Chapter 15 (Next Chapter) - Fall from Horse
Luo Yin took out the money and handed it to the middle-aged man in front of her.
Seeing her holding the book with a happy expression, Uncle Qin couldn't help but remind her.
"Xiao Luo, I've found this for you. I understand your father's condition. Don't think I'm deliberately trying to discourage you. The hospital's diagnosis means it's not something that can be fixed with a few massages."
Qin Dafei reluctantly voiced his thoughts.
He then discreetly observed her expression.
To everyone's surprise, Luo Yin's expression remained unchanged. Instead, she smiled and said, "I know about this, Uncle Qin. We didn't really think that much about it, and those things are impossible anyway. It's just that in the past two years, some family members have fallen ill one after another. I thought that since I'm here in town to study, I might as well find something to learn if it's convenient. It's better than just waiting around."
Luo Yin spoke with a serious expression.
Her eyes were sincere and earnest; you couldn't tell she was so young at that moment.
On the contrary, it possesses an inherent momentum and a sense of intrusion.
Uncle Qin was taken aback. Looking at the young girl in front of him, he felt even more that she was quite a good girl.
Then, as if startled, she lowered her head and touched her face.
He then regained his composure and said, "Okay, that's good! I have some things here that I can take back with me."
As he spoke, Qin Dafei brought over a large bag of things.
At that moment, everyone else in the bookstore was reading, and no one noticed this.
There were a few students outside the door peeking inside.
They didn't know what they saw, but they all started rushing in.
"Uncle Qin, I'm not exactly rolling in money right now, so I'm not planning on buying any more!"
Luo Yin quickly grabbed her pocket and waved her hand in refusal.
Qin Dafei shook his head and chuckled, "I know, these are all outdated items, I have no use for them, so I'll give them to you. Just bring me some when you dry your meat at home."
Upon hearing this, Luo Yin waved her hand again!
"No way, I'll pay you back." Who trades dried meat for books?!
When Uncle Qin saw her take out money, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn down. "This girl is really something, I don't know how she was raised, she's so greedy."
However, he still symbolically accepted two yuan in the end.
After all, he knew from their first meeting at the market that this girl was straightforward and had a stubborn temper.
If we don't follow her instructions, then there's definitely no way we can succeed.
However, he often marveled that two southerners with no blood relation would meet on the northern grasslands thousands of kilometers away and become good friends despite their age difference.
Qin Dafei immediately realized that she was not a local.
He initially thought she came with her family, but through his interactions with her over the years, he learned that she had been adopted by a local herding family in the 1960s.
Qin Dafei was full of admiration when he heard the news. He had just come of age when the accident happened, and his younger sister had also died because of it. The country was able to send these children to the north through coordination and successfully raise them.
Dafei then took a liking to the child and cared for him like a younger member of the family.
The child was very sensible; she would bring those things over from time to time, and a few times her brothers came along too.
Dafei even considered becoming her godparents, but he refrained from mentioning it because of her family situation.
However, every time she comes, I always take the time to ask her how she's been lately.
So when she inquired about medical massage books, he asked his friends in the south to search for them for several months before finally finding them through connections.
"Uncle Qin, I won't be coming this month. I'll come again next month when I have time."
After Luo Yin finished speaking, she picked it up and left.
I saw several familiar faces right in front of me.
"Hey, this is from our class, right?"
The male students opposite her also saw her.
Uncle Qin, who was behind the counter, was about to call her back when he heard this and suddenly froze.
Luo Yin nodded politely, "Since you're here, I'll be leaving now."
The boys were dumbfounded when they saw her walk away. They had finally run into Luo Yin outside and had originally wanted to chat with her for a while.
"Hey, why did she leave?"
A boy with acne on his face said with a regretful expression.
The tallest boy shrugged. "He's busy, okay? Go pick out your books."
Uncle Qin frowned, feeling that he had seen through these young men.
They quickly went up to distract them and pulled the group to the bookshelf.
