Chapter 71 If you say "ma" less, I won't tolerate you!
It was already dark when Xiao Lu returned to Tu'nan Mountain.
Tu Nan Village was pitch black and full of shadows. The only sound was the intermittent chirping of insects.
Apart from this, there was silence and no human voice.
Depressing and dull.
When they reached the outside of the shed, Mrs. Lu lowered her head and glanced at her son in the dim light.
After eating the rice cake, the child fell asleep again with a satisfied look on his face.
She pulled up her sleeves and carefully wiped her son's mouth and face again to make sure no traces were left, then she took a deep breath and walked into the yard.
There was immediately movement in the quiet shed.
Old Madam Su and Su Liang both lived in the thatched hut in the middle. This hut was the most spacious and had more room for activities than the surrounding huts.
That's all.
After Su Liang committed a crime, his entire family was exiled and all their property was confiscated. When he arrived here, he was penniless.
The whole family couldn't even afford to buy a candle for lighting, so they could only move around in the dark after dark.
"You went out at noon and just came back. Have you entered Su's house?" Old Madam Su was sitting on the only small stool in the shed. Next to her was a layer of reed leaves on the ground, on which lay Su Liang, whose injuries had not yet healed and who was unable to get up.
No one else was allowed to enter. They all crowded outside the shed, craning their necks and listening attentively, anxious to hear the good news.
Little Lu lowered her eyes and replied, "It rained heavily this afternoon. Yi'er and I were already soaking wet when we arrived at Tubei Mountain. Just as grandma predicted, the Su family let Yi'er and me in."
"Go on."
"The Su family is indeed much better off than ours. They have a vegetable garden behind their house. It's not big, but they have vegetables to eat. However, they are suppressed by Wanjiazhuang. No one dares to open up wasteland for farming, and the Su family doesn't have any land. After I went to their house and talked with them, I learned that they have been able to survive until now because of the financial support from others." Xiao Lu said lightly, "In the meantime, I explained my family's situation in detail and begged for help. I thought the Su family would be sympathetic and help a little, but I didn't expect-"
"What did you expect?" It was dark in the shed, and Madam Su's expression could not be seen clearly, but her voice was already cold and angry.
Xiao Lu knelt down hurriedly, "Grandma, calm down. It's my granddaughter-in-law who's useless! Yi'er had a high fever at Xiao Su's house. After that old poison doctor examined Yi'er, he actually said that Yi'er caught a cold at home and got sick. He also said that Yi'er had been soaking in cold water for at least an hour last night and that's why she got sick! Xiao Su's family thought I was deliberately abusing Yi'er to gain sympathy and kicked me out!"
There was a brief pause in the shed.
In just a short moment, Madam Su's unhappy voice rang out again, "Nonsense! It's obvious that his Su family and that poisonous old man have teamed up to bully a mere woman like you! They just don't want to get involved with our family!"
In the dim light, no one saw the coldness in Xiao Lu's eyes and her growing hatred for this family.
The atmosphere was tense at that moment, which was enough to prove that what Du Lao said was true.
No wonder her grandmother suddenly said she wanted to take Yi'er to bed last night! She had thought it was because the family had given her the task, and her grandmother was kind enough to take care of Yi'er for her to show her appreciation!
It turns out that in order to achieve his goal, he used Yi'er as a means!
But Yier was so young that he had no idea what he had experienced!
In the end, the mother and son were just pawns of the Su family, who didn't treat them as human beings at all!
"Grandmother, Master, although the Su family may not be very knowledgeable, they have capable people around them to help them. It will be difficult to win them over. This time, they think our family is trying to trick them again and are very angry. Even if we send someone to plead again, I'm afraid it will not benefit us."
Su Liang, who was lying on the reeds, finally spoke, his voice hoarse and weak, "Let's put this matter aside for now. When my leg injury is healed, I will go there myself."
"Liang'er! They're unwilling to lend you money and grain. It's hard to say when your leg injury will heal. If things are put on hold, how long will it take? Our family can't hold out for much longer!"
"Mom, listen to me, otherwise if you send more people over, they will just get kicked out again."
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The smaller Su family didn’t know what was going on with the older Su family.
Since Xiao Lu left, the family has returned to its usual peace.
July is coming to an end soon, and a new batch of vegetable seedlings are planted in the vegetable garden behind the yard.
After finishing work in the vegetable garden early that morning, Old Lady Su returned to the front yard. Not seeing her granddaughter, she said helplessly, "Did Old Du take Tianbao out for a walk again?"
Su Da walked to the corner of the courtyard to scoop up some water to wash his hands, and said with a smile, "It must be the pharmacy. Ever since Tian Bao saw Du Lao treating patients, she has been particularly interested in his little pills. Du Lao also indulges her, taking her to the pharmacy every now and then."
When talking about this, the whole family felt helpless and amused.
Although Du Lao has a perverse personality, he always changes his temperament when he is with Tian Bao.
He only talked about his pills, which he usually treated like precious things and didn't allow anyone to touch. But when it came to Tianbao, he turned out all his belongings and broke and crushed them, and he still felt that the pills he was given were not enough for Tianbao to play with.
"Cook first, and when the aroma of the food spreads over, people will come over on their own."
Next door, in the pharmacy converted from the kitchen, the medicine shelves were placed against the wall, with a stack of diabolo sieves on top.
Next to the bamboo sieve are the medicine-making chopping board and grinding tools.
In addition, the most eye-catching thing is a large medicine furnace placed in the center of the pharmacy.
Tianbao was sitting in the big medicine furnace, wearing a blue bellyband. His soft hair had grown a little longer and was tied into chili peppers on both sides of his forehead. He looked as cute as a doll in a New Year picture.
"Don't flip through these books randomly. Grandpa Du is serious this time!" Du Buqin grabbed the child's chubby cheeks with both hands, pretending to be fierce. "That's an ancient book that I spent decades searching for. It's a unique copy! If you tear it up, there will be no other copy. Grandpa Du will stew you to make medicine!"
Tianbao's little hands were on the edge of the stove, and his little head was shaking up and down and left and right with the old man's hands. "Eey, ey, egg..."
"What are you looking at? You can't read!"
"Egg, well."
Du Buqu loosened his grip and pulled out a book that was said to be a rare ancient book. He held it in front of the kid and turned the pages. "Just look at one page. If you don't recognize the words, just look at the pictures. Just one page, don't cheat!"
When you get older, you can’t stand kids acting like spoiled brats.
If you say one less "ma", I won't tolerate you!
"Huh?" The child pointed at the simple sketch on the page with his tiny fingers and looked at the old man with his big eyes blinking.
The eyes are bright, clean and clear, soft and well-behaved.
Poison is not invading. "Want to know what this is? Just ask Grandpa Poison! This is a snake vine. Grind it into juice to make medicine. It has the effect of making people unconscious, similar to a knockout drug. You definitely don't know what a knockout drug is. Later, Grandpa Poison will make some for you and you'll understand!"
After he finished speaking, he automatically turned the page and pointed at the picture above. "Isn't this flower beautiful? This is a golden chrysanthemum. Combined with black heart lotus, peach blossoms infected with miasma, Miaojiang purple vine, and golden silkworm poison, you can make the Five Poison Powder, which will cause a person's whole body to fester and die. When you grow up, Grandpa Du will take you to Miaojiang to play! We can also get some golden silkworms to keep as pets!"
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