Chapter 2119 Understanding
Yin Li nodded in satisfaction, staring at the bow in her hand and sighing, "This bow is prepared for Huo'er."
Manbao was surprised and looked down at the bow in his hand. Could Yin pull it up?
"It's a pity that Huo'er is weak, so I haven't been able to give this bow away. Lady Zhou is a woman, and you don't have much strength, so I'll give this bow to you."
Manbao declined: "How can this be good? Since it's for Yin Huo, even if he can't use it now, it's still nice to keep it as a souvenir. After all, it's a thoughtful gesture from the adults."
Yin Li shook his head. "Things only have value if someone uses them. Leaving them to gather dust is a real waste of them."
Manbao didn't know how to refuse, but she didn't know what point she had in holding a bow and arrow. If she had to fight in person, it would basically be a desperate struggle.
Since it's hard to refuse, just accept it.
Manbao held the bow and thanked Yin Li with a smile.
When Yin Li saw her smile and her round face full of cuteness, he sighed in his heart that his daughter was still the best, she looked so obedient and considerate.
Then she thought again, he also has daughters, and quite a few, but they are not as caring as her, nor as capable as her, and she felt very complicated.
So it’s not a question of daughter or son, but a question of the person who gave birth to the child?
Yin Li rubbed his forehead and asked Zhou Man to sit in the lounge next to the martial arts field.
Manbao put the small bow aside, sat on the chair, took the tea poured by Yin Li with both hands, but was thinking hard in her heart that she had not done anything bad to Yin Huo recently.
Could it be that Bai Shan and Bai Erlang secretly did something to Yin Huo without her knowledge, and then Lord Yin blamed it on her?
Manbao held the tea in his hand and pondered, wondering if it would be too late to find an excuse to slip away and go back to ask Bai Shan and the others.
Yin Li glanced at the guard, and the guard went down and brought a plate of steamed buns.
Facing the adult's gaze, the guard put down his things and left without looking back. What else could he do? How could there be snacks in the Western Inner Courtyard? When he was hungry, he could just eat steamed buns, okay?
So let’s just treat steamed buns as snacks for now.
When Manbao came back to her senses, she saw the steamed buns pushed in front of her. She paused for a moment and said, "Master Yin, I'm not hungry."
Lord Yin secretly glared at the guard who had already walked away, and smiled at her, "Then put it aside for now, Lord Zhou. You have been helping Huo'er with his health. I asked Dr. Tan to examine him a few days ago. Dr. Tan said that although he is still weak, his foundation has been restored."
Manbao nodded, "Yes, his foundation has been repaired."
She paused and then said meaningfully, "But there are some things he didn't have in the first place, so no matter how hard you try, you can't make up for them. You have to be more careful than others in the future."
Yin Li clasped his hands together, looked at Man Bao with a sharp gaze, and asked, "What does it mean to be meticulous?"
When Manbao heard this, she put down her teacup. In fact, she had been thinking about whether she should have a good talk with Yin Li.
Yin Huo's illness was acquired in the womb; his "weakness" was etched in his genes. Even with treatment, it would only make his "weakness" less fatal quickly.
But Yin Huo’s illness was not just brought in the womb.
He also has mental illness.
He is the most sensitive person Manbao has ever met. Emotions can harm the body, but at the same time, they can also nourish the mind and body.
His physical condition sometimes fluctuates greatly, which may be incomprehensible to outsiders, but she knows that it is mostly because he thinks too much. Sometimes when he figures it out, his body gets better; sometimes when he doesn't figure it out, his body gets worse.
Even if they have a good relationship, it is impossible for them to be frank with each other, ask everything, and say anything.
So they all tried to interact normally. If he was willing to talk more, they would ask. If he was not willing, they would stop there.
This kind of care is fine once or twice, but if it happens too often, someone around him will get annoyed. But for this disease, the efforts of just a few friends are not enough; others around him also need to help.
Man Bao said, "The places that decoctions can reach are not difficult. The Yin family has money and resources, and no matter what medicine is prescribed, it can be found. Therefore, if we want to achieve better results, we must reach places that decoctions cannot reach."
Yin Li asked, "For example, to make him feel comfortable and at ease?"
Man Bao then smiled and said, "It is so difficult to say 'happy and contented'. It is enough to just stop him from being so worried and sad."
Yin Li fell silent. It was true that it was so difficult to achieve happiness and contentment. Not to mention the long-term consequences, if he was asked to have a healthy body, where could he get it?
But it is possible to do it without being overwhelmed with sorrow.
Yin Li pinched his thumb and said after a while, "Huo'er wants to go to the Western Regions with you."
Manbao was shocked and straightened his back. "He wants to go to the Western Regions?"
Seeing her big reaction, Yin Li knew that she was unaware of the situation. He was afraid that Bai Shan and Bai Cheng didn't know it either. It seemed that this was indeed the child's own idea.
Yin Li smiled bitterly in his heart, but his face showed no emotion. He nodded and said, "That's right, so I came to ask Master Zhou if he can go on a long trip."
Manbao fell into deep thought. "It's nothing impossible. Hasn't he been to Xiazhou before? It was almost a forced march, and he was fine."
Manbao thought about it carefully, his heart growing excited, but he tried hard to suppress the upward curve of his lips and said, "Although we are heading to the Western Regions, we will not march in a hurry. Comfort is still the priority. With me here, some minor illnesses will not be a problem. If we encounter bad weather or a serious illness, we will naturally stop and rest..."
Yin Li stared at Zhou Man's face, seemed to see her happiness, and shook his head slightly, knowing that if he asked further, he would get only affirmations.
He simply stopped asking about Yin Huo's health and instead asked about the itinerary they were planning.
Where are you going to go from here, and what places are you going to visit along the way...
Manbao and his friends' destination was Gaochang, but there were many roads from the capital to Gaochang. They planned to go from Xiazhou to Huaiyuan, then take the road to Liangzhou after exiting the Great Wall, and then head west after exiting Yumen Pass. If they did not delay on the road and walked every day, they would be able to reach Gaochang in about two months.
Even if Yin Li saw this itinerary, he would not be able to find any fault with it. The plan along the way was to take the official road or the famous Tea Horse Road. It was not remote and was quite safe.
Yin Li calculated in his mind that if they set off next month, they should be able to reach Gaochang in June. He didn't know whether it would be easy to find a cure for cowpox. If they could find one within a month, they could return in July and probably reach Chang'an in September.
With this in mind, letting my son travel to the Western Regions doesn't seem so difficult to accept.
However, knowing that the world is full of surprises, Yin Li still made up his mind and asked, "Have you ever calculated how long your mission would take if there is an accident?"
Manbao: "Three years?"
Yin Li: "...How much?"
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(End of this chapter)
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