make any sound.
“Ah, ah…”
Li Shancha was terrified when she saw Shen Miao falling from the tree. She was afraid that she would get hurt, so she didn't dare to go forward to help her. She could only stamp her feet anxiously like an ant on a hot pot.
Just when Shen Miao was so tired that she wanted to close her eyes and rest for a while, she seemed to see Li Shancha running out of the yard, shouting loudly towards the village road: "#@￥%@#￥%! #￥%#￥%......!"
She, she can actually speak?
But what is she mumbling?
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