Still looking? Everyone's gone, what's the point of looking?
Luo Yin tied the things up, carried them on her back, and hurried home.
After leaving the town, we took a small road and entered the grassland.
She was in a hurry the whole way, and seeing that the sun was about to set, Luo Yin quickened her pace and rushed home.
Fortunately, she was used to running this route, and the horse was also very capable. It was as if she wanted to unleash all the energy she had accumulated each week at this moment.
Luo Yin felt the speed increasing, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky.
"Whoosh~~~~"
It glides over here with unparalleled smoothness.
No matter how much trouble I went through, it was already dark when I got home.
But seeing the bonfire burning brightly in the distance, Luo Yin's face instantly broke into a smile.
"Mom, Dad, I'm home!"
"Ani, Second Brother, I'm back!"
From a great distance, you could hear her shouting at the top of her lungs.
Those who heard this inside the yurt rushed out.
His worried expression subsided, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Bart was pushed out by Muren, and Urina was the first to come to Luo Yin.
He patted her rather rudely, "What time is it? If it's any later, I'll have to call someone to look for you."
Luo Yin chuckled, "It took a little time, but Mom, look at this..."
She handed over what she was holding.
What is this?
The others who followed were curious, but it was Mu Ren who asked the question.
"I got this from Uncle Qin."
She explained with a smile, and then put everything off the horse.
"Second brother, can you help me tidy up? I need to go feed Big White some beans first. It's been working hard these past few days."
"Okay, hurry up, everyone's waiting for you to eat."
"knew."
Seeing her rushing around, the group chatted and laughed as they helped her carry her things back.
When she finished tidying up and went into the yurt, she saw everyone looking at her.
"Ani, Dad, Mom, and Second Brother, how was your week?" She asked each of them as she poured them hot milk tea.
"Okay, everything is fine with Annie."
"Don't worry about us, everything's fine at home," Urina said with a smile.
Bate nodded. "Take good care of yourselves out there. We're all doing well."
Mu Ren thought for a moment and then said, "Another lamb has been born at home. Do you want to see it?"
"What are you talking about? Let's eat first." Upon hearing this, Bart turned around and glared at him a few times.
Hahahaha~
Luo Yin burst into laughter and began to eat and chat with her family.
For dinner, we cooked a large piece of meat, which my family said my uncle had brought over recently.
Her uncle asked her when she would go back to play.
Luo Yin gnawed on a bone, her eyes squinting contentedly. "Hehe, Uncle's house is the best. I'll go with my second brother when I have a holiday. It's been a long time since they've been there."
The elders smiled even more broadly.
“Okay, you can all go then.” After saying that, Urina suddenly remembered something and added, “Oh right, I’ll take you to a wedding while I’m at it.”
Luo Yin was startled and choked instantly.
She quickly touched her neck, looked at her mother in disbelief, and then glanced at her second brother.
The people nearby were also startled when they saw this. Mu Ren saw that her face was turning red, so he quickly ran over to help.
She was patted on the back and helped her catch her breath. Urina brought over some cold drinks and urged her to drink them quickly. Fortunately, she managed to swallow them in the end.
Luo Yin breathed a sigh of relief upon reviving.
Ani looked at her with a relieved expression.
Seeing her expression, Mu Ren couldn't help but laugh. "Hahaha, what are you thinking about again? It's my mother's cousin's child getting married."
When the mother heard the two siblings mention it, she knew that the girl had misunderstood.
"Yeah, how are your two older brothers going to find partners?"
Bart heard his wife's complaint and dared not speak, for fear of offending her.
Mu Ren shut up and remained silent.
"It's alright now. Alright, kid, just be careful what you eat in the future," Urina said cautiously.
"Yes, little sister, you should take it easy."
Luo Yin looked slightly embarrassed and nodded awkwardly.
Nothing else changed after that; they sat down together spontaneously after the meal.
Everyone was busy during the day, but had some free time in the evening, so they all instinctively waited for Ani.
