Chapter 170 The Moon of Yesteryear
As the victory of the Liberation War progressed, the nursery team also arrived near Xibaipo. Xie Ning specially gave Xiao Guo a holiday so that he could go and pick up Chuncao.
The grass had grown taller, but the succulents she had painstakingly grown had fallen off again, showing that the journey had not been easy. She didn't speak, but just hugged Xie Ning's waist and cried silently. Er Niu pointed to the kitchen, indicating that she should go and make something to eat first, and then she pulled Xiao Guo away.
For Chuncao, even amidst the chaos of war, this migration was much better than when she fled famine. At least, there were people protecting them, food and water, and her aunts and uncles cared about them.
But it was precisely because of this that the frozen lake in her heart slowly thawed, making it even harder for her to accept death.
"We walked very, very fast. If we had slowed down, we would have been hit by the bomb... When we finally stopped, Mama Ji's child had suffocated in the basket. The child couldn't cry, and the donkey's muzzle was tied... The weather was so cold. Mama Cai's child was sick, but there was no medicine. We could only watch her slowly lose her breath..."
They were buried between the vast Gobi Desert and the raging Yellow River, never to return... I hate war.
"Then become strong, so strong that others dare not easily start a war, both for individuals and for the nation." Xie Ning gently wiped away the tears from Chuncao's eyes.
Pain is always temporary, because being busy prevents one from dwelling on it.
At the beginning of the year, a military industry conference was held in various liberated areas of North China, proposing to vigorously develop arms production to provide munitions support for strategic offensives. Xie Ning became even busier.
Time flies by in our busy lives, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Xie Ning sighed as she looked at the two remaining pills, wondering if she should make some herself. However, her skills were truly lacking; she had never made pills before. If the dosage and method were wrong, and she made poisonous pills, she would die even faster.
"Knock knock—"
"Sister Changning, Dean Zhao is here, and..." She didn't recognize that person. She had a vague impression of him, but it had been too long, and she couldn't remember. Anyway, "and a division commander."
Saying the position is probably correct.
Zhao Le burst out laughing and poked his head in, saying, "Changning, it's me and Cai Huai!"
Having not seen Xie Ning for nearly ten years, Cai Huai almost stopped breathing upon seeing her appearance, a lump forming in his throat. "How could... she have become like this?"
He had heard that Xie Ning was unwell, but he hadn't expected it to be this serious. She was so thin that she couldn't even fill out her thin clothes, and her rolled-up sleeves were covered in mottled welts.
Zhao Le also paused, but she had already guessed it. After so much time, she had come to terms with it. Xie Ning had said that death was not the end.
Although she didn't understand, she knew that Xie Ning didn't want to see her suffer, so she smiled, if it could make Xie Ning feel better and happier.
Cai Huai was completely unprepared. He trembled as if he wanted to ask something, but when he met Xie Ning's smiling eyes, he couldn't say anything. He just handed over the talisman he had been treasuring.
“This was given to me by an old Taoist priest. He said this amulet could protect me and keep me safe. I have been safe and sound ever since. I hope you can be safe and sound too.”
The old Taoist priest had gone down the mountain to fight the Japanese devils, and happened to be in his army.
Xie Ning was about to refuse, but hesitated when she saw the somewhat familiar amulet, then took it. "Thank you, I hope it works out."
The burning sensation in her palm continued. Xie Ning reached under the covers with the hand holding the amulet and asked about Cai Huai's amulet without making a sound. After learning that the old Taoist priest had sacrificed himself, a trace of regret flashed in her eyes.
Cai Huai left first, and Zhao Le handed the newly made pills to Xie Ning, saying, "I'm your personal doctor now, so you'd better have Erniu prepare a room for me!"
"good."
After holding back, Zhao Le couldn't help but hug Xie Ning tightly. "Is it really not okay?"
Xie Ning said helplessly, "Are you not confident in your medical skills? This is irreversible. You've extended my life by so many years, that's already amazing."
Otherwise, she would probably have turned into a pile of dust long ago.
Zhao Le sniffed, her eyes red, and said, "I'm not good enough. If I were good enough, you could have lived to be a hundred. You've done so much, why, why... why can't Heaven just stand by and watch?"
"I don't know either. Maybe I didn't accumulate enough merit in my past life. If I had, perhaps I would be able to live to be a hundred years old in my next life." Of course, this was just a lie. She herself didn't know what was going on, after all, her knowledge was limited.
Zhao Le took a deep breath. "I found an ancient book with a special acupuncture technique that can alleviate your pain and restore temporary health. If I really have to leave, I want to see Xie Ning leave in the best possible way."
"good."
The two chatted for a long time, and finally, after Zhao Le left, Xie Ning opened his palm. There was a pink scar there. The thing that had been hidden in the amulet had been integrated into his body, no, it should be said that it had been integrated into his soul.
Looking around the space with my eyes closed, I realized that it was much larger than the previous small space of 3 cubic meters, now about 15 cubic meters in size, and still perfectly square.
With more space, she could store more things, such as her books and manuscripts.
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