Luo Yin asked her mother to find the book so that everyone could see it.
After being passed around one by one, it reached Bart's hands.
“Dad, I asked the doctor in town, and they said that your condition will still hurt when the weather changes, but more massage and nourishing food will help a lot.”
Ani looked at Bart, but Urina picked up the book from the side.
He flipped through the pages excitedly, asking, "What does this say?"
Mu Ren paused, feeling a pang of sadness as he explained to her.
It turned out that Grandma was in such a hurry that she forgot she couldn't read.
Bart has been suffering a lot these past two years, especially during the winter. He can't sleep because of the cold whenever the weather changes or the temperature drops.
His family was very worried and kept trying to find ways to alleviate his concerns.
When Loin brought this up, Bart paused for a while before nodding.
"Okay, Father understands."
"We don't know how effective it will be yet. Dad, you can tell me anything that happens."
Bart smiled and nodded, watching his wife and children chatting about this and that, while Ani tucked his clothes in beside him.
Bart no longer thinks about anything else, because everyone in his family is trying their best to be with him, talking to him constantly and offering words of comfort.
This will gradually prevent him from having bad thoughts.
His father, wife, and children were like a safety rope holding him up from falling.
Bart wouldn't do anything foolish; he was also looking forward to seeing the younger generation get married.
Even now, the eldest son is still unemployed.
When he could no longer work, he began to do what he could.
I learned a lot from Urina, including how to roast meat jerky, how to mass-produce dairy products, and how to make wool products.
Even many of the cordyceps herbs in the house were stored by Bart.
Because of this, he gradually found a use for it.
It's definitely better than lying down and doing nothing; it makes me feel much better.
With Bart at home, Loin had more time to spend with her father. When she was little, he was always away from home because of work, but now, with her second brother by her side, their relationship has become much closer.
In particular, my father is very knowledgeable, and he often tells more stories and anecdotes than I do.
Luo Yin and Mu Ren's eyes lit up as they listened, and they moved closer to him to listen.
Urina would chuckle to herself whenever she heard this.
"Really? Has it been dug out yet?"
Are there still treasures on the grasslands?
Bart smiled meaningfully, "Anyway, I saw it at the time, and I heard that it was taken over by comrades sent by the state. I don't know about it now."
"Wow wow wow!"
"Wow, it's really that amazing."
The two children stared in disbelief, as if they had never seen the world before.
His ability to take things seriously so easily made him laugh.
Time flowed on again, and before the Lunar New Year, my older brother brought a girl home, which was quite unusual for him.
He said he was his junior high school classmate, and the two had only recently graduated.
The family was terrified, but Urina quickly went to greet them.
The girl was a local, with a typical northern appearance, but she was unusually beautiful, with a round face, high nose, and big eyes.
It was born by combining the best genes from the elders in the family.
Hadda introduced the woman to her family, saying, "This is Angrama."
“Angrama, this is my mother, this is Ani, this is my brother, and there is a little sister who is in school.”
Angelama politely greeted someone and offered to help Urina.
Urina quickly waved her hand, gesturing for her to sit down with her eldest son.
She then called her husband and youngest son over to talk to her.
Everyone was very satisfied with the meeting, and Angrama even met the legendary Barth.
As the object of Hada's affections, his family knew about his family situation.
The name Bart wasn't exactly unknown in town. A simple inquiry was enough to find out, and soon the elders knew about him.
Because of what happened a few years ago, Bart was named "Warrior of the Year" and "Hero of the Steppe".
Whenever Barthes is mentioned, it's with a mixture of praise and regret.
However, if they are the in-laws, the bride's parents are still quite worried.
They only inquired about the surface level; they didn't know anything about the details. So they talked to their daughter a lot and explained the things that would happen if she married into the family.
Angrama said she understood, but still wanted to give it a try.
Thus, this advance visit came about!
The result, naturally, was good.
Urina was afraid that the situation at home would frighten her future daughter-in-law, so she told her about how they would live alone after the wedding and made it clear that she only needed to come back to visit in the future.
Angela explained the situation to her parents, and the woman's family then learned about this family's way of doing things.
Then, without refusing the two, they decided to settle things down and discuss the next steps.
When Luo Yin returned from her vacation, she learned that her older brother had a girlfriend.
It's such a pity that we couldn't meet.
But because my older brother found a partner, this year's Spring Festival was the most lively we've had in recent years.
Everyone prepared for the New Year in advance, went to town to buy a lot of food, and even the eldest brother took his two siblings to their partner's house to give gifts.
Luo Yin followed Mu Ren, listening to the older sister the whole time.
That's when I realized, so this is what my sister-in-law looks like.
They look very well-matched standing next to the older brother!
As she thought this, the woman's mother kept praising her and giving her candy.
After being warmly received by their sister-in-law, the three siblings said goodbye in the afternoon.
Once outside, Luo Yin teased her older brother.
She thought her older brother would be embarrassed, but she clearly underestimated his thick skin.
The eldest brother remained calm and even brought up the second brother's marriage.
Luo Yin burst into laughter and then watched the spectacle unfold.
"Little sister, stop laughing. I'm the pillar of the family now, there's no rush." Mu Ren finally came up with a good excuse.
Hada clenched his fist. "Who are you calling the pillar of support?"
This kid doesn't take him seriously.
Seeing this, Mu Ren tried to run away, but he realized he'd gotten into the habit of saying that.
"You little brat..."
Hada cursed and chased after him.
Summer is the best time to visit the grasslands.
It was also the time when my mother's cousin's child got married.
The family made a special trip to the Horqin Grassland early in the morning, bringing with them many hadas (ceremonial scarves) and gifts that the mother had collected.
Wedding customs on the grasslands have been simplified considerably.
But in Loin's eyes, it was still quite amazing.
Luo Yin greeted her cousin as her family members greeted her; this cousin was very pretty and delicate-looking.
Her facial features didn't resemble those of a local at all, but after learning that her father was Han Chinese, everything made sense.
My cousin married a herdsman, but her husband was educated and taught at a primary school on the grassland.
My cousin probably spent her days on the grasslands after she got married.
On her wedding day, my cousin's family slaughtered a lamb and cooked it, inviting all the relatives, friends, and neighbors from the neighborhood over.
The dowry brought by the bride's family was displayed on a series of carts.
The sheep and livestock were also tied with red ribbons.
My aunt and uncle greeted their relatives, friends, and neighbors. Rows of carriages and people lined up on both sides of the grassland, forming a long procession that could be seen from afar.
When the Bart family delivered the gifts, they were quite surprised. Bart's arrival caused quite a stir.
But instead of looking at him with disdain, people looked at him with admiration. The men greeted him and asked how he was doing lately.
The children surrounded him curiously, seemingly intrigued by his sitting in a moving chair.
Luo Yin was led inside and saw the bride. Her cousin was dressed up in a grand manner today, and she looked even more radiant and beautiful in her finery.
Luo Yin was led up, said auspicious words, received some gifts from her aunt, and then withdrew.
Then he followed his second brother and talked to the children nearby.
Around 10 a.m., my cousin's husband arrived with a large group of people.
Countless men, dressed in their finest attire, rode horses towards the Horqin Grassland, followed by horse-drawn carriages laden with gifts.
The cattle, sheep and horses were chased and driven behind them.
When Luo Yin and the others saw this, she was stunned for a long time.
It wasn't until the surrounding people noticed that the adults came forward to make contact.
The groom will only meet the bride's parents and have drinks with relatives and elders before meeting the bride.
The invited artisans began to sing praises!
The sound of the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle) spread joyfully throughout this land.
Since attending the ceremony, Luo Yin has been looking forward to her elder brother marrying his sister-in-law.
Before that, she was a student.
Junior high school courses opened up a whole new world for her.
Many things entered her mind, and she accepted them smoothly.
She found the foreign language, in particular, to be much easier than Mongolian, as if she had learned it before!
She was excited and felt relaxed.
So after completing the course on her own initiative, she spent more time at the bookstore.
Sometimes she would return to town half a day early, just to ask about going to the bookstore to read. There she found many newspapers and magazines in the bookstore.
The things on it opened her eyes even more.
So I learned only the tip of the iceberg and vaguely figured out the truth about my father's accident.
It turns out that people outside have such a high regard for things that have been around for a long time.
Even many foreigners are willing to pay high prices to buy it!
Luo Yin thought of her father's squad, where two died and one was seriously injured before the government took notice. But the subsequent result was only their limited attention.
I heard that the three people were sentenced to death, and the accomplice was sentenced to twenty years in prison.
However, the mastermind was still not caught, which was a thorn in Luo Yin's side.
The reason she paid so much attention to these things was because she discovered that her father would secretly write things.
Most of the time he kept it a secret from his family, but one time when she went to chat with him, she happened to see the little notebook.
Luo Yin then began to pay attention and subconsciously gathered information in the town to tell him.
Sure enough, Dad's interest was greater than the others.
Luo Yin gradually began to pay attention as well.
Through subtle inquiries from classmates, teachers, and even while walking, she obtained a great deal of information.
In particular, one of my classmates comes from a government department.
As a result, Loin also learned some inside information.
But when Luo Yin saw a newspaper report about the successful surgery performed on a paralyzed patient who had been paralyzed for ten years, she was instantly energized.
She read the news report, which was about the size of a tofu block, aloud repeatedly.
They discovered that he was a medical doctor who had returned from studying abroad, and that his medical experience had helped him recover through surgery.
Luo Yin immediately thought of her father. If only she could cure him.
Luo Yin grabbed the newspaper and ran outside. Uncle Qin called out to her several times but couldn't stop her.
She ran to the hospital and asked the doctor who had treated her father.
The doctor had become acquainted with her and chatted with her when there were no other patients.
"Oh, you mean this? I saw it too. In theory, there is indeed a certain probability that surgery can help. But things are not as simple as you think."
Seeing her frown, the doctor said, "They just said we don't have a doctor this skilled right now. Do you know how much it costs to perform a surgery of this difficulty?"
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Luo Yin immediately said, "We can pay whatever it costs."
"Including travel, treatment, and follow-up care, it will cost at least five thousand." He deliberately overestimated the amount so as not to let her make a whim.
"How come there are so many?" Luo Yin was indeed startled.
After a moment of silence, she bowed deeply to him. "Thank you, Dr. Chen, I understand!"
That day, Luo Yin took leave and rushed home.
It was on the path leading to the campsite halfway there.
Loin discovered a group of strange-looking people.
Judging from their appearance and attire, they are not Mongolians; on the contrary, they have an exotic flair, like foreigners.
Having heard her teacher describe what foreigners looked like, Luo Yin was immediately certain after seeing them.
Among that group was a blue-eyed foreigner.
Loin reined in her horse and watched the group of people walk toward her.
For some reason, the big white thing beneath him began to stir.
Luo Yin patted it reassuringly, but it kept fidgeting, as if trying to rush over.
"Big White, Big White!"
"Boss, we've been discovered!"
The group also saw her, a young girl riding a tall horse.
Greed flashed in their eyes, as if they wanted to steal it.
Luo Yin's gaze swept over them, noticing that they looked as if they had rolled in the dirt.
"Oh no!"
"Big White, charge!"
Loin turned his horse around, ready to gallop away.
Immediately, someone rushed towards her from a short distance away, shouting, "Grab her!"
But the next second a heavy object came crashing down.
"Bang!"
She had a sharp pain in the back of her head, and when she touched it, she found it was bleeding.
The footsteps behind her grew closer and closer. She lashed out with her whip, and Big White, in pain, started running away.
-----------------------Author's Note: I'm late! I'm late!
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